On-board LCD(optional)/CRT video controller....8 ATX Power Supply Enhancements........ 10 Step 2 DRAM, CPU, Disk-on-Chip and Cables Installation Captor 370 Memory Configuration ........ 11 CPU Installation............... 11 Disk-on-Chip installation ..........12 Installing Cables.............. 12 Power and Control Panel Cables ........12 Installing Peripheral Cables ...........
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Auto Detect Hard Disk ............ 36 Change User Password ..........36 Change Supervisor Password ........37 Change Language Settings ..........37 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings....37 Auto Configuration with Fail-Safe Settings ....38 Save Settings and Exit............ 38 Exit without Saving ............
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Introduction Appendix D On-Board Industrial Devices ......59 Watchdog Timer .............. 59 Post Code Display............60 Appendix E On-Board Ethernet ....71 Appendix F On-Board Video Controller ....73...
Captor 370 – Installation Guide Notice The company reserves the right to revise this publication or to change its contents without notice. Information contained herein is for reference only and does not constitute a commitment on the part of the manufacturer or any subsequent vendor.
The Captor 370 design was based on the Intel™ 440BX chipset providing the ideal platform to industrial applications. The Captor 370 design is based on the Intel Celeron and PIII processor. With proper installation and maintenance, your Captor 370 will provide years of high performance and trouble free operation.
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4MB). Static Electricity Warning! The Captor 370 has been designed as rugged as possible but can still be damaged if jarred sharply or struck. Handle the motherboard with care. The Captor 370 also contains delicate electronic circuits that can be damaged or weakened by static electricity.
God, or other causes beyond the manufacturer's control. Captor 370 - An Overview The Captor 370 represents the ultimate in industrial single board computer technology. No other system board available today provides such impressive list of features: CPU Support •...
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide • One PS/2 mouse and one PS/2 keyboard connector. • Optional power connector through terminal block. • Two Universal Serial Bus headers. • One Disk-on-Chip on-board up to 288MB with FFS for diskless applications. •...
CPU and standard I/O. Handling Precautions The Captor 370 has been designed to be as rugged as possible but it can be damaged if dropped, jarred sharply or struck. Damage may also occur by using excessive force in performing certain installation procedures such as forcing the system board into the chassis or placing too much torque on a mounting screw.
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS! Work on a conductive surface that is connected to the ground. Before touching any electronic device, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal object or, and highly recommended, use a grounding strap.
Step 1 Setting the Jumpers Your Captor 370 is equipped with a large number of peripherals and has the ability to run at a variety of speeds without the need to change any crystals or oscillators. As such, there is a large number of configuration jumpers on the board.
Captor 370 – Installation Guide Jumper Locations Use the diagram below and the tables on the following pages to locate and set the on-board configuration jumpers. Figure 1-2 Jumper Locations - Front...
Captor 370 – Installation Guide CMOS Reset This option is provided as a convenience for those who need to reset the CMOS registers. It should always be set to "Normal" for standard operation. If the CMOS needs to be reset, turn off the system, move J1 to 2-3, turn the system on, move jumper to 1-2 and press reset.
Chapter 1: Pre-Configuration Clock Speed Selection The Captor 370 has a CPU automatic speed selector device. The jumper JP1 allows selection for this option. Table 1-4 Clock Frequency Selection Clock Frequency (SW1) (SW2) (SW3) (SW4) AUTODETECT* 66MHz 100MHz RESERVED RESERVED...
Address 110h* 310h * Manufacturer's Settings. On-board Ethernet The Captor 370 has a built-in 10/100 Ethernet. The jumper JP6 either disables (2-3) or enables (1-2) this feature. For more information please refer to Appendix E. Table 1-8 Ethernet Selection Ethernet...
Captor 370 – Installation Guide ATX Power Supply Enhancements The Captor 370 has a Power on mode selection. The jumper JP2 selects the power on mode. This feature is only available when using an ATX power supply and a cable connecting the backplane to J43.
Chapter 1: Pre-Configuration Step 2 DRAM, CPU, Disk-on-Chip and Cables Installation Depending upon how your Captor 370 is configured you may need to install the following: • DRAM (DIMMs) • • Disk-on-chip Captor 370 Memory Configuration The Captor 370 offers 2 DIMM memory sockets. They can be configured with 3.3V unbuffered SDRAM modules.
