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E486-33/50IC E486DX2-50IC System Board User`s Manual

1. Cache Size U53 U56 U69 U72 U40 U42 64K 8K 25ns 8K x8 25ns 16K x 4 20 5 256K 32K x 8 25ns 32K x8 25ns 16K x 4 20ns Default setting 2 11 9 Installation Overview E486DX EISA Jumper Settings for Cache Memory J10 J10 J11 J11 J12 J12 1 2 On 2 3 On 256K Cache 64K Cache Memory Memory Coprocessor Installation The E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC is equipped with a 144 pin EMC Extended Mathematical Coproces sor socket which supports Weitek s 4167 floating point coprocessor at 33 50 and 25MHz respectively The 144 pin EMC socket consists of three 3 rows of pin holes on each side When installing the Weitek 4167 floating point coprocessor position it above the EMC socket and lower it until the pins are inserted properly in their corre sponding holes When all pins are properly positioned push the Weitek 4167 firmly into place until the pins are fully seated into the socket The coprocessor s angled corner must be aligned to the corner of the 144 pin EMC socket Installation Overview 2 12 486 EISA System Board ___
2. ee 2 5 DIP Switch Seng n co dadas 2 6 Board ConfigulabliQI usc irs te mer sepulturae mandas 2 1 J umper Settings enn 2 8 Cache Configuration Lanka 2 10 umper Settings for Cache Memory 2 12 Coprocessor Installation 2 12 Installing the System 2 13 Initial Setup Program l u torn ince 3 1 AMI BIOS S BUD ac anan aa 3 2 Standard CMOS ipee 3 3 Advanced CMOS SP arsen 3 6 Auto Configuration with BIOS Defaults 3 7 Auto Configuration with Power on Defaults 3 8 Change PassWord aka 3 8 Hard Disk a n n nn ns 3 10 Write to CMOS a a tpa restes 3 11 Do not write to CMOS and 3 11 EE usasqa 5 1 ME STENE peke 4 1 Initial COMM USO EE 4 3 Menu 4 3 F amp M Ehana 4 4 Configure 4 6 General Information on the Configuration Options 4 25 Display P nnt MU ict 4 35 EE PEUT 4 36 OMME nende 4 36 DEMM 386 Software Driver u 5 1 Troubleshooting Checklist 6 1 Appendix A Types of Modules A 1 Appendix B System Er
3. G 2 Appendix Connector Power J14A B Power Connector Pin Function 1 Power Good 2 5V DC 3 12V DC 4 12V DC 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 5V DC 10 5V DC 11 5V DC 17 5V DC E486DX EISA Appendix G 9 G 3 486 EISA System Board Appendix H AMI BIOS Hard Disk Table Type Cyln Head WPcom LZone Sect Size 1 306 4 128 305 17 10 2 615 4 300 615 17 20MB 3 615 6 300 615 17 31MB 4 940 8 512 940 17 62 5 940 6 512 940 17 47MB 6 615 4 65535 615 17 20MB 1 462 8 256 511 17 31MB 8 733 5 055 10 17 30 9 900 15 65535 981 17 112MB 10 820 3 65539 828 17 20MB 11 855 5 65535 85 17 35MB 12 2855 7 6555 855 17 50MB 13 306 8 128 31 17 28 14 733 7 555 733 17 43 16 612 4 663 17 20MB 17 97 5 300 977 17 41 18 977 7 65535 977 17 57 19 1024 7 512 1024 17 60 20 733 5 300 732 17 30MB 21 733 7 300 732 17 43 22 133 5 300 733 17 30MB 23 306 4 0 336 17 10MB 24 925 7 925 17 54 25 925 9 65530 925 17 69 26 754 7 154 754 17 44 2 154 11 65535 154 17 69MB 28 699 7 256 699 17 41 29 823 10 65535 823 17 68MB 1 Head N O OO ON UT IP E486DX EISA WPcom LZone Sect Size 918 918 65535 1024 65535 1024 1024 1024 128 60 65535 1024 512 1024 128 615 987 987 987 987 820 820 97 977 981 981 512 830 65535 830 65535 918 65535 1223 User defined Appendi
4. Enter CURRENT Password The default password is AMI For information on how to change the password refer to the Change Password section After entering the correct password the screen on the next page appears If the password option is disabled you will directly access this screen Initial Setup Program 3 2 486 EISA System Board BIOS SETUP PROGRAM AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITIES C 1990 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH BIOS DEFAULTS AUTO CONFIGURATION WITH POWER ON DEFAULTS CHANGE PASSWORD HARD DISK UTILITY WRITE TO CMOS AND EXIT DO NOT WRITE TO CMOS AND EXIT Standard CMOS setup for changing Time Date Hard Disk Type etc ESC Exit Jot Sel F2 F3 Color Fl0 Save amp Exit Use the arrow keys to highlight the option you want and hit the lt ESC gt key Standard CMOS Setup Before accessing this option the warning message below will appear on the screen BIOS SETUP PROGRAM AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITIES C 1990 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Improper Use of Setup may Cause Problems If System Hangs Reboot System and Enter Setup by Pressing the Del key Do any of the following After Entering Setup i Alter Options to make System Work ii Load BIOS Setup Defaults iii Load Power On Defaults Hit lt ESC gt to Stop now Any other Key to Continue This message warns you that if inappropriate modifica tions are m
5. Location of the Coprocessor Socket Installing the System Board Before installing the system board into your system unit you should prepare the tools that you are going to use You will need one medium size flat bladed screwdriver one medium screwstarter Step 1 Unlock your system unit Turn off the power and disconnect all power cords and cables 2 13 Hardware Installation Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 E486DX EISA Remove the system mounting screws from the rear of the system unit Remove the system unit cover by sliding the top of the case forward and then lifting it up Remove expansion cards seated in any of the expansion slots and detach all connectors from the old system board Loosen the screws holding the original system board and remove the board from the system Save the screws Install the SIM modules into the E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC The quantity and location of the modules to be installed depends upon the memory configuration and type of modules you intend to use Set the corresponding jumpers Install the prepared E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC system board into the case and replace the screws Reattach all cards and connectors and replace the system unit cover Reconnect all power cords and cables Installation Overview 2 14 486 EISA System Board Initial Setup Program After you power up your system
6. Provides Logic for Generation Control of Non Maskable Interrupts Parity errors for system and expansion board memory 8us and 32us bus timeout Immediate NMI interrupt via software control Fail safe timer F 1 9 Appendix F E486DX EISA DMA Channels DMA Controller 1 DMA Controller 2 Ch0 Reserved for User Ch4 Cascade for CTRL 1 Ch1 SDLC Ch5 Reserved for User Ch2 Diskette IBM Personal Computer Ch6 Reserved for User Ch3 Reserved for User Ch7 Reserved for User Note DMA controller 1 supports 8 bit Data Transfer DMA controller 2 supports 16 bit Data Transfer Address generation for DMA Channels 3 to 0 Source DMA DMA DMA High Page Memory Low Page Memory Controller 1 Address A31 lt gt 24 23 lt gt 16 15 lt gt A0 Address generation for DMA Channels 7 5 Source DMA DMA DMA High Page Memory Low Page Memory Controller 2 gt 24 A23 lt A17 16 lt gt 1 Address 1 lt 2 486 EISA System Board Page Memory Address DMA Address IO Address Address Channel 8237 Low Page High Page Compatible Segment Segment Segment 0 0000h 0087h 0487h 1 0004h 0083h 0483h 2 0008h 0081h 0481h 3 000Ch 0082h 0482h 5 00C 4h 008Bh 048Bh 6 00C8h 0089h 0489h 7 00CCh 008Ah 048Ah System Interrupts An NMI is an interrupt requiring immediate attention and has priority over the normal interrupt lines IRQX NMI interrupts are caused by the foll
7. 486 33 501 E486DX2 50IC System Board User s Manual D16020615 lt Copyright 1991 by DFI Inc All rights reserved No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of DFI Inc DFI Inc makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability quality or fitness for any particular purpose The information in this document is subject to change without notice DFI Inc reserves the right to make revisions to this publication and to make changes to any and or all parts of its content at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes Further DFT Inc assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document DFI is a registered trademark and E486 33 50IC and E486DX2 50IC are trademarks of DFI All other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies FCC Statement on Class This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual
8. an external battery pack connected to J16 Jumper J15 Display Type Select Jumper J15 sets the display adapter to color or mono This jumper must match the type of display adapter installed If you change your video adapter make sure that this jumper is changed accordingly 1 2 3 1 2 3 OO Oj 1 2 On Mono Display 2 3 On Color Display Default Jumpers J7 J101 and 102 Speed Selector Setting umpers J 7 101 and 102 set the speed setting at the system These jumpers must match the speed of the CPU If you change your CPU make sure that these jumpers are changed accordingly 2 9 Installation Overview E486DX EISA 101102 J7 J101 102 7 BEI O O Ol 2 269 O O O e O 1 2 0n 33MHZ 2 3 On 50MHZ 101 J 102 J 7 O E ONO Ole O O Cache Configuration The E486 33 501C and or E486DX2 50IC system board can be configured to two different cache sizes 64KB and 256KB 64KB of cache memory is the default size Use 8K x 8 25ns SRAMs for 64KB of cache memory or 32K x 8 25ns SRAMs for 256KB of cache memory Regardless of the amount of cache memory installed three 16K x 4 20ns SRAMS are needed for tag RAM to store the cacheable addresses The figure shown on the next page shows the location of the SRAM sockets Installation Overview 2 10 486 EISA System Board
9. file 1 Choose the Configure Check CFG File command 2 The File Selection box will appear Select the CFG file you want to check You may select more than one file at a time Choose OK 3 The Parser Messages box will appear Any syntax errors detected by the utility will be displayed in this box Choose OK after you have finished viewing Write Ext CHOS This command will copy the data stored in the CMS file into the Extended CMOS Memory It will erase any previously saved configuration information To Write to Extended CMOS 1 Choose the Configure Write Ext CMOS command 2 The Write Extended CMOS box will appear Choose OK 3 Once the data in the CMS file has been saved into the CMOS memory the Status box will appear informing you that the CMOS memory has been updated Choose OK 4 34 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA Board ID Map The Board ID Map command displays the IDs of the boards that are physically present in the system Choose Configure Board ID Map command and the Physical Board ID Map box will appear Physical Board ID Map shows which boards are physically installed in your system Only boards with readable IDs are shown Choose OK after you have finished viewing Display Print Menu This menu allows you to display or print previously saved configuration information To Display or Print 1 Choose the Display Print menu The Display Print box will appear 2 The Information op
