GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual Safety & Approvals Notices Battery This product contains a lithium cell. When removing or replacing the lithium cell, do not use a conductive instrument as a short- circuit may cause the cell to explode. Always replace the cell with one of the same type. This product uses a CR2032 cell.
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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a different circuit to that of the receiver • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Any change or modification to this product not expressly approved by RadiSys could void the approvals held by this product. Legal Directives This product complies with the relevant clauses of the following European Directives.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual 1 Overview The GL815E is an ATX form factor motherboard based around an Intel Celeron or Pentium III processor and an Intel 815E family chipset. It integrates video, audio, system monitoring and Ethernet on a 12.0 x 7.5-inch board and is targeted at the embedded PC technology market. Form Factor ATX 2.03 compliant, 12.0 x 7.5 inches Processor...
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual Motherboard Layout The figure below shows the layout of the GL815E motherboard with the major components identified. 22 23 24 25 26 27 Page 8 of 51...
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual Product Options The table below lists the product options available. Functions GL815E-V GL815E-L GL815E-FPL Audio Flat panel interface Flat panel rear connector On-board speaker SuperCap Each of the products is available with a choice of CPU speed. Consult the latest price list for the available options.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual Configuration The majority of the configuration of the motherboard is done Operating mode through the Setup utility built into the BIOS – discussed later in this document. There is, however, one jumper that controls Normal the operation of the motherboard as described below.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual 1.4.2 Front Panel Connections The primary controls and indicators for the motherboard are connected via the front panel connector using either a single ribbon cable to a 'front panel' assembly, or using a number of small PC- standard connectors.
For best performance, use PC133 modules with a 133MHz bus processor. When using a 100MHz bus processor, the module will always operate at 100MHz regardless of type. See the Manuals, Drivers & BIOS section on the RadiSys web site at www.radisys.com for a list of memory modules that have been tested with this product.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual Chipset The GL815E motherboard is based around an Intel 815E chipset comprising two parts - • Graphics and memory controller hub (GMCH). This includes the processor interface, a high- performance 3D graphics controller and the system memory controller. •...
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual 2.4.2 Video Modes The Intel 815E chipset supports a wide variety of video modes. The drivers for specific operating systems support a subset of these modes. The table below lists the video modes supported by the Windows and Linux drivers.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual Network The GL815E supports an optional 10/100 Ethernet controller based around the controller integrated within the chipset and an Intel GD82562ET transceiver. An RJ45 connector located on the rear panel integrates two LED indicators to provide link status information. The list below describes the features provided.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual 2.9.1 Serial Ports The GL815E motherboard supports two 16C550-compatible serial ports that can operate at speeds of up to 115.2kbps. Serial port 1 is located on the rear panel whilst serial port 2 is via a header. Each port can be assigned as COM1 through COM4 via the BIOS Setup utility:- •...
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual USB channel Connector location Controller Channel 0 Rear I/O (bottom) Controller 1 Channel 1 Rear I/O (top) Controller 1 Channel 2 Header Controller 2 Channel 3 AGP slot Controller 2 The BIOS supports the use of a USB keyboard and/or mouse in lieu of a PS/2 device via the BIOS customization tools (the feature is disabled by default).
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual ISA Slots The motherboard provides 2 ISA slots, one of which is shared with a PCI slot. The National Semiconductor NS87200 provides the PCI to ISA bridge. In order to fully support the ISA bus power rails, the ATX power supply should provide –5V.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual 2.15 Power management The GL815E motherboard implements a number of power management features with software support for APM and ACPI. Where an operating system does not support ACPI, the motherboard defaults to using APM. An APM driver is required by the operating system in order to take advantage of the APM power management features.
The code is built from a number of software and data modules that can be customized and assembled with a software tool that can be provided by RadiSys. Software to support BIOS updates and crisis recovery is also available - see the Manuals, Drivers & BIOS section on www.radisys.com...
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual 3 Specifications Regulatory EMC Compliance The table below lists the EMC regulations the GL815E motherboard is designed to meet when correctly installed in a suitable chassis. Regulation FCC Class B (Title 47 of Code of Federal Regulations, parts 2 & 15, subpart B) EN55022:1998 Class B EN55024:1998 Regulatory Safety Compliance...
The maximum operating temperature of the supplied processor and fansink combination is specified in the Endura Processor Support document, which can be found in the motherboard section of the RadiSys web site. Always test the final system configuration to determine if the operating temperature range limits for the motherboard and processor are being met.
The GL815E motherboard meets the ATX Motherboard Interface Specification, version 2.03. It measures 12.0 x 7.5 inches and is manufactured using a 4-layer PCB with components on the topside only. The screen-printing includes the following. • Product Name, RadiSys part number and RadiSys branding. • Location for serial number label •...
