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1. vai lable Available Avai lable A WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections Clear NURAM during DMA Channel 09 Available DMA Channel 1 Available DMA Channel 3 Available DMA Channel 5 Available DMA Channel 6 Avai lable DMA Channel 7 Available Reserved Memory Size Disabled Tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Clear NVRAM Clear NVRAM during System Boot The choice No Yes Plug amp Play O S No lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system Yes lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system The choice No Yes RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 31 BIOS Setup Information IRO Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt Available Specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy USA Devices The choice Press Enter TRQ 3 TROQ 4 TROQ 5 TRQ 7 TRQ 9 TRQ 10 TRQ 11 TRQ 14 IRQ 15 assigned to The choice Available Reserved DMA Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the DMA Resource Available Specified DMA is available to be used by PCI PnP devices
2. 90 non condensing 1 3 1 Mechanical Drawing cmt py ee RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 1 5 System Overview 1 4 System Architecture All of details operating relations are shown in RUBY 9911VG2A System Block Diagram DVI DVI Port S22 evel shifte SDVI PCI E 4 PCI E x4 x H Di ei a PCI E x4 RJ45 dE pa Intel WG82567L 1000 Base T RJ45 DPE H Intel WG82574L 1000 Base T Parallel Port Floppy Winbond W83627UHG COM RS232 x3 Ber ec KB MS CPU VRD 11 1 Processor LGA 775 FSB 800 1066 1333 MHz DDR3 800 1066mMHz Channel A Channel B PCI E x4 MCH Eaglelake r VGA Port CL TSB43AB22A 1394a PCI E x4 eme PCI Slot x4 Rear USB_ Front USB_Internal USB GLCI USB 2 0 x8 SN Il PCI E x1 SATA II x4 Ea ES aa fosron ga LPC a ALC883 GPI E K y CPU Fan SYS Fan x2 Fan Control RUBY 9911VG2A Block Diagram RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 1 6 Hardware Configuration Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration This chapter gives the definitions and shows the positions of jumpers headers and connectors All of the configuration jumpers on the board are in the proper position The default settings shi
3. High Performance Event Timer Disabled Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Enable Disable APIC ACPI SCI IRQ The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 40 BIOS Setup Information USB Device Wake From S3 S4 Enable Disable USB device Wake from 53 54 The choice Disabled Enabled High Performance Event Timer The choice Disabled Enabled 49 BIOS Security Features Use this menu to set supervisor and user passwords Security Settings Install or Change the password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed Install or Change the User Password Rot Installed password Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Change User Password Press Enter Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Supervisor Password Change Supervisor Password Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility These settings allow you to set or change the supervisor password Please press Enter to key in User Password Change User Password User Password controls access to the system at boot These settings allow you to set or change the user password RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manu
4. optional Intel Trusted Platform Module 1 2 and 7 1 2 CH HDAC through Realtek ALC883 audio codec The onboard Winbond W83627 UHG I O Controller supports four serial ports two RS 232 serial port interfaces one RS 232 and one RS 232 422 485 pin headers Hardware Monitor function eight hi speed USB 2 0 ports two 6 pin Mini Din connectors for PS 2 mouse and keyboard and one 24 pin standard connector designed to support ATX power function Besides a feature of CPU overheat protection will provide user more security and stability Built with these impressed functions RUBY 9911VG2A ATX Mother Board are those ideal solutions for Automation multi media gaming DVR KIOSK medical equipment industrial automation financial automation process control semiconductor equipment and network security markets Note PCI Express x16 slot PCIE1 only support VGA card RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 1 1 System Overview 1 2 Check List The RUBY 9911VG2A package should cover the following basic items One RUBY 9911VG2A ATX main board One 40 pin IDE cable One 34 pin FDD cable Two Serial ATA cable One USB cable One Serial port for RS232 cable One Serial port for RS232 RS422 RS485 cable jumper select One I O Shield cover One Supporting CD Driver contains internal VGA display driver Ethernet network controller driver and on board devices drivers v One Cooler Back Plate Sy TNS ORT e You may just choose Portwell s cooler kit
5. 1 Hardware Configuration J5 COM4 RS 232 422 485 Select PIN No RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 3 4 OFF ON ON 5 6 OFF OFF ON J11 Clear CMOS PIN No Clear CMOS J20 PCIE x16 Slot Function Select PIN No Concurrent ADD2 amp on board DVI Enable PCIE x1 x4 VGA Card Enable J19 IDE function enable or disable Select PIN No 1 2 open IDE function Enable 1 2 short IDE function disable Note If only use SATA device it needs to disable IDE function If it doesn t disable IDE function the HDD LED function maybe error RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 2 2 Hardware Configuration 2 2 Connector Allocation I O peripheral devices are connected to the interface connectors on this Industrial Mainboard Connector Function List AUDI Audioport Dual COM connector COM1 COM2 JIA VGAconnector JIB DVIconnector 1 J12 13_ Memorysocket KMI Keyboard amp Mouse port o O LANI LANI amp USB Connector OO LAN2 LAN2 amp USB Connector USB HI USB connector 2x5 aaa USB_H2 RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 2 3 Hardware Configuration Pin Assignments of Connectors AUD1 Audio Connector PIN No Signal Description 1 Blue 2 Green 3 Red FAN 1 2 3 Signal Description Ground 12V Fan Speed Control FANCTL J2 SPDIF Header PIN No PIN No A_SPDIF_OUT1 J3 CD_IN Header PIN No Signal Description PIN No
6. GAS NADA ANA EEEE EA AE OS ENGGA NB EAEE ERES 5 2 DiS JANG NEE 5 3 Appendix A Appendix B How to Use This Manual The manual describes how to configure your RUBY 9911VG2A system board to meet various operating requirements It is divided into five chapters with each chapter addressing a basic concept and operation of Single Host Board 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 series model of single host board Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration Show the definitions and locations of Jumpers and Connectors that you can easily configure your system Chapter 3 System Installation Describes how to properly mount the CPU main memory and Compact Flash to get a safe installation and provides a programming guide of Watch Dog Timer function Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information Specifies the meaning of each setup parameters how to get advanced BIOS performance and update new BIOS In addition POST checkpoint list will give users some guidelines of trouble shooting Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Provide variously of useful tips to quickly get RUBY 9911VG2A running with success As basic hardware installation has been addressed in Chapter 3 this chapter will basically focus on system integration issues in terms of backplane setup BIOS setting and OS diagnostics The content of this manual is subject to change without prior noti
7. Remote Access Select Remote Access type If want to use this function please set Intel AMT Support as Disable first The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 22 BIOS Setup Information Trusted Computing CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Trusted Computing Trusted Computing TCG TPM SUPPORT Enable Disable TPM TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 supp in BIOS Tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults TCG TPM SUPPORT Enabled Disable TPM TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 supp in BIOS The choice No Yes RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 23 BIOS Setup Information 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features Advance Chipset Settings This menu controls the advanced features of the onboard Northbridge Southbridge and ME Subsystem CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt North Bridge Configuration gt South Bridge Configuration Press Enter gt ME Subsystem Configuration Press Enter Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 24 BIOS Setup Information North Bridge Chipset Configuration CMOS Setup
