EB3486-TN Station Board User`s Manual
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1. f ttti a 3 5 Board Configuration sn 3 6 Jumper 3 7 CPU Mod legs u a l a 4 1 DBII 486SX DX DX2 CPU Modules 4 2 DBII 486C Rev 0 CPU Modules 4 4 DBII 486C Rev B CPU Modules 4 8 Initial Setup Program 5 1 AMI BIOS Setup Utilities 5 2 Standard CMOS Setup 5 3 Advanced CMOS Selup wiaatauvandiens 5 5 Auto Configuration with BIOS Defaults 5 8 Auto Configuration with Power on Defaults 5 9 Change Password 5 9 Auto Detect Hard DISK etr toda ce eio 5 11 Hard Disk Utility n 5 11 Write to CMOS and Exit scii did eio etse ts 5 12 Do not write to CMOS and 5 13 EISA Configuration Utility enne 6 1 OTETAAN nasa 6 1 File SUG HUES er 6 1 Initial Configuration nn 6 2 Men socias meta ater La eh a aaa yh ard 6 3 Step 1 About EISA Configuration 6 4 Step 2 Add and Remove Boards 6 4 Step 3 Change Configuration Settings 6 9 Step 4 Save Configuration eet 6 15 Step 5 View Switch Jumper Set2. Adding a board Performing syntax chec Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Press INSERT to add a board that w Press DEL to remove the selected bi Press F7 to move the selected board Press Esc when finished with this st Add and Remove Boards on AMIFFFI CFG Slot Selection Select a slot for WG 1200VL Board slot type is ISA16 Slot Type Bus Master EISA Yes EISA Yes EISA Yes EISA Yes EISA Yes Slots are listed in recommended order Add INSERT Remove DEL Select ENTER You must select a slot for each adapter board The slots are listed in the recommended order of preference 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 you to remove a board from the current configuration a Select the board you want to remove from the configuration and press lt Delete gt A screen similar to the one shown on the next page will appear 6 7 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN Step2 Add and Remove Boards Confirm Do you really want to remove WG 1200VL S SI SI SI E Ok ENTER Cancel ESC Slol Slot 7 Empty Slot 8 Empty Press INSERT to add a board that was not deleted or has not been installed yet Press DEL to remove the selected board Press F7 to m
3. These files can be copied to another computer and the configuration can be copied to that system s EISA CMOS RAM using the Restore configuration from backup option on this screen Advanced Dealer Some EISA boards have CFG files that contain option that are not ordinarily configured by end users If this mode is turned on any functions that are marked as EXP expert will be visible and can be changed Force New Configuration When turned on this mode will ignore any existing configuration settings in CMOS or in the CMS file All settings will be set to their defaults Load CFG Files Manually from Directory List When this mode is turned on the ECU will not automatically detect and add boards to the configuration You will be prompted to select boards one by one Load CFG Files Listed in CFGLIST DAT If you prefer to specify a list of CFG files to load you may create a file called CFGLIST DAT that contain the filename of the CFG files to be added Turning this option on causes the ECU to use this file 6 19 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN Ignore ID Mismatches Between Installed Boards and CMOS Normally the ECU will only configure boards that are physically present in the system board was present in a previous configuration but was then physically removed the ECU will normally not load the CFG files for this board Turning this option on causes the ECU to load CFG files for all boards that were in the
4. A20 Error Address Line Short 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 Appendix 9 B 2 PUMA Station Board Appendix C Memory amp 1 0 Maps Memory Address Map Address Name 00000000 to 640K System 0009FFFF Board RAM 000A0000 to 128K Video 000BFFFF Display Memory 00060000 to 128K IO 000DFFFF Expansion ROM 000 0000 to 64K Reserved QOOEFFFF on System Board 00070000 to 64K ROM on 000FFFFF the System Board 00100000 to Maximum O7FFFFFF Memory 126 875M FFFE0000 to 64K Reserved FFFEFFFF on System Board FFFF0000 to 64K ROM on FFFFFFFF the System Board 1 Appendix C Function System Board Memory Reserved for Graphics Display Memory Reserved for ROM on Adapter Card Duplicated Code Assignment at Address FE0000 Duplicated Code Assignment at Address FF0000 System Board Memory Duplicated Code Assignment at Address 0E0000 Duplicated Code Assignment at Address 0F0000 Address Map Address 000 01F 020 03F 040 05F 060 06F 070 07F 080 09F 0A0 0BF 0C0 0DF 0 8 OFO OF 1 OF8 0FF 1F0 1F8 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 EB3486 TN Function DMA Controller 1 8237A 5 Interrupt Controller 1 8259A Master Timer 8254 2 8742 Keyboard Controller Real
5. D 2 PUMA Station Board Pin Signal Name 1 0 F7 XXXXXX F8 XXXXXX F9 12 Power F10 M IO I O F11 Loc 12 Reserved F13 Gnd Gnd F14 Reserved F15 BE3 I O Access Key F17 BE2 I O F18 BEO I O F19 Gnd Gnd F20 5V Power F21 LA29 I O F22 Gnd Gnd F23 LA26 I O F24 LA24 I O Access Key F26 LA16 I O F27 LA14 I O F28 5V Power F29 5V Power F30 Gnd Gnd F31 LA10 I O G1 LA7 I O G2 Gnd Gnd G3 LA4 I O G4 LA3 I O G5 Gnd Gnd Access Key G7 SB17 Jo G8 SD19 I O D 3 Appendix D I O Pin G11 G12 G13 G14 Access Key G16 G17 G18 Access Key H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 Access Key H16 H17 H18 H19 Signal Name Gnd SD25 SD26 SD28 Gnd SD30 SD31 MREQ EB3486 TN I O I O I O Gnd I O I O I O I O I O Power I O I O I O Gnd I O I O I O Gnd I O I O Power Power Appendix D D 4 PUMA Station Board Appendix E System Overview TACT84544 EISA Peripheral Control Unit The EB3486 TN uses a TACT84544 EISA Peripheral Control Unit that supports the following Provides Enhanced 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 A B and C Burst cycle types Incorporates the Functionality of Two 82C59A Interrupt Controllers 14 independently programmable channels for level or edge triggered inter
6. EB3486 TN 9 Memory allows you to define up to eight 8 memory addresses a Select one of the Memory options and press lt Enter gt An ISA Memory Definition box similar to the one shown below will appear ISA Board Definition Board Name WG 1200VL Manufacturer DFI Board Type gt ISA Memory Definition Size KB Use Address h Width OK ENTER Cancel ESC Erase F4 SavezF10 Load F9 New F2 Delete F4 Quit ESC b Select the appropriate options in the ISA Memory Definition box and press lt Enter gt c Choose OK to save the changes you have just made d Choose Erase to delete the previously saved Memory definition e Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes EISA Configuration Utility 6 26 PUMA Station Board 10 After you have finished configuring the board choose Save to save the configuration in an ISA CFG file 11 Choose Load to edit a previously saved ISA CFG file A Load ISA Board Definition box similar to the one shown on page 6 21 will appear Highlight the ISA board to be edited and press lt Enter gt 12 Choose New to start a new ISA board configuration 13 Choose Delete to remove an ISA board definition from the ECU s internal ISA board database An ISA Board Database box similar to the one shown below will appear ISA Board Definition Board Name W
7. Insert to select the Add option and a screen similar to the one shown below will appear Select the Board to Add Directory AV CFG DFI0300 CFG DFI EB3486 TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD DFII001 CFG DFI EISANet 500 EtherNet Adapter DFI0001 CFG EISA SYSTEM BOARD 1 10200 EISA SYSTEM BOARD Select ENTER Cancel ESC Add ISA INSERT 6 5 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN b Select the board you want to add and press lt Enter gt If you wish to add an ISA board choose Add ISA option by pressing lt Insert gt at the Select the Board to Add screen An ISA Board Database box similar to the one shown on the screen below will pear Note You must define an ISA board before it will appear in the ISA Database definition box See the Define ISA Board section on page 6 21 of this manual for further information If you do not want to add a board choose Cancel to SCA 020 Step 2 Add and Remove Boards 3 ISA Board Database System Select the ISA board to load or press lt Esc gt to exit a WG 1200VL Press IN Press DH Press F7 Press Es Ok ENTER Cancel ESC Add INSERT Remove DEL Move F7 Done ESC HELP FI Highlight the board you want to add in the configuration and press Enter A Slot Selection box similar to one shown on the next page will appear EISA Configuration Utility 4 6 6 PUMA Station Board Step2