Installing Cables Power and Control Panel Cables The Captor 370 gets power from the backplane through the ISA slot or through the terminal block J37. Installing Peripheral Cables Now it is a good time to install the internal peripherals such as floppy and hard disk drives.
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It is also a good idea to label each of the external peripheral connectors - COM1, COM2 and Parallel. The connector bracket layout on the Captor 370 is shown in Figure1-3. Figure 1-3 Captor 370 Bracket...
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Figure 1-4 Location of Components and Header Connectors...
Chapter 1: Pre-Configuration Index of Header Connectors Please refer to Appendix A for pin-out descriptions. Table 1-13 Connectors descriptions Connector Description Infra Red Ethernet RJ45 Reset COM 1 COM 2 LPT - Parallel Keyboard Mouse LCD Header pin-out Primary IDE Secondary IDE Power LED/ Keyboard Lock HDD LED...
Chapter 2 HIFLEX BIOS Setup Your Captor 370 features AMI BIOS. The system configuration parameters are set via the HIFLEX AMIBIOS setup. Since HIFLEX BIOS Setup resides in the ROM BIOS, it is available each time the computer is turned on.
Captor 370 – Installation Guide functions are described in this chapter. Some options may not be available in your BIOS. The windows are: • Standard CMOS Setup • Advanced CMOS Setup • Advanced Chipset Setting • Power Management Setup •...
Chapter 2:BIOS Configuration Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Select one of these options to configure the hard disk drive. Select Auto from the drive parameters screen to let AMIBIOS automatically configure the drive. Choose the desired option to configure the drive.
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2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device These options set the drive boot sequence that Captor 370 attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The settings are Disabled, 1st IDE, 2nd IDE, 3rd IDE, 4th IDE, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, ATAPI-CDROM, SCSI, Network and I2O.
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Chapter 2:BIOS Configuration S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to use the SMART (System Management and Reporting Technologies). The setting is either Enabled or Disabled (default). Boot Up Num Lock Set this option to Off to turn the Num Lock key off when the computer is booted so you can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard.
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Primary Display This option configures the type of video card attached to the computer. The settings are Mono, CGA40x25, CGA80x25, VGA/EGA (default) and Absent. Use Absent for systems without video cards. Password Check This option enables password checking every time the system boots or when you run AMIBIOS Setup.
Chapter 2:BIOS Configuration Internal Cache This option enables or disables the L1 internal Cache. System BIOS Cacheable When set to Enabled, the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be read from or written to cache memory. The content of this memory segment is always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster execution.
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide USB KB/Mouse Legacy Support The settings for this option are: Disabled (default), Keyboard, Auto and Keyboard+Mouse. Port 64/60 Emulation The setting for this option is either Enabled or Disabled (default). SERR# The options are Enabled and Disabled (default).
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Chapter 2:BIOS Configuration Aperture Access Global Enable The options are Enabled and Disabled (default). PCI 0 Agent to Aperture Access N/A. Memory Autosizing Support The settings for the option are: Auto (default) (uses SPD) and Enabled (BIOS test). DRAM Integrity Mode The options are None (default), EC and ECC Hardware.
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide SDRAM Precharge Control The settings for this option are: All, Miss (default) and Miss/All. Power Down SDRAM The settings for this option are: Enabled and Disabled (default). ACPI Control Register The settings for this option are: Enabled and Disabled (default).
Chapter 2:BIOS Configuration PIIX4 Passive Release The settings for this option are: Enabled (default) and Disabled. PIIX4 Delayed Transaction The settings for this option are: Enabled (default) and Disabled. Type F DMA Buffer Control 1 Type F DMA Buffer Control 2 The settings for these options are: Enabled and Disabled (default).
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Power Management/APM Set this option to APM to enable the power management and APM (Advanced Power Management) features. The settings for this option are: APM (default) and Disabled. Power button Function This option specifies how the power button mounted externally on the computer chassis is used.
