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  • Page 1 ™ ReadyBoard Single Board Computer Reference Manual P/N 5001804A Revision D...
  • Page 2 Ampro reserves the right to revise this publication from time to time without obligation to notify any person of such revisions. If errors are found, please contact Ampro at the address listed below on the Notice page of this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents ............................... iii Chapter 1 About This Manual ......................1 Purpose of this Manual ........................1 Reference Material ..........................1 Related Ampro Products ........................3 Chapter 2 Product Overview ....................... 7 EPIC Architecture..........................7 Product Description ..........................9 Board Features ..........................10 Block Diagram..........................
  • Page 4 Exit and Default Menu Screen......................95 Appendix A Technical Support ......................97 Appendix B LAN Boot Feature......................99 Introduction ............................99 Accessing PXE Boot Agent BIOS Setup Utility ................100 PXE Boot Agent Setup Screen....................101 Alternate Method of Selecting LAN Boot..................102 Index ..............................103 Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 5 Contents List of Figures Figure 2-1. Typical ReadyBoard and PC/104 Module Stack ............8 Figure 2-2. Stacking PC/104 Modules with a ReadyBoard 800............10 Figure 2-3. Functional Block Diagram..................... 14 Figure 2-4. Component Location (Top view)................... 15 Figure 2-5. Connector Pin-Out Identifications................. 17 Figure 2-6.
  • Page 6 Table 3-26. CPU Fan (J7)........................63 Table 3-27. Wake Up Activities and Conditions ................65 Table 4-1. BIOS Setup Utility Menus....................68 Table 4-2. Exiting and Loading Default Keys ..................70 Table 4-3. Flat Panel Type List......................91 Table A-1. Technical Support Contact Information................97 Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 About This Manual

    The following list of reference materials may be helpful for you to complete your design successfully. Most of this reference material is also available on the Ampro web site in the Embedded Design Resource Center. The Embedded Design Resource Center was created for embedded system developers to share Ampro’s knowledge, insight, and expertise gained from years of experience.

  • Page 8: Related Ampro Products

    (htm for web page, pdf for files name, etc.) Related Ampro Products The following items are directly related to successfully using the Ampro product you have just purchased or plan to purchase. Ampro highly recommends that you purchase and utilize a ReadyBoard 800 QuickStart Kit to do your project development.
  • Page 9 The ReadySystem family is a series of high performance, low cost turnkey systems that come with a ReadyBoard 800 installed into a particular size ReadyBox enclosure with a specific size SODIMM, and a 2 ½" hard disk drive pre-loaded with one of Ampro's supported operating systems (Linux®, etc.).
  • Page 10 MightyBoard products offer the equivalent functions of a complete laptop or desktop PC system, including DDR memory, high performance graphics, USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, plus standard PCI expansion capability in one card slot. Ampro includes additional features, such as, watchdog timer, battery-free boot, a customizable splash screen, BIOS recovery, and serial console.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Product Overview

    Chapter 2 Product Overview This introduction presents general information about the EPIC Architecture and the ReadyBoard 800 single board computer (SBC). After reading this chapter you should understand: • EPIC Architecture • ReadyBoard 800 architecture • ReadyBoard 800 features • Major components •...

  • Page 12: Product Description

    If required for an application, the PC/104 bus, an embedded system version of the signal set provided on a desktop PC's ISA bus, can be provided by the optional Ampro MiniModule ISA expansion board. The PCI bus operates at 33 MHz clock speed and if included as an option, the ISA bus operates at 8 MHz clock speed.

  • Page 13: Board Features

    Provides four buffered serial ports with full handshaking ♦ Provides two DB9 connectors Serial 1 & 2 (COM1 & COM2) ♦ Provides two serial ports Serial 3 & 4 (COM3 & COM4) through 20-pin header ♦ ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 14 24-bit non-interleaved) on 30-pin header • Infrared Interface Provides IrDA v1.1 signals on separate connector (J9) ♦ Supports HPSIR and ASKIR infrared modes ♦ Supports IR mode select from the Super I/O chip ♦ Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 15 ♦ Provides General Purpose I/O (GPIO) capability ♦ Provides SMBus header for external device connection ♦ Oops! Jumper (BIOS Recovery) ♦ Supports LAN Boot (PXE) ♦ Supports watchdog timer (WDT) ♦ Supports splash screen customization ♦ ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 16: Block Diagram

    Chapter 2 Product Overview Block Diagram Figure 2-3 shows the functional components of the ReadyBoard 800. Figure 2-3. Functional Block Diagram Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 17: Major Integrated Circuits (Ics)

    Product Overview Major Integrated Circuits (ICs) Table 2-1 lists the major integrated circuits (ICs or chips) on the ReadyBoard 800, including a brief description of each, and Figure 2-4 shows the location of the major chips. Table 2-1. Major Integrated Circuit Description and Function Chip Type Mfg.