10. hit the lt Enter gt key 3 5 Initial Setup Program E486DX EISA Advanced CMOS Setup Before accessing this option the warning message shown below appears on the screen BIOS SETUP PROGRAM AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITIES C 1990 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Improper Use of Setup may Cause Problems If System Hangs Reboot System and Enter Setup by Pressing the Del key Do any of the following After Entering Setup Alter Options to make System Work ii Load BIOS Setup Defaults iii Load Power On Defaults Hit lt ESC gt to Stop now Any other Key to Continue This message warns you that if inappropriate modifica tions are made to the Advanced CMOS Setup problems will occur Press Enter to continue or press lt Esc gt to abort Note If the system fails after the setup procedure power off the computer and turn it on again Wait for the message Hit Del if you want to run setup and press Del If you press Enter the screen similar to the one on the next page will now appear Initial Setup Program 3 6 486 EISA System Board BIOS SETUP PROGRAM ADVANCED CMOS SETUP C 1990 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Typematic Rate Programming Disabled Typematic Rate Delay msec 500 Typematic Rate Chars Sec 15 Above Memory Test Enabled Memory Test Tick Sound Enabled Memory Parity Error Check Enabled Hit lt DEL gt Message Display Enabled
11. the BIOS message will appear on your screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the message below will appear on the screen if your CMOS setup is correct Enter CURRENT Password The default password is AMI You are given three chances to type the correct password If the password is still incorrect after the third try the system will lock up You must turn your system off and back on again to restart it You can change the password under the change password option Refer to the Change Pass word section for more information A screen similar to the one on the next page will now appear If the pass word option is disabled you will directly access this screen 3 1 Initial Setup Program E486DX EISA System Configuration C Copyright 1985 1990 American Megatrencs Inc Main Processor 80486 Base Memory Size Numeric Processor Present Ext Memory Size Floppy Drive A LAMB 5 1 2 Hard Disk C Type Floppy Drive B None Hard Disk D Type Display Type Monochrome Serial Port s ROM BIOS Date 07 07 91 Parallel Port s Current date is Wed 01 01 1992 Enter new date mm dd yy Current time is 12 10 42 02a Enter new time AMI BIOS Setup Utilities If you want to change your CMOS setup or your CMOS setup is wrong press lt Del gt when the message Hit lt Del gt if you want to run setup appears on the screen Again if you enabled the password option you will be prompted to the message below
12. 19 5 12 1 0 A20 SA11 1 0 A21 SA10 1 0 A22 SA9 1 0 23 SA8 1 0 A24 5 7 1 0 25 SA6 1 0 26 SA5 1 0 27 SA4 1 0 28 SA3 1 0 29 SA2 1 0 A30 SA1 1 0 A31 SA0 1 0 Slot specific signal Appendix D D 2 486 EISA System Board I O Pin Signal Name 1 0 B1 Gnd Gnd B2 Reset Drv 0 B3 5V DC Power B4 IRQ9 B5 5V DC Power B6 DRQ2 B7 12V DC Power B8 OWS B9 12V DC Power B10 Gnd Gnd Bll Sememw B12 Sememr 0 13 JOW 10 14 IOR 10 15 Dack3 B16 DRQ3 B17 Dack1 0 B18 DRQ1 B19 Refresh 1 0 20 0 21 IRQ7 B22 IRQ6 B23 IRQ5 B24 IRQ4 B25 IRQ3 B26 Dack2 0 B27 TIC 0 B28 Bale 0 B29 5V DC Power B30 Osc 0 B31 Gnd Gnd D 3 Appendix D E486DX EISA I O Pin Signal Name I O Ci SBHE 10 C2 LA23 10 C3 LA22 10 4 LA21 10 5 LA20 10 C6 LA19 10 C7 LA18 10 C8 LA17 10 9 Memr 10 10 Memw 10 C11 SD08 10 C12 5009 10 C13 SD10 10 C14 5011 10 C15 5012 10 16 5013 10 CI SD14 10 18 5015 10 Appendix D D 4 486 EISA System Board ___ I O Pin Signal Name I O D1 Mem CS16 D2 I O CS16 D3 IRQ10 D4 IRQ11 D5 IRQ12 D6 IRQ13 D7 IRQ14 D8 Dack0 0 D9 DRQO D10 Dack5 0 D11 DRQ5 D12 Dack6 0 D13 DRQ6 D14 Dack7 0 D15 DRQ7 D16 5V DC Power D17 Master D18 Gnd Gnd D 5 Appendix D E486DX EISA Appendix E EISA I O Pin Assignments FB E A 3131 831 31 111101 19 19819 19 HD GC Note Rows A C
13. CMS file name from keyboard r Configuration Mode Automatic Local 4 Manual Remote OK Cancel Fl Help lt y A Move TabzNext Enter Select Start a new configuration or make changes to an old one 4 8 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA If you choose the lt Use CFG files for installed boards gt under the Which CFG files do you want to configure using the Automatic mode the utility will automatically save the configuration in the CMS and INF file then save the configuration into the Extended CMOS Memory The Status box shown below will now appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure Define ISA Board Check CFG File Write Ext CMOS Board ID Map STATUS EISA CMOS has been updated LOK Fl Help Move Enter Select Accept and continue Choose OK and the Display Print box shown on the next page will appear EISA Configuration Utility 4 9 486 EISA System Board EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Display Print The configuration has been saved It is important that you do the following steps before using this system 1 View the switch and jumper settings and verify that all switches and jumpers on the boards in your system are set correc
14. Name VG 5500 Manufacturer DFI ISA Port Definition Board Type Video Boa DMA Start Size q Byte Word End OK Erase Cancel Save Load New Delete Quit Fl Help lt gt Enter Select Esc Exit Enter the starting port address here Select the starting and ending port address and the timing setting of the selected port address Choose OK to save the changes you have just made Choose Erase to delete the previously saved Port definition Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes EISA Configuration Utility 4 31 486 EISA System Board Memory allows you to define up to eight 8 memory addresses Select one of the Memory options and press lt Enter gt The ISA Memory Definition box shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit ISA Board Definition Board Name VG 5500 ISA Memory Definition Manufacturer DFI Size OKB Use Board Type Video Boa DMA Address 00000000 System Expanded l Virtual i RAM Width Don t Cache Decode Cache OK Erase Cancel Save Load New Delete Quit Fl Help y Enter Select Enter the n
15. RAM Module The DRAM memory of the E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC system board can be expanded to a total of 64M using 256K x 9 1M x 9 and 4M x 9 SIMMs The DRAM controller uses a page mode design with an access time of 80ns or less Cache Module The E486 33 50IC supports 64KB of direct map cache using 8K x 8 25ns SRAMs or 256KB using 32K x 8 25ns SRAMs F 5 Appendix F E486DX EISA Burst Cycles The 486 microprocessor accepts burst cycles for any bus request that requires more than one data cycle During burst cycles a new data item is strobed into the 486 microprocessor for every clock rather than every other clock as in non burst cycles 82358 EISA Bus Controller The E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC system board uses the 82358 EISA Bus Controller that supports the following Provides EISA ISA bus cycle compatibility Interfaces host CPU bus to EISA ISA bus Translates host bus cycles to EISA ISA bus cycles Generates ISA signals for EISA masters Generates EISA signals for ISA masters Supports 8 16 or 32 bit DMA cycles Supports host and EISA ISA refresh cycles Generates control signals for address and data buffers Supports byte assembly disassembly for 8 16 or 32 bit data transfers Supports I O recovery mechanism Extended CMOS Memory The E486 33 50IC and or EA86DX2 50IC system board has Extended CMOS Memory installed onboard Con figuration information is stored in the Extended CMOS Memory so
16. a software driver that is used on the E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC system board to translate extended memory into expanded memory Copy the DEMM386 SYS driver from the diskette provided into your root directory After copying the driver add this line to your CONFIG SYS file Device DEMM386 SYS B xxxx H yy S zz T tttt X aaaa bbbb l cccc dddd L Note This line should be placed before any other drivers that use extended memory XXXX 15 the EMS page frame base address in hexadecimal In expanded memory management a contiguous 64KB page frame segment must be reserved The following are valid page frame addresses C000 C400 C800 00 2000 D400 D800 DC00 and E000 The default page frame address is E000 yy is the maximum handle numbers in hexadecimal to be reserved The default value is 40H 64 in decimal zz is the maximum number of contexts in hexadecimal to be reserved The default value is 40H 64 in decimal tttt specifies an area of the extended memory in kilobytes to be reserved and should not be used by the EMS driver Without the T option all DEMM386 Software Driver 5 1 486 EISA System Board of the extended memory will be used as expanded memory aaaa bbbb lt that a certain range of memory should be excluded from EMS mapping aaaa is the starting segment address and bbbb is the ending segment address of the range For example if there is a network ad