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Chapter 2:BIOS Configuration Power Saving Type The settings for this option are: Sleep, Stop Clock and Deep Sleep. The default setting is Sleep. Standby / Suspend Timer Unit This option allows a timer to be set for stand by and suspend modes.
Captor 370 – Installation Guide Device 0 (Primary Master IDE) Device 1 (Primary Slave IDE) Device 2 (Secondary Master IDE) Device 3 (Secondary Slave IDE) When set to Monitor, this option enables event monitoring on the device. If set to Monitor and the computer is in a power saving state, AMIBIOS watches for activity.
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Chapter 2:BIOS Configuration 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is 64. PCI VGA Palette Snoop This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card installed in the computer requires VGA palette snooping. The setting is either Disabled or Enabled.
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Off-board PCI IDE Secondary IRQ This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the secondary IDE channel on the off-board PCI IDE controller. The settings are Disabled, INTA, INTB, INTC, INTD and Hardwired. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
Chapter 2:BIOS Configuration devices that are configurable by the system BIOS. If more IRQs must be removed from the pool, the end user can use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it. Onboard I/O is configured as PCI/PNP. IRQ12 only appears if the mouse support option in advanced setup is set to disabled.
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Onboard Serial Port1 This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 1. The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I/O port address), Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h and 2E8h. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Auto.
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Chapter 2:BIOS Configuration EPP Version 1.7 and 1.9 (default) (available only for EPP mode). Parallel Port IRQ This option specifies the IRQ always used by the parallel port. When the port is set to a fixed address the settings are (IRQ) 5 and (IRQ) 7 (default), otherwise it is set to Auto.
Captor 370 – Installation Guide The current voltage is shown (only available with the optional hardware monitor). CPU Fan Secondary Fan The current fan speed is shown (only available with the optional hardware monitor). Onboard IDE This option specifies the IDE channel used by the onboard IDE controller.
Chapter 2:BIOS Configuration Change Supervisor Password Select the Change Supervisor Password from the Security section of the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press <Enter>. The screen does not display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted and press <Enter>.
Captor 370 – Installation Guide Auto Configuration with Fail-Safe Settings You can load the Fail-Safe AMIBIOS Setup option settings by selecting the Fail-Safe option from the Default section of the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. The Fail-Safe settings provide far from optimal system performance, but are the most stable settings.
Chapter 3 Upgrading Upgrading the System Memory The Captor 370 allows an upgrade of the system memory with up to 256MB unbuffered SDRAM and up to 512MB registered SDRAM DIMM modules. ECC and non-ECC modules are supported. PC100 memory modules are recommended, but are required for PIII or 100MHz FSB operation.
Appendix A: Technical Specifications Appendix A Technical Specifications Chipsets Core Logic Intel 440BX Chipset. Peripheral I/O Standard Microsystems (SMSC) FDC37B722. Micro Processor Support Celeron and PIII PGA processors up to 100MHz FSB. System Memory Memory Capacity Up to 512MB registered SDRAM or up to 256MB unbuffered SDRAM DIMM Modules.
Captor 370 – Installation Guide Flash BIOS Optional feature for System BIOS. Flash programming built into the BIOS. BIOS to be flashed is read from a floppy. Embedded I/O Two PCI EIDE controllers. Supports up to 4 devices. Ultra DMA up to 33MB/sec. supported. CD ROM and LS120 compatible.
Appendix A: Technical Specifications PC 104 Interface One PC 104 expansion/stack-up interface and power connector. Disk-On-Chip - Solid State Flash Disk On-board support for one Disk-on-Chip device, currently up to 288MB. Addresses selectable through jumper JP7. On-board Ethernet On-board auto-sensing, bus mastering 10/100 Ethernet with Wake-on-lan function.
Captor 370 – Installation Guide Power button function: advanced power management support, Press & Hold to shut off power, etc. Miscellaneous CMOS/Battery RTC with lithium battery. No external battery is required. Control Panel Connections Reset, Keylock, Speaker, Soft Power. LEDs for power and IDE.
