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- Page 1 AR-B1684VSL2/ VSL/ VL2/ VL SOCKET 370 PENTIUM III GRADE CPU CARD WITH VGA/LAN/SCSI Operation Manual Version 1.3 ~ Page i ~...
- Page 2 The information contained in this document is subject to change without any notice. This document is copyrighted, 2000, by Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or other means without the prior written permission of original manufacturer.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ............................1 1-1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL ........................... 2 1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION........................3 1-3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ........................4 2. HARDWARE CONFIGURATION ........................ 5 2-1. JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE ..............6 2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS........................7 2-3. HOW TO SET JUMPERS........................7 2-4. - Page 4 B-2. RTC & CMOS RAM MAP ........................43 B-3. TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP......................44 B-4. I/O & MEMORY MAP ..........................45 APPENDIX C ..............................46 TROUBLE SHOOTING..........................46 ~ Page iv ~...
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Page 5: Introduction
1. INTRODUCTION This chapter describes: ! About This Manual ! System Specifications ! Safety precautions ! Experienced users can skip to chapter 2 on page 5 for Quick Start. ~ Page 1 ~... -
Page 6: About This Manual
AR-B1684 serial doesn’t keyboard control function. That’s because VT82C686B sourth bridge doesn’t provide this function. AR-B1684VSL2: On-board VGA, on-board dual 10/100 base Ethernet and on-board one two-channels Ultra160 SCSI. AR-B1684VSL: On-board VGA, on-board single 10/100 base Ethernet and on-board one two-channels Ultra160 SCSI. -
Page 7: System Specification
1-2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION CPU: Supports 333~1GHz Socket 370 Celeron / Coppermine Pentium III grade CPU CHIPSET: VIA VT8604 (ProSavage PL133) RAM MEMORY: Supports 3 168-pin DIMM (PC-133 SDRAM) sockets, 768Mb max. CACHE SIZE: Internal 128KB L2 cache inside the CPU. ETHERNET: Use dual RT8139Cs chipset, support 10/100M Base T with RJ-45 connectors built-in LEDs. -
Page 8: Safety Precautions
SPEAKER: Supports on-board buzzer and external speaker. (With 2.5mm 4-pin header). FLASH DISK: Supports 1 DiskOnChip Socket 144MB. H/W MONITORING: Built-in (Wilnbond WB83782) hardware monitoring chipset. HEADERS: 2-pin Reset, hard disk LED, and power/watchdog LEDs. 3-pin CPU cooling fan and Chassis cooling fan. BUS DRIVER CAP: High driver for 32 TTL level loads (max.) CPU SP:... -
Page 9: Hardware Configuration
2. HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Four parts are included: ! Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table ! Components’ Locations ! Configuration and Jumper settings ! Connector Pin Assignments ~ Page 5 ~... -
Page 10: Jumper & Connector Quick Reference Table
2-1. JUMPER & CONNECTOR QUICK REFERENCE TABLE SWITCH & JUMPER: System Clock Select..............J3 DOC Memory Mapping..............J7 Clear CMOS Function ..............J4 CONNECTOR: ON AR-B1684: COM1 Connector ................ COMA COM2 Connector ................ COMB PS/2 Connector ................KM1 Reset Switch ................RST Floppy Disk Drive Connector ............ -
Page 11: Component Locations
2-2. COMPONENT LOCATIONS AR-B1684 Connector, Jumper and Component Locations DIMM3 IDE1 SCSIA PLKL DIMM2 IDE2 DIMM1 SCSIB T.C. LAN1 FAN1 AR-B9460 Connector, Jumper and Component Locations USB1 USB2 LAN2 2-3. HOW TO SET JUMPERS A jumper consists of two or three metal pins with a plastic base mounted on the card, and a small plastic cap (with a metal contact inside) to connect the pins, so you can set up your hardware configuration by "open"... -
Page 12: System Clock Select And Cpu Setting (J3)
2-4. SYSTEM CLOCK SELECT AND CPU SETTING (J3) System clock is automatically detected by BIOS. PIN 1-2 PIN 3-4 PIN 5-6 PIN 7.8 (Factory Default) AUTO 133MHz 100MHz 66MHz 2-5. DOC MEMORY MAPPING (J7) (Factory Default) D000H D200H D400H D600H 2-6. -