8. Reserved Specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy USA Devices The choice Press Enter DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 assigned to The choice Available Reserved Reserved Memory Size Select Size of memory block to reserve for legacy ISA devices The choice Disabled 16K 32K 64K RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 32 BIOS Setup Information 4 7 Boot Configuration Features Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices Boot Setttings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot Configuration Features Boot Settings gt Boot Settings Configuration Press Enter Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 33 BIOS Setup Information Boot Setttings Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Disabled Allows BIOS to skip Quiet Boot Enabled certain tests while AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS booting This will Bootup Num Lock On decrease the tine PS 2 Mouse Support Auto needed to boot the Hit DEL Message Display Enabled systen Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Quick Boot Al
9. Signal Description CD_IN_L CD_GND CD_GND CD_IN_R H Front Audio Header PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description A_MIC2 L A_MIC2_R FP_AUD_DETECT 3 AUNE2R Le AMC ____ 7 GND BNC 3 JAlINmp E10 JALINE JD RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 2 4 Hardware Configuration J5 COM4 RS232 422 485 Select Header 2 MIRED AIDED ___ 7 AIRED 8 GND 9 COMD_RXD 10 Jann _ O J6 COM4 Serial Header PIN No PIN No Signal Description DSR J8 Parallel Header 3 LED JL NIT 2 LED 8 AINE i O 2 PDB GND RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 2 5 Hardware Configuration 19 ACK 20 PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description 1394_COM_PWR_FRONT Description Intruder detect PIN No 1 ere 2 HDDILED _ _ 5 aa 1 3 5 7 RUBY 9911VG2A Users Manual 2 6 Hardware Configuration J17 IDE Connector PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description 1 Reset IDE 2 GND PDD 7 PDD 8 PDD 6 PDD 9 PDD 5 PDD 4 PDD3 PDD 2 PDD 1 PDD 0 GND PDDREQ PDIOW PDIOR PIORDY CND O PDDACK IRQ PDA1 PDA 0 PDC 1 PATALED 40 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 Q Z J 4 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 9 Oon B 15 Em a Loe 23 25 LZ H 31 EEE 28 ee EC PWR1 Auxiliary CPU Power Connector PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description 2 12V_VRD 4 12
10. The choice Disabled Enabled Intel R C STATE Tech CPU idle is set to C2 C3 C4 The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 6 BIOS Setup Information IDE Configuration The IDE Configuration the IDE devices such as hard disk drive or CD ROM drive It uses a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive Master and Slave CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuration Help Item rered IDER Configuration Disabled SATANI Configuration Compatible Configure SATANI as CIDE Compatible SATAK2 Configuration Disabled Enhanced gt Primary IDE Master Not Detected gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected gt Secondary IDE Master Not Detected gt Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Prev ious Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optinized Defaults Mirrored IDER Configuration The choice Disabled Enabled SATA 1 Configuration The choice Compatible Enhanced SATA 2 Configuration The choice Disabled Enhanced Configure SATA 1 as This setting specifies the function of the on chip SATA 1 controller The choice IDE RAID AHCI RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 7 BIOS Setup Information Primary Secondary IDE Master Slave While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE d
11. bottom between CPU and socket Note Don t touch directly by your hand or impacts internal align balls of CPU socket to avoid motherboard destruction it is a precise actuator 3 Push down the lever to lock processor chip into the socket once CPU fits 4 Follow the installation guide of cooling fan or heat sink to mount it on CPU surface and lock it on the LGA 775 socket Removing CPU 1 Unlock the cooling fan first 2 Lift the lever of CPU socket outwards and upwards to the other end 3 Carefully lifts up the existing CPU to remove it from the socket 4 Follow the steps of installing a CPU to change to another one or place handling bar to close the opened socket RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 3 2 System Installation Configuring System Bus RUBY 9911VG2A will automatically detect the CPU FSB 800 1066 1333 MHz used CPU speed of Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Quad Processor can be detected automatically 3 2 Main Memory RUBY 9911VG2A provide 2 x 240 pin DIMM sockets which supports 800 1066 DDR3 SDRAM as main memory Non ECC Error Checking and Correcting non register functions The maximum memory size can be up to 4GB capacity For system compatibility and stability do not use memory module without brand Memory configuration can be either one double sided DIMM in either one DIMM socket or two single sided DIMM in both sockets Watch out the contact and lock integrity of memory module with socket it w
12. files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy The information stored in memory will be used to restore the system when a wake up event occurs Advanced ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration settings Use this section to configure additional ACPI options CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI Version Features ACPI v1 0 Enable RSDP pointers ACPI APIC support Enabled to 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables Di ACPI version has sone Tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 39 BIOS Setup Information ACPI Version Features Enable RSDP pointers to 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables The choice ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 ACPI v3 0 ACPI APIC support Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list The choice Disabled Enabled Chipset ACPI Configuration Chipset ACPI related Configuration settings Use this section to configure additional ACPI options South Bridge ACPI Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Chipset ACPI Configuration South Bridge ACPI Configuration APIC ACPI SCI IRQ TDisabled Enable Disable USB Device Wakeup From S3 S4 Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ
13. title Driver supports Windows XP 3 4 Clear CMOS Operation The following table indicates how to enable disable Clear CMOS Function hardware circuit by putting jumpers at proper position JP2 Clear CMOS Clear CMOS RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 3 7 System Installation 3 5 WDT Function The Watchdog Timer of motherboard consists of 8 bit programmable time out counter and a control and status register WDT Controller Register There are two PNP I O port addresses that can be used to configure WDT 2Eh EFIR Extended Function Index Register for identifying CR index number 2Fh EFDR Extended Function Data Register for accessing desired CR WDT Control Mode Register Register Location CR F5h Attribute Read Write Size 8bit BIT BIT7 BIT6 BITS BIT4 BIT3 BIT2 BI BITO Attribute Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved R W Reserved Reserved Reserved 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 xiii x i INS WDT count mode 0 Second Mode default 1 Minute Mode WDT Counter Register Register Location CR F6h Attribute Read Write Size 8bit BIT BIT7 BIT6 BITS BIT4 BIT3 BIT2 BITA BITO Attribute Read Write PT TTT TTT Dog Timer Time out value 00h Time out Disable default 01h Time out occurs after 1 second minute 02h Time out occurs after 2 seconds minutes FFh Time out occurs after 255 seconds minutes RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 3 8 System Inst