8. Reception Receive Own Packets Connector Selection Thin Ethernet BNC1 ETHERNet 500ECT Done ESC Change ENTER Resources F6 PgUp PgDn Help F1 b An option box will appear for you to choose Choose Slot Specific Only Default and press lt Enter gt The same step should be done if you want to change the following functions Note Some function may only have one choice setting and therefore cannot be changed 3 To change a function s Resource settings use the up and down arrow keys to highlight a function and then press lt F6 gt When you are satisfied with the current settings press lt Esc gt to return to the previous menu Note 6 13 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN Not all functions have resource settings Advanced Options This option allows you to view detailed information about the system board and the adapter boards installed in the system Step3 Change Configuration Settings Advanced Options ong Global Resource Map Board Details System Details Physical Board ID Map Select ENTER Done ESC Slot 7 Empty Slot 8 Empty This step is optional you may skip it by pressing ESC and all configuration settings will remain unchanged Press ENTER to view or change a board s configuration settings Press ESC when you are satisfied with the current settings HELP F1 Select ENTER Done ES
9. and 5 If this is a new system skip to step 6 Remove expansion cards seated in any of the expansion slots and detach all connectors the old system board Loosen the screws holding the original board and remove the board from Save the screws Insert the SIM modules into SIMM banks on the EB3486 TN The quantity and location of the SIM modules is dependent upon the 2 3 9 Installation Overview EB3486 TN memory configuration and the type of modules you intend to use Step 7 Set the corresponding jumpers Step 8 Fasten the screw into the CPU Module and the L shape bracket Insert the CPU module into the slot and then under the system board fasten the screw into the system board and the L shape bracket which is attached to the CPU Module Please refer to the picture below Step 9 Install the prepared EB3486 TN system board into the case and replace the screws Step 10 Reattach all cards and connectors and replace the system unit cover Reconnect all power Installation Overview 2 4 PUMA Station Board cords and cables lt Hardware Installation Computer components are easily damaged by static electricity Static electrical discharge can damage your system board even though there are no signs of physical damage Be careful to handle the system board by its edges Do not touch any part of the circuitry especially the gold contacts with your hands Do all the prepara tion work
10. conditions NMI Source Parity Fail Safe Timer IOCHK Bus Timeout rite te Per 0462h Interrupt Controller 1 Interrupt Controller 2 IRQ0 Timer Output 0 Out 0 IRQ8 Realtime Clock INT IRQ1 Keyboard Output Buffer Full IRQ9 Software Redirected to INT 0AH IRQ2 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 IRQ10 Reserved IRQ4 Serial Port 1 IRQ11 Reserved IRQ5 Parallel Port 2 IRQ12 Reserved IRQ6 Diskette Controller IRQ14 Fixed Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port 1 IRQ15 Reserved Note Any or all interrupts including NMI may be masked The 14 levels of system interrupts from high to low are ordered as IRQ0 gt IRQI1 gt IRQ8 gt IRQ9 gt IRQ10 gt IRQ11 gt IRQ12 gt IRQ14 gt IRQ15 gt IRQ3 gt IRQ4 gt IRQ5 gt IRQ6 gt IRQ7 E 3 Appendix E System Timers Interval Timer 1 EB3486 TN Interval Timer 2 Channel 0 System Timer IRQ0 Fail Safe Timer NMI Interrupt Channel 1 Refresh Request Generator 15us Rate Generator Period Signal Channel 2 Tone Generation for Speaker CPU Speed Control 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 0 Register 0D Register D Appendix E 4 PUMA Station Board Burst Cycles The 486 microprocessor accepts burst cycles for any bus request that requires more than one data cycle During burst cycles a new da
11. 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 a Select one of the DMA options and press lt Enter gt The ISA DMA Definition box similar to the one shown on the next page will appear EISA Configuration Utility 6 22 PUMA Station Board ISA Board Definition Board Name WG 1200VL Manufacturer DFI ISA DMA Definition Board Type Channel Size Byte H1 Word 12 13 14 E DMA 15 Timing Default 16 I Type A 17 1 B Save F10 Ok ENTER Cancel ESC Erase F4 Load F9 New F2 Delete F4 Quit ESC b Move the cursor to the appropriate DMA channel size and timing of the ISA board and press lt Enter gt c Choose OK to save the changes you have just made d Choose Erase to delete the previously saved DMA definition e Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes 6 23 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN 7 IRQ allows you to define up to seven 7 IRQ levels Select one of the IRQ options and press lt Enter gt a An ISA IRQ Definition box similar to the one shown below will appear ISA Board Definition Board Name WG 1200VL M
12. the ECU file If you did not receive the CFG file for your expansion board please contact your dealer or the board manufacturer If you are installing an EISA hard drive controller SCSI host adapter you will need to run the ECU from a bootable floppy diskette because the system will not see the hard drive until the EISA expansion board is configured To run the ECU after the hard drive controller SCSI host adapter is installed 1 Create a directory on the disk drive where you want to install the EISA configuration files Change to this directory ElSAConfiguration Utility 6 2 PUMA Station Board 2 Copy your EISA Configuration Utility diskette and the CFG files for all of your EISA boards to this directory 3 To run the ECU make sure that you are in the directory created in step 1 and type CFG Main Menu 6 3 The ECU outlines the six steps that involved in configur ing a EISA system steps 1 2 3 and 5 are optional To select a step use the arrow keys to move to a step of your choice and press lt Enter gt You may also select a step by pressing its number If you are using a mouse move the mouse pointer to the selected option and click the left mouse button once Note For a mouse to work in the ECU you must have a previously installed mouse driver The utility also Includes an online Help menu which may be accessed anytime by pressing the lt F1 gt key EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN EISA C
13. their default values 1 Choose Change Configuration Settings and a box similar to the one shown on the next page will appear 6 9 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN Step3 Change Configuration Settings System DFI EB3486 TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Slot DFI EISANet 500 EtherNet Adapter Slot Empty Slot Empty Slot Empty Slot Slot Slot Empty Empty 1 2 3 4 Slot 5 Empty 6 7 8 Empty This step is optional you may skip it by pressing ESC and all configuration settings will remain unchanged Press ENTER to view or change a board s configuration settings Press ESC when you are satisfied with the current settings SelectZENTER Done ESC Advanced Options F9 HELP F1 2 Select the slot you want to change from the configuration and press lt Enter gt a If you want to change your system memory choose System Board and press lt Enter gt Select System Board Memory and press lt Enter gt A System Board Memory Functions box similar to the one shown on the next page will appear If you do not want to change anything press lt Esc gt to go back to the previous screen EISA Configuration Utility 6 10 PUMA Station Board Edit Settings for DFI EB3486 TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD System Board Memory Functions System Board Memory Use SIMM Memory Module for the 486 System Board Le T Select ENTER Cancel ESC Select the
