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1. J21 J27 J13 J20 J J4 a T 1 J8 i i 1 14 D co aooo 1 mm CPU i a i LEDs a l i F y Hard Disk E Tri lll ONS Li ee ee ee a a os a a L2 Cache ne oe ee ee eee J E12 g J22 l T E EE T Diege m m Ji0 qi J3 a 1 72 jo i HEERE cot Memory Bank 1 EE R ee Kil 1 72 l a t i a a J35 2 Memory Bank 2 l o Reset 72 Aj i OO EEE J1 Ti Card 2 Figure 1 RAS96 RASCard Memory Banks The RASCard is shipped from the factory with 512K of L2 cache memory which is the maximum amount that can be installed Two memory banks Bank 1 and Bank 2 with two SIMM sockets per bank M1 through M4 are provided on the RASCard The standard configuration has 16 MB of EDO DRAM in Bank 1 The RASCard supports four 72 pin SIMMs of 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB or 32 MB DRAM to form a memory size from 8 MB to 128 MB The DRAM can be 60 ns or 70 ns fast page mode or EDO 32 bit non parity or 36 bit For a list of approved SIMMs see Appendix D Note Each bank must have the same size memory installed in pairs Always fill Bank 1 first Table 1 Memory Configurations 6 CommPlete Communicatio
2. J4 J7 Bus Connectors These two connectors connect the RASCard to the CommPlete chassis control data T1 and Ethernet busses J2 Power Connector This connector supplies power and ground to the RASCard External Connectors The RASCard has four connectors that are accessible from the rear of the CommPlete chassis J22 T1 Alarm This RJ 11 jack can be used to connect an external alarm system not supplied by Multi Tech to monitor the online or alarm condition of the T1 link J3 COM1 COM1 a male DB 9 connector is the RASCard s serial port It can be used to connect a dumb terminal to the RASCard for configuration or to connect a pointing device such as a mouse or trackball J35 Video This female DB 15 connector provides video output for a standard VGA or SVGA display monitor J11 Keyboard This female 6 pin mini DIN connector can be used to connect a keyboard to the RASCard Figure 2 External connectors CommPlete Communications Server 9 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Front Panel LED Indicators Ethernet Status LEDs The RASCard front panel contains three indicators that show the status of the RASCard s Ethernet port LED Indicator Color Indication XMT Transmit Green On during Ethernet transmit RCV Receive Green On during Ethernet receive LINK Link Integrity Yellow On during a good link T1 1 and T1 2 Status LEDs The RASCard front panel contains fourteen indicators seven for eac
3. Com te JE y 4 U AAC COMMUNICATIONS SERVI RAS96 RASCard User Guide Multi ech Systems RAS96 RASCard User Guide P N 82064002 Revision C Copyright 1997 by Multi Tech Systems Inc All rights reserved This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without prior expressed written permission from Multi Tech Systems Inc Multi Tech Systems Inc makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Furthermore Multi Tech Systems Inc reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of Multi Tech Systems Inc to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes Revision Date Description A 3 31 97 Manual released B 5 27 97 Model number change new T1 and connector information C 11 17 97 Manual revised to incorporate new Dual T1 PRI information This product is covered by one or more of the following U S Patent Numbers 5 301 274 5 355 365 5 546 448 5 450 425 Other patents pending Multi Tech CommPlete RASExpress MultiExpress MultiExpress Fax MultiModem MultiModemZDx MultiCommManager and the Multi Tech logo are trademarks of Multi Tech Systems Inc AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Award is a trademark of Award Software International Inc Cyrix is a trademark of Cyri
4. for installation 22 CommPlete Communications Server 4 BIOS Setup Utility Save and Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit Setup ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING PCI CONFIGURATION SE LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC Quit Te Select Item F10 Save amp Exit SEtup Shift F2 Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS changes and exit Setup ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING PCI CONFIGURATION SE LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Color Time Date Hard Disk Type ESC Quit TWloe Select Item CommPlete Communications Server 23 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Standard CMOS Setup The items in the Standard CMOS Setup menu are divided into several categories Use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want to change then use the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN key to select the value you want for the item ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Thu Jul 18 1996 Ti
5. Configurable only when User Defined Power Management has been selected Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU are shut off This mode can be disabled or set from 1 minute through 1 hour Configurable only when User Defined Power Management has been selected 34 CommPlete Communications Server 4 BIOS Setup Utility HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive is powered down while all other devices remain active This mode can be disabled or set from 1 minute through 15 minutes Configurable only when User Defined Power Management has been selected Power Down Activities Power Down Activities events are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything that occurs to a device that is configured as ON even when the system is in a power down mode COM Ports Accessed When set to ON default any event occurring at a COM serial port awakens a system that has been powered down This includes mouse activity if a mouse is connected to COM1 LPT Ports Accessed When set to ON default any event occurring at an LPT printer port awakens a system that has been powered down Drive Ports Accessed When set to ON default any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port awakens a system that has be
6. DNIS is enabled at the beginning of a call the telco provides the number that was dialed ANTis similar to DNIS except that it identifies the phone number from which the call is being made 44 CommPlete Communications Server 5 T1 Daughter Card Trunk Pulsing The CommPlete Communications Server can support either DTMF dialing or MF dialing Pulse dialing is not an option DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency dialing is the same as Touch Tone It uses 12 two frequency signals for addressing information e MEF Multi Frequency dialing uses 15 two frequency signals which allows it to support KP Key Pulse and ST Stop control signals which facilitate the transmission of ANI and DNIS digits DID Direct Inward Dialing Direct Inward Dialing allows direct access to a PBX from an outside line It requires the telco CO to transmit the address of the station being dialed Most DID trunks are E amp M types and use Wink Start with DTMF signaling CommPlete Communications Server 45 RAS96 RASCard User Guide T1 Facility Termination The T1 facility termination typically enters the customer s premises as two wire pairs for data shows the RJ 48C connector and fable 2 hows its pin configuration Figure 5 RJ 48C connector Table 2 RJ 48C Pin Configuration Tip 1 Receive from network Ring 1 Receive from network Ring 1 Connection Transmit to network Transmit to network No connection PCB Description
7. However in D4 framing mode bit 2 will be overwritten by a zero when a Yellow Alarm is transmitted Each of the bit positions in the Transmit Idle Registers represents a DSO channel in the out going frame Robbed Bit signaling and Bit 7 stuffing occurs over the programmed Idle Code unless the DSO channel is made transparent by the Transmit Transparency Registers Elastic Stores Operation The SCT has two onboard two frame elastic stores These elastic stores have two main purposes First they can be used to rate convert the T1 data stream to 2 048 Mbps or a multiple of 2 048 Mbps which is the E1 rate Secondly they can be used to absorb the differences in frequency and phase between the T1 data stream and an asynchronous i e not frequency locked backplane clock The elastic stores can be forced to a known depth via the Elastic Store Reset bit Transmit Wave Shaping and Line Driving The SCT uses a set of laser trimmed delay lines along with a precision Digital to Analog Converter DAC to create the waveforms that are transmitted onto the T1 line The waveforms created by the SCT meet the latest ANSI AT amp T and CCITT specifications Recommended Operating Conditions Recommended Operating Conditions Operating Temperature 0 C to 70 C Absolute Maximum Operating Conditions Operating Temperature 0 C to 70 C Storage Temperature 55 C to 125 C This is a stress rating only and functional operation of the devic
8. ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC POWER MANAGEMENTSETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Disable Yes V H SYNC Blank Power Management PM Control by APM Video Off Method IRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM1 IRQS LPT2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT1 IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Disable Disable Disable Disabled IRQ3 Wake Up Event IRQ4 Wake Up Event IRQ8 Wake Up Event IRQ12 Wake Up Event Power Down Activities COM Ports Accessed LPT Ports Accessed Drive Ports Accessed Power Management IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ15 Reserved Quit Tle Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults This item allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode CommPlete Communications Server 33 RAS96 RASCard User Guide HDD Power Down There are four selections for Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Disabled No power management Disables all four modes Default Min Power Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hour Standby Mode 1 hour Suspend Saving Mode 1 hour and HDD Power Down 15 minutes Max Power Maximum power management only available for SL CPUs Doze Mode 1 minute Saving
9. are frozen and not updated during a loss of sync condition They will contain the most recent signaling information before the OOF occurred Each Transmit Signaling Register contains the Robbed Bit signaling for eight DSO channels that will be inserted into the outgoing stream if enabled In ESF framing mode there can be up to four signaling bits per channel A B C and D On multiframe boundaries the SCT loads the values present in the Transmit Signaling Register into an outgoing signaling shift register In the ESF framing mode the interrupt is received every 3 ms In D4 framing mode there are only two framing bits per channel A and B However in D4 framing mode the SCT uses the C and D bit positions as the A and B bit positions for the next multiframe Special Transmit Side Registers There is a set of seven registers in the SCT that can be used to custom tailor the data that is to be transmitted onto the T1 line on a channel by channel basis Each of the 24 T1 channels can be either forced to be transparent or to have an idle code inserted into them 56 CommPlete Communications Server 5 T1 Daughter Card Each of the bit positions in the Transmit Transparency Registers represent a DSO channel in the outgoing frame When these bits are set to a one the corresponding channel is transparent or clear If a DSO is programmed to be clear no Robbed Bit signaling is inserted and the channel will not have Bit 7 stuffing performed
