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RUBY-9712VG2A
Industrial Mainboard
User's Manual
P/N: B8980230 Version 1.0
Copyright © Portwell, Inc., 2005. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 RUBY-9712VG2A Industrial Mainboard User's Manual P/N: B8980230 Version 1.0 Copyright © Portwell, Inc., 2005. All rights reserved. All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Preface Table of Contents How to Use This Manual Chapter 1 System Overview.......................1-1 1.1 Introduction..........................1-1 1.2 Check List ............................. 1-2 1.3 Product Specification ........................1-2 1.3.1 Mechanical Drawing......................1-5 1.4 System Architecture ........................1-6 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration ...................2-1 2.1 Jumper Setting ..........................

  • Page 3: How To Use This Manual

    Preface How to Use This Manual The manual describes how to configure your RUBY-9712VG2A system to meet various operating requirements. It is divided into five chapters, with each chapter addressing a basic concept and operation of Industrial Mainboard. Chapter 1 : System Overview. Presents what you have in the box and give you an overview of the product specifications and basic system architecture for this model of Industrial Mainboard.
  • Page 4 (1996) EN 61000-4-4 (1995) EN 61000-3-2 (1995) EN 61000-3-3 (1995) The following manufacturer is responsible for this declaration : Portwell, Inc. (Company Name) 3F, No.88, Sec.1, Nei-Hu Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. (Company Address) Taipei, R.O.C. Place Date Legal Signature of...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 System Overview

    Chapter 1 System Overview Introduction RUBY-9712VG2A, uATX form factor Industrial Mainboard that based on Intel’s PCI Express chipset 915GV. The new generation chipset, 915GV and ICH6 supports new package LGA (Land Grid Array) Pentium 4 and Celeron D processor and I/O interconnection of PCI Express x1.

  • Page 6: Check List

    System Overview Check List The RUBY-9712VG2A package should cover the following basic items: One RUBY-9712VG2A Industrial Mainboard One I/O shield One IDE cable One 7-pin SATA signal cable One Installation Resources CD-Title One booklet of RUBY-9712VG2A manual If any of these items is damaged or missing, please contact your vendor and keep all packing materials for future replacement and maintenance.
  • Page 7 Support 8 programmable high driving GPIO Cooling Fans Support one 4-pin power connector for CPU cooler and one 3-pin power connector for system fan System Monitoring Feature Monitor CPU temperature, system temperature and major power sources, etc RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 8 •OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional + SP4 •Test Programs: Burning Test V4.0 •Connected Fans: Only CPU fan connected •Run Time: 30 minutes Operating Temperature: -5°C ~ 55°C (23°F ~ 131°F) Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ 80°C Relative Humidity: 0% ~ 95%, non-condensing RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Mechanical Drawing

    - 1 2 PC S 1 6 5 .1 0 1 6 5 .1 0 1 3 6 .6 2 1 2 7 .6 9 6 4 .6 2 4 1 .2 8 3 3 .0 2 1 0 .1 6 RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: System Architecture

    System Overview System Architecture RUBY-9712VG2A includes Intel 915GV PCI Express chipset, Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express x1 interface Gigabit Ethernet controller, Realtek ALC880 High Definition Audio Codec and Winbond Super I/O. The 915GV chipset supports the latest LGA775 package Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron D processor with 800/533MHz front side bus;...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration

    Hardware Configuration This chapter gives the definitions and shows the positions of jumpers, headers and connector. All of the configuration jumpers on RUBY-9712VG2A are in the proper position. The default settings shipped from factory are marked with a star ( ).
  • Page 12 Normal Short Factory Test JP3: CMOS Clear Normal Clear Function 1-2 Short Clear CMOS Disable (Normal) 2-3 Short Clear CMOS Enable (Clear) JP4: Watch Dog Timer Enable/Disable Function Short Watch Dog Enable (Normal) Open Watch Dog Disable RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Connector Allocation