14. time Clock NMI Non maskable Interrupt Mask DMA Page Memory 74LS612 Interrupt Controller 2 8259A DMA Controller 2 8237A 5 Shadow RAM and Cache Control Bit Clear Numeric Processor Extension Busy Reset Numeric Processor Extension Numeric Processor Extension Fixed Disk Game I O Parallel Printer Port 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 the system board 1 0 Hex 100 to 3FF are available on the I O channels Appendix C 9 C 2 PUMA Station Board Appendix D EISA I O Pin Assignments FB EA 1 1 HD GC Note Rows A C B and D are ISA contacts Rows E G F and H are EISA contacts 0 1 Appendix D EB3486 TN Pin Signal Name 1 0 E1 CMD 2 Start I O E3 Exrdy I O E4 EX32 5 Gnd Gnd Access Key E7 EX16 I O E8 SLBurst E9 MSBurst I O E10 W R 0 E11 Gnd Gnd E12 Reserved E13 Reserved E14 Reserved E15 Gnd Gnd Access Key E17 BE1 I O E18 LA31 I O E19 Gnd Gnd E20 LA30 0 E21 LA28 I O E22 LA27 I O E23 LA25 I O E24 Gnd Gnd Access Key E26 LA15 I O E27 LA13 I O E28 LA12 0 E29 11 E30 Gnd Gnd E31 LA9 I O F1 Gnd Gnd F2 5V Power F3 5V Power F4 XXXXXX F5 XXXXXX Access Key Appendix D
15. to the main menu Reboot Reboot the system so that changes will take effect Utilities Configuration This screen controls how a configuration is produced Several options are available each one can be enabled or disabled by pressing SPACE when an option is highlighted To configure the Utilities EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release 2 01 C 1992 American Megatrends Inc Press lt Space gt to change settings Remote Mode make a configuration for another system Advanced Dealer Mode show functions marked as EXP Force new configuration ignore previous settings Load CFG files manually from directory list Load CFG files listed in CFGLIST DAT Ignore ID mismatches between installed boards and CMOS F5 Restore configuration from backup CMS file F6 Display Physical Board ID Map F7 Define ISA Board OK ENTER Cancel ESC Step 6 Exit lect Enter Exit Esc Help F1 Utilities F9 Remote Mode The Remote Mode of the configuration should be turned off if you are working on this computer If you want to produce a configuration for a computer other than this one turn on the Remote Mode If Remote Mode is off EISA Configuration Utility 6 18 PUMA Station Board configuration information will be stored in this computer s EISA CMOS RAM as well as a CMS file and INF file If Remote Mode is on the configuration will be stored in the files only
16. x 36 80M 16M x36 4M x 36 96M 8M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 96M 16M x36 4M x 36 4M x 36 100M 8M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 1M x 36 104M 8M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 2M x 36 112M 8M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 4M x 36 112M 16M x36 4M x 36 4M x 36 4M x 36 128M 8M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 128M 16M x36 16M x 36 128M 32M x 36 Bank Locations and Modules Needed Hardware Installation 9 3 4 PUMA Station Board Installing the Modules HSIMMs simply snap into a socket on the system board Pin 1 of the HSIMM must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Position the HSIM modules above the HSIMM with the chips of the module facing the socket of the system board center 2 Seat the module into the bank Make sure it is completely seated in its socket before pressing the module securely into the bank as shown above 3 5 Hardware Installation EB3486 TN Board Configuration The EB3486 TN is designed with Jumpers and connec tors onboard Make sure that the Jumpers are set cor rectly before installing the system board into your 1 J18 ESA Slot CPU Module 1 J13 J19 J8 71516 qa T 8416 17 70220 Location of Jumpers and Connector Pins on the EB3486 TN Hardware Installation 3 6 PUMA Station Board Jumper Settings Jumper J8 P
17. 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 modules 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 8 1 PUMA Station Board Appendix A Types of Modules The EB3486 TN system board allows you to populate memory with 256Kx36 512Kx36 1Mx36 2Mx36 4Mx36 and 8Mx36 SIM modules The following mod ules have been tested with this board For SIM 256Kx36 Modules Brand Hitachi Oki Fujitsu For SIM 512Kx36 Modules Brand Panasonic Hitachi For SIM 1 36 Modules Brand Toshiba Fujitsu 1 Appendix A Chip Number HM514280 JP8 M516256B 80J 81C4256 80 Chip Number MN41C256SJ 08 HM514280 JP8 M514256B 80J 44256 70 Chip Number TC514400ASJL 70 814400 80 M511000B 70J 424400 80 EB3486 TN For SIM 2Mx36 Modules Brand Chip Number Fujitsu 814400 80 M511000B 70J Appendix A 2 PUMA Station Board Appendix B System Error Report During
18. 0 Head WPcom 128 300 300 512 512 65535 256 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 300 LZone Sect Size 305 615 615 940 940 615 511 733 981 828 855 855 319 733 663 977 977 1024 732 732 733 336 925 17 10MB 17 20MB 17 31MB 17 62MB 17 47MB 17 20MB 17 31MB 17 30MB 17 112MB 17 20MB 17 35MB 17 50MB 17 28MB 17 43MB 17 20MB 17 41MB 17 57 17 60MB 17 30MB 17 43MB 17 30MB 17 10MB Appendix G 9 G 1 PUMA Station Board Cyln 30 918 31 1024 32 1024 33 1024 34 612 35 1024 36 1024 37 615 38 987 39 987 40 820 41 977 42 981 43 830 44 830 45 917 46 1224 G 2 Appendix G Head WPcom LZone Sect Size 7 918 918 11 65535 1024 15 65535 1024 5 1024 1024 2 128 612 9 65535 1024 8 512 1024 8 128 615 3 987 987 7 987 987 6 820 820 5 977 977 5 981 981 7 512 830 10 65535 830 15 65535 918 15 65535 1223 User defined 53MB 94MB 128MB 43MB 10MB 77MB 68MB 41MB 25MB 57 41MB 41MB 41MB 48MB 69MB 114MB 152MB 4 Appendix H VESA VL Bus Slot Pin Assignments EB3486 TN The EB3486 TN station board is equipped with one VESA VL Bus slot to accommodate the CPU module The table below lists the pin out specifications of the VESA slot I O pinouts Pin gt xx xxx xxx x I gt C gt e A30 Signal DATO01 DAT03 Gnd DAT05 DAT07 DAT09 DAT11 DAT13 DAT15 Gnd DAT17 Vcc DAT19 DAT21 D
19. 486 20 25 33MHz 486SX PGA PQFP 25 3MHz 486DX PGA 1 2 Introduction EB3486 TN 50 66MHz 486DX2 PGA Note Each type of 486 CPU Module DBII 486SX DX DX2 DBII 4S56CSX DX DX2 and DBVII 486SX DX DX2 support all speeds of 486 CPU s Jumpers on the CPU module select between SX DX or DX2 CPU s PGA stands for Pin Grid Array PQFP stands for Plastic Quad Flatpack Package Uses AMI BIOS 27512 20 1 Uses TI TACT84500 EISA chipset 8 25 MHz bus speed for 33 66MHz 8 33 MHz bus speed for 25 50MHz Uses 256Kx36 512Kx36 1Mx36 2Mx36 4Mx36 8Mx36 16Mx36 and 32Mx36 SIM modules 70 80ns Memory configurable up to 128 Memory configurable as IMB 2MB 3MB 4MB 6MB 8MB 9MB 10MB 11MB 12MB 14MB 16MB 20MB 24MB 28MB 32MB 36MB 40MB 44MB 48MB 56MB 64MB 68MB 72MB 80MB 96MB 100MB 104MB 112MB or 128MB e External cache organization direct map write through DBII 486CSX DX DX2 CPU modules only e Supports Page mode and write buffer Supports system BIOS and VGA BIOS Shadow RAM function Memory remapping supported Supports hidden refresh mode Supports 14 edge triggered or level triggered interrupts Eight 32 bit EISA slots one CPU module slot and one VESA VL bus slot slave mode Six layer PCB for the station board Baby AT size station board One year limited warranty Introduction 1 3 PUMA Station Board Installation Overview This chap