10. compatibility When digitizing the analog voice signal there is a question of the number of bits that can be transmitted economically and how to best represent the smooth variation in loudness Best typically implies maximum voice quality but there can also be tradeoffs for cost circuit availability bandwidth and reliability The current world wide standard for digital voice is PCM Pulse Coded Modulation A codec coder decoder selects the value closest to the true analog signal minimizing the distortion and making the voice transmission acceptable to the human ear Technologies like aliasing voice signal filtering and non linear sampling are used to overcome problems in performing PCM voice compression The method of non linear sampling used in North America and Japan is called mu aw A law is used in other parts of the world Similar technology is used at the sending and receiving ends i e analog to digital conversion at one end and then digital to analog conversion at the other end The frequencies around 1000 Hz convey most of the information in a person s voice Several methods of non linear sampling are available including Pulse Code Modulation PCM Differential PCM DPCM Adaptive DPCM ADPCM CVSD VQC and HCV Each has its own associated data transfer rate cost and quality factors Historically vendors used several forms of ADPCM Now the T1 data stream from a private T1 network must repre
11. four SIMMs are installed they must be the same brand size and speed Fill Bank 1 first If the problem persists contact Multi Tech s Technical Support Department The COM1 port does not respond correctly Check the Setup configuration to verify that the ports are enabled Check that cables are connected properly and peripherals are turned on and configured properly If the problem persists contact Multi Tech s Technical Support Department The keyboard does not respond to key strokes Connect the keyboard cable to bottom round connector on the RASCard Ifa cable converter is used to connect a large 5 pin DIN connector to the small 6 PIN PS 2 DIN connector on the RASCard the converter could be bad or of the wrong type Verify that the keyboard works on a different system If the problem persists contact Multi Tech s Technical Support Department Invalid time date or setup The battery is failing The last system boot was incomplete Verify in Setup that the configuration is correct and reboot the system If the problem persists contact Multi Tech s Technical Support Department Memory Upgrade Two memory banks Bank 1 and Bank 2 with two SIMM sockets per bank M1 through M4 are provided on the RASCard The standard configuration has 16 MB of EDO DRAM in Bank 1 The RASCard supports four 72 pin SIMMs of 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB or 32 MB DRAM to form a memory size from 8 MB to 128 MB The DRAM can be 60 ns or 70 ns f
12. opportunity to select the system s default speed boot up sequence keyboard operation shadowing and security ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled C8000 DBFF Shadow Disabled External Cache Enabled CC000 CFFF Shadow Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence 2 AJC D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled D8000 D8FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up System Speed Gate A20 Option Memory Parity Check Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Dealy Msec 250 Security Option Setup PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Quit Tle Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Virus Warning When this item is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification If an attempt is made the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will appear Afterwards if necessary you will be able to run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done WARNING Disk boot sector is to be modified Type Y to accept write or N to abort write Award Software I
13. or EDO RAM a 512K L2 cache 1 MB of on board video RAM floppy disk and IDE hard disk controllers a watchdog timer for an automatic reset and an 800 MB 1 2 GB 1 6 GB or 2 1 GB on board hard disk One optional T1 daughter card provides a T1 interface for up to three MT5634HD8 eight modem cards Two optional T1 daughter cards provide a Dual T1 interface for three MT5634HD16 sixteen modem cards Each RASCard comes with MS DOS and RASExpress remote access server management software pre installed on the hard disk For software operating instructions refer to the applicable software manual that was shipped with your software Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter introduces the RAS96 gives its technical specifications and provides a guide to the organization of the manual Chapter 2 RASCard Description This chapter describe the RAS96 s layout memory banks jumpers connectors and front panel Chapter 3 Installation This chapter describes how to install the RAS96 into the CommPlete chassis Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Utility This chapter describes the options in the Award BIOS Setup utility Chapter 5 T1 Daughter Card This chapter describes the optional T1 daughter cards that mount on the RAS96 Chapter 6 Solving Problems This chapter describes how to solve typical problems that you might encounter when running the RASCard Appendix A Connector Pinouts This appendix provides technical information abou
14. stream is analyzed to locate the framing CommPlete Communications Server Parallel Port 5 T1 Daughter Card pattern If needed the receive side elastic store can be enabled in order to absorb the phase and frequency differences between the recovered T1 data stream and an asynchronous backplane clock which is provided at the SYSCLK input The transmit side of the SCTis totally independent from the receive side in both the clock requirements and characteristics Data can be either provided directly to the transmit formatter or via an elastic store The transmit formatter will provide the necessary data overhead for T1 transmission Once the data stream has been prepared for transmission it is sent via the jitter attenuation mux to the wave shaping and line driver functions The SCT drives the T1 line from the TTIP and TRING pins via a coupling transformer The SCT is controlled via a multiplexed bi directional address data The address information and data information share the same signal paths The addresses are presented to the pins in the first portion of the bus cycle and data will be transferred on the pins during second portion of the bus cycle Control Registers The operation of the SCT is configured via a set of eight registers Typically the control registers are only accessed when the system is first powered up Once the SCT has been initialized the control registers will only need to be accessed when there is a change in the sys
15. when the power is turned off The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s read only memory ROM is a custom version of the standard Award BIOS This means that it supports Intel Pentium processors in a standard ISA PCI input output system The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports The Award BIOS has been customized by adding special support for fine tuning the 430FX Triton chipset that controls the system Award Software Inc System Configuartions CPU Type PENTIUM S Base Memory Co Processor Installed Extended Memory CPU Clock 133MHz Cache Memory Diskette Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Display Type EGA VGA Diskette Drive B None Serial Port s 3F8 2F8 Pri Master Disk LDA Mode 3 427MB Parallel Port s g Sis Pri Slave Disk None BankO EDO DRAM Yes Sec Master Disk None Bank 1 EDO DRAM Yes Sec Slave Disk None L2 Cache SRAM Type Pipeline Starting Setup Using Setup 18 When you turn on the RASCard the BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out and configuring the system When it finishes the BIOS looks for an operating system on the hard disk then launches and turns control over to the operating system To run Setup press the DELETE key when the following message appears during the power on self test POST TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS DEL KEY If the message di
16. which is indicated below please contact Multi Tech Systems Inc at the address shown below for details of how to have repiars made If the equipment is causing harm to the network the telephone company may request you to remove the equipment from the network until the problem is resolved No repairs are to be made by you Repairs are to be made only by Mult Tech Systems or its licensees Unauthorized repairs void registration and warranty Manufacturer Multi Tech Systems Inc Trade Name CommPlete Model Number CC2400 CC9600 FCC Registration Number AU7USA 31090 DE E CommPlete Communications Server iii Facility Interface Code 04DU9 BN Service Order Code 6 0N Modeular Jack USOC RJ48G Service Center in USA Multi Tech Systems Inc 2205 Woodale Drive Mounds View MN 55112 612 785 3500 Fax 612 785 9874 Important Safety Instructions iv Caution Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions The RAS96 RASCard circuit board includes a battery that maintains the RASCard s setup information when it is turned off or disconnected from power The battery can maintain the setup information for approximately 10 years with no external power and longer when the RASCard is turned on and operating normally This battery is soldered onto the circuit board and cann
17. without the cost G 704 A series of ITU standards for T1 frame formatting e g section 2 1 3 1 GS Ground Start a T1 signaling method Contrast with Loop Start ITU International Telecommunications Union a United Nations standards agency IXC Interexchange Carrier a long distance phone carrier such as AT amp T MCI or Sprint LBO Line Build Out the insertion of loss in a short transmission to make it act like a longer line LS Loop Start a T1 signaling method A method of starting seizing a phone line or trunk by giving it a supervisory signal which typically takes your phone off hook Contrast with Ground Start Ones Density The T1 requirement that eight consecutive zeros indicating no voltage no pulse cannot exist in any digital data transmission PBX A small privately owned switch within a company POP Point of Presence the inter exchange carrier s central office CO RBS Robbed Bit Signaling A signaling method in which the A and B bits are taken from voice data and used by each voice channel in a T1 circuit for signaling Signaling The use of electrical wave forms or conditions in transmitting information between the user s premises and the telco CO e g off hook dialing on hook signals Wink Start an FXS signaling option using an off hook signal of short duration Yellow Alarm a type of carrier failure indicating a remote alarm condition ZBTSI Zero Byte Time Slot Inter
18. 1 Common 1 CommPlete Communications Server 67 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 68 34 Pin Floppy Disk Drive Connector J27 This connector provides signal and data connection between the floppy drive and the RASCard 2 34 H A A A A A A ee gogo 0 O 0 O gou A 0 0 A U O 0 a a u 1 33 Figure A 4 Floppy disk connector Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description 1 Ground 13 Ground 25 Ground 2 RPMRWC 14 Drive Select 1 26 Track 0 3 Ground 15 Ground 27 Ground 4 Not Used 16 Motor Enable 2 28 Write Protect 5 Ground 17 Ground 29 Ground 6 Not Used 18 Direction Stepper Motor 30 Read Data 7 Ground 19 Ground 31 Ground 8 Index 20 Step Pulse 32 Select Head 9 Ground 21 Ground 33 Ground 10 Motor Enable 1 22 Write Data 34 DCHNG 11 Ground 23 Ground 12 Drive Select 2 24 Write Enable Drive Power Connector J13 This connector supplies power and ground for an optional disk drive or CD ROM drive O O 0 0 4 3 2 1 Figure A 5 Drive power connector Pin Description 12 VDC Ground Ground 5 VDC CommPlete Communications Server A Connector Pinouts Hard Disk Drive Connector J6 This connector supplies IDE data and signals and power and ground for the RASCard s on board hard disk drive 2 44 ooo onongd0 0c oo 00000000000 000 go0o0O0000HO0O00o0 ooo oa aaa 88 Figure A 6 IDE connector Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Reset 16 Data Bit 14 SD14 IRQ14 Ground G
