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ROBO-8779VG2AR
Single Board Computer
User's Manual
Version 1.0a
Copyright © Portwell, Inc., 2010. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 ROBO-8779VG2AR Single Board Computer User's Manual Version 1.0a Copyright © Portwell, Inc., 2010. All rights reserved. All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.4 Clear CMOS Operation....................... 3-7 3.5 WDT Programming Guide......................3-8 3.6 GPIO Programming Guide ......................3-9 3.6.1 Pin assignment........................3-9 3.6.2 ROBO-8779VG2AR GPIO Programming Guide............3-10 3.6.3 Example ..........................3-11 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information....................4-1 4.1 Entering Setup -- Launch System Setup................... 4-1 4.2 Main...............................

  • Page 3: How To Use This Manual

    The content of this manual and EC declaration document is subject to change without prior notice. These changes will be incorporated in new editions of the document. Portwell may make supplement or change in the products described in this document at any time.

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 System Overview

    Introduction Industries hungry the increasing computing power of Core 2 Duo processor on single host board computer for a long time. That’s why Portwell presented LGA775 processor with SHB form factor just now with Intel latest Core 2 Quad processors.

  • Page 5: Check List

    System Overview Check List The ROBO-8779VG2AR package should cover the following basic items: One ROBO-8779VG2AR single board computer Two SATA 300 cable One 4-pin ATX power control cable for backplane connection One FDD and Parallel ports with bracket Dual COM port cable with bracket...
  • Page 6 Support one 4-pin and one 3-pin headers for CPU, and System fans System Monitoring Feature Monitor CPU temperature, system temperature and major power sources, etc Bracket Support dual Ethernet port with 2 indicators, dual USB ports, and one CRT port ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 7 Configuration: System Configuration CPU Type Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9400 2.66GHz FSB:1333/L2: 6MB SBC AMI BIOS Portwell,Inc ROBO-8779 BIOS Rev.:R1.00.E0.T0(06112009) Memory Transcend DDR3 1333 DIMM 1GB *2 (SEC K4B1G08460) VGA Card Onboard Intel G41 Express Chipset VGA Driver Intel G41 Express Chipset Version: 6.14.10.5068...

  • Page 8: Mechanical Drawing

    System Overview 1.3.1 Mechanical Drawing ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...

  • Page 9: System Architecture

    System Overview System Architecture All of details operating relations are shown in ROBO-8779VG2AR series System Block Diagram INTEL LAG775 CK505 VRD11.1 P4 Processor SDVO CONN. SDVOC DDR3 DIMM0 DDR3 CHA Level shifter SDVOB DDR3 DIMM1 DDR3 CHB SATA CONN SATA BUS...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration

    Here NC stands for “Not Connect”. J 12 J 17 J 18 Figure 2-1 ROBO-8779VG2AR Jumper and Connector Locations JP5 : CMOS Clear Function 1-2 Short Normal Operation 2-3 Short Clear CMOS Contents...
  • Page 11 ATX Emulation AT Mode Open ATX Mode JP4 : WDT Selection Function Short Enable Open Disable JP1 : AT/ATX Mode Selection Function ATX Mode 1-3 , 2-4 AT Mode Note: JP1 could be configurable as AT Mode with jumper JP3(short). ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Connectors