  • Page 18: Connector Definitions

    Compact Flash Socket 50-pin, 1.27 mm, socket accepts compact flash cards (Type I or II) SMBus 5-pin, 2 mm, SMBus header for external device connection Ampro uses a connector/header numbering method in Chapter 3 to ease NOTE connector pin identification. For example, a 20-pin header with two rows of pins, using odd/even numbering, where pin-2 is directly across and adjacent to pin-1, is noted in this way;...

  • Page 19: Figure 2-6. Connector Locations (Top View)

    Pin-1 is shown as a black pin (circle or square) in all connectors and NOTE jumpers in all illustrations. To comply with the PC/104, PC/104-Plus, or PCI-104 specifications, some pins in the connectors/headers are missing or have keys blocking the pins. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 20: Jumper Definitions

    Tables 2-4 and 2-5 provide the LED colors and definitions for the Ethernet ports, Port 1 (J16) and Port 2 (J17) located on the ReadyBoard 800. Refer to Figures 2-6 and 2-10. Table 2-4. Ethernet Port 1 (J16) LED Indicators...

  • Page 21: Power/Ide Led Definitions

    (J18A/B) PS/2 Keyboard/ Infrared Mouse (IrDA) (J19) (J9) Audio In/ Out (J4) SMBus (J25) Utility (J12) USB 2 & 3 (J13) Floppy/Parallel (J10) Primary IDE (J6) Figure 2-7. Jumper, Switch, Fuse, and LED Locations (Top view) ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 22: Switch Definition

    Description Reset Switch (J20) 4-pin, momentary push button switch Note: The reset switch (J20) is located on the edge of the ReadyBoard 800. See Figures 2-7 and 2-10. Additional Components The fuses in Table 2-8 are shown in Figure 2-7.

  • Page 23: Specifications

    115 mm (4.5") these boards. See Figure 2-10. Length 165 mm (6.5") PCB Thickness 1.574 mm (0.062") Power Specifications Table 2-10 lists the ReadyBoard 800 power requirements. Table 2-10. Power Supply Requirements Parameter Input Type In-rush* Current BIT** Current Model Regulated DC voltages +5.0V @ 16.12A...

  • Page 24: Mechanical Specifications

    Chapter 2 Product Overview Mechanical Specifications Figures 2-9 and 2-10 show the top view and side views of the ReadyBoard 800 with the mechanical mounting dimensions. 6.300 6.100 6.100 6.078 5.770 5.572 4.825 4.626 3.916 3.649 3.500 3.272 JP7 JP4 3.200...

  • Page 25: Figure 2-10. Readyboard 800 Panel Dimensions (Side View)

    Hole Center at (4) Corners (x 8 dims) 47.625 34.29 5.080 8.588 All Dimensions in this drawing section are in Millimeters and are approximate. Board thickness is 1.574mm Figure 2-10. ReadyBoard 800 Panel Dimensions (Side view) ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 26: Environmental Specifications

    However, the 1.8 GHz CPU model requires a heatsink and fan. The CPU fan connector (J7) on the ReadyBoard 800 requires a +12 volt fan. The +12 volts is routed as a pass through voltage from the Power In (J2) connector to the CPU fan (J7) connector.

  • Page 27: Overview

    ♦ • Power Interfaces (J1, J2, J7) • Power and Sleep States Ampro Computers, Inc. only supports the features/options tested and listed in NOTE this manual. The main integrated circuits (chips) used in the ReadyBoard 800 may provide more features or options than are listed for the ReadyBoard 800, but some of these chip features/options are not supported on the board and may not function as specified in the chip documentation.

