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Sun Microsystems F815D Series Installation Manual

Sun Microsystems F815D Series Installation Manual

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F815D
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(Full-Size Single Board Computer)
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NSTALLATION
UIDE
Installation Guide Revision A2
6007002815DA2

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  • Page 1 F815D Series (Full-Size Single Board Computer) NSTALLATION UIDE Installation Guide Revision A2 6007002815DA2...
  • Page 3 © COPYRIGHT All rights reserved. The information contained in this guide has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this guide, the Manufacturer assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS ECTION NTRODUCTION Unpacking F815D Series Description Features 1.3.1 Hardware Monitoring 1.3.2 I/O Shield Connector 1.3.3 F815D Series Overview 1.3.4 System Block Diagram Specifications ECTION NSTALLATIONS System Installation 2.1.1 CPU Installation 2.1.2 Memory Module Installation 2.1.3 Setting Jumpers Board Layout Jumper Setting Connector’s Description...
  • Page 5 ONTENTS BIOS S ECTION WARD ETUP BIOS Instructions Main Menu Standard CMOS Features IDE Adapters Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations 3.10 PC Health Status 3.11 Frequency/Voltage Control 3.12 Load Fail-Safe Default 3.13 Load Optimized Defaults 3.14 Supervisor/User Password Setting 3.15 Exit Selecting...

  • Page 7: Section 1 Introduction

    ECTION NTRODUCTION Unpacking F815D Series 1. Take out the F815D series unit from the carton box, check if the unit is properly secure in the plastic bag. 2. Check the contents of the carton box: Single Board Computer Installation Guide...
  • Page 8 Introduction ATX power control cable K/B-M/S extend to BP cable (4-pins to 4-pins) (6-pins to 6-pins) Driver CD 3. Optional Cable USB1.1 cable K/B-M/S extend to BP cable (6-pins to 5-pins)

  • Page 9: Description

    Introduction Description The F815D Series single board computer is optimized for socket 370 FC-PGA processor, supporting 100MHz and 133 MHz Front Side Bus, the memory can accommodate is up to 512 MB SDRAM. This board is based on ® the Intel 815EP/E chipset and is fully designed for harsh industrial environment.

  • Page 10: Hardware Monitoring

    I/O Shield Connector The SBC is equipped with an I/O bracket. Please use the appropriate I/O shield (figure 1). F815D Series F815D/V Series Figure 1: I/O bracket layout 1.3.3 F815D Series Overview Function / Model F815D F815D/V Chipset 815EP 815E...

  • Page 11: System Block Diagram

    Introduction 1.3.4 System Block Diagram Socket 370-pins for Pentium III / Celeron Clock Processor ADDR CTRL DATA MCH (815EP) SDRAM GMCH (815E) 100/133 X 2 544 BGA IDE Primary ATA100 IDE Secondary ICH2 360 BGA USB Port 1/2 USB Port 3/4 PCI BUS ISA BUS Super I/O...

  • Page 12: Specifications

    Introduction Specifications F815D Series: Processor: ® ® ® - Socket 370 processor, for Intel Celeron / Pentium ( Coppermine™ / Tualatin™ ) processor Chipset: ® - Intel 815EP/815E AGPset Front Side Bus: - 66/100/133 MHz DRAM Module: - 168-pins DIMM x 2 for PC133 memory...
  • Page 13 Introduction Extended Function: - Hardware Monitoring function by W83781D - IrDA by pin-header Form Factor: - 13.3” x 4.8” (338 x 122mm) Weight: - 0.84lb (380 g.w.) --- F815D/V - 0.88lb (400 g.w.) --- F815D...

  • Page 14: Section 2 Installations

    ECTION NSTALLATIONS System Installation 2.1.1 CPU Installation Carefully follow the steps below in order to install the CPU: 1. Check and confirm that you are going to install correctly CPU type and pin numbers (figure 3). 2. Lift the releasing lever of the Socket 370. 3.

  • Page 15: Memory Module Installation

    Installations Removing a CPU: 1. Before removing the CPU, turn off the F815D Series power; then wait for about 20 minutes until the heat radiation plate of the cooling fan and the CPU cool down. 2. To remove the CPU, lift the releasing lever of the Socket 370.
  • Page 16 2. Do not touch the connector of the DIMM. Dirt residue may cause a malfunction. 3. Hold the DIMM with its notch to the front side of the F815D Series and insert it completely into the socket. A DIMM should be inserted into the inner socket first.

  • Page 17: Setting Jumpers

    Installations 2.1.3 Setting Jumpers There are jumpers on the system board of the F815D Series. You can set the jumpers to make the necessary operations. Figure 6: Jumper Connector For any three-pins jumpers (Figure 6), the jumper setting is 1-2 when the jumper connects pin 1 and 2.