17. correct functioning of your system board For further protection the use of a surge protection socket is recommended This will protect the system board from damage that may result from a power surge on the line Move items that generate magnetic fields away from your system board since magnetic fields can also dam age your system board Once you have selected the 2 1 9 Installation Overview E486DX EISA ideal location unpack the E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 501C system board carefully Handling the System Board It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your system board even before installing it to your system unit Static electrical discharge can damage your system board even though there are no signs of physical dam age Extra care must be taken in handling the system board to make sure that no static build up is present Tips in Handling the System Board 1 To prevent electrostatic build up you should leave the board in its anti static bag until you are ready to install it 2 Hold the system board by its edges only Be careful not to touch any of the components contacts or connections on the board 3 Avoid touching the pins on all modules and connectors Hold modules and connectors by their ends Installation Overview 2 2 486 EISA System Board Hardware Installation Computer components are easily damaged by static electricity Be careful to handle the system board by its edges Do not touch any
18. may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is con nected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits lt Table of Contents 4 EN 1 1 Features and Specifications 1 2 Installation Overview 2 1 Preparing the 2 1 Handling the System 2 2 Tips in Handling the System Board 2 2 Hardware Installation serrer 2 3 Memory 2 3 Installing the Modules
19. mode the system s Extended CMOS Memory will be updated too 1 After you have finished modifying the configuration choose Save 2 The Extended CMOS Memory will be updated and the Status box shown on the next page will appear EISA Configuration Utility 4 17 486 EISA System Board EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure Define ISA Board Check CFG File Write Ext CMOS Board ID Map STATUS EISA CMOS has been updated OK F1 Help Move Enter Select Accept and continue Choose OK and the Display Print box will appear Choose Yes to display or print the configuration See Display Print Menu to display or print a configuration No to cancel Cancel Select this option to return to the main menu 1 If you didn t save your work a warning message shown on the next page will appear 4 18 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure Define ISA Board Check CFG File Manual Configuration Warning Slot 0 EISA SYSTE Empty The current configuration data will be Slot 1 Slot 2 Empty sti it wi sa Slot 3 Empty lost if you exit without saving Slot 4 Empty Slot 5 Empty OK Cancel 6 7 8 Slot 6 Empty Slot Slot Empty Emp
20. of the socket 2 5 Installation Overview E486DX EISA 1 Position the SIM modules above the SIMM socket with the chips of the module facing toward the center of the motherboard 2 Seat the module into the bank Make sure that it is seated properly before pressing the module securely into the bank DIP Switch Setting The E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC system board has a DIP switch block onboard The settings of the DIP switch are dependent on the amount of memory installed on the system board Be sure that it is set according to the memory size you have on board otherwise the system board will not work properly Memory Size 61 52 S3 S4 S5 S6 1 2 Off On On On On On 3MB On Off On On On On 4MB Off Off On On On On 4MB On On Off On On On 5MB Off On On On Off On 6MB On Off On On Off On For 1M x 9 SIM module Installation Overview 2 6 486 EISA System Board Memory Size S1 52 S3 54 55 56 1 Off Off On On Off On 8MB Off On Off On On On 9MB On Off Off On Off On 10MB Off Off Off On Off On 12MB On Off Off On On On 13MB Off On Off On Off On 16MB Off Off Off On On On 16MB On On On Off On On 17MB Off On On On On Off 18MB On Off On On On Off 19MB Off Off On On On Off 20MB Off On On On Off Off 21MB On On On Off Off Off 22MB Off On On Off Off Off 24MB On Off On Off Off Off 25MB On On On On Off Off 28MB Off Off On Off Off Off 32MB Off On On Off On On 33MB On Off O
21. part of its circuitry especially the gold contacts with your hands Do all the prepara tion work on a static free surface Place the system board on a static free table with the components facing up Memory Installation The E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC system board can support to 64MB of memory using SIMMs Four banks are available to be installed with 256Kx9 1Mx9 or 4Mx9 SIM modules Each bank consists of four SIMM sockets The SIM modules are plug into the banks at the upper left side of the board SIMM is an acronym for Single In line Memory Mod ule A SIMM consists of several RAM chips soldered onto a small circuit board A SIMM connects with the system board via a 30 pin card edge connector You will need 4 to 16 pieces of SIM modules depending on the amount of memory you intend to install Your system board can be configured with IMB 2MB 3MB 4MB 5MB 6MB 7MB 8MB 9MB 10MB 12MB 13MB 16MB 17MB 18MB 19MB 20MB 21MB 22MB 24MB 25MB 28MB 32MB 33MB 34MB 36MB 37MB 40MB 48MB 49MB 52MB or 64MB of memory onboard 2 3 Installation Overview E486DX DIP Switch Pin 1 of the SIMM socket 0 Bankl Bank2 Bank 3 Location of the SIMM Sockets and DIP Switch on the Main Board The following table summarizes the bank loca
22. that BIOS can initialize the system board and the expansion boards inserted in the EISA slots once you power up your system Appendix F F 6 486 EISA System Board The Extended CMOS Memory uses 8Kx8 SRAM and is equipped with an internal battery If the battery runs down the information stored in the CMOS memory may be lost It is then necessary to either reconfigure the system or copy the backup file of the configuration into the Extended CMOS Memory Bank0 1 Bank2 Bank 3 Location of the Extended CMOS Memory on the 486 33 501 and or 4860 2 501 F 7 Appendix F E486DX EISA Appendix G Connector Pin Assignments Jumper J4 Keyboard Connector Pin Function 1 Keyboard Clock 2 Keyboard Data 3 No Connection 4 Ground 5 5V DC Jumpers J8 J16 Reset Switch Connector Pin Function 1 Reset Signal 2 Ground Use only one Appendix G 1 486 EISA System Board Jumper J6 Speaker Connector Pin Function 1 Speaker Data Out 2 No Connection 3 Ground 4 5 V DC Jumper J5 Power On and Keylock Connector Pin Function 1 LED Power 2 Key 3 Ground 4 Keyboard Inhibitor 5 Ground Jumper J18 External Battery Connector Pin Function 1 Battery 3 6DC 2 Key 3 Ground 4 Ground
23. the CMS files in the current directory 3 Enter CMS file name from keyboard This option allows you to type in the CMS file that you want to modify Define ISA Board In addition to EISA adapter boards you can install ISA adapter boards by choosing this option Most ISA adapter board do not have a CFG file Without a CFG file the ECU cannot reserve system resources automatically for ISA adapter boards These boards must be configured manually To configure an ISA board Choose Configure Define ISA Board command and the ISA Board Definition box shown on the next page will appear EISA Configuration Utility 4 27 486 EISA System Board EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit ISA Board Definition Board Name VG 5500 Manufacturer DFI Board Type Video Board Slot Type 16 Bit DMA IRQ Memory 1 New Delete Quit Fl Help 4 gt y Enter Select Enter a description of the board Highlight Board Name and press Enter The cursor will appear for you to type in the name of the board After typing in the board name press Enter again Highlight Manufacturer and press Enter The cursor will appear for you to type in the name of the manufacturer After typing in the manufacturer s name press Enter again Highlight Board Type and press Enter Sever
24. to return to the Manual Configuration box Options This option allows you to view detailed information about the system board and the adapter boards installed in the system It also allows you to view the Global Resource Map and Physical ID Map of these boards Choose Options and the Advanced Options box shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure Define ISA Board Check CFG File Manual Configuration r Advanced Options OARD Global Resource Map Board Details System Details Physical Board ID Map Add Remove Move Options Save Cancel Fl Help gt 4 4 Move Tab Next Enter Select View allocated resources 4 16 EISA Configuration Utility the E486DX EISA Global Resource Map The Global Resource Map allows you to view the IRQ line I O port address and memory address of board Board Details This option informs you about the slot number ID or the board slot type of a board System Details This option allows you to view the slot type the amperage used or EISA CMOS size of the boards installed in the system Physical Board ID Map The Physical Board ID Map allows you to view boards that are physically present in the system Save This option allows you to save the configuration in the CMS and INF file If you are configuring in Local
25. you to remove a board from the current configuration Choose the Remove and the screen shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc Hel Select the board to remove DisplayiPrint P Quit Define ISA Board Manual Configuration EISA SYSTEM BOARD Empty Empty 3 Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty 8 Empty Cancel V Move Tab Next Enter Select 4 14 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA Select the board you want to remove from the configuration and press lt Enter gt Choose Cancel to return to the Manual Configuration box Move This option allows you to move an adapter board into another slot Choose Move and the screen shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc EN Hel B Select the board to move Display Print TE Quit Define ISA Board Manual Configuration EISA SYSTEM BOARD Empty Empty 3 Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Cancel 4 Move Tab Next Enter Select Select the board you want to move and press lt Enter gt The Slot Selection box shown on page 4 13 will appear EISA Configuration Utility 4 15 486 EISA System Board Select the slot that corresponds to the actual slot where the adapter board to be moved will reside and press lt Enter gt Choose Cancel