20. 4M 256K x 36 256K x 36 295 x 36 256K x 36 4M 512K x36 512 36 4M 1M x 36 6M 512K x 36 512K x 36 512K x 36 8M 512 36 512K x36 512K x 36 512K 36 Hardware Installation 3 2 PUMA Station Board 8M 1M x 36 1M x 36 8M 2M x 36 9M 2M x 36 256K x 36 Memory Bank 0 Bank1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Size 10M 2M x 36 256K x 36 256K x 36 10M 2M x 36 512K x 36 11M 2M x 36 256K x 36 256K x 36 256K x 36 12M 2M x 36 512K x 36 512K x 36 12M 2M x 36 1M x 36 12M 1M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 14M 2M x 36 512K x 36 512K x 36 512K x 36 16M 2M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 16M 2M x 36 2M x 36 16M 1M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 16M 4M x 36 20 2M x 36 2M x 36 1M x 36 20M 4M x 36 1M x 36 24M 2M x 36 2M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 24M 4M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 24M 4M x 36 2M x 36 24M 2M x 36 2M x 36 2M x 36 28M 4M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 32M 2M x 36 2M x 36 2M x 36 2M x 36 32M 4M x 36 4M x 36 32M 8M x 36 32M 4M x 36 2M x 36 2M x 36 36M 4M x 36 4M x 36 1M x 36 36M 8M x 36 1M x 36 40M 4M x 36 2M x 36 2M x 36 2M x 36 40M 4M x 36 4M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 40M 4M x 36 4M x 36 2M x 36 40M 3 3 Hardware Installation EB3486 TN 64M 8M x 36 8M x 36 64M 8M x 36 4M x 36 4M x 36 68M 8M x 36 8M x 36 1M x 36 Memory Bank 0 Bank1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Size 64M 16M x36 72M 8M x 36 8M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 72M 8M x 36 8M x 36 2M x 36 80M 8M x 36 4M x 36 4M x 36 4M x 36 80M 8M x 36 8M x 36 2M x 36 2M
21. 5 2 Initial Setup Program EB3486 TN Standard CMOS Setup Before accessing this option the warning message below will appear on the screen This message warns you that if inappropriate modi fications are made to the CMOS Setup problems will occur Press lt Enter gt to continue or press lt Esc gt to abort Note If your system fails after the setup procedure power off your system and turn it on again Wait for the message Hit lt Del gt if you want to run setup to appear and press lt Del gt If you press lt Enter gt a screen similar to the one on the next page will appear Initial Setup Program 5 3 PUMA Station Board ale The upper right hand corner shows the 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 parameters You can chan e the date time hard disk drive C and D type type of floppy drive A and B primary display and keyboard options
22. AT23 DAT25 Gnd DAT27 DAT29 DAT31 ADR30 ADR28 ADR26 Gnd ADR24 ADR22 Vcc ADR20 ADR18 ADR16 UJ UJ UJ UJ UJ UJ UJ UJ UJ UJ 25 2 25 25 25 25 25 sss CO O ive N B29 B30 Signal DAT00 DAT02 DAT04 DAT06 DAT08 Gnd DAT10 DAT12 Vcc DAT14 DAT16 DAT18 DAT20 Gnd DAT22 DAT24 DAT26 DAT28 DAT30 Vcc ADR31 Gnd ADR29 ADR27 ADR25 ADR23 ADR21 ADR19 Gnd ADR17 Appendix H 1 PUMA Station Board Pin A32 A33 A34 A35 A36 A37 A38 A39 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A45 A48 A49 A50 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A56 AST A58 2 Appendix H Signal ADR12 ADR10 ADR08 Gnd ADR06 ADR04 WBACK BEO Vcc BE1 BE2 Gnd BE3 ADS LRDY LDEV LRDQ 2 Gnd LGNT Vcc ID2 ID3 ID4 LKEN LEADS Pin B32 B33 B34 B35 B36 B37 B38 B39 B40 B41 B42 B43 B44 B45 B48 B49 B50 B51 B52 B53 B54 B55 B56 B57 B58 Signal Vcc ADR13 ADR11 ADR09 ADR07 ADR05 Gnd ADR03 ADR02 nic Reset DIC WIR RDYRTN Gnd IRQ9 BEDY BLAST ID0 ID1 Gnd LCLK Vcc LBS16 EB3486 TN Station Board User s Manual 19431126
23. C Advanced Options F9 Global Resource Map The Global Resource Map allows you to view the DMA Channels IRQ line I O port address and memory address of a board EISA Configuration Utility 6 14 PUMA Station Board Board Details This option informs you about the slot number ID and the board slot type of a board System Details This option allows you to view the slot type the amperage used and EISA CMOS size of the boards installed in the system Physical Board ID Map The Physical Board ID Map allows you to view the boards that are physically present in the system b Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu Step 4 Save Configuration This option allows you to save the configuration in the CMS and INF file a After you have finished modifying the configuration go to the main menu and choose Save Configuration b A box will appear informing you that the configuration has been saved into the INF and CMS file 6 15 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN Step 5 View Switch Jumper Settings This step allows you to set DIP switches and Jumpers on any board that is switch or jumper configurable a After saving the configuration choose View Switch JumpercSattangs you want to configure switch similar to the on After saving the configuration it is important that you do the following steps before using this system 1 Note the switch and jumper settings verif
24. EB3486 TN Station Board User s Manual D19431126 9 Copyright 1993 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 DFT Inc DFT 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 DFI Inc assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document DFI is a registered trademark and EB3486 TN is a trademark of Diamond Flower Inc All other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trade marks 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 may cause harmful i
25. G 1200VL Manufacturer DFI ISA Board Database Select the ISA board to delete or press lt Esc gt to exit WG 1200VL Ok ENTER Cancel ESC 14 Quit returns you to the main menu without saving any changes 6 27 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN DEMM 386 Software Driver DEMM 386 is a software driver that is used on the EB3486 TN system board to translate extended memory into expanded memory Copy the DEMM386 S YS driver from the provided diskette into your root directory After copying the driver add a line to your CONFIG SYS file using the following syntax 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 The parameters enclosed in brackets and are optional and do not need to be included Do not include the and when typing any parameters XXXX 15 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 D000 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 DEM
26. M 386 Software Driver 9 7 1 PUMA Station Board 7 2 tttt 40H 64 in decimal specifies an area of the extended memory in kilobytes to be reserved that will not be used by the EMS driver Without the T option all of the extended memory will be used as expanded memory aaaa bbbb specifies 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 a network adapter in your system occupies memory from D0000 to D3FFF specify X D000 D3FF to exclude this range from EMS mapping cccc dddd specifies that a certain range of memory 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 A0000 to AFFFF is not used at all By specifying I2A000 AFFF the EMS driver will utilize the area for EMS map ping 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 DEMM 386 Software Driver EB3486 TN Troubleshooting Checklist If you experience difficulty with the EB3486 TN system board please refer to the checklist below If
27. ONFIGURATION UTILITY Release 2 01 C 1992 American Megatrends Inc Step 1 About EISA Configuration Step 2 Add and Remove Boards Step 3 Change Configuration Settings Step 4 Save Configuration Step 5 View Switch Jumper Settings Step 6 Exit Select Enter Exit Esc Help F1 Utilities F9 Step 1 About EISA Configuration This step display information for users who are new to EISA and EISA Configuration Step 2 Add and Remove Boards This step is optional Use this step to manually add or delete boards not detected automatically Most boards are automatically detected and added by the ECU Choose Add and Remove Boards and a screen similar to the one shown on the next page will appear PUMA Station Board This box allows you to add remove or move boards Step2 Add and Remove Boards System Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DFI EB3486 TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Press INSERT to add a board that was not deleted or has not been installed yet Press DEL to remove the selected board Press F7 to move the selected board to a different slot Press Esc when finished with this step Add INSERT Add Remove DEL Move F7 Done ESC HELP F1 This option allows you to add a new board to the current configuration a Press