  • Page 18: Board Layout

    Installations Board Layout Jumper & Connector Location CN21 CN22 CN14 CN19 CN17 CN10 CN12 CN15 CN3 CN7 CN2 CN6 BAT1 CN18 CN20 CN11 F815D REV1.0...

  • Page 19: Jumper Setting

    Installations Jumper Setting Table for Jumper Location Description: Use the information in the following table to change the jumpers. Jumpers Functions COM port setting select Clear CMOS setting select Watchdog Timer setting select...
  • Page 20 Installations In order to set up the correct configuration, here is the description about how to set the jumpers to enable/disable or change functions. All jumpers’ location please refer to jumper location diagram. COM port setting select: JP1 Function 9-10 11-12 RS-232 (Default) RS-422...
  • Page 21 Installations Watchdog Timer setting select: JP3 Function Reset System (Default) Location:...

  • Page 22: Connector's Description

    Installations Connector’s Description Connector Location CN21 CN22 CN14 CN19 CN17 CN10 CN12 CN15 CN3 CN7 CN2 CN6 BAT1 CN18 CN20 CN11 F815D REV1.0...
  • Page 23 External keyboard / mouse connector CN18 System fan connector CN19 PS/2 keyboard connector CN20 CPU fan Connector CN21 COM1 RS-232 serial port connector CN22 CRT VGA ( ) port connector F815D/V Series only CN22 COM2 ( ) port connector F815D Series only...
  • Page 24 Installations Secondary IDE connector (40-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-header with housing): CN2 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 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...
  • Page 25 Installations Parallel port connector (26-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-header with housing): CN3 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment Line Printer Strobe Auto Feed PD 0, Parallel Data 0 Error PD 1, Parallel Data 1 Initialize PD 2, Parallel Data 2 Select PD 3, Parallel Data 3 Ground PD 4, Parallel Data 4...
  • Page 26 Installations Primary IDE connector (40-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-header with housing): CN6 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 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...
  • Page 27 Installations Floppy disk connector (34-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-header with housing): CN7 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment Ground Drive Density Selection Ground Ground Drive Density Selection Ground Index Ground Motor Enable 0 Ground Drive Select 1 Ground Drive Select 0 Ground Motor Enable 1 Ground...
  • Page 28 Installations COM2 RS-232 serial port connector (10-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-Header with housing): CN9 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment DCD (Data Carrier Detect) DSR (Data Set Ready) RXD (Receive Data) RTS (Request to Send) TXD (Transmit Data) CTS (Clear to Send) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) RI (Ring Indicator) Ground...
  • Page 29 Installations System panel indicate connector: CN11 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment RESET RESET+ FIRTX Ground SPEAKER IRRX Ground SPKR (Default) IRTX BUZZ (Default) HDD LED Ground HDLED+ PWR LED HDLED- PWR ON PWLED+ PWRBT- Ground KEYLOCK KBLOCK Ground Figure: USB3/USB4 port connectors (10-pins pin-header): CN12 Pin # Assignment...
  • Page 30 Installations PS/2 mouse connector (Mini Din 6-pins): CN14 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment Mouse Data Ground Mouse Clock Figure: USB1/USB2 port connectors (10-pins pin-header): CN15 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment Ground USB1 - Ground USB1 + USB2 + Ground USB2 - Ground...
  • Page 31 Installations External keyboard & mouse connector (6-pins): CN17 Pin # Assignment Mouse Clock Mouse Data Keyboard Clock Keyboard Data Ground Figure: System fan power connector: CN18 Pin # Assignment Ground +12V Fan Status Signal Figure:...
  • Page 32 Installations PS/2 keyboard connector (Mini Din 6-pins): CN19 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment Keyboard Data Ground Keyboard Clock Figure: CPU fan connector: CN20 Pin # Assignment Ground +12V Fan Status Signal Figure:...
  • Page 33 Installations COM1 RS-232 serial port connector (D-SUB 9-pins male): CN21 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment DCD (Data Carrier Detect) DSR (Data Set Ready) RXD (Receive Data) RTS (Request to Send) TXD (Transmit Data) CTS (Clear to Send) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) RI (Ring Indicator) Ground Figure:...
  • Page 34 Installations COM2 serial port connector (D-SUB 9-pins male): (F815D Series only) CN22 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment DCD (Data Carrier Detect) RXD (Receive Data) TXD (Transmit Data) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) Ground DSR (Data Set Ready) RTS (Request to Send)

  • Page 35: Section 3 Award Bios Setup

    ECTION BIOS S WARD ETUP 3.1 BIOS Instructions Award’s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program, which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off.

  • Page 36: Main Menu

    Award BIOS Setup 3.2 Main Menu Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
  • Page 37 Award BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals: Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. See section 3.7 for the details. Power Management Setup: Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. See 3.8 for the details. PnP / PCI Configuration: This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI.