26. 6 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC uses 256Kx9 1Mx9 and 4Mx9 SIM modules with speeds of at least 80ns It can hold up to 64MB of memory onboard Memory is configurable in thirty two 32 different sizes from 1MB to 64MB Introduction 1 1 486 EISA System Board System support functions include seven 7 channels of Direct Memory Access fourteen 14 programmable channels for level or edge triggered interrupts and five 5 programmable 16 bit counter timers Features and Specifications Uses Intel 80486 33 50 CPU running at 33 50MHz for E486 33 50IC while E486DX2 50IC uses Intel 80486DX2 50 CPU running at 50MHZ system running at 25MHZ Uses AMI BIOS Uses 82357 and 82358 Intel chipset 8 25MHz bus speed for 33MHz 8 33MHz bus speed for SOMHz DX2 50 Supports external cache subsystem with 64KB cache size using 8Kx8 SRAMs 25ns or 256KB cache size using 32Kx8 SRAMs 25ns Uses 256Kx9 1Mx9 and 4Mx9 SIM modules 80ns Memory configurable up to 64MB Memory configurable as 2MB 3MB 4MB 5MB 6MB 7MB 8MB 9MB 10MB 12MB 13MB 16MB 17MB 18MB 19MB 20MB 21MB 22MB 24MB 25MB 28MB 32MB 33MB 34MB 36MB 37MB 40MB 48MB 49MB 52MB and 64MB Synchronous AT bus clock generation Battery backup for CMOS configuration and real time clock calendar Seven 7 DMA channels Fourteen 14 programmable channels for level or edge triggered interrupts 1 2 Introduction E486DX EISA Five 5 programmab
27. A System Board If the lt Select files one by one gt option under Which CFG files to configure was chosen or the lt Select CMS file from directory list gt under Which CMS files to modify was chosen the File Selection box shown below will appear Note These two options must be modified only in Manual mode EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure File Selection Select the system board CFG file to be configured 1 Configuration 1 DFI0001 CFG SYSTEM BOARD Fla Pres OK Cancel Help gt y s lt Enter gt to change filespec Tab Next Enter Mark Unmark Select the file to be configured or modified then choose OK The Manual Configuration box will appear Refer to page 4 11 to 4 16 for more infor mation on how to configure a board in Manual mode 4 22 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA If you chose the lt Use all CFG files in this directory gt under Which CFG files do you want to configure using the Automatic mode the screen shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure Configuration Configuration Type Which CFG files do you want to configure The C
28. B and D are ISA contacts Rows E G F and H are EISA contacts Appendix E E 1 486 EISA System Board Pin E 2 Appendix E Signal Name CMD Start Exrdy EX32 Gnd EX16 SLBurst MSBurst W R Gnd Reserved Reserved Reserved Gnd 1 LA31 Gnd LA30 LA28 LA27 LA25 Gnd LA15 LA13 LA12 LA11 Gnd LA9 I O Pin Signal Name Gnd 5V 5V XXXXXX XXXXXX E486DX EISA 1 0 Gnd Power Power Power 10 0 3 486 EISA System Board I O Pin E 4 Appendix E Signal Name I O Pin Access Key H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 Access Key H16 H17 H18 H19 Signal Name LA8 LA6 LA5 5V LA2 SD16 SD18 Gnd SD21 5 23 5 24 Gnd SD27 5029 TV MAK E486DX EISA Appendix E E 5 486 EISA System Board Appendix F System Overview 82357 Integrated System Peripheral The E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC uses an 82357 integrated system peripheral that supports the following Provides Enhance DMA Functions ISA EISA DMA compatible cycles 32 bit addressability Provides timing control for 8 16 and 32 bit DMA data transfers Provides timing control for compatible type A type B and type C Burst cycle types Incorporates the Functionality of Two 82C59A Interrupt Controllers 14 independently programmable channels for level or edge triggered interrupts Five Programmable 16 bit Counter Timers
29. E2h 04E3h 04E4h 04 5 O4E 6h 04E7h 04E8h 04E9h 04EAh O4EBh 04ECh 04EDh O4EEh O4EFh 4 Appendix C Read Write Only 22222 wo ro WO 222 222 222 222 Function Reserved DMA Ch 5 High Base amp Current Count DMA Ch 6 High Base amp Current Count DMA Ch 7 High Base amp Current Count INT 1 edge level control register INT 2 edge level control register Reserved Reserved DMA 4 7 Chaining Mode register DMA Chaining Mode Status register Reserved DMA 4 7 Extended Mode register Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved DMA CHO Stop register bits lt 7 2 gt DMA CHO Stop register bits lt 15 8 gt DMA CHO Stop register bits lt 23 16 gt Reserved DMA CH1 Stop register bits 7 2 DMA CH1 Stop register bits 15 8 DMA CH1 Stop register bits 23 16 Reserved DMA CH2 Stop register bits 7 2 DMA CH2 Stop register bits 15 8 DMA CH2 Stop register bits 23 16 Reserved DMA CH3 Stop register bits 7 2 CH3 Stop register bits 15 8 DMA CH3 Stop register bits 23 16 Reserved Address 04F 0h 04F 1h 04F2h 04F3h 04F4h 04F5h 04F6h 04F7h 04F8h 04F9h O4FAh O4F Bh 04FCh 04FDh O4FEh O4F Fh 0C80h 0C81h 0C82h 0C83h 0C84h Read Write Only 222 222 222 E486DX EISA Function Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved DMA CH5 Stop register bits 7 2 DMA CH5 Stop register bits lt 15 8 gt DMA C
30. EM BOARD Resources Choice Selection Basic Main Board Basic Main Board Functions TIMER Co processor Reserved Real time Clo J Installed Reserved Not Installed Co processor Installed Cancel Keyboard 101 Key OK Fi Help 4 gt 1 Move Tab Next Enter Select Press lt Enter gt to change choice setting for this function 4 20 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA Select the appropriate settings and choose OK Choose Cancel if you want to ignore the changes you have made to return to the Board Functions box The Resources to the right of each function is used to edit the resource allocation settings of a function s Resource group Move to the Resource you want to edit and press lt Enter gt The Edit Resources box shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit RT Board Functions EISA SYSTEM BOARD Resources Edit Resources B IRQ PORT 4 070 071 Keyboard 01 Key OK Fi Help gt V Move Enter Select Press lt Enter gt to change choice setting for this resource Select the appropriate settings and choose OK After you are through editing the board press lt Esc gt to return to the Manual Configuration box EISA Configuration Utility 4 21 486 EIS
31. FG files shown to the right will be configured All of the CFG files for installed boards CFG files were found in the e filenames listed in CFGLIST file current directory IDFIO001 CFG found Cancel Fl Help lt gt Move OK Exit Press lt Enter gt to continue Choose OK and the Slot Selection box shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit 1 Configuration Running in local auto Slot Selection Performing syntax ch select a slot for PLX 9010DEMO EISA 32 Bit BUS MASTER Etherne F Board slot type is EISA LL Modify Old Conf ne board is a BUSMASTER Configuration It has been detected at slot 1 4 Automatic Lo Slot Type Bus Master Manual Re EISA Yes EISA Yes 3 EISA Yes 1 OK Cancel EISA Yes EISA Yes Slots are listed in recommended order Fl Help y Move Enter Select EISA Configuration Utility 4 23 486 EISA System Board Select the slot that corresponds to the actual slot where the adapter board being configured resides and press lt Enter gt The Status box will appear informing you that the EISA CMOS has been updated Choose OK and the Display Print box shown on page 4 10 will appear If this option is configured in the Manual m
32. H5 Stop register bits 23 16 Reserved DMA CH6 Stop register bits 7 2 DMA CH6 Stop register bits 15 8 DMA CH6 Stop register bits 23 16 Reserved DMA CH7 Stop register bits 7 2 CH7 Stop register bits 15 8 DMA CH7 Stop register bits 23 16 Reserved System Board ID Byte 1 System Board ID Byte 2 System Board ID Byte 3 System Board ID Byte 4 System Board Enable Appendix C C 5 486 EISA System Board Appendix D l O Channel Pin Assignments BI Al 1 1 ji l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 H 0 1 1 l DI cl 1 1 1 1 1 ee 1 1 1 1 1 1 B20 A20 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I II 1 l T 1 1 1 1 T 1 l l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 B31 A31 cls 62 36 I O Channel Pin Numbering D 1 Appendix D E486DX EISA I O Pin Signal Name I O Al 0 CHK 2 507 1 0 506 1 0 A4 SD5 1 0 A5 SD4 1 0 A6 SD3 1 0 7 5 2 1 0 8 5 1 1 0 A9 500 1 0 10 0 CHRDY 11 AEN 0 Al2 SA19 1 0 13 SA18 1 0 14 5 17 1 0 15 5 16 1 0 16 SA15 1 0 17 5 14 1 0 18 SA13 1 0
33. Hard Disk Type 47 Data Area 0 300 Wait For lt F1 gt If Any Error Enabled System Boot Up Num Lock Weitek Processor s Floppy Drive Seek At Boot Enabled System Boot Up Sequence A C External Cache Memory Enabled Internal Cache Memory Enabled Password Checking Option Disabled Shadow RAM Option Both ESC Exit Sel Ctrl Pu Pd Modify Fl Help F2 F3 Color F5 Old Values F6 BIOS Setup Defaults F7 Power On Defaults Use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to the options you wish to change or modify Use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to make the corresponding changes Set the password checking option to always or setup if you want to enable this option Setting it to always will prompt you for a password everytime you cold boot your system or access setup When you set the option to Setup you will be prompted for a password only when trying to access setup If the changes made are incorrect or you change your mind press lt F6 gt or lt F7 gt to return to the default settings Press lt Esc gt after making the changes to return to the main menu Auto Configuration with BIOS Defaults If for some reason the CMOS becomes corrupted the system can be configured with the default values stored in the ROM chips The BIOS Setup default values should provide optimum performance for the system You should use those values unless you are having 3 7 Initial Setup Program E486DX EISA possi
34. S files do you want to modify if the Modify Old Configuration option was chosen See General Information on the Configuration Options later in this manual for more information If you choose the Create New Configuration option the screen shown on the next page will appear EISA Configuration Utility 9 4 7 486 EISA System Board EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure Configuration r Configuration Type Which CFG files do you want to configure Create New Configuration Modify Old Configuration Use CFG files for installed boards 7 Use filenames listed in CFGLIST file Configuration Mode Select files one by one Automatic Local Use all CFG files in this directory Manual Remote OK Cancel Fl Help lt gt Move Tab Next Enter Select Start a new configuration or make changes to an old one If the Modify Old Configuration option was chosen the screen shown on the next page will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure Configuration Which CMS file do you want to modify Configuration Type 1 Create New Configuration N Modify Old Configuration Use default CMS file name Select CMS file from directory list Enter