28. On the lower right hand side is a calendar that shows your current date setting The box at the lower left provides information each highlighted parameter 5 4 Initial Setup Program EB3486 TN 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 highlighted the option you wish to change use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to view the available selections for that option If you have added a hard drive you must select the appropriate drive type for the drive The EB3486 TN has 46 pre set types and one user definable type The table in appendix G gives a complete listing of the available drive types Any given drive must be set to one specific drive type number Please refer to you hard drive documentation to find the appropriate type number If none of the pre set types is appropriate for your hard drive choose type 47 which is the user definable type To use this type highlight either hard disk C or D de pending on your hard drive configuration Use the lt Page Up gt key until type 47 is showing Fill in all the param eters as specified by the drive manufacturer To move between parameters hit the lt Enter gt key When you are through making changes press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu Advanced CMOS Setup Before accessing this option the warning message found on the next page appears on the scr
29. anufacturer DFI Board Type TE ISA IRQ Definition Trigger Edge Level OK ENTER Cancel ESC Erase F4 Save F10 Load F9 New F2 Delete F4 Quit ESC b Select the appropriate IRQ level and type of interrupt trigger to be used Press lt Enter gt c Choose OK to save the changes you have just made d Choose Erase to delete the previously saved IRQ definition e Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes EISA Configuration Utility 6 24 PUMA Station Board 8 Ports allows you to define up to eight 8 ranges of ports addresses a Select one of the I O Port options and press lt Enter gt The ISA Port Definition box similar to the one shown below will appear ISA Board Definition Board Name WG 1200VL Manufacturer DFI Board Type ISA Port Definition 0 h Size e 10 h OK ENTER Cancel ESC Erase F4 SavezF10 Load F9 New F2 Delete F4 Quit ESC b Select the starting and ending port address and the timing setting of the selected port address Press Enter c Choose OK to save the changes you have just made d Choose Erase to delete the previously saved Port definition e Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes 6 25 EISA Configuration Utility
30. creen 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 have 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 below will now appear If the password option Note The type of processor indicated in the Main Processor information line is dependent on the type of CPU mod ule installed Initial Setup Program 5 1 PUMA Station Board AMI BIOS Setup Utilities If you want to change your CMOS setup or your CMOS setup is incorrect press lt Del gt when the mes sage 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 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 below appears If the password option is disabled you will directly access this screen Use the arrow keys to highlight the option you want and hit Enter
31. d if you are having possible hardware problems Highlight this option on the main menu and press lt En ter gt The message below will appear Load Power on Default Values from ROM Table Y N N Type 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 that you set the Password Checking Option to Always or Setup under CMOS Advanced Setup If the Password Checking Option is not enable the error message below will appear on the screen lt Password Option gt must be enabled in Advanced CMOS Setup Press any key to continue Use the arrow keys to highlight the Change Password Option and press lt Enter gt The message below will now appear Enter Current Password Initial Setup Program 5 9 PUMA Station Board The preset password is AMI Type AMI unless the password has been previously changed and press lt Enter gt The message below will now appear Enter NEW Password Type in the the new password You are limited to six ASCII characters If you type more than six characters you will get the following error message Error press any key Pressing 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 message be
32. e CFG files that come with each EISA expansion board are copied onto the ECU diskette The ECU then stores this configuration data in the system s Extended CMOS Memory The CFG file tells the ECU what choices the user has in configuring the card and what system resources to reserve for the card The EB3486 TN system board uses the DFI0300 CFG file File Structure The ECU uses three different files the CFG CMS and INF files 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 the board can perform For the EB3486 TN system board choose the DFI0300 CFG file to be configured 6 4 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN 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 Initial Configuration Every EISA system board and expansion board comes with a CFG file Prior to running the ECU make sure that all CFG files for expansion boards you are using are in the same directory as
33. een Initial Setup Program 5 5 PUMA Station Board This message warns you that if inappropriate modi fications are made to the Advanced CMOS Setup problems will occur Press lt Enter gt to continue or press lt Esc gt to abort Note If your system fails after the setup procedure power off your system and turn it on again Wait for the message Hit lt Del gt if you want to run setup to appear and press lt Del gt If you press lt Enter gt a screen similar to the one on the next page will appear 5 6 Initial Setup Program EB3486 TN Note The VL Bus Adapter must be set to Present if there is any local bus device installed The Memory Write buffer must be set to disable if any problem occurs on the VL Bus Adapter If memory write buffer is enabled some VL Bus adapters can gain much performance benefit from it Use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to the options you wish to change or modify Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down 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 computer or access setup When you set the option to Setup you will be prompted fo
34. en 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 5 12 Initial Setup Program EB3486 TN diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make addi tional changes to the setup press lt Del gt after memory testing 1s 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 lt Enter gt The message below will appear Want to quit without saving Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt 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 lt Del gt after memory testing is done Initial Setup Program 5 13 PUMA Station Board EISA Configuration Utility Overview The EB3486 TN system board requires the use of the EISA Configuration Utility ECU The ECU is used to configure EISA Extended Industry Standard Architec ture computer systems EISA system boards and EISA adapter cards are much more complex than the designs of ISA Industry Stan dard Architecture boards and adapter cards making the setup of Jumpers and switches more complicated The ECU was created to automate this configuration process Th
35. gure below shows the location of the SRAM sockets CPU Modules 4 6 PUMA Station Board Cache Size 013 016 U17 U20 64K 8K x 8 251 8K x 8 25ns X ns none 256K 32K x 8 2513 32K x8 25ns Jumper Settings for Cache Memory Jumpers JP4 to JP8 Cache Size Setting JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP8 64K 2 3 On 2 3 On 2 3 1 2 On 1 2 On 128K 1 2 1 2 2 3 On 2 3 On 256 1 2 1 2 1 2 On 2 3 2 3 The jumpers below are factory testing only and should always be set to their default configuration Reconfiguring these Jumpers will cause problems with your EB3486 TN system board Jumpers JP9 and JP10 1 2 On Default setting 4 7 CPU Modules EB3486 TN DBII 486C Rev B CPU Modules The DBII 486C Rev B CPU Module supports the same CPU speeds as the DBII 486C Rev 0 CPU modules ZIF Socket 486C Rev B CPU Module The DBII 486C Rev B CPU Module has a 237 pin ZIF socket U1 socket for 486SX 486DX 486DX2 and 487SX Intel 486 OverDrive Processor Pentium M OverDrive Processor Note DBII 486C Rev B CPU Module does not support Weitek coprocessor 4167 CPU Modules 4 8 PUMA Station Board Jumper Settings Jumpers JP1 to JP3 CPU Select Refer to DBII 486C Rev 0 CPU module jumper settings
