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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Socket 370 Series Manual Version T1.3 October 2002...
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Updates to this manual and additional information may be found on the Internet at http://www.pc-pos.com/ For any drivers associated with this DigiPoS, please contact your supplier/distributor or you can find the latest versions available for download on the Internet at http://www.pc-pos.com...
Liquid has penetrated into the DigiPoS o The equipment has been exposed to moisture o The DigiPoS is not working well or you can not get it to work according to the User’s Manual o The DigiPoS has been dropped and damaged o The DigiPoS has obvious signs of breakage or physical damage •...
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual CAUTION There is a danger of explosion if the CMOS battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type of battery. Please Contact you’re nearest PC-PoS office for further information and or assistance.
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual CONTENTS Introduction ........................8 Key Features ........................8 Ventilation Requirements ....................10 Cavity Size........................10 Enclosed Spaces......................10 External PSU .........................10 Under Counter Mounting ....................11 DigiPoS Brackets......................11 Technical Specifications ....................12 CPU & FSB Clock Speeds.....................12 Memory .........................12 BIOS..........................12 VIA 82C686B ‘South Bridge’..................13 PCI to ISA Bridge.......................13...
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Digital Flat Panel Output (DVI)...................18 Important Notes ......................19 The System ........................20 Front Panel Orientation ....................20 Rear Panel Orientation ....................21 Internal System Orientation ...................22 The Heat Pipe, Air Tunnel & CPU .................23 Jumper Settings and Connections.................26 Jumpers ........................26...
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual BIOS Set-up Overview ....................43 Main BIOS Screen......................44 Details ........................44 Standard CMOS Features .....................45 General Details ......................45 IDE Options Sub Menus.....................47 Details ........................47 Advanced BIOS Features ....................49 Details ........................49 Advanced Chipset Features ..................52 Details ........................52 Integrated Peripherals ....................54...
Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your DigiPoS Retail System! You are now the owner of a state-of-the-art DigiPoS Retail System. The DigiPoS Retail System is a solution that offers enhanced features, speed and performance combined with exceptional reliability. It is also a PC that is unrivalled by other conventional Pentium based PCs within the EPoS industry.
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual DISK ON CHIP With DigiPoS EPoS Diagnostics Utility Component Description KEYBOARD PORT PS/2 type MOUSE PORT PS/2 type Front panel features include: AC power on/off button 3 LED indicators: Power On/Off, HDD state & LAN state FRONT PANEL 1.44MB FDD...
Enclosed Spaces If the DigiPoS is to be located in an enclosed space, i.e. in a closed box or cabinet, there must be sufficient airflow into and out of the enclosed space. Using the above cavity space as an example, forced airflow would have to be fitted to prevent the DigiPoS from overheating.
DigiPoS Brackets To fit the bracket, simply remove the case screw towards the rear of the DigiPoS and offer up the bracket to the DigiPoS. Then, refit the screw and the DigiPoS can now be secured in position.
The Central Processing Unit or CPU fitted in your DigiPoS will depend greatly on what particular model of DigiPoS you have. The Following is a detailed list of the correct type of CPU fitted to each model and their respective settings:...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Integrated Super IO Controller • Supports 4 serial ports, parallel port, and floppy disk controller functions • Programmable character lengths (5,6,7,8) • Even, odd, stick or no parity bit generation and detection • Programmable baud rate generator •...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual PC99-Compatible Power Management Cont. • Normal, doze, sleep, suspend and conserve modes • System event monitoring with two event classes • Primary and secondary interrupt differentiation for individual channels • Dedicated input pins for power/ sleep buttons and external modem ring indicator •...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Onboard LAN Adapter • Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC, Physical chip and transceiver in one chip • 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s operation • Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s N-way Auto-negotiation operation • PCI local bus single-chip Fast Ethernet controller o Compliant to PCI Revision 2.2...
USB connectors. If any other connector is removed or replaced while the power is on, serious damage can occur to the DigiPoS. This is considered to be outside the scope of the warranty and will attract a charge for the repair of any damage caused by this action.
10. CD ROM (Optional) 4. Front Panel & CD ROM Lock 11. LED- CD ROM Activity Indicator 5. LED- DigiPoS Diagnostics Disk On Chip Active 12. CD ROM Drawer Open Button 6. LED- Power Distribution Board Voltages 13. CD ROM Manual Draw Open Catch 7.