    SDVO port PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 and Riser card USB port 5/6 System FAN connector CPU FAN connector DDR channel A Case Open DDR channel B SATA port 2 SATA port 1 RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 Pin Assignments of Connectors J1: SPDIF OUT PORT PIN No. Signal Description Ground SPDIF OUT PORT J2: VGA Connector PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description GREEN BLUE Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground DDCDATA HSYNC VSYNC DDCCLK RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 PIN No. Signal Description RS-232 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) RXD (Receive Data) TXD (Transmit Data) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) GND (Ground) DSR (Data Set Ready) RTS (Request to Send) CTS (Clear to Send) RI (Ring Indicator) or +12V RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 PIN No. Signal Description 1 (Orange) Surround Side Left / Right Channel 2 (Black) Surround Rear Left / Right Channel 3 (Gray) Center / LFE Channel J6: SPDIF IN PORT PIN No. Signal Description Ground SPDIF IN PORT RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 J7: Ethernet 1/2 RJ-45 Connector -LAN 1 PIN No. Signal Description TD+ (MDI0+) TD- (MDI0-) RD+ (MDI1+) MDI2+ MDI2- RD- (MDI1-) -LAN 2 PIN No. Signal Description TD+ (MDI0+) TD- (MDI0-) RD+ (MDI1+) MDI2+ MDI2- RD- (MDI1-) MDI3+ MDI3- RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 1 2 3 4 PIN No. Signal Description Ground Ground Ground ※ Ground ※ +12V +12V +12V ※ +12V ※ Note: ※ When using 4-pin 12V CPU supplementary connector, plug the power connector into pins as marked. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 SDVO C CLOCK+ CHIPRST- Ground J15: USB 5/6 Connector 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description Ground Data - Data + Data + Data - Ground RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 J17: CPU FAN Connector 1 2 3 4 PIN No. Signal Description Ground +12V Sense (Fan Speed Detecting signal) Control (PWM) J19: Case Open Detect Connector PIN No. Signal Description Case Open; Short: case open Ground RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 2-10...
  • Page 21 General Purpose I/O Port 4 (GPIO4) SIO-GP23 Ground Buffered Digital Output Port 1 (DO1) SIO-GP10 Buffered Digital Output Port 2 (DO2) SIO-GP11 Buffered Digital Output Port 3 (DO3) SIO-GP12 Buffered Digital Output Port 4 (DO4) SIO-GP13 RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 2-11...
  • Page 22 Data 4 Data 11 Data 3 Data 12 Data 2 Data 13 Data 1 Data 14 Data 0 Data 15 Ground DMA REQ Ground IOW# Ground IOR# Ground IOCHRDY Pull-down DMA ACK# Ground INT REQ CBLID# RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 2-12...
  • Page 23 COM ※ COM ※ COM ※ PWR_OK ※ -5VDC ※ +5VSB ※ +5VDC ※ +12VDC ※ +5VDC ※ +12VDC +5VDC +3.3VDC Note: ※ When using 20-pin ATX power connector, plug the power connector into pins as marked. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 2-13...
  • Page 24 PERn0 Ground Ground End of the x1 connector PETp1 Reserved PETn1 Ground Ground PERp1 Ground PERn1 PETp2 Ground PETn2 Ground Ground PERp2 Ground PERn2 PETp3 Ground PETn3 Ground Ground PERp3 PCLKp3 PERn3 PCLKn3 Ground Ground +3.3V RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 2-14...
  • Page 25 Printer Select J30: Power/LED Header PIN No. Signal Description PIN No. Signal Description HDD_LED+5V (330 ohm) POWER_LED+5V (330 ohm) HDD_LED- POWER_LED- Ground Power Switch Reset Switch Ground SERR# +5V (330 ohm) +5V (330 ohm) LAN_ACTLED# LAN_LINKLED# RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 2-15...

  • Page 26: 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. If this operation is not easy or smooth, don’t do it forcibly. You need to check and rebuild the CPU pin uniformly. PIN 1 RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 4) Follow the steps of installing a CPU to change to another one or place handling bar to close the opened socket. Configuring System Bus RUBY-9712VG2A will automatically detect the CPU used. CPU speed of LGA 775 can be detected automatically. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Main Memory

    System Installation Main Memory RUBY-9712VG2A provides two DDR-SDRAM DIMM sockets to support DDR- SDRAM as main memory. The maximum memory size can be up to 2GB. Auto detecting memory clock according to BIOS CMOS settings. For system compatibility and stability, don’t use memory module without brand.

  • Page 29: Compactflash Card

    Step 1: Check all jumpers setting on proper position. Step 2: Install and configure CPU and memory module on right position. Step 3: Place RUBY-9712VG2A into the dedicated position in your system. Step 4: Attach cables to existing peripheral devices and secure it.

  • Page 30: Chipset Component Driver

    3.4.1 Chipset Component Driver The chipset on RUBY-9712VG2A 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 98SE /2000 /XP / Server 2003, please install its INF before any of other Drivers are installed.