  • Page 28: Cpu (U5)

    Hardware CPU (U5) The ReadyBoard 800 supports four Intel processor choices; high performance standard voltage 1.8 GHz Pentium M 745, Low Voltage (LV) 1.4 GHz Pentium M 738, Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) 1.0 GHz Celeron M 373, or Low Voltage (LV) 800 MHz Celeron M.

  • Page 29: Interrupt Channel Assignments

    BIOS Plug and Play logic. Local IRQs assigned during initialization can not be used by external devices. Memory Map The following table provides the common PC/AT memory allocations. Memory below 000500h is used by the BIOS. Refer to Table 3-2. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 30: I/O Address Map

    Serial Port 2 (COM2) 378-37F Parallel port (Standard and EPP) 3C0-3DF 3E8-3EF Serial Port 3 (COM3) 3F0-3F7 Floppy Disk Controller 3F8-3FF Serial Port 1 (COM1) 778-77A Parallel Port (ECP Extensions) (Port 378+400) CF8-CFF PCI bus Configuration Address and Data Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 31: Interface (J3)

    Initialization Device Select 0 – This signal line is one of four signal lines and is used as the chip-select signal during configuration. 19 (A19) AD24 PCI Address and Data Bus Line 24 – See Pin-3 for more information. 20 (A20) Ground ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 32 +3.3 volts ±5% 46 (B16) AD20 PCI Address and Data Bus Lines 20 – See Pin-3 for more information. 47 (B17) AD23 PCI Address and Data Bus Line 23 – See Pin-3 for more information. 48 (B18) Ground Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 33 Initiator Ready – This signal indicates the master’s ability to complete the current data cycle of the transaction 74 (C14) +3.3V +3.3 volts ±5% 75 (C15) AD17 PCI Address and Data Bus Line 17 – See Pin 3 for more information. 76 (C16) Ground ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 34 Device Select – This signal is driven by the target device when its address is decoded. 103 (D13) +3.3V +3.3 volts ±5% 104 (D14) C/BE2* PCI Bus Command/Byte Enable 2 – See Pin-4 for more information. 105 (D15) GND Ground Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 35 85 or C25, GNT2) are not available to other cards/devices when the MiniModule ISA expansion board is used. These signal lines are reserved for the MiniModule ISA board, if jumper JP1 is enabled. The MiniModule ISA board provides the optional PC/104 bus (ISA bus) interface. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 36: Ide Interface (J6)

    Chapter 3 Hardware IDE Interface (J6) The ReadyBoard 800 provides one primary IDE connector (J6) for two IDE devices and one compact flash socket (J23) on the secondary IDE controller. The I/O Hub (Southbridge) EIDE interface logic supports the following features: •...
  • Page 37 IDE Activity – Indicates EIDE activity to yellow IDE LED (D5) on card edge. Ground +5 volts +/-5% +5 volts +/-5% Ground Not connected Notes: The shaded area denotes power or ground. The signals marked with * = Negative true logic. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 38: Compact Flash Socket (J23)

    NOTE vendors, but some compact flash cards do not support DMA or UDMA transfers. Consult the ReadyBoard 800 Hardware Release Notes and your compact flash card vendor for DMA or UDMA compatibility. Table 3-6 provides the signals and descriptions for a standard compact flash socket, 50-pin, 2 rows, consecutive (1, 26) with 1.27 mm (0.050") pin spacing.
  • Page 39 Secondary Disk Data 9 – Refer to SDD3 on pin-2 for more information. SDD10 Secondary Disk Data 10 – Refer to SDD3 on pin-2 for more information. Ground Notes: The shaded area denotes power or ground. The signals marked with * = Negative true logic. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 40: Floppy/Parallel Interface (J10)

    Floppy Motor Control 1 – Select motor on drive 1. Parallel Paper End – This is a status output signal from the printer. A High State indicates it is out of paper. WDATA* Floppy Write Data – Encoded data to the drive for write operations. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 41 Floppy Step – Low pulse for each track-to-track movement of the head. Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Not Connected Notes: The shaded area denotes power or ground. The signals marked with * = Negative true logic. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 42: Serial Interfaces (J15A/B, J11A/B)

    (J11A/B, Serial Ports 3 and 4). Both Serial A DB9 connectors use 9-pin consecutive (1, 6) and the Serial B connector uses 10-pins, 2 rows, odd/even (1, 2) with 2 mm pin spacing as shown in Figure 3-1. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 43: Serial A Interface (J15A/B)