Captor 370 – Installation Guide Interrupts System Resource I/O channel check Reserved, interval timer Reserved (keyboard) Reserved (cascade) COM2* COM1* User Available Floppy Drive LPT1* Real time clock User Available User Available User Available PS/2 mouse port (if present, else user available)
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Appendix A: Technical Specifications Table A-6 Infra Red, Power LED/ Keyboard Lock, HDD LED, CPU Fan, Sys Fan, Wake On Lan and Speaker Headers - AUX Power Terminal and ATX PS Control Pins. Connector Description Infra Red 1)Rx 2)Tx 3)GND 4)NC 5)Key 6)Vcc...
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Table A-7 J27 DB15 Standard VGA CRT Connector Pin-out Pin# DB15 Standard VGA – J27 GREEN BLUE NO CONNECT GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND NO CONNECT DDC DATA HSYNC VSYNC DDC CLOCK Table A-8 J19 USB Header Connector Pin-out Pin# USB Header –...
Appendix B Flash BIOS programming The Captor 370 offers the optional FLASH BIOS. When installed, you will be able to update your BIOS without having to replace the EPROM. The AMIBIOS will read the new BIOS file from a floppy disk, replace the old BIOS and reboot your computer.
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Table B-2 Flash Bios Beep Errors Beeps Description Insert diskette in floppy A: The AMIBOOT.ROM file was not found in the root directory of floppy drive A: Base memory error Flash program successful Floppy read error...
Appendix C: Disk-On-Chip Appendix C Disk-On-Chip The Captor 370 offers one on-board flash disk as an optional device. The Disk-On-Chip is a single chip flash disk device in a standard 32- pin DIP socket. It features up to 288MB of storage capacity with high-speed boot-up capabilities, including the Flash File System (FFS) for easy storage.
Appendix D On-Board Industrial Devices The Captor 370 features two industrial devices: A watchdog timer that will reset the system is case of failure according to a pre-set time-out, and a Post Code display that will help you on troubleshooting.
*Manufacturer's Settings Post Code Display The POST code display is a device implemented on the Captor 370 to help on failure diagnostics. A POST code is transmitted by the BIOS during the POST (Power On Self Test). It is a number that refers to the state or test condition of a circuit or group of circuits.
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Appendix D: Industrial Devices POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test, it writes diagnostic codes checkpoint codes to I/O port 0080h where the POST code display is connected. Table D-4 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Description...
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Table D-5 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Description Code The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test.
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Appendix D: Industrial Devices Table D-6 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution. These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM. Checkpoint Description Code The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition.
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Checkpoint Description Code The memory refresh line is toggling. Checking the 15 second on/off time next. Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next. Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors.
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Appendix D: Industrial Devices Checkpoint Description Code The display mode is set. Displaying the power on message next. Initializing the bus input, IPL, general devices next, if present. See Table D-7 for additional information. Displaying bus initialization error messages. See Table D-7 for additional information.
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Checkpoint Description Code The memory test started, but not as the result of a soft reset. Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next. The memory size display has started. The display is updated during the memory test. Performing the sequential and random memory test next.
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Appendix D: Industrial Devices Checkpoint Description Code The keyboard controller interface test completed. Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next. The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed. Checking for a locked key next. Locked key checking is over.
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide Checkpoint Description Code The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control. Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed.
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Appendix D: Industrial Devices Checkpoint Description Code Code copying to specific areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next. Table D-7 Bus Checkpoint Codes The system BIOS passes control to different buses at the following checkpoints: Checkpoint Description Code Initializing the different bus system, static, and output...
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Captor 370 – Installation Guide The system BIOS passes control to different buses at the following checkpoints: High Byte The high byte of these checkpoints includes the following information: Bits Description 0000 Function 0. Disable all devices on the bus.
Appendix E: Ethernet Appendix E On-Board Ethernet The Captor 370 features a built-in 10/100 Ethernet controller (82559ER). The 89559ER is a 32-bit PCI controller that features enhanced scatter- gather bus mastering capabilities which enable the 82559ER to perform high-speed data transfers over the PCI bus. The 82559ER bus master...
Appendix F On-Board Video Controller The Captor 370 has an On-board LCD(optional)/CRT video controller (C&T 65555) 2MB - 4MB(optional). The C&T 65555 is a PC 97 compliant highly integrated design Flat Panel and CRT GUI Accelerator & Multimedia Engine, Palette/DAC, and clock synthesizer.