  • Page 31: On-Board Fast Ethernet Controller

    9712VG2A CD-title. The drivers support Windows 2000 / XP. LED Indicator (for LAN status) RUBY-9712VG2A provides three LED indicators to report Marvell 88E8053 Fast Ethernet interfaces status. Please refer to the table below as a quick reference guide. Operation of Ethernet Port...

  • Page 32: On-Board Ac-97 Audio Device

    System Installation 3.4.4 On-board AC-97 Audio Device Please find Realtek ALC880AC’97 Audio driver of RUBY-9712VG2A CD-title. The drivers support Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP. Clear CMOS Operation The following table indicates how to enable/disable CMOS Clear Function hardware circuit by putting jumpers at proper position.
  • Page 33 (inp(0x002F) & 0xF7) | ( Count-mode Register & 0x08)); // Specify Time-out Value outp(0x002E, 0xF6); outp(0x002F, Time-out Value Register // Disable WDT reset by keyboard/mouse interrupts outp(0x002E, 0xF7); outp(0x002F, 0x00); // Exit Extended Function Mode outp(0x002E, 0xAA); RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Gpio

    2) 0x01~0xFF -- Value for counting down GPIO The RUBY-9712VG2A provides 4 input/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 35: Programming Guide

    System Installation 3.7.2 Programming Guide There are 4 GPIO pins & 4 DO on RUBY-9712VG2A. These GPIO pins are from SUPER I/O (W83627THF) GPIO pins, and can be programmed as Input or Output direction. J23 pin header is for 4 GPIO pins & 4 DO and its pin assignment as following: J23_Pin1=GPIO1: from SUPER I/O_GP26 with Ext.

  • Page 36: Example

    System Installation How to access W83627THF CR? In RUBY-9712VG2A, the EFER = 002Eh, and EFDR = 002Fh. EFER and EFDR are 2 IO ports needed to access W83627THF 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 37 ; CR30_Bit0.P1 al,30h dx,al dx,2fh al,ah dx,al dx,2eh al,0f0h ; Read LD7_CRF0 dx,al dx,2fh al,dx al,0efh ah,al dx,2eh al,0f0h ; LD7_CRF0_Bit4.P0 dx,al dx,2fh al,ah dx,al dx,2eh al,0f2h ; Read LD7_CRF2 dx,al dx,2fh al,dx al,0efh ah,al RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 3-12...
  • Page 38 Notes: 1) All the Buffered Digital Outputs are open-drain amplified form corresponding GPIO ports. 2) Some other functions may occupy the lower nibble of the registers. Altering any content in lower nibble will be undesired. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 3-13...

  • Page 39: Chapter 4 Bios Setup Information

    Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information RUBY-9712VG2A is equipped with the AWARD 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 40: Main Menu

    BIOS Setup Information Main Menu Once you enter RUBY-9712VG2A AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, you should start with the Main Menu. The Main Menu allows you to select from eleven setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to switch among items and press <Enter>...

  • Page 41: Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    640K Extended Memory 252928K Total Memory 253952K ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Note: Setting On-Chip Serial ATA is Auto Mode. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Ide Adaptors Setup Menu

    10246 MB size, head … on this channel Cylinder 19852 Head Precomp Landing Zone 19851 Sector ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 Min = 0 **** Warning: Setting a value of 65535 Max = 65535 means no hard disk Landing zone Min = 0 **** Max = 65535 Sector Min = 0 Number of sectors per track Max = 255 RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 Min = 0 **** Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means Max = 65535 no hard disk Landing zone Min = 0 **** Max = 65535 Sector Min = 0 Number of sectors per track Max = 255 RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Advanced Bios Feature

    [16 Min] Item Help Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled] Menu Level ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 Enabled warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access Disabled the boot sector or hard disk partition table. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 Select power on state for NumLock. The choice: Off, On. Gate A20 Option Fast-lets chipsets control Gate A20 and Normal – a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Default is Fast. The choice: Normal, Fast. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 I'm not surprised to see the conclusion reached at APIC: Benefit or Trouble. The number of IRQ's should be fine without being extended, anyway. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. MPS Version Control For OS Not changeable with APIC Mode set to disabled. The choice: 1.1, 1.4. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-10...