19. DMA controllers 0 and 1 Initialize interrupt controllers 0 and 1 Initialize EISA extended registers RAM must be periodically refreshed to keep the memory from decaying This function assures that the memory refresh function is working properly Keyboard controller initialization Verifies CMOS is working correctly detects a bad battery Program chipset registers with power on BIOS defaults OEM specific Test to size on board memory OEM specific Early Shadow enable for fast boot External cache size detection test Early chipset initialization memory presence test OEM chipset routines clear low 64K of memory test first 64K of memory Early Cache Initialization Cache initialization Setup Interrupt Vector Table Test CMOS RAM Checksum Initialize keyboard Initialize Video Interface Test Video Memory Test DMA Controller 0 Test DMA Controller 1 Initialize first 120 interrupt vectors with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and initialize INT 00h 1Fh according to INT_TBL Test CMOS RAM checksum if bad or if insert key pressed load defaults Verify real time clock Detect type of keyboard controller optional Set NUM_LOCK status Detect CPU clock Read CMOS location 14h to detect type of video in use Detect and initialize video adapter Test video memory write sign on message to screen Set up shadow RAM Enable shadow according to Setup BIOS checksum test Keyboard detect and initialization CommPlete Communic
20. EATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC Quit Tl lt _ Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen The main menu includes the following setup categories Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the items in a standard BIOS setup See page BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the Award special features See page Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all chipset special features See page Power Management Setup This setup page supports Green PC power management standards See page PCI Configuration Setup This setup page allows you to set up your computer for efficient energy levels See page CommPlete Communications Server 4 BIOS Setup Utility Password Setting Change set or disable the password The password allows you to limit access to the system and the Setup Utility or just to the Setup Utility See page b8 Load BIOS Defaults The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer They provide settings that provide the minimum requirements for your system to operate ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURE
21. Initialize and Install Mouse Set Up Cache Controller Reserved Chipset Initialization Initialize Floppy Drive Controller Initialize Hard Disk and Controller Detect and Initialize Serial and Parallel Ports Reserved CommPlete Communications Server memory above 1MB using various patterns Note This will be skipped in EISA mode and can be skipped with the ESC key in ISA mode If EISA Mode flag is set then test EISA memory found in slots initialization Note This will be skipped in ISA mode and can be skipped with the ESC key in EISA mode Detect if mouse is present initialize mouse install interrupt vectors Initialize cache controller Program chipset registers with Setup values Display virus protect disable or enable Initialize floppy disk drive controller and any floppy drives Initialize hard disk controller and any hard disks Initialize any serial and parallel ports also game port 75 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 76 Code 45 46 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 60 61 62 63 BO B1 E1 EF FF Name Detect and Initialize Math Coprocessor Reserved Manufacturing POST Loop or Display Messages Security Check Write CMOS Pre Boot Enable Initialize Option ROMs Initialize Time Value Setup Virus Protect Set Boot Speed Setup NumLock Boot Attempt Spurious Unclaimed NMI Setup Pages Boot Description Initialize math coprocessor Reboot if Manufacturing POST Loop pin
22. ND 17 Data Bit 0 SDO NOCS16 Data Bit 7 SD7 18 Data Bit 15 SD15 Address Bit 1 SA1 Data Bit 8 SD8 19 Ground GND NC Data Bit 6 SD6 NC Address Bit 0 SA0 Data Bit 9 SD9 NC Address Bit 2 SA2 1 Data Bit 5 SD5 Ground GND Chip Select 0 CS0 Data Bit 10 SD10 I O Write IOW Chip Select 1 CS1 Data Bit 4 SD4 Ground GND HDLED Data Bit 11 SD11 I O Read IOR Ground GND Data Bit 3 SD3 Ground GND 5 VDC Data Bit 12 SD12 IOCHRDY 5 VDC Data Bit 2 SD2 ALE Ground GND Data Bit 13 SD13 NC NC Data Bit 1 SD1 Ground GND 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CommPlete Communications Server 69 RAS96 RASCard User Guide IDE Connector J21 This connector supplies IDE data and signals for an IDE CD ROM drive or a second hard disk 2 40 0 0 0 0 O0 0 O0 O0 O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 0 0 0 O0 O0 O O0 O O O O O O O O O O O O Figure A 7 IDE connector Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Reset Data Bit 1 SD1 29 NC Ground GND Data Bit 14 SD14 30 Ground GND Data Bit 7 SD7 Data Bit 0 SD0 IRQ14 Data Bit 8 SD8 Data Bit 15 SD15 NOCS16 Data Bit 6 SD6 Ground GND Address Bit 1 SA1 1 Data Bit 9 SD9 NC NC Data Bit 5 SD5 NC Address Bit 0 SAO Data Bit 10 SD10 Ground GND Address Bit 2 SA2 Data Bit 4 SD4 I O Write lOW Chip Select 0 CS0 Data Bit 11 SD11 Ground GND Chip Select 1 CS1 Data Bit 3 SD3 I O Read IOR HDLED Da
23. NI DNIS Automatic Number Identification and Dialed Number Identification Service O ANI Automatic Number Identification Trunk Pulsing DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency O MEF Multi Frequency O Not supported Dial Pulse pulse dialing Acknowledgment Wink Disabled O Enabled Transmit Level 0 0 dB O 7 5dB O 15dB O 22 5 dB DID Direct Inward Dialing O Yes No Authentication Support O Merit compliant RADIUS O TACACS O 3rd Party PAP O 3rd Party CHAPS O PPP Point to Point Protocol Two common T1 line types oO Extended Superframe B8ZS E amp M Immediate Start recommended D4 AMI Loop Start To Configure the T1 Daughter Card 48 l 2 Turn on power to the segment containing the T1 Card to be configured Log in to the controller as supervisor supervisor and type the command t1status 1b 5b 9b or 13b for T1 1 or tlstatus 1c 5c 9c or 13c for T1 2 at the A prompt The T1 Card Status screen is displayed If the line settings do not match the line settings of your T1 line type the command tlsetup 1b 5b 9b or 13b for T1 1 or tlsetup 1c 5c 9c or 13c for T1 2 at the A prompt The T1 setup will take you through a series of menus where you will enter the information that was gathered in the Installation Overview Factory Defaults CommPlete Communications Server T1 Commands 5 T1 Daughter Card Framing DS1 AT amp T Extended Super Frame ESF Line Coding Binary 8 Zero Su
24. NMI F2 TO REBOOT If BIOS detects a non maskable interrupt NMI during boot this will allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled RAM PARITY ERROR CHECKING FOR SEGMENT Indicates a parity error in random access memory CommPlete Communications Server 73 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Appendix C POST Codes EISA power on self test POST codes are typically output to port address 300h ISA POST codes are output to port address 80h Code Co 1 BE C1 C5 C6 74 Name Turn Off Processor Test 1 Processor Test 2 Initialize Chips Test Memory Refresh Toggle Blank Video Initialize Keyboard Reserved Test CMOS Interface and Battery Status Chipset Default Initialization Memory Presence Test Early Shadow Cache Presence Setup Low Memory Description Initialize standard devices with default values Processor Status 1FLAGS Verification Tests the following processor status flags carry zero sign and overflow The BIOS will set each of these flags verify that they are set then turn each flag off and verify that it is off Read Write Verify with data patterns FF and 00 all CPU registers except SS SP and BP Disable NMI PIE AIE UEI SQWV Disable video parity checking and DMA Reset math coprocessor Clear all page registers CMOS shutdown byte Initialize timers O 1 and 2 and set EISA timer to a known state Initialize
25. S SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING PCI CONFIGURATION S Lona B105 petauts WIEN LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Color Time Date Hard Disk Type ESC Quit Ne Select Item CommPlete Communications Server 21 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Load Setup Defaults The chipset defaults are optimized settings for regular use ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING PCI CONFIGURATION SE LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC Quit Ne Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Color Time Date Hard Disk Type IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically detects and configures hard disk parameters The Award BIOS includes this ability in case you are uncertain of your hard disk s parameters See also Standard CMOS Setup ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYCLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master 427 414 32 0 898 63 LBA Primary Slave Select Primary Slave Option N Skip N OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 1 Y 0 0 0 0 0 O NORMAL Note Some OSes like SCO UNIX must use NORMAL
26. Standby Mode 1 minute Suspend Mode 1 minute and HDD Power Down 1 minute User Define Allows you to set each mode individually Each mode can be disabled When not disabled each mode can be set from 1 minute through 1 hour except for HDD Power Down which can be set from 1 minute through 15 minutes PM Control by APM When this item is enabled Advanced Power Management device will keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS power management If Max Power Saving is not enabled this will be preset to No Yes APM enabled No APM disabled Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank The system turns off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen The system only writes blanks to the video buffer Use for monitors that do not have a power management feature Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock runs at a slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed This mode can be disabled or set from 1 minute through 1 hour Configurable only when User Defined Power Management has been selected Standby Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the fixed disk drive and the video are shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed This mode can be disabled or set from 1 minute through 1 hour
27. The T1 Daughter Card has two external jacks an RJ 48 T1 line jack anda T1 line monitoring Bantam jack Connection to the RAS96 RASCard is via a 32 pin header J3 in Figure 4 RJ 11 Alarm Jack The RJ 11 Alarm jack located on the RASCard is for connection to an external alarm system such as a relay warning light or bell It contains two wire pairs one normally closed pair pins 4 and 6 that opens in an alarm condition and one normally open pair pins 5 and 6 that closes in an alarm condition If an error condition occurs contact your local service provider T1 Line Monitoring Jack The T1 Line Monitoring jack is for phone company testing purposes and should only be used by a telco service representative using telco test equipment Test Modes T1 Daughter Card test modes are controlled by the MultiCommManager software refer to the MultiCommManager User Guide for more information 46 CommPlete Communications Server 5 T1 Daughter Card T1 Bus Descriptions The T1 uses two buses a T1 PCM bus and a T1 Control bus The T1 PCM bus provides intrasegment transfer of PCM Pulse Code Modulation data for analog to digital conversion control The T1 Control bus provides intrasegment transfer of call control OH and rings information 2 Pin Jumper S1 This jumper can be used to select a typical T1 line or a T1 line that requires a DC path between the Transmit and Receive circuits S1 is unjumpered by default for operation with a typ