    Ring Indicator 2 – Indicates external serial device is detecting a ring condition. Software initiates operation to answer and open the communications channel. Notes: The shaded area denotes power or ground. The signals marked with * = Negative true logic. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 44: Serial B Interface (J11A/B)

    Clear To Send 4 – Indicates external serial device is ready to receive data. Used as hardware handshake with RTS4 for low level flow control. RX4+ RX4 Positive – If in RS-485 or RS-422 mode, this pin is Receive Data 4 +. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 45 Used as hardware handshake with DSR4 for overall readiness. Not connected (RI) Ground Not connected Notes: The shaded area denotes power or ground. RS-232 signals are listed first followed by RS-485/RS-422. The signals marked with * = Negative true logic. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 46: Usb Interfaces (J18A/B, J13A/B)

    Universal Serial Bus Port 0 Data Positive Ground USB Voltage – +5V through shared fuse (F1) USBP1- Universal Serial Bus Port 1 Data Negative USBP1+ Universal Serial Bus Port 1 Data Positive Ground Note: The shaded area denotes power or ground. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 47: Secondary Usb2 And Usb3 (J13A/B)

    Universal Serial Bus Port 3 Data Negative USBP2+ Universal Serial Bus Port 2 Data Positive USBP3+ Universal Serial Bus Port 3 Data Positive 7, 8, Ground 9, 10 Note: The shaded area denotes power or ground. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 48: Ethernet Interfaces (J16, J17)

    • Supports system monitoring with industry standard consoles (SNMP and RMON statistic counters) • Supports remote network management capabilities through DMI 2.0 and SNMP software (SDG 3.0, WfM 2.0, and PC2001 compliance) • Supports a RJ-45 connector with magnetics integrated into connector Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 49 **MDI-X (or MDIX), short for medium dependent interface crossover (the “X” representing “crossover”), is an Ethernet port connection that allows networked end stations (i.e., PCs or workstations) to connect to each other using a crossover cable. MDIX is also referred to as an MDIX port. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 50: 10/100Baset Ethernet Controller

    Link/Activity signal indicates a Link is established or Activity is occurring SPEED Speed signal for 10BaseT or 100BaseT transfer rate 10, 12 +VCC LED Power – The +3.3 volts for plus side of both LEDs. Note: The shaded area denotes power or ground. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 51: Audio Interface (J4)

    Hardware Audio Interface (J4) The audio solution on the ReadyBoard 800 is provided by the (Southbridge) I/O Hub (82801DBM) and the on-board Audio CODEC (ALC202A). These two chips use a digital interface to communicate between the two, which is defined by AC’97 and is revision 2.3 compliant. The input or output signals for the audio interface go through the 16-pin connector (J4) to an external cable and/or board, which has the respective audio connections.

  • Page 52: Video Interfaces (J14, J21)

    • Supports panel up-scaling (to fit a smaller source image onto a specific native panel size) as well as panning and centering Table 3-16 describes the CRT pin/signals of a standard 15-pin video connector. Table 3-17 describes the LVDS pin/signals on 30-pins, 2 rows, odd/even (1, 2) with 2 mm pin spacing. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 53: Crt Interface (J21)

    Display Data Channel Clock – This signal provides the data clock to the CPU through the Graphics & Memory Hub from the monitor. This is part of the Plug and Play standard developed by the VESA trade association. Note: The shaded area denotes power or ground. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 54: Lvds Interface (J14)

    LVDSA_Y1+ Data Positive Output LVDSA_Y1- Data Negative Output LVDSA_Y0+ Data Positive Output LVDSA_Y0- Data Negative Output LVDS_DDCPClk LVDS Clock LVDS_DDCPData LVDS Data LCD_BKLEN LCD Backlight Enable Not connected Note: The shaded area denotes power or ground. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 55: Miscellaneous

    Reset Switch (J20) The reset switch (SW1), located on the board edge, provides an internal reset signal (momentary ground) to the ReadyBoard 800. The reset switch (J20) shares the reset line with pin-3 of the Utility interface (J12). Keyboard/Mouse Interface (J19) The PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse signal lines share the same mini-DIN connector (J19).