    Ethernet RJ-45 Connector (LAN 1) 82574L SMBUS Connector 5x1 pin header Audio Connector VGA D-SUB Connector SDVO I/F DVI Connector CF Card Pin Assignments of Connectors J1 : ATX Power Control Interface PIN No. Signal Description ATX_PWROK 5VSB PS_ON# Ground ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 PIN No. Signal Description Ground +12V Fan on/off output Fan Speed control J3 : System Fan Connector PIN No. Signal Description Ground Fan speed control Fan on/off output J4 : COM1 Serial Port PIN No. Signal Description Ground ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 Direction# Ground Step# Ground Write Data# Ground Write Gate# Ground Track 0# Ground Write Protect# Ground Read Data# Ground Head Select# Ground Disk Change# J7 : +12V POWER Connector PIN No. Signal Description Ground Ground +12V +12V ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description Strobe# Auto Form Feed# Data0 Error# Data1 Initialization# Data2 Printer Select IN# Data3 Ground Data4 Ground Data5 Ground Data6 Ground Data7 Ground Acknowledge# Ground Busy Ground Paper Empty Ground Printer Select ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description GPIO0 GPIO4 GPIO1 GPIO5 GPIO2 GPIO6 GPIO3 GPIO7 Ground Note: All General Purpose I/O ports can only apply to standard TTL ± 5% signal level (0V/5V), and each Fan. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 J16 : Front Panel Pin HDR PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description PWR_LED(+) Speaker(+) PWR_LED(-) LAN1_ACT LAN1_LINK Speaker(-) LAN2_LINK PWR_SW(+) LAN2_ACT PWR_SW(-) HDD_LED(+) RESET(+) HDD_LED(-) RESET(-) J26 : SMBUS Connector PIN No. Signal Description SMB_CLK Ground SMB_DAT ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 Green Blue Monitor ID0 (MONID0) (5V I/F) Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Monitor ID1 (MONID1) (5V I/F) VGA DDC Data (5V I/F) Horizontal Sync. (HSYNC) (5V I/F) Vertical Sync. (VSYNC) (5V I/F) VGA DDC Clock (5V I/F) ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 Ground SDVO_TVCLKIN+ SDVO_CTRLCLK SDVO_TVCLKIN- Ground Ground SDVO_GREEN+ Ground SDVO_GREEN- SDVO_INT+ Ground SDVO_INT- Ground Ground SDVO_BLUE+ Ground SDVO_BLUE- SDVO_FLDSTALL+ Ground SDVO_FLDSTALL- Ground Ground SDVO_CLK+ SDVO_CLK- Ground Ground SDVO_CTRLDAT Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PLT_RST# Ground Ground ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 2-10...
  • Page 20 J30 : DVI Connector PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description Ground Ground Data #0P Clock+ Data #0N Clock- Ground Ground Data #1P Data #1N Ground HPDET Data #2P SC_DDC_ Data #2N SD_DDC Ground Ground ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 2-11...

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 System Installation

    (pin 1) of the CPU corresponds to the socket’s bevel end. Then press the CPU gently until it fits into place (see Fig.3-4). If this operation is not easy or smooth, don’t do it forcibly. You need to check and rebuild the CPU pin uniformly. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 System Installation Triangle mark is meaning first pin position; kindly assemble and take aim at notch of top and bottom between CPU and socket. Figure 3-2 Figure 3-3 Figure 3-4 ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Main Memory

    The board also features two DIMMs up to 4 GB SDRAM with dual channel DDR3 1066/800. ROBO-8779VG2AR provide 2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets which supports DDR3 800/1066 MHz as main memory, Non-ECC (Error Checking and Correcting), non- register functions. The maximum memory size can be up to 4GB capacity.

  • Page 24: Installing The Single Board Computer

    Step 1 : Check all jumpers setting on proper position Step 2 : Install and configure CPU and memory module on right position Step 3 : Place ROBO-8779VG2AR into the dedicated position in the system Step 4 : Attach cables to existing peripheral devices and secure it WARNING Please ensure that SBC is properly inserted and fixed by mechanism.

  • Page 25: Chipset Component Driver

    3.3.1 Chipset Component Driver The chipset on ROBO-8779VG2AR is a new chipset that a few old operating systems might not be able to recognize. To overcome this compatibility issue, for Windows Operating Systems such as Windows XP, please install its INF before any of other Drivers are installed.

  • Page 26: On-Board High Definition Audio Controller

    3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive. Intel RAID configurations This ROBO-8779VG2AR supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID (1+0) and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel ICH7R Southbridge chip.

  • Page 27: Clear Cmos Operation

    Clear CMOS Operation The following table indicates how to enable/disable Clear CMOS Function hardware circuit by putting jumpers at proper position. JP5 : CMOS Clear Function 1-2 Short Normal Operation 　 2-3 Short Clear CMOS Contents ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Wdt Programming Guide

    ROBO-8779VG2AR allows users control WDT through dynamic software programming. The WDT starts counting when it is activated. It sends out a signal to system reset or to non-maskable interrupt (NMI), when time-out interval ends. To prevent the time-out interval from running out, a re-trigger signal will need to be sent before the counting reaches its end.

  • Page 29: Gpio Programming Guide

    0xaa); GPIO Programming Guide The ROBO-8779VG2AR provides 8 programmable input or output ports that can be individually configured to perform a simple basic I/O function. Users can configure each individual port to become an input or output port by programming register bit of I/O Selection.

  • Page 30: Robo-8779Vg2Ar Gpio Programming Guide

    3.6.2 ROBO-8779VG2AR GPIO Programming Guide There are 8 GPIO pins on ROBO-8779VG2AR. These GPIO pins are from SUPER I/O (W83627THG) GPIO pins, and can be programmed as Input or Output direction. JP5 pin header is for 8 GPIO pins and its pin assignment as following : J12_Pin1=GPIO0:from SUPER I/O_GPIO10 with Ext.