28. able IRQ 9 2nd Available IRQ 1 3rd Available IRQ 10 4th Available IRQ 8 5 PCI IRQ activated by Level PCI IDE IRQ Map To PCI AUTO Primary IDEINT A Secondary IDE INT B Quit Tle Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Slot x Using INT Some PCI devices use interrupts to signal that they need to use the PCI bus Some devices notably most graphics adapters may not need an interrupt service at all Each PCI slot is capable of activating up to four interrupts INT A INT B INT C and INT D INT A Assign if the device in the slot requires one interrupt service INT B Assign only if the device in the slot requires two interrupt services rather than just one INT C Assign only if the device in the slot requires three interrupt services INT D Assign only if the device in the slot requires four interrupt services AUTO Allows the PCI controller to automatically allocate the interrupts default 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Available IRQ An INT is an interrupt request that is signaled to and handled by the PCI bus However since the operating system usually has the final responsibility for handling I O an INT can be mapped to an IRQ if the device occupying a given slot requires an IRQ service By default IRQs 9 and 10 are mapped to PCI devices but any unused IRQ can be used You can select which INT is associated with each PCI slot and whi
29. ad BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults DRAM Timing The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to dynamic random access memory DRAM The DRAM timing should match the speed of the slowest installed memory For instance if 60 ns SIMMs are installed on the RASCard you should set this item to 60 ns But if you install both 60 ns and 70 ns SIMMs you should change it to 70 ns System BIOS Cacheable When this item is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at FOOOOH FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled Enabled BIOS access cached Disabled BIOS access not cached Default Video BIOS Cacheable As with caching the System BIOS above enabling the Video BIOS cache will cause access to video BIOS addressed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is also enabled Enabled Video BIOS access cached Disabled Video BIOS access not cached Default 8 Bit I O Recovery Time The recovery time is the length of time measured in CPU clocks which the system will delay after the completion of an input output 1 0 request This delay takes place because the CPU is operating so much faster than the I O bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of the 1 0 This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8 bit I O Choices are from 1 through 8 CPU clocks The default is 1 clock CommPlete Communications Server 31 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 16 Bi
30. are inside the pin contacts of the sockets use your fingers to bend the SIMM upright until it is held in place by the metal tabs 7 Follow the same process for the second SIMM in Bank 1 8 Select the memory SIMMs for Bank 2 and follow the same procedure as in Step 6 Note The front bracket of the RASCard may have to be removed to install SIMM 2 of Bank 2 When finished replace the bracket 9 Install the RASCard into the proper segment on the CommPlete and reconnect all cables 10 Power up the segment and verify that the memory count displayed is correct 11 Ifthe RASCard does not see the proper amount of memory verify that the SIMMs are seated properly and call Multi Tech s Technical Support Department If you wish to upgrade the memory and use the two SIMMs that came with the RASCard you have three options CommPlete Communications Server 61 RAS96 RASCard User Guide a Replace two 8 MB SIMMs in Bank 1 with two 4 MB SIMMs and add two 8 MB SIMMs to Bank 2 for 24 MB total b Keep the 8 MB SIMMs in Bank 1 and add two 8 MB SIMMs to Bank 2 for 32 MB total c Keep two 8 MB SIMMs in Bank 1 and add two 16 MB SIMMs to Bank 2 for 48 MB total Diagnostic Tests The RASCard operates like a stand alone PC so it can run almost any off the shelf diagnostic program These programs are available at any software reseller and can quickly help isolate component failures or adapter conflicts Calling Technical Support For immediate help in f
31. ast page mode or EDO 32 bit non parity or 36 bit parity For a list of approved SIMMs see Appendix D Note Each bank must have the same size memory installed in pairs Always fill Bank 1 first 60 CommPlete Communications Server 6 Solving Problems Table 5 Memory Configurations Caan ae ora None 0 MB 2x 4 MB 8 MB 2x 4 MB 16 MB 2x 8MB 16 MB 2x 8MB 24 MB 2x 8 MB 32 MB 2x46MB None 32 MB 2x16MB 2x8MB 48 MB 2x16MB 2x 16 MB 64 MB 2x32MB None 64 MB 2x32 MB 2x 16 MB 96 MB 2x 32MB 2x32 MB 128 MB 1 Turn the power off on the segment to be upgraded 2 Remove the connectors on the back of the RASCard and loosen the screws that hold the RASCard in place 3 Use the ejector lever to remove the RASCard from the CommPlete rack and set the card flat on a table 4 The standard configuration has two 8 MB EDO DRAM SIMMs in bank 1 If you plan to leave this memory installed and add memory to Bank 2 jump to Step 8 5 Remove the SIMMs in Bank 1 by bending the metal tab on each side of the SIMM socket until the SIMM falls sideways 6 Place the new SIMMs into Bank 1 starting with the SIMM socket farthest from the board edge Notice that each SIMM has a notch cut out on one edge next to the gold fingers Place the SIMM into the SIMM socket so the notch in the SIMM is on the side closest to the front bracket of the RASCard The SIMM will go into the socket at a 45 degree angle Once the gold fingers of the SIMM
32. ations Server Code 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1E 1F 20 21 2F 30 31 32 33 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F BF 40 41 42 43 44 Name Test DMA Page Registers Reserved Test Timer Counter 2 Test 8259 1 Mask Bits Test 8259 2 Mask Bits Test Stuck 8259 s Interrupt Bits Test 8259 Interrupt Functionality Test Stuck NMI Bits Parity IO Check Display CPU clock Reserved Set EISA Mode Enable Slot 0 Enable Slots 1 15 C POST Codes Description Test DMA page registers Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2 Verify 8259 Channel 1 masked interrupts by alternately turning the interrupt lines off and on Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked interrupts by alternately turning the interrupt lines off and on Turn off interrupts then verify no interrupts mask register is on Force an interrupt and verify that the interrupt occurred Verify NMI can be cleared If EISA nonvolatile memory checksum is good execute EISA initialization If not execute ISA tests and clear EISA mode flag Test EISA Configuration Memory Integrity checksum and communication interface Initialize slot O on the system board Initialize slots 1 through 15 on the system board Size Base and Extended Size base memory from 256K to 640K and extended Memory memory above 1MB Test Base and Extended Test base memory from 256K to 640K and extended Memory Test EISA Extended Memory Reserved Setup Enabled
33. bps was about the top rate that could be reliably maintained at the 1 mile distance between the manhole covers that were used for cable splicing and signal regeneration in large cities DS 1 Digital Signal level 1 the standard speed for PCM digitized voice channels 1 544M bps in North America 2 048M bps in ITU standards CommPlete Communications Server 41 RAS96 RASCard User Guide T1 Basics 42 DS 2 Digital Signal level 2 the standard speed of four T1s used in Japan DS 3 Digital Signal level 2 the standard speed of 28 T1s 44 736M bps DSL Digital Subscriber Line an ISDN BRI line DSU The digital communications device used to convert an RS 232 to DSX 1 interface E 1 The European digital signal level 1 2 048M bps E amp M Ear and Mouth the signaling leads on a voice tie line ESF Extended Superframe Format the T1 frame format also known as F ESS Electronic Switching System a CO switch Frame A method of error control where bits are inserted into the data stream for the receiving device to identify the time slots allocated to each sub channel FXO Foreign Exchange Office an interface at the end of a private line connected to a switch that along with FXS allows the phones to act as if connected locally to the main PBX but without the cost FXS Foreign Exchange Subscriber the customer premises interface that along with FXO allows the phones to act as if connected locally to the main PBX but
34. bstitution B8ZS EXS Signaling Options E amp M Immediate Start Transmit Level 0 0 dB When you save the changes at the end the T1 parameters are then sent to the T1 card for configuration You can manually send the T1 configuration by using the tlcfg command Three T1 commands are available some that result in a displayed menu for displaying and changing T1 provisioning parameters An example of using the TISTATUS TISETUP T1CFG commands to correct a T1 problem is provided below Note that you can use the hyphen key to back up to change a selection or use the Q key to quit at any time Command Example 1 CommPlete Communications Server Enter the TISTATUS xy command to check on the status and settings for the T1 Daughter Card At the A prompt type tlstatus xy and hit Enter xy is the CC9600 slot number For example type tlsetup 5b to re provision the T1 1 card or tlsetup 5c for the T1 2 card in slot 5 The T1 Card Status screen is displayed as shown below Note that the LED Information line indicates an error Red Alarm Sync Loss meaning that the provisioning information must be changed T1 Card Status Framing Format DS1 AT amp T Extended Super Frame ESF Line Coding Binary 8 Zero Substitution B8ZS FXS Signaling Options E amp M Wink Start Transmit Level 0 0dB Receive Level 3 0dB LED Information Red Alarm Sync Loss Firmware Version 1 01p Enter the TISETUP command to change the provisioning i
35. ce failure Off indicates that the attached device is operating correctly TEST MODE Red On indicates that the T1 card is in one of several possible test modes Off indicates that the T1 card is not in a test mode Switches Power Switch The power switch turns the RASCard on and off An LED indicator in the switch lights when the RASCard is on Reset Switch The reset switch is a momentary push button that is recessed behind a small hole in the front panel It provides a hardware reset hard boot for the CPU should it become locked up Use a straightened paper clip or similar device to activate it CommPlete Communications Server 11 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 12 CommPlete Communications Server CommPlete Communications Server 3 Installation RAS96 RASCard User Guide Introduction This chapter describes how to install the RAS96 RASCard into a CommPlete Communication Server chassis either CC9600 or CC2400 This equipment should be installed only by a qualified service person Safety Warnings Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jacks are specifically designed for wet locations Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines Avoid using a telephone other than a cordless type during an electrical st