19) S-Video Out (Optional) 10) Parallel Port 20) TV Out (Optional) If PowerPoS or Millennium does not have the TV-OUT Module installed (which is an optional feature), the S-terminal and RCA TV output will not function. Page 21 of 21...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual The Heat Pipe, Air Tunnel & CPU The thermal transfer pad on CPU heat pipe assembly can be easily damaged if the heat pipe is removed and refitted several times. We therefore recommend that only PC-PoS or authorized agents for PC-PoS attempt to remove the heat pipe.
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual The Heat Pipe, Air Tunnel & CPU Cont. Step 2. The CPU can now be gently removed. Since there are extra precautions when re-fitting the CPU, the following steps will take you through how to correctly fit the Socket 370 FC-PGA CPU.
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual The Heat Pipe, Air Tunnel & CPU Cont. Step 3. The CPU should be plugged into the socket firmly, but there is no need to use excessive force. Open Step 4. Use a screwdriver to push the processor from the plastic cavity engraved with “Close”...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual I/O Interfaces & Power Connectors RS232 Standard Serial Ports 1 2 3 Signal Function Signal Function Carrier Detect (IN) Data Set Ready (In) Receive Data (IN) Request To Send (OUT) Transmit Data (OUT) Clear To Send (IN)
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual USB Ports Signal Name Wire Colour Comment Cable Power - Data White Data Transfer + Data Green Data Transfer Ground Black Cable Ground Shell Shield Drain Wire USB Data Rates USB 1.1 Low Speed 1.5Mbits / Sec...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual LAN Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wire Colour Description White / Orange Transmit Orange Transmit White / Green Receive Blue Not Used⊗ White / Blue Not Used⊗ Green Receive White / Brown Not Used⊗...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual VGA Connector I / O Function I / O Function Red Video Key (Plugged Hole) Green Video Sync Ground Blue Video Monitor ID 0 Monitor ID 2 Monitor ID 1 TTL Ground (Monitor Self Test)
DigiPoS end or the LCD end, first switch off the monitor using the power button on the front of the LCD and then re-attach the cable. If this is not carried out correctly, you risk blowing the fuse or even damaging the DigiPoS if the LCD is left on while trying to re- connect the cable.
This will almost certainly result in serious damage to the motherboard and possibly to the peripheral as well. If either selecting the wrong voltage or removing the connectors while the devices are powered damages ANY peripheral device or the DigiPoS, a charge may be applied by PC-PoS for any repairs necessary.
(RI) signal. The Ring Indicator is the signal the modem gives to the DigiPoS to tell the software that someone is trying to connect to it. The RI signal is normally found on pin 9 of the d-type connectors and as this is the pin that is used to supply power to the peripherals it is necessary to replace the internal cable connection to the selected port.
Overloading of the voltages is not recommended and can render the DigiPoS inoperable or may even permanently damage circuitry within the DigiPoS. Overloading of any of the Voltages will void all warranties, either on the DigiPoS or any connected peripherals. If any permanent damage occurs, charges will apply for any repairs necessary.
Onboard Diagnostics for the Millennium & Power PoS Diagnostic Overview The PowerPoS and the Millennium have built onto the motherboard an area of memory specifically for diagnostic purposes. This memory area and the program stored in it have been designed so that system tests can be run without interfering in any way with the operating system or user applications.
Please note that the Customer Display test will only work with displays that are Epson ESC/PoS compliant, these include all of the Epson displays and the DigiPoS CD-5220 (when set up for ESC/PoS emulation). Start the test by pressing the numbered key next to the menu entry;...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual The display should now start to perform a variety of tests culminating with the following picture. An Example of a Customer Display If this picture fails to appear then there is probably something wrong with the display and should be investigated further by a qualified technician.
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Magnetic Card Test The diagnostic software is unable to detect the presence or absence of a magnetic card reader due to the fact that the majority of card readers only transmit data and do not receive data.
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Bar Code Scanner Test The diagnostic software is unable to detect the presence or absence of a bar code scanner due to the fact that the majority of bar code scanners only transmit data and do not receive data.