  • Page 49: Advanced Chipset Feature

    On-Chip Frame Buffer Size FIXED Memory Size DVMT Memory Size 120MB Boot Display [Auto] ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-11...
  • Page 50 Precharge delay (tRAS) The choice: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, Auto. System Memory Frequency Users are recommended to use Auto for memory frequency selection. The choice: Auto, 333MHz, 400MHz. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-12...
  • Page 51 F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults PCI Express Port 1 / Port 2 / Port 3 / Port 4 The choice: Auto, Enabled, Disabled. PCI-E Compliancy Mode The choice: V1.0 / V1.0a. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-13...

  • Page 52: Integrated Peripherals

    [Press Enter] Item Help Onboard Device [Press Enter] Super IO Device [Press Enter] Menu Level ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-14...
  • Page 53 The choice: Enabled, Disabled. On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-15...
  • Page 54 Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults USB Controller This item allows you to enable/disable USB (Universal Serial Bus) function. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-16...
  • Page 55 X EPP Mode Select EPP1.7 X ECP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR-Fail [Off] ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-17...
  • Page 56 High rate for receiving / High rate for transmitting Hi, Lo High rate for receiving / Low rate for transmitting Lo, Hi Low rate for receiving / High rate for transmitting Lo, Lo Low rate for receiving / Low rate for transmitting RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-18...
  • Page 57 Switch to ECP + EPP mode Normal Switch to Normal mode EPP Mode Select Select different version of EPP mode. The choice: EPP1.7, EPP1.9. ECP Mode Use DMA Select a proper DMA channel for ECP mode. The choice: 1, 3. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-19...

  • Page 58: Power Management Setup

    Secondary IDE 0 [Disabled] Secondary IDE 1 [Disabled] FDD,COM,LPT Port [Disabled] PCI PIRQ[A-D]# [Disabled] ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-20...
  • Page 59 Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. DPMS Initial display power management signaling. Video Off In Suspend This allows user to enable/disable video off in Suspend Mode. The choice: Yes, No. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-21...
  • Page 60 The choice: Disabled, Enabled. Power On by Ring When select “Enabled”, a system that is at soft-off mode will be alert to Wake-On- Modem signal. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. USB KB Wake-up From S3 The choice: Enabled, Disabled. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-22...
  • Page 61 The choice: Enabled, Disabled. PCI PIRQ[A-D]# This option can be used to detect PCI device activities. If they are activities, the system will go into sleep mode. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-23...

  • Page 62: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Default is disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-24...
  • Page 63 The choice: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. INT Pin 2 / 5 / 6 / 7 Assignment Devices (S) using this INT: The choice: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-25...
  • Page 64 The choice: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. Maximum Payload Size Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices. The unit is byte. The choice: 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, and 4096. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-26...

  • Page 65: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status Auto Detect PCI Clk [Enabled] Item Help Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Menu Level ↑↓→←: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-27...

  • Page 66: Default Menu

    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. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-28...

  • Page 67: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    Security option (see Section 3). If the Security option is set to “System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-29...

  • Page 68: Exiting Selection

    Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual 4-30...

  • Page 69: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides a few useful tips to quickly get RUBY-9712VG2A 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 70 (1) Make sure the DIMM module’s pin face down and match the socket’s size. (2) Insert the module straight down to the DIMM slot with both bands and press down firmly until the DIMM module is securely in the place. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 (1) Insert 20-pin ATX power connector on J27. Although it is 24-pin ATX connector, but you still can use 20-pin ATX power supply as figure 5-4. However, it will be better if you can adopt ATX power supply with 24-pin connector. Figure 5-4 RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 (2) Please make sure power is ready, and then press Power toggle switch to start the System. Besides, you should hear short beep during booting up. Short beep means system boot up okay. If not, please check the above steps certainty. Figure 5-6 RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: 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 74 IRQ #15 IDE Secondary Controller 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. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Faq

    RS-485, which are DATA – and DATA +. Its connection must be “DATA – connects to DATA –“, and “DATA + connects to DATA +”. Otherwise, RS-485 won’t be able to transfer its data. Besides, you need to program communication of RS-485 by yourself. RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 76 Q: I am a customer of Portwell, where can I get new BIOS to update on IMB ? A: You can always visit Portwell Download center to download update BIOS.
  • Page 77 CBFF – CBFF 0.1K Unused CC00 - D57F D580 – D5FF Unused D600 – D77F D780 – D949 7.2K Unused D94A – DFFF High RAM E000 – EFFF Unused F000 – FFFF System ROM First 64K Extended RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...
  • Page 78 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 RUBY-9712VG2A User’s Manual...

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