36. ch conventional IRQ is associated with one of the two available INT s A setting of NA means the IRQ has been assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot PCI IRQ Activated by This item sets the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that an IRQ service is being requested by a device Under all circumstances you should retain the default configuration unless advised otherwise by Multi Tech Choices are Level default and Edge CommPlete Communications Server 4 BIOS Setup Utility PCI IDE IRQ Map to This allows you to configure your system to the type of IDE disk controller in use By default Setup assumes that your controller is an ISA Industry Standard Architecture device rather than a PCI controller If you have equipped your system with a PCI controller changing this allows you to specify which slot has the controller and which PCI interrupt A B C or D is associated with the connected hard disks Remember that this setting refers to the hard disk drive itself rather than individual partitions Since each IDE controller supports two separate hard disks you can select the INT for each Again you will note that the primary has a lower interrupt than the secondary as described in Slot x Using INT above Selecting PCI AUTO allows the system to automatically determine how your IDE disk system is configured CommPlete Communications Server 37 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Password Setting When you se
37. change a T1 line coding method for maintaining ones density In North America T1 service provides a two way digital telecommunications connection at 1 544M bps The equivalent service in Europe Mexico and the UK called E1 is a 2 048M bps service Most T1 circuits in the U S are copper wire pairs called local loops that are provided by the local telephone company telco Outside the U S the local PTT the country s national Postal Telephone and Telegraph agency provides the entire circuit within a country and interconnects with one or more other circuits for international network connections CommPlete Communications Server 5 T1 Daughter Card T1 s higher equipment and leased line costs are more than offset by its inherent advantages reduced phone bills payback in months increased control of the network improved reliability quick cheap change implementation vastly increased speed and improved voice quality due to the nature of digital vs analog lines The North American T1 speed of 1 544 M bps is derived from 24 channels at 64K bps each plus an overhead of 8K bps for synchronization The CEPT E1 speed of 2 048M bps is derived from 30 channels at 64K bps each plus 8K bps for synchronization T1 transmissions are most economic when voice telephone analog signals and data computer digital signals are combined But to be transmitted effectively the normally incompatible voice and data must be mixed for
38. chronization Each of these three counters are automatically updated on one second boundaries as determined by the one second timer Hence these registers contain performance data from the previous second All three counters will saturate at their respective maximum counts and they will not rollover note only the Line Code Violation Count Register has the potential to overflow Line Code Violation Count Register Line Code Violation Count Register 1 LCVCR1 is the most significant word and LCVCR2 is the least significant word of a 16 bit counter that records code violations CVs CVs are defined as Bipolar Violations BPVs or excessive zeros If the B8ZS mode is set for the receive side then B8ZS code words are not counted This counter is always enabled it is not disabled during receive loss of synchronization conditions Path Code Violation Count Register PCVCR When the receive side of the SCT is set to operate in the ESF framing mode a 12 bit counter that will automatically record errors in the CRC6 code words When set to operate in the D4 framing mode errors will automatically be counted in the Ft framing bit position The SCT can be programmed to also report errors in the Fs framing bit position CommPlete Communications Server 55 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Multiframes Out of Sync Count Register Normally this counter is used to count the number of multiframes that the receive synchronizer is out of sync This number is usefu
39. complies with part 68 of the Federal Communications Commision Rules On the outside surface of this equipment is a label that contains among other information the FCC registration number This information must be provided to the telephone company As indicated below the suitable jack Universal Service Order Code connecting arrangement for this equipment is shown If applicable the facility interface codes FIC and service order codes SOC are shown A FCC compliant telephone cord and modular plug is provided with this equipment This equipment is designed to be connected to the telephone network or premises wiring using a compatible modular jack which is Part 68 compliant See installation instructions for details If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required But if advance notice is not practical the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible Also you will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary The telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment If this happens the telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make necessary modifications in order to maintain uniterrupted service If trouble is experienced with this equipment the model of
40. d place it into the open slot Make sure the edges of the RASCard card mate properly with the metal guides in the CommPlete chassis CommPlete Communications Server 3 Installation 6 Slide the RASCard into the CommPlete chassis until you feel the RASCard s connectors mate with the chassis s bus connectors 7 Tighten the RASCard s retaining screws 8 Ifthe RASCard has a T1 daughter card installed connect the daughter card to the T1 line Note Any cable connected to the RASCard should be shielded to reduce interference 9 Connect a monitor to the video connector and a keyboard to the keyboard connector 10 Turn on the PS9600 power supplies if they are off 11 Turn on the RASCard by pressing the switch on the front panel 12 Run the BIOS Setup Utility to check the configuration see Chapter 4 Note A self test runs each time the CommPlete Communications Server is turned on Refer to the MultiCommManager User Guide for more details about the power on self test CommPlete Communications Server 15 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 16 CommPlete Communications Server 4 BIOS Setup Utility CommPlete Communications Server 17 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Introduction This chapter describes the Award Setup utility which is built into the RASCard s BIOS The Setup utility allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed CMOS RAM that retains the setup information
41. dary master and slave categories are not available there is no connector for secondary drives 24 CommPlete Communications Server 4 BIOS Setup Utility You can use the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the main menu to automatically enter the specifications for your hard disk If you wish to configure your drive manually press PAGE UP or PAGE Down to select User Enter your drive s specifications in the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information If you select User you will need to know the following information Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press ENTER This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders HEAD Number of heads PRECOMP Write precompensation LANDZ Landing zone SECTORS Number of sectors MODE IDE mode Normal for drives under 528 MB LBA for larger drives that support Logical Block Addressing most IDE drives over 528 MB Large for drives over 528 MB that do not support LBA uncommon and Auto for auto selection on boot up default Ifa hard disk has not been installed select None and press ENTER Drive A Type Drive B Type This category identifies the types of floppy disk drives that have been installed in the computer None No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 25 inch AT type high
42. density drive 1 2 megabyte capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 5 inch drive 720 kilobyte capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 5 inch drive 1 44 megabyte capacity default drive A 2 88M 3 5 in 3 5 inch drive 2 88 megabyte capacity Video The category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in Setup EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters default CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters CommPlete Communications Server 25 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 26 Halt On The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up All errors No errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key Memory Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped and you will be prompted The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may detected The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors Default The category is display only Values a
43. e Generates and detects CSU loop codes Contains ANSI one s density monitor and enforcer Large path and line error counters including BPV CV CRC6 and framing bit errors 5V supply low power CMOS Flash upgradeable 128Kx8 FEPROM e Meets ANSI T1 403 199X AT amp T TR 62411 12 90 and ITU G 703 G 704 G 706 G 823 and 1 431 specifications 40 CommPlete Communications Server 5 T1 Daughter Card T1 Overview T1 Glossary This section provides introductory T1 information including a short glossary of terms and acronyms and general information on T1 voice and data transmission concepts and T1 frame format line coding and signaling If you are familiar with T1 installations you may want to skip to the section on T1 Daughter Card configuration and control page z If you are somewhat familiar with T1 in general you may want to briefly review this section before proceeding to configuration and control If you are unfamiliar with T1 you can use this section by itself or with an off the shelf T1 networking book video tutorial or off site training class ADPCM Adaptive Differential Pulse Coded Modulation a form of voice compression typically at 32K bps AIS Alarm Indication Signal also called a blue alarm a field of all ones used as a keep alive signal AMI Alternate Mark Inversion a type of line coding for T1 spans B channel Bearer channel a DSO for user traffic B8ZS Binary 8 Zero Suppressio
44. e at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operation sections of this specification is not implied Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods of time may affect reliability CommPlete Communications Server 57 RAS96 User Guide 6 Solving Problems CommPlete Communications Server 6 Solving Problems Introduction This chapter describes steps you can take in the event of a RASCard failure As with any microcomputer product start with simple hardware and software tests and work toward more complex tests or operating system application software tests Be sure to check the cable connections to the RASCard Also check the Setup utility configuration settings for your particular site Chapter 4 Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting procedures address typical problems and recommend some basic solutions If a problem arises while you are in an application refer to the software documentation The RASCard has no video Verify that the monitor is plugged in and turned on and that video cable is connected to the video connector on the RASCard Verify that the RASCard is turned on Verify that system power is on Verify that the RASCard is seated properly in its slot Note Make sure to turn power off before reseating cards Verify that the memory SIMMs are seated properly on the RASCard If two or four SIMMs are installed they must be the same brand size and speed Fill Bank 1 fi