The following screenshots are a guide through the CMOS set-up utility for the DigiPoS Millennium & PowerPoS. If you need help at any time during this process, press F1 and a small window will pop up describing the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Main BIOS Screen Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save &...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Standard CMOS Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) : Sun, Apr 28 2002 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) : 13 : 42 : 39 Menu Level IDE Primary Master...
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual General Details Cont. Feature Options Description Auto Auto = Auto detects Display Type CRT = Cathode Ray Tube (Default Setting) LCD = Liquid Crystal Display Select Display Device CRT+LCD CRT+LCD = Dual Output TV = Output to a Television (Optional)
Removable-disk drives such as Zip drives o CD-ROM drives The DigiPoS BIOS supports up to two IDE disk adapters, called primary and secondary adapters. Each adapter supports one master drive and one optional slave drive in these possible combinations: o 1 Master (3.5”...
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Details Cont. Feature Options Description CHS = Cylinder, Head, Sector LBA = Logical Block Addressing Access Mode Large Large = Large Disk Access Mode Auto Auto = Auto Detect correct mode for HDD in use.
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced CMOS Features Virus Warning [Disabled] Item Help CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] External Cache [Enabled] CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking [Enabled] Menu Level Quick Power On Self Test...
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Enabled 720Kb, 1.2Mb or 1.44Mb, which is the standard today. Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Because only the 1.44Mb is used in the DigiPoS, this function can be disabled to save time during the POST (Power On Self Test). Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status Sets the number lock to on or off after boot up.
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Details Cont. Feature Options Description Non-OS2 This allows you to access memory over 64MB in OS Select for DRAM > 64Mb OS/2. Enabled Video BIOS Shadow This enables you to move programs from 16 bit...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Clock [Host CLK] Item Help SDRAM Cycle Length Bank Interleave [Disabled] Memory Hole [Disabled] Menu Level P2C/C2P Concurrency [Enabled] System BIOS Cacheable...
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Details Cont. Feature Options Description Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better Disabled System BIOS Cacheable system performance. However, if any program Enabled writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Integrated Peripherals Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled] Item Help OnChip IDE Channel 1 [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Primary Master PIO [Auto] Menu Level Primary Slave PIO...
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Details Cont. Feature Options Description Auto The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields Primary Master PIO Mode 0 let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE Primary Slave PIO Mode 1 devices that the onboard IDE interface supports.
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Details Cont. Feature Options Description ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use (If ECP Mode Selected) during ECP mode. You may have a device that requires an EPP parallel Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1.9...
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Details Cont. Feature Options Description 300-303H 310-313H MPU-401 Select a base I/O address for the MPU-401 interface 320-323H 330-333H Page 57 of 57...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Power Management Setup Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Item Help Power Management [Press Enter] PM Control by APM [No] Video Off Option [Always On] Menu Level Video Off Method [V/H SYNC+Blank]...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Power Management Sub Menu Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Item Help Power Management [User Define] HDD Power Down [Disable] Doze Mode [Disable] Menu Level Suspend Mode [Disable] : Move +/-/PU/PD: Value...
Options Description Only valid if your monitor supports DPMS None This setting allows you to bring the DigiPoS out of Doze LPT & COM or suspend mode if there is activity on either the LPT port, Com Ports or Both.
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual PnP/PCI Configurations Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Item Help PNP OS Installed [Yes] Reset Configuration Data [Disabled] Menu Level Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)] x IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Yes if you are...
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DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Detail Cont. Feature Options Description When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT...
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual PC Health Status Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Current CPU Temp. 36°C/96°F Current System Temp. 39°C/102°F Current CPUFAN1 Speed 6553 RPM Menu Level Current CPUFAN2 Speed 5041 RPM VCore 1.77 V...
Operating System Dependant Settings The defaults that were covered above are generalised and some settings need to be altered in order to gain the maximum performance from your DigiPoS when using certain operating systems. The following list describes the operating system dependant settings and their reasons.
DigiPoS PowerPoS & Millennium Technical Manual Windows 95 & NT The USB Support in Windows 95 (even OSR2) has never been ‘outstanding’ and we therefore advise that this function is disabled if you are not using USB devices. Advanced Chipset Features...
All freight costs to return the DigiPoS back to PC-PoS are the responsibility of the customer except where special authorization for freight exemption has been granted by a PC-PoS management representative.
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