35. ade to the CMOS Setup problems will occur Press lt Enter gt to continue or press lt Esc gt to abort 3 5 Initial Setup Program E486DX EISA Note If the system fails after the setup procedure power off the computer and turn it on again Wait for the message Hit lt Del gt if you want to run setup and press lt Del gt If you press lt Enter gt the screen similar to the one below will appear BIOS SETUP PROGRAM STANDARD CMOS SETUP C 1990 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm date year Tue Jan 01 1980 Base memory size 640 KB Time hour min sec 00 13 32 Ext memory size 3328 KB Daylight saving Disabled Cyl Head WPcom DZone Sect Size Hard disk type 2 615 4 300 615 17 20MB Hard disk D type Not Installed Floppy drive A 1 2 5 12 Floppy drive B Not Installed Primary display Monochrome Mon Keyboard Installed Month Jan Fe Date 01 02 Year 1901 1902 2099 ESC Exit Jt Select F2 F3 Color PU PD Modify The upper right hand corner shows the base memory size and extended memory size of your system You cannot alter these items as your computer automatically detects and displays them The left side of the screen lists the modifiable param eters You can change the date time hard disk drive C and D type of floppy drive A and B primary display and the keyboard options The daylight Savings func tion is intend
36. al options are available Select the type appropriate for the board and press Enter Highlight Slot Type and press Enter Several options are available Select the slot type appropriate for the board and press Enter 4 28 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA It is necessary to define an ISA board when you want to prevent other boards in the system from using the same IRQ levels DMA channels I O Port address or Memory address that your ISA board uses DMA allows you to define up to four 4 DMA channels Select one of the DMA options and press lt Enter gt The ISA DMA Definition box shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit ISA Board Definition Board Name VG 5500 Manufacturer DFI ISA DMA Definition Board Type Video Boa DMA Channel 11 Size N Byte 2 Word Timing J Default eA 1 Erase Cancel Delete Quit Fl Help M A Move Enter Select Esc Exit Choose a DMA channel Move the cursor to the appropriate DMA channel size timing of the ISA board and press Enter Choose OK to save the changes you have just made Choose Erase to delete the previously saved DMA definition Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes EISA Co
37. apter in your system that occupies memory from 0000 to D3FF specify X D000 D3FF to exclude this range from EMS mapping cccc dddd specifies that a certain range of memory IL Note should be included in EMS mapping cccc is the starting segment address and dddd is the ending segment address of the range This option is very useful if you want the EMS driver to utilize unused video area For example if a Hercules graphics adapter is installed in your system the memory range between A000 to AFFF is not used at all By specifying I A000 AFFF the EMS driver will utilize the area for EMS mapping specifies that the backfill area 384KB from 4000 0 to 9000 FFFF will be used exclusively as conventional memory The EMS driver will not be able to use this area as page frames or EMS pages All the parameters are optional and need only to be added in certain instances depending on your application 5 2 9 DEMM386 Software Driver E486DX EISA Troubleshooting Checklist If you experience difficulty with the E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC system board please refer to the checklist below If you still cannot isolate the problem please contact your dealer 1 2 3 4 5 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set If in doubt refer to the Board Configuration section Verify that all SIM modules are seated securely into the bank sockets Make sure that the SIM modu
38. ard RAM 0A0000 to 128K Video OBFFFF Display Memory 0C0000 to 128K 1 0 ODF FFF Expansion ROM 0 0000 to 64K ROM on OFFFFF the System Board 0100000 to Maximum 3FFFFFF Memory 63M FFFF0000 to 64K ROM on FFFFFFFF the System Board Function System Board Memory Reserved for Graphics Display Memory Reserved for ROM on 1 0 Adapter Card Duplicated Code Assignment at Address FF0000 System Board Memory Duplicated Code Assignment at Address 0 0000 Appendix C C 1 486 EISA System Board I O Address Map Address 000 01F 020 03F 040 05F 060 06F 070 07F 080 09F 0 0 0 0 0 00 OF1 OF 8 OF F 1F0 1F 8 200 207 278 27F 2F8 2FF 300 31F 360 36F 378 37F 380 38F 3A0 3AF 3B0 3BF 3C0 3CF 3D0 3DF 3F0 3F7 3F8 3FF Note Function DMA Controller 1 8237A 5 Interrupt Controller 1 8259A Master Timer 8254 2 8742 Keyboard Controller Real time Clock NMI Non maskable Interrupt Mask DMA Page Memory 7415612 Interrupt Controller 2 8259A DMA Controller 2 8237A 5 Clear Numeric Processor Extension Busy Reset Numeric Processor Extension Numeric Processor Extension Fixed Disk Game 1 0 Parallel Printer P ort 2 Serial Port 2 Prototype Card Reserved Parallel Printer Port 1 SDLC Bisynchronous 2 Bisynchronous 1 Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter Reserved Color Graphics Monitor Adapter Diskette Controller Serial Port 1 The I O address hex 000 to OFF are reserved for t
39. ble hardware problems Highlight this option and press lt Enter gt The message below will now appear Load BIOS Setup Default Values from ROM Table Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt to return to the BIOS setup default values After pressing lt Enter gt you will be returned to the main menu Auto Configuration with Power on Defaults The Power on defaults are similar to the BIOS Setup defaults These defaults are the most stable values for the system and should be used if you are having possible hardware problems Highlight this option on the main menu and press lt En ter gt The message below will now appear Load Power on Default Values from ROM Table Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt to return to the Power on default values After pressing lt Enter gt you will be returned to the main menu Change Password The default password is AMI If you want to change the password make sure you set the Password Checking Option to ALWAYS or SETUP under CMOS Advanced Setup If not the error message below will appear on the screen lt Password Option gt must be enabled in Advanced CMOS Setup Initial Setup Program 3 8 486 EISA System Board Press any key to continue Use the arrow keys to highlight the Change Password Option and press lt Enter gt The screen below will appear Enter Current Password The preset password is AMI Type AMI unless the password has been
40. ded by the number 2 and so on This procedure prevents the loss of any CFG file CFGLIST File The CFGLIST file is a text file that contains the names of the CFG files to be configured Use the CFGLIST file when you do not want to select the CFG files individually each time you create a configuration CMS File The CMS file contains a copy of the configuration information that is written into the system s Extended CMOS Memory Each CMS file should have a corresponding INF file INF File The INF file contains detailed information about a configuration such as switch and jumper settings software statements connection statements and resource allocation The INF file is used by the Display Print command to recall information on a saved configuration Each INF file should have a corresponding CMS file 4 2 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA Initial Configuration Prior to installing the EISA Configuration Utility you must have the CFG files for the expansion boards and system board you are planning to install available To install 1 Create a directory on the disk drive you want the EISA Configuration Utility to be installed on 2 Change into the directory you have just created 3 Insert the EISA Configuration Utility diskette into drive a and copy the files into the current directory 4 To run the EISA Configuration Utility access the EISA subdirectory you have created and type CFG lt Enter gt Men
41. e OK 3 The File Selection box will appear Use the arrow keys to move the selection bar to the files you want to copy and press Enter You may also click the files by using your mouse Choose OK 4 4 EISA Configuration Utility Backup E486DX EISA 4 The Destination box will appear on the screen showing you the current drive and directory Choose Continue to copy the selected files to the current directory If you want to copy the files into another drive or directory choose Different Directory and a screen will appear for you to type in the new drive directory If the files to be copied already exist an option box will appear Click Overwrite to overwrite the existing file Rename to rename the file to be copied Skip to cancel The Backup command allows you to make a backup copy of the CMS and INF files This is very useful in restoring your computer s configuration in the event of a battery failure or when you want to copy a configuration into another EISA system To make a Backup copy 1 Choose the File Backup command 2 The Backup Config box will appear allowing you to copy the CMS and INF files which contains all the configuration information onto a backup diskette Choose OK 3 The File Selection box will appear Use the arrow keys to move the selection bar to the files you want to backup and press Enter You may also click the files by using your mouse Choose OK EISA Configu
