Skipper GDS102 - CPU Setup and Software Upgrade

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SKIPPER Electronics AS
Edition: 2017-06-12
GDS102 Operation and Installation Manual
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Chapter: 8. Service
CPU 6742VE Setup
In some cases support engineers may ask for the CPU setup congurations. To access these, a normal PC
keyboard (PS/2) is required and the following steps should be taken:
1. Connect a PC keyboard to the CPU board.
2. Connect a VGA screen to the CPU board.
3. Switch the GDS102 power switch “ON” while pressing the ‘’DELETE’’ key on the PC keyboard.
4. Do not release ‘’DELETE’’ key until several clicks , beeps and signals have been heard, and picture is
present on the VGA screen. Then release key.
This board has the following BIOS settings (BIOS version 1.12). The PCA 6742VE has the default settings
with the following changes. Start by loading the optimized defaults, and then change the following
:
CPU SETUP:
STANDARD CMOS FEATURES
Date Change to todays date
Time Change to time now
HALT ON NO ERRORS
Advanced BIOS Features
a. Hard Disk priority [Press enter] – Press enter
i. 1 should be ch.1 M.
ii. 2 should be ch 0 M.
b. First Boot Device [Hard Disk]
c. Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
d. Boot other device [Disabled]
Advanced Chipset features
a. SMI712 VGA Settings [Press Enter] – Press enter
i. SMI712 VGA Monitor [Simul monitor]
ii. Panel resolution Mode [640 x 480 TFT]
b. USB Device Setting [Press Enter] – press enter
i. USB1.0 emulation [Disabled]
Integral Peripherals
a. Onboard serial Port 3 [enter]
i. Change to [2E8/IRQ9]
b. Onboard serial Port 4 [enter]
i. Change to [3E8/IRQ5]
c. Parallel Port Mode [EPP]
d. EPP Mode Select [EPP1.9]
PnP/PCI Congurations
a. Resources Controlled By [Manual]
b. IRQ Resources [Enter]
i. IRQ – 7 assigned to [Legacy ISA]
ii. IRQ – 10 assigned to [Legacy ISA]
iii. IRQ – 11 assigned to [Legacy ISA]
c. NO DMA
PC Health Status
a. Case Open Warning [Disabled]
SAVE SETTINGS AND EXIT