  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Features

    Award BIOS Setup 3.3 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
  • Page 39 Award BIOS Setup IDE Secondary Master: Options are in its sub menu (described in Table 3) Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of detailed options. IDE Secondary Slave: Options are in its sub menu (described in Table 3) Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu of detailed options. Drive A/ Drive B: Options None 360K, 5.25 in/1.2M, 5.25 in/720K, 3.5 in/ 1.44M, 3.5 in/2.88M, 3.5 in Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.

  • Page 40: Ide Adapters

    Award BIOS Setup 3.4 IDE Adapters The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 - 2001 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help ____________________________...
  • Page 41 Award BIOS Setup The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Primary Master’ item is set to ‘Manual’ Cylinder: Options Min = 0, Max = 65535 Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk. Head: Options Min = 0, Max = 255 Set the number of read/write heads Precomp: Options Min = 0, Max = 65535 **** Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk...

  • Page 42: Advanced Bios Features

    Award BIOS Setup 3.5 Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled...
  • Page 43 Award BIOS Setup Enabled---Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. Disabled---No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. CPU Internal Cache/External Cache: These two categories speed up memory access.
  • Page 44 Award BIOS Setup Boot Up Floppy Seek: Seeks disk drives during boot up. Disabling speeds boot up. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Boot Up NumLock Status: Select power on state for NumLock. The choice: On, Off Gate A20 Option: Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control GateA20. Normal---A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20 Fast---Lets chipset control GateA20 Typematic Rate Setting:...
  • Page 45 Award BIOS Setup Note: To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

  • Page 46: Advanced Chipset Features

    Award BIOS Setup 3.6 Advanced Chipset Features This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache.
  • Page 47 Award BIOS Setup SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay: You can select RAS to CAS Delay time in HCLKs of 2/2 or 3/3. The system board designer should set the values in this field, depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU.
  • Page 48 Award BIOS Setup Delayed Transaction: The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select “Enabled” to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. AGP Graphics Aperture Size: This field determines the effective size of the Graphic Aperture used for a particular GMCH configuration.

  • Page 49: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup 3.7 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Item Help On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled ____________________________ IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto Menu Level IDE Secondary Master PIO...
  • Page 50 Award BIOS Setup IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO: The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
  • Page 51 Award BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode: Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
  • Page 52 Award BIOS Setup Use IR Pins: This item allows you to select IR transmission routes, one is RxD2m, TxD2 (COM Port) and the other is IR-Rx2Tx2. The choice: IR-Rx2Tx2, RxD2 and TxD2. Onboard Parallel Port: This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I/O address.

  • Page 53: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup 3.8 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Enabled...
  • Page 54 Award BIOS Setup 1. HDD Power Down 2. Doze Mode 3. Suspend Mode Min. Power Saving: Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min. Max.
  • Page 55 Award BIOS Setup MODEM Use IRQ: This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use. The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and NA. Suspend Mode: When “Enabled” and after the set time of system inactivity. All devices except the CPU will be shut off.
  • Page 56 Award BIOS Setup PM Events: PM events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything, which occurs to a device, which is configured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power down mode.

  • Page 57: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Award BIOS Setup 3.9 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system, which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.
  • Page 58 Award BIOS Setup Resource controlled by: The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play ®...

  • Page 59: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup 3.10 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 - 2001 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Item Help Current System Temp. 57°C/134°F ____________________________ Current CPU Temp. 28°C/82°F Current Chassis Fan Speed 5273RPM Menu Level Current CPU Fan Speed...
  • Page 60 Award BIOS Setup +3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V: Show you the voltage of +3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V. Shutdown Temperature: This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. The choice: Disabled, 60°C / 140°F, 65°C / 149°F, 70°C / 159°F and 75°C / 167°F.

  • Page 61: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Award BIOS Setup 3.11 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 - 2001 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK Disabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled ____________________________ X Linear Spread Model X Linear Spread Rage Menu Level CPU Skew Adjust Disabled PCI Skew Adjust...
  • Page 62 Award BIOS Setup CPU Clock Ratio: This item allows you to set up the CPU clock ratio, but this function depends on different CPU performance. It is only effective for those clock ratio haven’t been locked. The choice: X3.0 ~ X8.0.

  • Page 63: Load Fail-Safe Default

    Award BIOS Setup 3.12 Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.

  • Page 64: Load Optimized Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup 3.13 Load Optimized Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N Pressing “Y” loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations.

  • Page 65: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    Award BIOS Setup 3.14 Supervisor/User Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differences between are: Set Supervisor Password: can enter and change the options of the setup menus. Set User Password: just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus.

  • Page 66: Exit Selecting

    Award BIOS Setup 3.15 Exit Selecting Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS.

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