36. l battery that needs to be constantly charged In a small number of cases the internal battery may have drained and the information stored in the Extended CMOS Memory lost during shipment If this happens you will get the message EISA CMOS Inoperational when you power up your system Simply run the 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 6 1 for more detailed information EB3486 TN lt Introduction The EB3486 TN is a revolutionary station board based on our own Processor Upgradeable Microcomputer Architecture PUMA platform It s unique design allows you to use either a 486SX 486DX or 486DX2 CPU at any speed on the station board This is accom plished by installing the CPU on a CPU module that plugs directly into the station board thus making it easy and affordable to upgrade The EB3486 TN station board is equipped with one VESA compliant local bus slot for use with local bus video or network cards Any future VESA local bus products will also work In addition to the VESA local bus slot the station board also has eight 32 bit EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture expansion slots and one CPU module slot EISA extends the operational capabilities of the ISA Industry Standard Architecture standard while main taining compatibility with ISA expansion boards The EISA Configuration Utili
37. low Re enter NEW Password You are asked to verify the new password Type in exactly the same password Failure to do so will yteld the error message shown below Error press any key If you receive this error you will have to start over After typing in the new password the message below will appear 5 10 Initial Setup Program EB3486 TN New password installed Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu Use the arrow keys to go to the Write to CMOS and exit option to save the new password and reboot your system Auto Detect Hard Disk This option detects the hard disk parameters for the hard disk dri hHekt this The screen displays the parameters detected and allows you to accept or reject the parameters Type Y and press lt Enter gt to accept the parameters or press lt Esc gt to abort If you select Y the parameters for hard disk Type 47 will be displayed in Standard CMOS Setup If you select N the parameters in the Standard CMOS Setup will remain the same Hard Disk Utility Initial Setup Program 5 11 PUMA Station Board This option will format set the interleave mode and do a media analysis of your hard disk drives Highlight this option and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the following one will appear Use the arrow keys to select the desired options and press lt Esc gt to exit when done Write to CMOS and Exit Wh
38. memory that was installed in your system board and press Enter Note You can only choose up to a maximum range of 64MB under EISA Configuration 6 11 9 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN Edit Settings for DFI EISANet 500 Ethernet Adapter DFI EISANet 500 I O Addresses Slot Specific Only Default DFI EISANet 500 EPROM EPROM Disabled Default Bus Master Bus Release After Preempt 23 BCLK Cycles DFI EISANet 500 Interrupt Interrupt Edge Level Edge Triggered Interrupt Ethernet Packet Reception Receive Own Packets Connector Selection Thin Ethernet BNC1 ETHERNet 500ECT Done ESC Change ENTER Resources F6 PgUp PgDn Help F1 This menu box contains a list of all choice settings and may have one or more resource settings To change a function s choice setting a Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight a function and then press lt Enter gt The first section DFI EISANet 500 I O Addresses box was already shown on the next page EISA Configuration Utility 6 12 PUMA Station Board Edit Settings for DFI EISANet 500 Ethernet Adapter This board supports both slot specific and ISA compatible O addressing The ISA mode should only be used for software compatibility with ISA drivers Slot Specific only Default Slot Specific and ISA Select Enter Cancel ESC Interrupt Edge Level Edge Triggered Interrupt Ethernet Packet
39. n of the Extended CMOS Memory on the EB3486 TN Appendix E 6 PUMA Station Board Appendix F Connector Pin Assignments Jumper J4 J10 Keyboard Connector Pin Function Keyboard Clock Keyboard Data No Connection Ground 5V DC Jumper J1 HardwareReset Connector Pin Function Reset Signal 2 Ground Use only one F 1 Appendix F EB3486 TN Jumper J2 Speaker Connector Pin Function 1 Speaker Data Out 2 No Connection 3 Ground 4 5V DC Jumper J6 Power On and Keylock Connector Pin Function 1 LED Power 2 Key 3 Ground 4 Keyboard Inhibitor 5 Ground Appendix F 2 PUMA Station Board Connector CN10 PS 2 Mouse Connector Pin Function 1 Mouse Data 2 C 3 Gnd 4 5V 5 Mouse Clock 6 Connectors PS1 and PS2 Power Supply Connector Connector Pin Function PS1 1 Power Good 2 5V DC 3 12V DC 4 12V DC 5 Ground 6 Ground PS2 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 5V DC 4 5V DC 5 5V DC 6 5V DC F 3 Appendix F EB3486 TN Appendix G AMI BIOS Hard Disk Table Type gt 306 615 615 940 940 615 462 733 900 820 855 855 306 733 612 977 977 1024 733 733 733 306 925 I I SONGU O gt 0
40. nterference 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 techni cian for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly ap proved by the party responsible could void the user s au thor ity to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits lt Tableof Contents Introduction Cc 1 1 Features and Specifications sss 1 2 Installation Overview eene 2 1 Preparing the Area nn nn 2 1 Handling the System Board x aad pun eta tete 2 2 Tips in Handling the System Board 2 2 Installing the System Board ess 2 3 Hardware Installation eene 3 1 Memory Installation sss 3 1 Installing the
41. on page 4 5 Jumper Block JP9 and JP10 CPU Voltage The DBII 486C Rev B supports 5 Volt CPUs Optional 3 3 Volt CPUs are supported only if a regulator chip is soldered on location U22 Set Jumper block JP9 and JP10 according to the voltage of the CPU installed Warning If you are using a 3 3 Volt CPU this jumper block must be set to 3 3 Volt Otherwise the CPU will be permane CPU Voltage JP9 JP10 x 5V CPU 1 2 On 3 3V CPU 2 3 On Default setting 4 9 9 CPU Modules EB3486 TN JP9 JP10 JP9 JP10 1 1 Jl 3 3 1 2 On 5 Volt CPU 2 3 On 3 3 Volt CPU Default Cache Configuration You can configure DBII 486C Rev B to two different cache sizes 128K and 256K 256K is the default size Use 4 pieces 32K x 8 25ns SRAMs to upgrade your cache The figure below shows the location of the SRAM sockets ZIF Socket CPU Modules 4 10 PUMA Station Board Cache Size U13 U16 U17 U20 128K 32K x 8 25ns none 200K 32K x 8 25ns 32K x 8 25ns Jumper Settings for Cache Memory Jumpers JP4 to JP8 Cache Size Setting JP4 JP5 JP7 JP8 128K 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 On 256 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 31 2 3 Default setting 4 11 9 CPU Modules EB3486 TN 4 Initial Setup Program After you power up your system the BIOS message will appear on your s
42. on a static free surface Place the system board on a static free table with the components facing up Memory Installation The EB3486 TN system board can support 1MB to 128MB of memory using HSIMMs HSIMM is an acronym for High Density Single In line Memory Mod ule A HSIMM consists of several RAM chips soldered onto a small circuit board A HSIMM connects with the system board via a 72 pin card edge connector The HSIMM sockets are divided into four banks which are located on the main board The SIM modules are plug into the banks at the upper left side of the station board You will need 1 to 4 pieces of HSIM modules depend ing on the amount of memory you intend to install Your system board can be configured to IMB 2MB 3MB 4MB 6MB 8MB 9MB 10MB 11MB 12MB 14MB 16MB 20MB 24MB 28MB 32MB 36MB 40MB 44MB 48MB 56MB 64MB 68MB 72MB 80MB 96MB 100MB 104MB 112MB or 128MB of onboard memory 3 1 Hardware Installation EB3486 TN T mE the HSIM modules first populates Bank 1 ESA Slot CPU MODULE Location of the SIMM Sockets on the Station Board The following table summarizes the bank locations and modules needed for corresponding memory sizes Each bank consists of 1 HSIMM socket Memory Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Size 1M 256K x 36 2M 256K 36 256K x 36 2M 512K x 36 3M 256K x 36 256K x 36 256K x 36