14. you have a successful start with RUBY 9911VG2A it is recommended when going with the boot up sequence to hit DEL key and enter the BIOS setup menu to tune up a stable BIOS configuration so that you can wake up your system far well Loading the default optimal setting When prompted with the main setup menu please scroll down to Load Optimal Defaults press Enter and Y to load in default optimal BIOS setup This will force your BIOS setting back to the initial factory configuration It is recommended to do this so you can be sure the system is running with the 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 Auto Detect Hard Disks In the BIOS gt Standard CMOS setup menu pick up any one from Primary Secondary Master Slave IDE ports and press Enter Setup the selected IDE port and its access mode to Auto This will force system to automatically pick up the IDE devices that are being connected each time system boots up Improper disable operation There are too many occasions where users disable a certain device feature in one application through BIOS setting These variables may not be set back to the original values when needed These devices features will certainly fail to be detected When the above conditions happen it is strongly recommended to check the BIOS settings Mak
15. 5 American Megatrends Inc ACPI Configuration ACPI Settings gt General ACPI Configuration Press Enter gt Advanced ACPI Configuration Press Enter gt Chipset ACPI Configuration Press Enter Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults General ACPI Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc General ACPI Configuration General ACPI Configuration Suspend mode Auto Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual BIOS Setup Information Suspend mode Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function If your operating system supports ACPI you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 POS or S3 STR fashion through the setting of this field Options are Auto The Auto mode provides those S1 and S3 modes to operation system or application and allows them to decide which mode S1 or S3 can be used S1 POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all system contexts S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of system configuration and open applications
16. 5 0 function amp Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controller drivers Those two drivers support Windows XP LED Indicator for LAN status This provides two LED indicators to report Intel 82567LM amp 82574L Gigabit Ethernet interface status Please refer to the table below as a quick reference guide 82567LM Operation of Ethernet Port Color Name of LED LAN Linked amp Active LED LAN speed LED 3 3 4 On board High Definition Audio Controller Drivers Support Please select the Realtek High Definition Codec Audio driver form RUBY 9911VG2A Driver CD title The driver supports Windows XP 3 3 5 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Device Drivers Support Please find utility tool for Intel ICH10DO of RUBY 9911VG2A CD title The drivers support Windows XP Installing Serial ATA hard disks The RUBY 9911VG2A supports Four Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect the SATA signal cables 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 3 5 System Installation Intel RAID configurations This RUBY 9911VG2A supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 1 0 and Intel Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel ICH10DO Southbridge c
17. OS Setup Information Configure Intel Danbury DT Parameters CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Intel Danbury DI Configuration Configure Intel Danbury DT Parameters DTAM Support Disabled Disabled Enabled Tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults DTAM Support The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 20 BIOS Setup Information Configure Intel TXT LT Parameters CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Intel TKI LI Configuration Configure Intel TXT LT Parameters Intel TXT Initialization Disabled Disabled Enabled Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Intel TXT Initialization The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 21 BIOS Setup Information Configure Remote Access type and parameters CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Remote Access Configuration Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Disabled Select Remote Access type If want to use this function please set Intel AMT Support as Disable first Tie Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults
18. Please ensure that SBC is properly inserted and fixed by mechanism Note Please refer to section 3 3 1 to 3 3 7 to install INF VGA LAN Audio Raid AMT amp TPM drivers 3 3 1 Chipset Component Driver The chipset on RUBY 9911VG2A 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 XP please install its INF before any of other Drivers are installed You can select the Intel Chipset driver from the RUBY 9911VG2A CD title 3 3 2 Intel Integrated Graphics GMCH Chip RUBY 9911VG2A comes with the Intel GMA 4500 graphics supporting DVMT 5 0 display memory up to 287 MB Shared 32 accompany it to 128MB system Memory with Total Graphics Memory This combination makes RUBY 9911VG2A an excellent piece of multimedia hardware With no additional video adaptor this onboard video will usually be the system display output By adjusting the BIOS setting to disable on board VGA an add on PCI Express by 16 VGA card can take over the system display Drivers Support Please select Intel Graphic driver from the RUBY 9911VG2A Driver CD title Driver supports Windows XP RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 3 4 System Installation 3 3 3 On board Fast Ethernet Controllers Drivers Support Please select Intel Ethernet driver from the RUBY 9911VG2A Driver CD title to install those two integrated Intel 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY for iAMT
19. RUBY 9911VG2A ATX Mainboard User s Manual Version 1 2a Copyright Portwell Inc 2010 All rights reserved All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective owners Preface Table of Contents How to Use This Manual Chapter 1 System Overview saassaaeea awanan anna en anana anna nagan ngan n angan anang anana nne anawa nawan awanane 1 1 LL Introduction so otc Sey a Lee a te ee te EA 1 1 DCM E EE 1 2 1 3 Product Specification getigert Sieh ane d e dik eked oles ie mail nated eA 1 3 ASA Mechanical Drawing 5 ues SNE eiert aa gga de 1 5 LA System E 1 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 0s0 senen aesanene sangan sangan ea ngen aane wanen agen ea ne wana nerang anengen en awen 2 1 241 Jumper EE 2 1 2 2 Connector Allocations sis saa agan a GENENG KN ene TAG nga BEN EN GG A ANK eg len Ba GEN sede ee 2 3 Chapter 3 System Installation sanesa nessanwsa awane wane wane wane wa nawa ne wa nawan ne wane wanara nawa ne wane wa nawan ene 3 1 3 1 Tritel LGA 775 Processors aaa aga aa aa a anapa mg a gaga a NENG i SE N 3 1 3 2 Main Memory s sasaran aa neba ga Tai a d SE a da Bag aaa na a a Gd ES EN a ad a near ta NEG TEN Ga uae 3 3 3 3 Installing the Single Board Computer ENEE 3 4 3 3 Chipset Component Drivers eresten eias hens eren ea Ee rane er A NEG naa pan SES 3 4 3 3 2 Intel Integrated Graphics GMCH Chip 3 4 3 3 3 On board Fast Ethernet Controllers AAA 3 5 3 3 4 On board Hig
20. S Setup Information 4 3 Standard BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Standard BIOS Features System Overview Help Item AML BIOS Use ENTER TAB Version 08 00 15 or SHIFT TAB to Build Date 05 05 09 select a field ID RUBY9911 T17 Use or to Processor configure system Time Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU E6550 2 33GHz Speed PARELLA Count hl System Memory Size 1998MB System Time 03 33 06 System Date Ved 05 13 2009 tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults AMI BIOS Processor System Memory These items show the firmware and hardware specifications of your system Read only System Time The time format is lt Hour gt lt Minute gt lt Second gt Use or to configure system Time System Date The date format is lt Day gt lt Month gt lt Date gt lt Year gt Use or to configure system Date RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 3 BIOS Setup Information 4 4 Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced BIOS Features WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections Help Lien may cause system to malfunction CPU Configuration Press Enter IDE Configuration ress Enter SuperI0 Configuration ress Enter Hardw
21. Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc North Bridge Configuration North Bridge Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature Enabled ENABLE Allow PCI MMIO Allocation 4GB To 3072MB remapping of overlapped PCI memory Initate Graphic Adapter PEG IGD above the total IGD Graphics Mode Select Enabled 32MB physical memory IGD GIT Graphic smemory size No UT mode 2MB DISABLE Do not allow PEG Port Configuration remapping of memory PEG Port fiuto gt Video Function ConfiguratiolPress Enter Ti Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi1 General Help F Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Memory Remap Feature ENABLE Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory DISBALE Do not allow remapping of memory The choice Disabled Enabled PCI MMIO Allocation 4GB to 3072MB Read Only Initate Graphic Adapter Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device The choice IGD PEG IGD IGD Graphics Mode Select Select the amount of system memory used by the internal graphics device The choice Enabled 32MB Enabled 64MB Enabled 128MB RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 25 BIOS Setup Information IGD GTT Graphic smemory size No VT mode 2MB Read Only PEG Port Configuration This setting allows you to select whether to use the on chip graphics processor or the PCI Express card When set to Auto the BIOS check
22. V_VRD PWR2 Main Power Connector PIN No 1 2 3 CHD El GND S O G G 5 5V GN D 7 Reserved ATXPWRGD 5V_STBY 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 EE 2 ECH WEE GND ae O7 o 8 Ee 3 AN 4 2V 5 ND 6 ia 7 8 9 ND 0 1 V 2 V RUBY 9911VG2A Users Manual 2 7 Hardware Configuration USB_H1 H2 USB Header PIN No Signal Description PIN No Signal Description 5V_USB 2 5V_USB 2 4 5 USP BSP 2 GND GND 3 LEI A GND RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 2 8 System Installation Chapter 3 System Installation This chapter provides you with instructions to set up your system The additional information is enclosed to help you set up onboard PCI device and handle Watch Dog Timer WDT and operation of GPIO in software programming 3 1 Intel LGA 775 Processor Installing LGA 775 CPU 1 Lift the handling lever of CPU socket outwards and upwards to the other end 2 Align the processor pins with pinholes on the socket Make sure that the notched corner or dot mark 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 RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 3 1 System Installation Triangle mark is meaning V first pin position kindly assemble and take aim at GL tl eee el ee AF notch of top and
23. al 4 41 BIOS Setup Information 4 10 Default Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc gt Standard BIOS Features gt BIOS Security Features Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimal Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Failsafe Defaults PCI PNP Resource Management Discard Changes Boot Configuration Features Save Changes and Exit Power Management Features Discard Changes and Exit Tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults v62 62 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Load Optimal Defaults When lt Enter gt is pressed a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimal Defaults Ok Cancel Select Ok loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Load Failsafe Defaults When lt Enter gt is pressed a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Failsafe Defaults Ok Cancel Select Ok loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 42 BIOS Setup Information 4 11 Exiting Selection CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc gt Standard BIOS Features gt BIOS Security Features Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimal Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Failsafe Defaults PCI PNP Resource Manag
24. allation WDT control amp status Register Register Location CR F7h Attribute Read Write Size 8bit per er BIT6 sis Tam Lem BIM2 BIT BITO Attribute Reserved 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 PL Pep Mouse interrupt reset enables watch dog timer reload 0 Watchdog timer is not affected by mouse interrupt default 1 Watchdog timer is reset by mouse interrupt Keyboard interrupt reset enables watch dog timer reload 0 Watchdog timer is not affected by keyboard interrupt default 1 Watchdog timer is reset by keyboard interrupt Trigger WDT event This bit is self clearing Write 1 only WOT status bit 0 Watchdog timer is running 1 Watchdog timer issues time out event Write 0 Clear WDT Control Command Example Use DEBUG EXE program under DOS or Windows 98 WDT C a NGGIH A TA Enter Extended Function Mode O 2E 87 O 2F 08 Assign WDT Enable O 2E F6 Specify Time out Value O 2F 05 5 seconds O2EAA Exit Extended Function Mode RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 3 9 System Installation 3 6 GPIO GPIO Programming Guide The motherboard provides 4 input output ports that can be individually configured to perform a simple basic I O function GPIO Pin Assignment J15 9 Do3 high 10 vss EXT_VDD 5V 12V GPIO Controller Register The control for the GPIO signals is handled through a separate 2 byte I O space DIO DI3 Level for Input Register Reg
25. are Health Configure Enter MPS Configuration 255 Enter Sabios Configuration ss Enter USB Configuration ress Enter Clock Configuration ress Enter Intel UT d Configuration Press Enter AHCI Configuration Press Enter ASF Configuration Press Enter Intel AMT Configuration Press Enter Intel Danbury DT Configur Press Enter Intel TKI LI Configuration Press Enter Remote Access Configuration Press Enter Trusted Computing Press Enter gt gt gt gt gt Le Le Le gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 4 BIOS Setup Information CPU Configuration These items show the advanced specifications of your CPU Read only CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU Configuration Configure advanced CPU settings a Module Version 3F 12 eng This should be enabled Manufacturer Intel in order to enable or Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU 8400 P 3 00GHz Frequency 3 80GHz FSB Speed 1332MHz Cache L1 64 KB Cache L2 6144 KB Ratio Actual Value 93 disable the Enhanced Halt State C1E Support Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Intel R Virtualization Tech Enabled Execute Disable Bit Capabili Enabled Core Multi Processi
26. board device in the system is assigned a set of memory addresses which also can be identical of the device The following table lists the system memory address used Memory Area Size Device Description 0000 003F 1K Interrupt Area 0040 004F 0 3K BIOS Data Area 0050 006F 0 5K System Data 0070 0E2E 54K DOS OE2F OF6B 5K Program Area OF6C 9EFF 574K Available Conventional memory ends at 636K 9FOO 9FBF 3K Extended Bios Area 9FCO 9FFF 1K Unused A000 AFFF 64K VGA Graphics BO00 B7FF 32K Unused B800 BFFF 32K VGA Text C000 CEBF 59K Video ROM CECO0 EFFE 133K Unused FOOO FFFF 64K System ROM RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual Appendix B Interrupt Request Lines IRQ Peripheral devices can use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual IRQ Current Use Default Use IRQ 0 System ROM System Timer IRQ 1 System ROM Keyboard Event IRQ 2 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 3 System ROM COM2 IRQ 4 System ROM COM1 IRQ 5 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 6 System ROM Diskette Event IRQ 7 Unassigned Usable IRQ IRQ 8 System ROM Real Time Clock IRQ 9 Unassigned 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 Dis