  • Page 56: User Gpio Signals (J8)

    Hardware User GPIO Signals (J8) The ReadyBoard 800 provides eight GPIO pins for custom use and the signals are routed to the J8 connector. Ampro has provided sample applications showing how to use the GPIO pins in the Miscellaneous Source Code Examples subdirectory, under the ReadyBoard 800 Software menu on the ReadyBoard 800 Doc &...

  • Page 57: System Management Bus (Smbus, J25)

    RTC and the CMOS RAM through connector BT1. The CMOS RAM is backed up with a Lithium Battery. If the battery is not present or defective, the BIOS has a battery-free boot option to complete the boot process. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 58: Oops! Jumper (Bios Recovery)

    PC with communications software. The BIOS Setup Utility controls the serial console settings on the ReadyBoard 800. Refer to Chapter 4, BIOS Setup Utility to set the serial console option, using a serial terminal, or PC with communications software.

  • Page 59: Watchdog Timer (Wdt)

    The BIOS implements interrupt 15 function 0x0C3h to manipulate the WDT. • Watchdog Code examples – Ampro has provided source code examples on the ReadyBoard 800 Doc & SW CD-ROM illustrating how to control the WDT. The code examples can be easily copied to your development environment to compile and test the examples, or make any desired changes before compiling.

  • Page 60: Power Interfaces (J1, J2)

    ReadyBoard 800 by operating system (OS) control. If you use a non-ATX power supply (lab supply or AT power supply) you must connect J1 pin-1 to +5V (pin-1 on J2) to enable the ReadyBoard 800 to completely power on. However, if you use a non-ATX power supply, then you won’t have the soft off feature for sleep states normally provided by ATX power supplies.

  • Page 61: Cpu Fan (J7)

    +12.0 volts DC +/- 5% Ground Note: The shaded area denotes power or ground. The ReadyBoard 800 provides the pass through +12 volts on the Power In NOTE (J2) connector to the CPU fan (J7) connector, the PCI-104 connector (J3), and the LVDS connector (J14).

  • Page 62: Power And Sleep States

    OS and the settings in BIOS Setup. • 1st state is normal Power On (S0). To go to a fully powered on state, the ReadyBoard 800 must either be powered Off (S5), or in a ♦...

  • Page 63: Wake Up Activities

    ReadyBoard 800 currently supports for wake up activity. Wake Up Activities The wake up events listed in Table 3-27 can be used to wake up the ReadyBoard 800 from any of the states mentioned. Table 3-27. Wake Up Activities and Conditions...
  • Page 64 Chapter 3 Hardware Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 65: Chapter 4 Bios Setup Utility

    • Boot • Exit Table 4-1 summarizes the list of BIOS menus and some of the features available for ReadyBoard 800. The BIOS Setup Utility menu offers the menu choices listed above and the related topics and screens are described on the following pages.

  • Page 66: Accessing Bios Setup Utility (Remote Access)

    BIOS in the remote access mode, is very similar to the method used when entering the BIOS with a VGA display. 1. Turn on the power supply to the ReadyBoard 800 and access the BIOS Setup Utility in VGA mode. 2. Set the BIOS feature Remote Access to [Enabled] under the Advanced menu.

  • Page 67: Bios Setup Utility Menus

    Refer to the right of the BIOS screens for the navigation instructions when making selections. Table 4-2. Exiting and Loading Default Keys Description Discard Changes without leaving BIOS Setup Utility Load failsafe default settings. Load optimal default settings. Save Changes and Exit BIOS Setup Utility ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 68: Advanced Menu Screen