43. oprocessors and are easy to install thus making upgradability easy and CPU MODULE local bus slot Location of the CPU Module Local Bus Slot on the EB3486 TN 4 1 CPU Modules EB3486 TN DBII 486SX DX DX2 CPU Modules The following CPU s are supported by this module 25 33MHz 486SX 25 33MHz 486DX and 50 66MHz 486DX2 An 80487SX and Weitek 4167 are also sup If you have a 486SX CPU installed an overdrive processor could also be installed at a later date U1 US J5 J3 6 J1 J2 J4 DBIl 486SX DX DX2 CPU Module The DBII 486SX DX DX2 CPU Module has three sockets U1 socket for 4875 Drive Processor 05 socket for 486SX DX DX2 U6 socket for WTL4167 CPU Modules 4 2 PUMA Station Board Jumper Settings Jumpers JP2 JP3 JP4 CPU Select Jumpers JP2 JP3 JP4 set the CPU modules to 486SX 486DX or 486DX2 depending on which type of CPU is ae The setting 15 ES 486SX 486DX 486DX2 1 2 On 1 2 On JP3 2 3 On 1 2 On 1 2 On JP4 2 3 On 1 2 On 1 2 On 1 2 0 Q3 1 2 On 2 3 On Jumpers JP7 JP8 CPU Clock Select 4 3 CPU Modules EB3486 TN Set these Jumpers accordingito the speed of CPU installed on the CPU module The defaul
44. our system board even though there are no signs of physical damage The damage may show up as a malfunction when you try to operate the machine or it may result in premature failure Take due care 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 leave the board in its anti static bag until you are ready to install it 2 To ground yourself place your hand on any bare metal part of the system chassis 3 Hold the system board by its edges only Be careful not to touch any of the components contacts or connections on the station board 4 Avoid touching the metal pins on modules and connectors Hold modules and connectors by their edges Installation Overview 2 2 PUMA Station Board Installing the System Board Follow the instructions below to install the system board You will need medium size flat bladed screwdriver medium Philips screwdriver Step 1 Step 2 the unit Step 3 Step 4 from Step 5 system the system Step 6 Unlock your system unit Turn off the power and disconnect all power cords and cables Remove the system mounting screws from rear and or sides of the system Remove the system unit cover by sliding the top of the case forward and then lifting it up If you are replacing your current motherboard with the EB3486 TN station board perform steps 4
45. ove the selected board to a different slot Press Esc when finished with this step Add INSERT Remove DEL Move F7 Done ESC HELP FI b Press Enter to confirm removal or Esc to cancel Move This option allows you to move an adapter board to another slot a Select the board you want to move and press F7 A Slot Selection box similar to the one shown on the next page will appear EISA Configuration Utility 6 8 PUMA Station Board Step2 Add and Remove Boards System DFI EB3486 TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD F Empty TW Slot Selection Empty WG 1200VL 1 2 1 insi Select a slot for 5 Empty WG 1200VL 6 Empty Board slot type is ISA16 7 Empty 8 Empty Slot Type Bus Master EISA Yes EISA Yes EISA Yes EISA Yes EISA Yes Press INSERT to add a board that w Press DEL to remove the selected bo Press F7 to move the selected board Press Esc when finished with this ste Slots are listed in recommended order Select ENTER Add INSERT Remove DEL b Select the slot that corresponds to the actual slot where the adapter board to be moved will reside and press Enter c If you are finish with this step choose Done to return to the main menu Step 3 Change Configuration Settings Use this step to view or change configuration settings for any board that is installed If you skip this step all settings will remain set to
46. previous configuration regardless of whether or not they are physically installed EISA Configuration Utility 6 20 PUMA Station Board Define ISA Board In addition to EISA adapter boards you can install ISA adapter boards by choosing this option Most ISA adapter boards do not have a CFG file Without a CFG file the ECU cannot automatically reserve system resources for ISA adapter boards These boards must be configured manually To configure an ISA board 1 Choose Configure Define ISA Board and an ISA Board Definition box similar to the one shown below will appear ISA Board Definition Board Name WG 1200VL Manufacturer DFI Board Type Slot Type 16 bit 8 bit 8 or 16 bit Save F10 Load F9 New F2 Delete F4 Quit ESC 6 21 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN Highlight Board Name and press lt Enter gt The cursor will appear for you to type in the name of the board After typing in the board name press lt Enter gt Highlight Manufacturer and press lt Enter gt The cursor will appear for you to type in the name of the manufacturer After typing in the manufacturer s name press lt Enter gt Highlight Board Type and press lt Enter gt Select the appropriate option for the board and press lt Enter gt Highlight Slot Type and press lt Enter gt Select the slot type appropriate for the board and press lt Enter gt It is necessary to
47. r a password only when trying to access setup Initial Setup Program 5 7 PUMA Station Board The Boot Sector Virus Protection option may be set to enabled or disabled When enabled the BIOS issues a warning when any program or virus sends a Disk For mat command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive Note Your system must have an American Megatrend Key board Controller BIOS version F or later for this op tion to work 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 should provide optimum performance for the system You should use these values unless you are having possible hardware problems Highlight this option on the main menu and press lt En ter gt The message below will 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 5 8 Initial Setup Program EB3486 TN 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 use
48. rimary Display Selector This Jumper must match the type of display adapter installed If you change your video adapter change this jumper accordingly 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 On Color Display 2 3 On Mono Display Default Jumper J7 J14 to J17 J19 CPU Module Select Set the following jumpers according to the type of CPU module installed on the station board 486 refers to 486SX DX DX2 CPUs J7 J14 J15 J16 J17 J19 3 7 Hardware Installation EB3486 TN 1 2 1 2 3 O 1 2 On 2 3 On The jumpers below are for factory testing only and should always be set to their default configuration Recon figuring these jumpers will cause problems with your EB3486 TN system board Jumper J3 2 3 On Jumper J13 Off Jumper J20 On Jumper J18 1 2 On Note There are no jumpers on this board to select between internal and external batteries The Dallas Real time clock we use has an battery built into the chip precluding the use of a battery on the system board Hardware Installation 3 8 PUMA Station Board CPU Modules The EB3486 TN station board comes with a CPU module that is inserted in the CPU Module local bus slot on the station board The types of CPU modules avail able are DBII 486SX DX DX2 and DBII 486C SX DX DX2 These modules support many of the CPU speeds available in each CPU class The CPU modules are also equipped with sockets for c