27. ce These changes will be incorporated in new editions of the document The vendor may make supplement or change in the products described in this document at any time Updates to this manual technical clarification and answers to frequently asked questions will be shown on the following web _ site http www portwell com tw System Overview Chapter 1 System Overview 1 1 Introduction Taking advantages of Intel energy efficient dual core processing RUBY 9911VG2A ATX Mother Board adopts Intel Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Desktop processors up to 1333 MHz FSB and Intel Q45 Express chipset with Intel ICH10DO RAID function to fit the high performance computer system applications for meeting today s demanding pace and keep complete compatibility with hardware and software designed The onboard devices support one PCI Express x16 for an alternative graphics add on card one PCI Express x4 four PCI slots integrated graphics and built Intel 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet PHY for iAMT 5 0 function amp Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controller offering stable high speed networking RUBY 9911VG2A comes with the Intel GMA 4500 graphics supporting DVMT 5 0 display memory up to 287 MB The board also features two DIMMs up to 4 GB SDRAM with dual channel DDR3 1066 800 enhanced onboard one SATA to Parallel ATA IDE interface supporting Ultra ATA 33 66 100 synchronous mode feature four Serial ATA high speed data transferring at up to 3 Gb s
28. e sure certain items are set as they should be These include the COM1 COM2 COM3 CO0OM4 ports USB ports external cache on board VGA and Ethernet It is also very common that users would like to disable a certain device port to release IRQ resource A few good examples are Disable COM1 serial port to release IRQ 4 Disable COM2 serial port to release IRQ 3 Disable COMS serial port to release IRQ 11 Disable COM4 serial port to release IRQ 10 RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 5 2 Troubleshooting Etc A quick review of the basic IRQ mapping is given below for your reference IRQ 12 SMBus USB 1 0 1 1 UHCI USB 2 0 EHCI Controller IRQ 13 PS 2 mouse IRQ 14 IRQ 15 Primary IDE 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 5 3 FAQ Installation Problem Question I forget my password of system BIOS what am I supposed to do Answer You can simply short 2 3 pins on JP2 to clean your password Note Please visit our technical web site at http www portwell com tw For additional technical information which is not covered in this manual you can mail to tsd mail portwell com tw or you can also send mail to our sales they wull be very delighted to forward them to us RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 5 3 Appendix A System Memory Address Map Each On
29. ed Enables for supporting AHCI CD DUD Boot Time out 35 AHCI Porto Not Detected AHCI Porti Not Detected AHCI Port2 Not Detected AHCI Port3 Not Detected AHCI Port4 Not Detected TL Roueg Enter Select F 7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults AHCI BIOS Support Enables for supporting The choice Disabled Enabled AHCI CD DVD Boot Time out Some SATA CD DVD in AHCI mode need to wait ready longer The choice 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 16 BIOS Setup Information AHCI Port Port4 While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc AHCI Port AHCI Port Device Rot Detected Select the type Ge of device comected SATA Borg Auto to the systen S M A R T Enabled Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults SATA Port0 Port3 Select the type of device connected to the system The choice Auto Not Installed S M A R T S M A R T stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology This allows you to activate the S M A R T Gelf Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This
30. ement Discard Changes Boot Configuration Features Save Changes and Exit Power Management Features Discard Changes and Exit Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults v2 62 Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Discard Changes Abandon all changes and continue with the Setup Utility Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Discard Changes Please select Ok or Cancel Save Changes and Exit Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Save configuration changes and exit the Setup Please select Ok or Cancel Discard Changes and Exit Exit System Setup and discard your changes to CMOS Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Discard changes and exit the setup Please select Ok or Cancel RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 43 Troubleshooting Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides a few useful tips to quickly get RUBY 9911VG2A 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 5 1 Hardware Quick Installation ATX Power Setting Unlike other Single board computer RUBY 9911VG2A supports ATX only Therefore there is no other setting that really needs to be set up Howeve
31. erating system The choice 128MB 256MB Maximum DVMT South Bridge Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc South Bridge Configuration South Bridge Chipset Configuration USB 2 6 Control ler Enabled GbE Controller Enabled GbE1 LAN Boot Disabled Enabled GbE1 Wake Up From SS Disabled Disabled GbE2 LAN Boot Disabled HDA Controller Enabled SMBUS Controller Enabled Chassis Intrusion D isabled Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Ti Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values FB Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults USB 2 0 Controller Read Only Set to Enabled if you need to use any USB 2 0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix GbE Controller Read Only This setting Enable the onboard Gigabit Ethernet controller RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 27 BIOS Setup Information GbE1 LAN Boot When Enabled the BIOS attempts to boot from a LAN1 boot image before it attempts to boot from a local storage device The choice Enabled Disabled GbE1 Wake Up From S5 This field specifies whether the system will be awakened from the S5 power saving mode when activity or input signal of onboard LAN1 is detected The choice Enabled Disabled GbE2 LAN Boot When Enabled the BIOS attempts to boot from a LAN2 boot image before it at
32. evices CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master Dev ice Hard Disk Vendor ST98823AS Size 80 9GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 sync DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 Suppor ted Tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Those options as below are read only Device It shows the drive type automatically Vender It shows model name of the drive Size It shows all disk space of the drive LBA Mode Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Addressing to be used in place of Cylinders Heads and Sectors Block Mode Any selection except Disabled determines the number of sectors transferred per block PIO Mode Indicates the type of PIO Programmed Input Output Async DMA Indicates the type of Async DMA Ultra DMA Indicates the type of Ultra DMA RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 8 BIOS Setup Information S M A R T This allows you to activate the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis amp Reporting Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Enabled device write protect
33. gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 17 BIOS Setup Information Configure ASF Parameters CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc ASF Configuration Configure ASF Parameters ASF Support Disabled Enabled Tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F 7 Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults ASF Support The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 18 BIOS Setup Information Configure Intel AMT Parameters CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Intel AMT Configuration Configure Intel AMT Parameters Intel AMT Support Enabled Force IDER Disabled Force SOL Disabled Disabled Unconfigure AMT ME Disabled Enabled Activate Healing Process Disabled Tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Intel AMT Support The choice Disabled Enabled Force IDER The choice Disabled IDER Pri Master IDER Pri Slave IDER Sec Master IDER Sec Slave Force SOL The choice Disabled Enabled Unconfigure AMT ME The choice Disabled Enabled Activate Healing Process The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 19 BI
