User's Manual

Figure 40: Configuration of the Watchdog card
Note:
To use the reset and automatic startup, ensure that the Reset button signals the PC to restart,
instead of signalling Windows to restart. If the reset button signals for Windows to restart,
and Task Manager is running, Task Manager blocks the restart command.
Watchdog Installation
The following procedure describes how to install the Watchdog.
Installing and connecting the Watchdog
1. Set DIP switches.
To enable command mode and set the timer (in this example, to 30 seconds), make
the following DIP switch settings on the Watchdog card:
SW1
SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8
OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF
Note:
The switches are only read at power up, and after each time that the timer expires.
A switch that is DOWN is OFF, and a switch that is UP is ON. For more information
about these switch settings, see the Watchdog User's Manual that comes with
the card.
2. Change the PC reset cable connection.
• Disconnect the PC reset cable from the motherboard.
• Plug the cable onto the J3 header in the upper left corner of the Watchdog.
The PC Reset connections are as follows:
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