42. ed for use in notebook computers and is not supported by the E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC so it does not matter how it is set On the lower right hand side is a calendar that shows your current date Initial Setup Program 3 4 486 EISA System Board The box at lower left provides information on each highlighted parameter Navigation and menu selection instructions are located below the information box Use the up or down arrow key to move between options Once you have high lighted the option you wish to change use the Page Up or Page Down key to view the available selections for that option If you have added a hard drive you must select the appropriate type for the drive The E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC has 46 pre set types and one user definable type The table on Appendix H gives a com plete listing of the available drive types Any given hard drive must be set to one specific drive type number Please refer to your hard drive documentation to find the appropriate type number When you are through making all the changes press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu If none of the pre set types is appropriate for your hard drive choose 47 which is the user definable type To use this type highlight either hard disk C or D depend ing on your hard drive configuration Use the Page Up key until type 47 is showing Fill in all the parameters as specified by the drive manufacturer To move between parameters
43. h Failure Parity Error Base 64KB Memory Failure Timer Not Operational Processor Error 8042 Gate A20 Failure Processor Exception Interrupt Error Display Memory Read Write Error ROM Checksum Error 0 CMOS Shutdown Read Write Error I3 CO CO N CO UI amp WN I Non Fatal Errors Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Appendix B B 1 486 EISA System Board Error Message 1 CH 2 Timer Error 2 INTR 1 Error 3 INTR 2 Error 4 CMOS Battery State Low 5 CMOS Checksum Failure 6 CMOS Options Not Set 7 CMOS Display Type Mismatch 8 Display Switch Not Proper 9 Keyboard is Locked Unlock It N e m NO oo 1 ON A tS tS tS tS SN Keyboard Error KB Interface Error CMOS Memory Size Mismatch FDD Controller Failure HDD Controller Failure C Drive Error D Drive Error C Drive Failure D Drive Failure CMOS Time amp Date Not Set Cache Memory Bad Do not Enable Cache 8042 Gate A20 Error Address Line Short DMA 2 Error DMA 3 Error DMA Error No ROM Basic Diskette Boot Failure Invalid Boot Diskette On Board Parity Error Off Board Parity Error Parity Error B 2 Appendix B E486DX EISA Appendix C Memory amp 1 0 Maps Memory Address Map Address Name 000000 to 640K System OOF FFF Bo
44. he system board 1 0 Hex 100 to 3FF are available on the I O channels C 2 Appendix C EISA I O Address Map I O Address 0400h 0401h 0402h 0403h 0404h 0405h 0406h 0407h 0408h 0409h 040Ah 040Ah 040Bh 040Ch 040Dh 040Eh 040Fh 0461h 0462h 0464h 0465h 0480h 0481h 0482h 0483h 0484h 0485h 0486h 0487h 0488h 0489h 048Ah 048Bh 048Ch 048Dh 048Eh 048Fh Read Write E486DX EISA Function Reserved DMA Ch 0 High Base amp Current Count Reserved DMA Ch 1 High Base amp Current Count Reserved DMA Ch 2 High Base amp Current Count Reserved DMA Ch 3 High Base amp Current Count Reserved Reserved DMA Interrupt pending register DMA 0 3 Chaining Mode register DMA 0 3 Extended Mode register Host CPU EISA Master Reserved Reserved Reserved Extended NMI and reset control register Software NMI register Last EISA Bus Master granted L Last EISA Bus Master granted H Reserved DMA Ch 2 High Page register DMA Ch 3 High Page register DMA Ch 1 High Page register Reserved Reserved Reserved DMA Ch 0 High Page register Reserved DMA Ch 6 High Page DMA Ch 7 High Page register DMA Ch 5 High Page register Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Appendix C 486 EISA System Board Address 04C2h 04C6h 04CAh 04 04D0h 04D1h 04D2h 04D3h 04D4h 04D4h 04D5h 04D6h 04D7h 04D8h 04D9h 04DAh 04DBh 04DCh 04DDh 04DEh 04DFh 04 0 O4E 1h 04
45. he ECU software bundled with the system board to reconfigure the system Save the configuration and reboot your system Refer to the EISA Configuration Utility section on page 4 1 for more information E486DX EISA Introduction The E486 33 501C or E486DX2 50 is a highly func tional fully enhanced 486 system board E486 33 50IC uses an Intel 80486 33 50 CPU designed to run at 33 50MHz while E486DX2 50IC uses an Intel 80486DX2 50 CPU designed to run at SOMHZ system running at 25MHZ both are with a built in 387 math coprocessor to speed up the processing of data The board is equipped with six 6 32 bit EISA slots and two 2 16 bit ISA expansion slots The Extended Industry Standard Architecture EISA is a superset of the ISA 8 and 16 bit architecture It extends the operational capabilities of the ISA standard while maintaining compatibility with ISA expansion boards The EISA Configuration Utility must be in stalled into the system to configure the system board and the EISA expansion boards that will be inserted in the EISA expansion slots The E486 33 50IC and or EA86DX2 50IC system board consists of two levels of cache memory for fast local access of frequently accessed code and data The first level or internal cache is built in to the CPU with SKB of cache memory The second level or external cache can support 64KB of cache memory using 8Kx8 25ns SRAMs or 256KB of cache memory using 32Kx8 25ns SRAMs The E48
46. isk C Type 2 Hard Disk D Type Not Installed Hard Disk Type can be changed from the STANDARD CMOS SETUP option in Main Menu Hard Disk Format Auto Interleave Media Analysis ESC Exit 1 7 Sel F2 F3 Color Initial Setup Program 3 10 486 EISA System Board ____ _ Use the arrow keys to select the desired options and press lt Esc gt to exit when done Write to CMOS and Exit When all the changes have been made highlight this option and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Write to CMOS and Exit Y N N Type Y and press Enter The modifications you ve made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make addi tional changes to the setup press Del after memory testing is done Do Not Write to CMOS and Exit When you do not want to save the changes you ve made highlight this option and press Enter The message below will appear Want to quit without saving Y N N Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Del after memory testing is done 3 11 Initial Setup Program E486DX EISA EISA Configuration Utility Overview The E486 33 50IC and or EA86DX2 50IC system board requires the installati
47. le 16 bit counter timers Six 6 32 bit EISA slots and two 2 16 bit ISA slots Socket for Weitek 4167 33 coprocessor for 33MHz Weitek 4167 25 for DX2 50MHz and Weitek 4167 50 for SOMHz Six 6 layer PCB Standard AT size Landmark Speed Test V1 14 145 7MHz for 33MHz 164MHz for DX2 50MHz over 200MHz for DX 50MHz One year warranty Introduction 1 3 486 EISA System Board Installation Overview This chapter summarizes the steps in installing your E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC system board into your system unit It also includes a description of the area in which you must work in Before installing the system board determine first the size of the memory you need onboard Please refer to the memory chart on pages 2 4 and 2 5 for the memory size and type of SIM modules needed Preparing the Area Before unpacking the system board make sure the location you have selected will provide a relatively dust and static free environment Excessive exposure to dust static electricity direct sunlight excessive humidity extreme cold and water can damage the operational capabilities of your system board Avoid soft surfaces such as beds and carpeted floors which can hinder air circulation These areas also attract static electricity which can damage some circuits on your system board Be sure that the power source has a properly grounded three pronged socket It is essential that the power connection be properly grounded for
48. les are in the correct location Check that all populated memory banks are completely filled If not fill them completely If your board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components gently press each component into the socket Troubleshooting Checklist 4 6 1 486 EISA System Board ___ Appendix A Types of Modules The E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC system board allows you to populate memory with 256K x 9 1M x 9 and 4M x 9 SIM modules The following modules have been tested with this board Most untested brands will Work but a few may fail to do so For SIM 256Kx9 Modules Brand Samsung Panasonic Hitachi Chip Number KM44C256A 8 MN41C4256 08 514256 P8 80ns For SIM 1Mx9 Modules Brand Panasonic Fujitsu NEC OKI Motorola For SIM 4Mx9 Modules Brand Hitachi Chip Number MN41C1000S 08 81C 1000 80 MC421000A9A 80 M511000A 80 MCM511000A 80 Chip Number HB56A49BR 8AL A 1 Appendix A E486DX EISA Appendix B System Error Report During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Errors can be fatal or non fatal Fatal Errors Fatal errors are those which will not allow a system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs Beep Count Error Message Refres
49. llocation settings It also allows you to add remove move display additional options save or cancel the current configuration Add This option allows you to add a new board to the current configuration Choose Add and the File Selection box shown on the next page will appear EISA Configuration Utility 4 11 486 EISA System Board EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure Define ISA Fite Selection Select the board s to add Filespec DFI0001 CFG SYSTEM BOARD OK Cancel Add Unlisted ISA Board Fl Help lt 4 Move Tab Next Enter Mark Unmark Press Enter to change filespec Select the board you want to add to the current configuration and choose OK You may also type in the filename of the board you want to add Highlight the Filespec option and press Enter The cursor will appear for you to type in the filename Enter the filename and choose OK Choose Cancel to go back to the Manual Configuration box Choose Add Unlisted ISA Board option to add a user defined ISA board in the configuration The Load ISA Board Definition box shown on the next page will appear 4 12 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit ISA Board Definitio