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual 3.7.2 I/O Shield An I/O shield is available for the GL815E when used in a standard ATX chassis and is illustrated below. The shield press-fits into the chassis shield aperture. The shield illustrated includes the RJ45 Ethernet aperture but not the optional flat panel display connector aperture.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual Electrical 3.8.1 Motherboard Power Consumption The motherboard power consumption is highly dependent on the processors, memory and devices attached and also on the software that is running and the power state that the board is in. The figures given in the table below are designed to give the user a guide to the power requirements that should be expected under selected conditions.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual 3.8.2 Power Supply Selection The GL815E motherboard is designed to operate in conjunction with an ATX compatible power supply, as defined in section 4.2 of the ATX 2.03 specification. The provision of a 5V standby power rail is optional but, if not provided, the soft-switched power supply control features of the motherboard cannot be used.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual 4 Motherboard BIOS 4.1 Configuration The motherboard BIOS includes a setup utility that can be used to both view and modify the board’s configuration. The settings are stored in CMOS RAM with the default settings held in the flash ROM.
BIOS ROM (as a result of an interrupted update, for example) to be repaired. Updates are available online from the RadiSys site in the form of a compressed image (ZIP) of a number of files. Using the software contained in the ZIP file, you must first create a flash diskette that is then used for the update or recovery process.
Follow the steps below. You need a PC with Microsoft MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT and a blank diskette. 1. Obtain the update ZIP file from the Manuals, Drivers & BIOS section on the RadiSys web site, www.radisys.com.
BIOS OEM kit ZIP file that can be obtained from the Manuals, Drivers & BIOS section on the RadiSys web site, www.radisys.com. The ‘Readme.txt’ file also contained in this ZIP provides updated customization information and should be read before proceeding.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual 4.4 BIOS Error Indications Once the motherboard powers-up the BIOS code runs Power-On-Self-Test software to check that the motherboard is operating correctly. During this process, the code writes an 8-bit value to an error port at various code checkpoints. If a fatal error is determined, then the error code indicates the last successful checkpoint reached.
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GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Enable A20 Initialize hard disk controller Autosize DRAM Initialize local bus hard disk controller Initialize PMM Disable unused PCI clocks Clear 512KB base RAM Build MPTABLE for multiprocessor boards Test 512KB base address lines Install CDROM for boot Test low byte of 512KB base memory Clear huge ES segment register...
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GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Enable keyboard Initialize PEM Test for unexpected interrupts PEM log Initialize PDS PEM Display Display prompt "Press F2 to enter PEM sys error initialization SETUP" CPU cache off Dual CMOS Test RAM between 512KB and 640KB Docking initialization Base Address Late docking initialization...
RadiSys Online Support can be found at www.radisys.com and includes device drivers, BIOS updates, support software and documentation. See the Manuals, Drivers & BIOS section. RadiSys hotline numbers for the US and Canada are Support: (800) 438-4769 Service: (800) 256-5917 Online specifications and reference material:...
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual A.5. ISA Interrupt Allocation The ISA interrupts are allocated as described in the table below. Interrupt Description IRQ0 System Timer IRQ1 Keyboard Controller IRQ2 Cascade interrupt IRQ3 COM2, COM1 or unassigned IRQ4 COM1, COM2 or unassigned IRQ5 Parallel port or unassigned IRQ6...
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual A.7. BIOS Organization The BIOS ROM is a 4Mbit device containing eight symmetrical 64KB blocks. The diagram below shows how the ROM is used to store code and control information. The addresses shown refer to the ROM image at the top of the 4GB-address space.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual Appendix B Appendix B Appendix B Appendix B Connector Descriptions Connector Descriptions Connector Descriptions Connector Descriptions B.1. Connector Part Numbers The various motherboard connectors are listed in the table below along with the part number of one of the approved vendors.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual B.5. ATX Power Supply B.7. Parallel Port Signal Signal Signal Signal +3.3V +3.3V STB# AFD# -12.0V +3.3V ERR# INIT# PS_ON# +5.0V SLIN# +5.0V Not Used PWR_OK +5.0V +5.0VSBY +5.0V +12.0V ACK# B.6. Front Panel Header BUSY SLCT B.8.
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual B.9. Serial Port 2 B.12. USB Channel 2 Header Signal Signal Signal DATA- DATA+ SGND FGND RING B.13. PS/2 Keyboard B.10. VGA Monitor Signal Signal DATA Signal Signal Not Used CLOCK Not Used GREEN B.14. PS/2 Mouse BLUE RESERVED RESERVED...
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual B.15. Keyboard Header B.18. IDE Drive Headers Signal Signal Signal DATA RST# CLOCK B.16. Mouse Header Signal DATA IOW# CLOCK IOR# IORDY CSEL B.17. General Purpose I/O DAK# Not Used CBLID# CS1# CS3# HDACT# Signal Signal GPIO20 GPIO21...
GL815E Endura Motherboard Product Manual B.24. System Fan B.28. Flat Panel Header Signal Signal Signal TXC+ POWER TX2+ TXC- TACH# TX2- SHLDC B.25. LINE In and Out Jacks SHLD2 TX1+ TX1- Signal SHLD1 LEFT AUDIO TX0+ DDC_DAT RING RIGHT AUDIO TX0- DDC_CLK SLEEVE...
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