Page 4 - ONTENTS
ii C ONTENTS S ECTION 1 I NTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Unpacking F815D Series 1 1.2 Description 3 1.3 Features 3 1.3.1 Hardware Monitoring 4 1.3.2 I/O Shield Connector 4 1.3.3 F815D Series Overview 4 1.3.4 System Block Diagram 5 1.4 Specifications 6 S ECTION 2 I NSTALLATIONS 8 2.1 System Installation 8 2.1.1 C...
Page 5 - BIOS S
iii C ONTENTS S ECTION 3 A WARD BIOS S ETUP 29 3.1 BIOS Instructions 29 3.2 Main Menu 30 3.3 Standard CMOS Features 32 3.4 IDE Adapters 34 3.5 Advanced BIOS Features 36 3.6 Advanced Chipset Features 40 3.7 Integrated Peripherals 43 3.8 Power Management Setup 47 3.9 PnP/PCI Configurations 51 3.10 PC ...
Page 7 - NTRODUCTION; Unpacking F815D Series
1 I NTRODUCTION 1.1 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 ¡ Floppy ribbon cable ¡ ATA-66/100 HDD ribbon cable ¡ Print...
Page 8 - ATX power control cable
Introduction 2 ¡ 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 10 - The SBC is equipped with an I/O bracket. Please use the appropriate; F815D Series Overview
Introduction 4 1.3.1 Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your systems operations and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and RPM of fan. 1.3.2 I/O Shield Connector The SBC is equipped with an I/O bracket. Please use the appropriate I/O s...
Page 11 - System Block Diagram; Figure 2: System Block Diagram
Introduction 5 1.3.4 System Block Diagram Socket 37 0-p in s f or Pe nt iu m I I I / C el er on Pro ces sor Cl oc k VRM DATA CTRL ADDR MCH (8 15 EP) GMCH (8 15 E) 54 4 BGA I CH2 36 0 BGA SDRA M 100/13 3 X 2 CRT Su pe r I / O W8362 7H F ATA100 US B IDE Pri mary I DE Sec on da ry US B Po rt 1/ 2 US B ...
Page 13 - Extended Function:; - Hardware Monitoring function by W83781D
Introduction 7 ¡ 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 - NSTALLATIONS; Installation; Carefully follow the steps below in order to install the CPU:
8 I NSTALLATIONS 2.1 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. Align the pin of the CPU a...
Page 15 - To remove the CPU, reverse the installation steps.; Figure 4: DIMM Memory and 168-pins Socket
Installations 9 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. Note: The CPU and the heat radiation ...
Page 16 - Carefully follow the steps below in order to install the DIMMs:
Installations 10 Carefully follow the steps below in order to install the DIMMs: 1. To avoid generating static electricity and damaging the DIMM, ground yourself by touching a grounded metal surface or using a ground scrap before you touch the DIMM. 2. Do not touch the connector of the DIMM. Dirt re...
Page 17 - Jumpers; There are jumpers on the system board of the F815D Series. You can
Installations 11 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. The setting is...
Page 18 - Layout; Jumper & Connector Location
Installations 12 2.2 Board Layout Jumper & Connector Location CN1 DI M M 1 DI M M 2 CN2 CN6 ID E 2 ID E 1 CN3 CN 7 CN 4 CN21 JP1 CN 10 CN12 CN14 CN22 CN19 JP2 JP3 BAT1 CN 18 CN20 BZ1 CN11 F 8 1 5D R E V 1 . 0 CN8 CN 5 CN9 CN15 CN17
Page 19 - Setting; Use the information in the following table to change the jumpers.; COM port setting select
Installations 13 2.3 Jumper Setting Table for Jumper Location Description: Use the information in the following table to change the jumpers. Jumpers Functions JP1 COM port setting select JP2 Clear CMOS setting select JP3 Watchdog Timer setting select
Page 20 - COM port setting select: JP1
Installations 14 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 JP1 Function 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 RS-232 (Def...