45. ed the BIOS will select the best available mode On Chip Primary PCI IDE As stated above your system includes a built in primary IDE controller which operates on the PCI bus This setup item allows you to either enable or disable the primary controller Enabled Primary IDE controller used Default Disabled Primary IDE controller not used PCI Concurrancy PCI concurrency means that more than one PCI device can be active at a time Enabled Multiple PCI devices can be active Default Disabled Only one PCI device can be active at a time 32 CommPlete Communications Server 4 BIOS Setup Utility PCI Streaming Data is typically moved to and from memory and between devices in discrete chunks of limited sizes This is because the CPU is being used in the exchange On the PCI bus data can be streamed that is much larger chunks can be moved without the use or intervention of the CPU Enabled Disabled Streaming allowed on the PCI bus Default Streaming off for the PCI bus PCI Bursting The PCI bus supports a mode by which large amounts of data is moved in short intense bursts This item allows you to turn this feature on or off Enabled Disabled Bursting allowed on the PCI bus Default Bursting off for the PCI bus Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use
46. en powered down IRQs The following interrupt requests IRQs can be used to waken a system much as the COM ports and LPT ports can When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service The choices are ON and OFF OFF is the default When an IRQ is set to ON activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it IRQ8 Real Time Clock Alarm should always be set to OFF so that any software alarm or event calendar can awaken the system IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQS LPT 2 IRQ10 Reserved IRQ15 Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ11 Reserved IRQ7 LPT 1 IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse PCI Configuration Setup This section describes how to configure the PCI bus system The PCI bus allows I O devices to operate at speeds near the speed the CPU itself uses to communicate with its own special components It is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings CommPlete Communications Server 35 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 36 ROM PCI SA BIOS 2A59CMNC PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC PnP BIOS Auto Config Disabled Slot 1 Using INT AUTO Slot 2 Using INT AUTO Slot 3 Using INT AUTO 1st Avail
47. h T1 port that show the status of the RASCard s optional T1 ports LED Indicator Color Indication ONLINE Green On indicates that the T1 card is online and no errors are detected Off indicates that the T1 card is offline due to one of the following errors RED ALARM Red On indicates that a loss of T1 signal has been detected Off indicates that the T1 card is detecting an incoming T1 signal YELLOW Red On indicates that the remote T1 ALARM channel bank or network is in red alarm and transmitting a yellow frame pattern Off indicates that the remote channel bank or network is not transmitting a yellow alarm SYNC LOSS Red On indicates that the T1 card has lost synchronization with the receive T1 line Off indicates that the T1 card is synchronized with the receive T1 line BPV VIOLATION Red On indicates that a received bipolar violation BPV is being detected Off indicates that no BPV is being detected 10 xm rv ink T1 1 onuine ed atarm Vettow atarm sync Loss prev viowation Bie aLarm test move ON OFF 11 2 one zed atarm vettow atarm SYNC LOSS sv viotation sive avarm test move RAS96 T1 CommPlete Communications Server 2 RASCard Description LED Indicator Color Indication BLUE ALARM Red Also known as AIS ALARM INDICATION SIGNAL On indicates that the T1 card is receiving unframed all 1s indicating disconnection or attached devi
48. ical T1 line Place a shorting plug over pins 1 and 2 of S1 for operation with a T1 line that requires a DC path between the transmit and receive circuits Configuration of the T1 Daughter Card The T1 Daughter Card is configured through the MR9600 Controller Before you configure it you should know how your T1 line was set up by the telephone company when you ordered it Ordering a T1 Line There are many choices to make when ordering a T1 line The following list shows options that are supported by the CommPlete Communications Server Factory defaults for the CommPlete Communications Server are marked by a check mark For definitions of the options see the T1 overview starting on page Channelized T1 line with 24 DS 0 channels O T1 Frame Format DS1 AT amp T Extended Super Frame ESF non ANSI O DSI AT amp T D4 format SF O DS1 ANSI Extended Super Frame ESF ANSI O DS1 ITU T G 704 section 2 1 3 1 O DS1 ITU T G 704 section 2 1 3 2 O Line Coding B8ZS Binary 8 Zero Substitution Clear Channel O AMI Alternate Mark Inversion CO ZBTSI Zero Byte Time Slot Interchange O Not supported B8ZS without transcoders CommPlete Communications Server 47 RAS96 RASCard User Guide oO FXS Signaling O E amp M Wink Start Conversion E amp M Immediate Start Conversion O Ground Start Standard O Loop Start Standard O Not supported DLY Delay Dial In Address No address O DNIS Dialed Number Identification Service O A
49. inding and fixing RASCard problems record the error condition and call Multi Tech s Technical Support Department at 800 972 2439 62 CommPlete Communications Server 6 Solving Problems CommPlete Communications Server 63 CommPlete Communications Server Appendixes 65 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Appendix A Connector Pinouts 66 Keyboard Connector J11 6 5 4 3 2 1 Figure A 1 6 pin mini DIN keyboard connector Pin Description Pin Description Keyboard Data 4 5VDC NC 5 Keyboard Clock GND 6 NC Video Connector J35 This connector provides video analog data and horizontal and vertical synchronization signals for IBM PS 2 and VGA monitors Analog Red 9 NC Analog Green Digital Ground Analog Blue VESA Monitor Status Bit 0 VESA Monitor Status Bit 2 VESA Monitor Status Bit 1 Digital Ground Horizontal Sync Digital Ground Vertical Sync Digital Ground NC Digital Ground CommPlete Communications Server A Connector Pinouts COM1 Connector J3 This serial port connector can be used to configure the RASCard or to connect a mouse to the RASCard Figure A 3 DB 9 COMI connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 DCD 2 RX Data 3 TX Data 4 DTR 5 Ground T1 Alarm Connector J22 Figure A 5 T1 alarm connector Pin Description Notes Close 2 Alarm signals for o 2 second T1 card pen future upgrade Common 2 Close 1 Alarm signals for first T1 card default Open
50. is set Otherwise display any messages i e any non fatal errors that were detected during POST and enter Setup Ask password security optional Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen Enable parity checker Enable NMI Enable cache before boot Initialize any option ROMs present from C8000h to EFFFFh Note When FSCAN option is enabled will initialize from C8000h to F7FFFh Initialize time value in 40h BIOS area Set up virus protect according to Setup Set system speed for boot Set NumLock status according to Setup Set low stack boot via INT19h If interrupt occurs in protected mode If unmasked NMI occurs display Press F1 to disable NMI F2 reboot E1 page 1 E2 page 2 etc CommPlete Communications Server D Approved Memory Appendix D Approved Memory The following memory SIMMs have been tested with the RAS96 and are known to work with it This is not to imply that other SIMMs may not work as well with the RAS96 only that they have not been tested with It Capacity Speed Type 1 x 32 1 x 32 1 x 36 2 x 32 2 x 32 2 x 32 2 x 32 2 x 32 2 x 36 4 x 32 4 x 36 8 x 32 8 x 36 2 x 32 4 x 32 2 x 32 2 x 36 1x36 CommPlete Communications Server 60 ns 70 ns 70 ns 60 ns 60 ns 70 ns 60 ns 70 ns 70 ns 70 ns 70 ns 70 ns 70 ns 60 ns 60 ns 60 ns 70 ns 70 ns EDO EDO EDO Manufacturer Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mi
51. l in ESF applications needing to measure the parameters Loss Of Frame Count LOFC and ESF Error Events as described in AT amp T publication TR54016 In this mode it is not disabled during receive loss of synchronization conditions In the alternate operating mode it will count either errors in the Ft framing pattern in D4 mode or errors in the FPS framing pattern in ESF mode In this mode it is disabled during receive loss of synchronization conditions Table 4 Multitrames Out Of Sync Counting Arrangements FRAMING COUNT MOS OR F BIT WHAT IS COUNTED IN THE MODE CCR2 3 ERRORS RCR2 0 REGISTER D4 MOS Number of multiframes out of sync MOS Number of multiframes out of sync D4 Errors in the Ft pattern FDL FS Extraction and Insertion The SCT can extract insert data from into the Facility Data Link FDL in the ESF framing mode and from into Fs bit position in the D4 framing mode Signaling Operation The Robbed Bit signaling bits embedded in the T1 stream can be extracted from the receive stream and inserted into the transmit stream by the SCT There is a set of 12 registers for the receive side and 12 registers on the transmit side Each Receive Signaling Register reports the incoming Robbed Bit signaling from eight DSO channels In ESF framing mode there can be up to four signaling bits per channel A B C and D In D4 framing mode there are only two framing bits per channel A and B The Receive Signaling Registers
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53. lect this item the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING PCI CONFIGURATION SE LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Ne Select Item PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color Time Date Hard Disk Type ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters in length and press ENTER The password that you type now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press ENTER You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press ENTER when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm that the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is booted to prevent unauthorized use of the RASCard Yo
54. lt F8 key Reserved F9 key Reserved F10 key Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu For help in making a selection press F1 A small help window opens that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help window press Esc or the F1 key again In Case of Problems The Award BIOS supports an override that loads default CMOS settings should you discover that your RASCard is no longer able to boot after you change Setup You can restart by using the power switch the reset button or by pressing CTRL ALT and DELETE at the same time Only change settings that you thoroughly understand To this end we strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup may require you to use the override CommPlete Communications Server 19 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Main Menu 20 When you run the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the main menu appears first on the screen The main menu allows you to select from several setup pages and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items then press ENTER to go to the selected page ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP PASSWORD SETTING BIOS F