  • Page 31: Example

    System Installation How to access W83627THG CR? In ROBO-8779VG2AR, the EFER = 002Eh, and EFDR = 002Fh. EFER and EFDR are 2 IO ports needed to access W83627THG CR. EFER is the Index Port, EFDR is the Data Port. CR index number needs to be written into EFER first, Then the data will be read/written from/to EFDR.
  • Page 32 /* GPIO Port 1 of Superio2 is [ooooiiii], o: output, i:input */ Set_CFG2(0xF2, 0x00); /* GPIO Port 1 of Superio2 is non-inversed*/ Set_CFG2(0x07, 0x07); /* Select logic device 07*/ Set_CFG2(0xF1, 0xFF); /* Initial back all GPIO Port1 of Superio 2 to hi */ ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 3-12...
  • Page 33 /* GP14 of Superio2 -> ~GP10 of Superio2 */ Set_CFG2(0x07, 0x07); /* Select logic device 07 of Superio2*/ d2 = Get_CFG2(0xF1); /* get GPIO Port 2 data */ if (d2 == 0xEE ) printf("\n GPIO14->10 test ok"); else printf("\n GPIO14->10 test fail "); ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 3-13...

  • Page 34: Chapter 4 Bios Setup Information

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information ROBO-8779VG2AR is equipped with the AMI BIOS stored in Flash ROM. These BIOS has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration easily. This type of information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it is retained during power-off periods.

  • Page 35: Main

    These items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system. Read only. System Time The time format is <Hour> <Minute> <Second>. Use [＋] or [－] to configure system Time. System Date The date format is <Day>, <Month>, <Date>, <Year>. Use [＋] or [－] to configure system Date. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Advanced

    BIOS Setup Information Advanced Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features. CPU Configuration These items show the advanced specifications of your CPU. Read only. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 It uses a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive (Master and Slave). SATA#1 Configuration The choice: Disabled, Compatible, Enabled. Configure SATA#1 as This setting specifies the function of the on-chip SATA#1 controller. The choice: IDE, RAID, AHCI. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 ATA (PI) 80Pin Cable Detection Select the mechanism for detecting 80Pin ATA (PI) cable. The choice: Host & Device, Host, Device. Floppy Configuration This Sub-Menu contains Setup Items which control configuration of the Internal Graphics Display Device. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 Serial Port 1/Port 2 Address Allows BIOS Select Serial Port1 or Port2 Base Addresses. The choice: Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3. Serial Port 2 Mode This item allows users to select Infrared transmission mode. The choice: Normal, IrDA, ASK IR. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 This BIOS testing option is able to reset the system according to the selected table. The Choice: Disabled, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210 sec. Report Chassis Intrution The choice: Disabled, Enabled. Hardware Health Configuration Configuration / monitor the Hardware Health. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 BIOS Setup Information H/W Health Function Enable or Disable Hardware Health Monitoring Device. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ACPI Configuration Select for Advanced ACPI Configuration. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a “wake up” event occurs. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-10...
  • Page 44 Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. AMI OEMB table Include OEMB table pointer to R(X) SDT pointer list. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. Headless mode Enable / Disable Headless operation mode through ACPI. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-11...
  • Page 45 Enable / Disable APIC ACPI SCI IRQ. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. USB Device Wake From S3/S4 Enable / Disable USB device Wake from S3/S4 mode. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. High Performance Event Time The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-12...
  • Page 46 The choice: Disabled, Enabled. Suspend Time Out Go into Suspend in the specified Time. The choice: Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 50Min, and 60 Min. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-13...
  • Page 47 The choice: Disabled, Enabled. Resume On LAN Disable/Enable LAN to generate a wake event. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. Resume On RTC Alarm Disable/Enable RTC to generate a wake event. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. MPS Configuration Configure the Multi-Processor Table. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-14...
  • Page 48 To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system. The choice: 1.1, 1.4. PCI Express Configuration Configure PCI Express Support. Active State Power-Management PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-15...
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup Information Smbios Configuration SMBIOS Configuration Menu. Smbios Smi Support SMBIOS SMI Wrapper support for PnP Func 50h-54h. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-16...
  • Page 50 BIOS Setup Information Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Select Remote Access type. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-17...
  • Page 51 This setting specifies the operation mode of the onboard USB 2.0 controller. The choice: FullSpeed, HiSpeed. BIOS EHCI Hand-Off This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand-off support. The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-18...

  • Page 52: Pcipnp

    BIOS Setup Information PCIPnP Advanced PCI/PnP setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-19...