Page 13: Com2 Connector (Comb)
2-7. COM2 CONNECTOR (COMB) COMB: COM2 Connector The COMB Connector assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT 2-8. PS2 KB (KM1) DIN: PS2 Connector The PS2 connector can support Keyboard & Mouse. The pin assignments for PS2 Connector are as follows: ASSIGNMENT KBDATA MSDATA KBCLK... -
Page 14: Reset Switch (Rst)
2-10. RESET SWITCH (RST) 1. RS 2. GND 2-11. HDD LED Header (HDL) 1. VCC 2. HD LED 2-12. POWER LED & KEYLOCK CONNECTOR (PLKL) AR-B1684 serial doesn’t keyboard control function. That’s because VT82C686B sourth bridge doesn’t provide this function. 1. -
Page 15: Floppy Disk Drive Connector (Fdd)
2-14. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR (FDD) FDD: Floppy Disk Drive Connector You can use a 34-pin daisy-chain cable to connect a two-FDD. One end of this cable is to attach the FDD on the board and the other one is to attach the two-FDD. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT... -
Page 16: Hard Disk Drive Connector (Ide1, Ide2)
2-15. HARD DISK DRIVE CONNECTOR (IDE1, IDE2) IDE1: Hard Disk Drive Connector (IDE1, IDE2) The AR-B1684 possesses two HDD connectors, IDE1 and IDE2. The pin assignments are as follows: SIGNAL SIGNAL -RESET GROUND DATA 7 DATA 8 DATA 6 DATA 9 DATA 5 DATA 10 DATA 4... -
Page 17: Ethernet Rj-45 Connector (Lan1)
2-17. ETHERNET RJ-45 CONNECTOR (LAN1) The pin assignments are as follows: 1: TPTX+ 2: TPTX- 3: TPRX+ 4: Not Used 5: Not Used 6: TPRX- 7: Not Used 8: Not Used 2-18. VGA CRT CONNECTOR (CRT) 1: Red 2: Green 3: Blue 13: Horizontial 14: Vertical... -
Page 18: Printer Connector (Lpt)
2-21. PRINTER CONNECTOR (LPT) As to link the Printer to the card, a cable is needed to connect both DB25 connector and parallel port. The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT AUTFE ERROR INIT SLCTIN BUSY SLCT 2-22. CPU & SYSTEM FAN POWER CONNECTOR (FAN1, J8) 1: GND 2: +12V 3: FAN Speed... - Page 19 2-27. SCSI CONNECTOR (SCSIA, SCSIB) SCSI : The pin assignments are as follow: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT SCD7 SCDPL TRMPWR TRMPWR SATTN- SBSY- SCD12 SACK- SCD13 SRST- SCD14 SMSG- SCD15 SSEL- SCDPH SCD- SCD0 SREQ- SCD1 SIO- SCD2 SCD8 SCD3 SCD9 SCD4 SCD10 SCD5...
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Page 20: Universal Serial Bus Connector (Usb1, Usb2)
2-25. UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR (USB1, USB2) USBD- USBD+ 2-26. CLEAR CMOS FUNCTION (J5) 1-2 NORMAL (Factory Default) 2-3 CLEAR CMOS 2-27. DOC SOCKET (J6) DOC: 32pin Disk-on-chip Socket The pin assignments are as follows: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT SA12 SA10 SA11 2-28. -
Page 21: Scsi Connector Enabled/Disabled (Jp1, Jp2)
2-29. SCSI CONNECTOR ENABLED/DISABLED (JP1, JP2) 1. ISOA 2. GND SCSI PIN1-2 DISABLED ON ENABLED (Factory Default) 1. ISOB 2. GND SCSI PIN1-2 DISABLED ON (Factory Default) ENABLED 2-30. CPLD CONTROL CONNECTOR (J9) 1. VCC 2. TDO 3. TDI 4. N.C 5. -
Page 22: Memory Installing
2-31. MEMORY INSTALLING AR-B1684 Card will support 3 SDRAM banks. Note: DIMM 1,2,3 for double Bank SDRAM module (168pin x 32bit x 4) DRAM BANK CONFIGURATION DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 TOTAL MEMORY 128M 160M 128M 224M 256M 352M 128M 128M 288M... -
Page 23: Software Utilities
3. SOFTWARE UTILITIES Sections includes: ! Utility Disk File List ! Setup ! Watchdog Timer Configuration ~ Page 19 ~... -
Page 24: Utility Disk File
3-1. UTILITY DISK FILE 1684_DRV#4 1684_DRV#5 1684_DRV#6 1684_DRV#1 1684_DRV 1684_DRV#3 FREEBSD WFW311 INTEL/95 SCSIDRV MANUAL.PDF LINUX NT351 WINDIAG/WIN4 INTEL/NT W95VGA NDIS2DOS MSLANMAN.DOS BROM WINNTVGA NDIS2OS2 MSLANMAN.OS2 MACOS NWCLIENT NWSERVER/311 RTOS NWSERVER/4X NWSERVER/312 W98600.EXE NWSERVER/500 NWSERVER/40 RTSPKT CLIENT32 WIN95A WIN2000 WINDIAG/WIN2000 W95OSR2 WINDIAG/WIN9X WIN98... -
Page 25: Watchdog Timer Configuration
3-3. WATCHDOG TIMER CONFIGURATION I/O port address 215h Debug.exe to control WATCHDOG ~ Page 21 ~... -
Page 26: Ami Bios Setup