34. h Definition Audio Controller EE 3 5 3 3 5 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Device ENEE 3 5 3 3 6 AMT Function Installation erte sde egene rane aeae ege ee 3 7 3 3 7 Intel Trusted Platform Module 3 7 3 4 Clear CMOS Operation EEN 3 7 SNE FONCION sedana agan an aa Kia a ENEG a Ban KA A TAA Kana ed A oe Ra hanes deste Ma TA DAAR KAE Aa A 3 6 SO GRIO RE 3 10 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information 0ssnesan aranne nane na nana na nane nn nanang ana nana ne nane anan nn nana ne wanen newe 4 1 4 1 Entering Setup Launch System Getup NEEN 4 1 42 Main NISTA A co aan NGA AA E cant vous Een Ee baa EA Ee d baa a an 4 2 4 3 Standard BIOS EE 4 3 4 A Advanced BIOS Reakter sana aane essee e ee Teea o eE Eengel LEO aka Nan Ea 4 4 4 5 Advanced Chipset Features sas sasasi is dan a a an A en an e NG Ga gg an aan anaa ss 4 24 4 6 PCI PNP Resource Management 4 31 4 7 Boot Configuration Feat resS senina airis iri iera a i anra cess rinis areais 4 33 4 8 Power Management Features inrsin nanie e era ria NGA a E e aia Na Ea E 4 36 4 9 BIOS Security Features hee iesen Eet ee ees ee ege ENE DAN a IESS NEEE eaaet 4 41 4 10 Detail ti MENU rirnori a EENS AEE EE 4 42 ATL Exiting Selection geet ere ENER E E E NG GENG a Ba ga A EN 4 43 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting cccceecceseceeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeesneeeneeeeseaesesaaesaseeeeeeeeeseaeseaneeeenseeeeees 5 1 5 1 Hardware Quick Installation EE EENEN EEE 5 1 D2 BIOS Setting aas saa NG a AA AGENG E KENA
35. h the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup Intel Matrix Storage Manager The Intel Matrix Storage technology supported by the ICH10DO chip allows you to create a RAID 0 and a RAID 1 set using only two identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets This technology also allows you to change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 3 6 System Installation 3 3 6 AMT Function Installation A major barrier to greater IT efficiency has been removed by Intel Active Management Technology Intel AMT a feature on Intel vPro technology Using built in platform capabilities and popular third party management and security applications Intel AMT allows IT to better Discover Heal and protects their networked computing assets Drivers Support Installing ME Management Engine Drivers which includes HECI Driver and LMS_SOL Driver and operating PCI serial port and PCI simple communications controller Driver supports Windows XP 3 3 7 Intel Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module TPM can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data Drivers Support Please select the TPM Driver form RUBY 9911VG2A Driver CD
36. hip RAID configurations RAID 0 Data striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance fault tolerance and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing relational database applications enterprise resource planning and other business systems Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written Wit
37. ill impact on the system reliability Follow normal procedures to install memory module into memory socket Before locking make sure that all modules have been fully inserted into the card slots Dual Channel DDR3 DIMM Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology doubles the bandwidth of memory bus Adequate or higher bandwidth of memory than processor would increase system performance To enable Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology you have to install dual identical memory modules in both memory sockets Following tables show bandwidth information of different processor and memory configurations CPU FSB Bandwidth 1066MHz 8 5GB s 800MHz 6 4GB s Memory Frequency Dual Channel DDR Single Channel DDR Bandwidth Bandwidth 1066MHz 17GB s 8 5GB s 800MHz 12 8GB s 6 4GB s Note To maintain system stability don t change any of DRAM parameters in BIOS setup to upgrade system performance without acquiring technical information RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual System Installation 3 3 Installing the Single Board Computer To install your RUBY 9911VG2A into standard chassis or proprietary environment please perform the following 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 9911VG2A into the dedicated position in the system Step 4 Attach cables to existing peripheral devices and secure it WARNING
38. ion this will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS The choice Disabled Enabled Super IO Configuration Configure Win627DHG Super IO Chipset CMOS Setup L Enabled JF pr Disable F loppu Serial Port 1 Address Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port Base Addresses The choice Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port 2 Address Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port2 Base Addresses The choice Disabled 2F8 TRQ3 2E8 IRQ3 RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 9 BIOS Setup Information Watchdog Support The choice Disabled Enabled Hardware Health Configure Configuration Monitor the Hardware Health Read only CHOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Ine Hardware Health Configure cam aaa ee Hardware Health Configure Help Item 3 296 U 75 033 Y 11 896 U Tea Roueg Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual BIOS Setup Information MPS Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc MPS Configuration MPS Configuration Help Iten MPS Revision Select MPS Revision Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults MPS Revision Select MPS Revision This field allows you to select which MPS Multi Processor Specificat
39. ion version to be used for the operating system You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system To find out which version to use consult the vendor of your operating system The choice 1 1 1 4 RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 11 BIOS Setup Information Smbios Configuration SMBIOS Configuration Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Sabios Configuration Sabios Configuration Sabios Smi Support SMBIOS SMI Wrapper support for PnP Func 50h 54h Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Smbios Smi Support SMBIOS SMI Wrapper support for PnP Function 50h 54h The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 12 BIOS Setup Information USB Configuration Enables support for Legacy USB AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected MUS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration Kee eg Ce EE am ee E USB Configuration Help Item lule Version 2 24 3 13 4 Enables support for legacy USB AUTO USB Devices Enabled option disables 1 Drive legacy support if no USB devices are Legacy USB Support Enabled connected gt USB Mass Storage Device Con Press Enter tie Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Das i V B Fail Safe lefa imize 3 Legacy USB Supp
40. ister Location 4B8h Attribute Read Size 8bit GB s17 Bme Bits Tom Tom Te Bim og 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 DIO reflects the state of the input signal 0 Low 1 High default DIA reflects the state of the input signal 0 Low 1 High default DI2 reflects the state of the input signal 0 Low 1 High default DI3 reflects the state of the input signal 0 Low 1 High default RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 3 10 System Installation DOO DO3 Level for output Register Register Location 4B9h Attribute Read Write Size 8bit GB Tat ere es Tam BT3 BT2 Bit BITO 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 AA DOO can be updated by software to drive a high or low value 0 Low 1 High default DO1 can be updated by software to drive a high or low value 0 Low 1 High default DO2 can be updated by software to drive a high or low value 0 Low 1 High default DO3 can be updated by software to drive a high or low value 0 Low 1 High default GPIO Control Command Example C Language Pape 8 HR AR Reo Pe int iret 0 iret inportb 0x486 iret iret 0x01 outportb 0x486 iret iret inportb 0x4B8 Enable GPIO bit0 1 for GPIO enable iret iret amp Ox04 Check DIO status if bit2 1 then DIO is high if iret 0x04 hi iret inportb 0x4B9 iret iret 0x10 Set DOO to high bit4 1 for DOO set to high outportb 0x4B39 iret RUBY 9911VG2A User s Ma
41. k Event IRQ 15 Unassigned Usable IRQ