  • Page 53: Clear Nvram

    Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card. AUTO: Works for most PCI IDE cards The choice: Auto, PCI Slot1, PCI Slot2, PCI Slot3, PCI Slot4, PCI Slot5, PCI Slot6. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-20...

  • Page 54: Boot

    Specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices. The choice: Available, Reserved. Reserved Memory Size Select Size of memory block to reserve for legacy ISA devices. The choice: Disabled, 16K, 32K, 64K. Boot Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-21...
  • Page 55 Please note that enabling this BIOS feature often adds 2-3 seconds of delay to the booting sequence. This delay ensures that the logo is displayed for a sufficient amount of time. Therefore, it is recommended that you disable this BIOS feature for a faster boot-up time. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-22...
  • Page 56 "capture" Interrupt 19 during the boot process so that drives attached to these adaptors can function as bootable disks. In addition, it allows you to gain access to the host adaptor's ROM setup utility, if one is available. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-23...
  • Page 57 First press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Then you may use the arrow keys (↑↓) to select the desired device, then press <＋>, <－> or <PageUp>, <PageDown> key to move it up/down in the priority list. The choice: (Removable Dev.), Disabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-24...
  • Page 58 <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. Then you may use the arrow keys (↑↓) to select the desired device, then press <＋>, <－> or <PageUp>, <PageDown> key to move it up/down in the priority list. The choice: 1st FLOPPY DRICE, Disabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-25...

  • Page 59: Security

    User Password / Change User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot. These settings allow you to set or change the user password. Boot Sector Virus Protection Boot Sector Virus Protection. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-26...

  • Page 60: Chipset

    BIOS Setup Information Chipset This menu controls the advanced features of the onboard Northbridge and Southbridge. North Bridge Configuration ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-27...
  • Page 61 PCI Express card. When set to [Auto], the BIOS checks to see if a PCI Express graphics card is installed. If it detects that a PCI Express graphics card is present, the motherboard boots up using that card. Otherwise, it defaults to the onboard graphics processor. The choice: Auto, Disabled. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-28...
  • Page 62 The choice: 128MB, 256MB. Boot Display Device Use the field to select the type of device you want to use as the display(s) of the system. The choice: Auto, CRT on Port 0. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-29...
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup Information Spread Spectrum Clock The choice: Disabled, Enabled. South Bridge Configuration ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-30...
  • Page 64 This setting controls the High Definition Audio interface integrated in the Southbridge. The choice: Disabled, Enabled. SMBUS Controller The choice: Disabled, Enabled. SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width The choice: 4 to 5 seconds, 3to 4 seconds, 2 to seconds, 1 to 2 seconds. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-31...

  • Page 65: Exit

    The choice: Disabled, Enabled. ASF Support The choice: Disabled, Enabled. Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-32...
  • Page 66 Use this menu to load the default values set by the SBC manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the SBC. Load Failsafe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual 4-33...

  • Page 67: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides a few useful tips to quickly get ROBO-8779VG2AR running with success. As basic hardware installation has been addressed in Chapter 2, this chapter will primarily focus on system integration issues, in terms of BIOS setting, and OS diagnostics.

  • Page 68: Bios Setting

    BIOS setting that Portwell has highly endorsed. As a matter of fact, users can load the default BIOS setting any time when system appears to be unstable in boot up sequence.
  • Page 69 IRQ #15 Usable IRQ It is then very easy to find out which IRQ resource is ready for additional peripherals. If IRQ resource is not enough, please disable some devices listed above to release further IRQ numbers. ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Faq

    PCI device, backplane, and so on. If the system still cannot boot up, please fill out RMA from which is provides on Portwell website, and then send back to Portwell as a RMA. Besides, you also visit RMA site (http://www.portwell.com.tw/rma/login.asp) to check RMA report if...
  • Page 71 = Conventional memory ends at 640K = 9F00-9FBF Extended BIOS Area 9FC0-9FFF Unused A000-AFFF VGA Graphics B000-B7FF Unused B800-BFFF VGA Text C000-CAFF Video ROM CB00-CC49 5.2K Unused CC4A-CFFF High RAM D000-DFFF Page Frame E000-EEFF Unused EF00-EFFF F000-FFFF System ROM First 64K Extended ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 Usable IRQ IRQ 10 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 11 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 12 System ROM IBM Mouse Event IRQ 13 System ROM Coprocessor Error IRQ 14 System ROM Hard Disk Event IRQ 15 Unassigned Usable IRQ ROBO-8779VG2AR User’s Manual...

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