Page 21 - Watchdog Timer setting select: JP3
Installations 15 Watchdog Timer setting select: JP3 Function JP3 NMI 1-2 Reset System (Default) 2-3 y Location:
Page 22 - Description; Connector
Installations 16 2.4 Connector’s Description Connector Location CN1 DI M M 1 DI M M 2 CN2 CN6 ID E 2 ID E 1 CN3 CN 7 CN 4 CN21 JP1 CN 10 CN12 CN14 CN22 CN19 JP2 JP3 BAT1 CN 18 CN20 BZ1 CN11 F 8 1 5D R E V 1 . 0 CN8 CN 5 CN9 CN15 CN17
Page 23 - Table for Connector’s Location Description:
Installations 17 Table for Connector’s Location Description: Use the information in the following table to change the connector. Connectors Functions CN2 Secondary IDE connector CN3 Parallel port connector CN4 Power fan connector CN6 Primary IDE connector CN7 Floppy disk connector CN8 ATX power conn...
Page 24 - Assignment
Installations 18 Secondary IDE connector (40-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-header with housing): CN2 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 H...
Page 28 - Ground
Installations 22 COM2 RS-232 serial port connector (10-pins 2.54mm pitch pin-Header with housing): CN9 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) 2 DSR (Data Set Ready) 3 RXD (Receive Data) 4 RTS (Request to Send) 5 TXD (Transmit Data) 6 CTS (Clear to Send) 7 DTR (Data Terminal ...
Page 34 - Ground
Installations 28 COM2 (F815D Series only) serial port connector (D-SUB 9-pins male): CN22 Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment 1 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) 2 RXD (Receive Data) 3 TXD (Transmit Data) 4 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) 5 Ground 6 DSR (Data Set Ready) 7 RTS (Request to Send) 8 CTS (Clear to Sen...
Page 35 - WARD; Instructions
29 A WARD BIOS S 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. The modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned o...
Page 37 - Integrated Peripherals:
Award BIOS Setup 31 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...
Page 38 - Standard CMOS Features; Options are in its sub menu (described in Table 3)
Award BIOS Setup 32 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 i...
Page 39 - IDE Secondary Master:
Award BIOS Setup 33 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/ ...
Page 40 - Adapters; Options Press Enter
Award BIOS Setup 34 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 IDE Primary Master Access Mode Cylinder Head Precomp Lan...
Page 41 - Warning; : Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk
Award BIOS Setup 35 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 =...
Page 42 - Advanced BIOS Features
Award BIOS Setup 36 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 Softwar...
Page 43 - automatically when the system boots up causing a; CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking:
Award BIOS Setup 37 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 pa...
Page 44 - Boot Up Floppy Seek:; the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Award BIOS Setup 38 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-...
Page 45 - Report No FDD For Win 95:
Award BIOS Setup 39 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. OS Select...
Page 46 - Advanced Chipset Features; SDRAM CAS Latency Time:
Award BIOS Setup 40 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. It also coordinates communications be...
Page 47 - SDRAM RAS Precharge Time:
Award BIOS Setup 41 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 th...
Page 48 - Delayed Transaction:
Award BIOS Setup 42 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 effect...
Page 49 - Peripherals
Award BIOS Setup 43 3.7 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA ID...
Page 50 - USB Keyboard Support:
Award BIOS Setup 44 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 ...
Page 51 - Onboard FDC Controller:
Award BIOS Setup 45 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 ...
Page 52 - Onboard Parallel Port:
Award BIOS Setup 46 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 addr...
Page 53 - Power Management Setup
Award BIOS Setup 47 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 ...
Page 54 - ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPU’s; This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.; Video Off In Suspend:
Award BIOS Setup 48 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. Power Saving: Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPU’s . Doze Mode = 1 min., ...
Page 57 - Configurations; This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or; Reset Configuration Data:
Award BIOS Setup 51 3.9 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or P ersonal C omputer I nterconnect, 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. This s...
Page 58 - Resource controlled by:; If you set this field to “Manual”
Award BIOS Setup 52 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 operating system such as Windows ® 95. If ...
Page 60 - Shutdown Temperature:
Award BIOS Setup 54 +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 - Spread Spectrum Modulated:
Award BIOS Setup 55 3.11 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 - 2001 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK Spread Spectrum Modulated X Linear Spread Model X Linear Spread Rage CPU Skew Adjust PCI Skew Adjust SDRAM Skew Adjust AGP Skew Adjust CPU...
Page 64 - Load Optimized Defaults
Award BIOS Setup 58 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 - Set Supervisor Password:; can enter and change the options of the setup
Award BIOS Setup 59 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 ch...
Page 66 - Exit Without Saving
Award BIOS Setup 60 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 ti...