4. AMI BIOS SETUP The following topics are covered: # BIOS Setup Overview # Standard CMOS Setup # Advanced CMOS Setup # Advanced Chipset Setup # Power Management # PCI/Plug and Play # Peripheral Setup # Hardware Monitor Setup # Auto-Detect Hard Disks # Password Setting # Load Default Setting # BIOS Exit... -
Page 27: Bios Setup Overview
4-1. BIOS SETUP OVERVIEW The BIOS is a program used to initialize and set up the I/O system of the computer, which includes the PCI bus and connected devices such as the video display, diskette drive, and the keyboard. The BIOS provides a menu-based interface to the console subsystem. The console subsystem contains special software, called firmware that interacts directly with the hardware components and facilitates interaction between the system hardware and the operating system. -
Page 28: Standard Cmos Setup
4-2. STANDARD CMOS SETUP The <Standard CMOS Setup> option allows you to record some basic system hardware configurations and set the system clock and error handling. If the CPU board is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore. AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. -
Page 29: Advanced Cmos Setup
4-3. ADVANCED CMOS SETUP The <Advanced CMOS Setup> option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your preference. Some entries here are required by the CPU board’s design to remain in their default settings. AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CMOS SETUP (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. - Page 30 HDD Access Control This option determines the hard disk access method, which can be either read only or normal (read/write). When set to read only, the data in the hard disk is being read instead of being written.” Normal” allows the floppy to be read or written.
- Page 31 Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display Set this option to Disabled to prevent the following message: Hit ‘DEL’ if you want to run setup It will prevent the message from appearing on the first BIOS screen when the computer boots. Internal Cache This option specifies the caching algorithm used for the L1 internal cache memory.
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Page 32: Advanced Chipset Setup
4-4. ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP This option controls the configuration of the board’s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options : Disabled Configure SDRAM Timeing by SPD... - Page 33 Memory Hole at 15-16 MB This option specifies the range 15MB to 16MB in memory that cannot be addressed on the ISA bus. USB Function This option can enable or disable USB function USB Keyboard/Mouse Legacy Support These options are used to <Enabled> the USB function and it’s only useful in the DOS mode. ATX Power Supply Controller If the ATX Power Supply Controller function is <Enabled>, the system will get more functions such as shutting down the power by using software.
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Page 34: Power Management
4-5. POWER MANAGEMENT This section is used to configure the power management features. This <Power management Setup> option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity. MIBIOS SETUP - Power Management Setup (C) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. - Page 35 Hard Disk time out (minute) This item is used to set up the initial value of the waiting timer .the Hard Disk will turn into the suspend mode when the time is out if no operation applied to Hard Disk. Standby Time Out (minute) This item is used to set up the initial value of the waiting timer, the System will turn into the suspend mode when the time is out if no operation applied to system.
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Page 36: Pci/Plug And Play
4-6. PCI/PLUG AND PLAY This section is used to configure PCI / Plug and Play features. The <PCI & PNP Setup> option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. - Page 37 PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item is for BIOS to snoop the appearance of VGA palette, and modify it when necessary. PCI IDE BusMaster When Enabled this option specifies that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability. PCI Slot1/2/3/4 IRQ Priority The parameters of this item will set a interrupt signal to the PCI device fixed in the 1-4 PCI slot by priority.