    (by changing the bus ratios) and voltage, conserving battery life while maintaining a high level of performance. Manual override lets you boost the frequency back to the high frequency when on battery, allowing you to customize performance. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 69 • OnBoard PCI IDE Controller – [Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], or [Both] This item specifies the IDE channels used by the onboard PCI IDE controller. If [Disabled] is selected, the ReadyBoard 800 is prevented from using either of the onboard ♦...
  • Page 70 ∗ If [Enabled] is selected, the BIOS uses the SMART feature on the hard disk, drives. 32Bit Data Transfer – [Disabled] or [Enabled] • This field sets the 32-bit data transfer rate. If [Enabled] is selected, the BIOS uses 32-bit data transfers on the supported hard disk drive. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 71 ∗ If [Disabled] is selected, the HDD operates normally, allowing Read, Write, and Erase functions to be performed on the IDE hard disk drive. ∗ If [Enabled] is selected, the BIOS is prevents the IDE HDD from being erased. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 72 • Drive A – [Disabled], [360 kB, 5 1/4 "], [1.2 MB, 5 1/4"], [720 kB, 3 1/2"], [1.44 MB, 3 1/2"], or [2.88 MB, 3.5"] • Drive B – [Disabled], [360 kB, 5 1/4"], [1.2 MB, 5 1/4"], [720 kB, 3 1/2"], [1.44 MB, 3 1/2"], or [2.88 MB, 3.5"] Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 73 ♦ • Serial Port 4 – [Disabled], [3F8], [2F8], [3E8], [2E8], [2F0], or [2E0] Serial Port 4 IRQ – [IRQ3], [IRQ9], [IRQ10], or [IRQ 11] ♦ Select Serial Port 4 Type – [RS232] or [RS485 ♦ ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 74 8 start bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit used. Flow Control – [None], [Hardware], or [Software] ♦ ∗ If [Hardware] is selected, flow control is handled by hardware. ∗ If [Software] is selected, flow control is handled by software. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 75 ∗ If this field is set to [Auto] it will emulate USB devices less than 530 MB as Floppy and devices larger than 530 MB as Hard Drives. ∗ If the [Forced FDD] options is selected, a HDD formatted drive can be forced to boot as FDD (except ZIP drives). ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 76 ♦ Emulation Type – [Auto], [Floppy], [Forced FDD], [Hard Disk], or [CDROM] ♦ Device #4 – [Mfg + model or USB device type] ♦ Emulation Type – [Auto], [Floppy], [Forced FDD], [Hard Disk], or [CDROM] ♦ Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 77: Pcipnp Menu Screen

    • Palette Snooping – [Disabled] or [Enabled] ∗ If [Disabled] is selected, the BIOS prevents the VGA card from using Palette Snooping. This should not be changed unless the VGA card manufacturer requires this feature to be Enabled. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 78 • DMA Channel 0 – [Available] or [Reserved] ∗ If [Available] is selected, the BIOS can assign this DMA Channel to a PCI/PnP device. ∗ If [Reserved] is selected, the BIOS holds this DMA Channel for a legacy ISA device. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 79 Manually selecting IRQs for the PCI slots does not guarantee the PCI NOTE slot device will be configured with the selection. Typically, Plug & Play ISA cards (if present ) are assigned the available resources before PCI devices. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 80: Boot Menu Screen

    For more information about how to customize a splash screen image(OEM boot logo), refer to the Splash Screen files on the ReadyBoard 800 Doc & SW CD-ROM in the CD-ROM/Software/ Misc/Splash directory for instructions on creating your own logo to display.
  • Page 81 Floppy Drive], [HDD: Mfg + model], [CD/DVD], [Network: IBA xE Slo], or [Disabled] ∗ Example [CD/DVD: Mfg, model] • 3 Boot Device – [1 Floppy Drive], [HDD: Mfg + model], [CD/DVD], [Network: IBA xE Slo], or [Disabled] ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 82: Figure 4-5. Boot Options Popup Menu Example

    BIOS detects more than one Removable Drive attached to the system, including USB floppy drives, Zip drives, etc. • 1 Drive – [1 Floppy Drive], [USB: Mfg + model or device type], [USB: Mfg + model or device type], or [Disabled] Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 83 Drive in this list is the only device to appear in the Boot Device Priority list. The remaining fields and options are dependent on the number of CD/DVD devices detected by the BIOS. • 2 Drive – [CD/DVD: Mfg + Model], [CD/DVD: Mfg + Model], or [Disabled] ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 84: Security Menu Screen

    NVRAM. ∗ If the password is not confirmed when you retype it, an error message will appear. Follow the on screen instructions to correct the situation, or clear the password and start over. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 85 You may have to type N several times to prevent the boot sector write. The following appears after any attempt to format any cylinder, head, or sector of any hard disk drive via the BIOS INT 13 Hard disk drive. Service: Format!!! Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...