55. lways examines both the transmit and receive data streams for violations of the following rules which are required by ANSI T1 403 199X No more than 15 consecutive zeros Atleast N ones in each and every time window of 8 x N 1 bits where N 1 23 Violations for the transmit and receive data streams are reported in the RIR2 2 and RIR2 1 bits respectively The SCT can force the transmitted stream to meet this requirement no matter the content of the transmitted stream When running B8ZS the CCR3 3 bit should be set to zero since B8ZS encoded data streams cannot violate the pulse density requirements Table 3 SCT Alarm SET And CLEAR Criteria ALARM o SET CRITERIA CLEAR CRITERIA Blue Alarm AIS see note when over a 3 ms window when over a 3 ms window five or less zeros are six or more zeros are received received Yellow Alarm 1 D4 bit 2 mode when bit 2 of 256 when bit 2 of 256 RCR2 2 0 consecutive channels is set consecutive channels is set to zero for at least 254 to zero for less than 254 occurrences occurrences 2 D4 12th F bit mode when the 12th framing bitis when the 12th framing bit is CommPlete Communications Server 5 T1 Daughter Card RCR2 2 1 this mode is set to one for two set to zero for two also referred to as the consecutive occurrences consecutive occurrences Japanese Yellow Alarm 3 ESF Mode when 16 consecutive when 14 or less patterns of patterns of OOFF hex OOFF hex out of 16 po
56. me hh mm ss 16 14 6 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYCLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 8 65535 750 17 NORMAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 Primary Master User 52 Primary Slave None 0 0 0 Secondary Master None Secondary Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 15360K Video EGA VGA Other Memory 384K Halt On All But Disk Key OaM 16384K er Memory Date The date format is day month date and year Day The day of the week determined by the BIOS is display only Month The month Jan through Dec Valid values are 1 through 12 Date The day of the month Valid values are 1 through 31 Year The year Valid values are 1900 through 2099 Time The time format is hour minute and second Hours are entered and displayed in a 24 hour format For example 1 00 p m is entered and displayed as 13 00 00 Hard Disks The fields in this category contain specifications for the hard disk drives that have been installed in the computer In the TYPE field you can select from 46 predefined drive types User Auto and None All the predefined types are obsolete The User option allows you to enter drive specifications manually Selecting Auto in both the TYPE and the MODE fields enables automatic detection of IDE hard drives during boot up the default selection This feature allows you to change hard drives with the power off and reboot without having to reconfigure your hard drive type Secon
57. mises equipment does not support Wink Start Loop Start seizes the line by bridging through a resistance both wires the tip and ring of your telephone line To initiate a call you take your phone off hook forming a loop ring through the telephone to the tip The CO rings the phone by sending an AC voltage to the phone s ringer When your phone goes off hook a DC current loop is formed The telco CO detects the loop and knowing that it is drawing DC current stops sending the ringing voltage The Loop Start trunk is very common in residential telephone installations However since Loop Start lines are very susceptible to glare they should be used only for one way lines Loop Start trunks require DTMF signaling therefore they do not support DNIS or ANI address information that might be sent by the telco CO on dial in calls Ground Start is a somewhat more robust handshaking routine performed between a CO and a PBX Because it can detect whether the tip and ring have been grounded it provides additional signals for alerting starting and ringing Ground Start trunks require DTMF signaling therefore they do not support DNIS or ANI address information that might be sent by the telco CO on dial in calls Dial In Address The CommPlete Communications Server can support DNIS Dialed Number Identification Service ANI Automatic Number Identification both methods of address identification or neither DNIS is offered by most telcos If
58. n and ZBTSI Zero Byte Time Slot Interchange B8ZS Binary 8 Zero Substitution substitutes a known pattern for eight consecutive zeros to maintain ones density while staying transparent not confused with data Note that B8ZS doesn t work with certain older T1 regenerators AMI Alternate Mark Inversion inverts or changes the polarity of successive ones marks to maintain ones density ZBTSI Zero Byte Time Slot Interchange uses AMI without bipolar violation to ensure compatibility with newer T1 repeaters and newer spans however ZBTSI requires a lot of processing time and power to ensure ones density which may add unacceptable delay time to the transmission FXS Signaling Options The FXS signaling option defines how the T1 Daughter Card signals the telco switch when starting seizing the phone line or trunk line FXS signaling options include E amp M Wink Start E amp M Immediate Start Ground Start and Loop Start E amp M Wink Start uses a short duration on hook to off hook to on hook signal to initiate the handshaking routine between the user s premises and the telco CO before making a call The use of Wink Start avoids g are which is the simultaneous seizure of both ends of a two way trunk E amp M Immediate Start does not return a wink in response to trunk seizure Although it can result in slightly faster call setup the trunk integrity is not checked therefore it is recommended only when customer pre
59. n a line coding option that uses a substitution scheme to maintain ones density bps Bits per second the serial digital stream s data rate e g 1 544M bps equals 1 544 000 bits per second BPV Bipolar Violation two pulses of the same polarity in a row CEPT Conference on European Posts and Telecommunications a body that sets telecommunications service and interface policies CFA Carrier Failure Alarm detection of a red local or yellow remote alarm CO Central office the telephone company switch the other end of a local loop from the CP CP Customer premises user or customer related operations as opposed to telephone company related operations CPE Customer premises equipment user s communications equipment as opposed to telephone company related equipment CSU A communications device that terminates the local loop and provides a digital interface to the T1 line D4 A type of T1 frame format also known as SuperFrame or SF D Channel The 16K bps BRI or 64K bps PRI signaling channel DID Direct Inward Dialing where the CO directs calls to specific extensions on a PBX DS1 Frame A group of data bits with 193 bit positions The first bit is the frame overhead bit start flag followed by 192 bits of data divided into 24 blocks channels of 8 bits each DS 0 Digital Signal level 0 the 64K bps worldwide standard speed for PCM digitized voice channels With early T1 1 544M
60. nc Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Default Note Many disk diagnostic programs that attempt to access the boot sector table can cause the above warning message If you will be running such a program we recommend that you first disable Virus Protection beforehand This feature when enabled can cause problems when installing Windows 95 CPU Internal Cache External Cache These two categories speed up memory access when enabled Enabled Enable cache Default CommPlete Communications Server 27 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 28 Disabled Disable cache Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up the power on self test POST after you power up the computer If it is set to Enable BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST Default Boot Sequence This category determines which drive to search first for the disk operating system i e DOS Default value is A C C A System will first search for hard disk drive then floppy disk drive A C System will first search for floppy disk drive then hard disk drive Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40
61. nformation Refer to the nstallation Overview and Quick Start Guide manual At the A prompt type tlsetup xy and hit Enter xyis the CC9600 slot number For example type tlsetup 5b to re provision the T1 1 card or tlsetup 5c for the T1 2 card in slot 5 The T1 Card Status screen is displayed as shown below 49 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 50 T1 Card Status Framing Format DS1 AT amp T Extended Super Frame ESF Line Coding Binary 8 Zero Substitution B8ZS FXS Signaling Options E amp M Wink Start Transmit Level 0 0dB Receive Level 3 0dB LED Information Red Alarm Sync Loss Firmware Version 1 01p From the displayed menus shown below re provision the Framing Format Line Coding Transmit Level FXS Signaling Dial in Address and or Acknowledgement Wink parameters as necessary to match your site requirements Framing Format 1 DS1 AT amp T Extended Super Frame ESF DS1 AT amp T D4 Super Frame SF DS1 ANSI Extended Super Frame G 704 ITU T section 2 1 3 2 G 704 ITU T section 2 1 3 1 Enter Selection lt 1 gt 2 3 4 5 q Line Coding 1 B8ZS 2 AMI 3 ZBTSI Enter Selection lt 1 gt 2 3 q Transmit Level 1 0 0 dB 2 7 5 dB 3 15 0 dB 4 22 5 dB Enter Selection lt 1 gt 2 3 4 q FXS Signaling Options 1 E amp M Wink Start Conversion E amp M Immediate Start Conversion Ground Start Standard Loop Start Standard Selection lt 1 gt 2 3 4 q CommPlete Communications Serve
62. ns Server Jumpers CommPlete Communications Server 2 RASCard Description Caan aoa ora None 0 MB 2x 4 MB 8 MB 2x 4MB 16 MB 2x 8 MB 16 MB 2x 8 MB 24 MB 2 x 8 MB 32 MB 2x16MB None 32 MB 2x16MB 2x8MB 48 MB 2x16MB 2x16 MB 64 MB 2x32MB None 64 MB 2x32MB 2x16 MB 96 MB 2x32MB 2x32 MB 128 MB The RASCard has five configuration jumpers One is used for the watchdog timer the other four are used to select the CPU frequency and the CPU to bus frequency ratio J17 Watchdog Timer Jumper pins 1 and 2 to enable the watchdog timer Jumper pins 2 and 3 to disable the watchdog timer The watchdog timer is enabled by default as shown in Figure 1 J14 J15 J16 J18 CPU Frequency Selection Jumper J14 J15 J16 and J18 to select the CPU frequency and CPU to bus frequency ratio for the installed CPU as shown in the following table In Figure 1 the jumpers are shown configured for a 166 MHz Pentium Warning The RASCard supports only the following Intel Pentium CPUs Do not replace the original CPU with a Pentium Pro MMX AMD or Cyrix CPU Intel Pentium J18 romz ut out in remme nfm i RAS96 RASCard User Guide Internal Connectors The RASCard has several internal connectors which are described from front to back J20 CPU Fan This is the 5 VDC power connector for the CPU s cooling fan J12 Power Switch This is the connector for the power switch J8 Speaker This connector can be
63. oding AMI B8ZS ZBTSI Tl signal start method E amp M Wink start conversion E amp M Immediate start conversion Ground start standard Loop start standard TI dial in address No address DNIS ANI DNIS ANI Switches Power switch and reset switch on front panel Indicators Front panel LEDs for monitoring network and T1 operations Dimensions 23 4 x 4 32 X 29 2 cm 9 22 x 1 70 x 11 5 in H x W x D Weight 1 0 kg 2 2 Ib Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F CommPlete Communications Server 3 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Humidity range 20 90 noncondensing Power consumption 4 5 A 5 VDC Limited warranty Two years 4 CommPlete Communications Server 2 RASCard Description CommPlete Communications Server 5 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Introduction The RAS96 assembly consists of a Pentium computer card to which is mounted a 2 5 inch hard disk drive up to two optional T1 cards and a front panel Figure 1 shows the layout of the RAS96 card The RAS96 assembly plugs into bus connectors on the inside of the CC9600 chassis that supply power and support data communications among the various components of the CommPlete Communications Server The remainder of this chapter describes the RASCard s memory banks configuration jumpers connectors and front panel switches and indicators