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Page 38: Peripheral Setup
4-7. PERIPHERAL SETUP This section is used to configure the peripheral features. AMIBIOS SETUP - PERIPHERAL SETUP (C) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Auto Available Options : OnBoard Serial Port1 Auto OnBoard Serial Port2 Auto Serial Port2 Mode Normal IR pins Duplex Mode... -
Page 39: Auto-Detect Hard Disks
OnBoard IDE This option is to set up the operating mode of IDE controller. If the main board offers the enhanced I/O port, the choice should be <Enabled>. Reset, Power, Sleep Button These options are to activate the Reset, Power, and Sleep function in the ATX Keyboard. 4-8. -
Page 40: Bios Exit
4-12-2. Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Setting The user can load the Fail-Safe BIOS Setup option settings by selecting the Fail-Safe item from the Default section of the BIOS Setup main menu. The Fail-Safe settings provide far from optimal system performance, but are the most stable settings. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system is behaving erratically. -
Page 41: Bios Update
4-14. BIOS UPDATE The BIOS program instructions are contained within computer chips called FLASH ROMs that are located on your system board. The chips can be electronically reprogrammed, allowing you to upgrade your BIOS firmware without removing and installing chips. The AR-B1684 provides the FLASH BIOS update function for you to easily to update to a newer BIOS version. - Page 42 APPENDIX A EXPANSION BUS This chapter includes: ! ISA BUS Pin Assignment ! PICMG BUS Pin Assignment ~ Page 38 ~...
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Page 43: A-1. Isa Bus Pin Assignment
A-1. ISA BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT COMPONENT SIDE ISA2 ISA1 There are two edge connectors (called “gold fingers“) on this CPU Card. On the right hand is the connector of ISA Bus, beside PCI BUS connector. The ISA-bus connector is divided into two sets: one consists of 62 pins;... -
Page 44: A-2. Picmg Bus Pin Assignment
A-2. PICMG BUS PIN ASSIGNMENT Like ISA-BUS connector, the PICMG-BUS edge connector is divided into two sets as well: one consists of 98 pins, and the other 22 pins. The pin assignments are as follows: COMPONENT SIDE ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT -12V TRST#... - Page 45 APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SUMMARY This chapter focus on: Interrupt Map RTC & CMOS RAM Map Timer & DMA Channels Map I / O & Memory Map ~ Page 41 ~...
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Page 46: B-1. Interrupt Map
B-1. INTERRUPT MAP ASSIGNMENT System TIMER interrupt from TIMER-0 Keyboard output buffer full Cascade for IRQ 8-15 Serial port 2 Serial port 1 Parallel port 2 Floppy Disk adapter Parallel port 1 RTC clock Available Available Available Available Math coprocessor Hard Disk adapter Available ~ Page 42 ~... -
Page 47: B-2. Rtc & Cmos Ram Map
B-2. RTC & CMOS RAM MAP CODE ASSIGNMENT Seconds Second alarm Minutes Minutes alarm Hours Hours alarm Day of week Day of month Month Year Status register A Status register B Status register C Status register D Diagnostic status byte Shutdown byte Floppy Disk drive type byte Reserve... -
Page 48: B-3. Timer & Dma Channels Map
B-3. TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAP Timer Channel Map: Timer Channel Assignment System timer interrupt DRAM Refresh request Speaker tone generator DMA Channel Map: DMA Channel Assignment Available IBM SDLC Floppy Disk adapter Channel-3 Available Cascade for DMA controller 1 Available Available Available... -
Page 49: B-4. I/O & Memory Map
B-4. I/O & MEMORY MAP Memory Map: MEMORY MAP ASSIGNMENT 0000000- System memory used by DOS 009FFFF and application 00A0000- Display buffer memory for VGA/ 00BFFFF EGA / CGA / MONOCHROME adapter 00C0000- Reserved for I/O device BIOS 00DFFFF ROM or RAM buffer. 00E0000- Reserved for PCI device ROM 00EFFFF... -
Page 50: Trouble Shooting
APPENDIX C TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR ERROR MESSAGES The following information will present the resolution of trouble encountered as well as the error messages. Adjust the system following the messages below and make sure all the components & connectors are in proper position and firmly attached. - Page 51 MEMORY ADDRESS ERROR: While the memory address error revealed, trace the error location with the memory map in system and replace the bad memory chips. MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED: Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode, re-configure the memory configuration by using Configuration Utility.
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