50. n Load ISA Board Definition Select the ISA board to load or press lt Esc gt to exit I VG 5500 7 New Delete Quit Fl Help 4 Move Enter Select Press Enter to select ISA definition Highlight the board you want to add in the configuration and press Enter The Slot Selection box shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit 1 Configuration Adding a board Slot Selection Performing syntax ch Select a slot for VG 5500 Modify Old Conf Board slot type is ISA16 r Configuration Automatic x Lo Slot Type Bus Master Manual ISA 16 bit LL I ISA 16 bit EISA Yes 5 EISA Yes OK Cancel EISA Yes Slots are listed in recommended order p Move Enter Select EISA Configuration Utility 4 13 486 EISA System Board You must select a slot for each adapter board The slots are listed in the recommended order of preference If you already placed an EISA adapter board in a slot the ECU puts that slot at the top of the list Select the slot that corresponds to the actual slot where the adapter board being configured resides and press lt Enter gt Choose OK to continue the configuration process Remove This option allows
51. n Off On Off 34MB Off Off On Off On Off 36MB On Off Off On Off Off 37MB Off Off On On Off Off 40MB Off Off Off On Off Off 48MB On Off On Off On On 49MB Off On On Off On Off 52MB On Off On On Off Off 64MB Off Off On Off On On For 4M x 9 SIM module DIP Switch Settings of the Different Memory Configurations Board Configuration The E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC is designed with jumpers and connectors onboard Make sure that the jumpers and connector pins are set correctly before installing the system board into your system unit 2 7 9 Installation Overview E486DX EISA 111 112 J 148 MA Location of Jumpers and Connector Pins on the E486 33 501C and or E486DX2 50IC Jumper Settings Jumper J17 Internal External Battery Select The E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC comes with an internal battery If there is a problem with the inter nal battery or you prefer to connect an external battery change Jumper J17 to the external selection and add an external battery to Connector J18 Installation Overview 2 8 486 EISA System Board 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 On Internal Battery 2 3 On External Battery Default Important If you have Jumper J17 set to external you MUST have
52. nfiguration Utility 4 29 486 EISA System Board IRQ allows you to define up to seven 7 IRQ levels Select one of the IRQ options and press lt Enter gt The ISA IRQ Definition box shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit ISA Board Definition Board VG 5500 IRQ Definition Manufacturer DFI Level 3 Trigger Ty Edge Board Type Video Boa E Level 6 7 DMA 11 O 19 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 Erase Cancel Save Load New Delete Quit 1 4 4 Move Enter Select Choose an IRQ level Select the appropriate IRQ level and the type of interrupt trigger to be used then press Enter Choose OK to save the changes you have just made Choose Erase to delete the previously saved IRQ definition Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes 4 30 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA Ports allows you to define up to eight 8 ranges of I O ports Select one of the I O Port options and press lt Enter gt The ISA Port Definition box shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit ISA Board Definition Board
53. ode the Manual Configuration box will appear Refer to page 4 11 to 4 16 for more information on how to configure a board in Manual mode 4 24 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA General Information on the Configuration Options Create New Configuration and Modify Old Configuration The Create New Configuration option is used to start or create a new configuration This option allows you to use either the Automatic or Manual mode Choose the Modify Old Configuration option if you want to modify and make changes to a previously saved configuration You can only use the Manual mode under this option Automatic and Manual Choosing the Automatic mode option allow the utility to automatically configure the system for you This is very helpful if you do not have prior experience configuring EISA boards The Manual mode option on the other hand allows you to configure the system manually in the Manual Configuration box You may create a new configuration or modify an old configuration under this mode Local and Remote Select the Local mode option if the configuration that you are working on is for this computer system The configuration information will be stored in this computer s Extended CMOS Memory as well as in the CMS and INF files EISA Configuration Utility 4 25 486 EISA System Board If you want to produce a configuration for a computer other than this one select the Remote mode The configuration info
54. on of the EISA Configuration Utility ECU which is used to configure EISA Ex tended Industry Standard Architecture computer sys tems EISA system boards and EISA adapter cards are much more complex than the designs of the ISA Industry Standard Architecture making the setup of jumpers and switches more complicated ECU was created to auto mate this configuration process The CFG files that come with each EISA expansion board must be copied onto the EISA Configuration Utility diskette ECU will then store this configuration data in the system s Extended CMOS Memory The CFG file tells the EISA Configuration Utility what choices the user has in configuring the card and what system resources have to be reserved for the card File Structure The files used by the EISA Configuration Utility are as follows CFG Files Each EISA expansion board comes with a CFG file A board s CFG file contains detailed information about the board as well as the functions that the board can perform EISA Configuration Utility 4 1 486 EISA System Board Duplicate Files ECU allows you to copy an existing CFG file to a different filename or directory If the file is copied into a directory where a file by the same name already exists the new file will be renamed using the same filename but with a number before the filename If the same file is copied into that directory again it will be renamed again using the same filename this time prece
55. owing conditions NMI Source Parity Fail Safe Timer IOCHK Bus Timeout Write to Port 0462h F 3 Appendix E486DX EISA Interrupt Controller 1 Interrupt Controller 2 IRQO Timer Output 0 Out 0 IRQ8 Realtime Clock INT IRQ1 Keyboard Output Buffer Full IRQ9 S oftware Redirected to INT OAH IRQ2 IR Q2 Interrupt from INTR2 IRQ10 Reserved IR Q3 Serial Port 2 IRQ11 Reserved IRQ4 Serial Port 1 IRQ 12 Reserved IR Q5 Parallel Port 2 IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ6 Diskette Controller IRQ14 Fixed Disk Controller IR Q7 Parallel Port 1 IRQ15 Reserved Note Any or all interrupts including NMI may be masked The 16 levels of system interrupts from high to low are ordered as IRQO gt IRQI gt IRQS gt IRQ9 gt IRQ1IO gt IRQ11 gt IRQ12 gt IRQ13 gt IRQ14 gt IRQ15 gt IRQ3 gt IRQ4 gt IRQ5 gt IRQ6 gt IRQ7 SystemTimers Interval Timer 1 Interval Timer 2 Channel 0 System Timer IRQO Fail Safe Timer NMI Interrupt Channel 1 Refresh Request Generator 15us Rate Generator Period Signal Channel 2 Tone Generation for CPU Speed Control Speaker Appendix F 4 486 EISA System Board Real Time Clock Address Function 00 Seconds 01 Second Alarm 02 Minutes 03 Minute Alarm 04 Hours 05 Hour Alarm 06 Day of Week 07 Date of Month 08 Month 09 Year 0A Register A 0B Register B 0C Register C 0D Register D
56. previously changed and press lt Enter gt The screen below will appear Enter NEW Password Type in the the new password You are limited to six ASCII characters Typing in more than six characters you will get the following error message Error press any key Press any key on the keyboard to return to the message below Enter NEW Password Type in a password that is six characters long or shorter When done you will be prompted to the screen below Re enter NEW Password 3 9 Initial Setup Program E486DX EISA You are asked to verify the new password Type in exactly the same password Failure to do so will yield the error message shown on the next page Error press any key If you received this error you will have to start all over After typing in the new password the message below will appear New password installed Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu Hard Disk Utility This option will format set the interleave mode and do a media analysis of your hard drives Highlight this option and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one below will appear DO NOT use this utility on IDE hard drive Use of Note this can severely damage your IDE hard drive BIOS SETUP PROGRAM HARD DISK UTILITY C 1990 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Cyln Head WPcom LZone Sect Size 5 4 300 615 17 20 Hard D
57. ration Utility 4 5 486 EISA System Board About AMI ECU This command is used to check the copyright and version of the EISA Configuration Utility you are currently using To view the information 1 Choose File About AMI ECU command and the About AMI ECU box will appear 2 Choose OK when done Configure Menu The Configure menu is used to configure an EISA system either automatically or manually define the ISA boards installed in the system check CFG files for proper syntax write configuration information into Extended CMOS Memory or view the boards that are physically present in the system EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure Define ISA Board Check CFG File Write Ext CMOS Board ID Map Fl Help y 4 Move Enter Select Esc Exit Create a new configuration or modify an old configuration 4 6 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA Configure The Configure command is used to create a new configuration or modify an old one To Configure Choose the Configure Configure command and the Configuration box will appear Four groups of options comprise the Configuration box They are Configuration Type Create New Configuration Modify Old Configuration Configuration Mode Automatic Manual Local Remote Which CFG files do you want to configure if the Create New Configuration option was chosen Which CM