  • Page 86: Chipset Setup Screen

    • Graphics Aperture Size – [64 MB], [128 MB], or [256 MB] Video Function Configuration DVMT Mode Select – [Fixed Mode], [DVMT Mode], or [Combo Mode] ♦ Boot Display Device – [Auto], [CRT], [LFP], or [CRT + LFP] ♦ Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 87 BIOS modifications. It you think this is the case, or would like help in setting up your flat panel, contact Ampro for assistance with the flat panel adaptation. Local Flat Panel Scaling – [Auto], [Forced Scaling], or [Disabled] ♦...

  • Page 88: Power Menu Screen

    ∗ If [Suspend] is selected, the monitor is placed into a suspended mode after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The monitor screen appears blacked out, but the monitor remains powered in a low state. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...
  • Page 89 ∗ If [Monitor] is selected, activity on the Primary Slave IDE channel can wake up the system from a power management state. ∗ If [Ignore] is selected, activity on the Primary Slave IDE channel will not wake up the system from a power management state. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 90 RTC Alarm Date (Days) – [Every Day], [01], [02], [03], [04], [05], [06], [07], [08], [09], • [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30], or [31] System Time – [12:30:30] • Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 91: Exit And Default Menu Screen

    This selection allows you to quit Setup without making any permanent changes to the BIOS Setup Utility system configuration. Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit Options menu and press <Enter>. • The following text appears on screen: Discard Changes and Exit Setup Now? [Ok][Cancel] ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 92 Select Load Fail-Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter>. • The following text appears on screen: Load Fail-Safe Defaults? [Ok][Cancel] Select Ok to load Fail-Safe defaults. • The < F8 > key can also be used for this operation. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 93: Appendix A Technical Support

    • Ampro Virtual Technician – This is a comprehensive support center designed to meet all your technical needs. This service is free and available 24 hours a day through the Ampro web site at http://ampro.custhelp.com. This includes a searchable database of Frequently Asked Questions, which will help you with the common information requested by most customers.
  • Page 94 Appendix A Technical Support Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 95: Appendix Blan Boot Feature

    Introduction LAN Boot is supported by a single Ethernet port on the ReadyBoard 800, and is based on the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE), an open industry standard. PXE (pronounced pixie) was designed by Intel, along with other hardware and software vendors, as part of the Wired for Management (WfM) specification to improve management of desktop systems.

  • Page 96: Accessing Pxe Boot Agent Bios Setup Utility

    The Intel PXE Boot agent is integrated into the ReadyBoard 800 BIOS and only supports one protocol, the Wired for Management (WfM) 2.0 specification for Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE). There are no options or fields in the ReadyBoard 800 BIOS Setup Utility to disable or enable the LAN Boot feature.

  • Page 97: Pxe Boot Agent Setup Screen

    The boot process reveals an alternate method of accessing the Network (LAN Boot) if your monitor powers up quickly enough. You will see a text line similar to the one shown below immediately after the Press <Del> to enter Setup message displayed on screen. ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 98 Network selected as first boot device for the current boot Once this text message appears on screen, you should see the system going through the cycle of booting from the Network shown in the earlier examples in this Appendix. Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

  • Page 99: Index

    ........66 CD-ROM hard disk drive settings........76 BIOS settings ...........77 hard disk power down settings ......83 ReadyBoard 800 Doc & SW ......2 hardware health settings ........68 connectors IDE Configuration ........... 63 connector list............12 Interrupt 19 Capture ........75 pin arrangement description......12...
  • Page 100 See also Remote Access heatsinks............20 See also Serial Console PXE BIOS Setup dimensions accessing PXE Boot agent........90 ReadyBoard 800 ..........17 default settings ..........91 Documentation and Software PXE Configuration...........91 (Doc & SW) CD-ROM........2 PXE Boot Agent Embedded Platform for accessing PXE Boot agent BIOS Setup ...90...
  • Page 101 USB 2.0 ports (4) .........8, 40 compact flash socket (1)......7, 32 USB floppy disk drive (1) ......8, 40, 76 connector list ........... 12 video interfaces (2)........8, 46 console redirection ........9, 52 watchdog timer (WDT) ........9, 53 ReadyBoard 800 Reference Manual...
  • Page 102 52 PC/104 specifications.........1 remote access........... 52 PC/104-Plus specifications.........1 serial console ........... 52 PCI-104 specifications ........1 thermal cooling PXE specifications ...........89 processor heatsink requirements...... 20 weight..............17 thermal sensors ..........52 Wired for Management (WfM) specification..89 Reference Manual ReadyBoard 800...

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