49. rupts Five Programmable 16 bit Counter Timers 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 1 Appendix E EB3486 TN 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 controller 1 supports 8 bit Data Transfer controller 2 supports 16 bit Data Transfer Note Address generation for DMA Channels 3 to 0 Source DMA DMA DMA High Page Memory Low Page Memory Controller 1 Address A31 A24 A23 lt _ A16 15 Address generation for DMA Channels 7 to 5 Source DMA DMA DMA High Page Memory Low Page Memory Controller 2 Address A31 A24 23 17 A16 lt __ Al Page Memory Address DMA Address 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 00C4h 008Bh 048Bh 6 00C8h 0089h 0489h 7 00CCh 008Ah 048Ah Appendix E 2 PUMA Station Board System Interrupts A NMI is an interrupt requiring immediate attention and has priority over the normal interrupt lines IRQX NMI interrupts are caused by the following
50. t setting is 33MHz 25MHz 33MHz 2 3 On 1 27 On 1 2 12 0 1 2 3 2 3 On The jumpers below are for factory testing only and should always be set to their default configuration Jumpers JP1 JP5 JP6 2 3 On Default setting DBII 486C Rev 0 CPU Modules The DBII 486C Rev 0 CPU Module supports the same CPU speeds as the DBII 486SX DX DX2 CPU modules This CPU Module also supports up to 256K of external cache CPU Modules 4 4 PUMA Station Board J10J5 J7 J4 J6 DBII 486C Rev 0 CPU Module The DBII 486C Rev 0 CPU Module has two sockets U1 socket for 486DX 486DX2 486SX and 487SX OverDrive Processor U9 socket for Weitek Coprocessor Jumper Settings Jumpers JP1 to JP3 CPU Select Jumpers JP1 JP2 JP3 set the CPU module to 486SX 487SX 486DX DX2 depending on which type of CPU is ims the default setting is 486DX JP1 JP2 JP3 486DX DX2 1 2 On 1 2 On 2 3 On 486SX Off Off 1 2 On OverDrive 1 2 On 2 3 On 2 3 On Processor 4 5 CPU Modules EB3486 TN JP1 JP2 JP3 JP1 JP2 JP3 1 2 2 On Off 1 2 On 2 3 On Default setting Cache Configuration You can configure DBII 486C Rev 0 to three different cache sizes 64K 128K and 256K 256K is the default size Use either 8K x 8 25ns or 32K x 8 25ns SRAMs to upgrade your cache size The fi
51. ta item is strobed into the 486 microprocessor for every clock rather than every other clock as in non burst cycles TACT84543 EISA Bus Control Unit The EB3486 TN 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 5 Appendix EB3486 TN Extended CMOS Memory DS1387 The EB3486 TN system board has Extended CMOS Memory installed onboard Configuration information is stored in the Extended CMOS Memory so the BIOS can initialize the system board and the expansion boards inserted in the EISA slots every time you power up your system The Extended CMOS Memory uses a 4Kx8 SRAM which is equipped with an internal battery If the battery runs down the information stored in CMOS memory may be lost If this happens you must either reconfigure the system or copy the backup configuration file into the Extended CMOS Memory Locatio
52. ter summarizes the steps in installing your EB3486 TN system board into your system unit It also includes a description of the area in which you must work Before installing the system board determine the size of memory you need onboard Please refer to the memory chart on page 3 3 and 3 4 for the memory size type and quantity of SIM modules needed Preparing the Area Before unpacking the system board make sure the location you have selected provides a relatively dust and static free environment Excessive exposure to dust static electricity direct sunlight excessive humidity extreme cold or water can damage your system board or greatly reduce its operational abilities Be sure that the power source has a properly grounded three pronged socket It is essential that the power connection be properly grounded for correct functioning of your system board Use a surge protector to shield the system from damage that may result from a power surge on the line Air circulating around the system unit cools your system Please ensure adequate air circulation around the entire unit and do not block the fan vent on the back of the unit Once you have selected the ideal location unpack the EB3486 TN system board carefully 2 1 Installation Overview EB3486 TN 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 y
53. 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 contact your dealer for repair Beep Count Error Message Refresh 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 SOON 1 Appendix B EB3486 TN 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 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 NO oo 1 ON A 2 rS tS tS A 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
54. tings 6 16 Step 6 awe ner qamna anta aha qaqaqa tut 6 17 Utilities Configuration aaa 6 18 Define ISA BOSE aiite a dade woa 6 21 DEMM 386 Software Driver ees 7 1 Troubleshooting Checklist ee 8 1 Appendix A Types of Modules A 1 Appendix B System Error Report B 1 Appendix C Memory amp C 1 Appendix D EISA I O Plin Assignments D 1 Appenidx E System Overview sess E 1 Appendix F Connector Pin Assignments F 1 Appenidx G AMI BIOS Hard Disk Table G 1 Appendix H VESA VL Bus Slot Pin Assignments H 1 Read Me First The EB3486 TN system board requires the installation of the ECU EISA Configuration Utility found on the provided EISA Configuration Utility diskette for proper operation of this system board The ECU configures the EISA devices and maintains system parameters by storing them in the Extended CMOS Memory so the BIOS can initialize the system and expansion boards inserted in the EISA slots once you power up your system The Extended CMOS Memory is equipped with an interna
55. ty ECU must be installed and run to configure the board and the EISA expansion boards that will be inserted in the EISA expansion slots If you have a DBII A86CSX or DBII 486CDX DX2 CPU module the system will consist of two levels of cache memory for fast local access of frequently ac cessed code and data The first level or internal cache is built in to the CPU with 8KB of cache memory The second level or external cache can support 32KB 64KB of cache memory using 8Kx8 25ns SRAMs or 128KB 256KB of cache memory using 32Kx8 25ns SRAMs The DBII 486SX or DBII 486DX DX2 CPU modules only Introduction 1 1 PUMA Station Board support internal cache The EB3486 TN station board uses 256Kx36 512Kx36 1Mx36 2Mx36 4Mx36 8Mx36 16Mx36 and 32Mx36 SIM modules with speeds of 70ns or 80ns It can hold 128MB of memory onboard configurable in 30 different sizes System support functions include system BIOS and VGA BIOS Shadow RAM support memory remapping seven channels of Direct Memory Access 14 levels of interrupts and five programmable timers Features and Specifications CPU Modules DBII and DBVII Series DBII Series without external cache DBII 486 25 33MHz 486SX PGA PQFP 25 33MHz 486DX PGA 50 66MHz 486DX2 PGA DBII Series with external cache DBII 486C Rev O Rev B 25 33MHz 4865 PGA 25 33MHz 486DX PGA 50 66MHz 486DX2 PGA DBVII Series with Local bus VGA DBVII
56. y that all switches and jumpers on the boards in your system are set correctly Some boards have switches and jumpers that need to be set manually 2 Note the software statements to see if any of the boards in your configuration need special drivers to be loaded The screen that follow provide this information Ok ENTER Step 6 Exit Select Enter Exit Esc Help F1 Utilities F9 b Press lt Enter gt to display the information If your board has no switches or jumpers a box will appear informing you that the board has no switches or Jumpers ElSAConfiguration Utility 4 6 16 PUMA Station Board Switch Jumper View Page 1 of 6 Switches and Jumpers for Slot 0 Slot 0 DFI EB3486 TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD This board has no Confirm Print Print to Printer File Filename 9 0 Ok ENTER Cancel ESC Done ESC Print F7 PgUp PgDn Help F1 d Type the filename you want to print and press lt Enter gt e Press lt Esc gt to return to the main menu Step 6 Exit This step exits to the operating system If any configuration settings were changed you are given the option of rebooting the system so that the system settings will take effect a From the menu option choose Exit and press lt Enter gt A box will appear asking Do you really want to exit Choose 6 17 EISA Configuration Utility EB3486 TN Yes to exit to DOS Cancel to return
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