58. rmation will be stored in the files only and can be copied to a floppy diskette later by using the Backup command The configuration on the floppy diskette can then be copied into another computer system s Extended CMOS Memory Which CFG Files to Configure Choosing the Create New Configuration option will prompt you to select the CFG files to be used in the configuration 1 Use CFG files for installed boards The utility will automatically detect the EISA boards installed in the computer system and will configure the CFG files of these boards This option is available in Local mode only 2 Use filenames listed in CFGLIST file The utility will open the CFGLIST file that contains a list of all the CFG files 3 Select files one by one Allows you to select the CFG files to be configured This option would require you to configure the board in Manual mode 4 Use all CFG files in this directory The utility will configure all the CFG files in the current directory 4 26 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA Which CMS File to Modify Choosing the Modify Old Configuration option will prompt you to select the CMS files to be modified 1 Use default CMS file name The utility searches for the CMS file that matches the name of the system board This option is available in Local mode only 2 Select CMS file from the directory list This option allows you to select the CMS file that you want to modify from a list of all
59. ror B 1 Appendix C Memory amp 1 0 Maps C 1 Appendix D 1 0 Channel Pin Assignments D 1 Appendix E EISA I O Pin Assignments E 1 Appendix System Overview eene F 1 Appendix G Connector Pin Assignments G 1 Appendix H AMI BIOS Hard Disk Table H 1 Appendix I Types of SRAMMS 1 486 EISA System Board Read Me First The E486 33 50IC and or E486DX2 50IC system board requires the installation of the ECU EISA Configuration Utility which is found in the EISA Configuration Utility diskette provided with this system board The ECU configures the EISA devices and maintain system parameters by storing them in the Extended CMOS Memory so that BIOS can initialize the system board and the expansion boards inserted in the EISA slots once you power up your system The Extended CMOS Memory uses 8Kx8 SRAM and is equipped with an internal battery that needs to be constantly charged Due to the length of time spent on shipment and storage of these system boards the internal battery might have drained and the information stored in the Extended CMOS Memory may be lost If you power up your system the message EISA CMOS Inoperational may appear If this happens simply run t
60. tion on the left side of the Display Print box provides you with a list of information You may choose more than one piece of information ata time 3 The Source option in the upper right side of the box allows you to choose the board If you choose Selected Boards a Board Selection box will appear Select the board and choose OK EISA Configuration Utility 4 35 486 EISA System Board 4 Finally choose where the information is to be sent to the Screen to the Printer or to a File If you choose File a Print Filename box will appear Enter the filename and press lt Enter gt 5 After making the appropriate selections choose OK otherwise choose Cancel to return to the main menu Help Menu The EISA Configuration Utility provides you with an extensive on line Help menu It may be accessed any time by pressing the F1 key or by choosing the Help menu Quit Menu The configurations created or modified in the EISA Configuration Utility will be saved and stored in the extended CMOS memory These configurations will not take effect unless the system is rebooted The Quit menu allows you to reboot the system or exit to DOS To Quit 1 Choose the Quit menu 2 The Exit to DOS Reboot box will appear Choose Yes to return to DOS No to cancel and return to the main menu Reboot to reboot the computer system 4 36 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA DEMM 386 Software Driver DEMM 386 is
61. tions and modules needed for corresponding memory sizes Each bank consists of 4 SIMM sockets Memory Bank 0 Size 1MB 256K x 9 2MB 256K x 9 3MB 256K x 9 4MB 256K x 9 4MB 1M x9 5MB 1M x9 6MB 1M x9 7MB 1M x9 8MB x9 9MB 1M x9 10MB x9 Bank 1 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 x9 x9 x9 Bank 2 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 Bank 3 256K x 9 256K x9 256K x9 Installation Overview 2 4 Bank Locations and Modules Needed 486 EISA System Board Memory Bank 0 Size 12MB 1M x9 13MB 1M x9 16MB 1M x9 16MB 4M x9 17MB 4M x9 18MB 4M x9 19MB 4M x 9 20MB 4M x 9 21MB 4M x9 22MB 4M x 9 24MB 4M x 9 25MB 4M x9 28MB 4M x 9 32MB 4M x 9 33MB 4M x9 34MB 4M x9 36MB 4M x9 37MB 4M x9 40MB 4M x9 48MB 4M x9 49MB 4M x9 52MB 4M x9 64MB 4M x9 Installing the Modules Bank 1 x9 1M x9 1M x9 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 1M x9 1M x9 1M x9 1M x9 1M x9 x9 4M x9 4M x9 4M x9 4M x9 4M x9 4M x9 4M x9 4M x9 4M x9 4M x9 Bank 2 1M x9 x9 1M x9 256K x9 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 x9 x9 x9 256K x 9 256K x 9 1M x9 x9 1M x9 4M x 9 4M x 9 4M x 9 4M x 9 Bank 3 256K x 9 1M x9 256K x 9 256K x 9 256K x 9 1M x9 256K x 9 256K x 9 1M x9 256K x 9 1M x9 4M x 9 SIMMs simply snap into a socket on the system board Pin 1 of the SIMM must correspond with Pin 1
62. tly Some boards have switches and jumpers that need to be set manually 2 View the software statements to see if any of the boards in your configuration need special drivers to be loaded Do you want to display or print configuration information Yes No Help lt gt Enter Select lay or print configuration information Choose Yes to display or print the configuration See Display Print Menu to display or print a configuration No to cancel On the other hand if the lt Use CFG files for installed boards gt under Which CFG files do you want to configure was chosen or any of the options under the Which CMS file do you want to modify was chosen the Manual Configuration box shown on the next page will appear 4 10 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Configure Define ISA Board Check CFG File Manual Configuration EISA SYSTEM BOARD Slot EISA Disk Controller Slot Empty Slot 3 Empty Slot 4 Empty Slot 5 Empty Slot Empty Slot Empty Slot Empty Add Remove Move Options Save Cancel Fl Help lt gt n A Move Tab Next Enter Select Press lt Enter gt to edit configuration settings for this board The Manual Configuration box is used to change a board s function settings and resource a
63. ty AddaBoard Remove Board Save Cancel Fl Help lt gt Move Enter Select Accept and continue Choose OK to return to the main menu Cancel to return to the Manual Configuration box Board Functions Resources The Board Functions and Resources allocation settings will allow you to edit the configuration settings ofa board To edit Choose the board you want to edit in the Manual Configuration box and press Enter The Board Functions box shown on the next page will appear EISA Configuration Utility 4 19 486 EISA System Board EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Board Functions EISA SYSTEM BOARD Resources Basic Main Board Functions TIMER Reserved Free Real time Clock Reserved Free Co processor Installed Link Keyboard 101 Key Link OK Fl Help i A Move Tab Next Enter Select Press Enter to change choice setting for this function On the left side of the Board Functions box is a list of all the functions of the board Each function has a choice setting Move the selection bar to the function you want to edit and press Enter The Choice Selection box shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Board Functions EISA SYST
64. u Options The EISA Configuration Utility allows you to copy or backup configuration files configure an EISA system automatically or manually and display or print information related to a configuration that has been previously saved The utility also includes an online Help menu which may be accessed anytime by pressing the F1 key Use the arrow keys to move to the menu or option of your choice then press Enter You may also select an option by pressing the key corresponding to the highlighted letter of the option If you are using a mouse move the mouse pointer to the selected option and click the left mouse button once EISA Configuration Utility 4 3 486 EISA System Board File Menu Copy The File menu is used to copy CFG files from a floppy diskette into the EISA Configuration Utility subdirectory make a backup copy of a configuration file or allow you to check the copyright and version of the EISA Configuration Utility you are currently using EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit Copy Backup About AMI ECU Fl Help 44 Move Enter Select Esc Exit Copy CFG files from diskette The Copy command allows you to copy CFG files from a floppy diskette into the current directory To Copy 1 Choose the File Copy command 2 The File Copy box will appear Insert the diskette containing the CFG files into drive a and choos
65. umber of kilobytes of memory Select the appropriate options in the ISA Memory Definition box Choose OK to save the changes you have just made Choose Erase to delete the previously saved Memory definition Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes 4 32 EISA Configuration Utility E486DX EISA After you have finished configuring the board choose Save to save the configuration in an ISA CFG file Choose Load to edit a previously saved ISA CFG file The Load ISA Board Definition box shown on pages 4 27 and 4 28 will appear Highlight the ISA board to be edited and press Enter Choose New to start a new ISA board configuration Choose Delete to remove an ISA board definition from the ECU s internal ISA board database The Delete ISA Board Definition box shown below will appear EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release x x C 1991 American Megatrends Inc File Configure Display Print Help Quit ISA Board Definition Delete ISA Board Definition Select the ISA board to delete or press lt Esc gt to exit VG 5500 Save Load New Delete Quit Fl Help lt gt Move Enter Select Press Enter to select ISA definition Quit returns you to the main menu without saving any changes EISA Configuration Utility 4 33 486 EISA System Board Check CFG File Checks CFG files for proper syntax To check the CFG
66. x H H 2 Appendix 1 of SRAMMs Cache Memory Size Brand 8K x 8 25 Motorola SONY MHS 16K x 4 20 Motorola 32K x 8 25 Motorola Hitachi Fujitsu 1 1 9 Appendix I E486 33 50IC E486DX2 50IC System Board User s Manual 16020615

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