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Pressing Switch S2 (when watch dog is enabled) will start a PC reset (Green LED CR1 will fast blink) .
Pressing Switch S3 will set the power on “watch dog reset counter” to 0 blinks.
Table 13, Watch Dog LED states
State
Heartbeat LED
(Green CR1)
Disabled LED
( Red CR2)
Comment
(1) if ZERO resets stored
Alternate blink
with Disabled
LED
Alternate blink
with Heartbeat
LED
Indicates '0' resets have been done by
the WDT, state 2 is next.
(1) If > 0 reset stored
Blink 150ms ON,
600ms OFF
OFF
The number of blinks by Heartbeat
LED indicate the number of resets
that have been done by the WDT.
Operator FORCED Resets are NOT
counted in this number, state 2 is
next.
(2) IDLE
Regular,
1 beat/second
OFF
upon PC Boot-UP will sit in IDLE
for 10 minutes before looking for the
PC to pet it, state 3 is next.
(3) PC Pet the dog
Regular,
1 beat/second
Blink
*half fast*
Indicates that the PC, cabling, and
WDT circuit are working properly.
(3) PC Pet the dog
Regular,
1 beat/second
blink
*superfast*
Indicates that the PC, cabling, and
WDT circuit are working properly.
(3) RESET PC (WDT or
SW2)
Fast OFF
The PC is the process of being
RESET by WDT. State 1 is next
(3) Set Count=0 (SW3)
Fast
OFF
Indicates that any stored RESETS are
set to ZERO
(3) WDT DISABLED
(SW1)
Regular,
1 beat/second
ON
WDT is disabled and not looking for
any characters on parallel port. PC
cannot be reset from this state. state 4
is next.
(4) WDT ENABLE
(SW1)
Regular,
1 beat/second
OFF
From WDT disabled, so LED’s will
end up in IDLE for 5 seconds. state 2
is next.
8. Reloading Software & BIOS settings
In case something happens to the software on the Hard Drive, a boot CD has been included to reload all
software. Also included is the BIOS settings if the BIOS settings are lost. To get into the BIOS on the ASRock
M810LMR Mother board, press F2 during the power on self test.
WARNING: Turn the watch dog off (press & hold Switch S1 until LED CR2 is solid ON) or else if you
take too long, it will reset the PC! When you are done with reloading the software & the BIOS settings,
turn watch dog back on (press & hold Switch S1 until LED CR2 is off or blinking).
8.1. The BIOS settings for the ASRock M810LMR Mother board
The menus are selected by the left & right arrow keys. To select item in any menu use the up & down keys.
The bottom 2 lines on the BIOS screen describe the operation of the other keys. The last known BIOS was
“AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 3.31a”.
But this will change…
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