42. lows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system The choice Disabled Enabled Quiet Boot Disabled Displays normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM Logo instead of POST messages The choice Disabled Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Set display mode for Option ROM This item is used to determine the display mode when an optional ROM is initialized during POST When set to Force BIOS the display mode used by AMI BIOS is used Select Keep Current if you want to use the display mode of optional ROM The choice Force BIOS Keep Current RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 34 BIOS Setup Information Bootup Num Lock Select Power on state for Numlock This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad The choice Off On PS 2 Mouse support Select support for PS 2 Mouse Select Enabled if you need to use a PS 2 interfaced mouse in the operating system The choice Disabled Enabled Auto Hit DEL Message Display Displays Press DEL to run Setup in POST Set this option to Disabled to prevent the message as follows Hit Del if you want to run setup It will prevent the message from appearing on the first BIOS screen when the computer boots Set it to Enabled when you wan
43. ng Enabled PECI Enabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Enabled Intel R C STATE tech Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults CIE Support This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the Enhanced Halt State The choice Disabled Enabled Hardware Prefetcher For UP platforms leave it enabled For DP MP servers it may use to tune performance to the specific application The choice Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch For UP platforms leave it enabled For DP MP servers it may use to tune performance the specific application The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 5 BIOS Setup Information Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled for Windows XP The choice Disabled Enabled Intel R Virtualization Tech When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional HW Caps provided by Intel R Virtualization Tech Note A full reset is required to change the setting The choice Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit capability When disabled force the XD feature flag to always return 0 The choice Disabled Enabled Core Multi Processing When disabled disable one execution core of each CPU die The choice Disabled Enabled PECI When enabled enables PECI interface The choice Disabled Enabled Intel R Speed Step tm Tech Disable Disable GV3 Enable Enable GV3
44. ns for the highlighted item Press lt Esc gt to exit the Help screen General Help Select Screen tl Select Item Change Option Field Enter Go to Sub Screen PGDN Next Page PGUP Previous Page HOME Go to Top of Screen END Go to Bottom of Screen F1 General Help i Discard Changes FB Load Failsafe Defaults A Load Optimal Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 1 BIOS Setup Information 4 2 Main Menu Once you enter RUBY 9911 AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility a Main Menu is presented The Main Menu allows user to select from eleven setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to switch among items and press lt Enter gt key to accept or bring up the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc gt Standard BIOS Features gt BIOS Security Features gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimal Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Load Failsafe Defaults gt PCI PNP Resource Management Discard Changes gt Boot Configuration Features Save Changes and Exit gt Power Management Features Discard Changes and Exit Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults v62 62 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Note It is strongly recommended to reload Optimal Defaults Setting if CMOS is lost or BIOS is updated RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 2 BIO
45. nual 3 11 BIOS Setup Information Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Information RUBY 9911 is equipped with the AMI 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 When system is turned on RUBY 9911 communicates with peripheral devices and checks its hardware resources against the configuration information stored in the CMOS memory If any error is detected or the CMOS parameters need to be initially defined the diagnostic program will prompt the user to enter the SETUP program Some errors are significant enough to abort the start up 4 1 Entering Setup Launch System Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST Power On Self Test process When the message below appears on the screen press lt Del gt key to enter Setup Press lt Del gt to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Delete gt keys Press lt F1 gt to Run SETUP or Resume The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing lt F1 gt The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selectio
46. option of the Intel R AMT configuration ME OST Configuration Enable Disable FAN Speed Monitor1 2 3 FAN Speed Monitor The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 29 BIOS Setup Information FAN Speed Monitor2 The choice Disabled Enabled FAN Speed Monitor3 The choice Disabled Enabled ME QST Hardware Health Configuration Shows Fan 1 3 Speed ICH amp MCH Temperature and Processor Temperature iQST Hardware Health Sensor Monitoring Read Only CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc ME QST Hardware Health Configuration iQST Hardware Health Sensor Monitoring QST Fani Speed 4491 RPM QST Fan2 Speed 0 RPM QST Fan3 Speed 0 RPM QST ICH Temperatur 272 C QST MCH Temperatur 45 C QST Processor Temperatur PROCHOT 57 C Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 0ptimized Defaults RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 30 BIOS Setup Information 4 6 PCI PNP Resource Management Advanced PCI PnP setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Advanced PCI PnP Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI PNP Resource Managenent Advanced PCI PnP Settings may cause system to malfunction System Boot Clear NURAM Plug amp Play 0 5 No Available Availablel Availablel Avai lable Available Avai lable
47. or please do use Portwell s cooler back plate under the board Note If you d like to use your own cooler instead of Portwell s please make sure the below SPEC can match the cooler back plate we shipped with the board Choosing cooler 1 Please use screw type cooler Push pin type cooler is not recommended 2 The screw of the screw type Cooler must be M3 3 The pillar height of your choosing cooler s back plate in the PCB holes must be 2mm 0 2mm then you can make sure this cooler can be used on Portwell s cooler back plate RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 1 2 System Overview If any of these items is damaged or missing please contact your vendor and keep all packing materials for future replacement and maintenance 1 3 Product Specification e Main processor Support Intel Core 2 Quad Duo Processor FSB 1333 1066 800 MHz BIOS AMI BIOS e Main Memory Support dual channel DDR3 memory interface Up to 4GB DDR3 800 1066 SDRAM on four 240pin DIMM sockets Chipset INTEL Q45 and ICH10DO Expansion Interface One PCI Express X 16 slot One PCI Express X 4 slot Four 32 bit PCI expansion slots e IDE Interface One SATA to Parallel ATA IDE interface supporting Ultra ATA 33 66 100 synchronous mode feature RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 1 3 System Overview SATA Interface Four SATA connectors data transfer rates up to 3 0Gb s Serial Ports Support four serial ports Two RS 232 po
48. ort Set to Enabled if you need to use any USB 1 1 2 0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1 1 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix The choice Disabled Enabled Auto RUBY 9911VG2A Users Manual 4 13 BIOS Setup Information Clock Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Clock Configuration Clock Configuration CPU Spread Spectrum Enabled Disabled Enabled PCIE Spread Spectrum Enabled CPU Spread Spectrum Tl Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled Enabled CPU Spread Spectrum The choice Disabled Enabled PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled Enabled PCIE Spread Spectrum The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 14 BIOS Setup Information Intel VI d Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Intel UI d Configuration Intel UT d Disabled Enabled Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 0ptimized Defaults Intel VT d The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 15 BIOS Setup Information AHCI Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc AHCI Configuration AHCI Settings Help Item AHCI BIOS Support Enabl
49. pped from factory are marked with an asterisk A 2 1 Jumper Setting In general jumpers on the board are used to select options for certain features Some of the jumpers are designed to be user configurable allowing for system enhancement The others are for testing purpose only and should not be altered To select any option cover the jumper cap over SHORT or remove NC it from the jumper pins according to the following instructions Here NC stands for Not Connect AUDILAN1 LANZ COMI 12 J3 J4 AUDILAN1 LANZ Jl KM1 ol PIA PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 P 90000 Dooc D o gt b 20000 d ch ch Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Dol oo oo 38 FAN2 ER J6 66 5 ER oo oo ER E ER oo a a a a a a bo E bo E bo E BO E S4 E 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00000000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 Qn 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00000000 D0 00 0000 0000 000000000000 oy 29 090 cp 09 9090 00000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Qy rep 0 90 90 d 00000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 o o 6 o o o o 0000000000000 Ges de 00000 99000 00000 99000 J10egJil pcre J9 USR HI USB_H2 H E O D San J197 SATA2 su 1990960666606075 Oen me Omit cles J15 J17 J16 FANI PWR2 FAN3 J12 J13 J14 Figure 2 1 RUBY 9911VG2A Jumper amp Connector Location RUBY 9911VG2A Users Manual 2
50. r there are only two connectors that must be connected PWR2 24 pins Power Connector and PWR1 Serial ATA Hard Disk Setting for IDE RAID AHCI Unlike IDE bus each Serial ATA channel can only connect to one SATA hard disk at a time there are total four connectors SATA1 4 port The installation of Serial ATA is simpler and easier than IDE because SATA hard disk doesn t require setting up Master and Slave which can reduce mistake of hardware installation All you need to operate IDE RAID 0 1 and AHCI application for system please follow up setting guide in BIOS programming Table 5 1 Detect sequence SATA1 gt SATA2 gt SATA3 gt SATA4 SATA1 Primary IDE Master SATA2 Secondary IDE Master SATA3 Primary IDE Slave SATA4 Secondary IDE Slave Hard Drive Serial ATA Power Cable Serial ATA Data Cable Table 5 1 SATA Mode setting guide RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 5 1 Troubleshooting 5 2 BIOS Setting It is assumed that users have correctly adopted modules and connected all the devices cables required before turning on ATX power CPU CPU Fan 240 pin DDR3 SDRAM keyboard mouse floppy drive SATA hard disk DVI I connector device power cables ATX accessories are good examples that deserve attention With no assurance of properly and correctly accommodating these modules and devices it is very possible to encounter system failures that result in malfunction of any device To make sure that
51. rts with 5V 12V at real I O One RS232 port and one RS 232 422 485 selectable pin headers Parallel Port Support one parallel pin header FDD Port Support one FDD pin header USB Interface Support eight USB Universal Serial Bus ports four at rear I O four ports internal PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Interface Support dual 6 pin mini DIN connector at rear I O panel for PS 2 keyboard mouse Audio Interface Connector and header of Line in Line out MIC for external and internal usage Real Time Clock Calendar RTC Build in ICH10DO Y2K compliant Watchdog Timer Support WDT function through software programming for enable disable and interval setting Generate system reset On board VGA Integrated Intel Gen 5 0 GMA 4500 Graphics On board Ethernet LAN Two Gigabit Ethernet 10 100 1000 M bits sec LAN port High Driving GPIO Programmable 8 bit Digital I O interface System Monitoring Feature Monitor CPU temperature system temperature and major power sources etc Outline Dimension L X W 305mm 12 X 244mm 9 6 Power Requirements Voltage Value V 3 30 5 00 12 00 12 00 5 00 Power Rail P3V3_MAIN P5V_MAIN P12V_MAIN P12V_CPU P5V_STBY Input current A 31 73 16 51 20 71 10 72 695 3 68 11 57 9 25 1 81 1 03 RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 1 4 System Overview Operating Temperature 0 C 60 C Storage Temperature 20 C 80 C e Relative Humidity 5
52. s to see if a PCI Express graphics card is installed If it detects that a PCI Express graphics card is present the motherboard boots up using that card Otherwise it defaults to the onboard graphics processor The choice Auto Disabled Video Function Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Video Function Configuration Video Function Configuration Help Item DUMT Mode Select DUNT Model DUNT FIXED Memory DUMT Mode Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults DVMT Mode Select Intel s Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT allows the system to dynamically allocate memory resources according to the demands of the system at any point in time The key idea in DVMT is to improve the efficiency of the memory allocated to either system or graphics processor RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 26 BIOS Setup Information It is recommended that you set this BIOS feature to DVMT Mode for maximum performance Setting it to DVMT Mode ensures that system memory is dynamically allocated for optimal balance between graphics and system performance The choice DVMT Mode DVMT FIXED Memo When set to DVMT FIXED Mode the graphics driver will allocate a fixed amount of memory as dedicated graphics memory as well as allow more system memory to be dynamically allocated between the graphics processor and the op
53. t to run the BIOS Setup Utility The choice Disabled Enabled RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 35 BIOS Setup Information 4 8 Power Management Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Features Power Management Features gt APM Configuration gt ACPI Configuration Press Enter Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 36 BIOS Setup Information APM Configuration Select for APM Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc APM Configuration APM Configuration Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Disable Enable Resume on PCIE WAKEH Disabled RTC to generate Resume On Ring Disabled a wake event Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults Resume On RTC Alarm Disable Enable RTC to generate a wake event The choice Disabled Enabled Resume On PCIE WAKE Disable Enable PCIE to generate a wake event The choice Disabled Enabled Resume On Ring Disable Enable RI to generate a wake event The choice Disabled Enabled ACPI Configuration Select for Advanced ACPI Configuration RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 37 BIOS Setup Information ACPI Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2600
54. tempts to boot from a local storage device The choice Enabled Disabled HDA Controller This setting controls the High Definition Audio interface integrated in the Southbridge The choice Enabled Disabled SMBUS Controller The choice Enabled Disabled Chassis Intrusion The choice Disabled Enabled Reset Restore on AC Power Loss This item allows user to configure the power status of using ATX power supply after a serious power loss occurs The choice Power Off Power On Last State RUBY 9911VG2A User s Manual 4 28 BIOS Setup Information ME Subsystem Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 20605 American Megatrends Inc HE Subsystem Configuration HE Subsystem Configuration ME HECI Configuration Enable Disable FAN ME HECI Enabled Speed Monitor1 ME IDER Disabled ME KT Enabled ME QST Configuration FAN Speed Monitor1 Enabled FAN Speed Monitor2 Enabled FAN Speed Monitor3 Enabled gt ME QST Hardware Health Conf Press Enter Tle Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Previous Values F8 Fail Safe Defaults F9 Optimized Defaults ME HECI Configuration Enable Disable ME HECI ME IDER ME KT ME HECI Read Only This setting Enable the ME HECI ME IDER Read Only This setting Enable Disable can be changed by the IDE R option of the Intel R AMT configuration ME KT Read Only This setting Enable Disable can be changed by the SOL

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