64. on and the FDL bits are not looped back they are reinserted by the SCT When PLB is enabled the following will occur 1 Data is transmitted from the TTIP and TRING pins synchronous with RCLK instead of TCLK CommPlete Communications Server 53 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 2 All of the receive side signals will continue to operate normally 3 The TCHCLK and TCHBLK signals are forced low 4 Data at the TSER pin is ignored 5 The TLCLK signal will become synchronous with RCLK instead of TCLK Framer Loopback When CCR1 0 is set to a one the SCT will enter a Framer Loopback FLB mode This loopback is useful in testing and debugging applications In FLB the SCT will loop data from the transmit side back to the receive side When FLB is enabled the following will occur 1 Unless the RLB is active an unframed all one s code are transmitted at TTIP and TRING 2 Data off the T1 line at RTIP and RRING will be ignored 3 The RCLK output will be replaced with the TCLK input Loop Code Generation When either the CCR3 1 or CCR3 2 bits are set to one the SCT will replace the normal transmitted pay load with either the Loop Up or Loop Down code respectively The SCT will overwrite the repeating loop code pattern with the framing bits The SCT will continue to transmit the loop codes as long as either bit is set It is an illegal state to have both CCR3 1 and CCR3 2 set to one at the same time Pulse Density Enforcer 54 The SCT a
65. or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches the floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not differentiate the 720K 1 2M and 1 44M drive types as they are all 80 tracks Default Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with Num Lock on On Keypad is number keys off Keypad is arrow keys Boot Up System Speed Selects the default system speed the normal operating speed at power up This category no longer has a function and should be left at the default setting of High High Set the speed to high Default Low Set the speed to low Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled The gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 MB Initially the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard Today though keyboards still provide this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 Normal Keyboard Fast Chipset Default CommPlete Communications Server 4 BIOS Setup Utility Memory Parity Check Parity is a method of checking for errors in system memory There are both parity and non parity memory t
66. or halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot Memory Address Error at Indicates a memory address error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips Memory parity Error at Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT Memory has been added or removed since the last boot Enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields Memory Verify Error at Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory Use the location along with your system s memory map to locate the bad chip OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated OFFENDING SEGMENT This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated CommPlete Communications Server B POST Messages PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot Press any key and the system will reboot PRESS F1 TO DISABLE
67. orm There may be a remote risk of electrical shock from lightning Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak Ports that are connected to other apparatus are defined as SELV To ensure conformity to EN 41003 ensure that these ports are only connected to the same type on the other apparatus Pre Installation Notes Warning Interconnection directly or by way of other apparatus of ports marked SAFETY WARNING see instructions for use with ports marked or not so marked may produce hazardous conditions on the network Advice should be obtained from a competent engineer before such a connection is made All installation must be done by a qualified service person To reduce emissions be sure to use blanking plates to cover empty slots in the CommPlete chassis Installation Procedure 14 Unpack the RAS96 RASCard assembly from its packaging and save the packaging for possible future use Perform a visual inspection of the RASCard If you are concerned about its condition call Technical Support for instructions The RASCard must be installed in slot 1 5 9 or 13 of the CC9600 chassis or in slot 1 of the CC2400 chassis counting left to right Remove a blank RASCard panel or previous RASCard from that slot Replace the back cover plate with one that has openings for the RASCard Make sure the power switch on the RASCard is off Supporting the RASCard by the front panel and the bottom edge of the car
68. ot be replaced by the user Note There is a possibility of excessive battery drain if the RASCard is set on a metal table or stored in an anti static bag If for some reason the RASCard s battery should fail please contact Multi Tech Technical Support at 800 972 2439 for replacement instructions CommPlete Communications Server Table of Contents 1 Introduction Standard CMOS Setup BIOS Features Setup Chipset Features Setup Power Management Setup PCI Configuration Setup Password Setting 5 11 Daughter Cards CommPlete Communications Server v Trunk Pulsing DID Direct Inward Dialing CommPlete Communications Server CommPlete Communications Server vii CommPlete Communications Server 1 Introduction CommPlete Communications Server 1 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Introduction This manual describes the field installation and configuration of a Multi Tech RAS96 series RASCard into a CommPlete Communications Server It also describes the optional T1 daughter cards that are required for use with the MT5634HD8 and MT5634HD16 modem cards The RASCard is a single board Pentium computer that serves as a remote access server RAS for the CommPlete Communications Server system Up to four RASCards one per segment can be installed in one CommPlete Communications Server Each RASCard has PCI ISA bus architecture a 100 133 166 or 200 MHz Intel Pentium processor up to 128 megabytes MB of fast page mode
69. ow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled Default Chipset Features Setup 30 This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM and the L2 external cache It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus These items should never need to be altered The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while using your system CommPlete Communications Server 4 BIOS Setup Utility ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A59CMNC CHIP FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC DRAM Timing 60 ns PCI Concurrency Enabled PCI Streaming Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled PCI Bursting Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled 8 Bit I O Recovery Time 1 Onboard FDC Controller Enabled 16 Bit I O Recovery Time 1 Onboard Serial Port 1 COM1 3F8 Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Onboard Serial Port 2 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard Parallel Port IDE Primary Master PIO Auto Parallel Port Mode Compatible IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto EPP Version g ley InfraRed Duplex Type Disabled On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Quit Tle Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Lo
70. r 5 T1 Daughter Card 3 Use the TICFG command to send the new configuration information to the T1 Daughter Card 4 Enter the TISETUP command again to check the status of the T1 Daughter Card T1 Card Status Framing Format AT amp T D4 Super Frame SF Line Coding Alternate Mark Inversion AMI FXS Signaling Options Ground Start Transmit Level 0 0dB Receive Level 0 0dB LED Information Online Firmware Version 1 01p Note that the LED Information line now indicates that the T1 card is online with no faults registered The A prompt is displayed You can select Q to quit re provisioning or enter another T1 command T1 Command Messages The system can display the following T1 command messages Message T1 Settings have not been changed Meaning Either the TISETUP command parameters were not changed or the TICFG command was not entered Recovery Start over at step 1 of the command example re provision the appropriate menu s and enter the T1CFG command to implement the changes to the T1 Daughter Card configuration Message ERROR Illegal command Meaning The command was typed incorrectly or an unsupported command was entered Recovery Re check the command syntax and start over at step 1 of the command example Message Missing device specifier e g 1A or missing devices Meaning The slot number entered in the TISTATUS xy command was incorrect Recovery Re check the slot number of the T1 Daughter Ca
71. rd and start over at step 1 of the command example CommPlete Communications Server 51 RAS96 RASCard User Guide T1 Status LEDs The RASCard front panel contains fourteen indicators seven for each optional port that show the status of the RASCard s optional T1 port If you only have one T1 daughter card the bottom set of LEDs will not light LED Indicator Color Indication ONLINE Green On indicates that the T1 card is online and no errors are detected Off indicates that the T1 card is offline due to one of the following errors RED ALARM Red On indicates that a loss of T1 signal has been detected Off indicates that the T1 card is detecting an incoming T1 signal YELLOW Red On indicates that the remote T1 channel bank or network is in red ALARM alarm and transmitting a yellow frame pattern Off indicates that the remote channel bank or network is not transmitting a yellow alarm SYNC LOSS Red On indicates that the T1 card has lost synchronization with the frame boundaries on the receive T1 line Off indicates that the T1 card is synchronized with the receive T1 line BPV VIOLATION Red On indicates that a received bipolar violation BPV is being detected Off indicates that no BPV is being detected BLUE ALARM Red Also known as AIS ALARM INDICATION SIGNAL On indicates that the T1 card is receiving unframed all 1s indicating disconnection or attached device failure Off indicates that the attached device is operating cor
72. re determined by the BIOS power on self test POST Base Memory Extended Memory Expanded Memory Other Memory The POST determines the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map Expanded Memory is memory defined by the Lotus Intel Microsoft LIM standard as EMS While most standard DOS applications cannot access memory above 640K the Expanded Memory Specification EMS provides an interface allowing access to all system memory Though still in use by some DOS applications EMS is rapidly de clining in importance since new processors and operating systems prefer extended memory A special expanded memory device driver is required to use memory as Expanded Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space This is memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers in an effort to keep as much base memory free for application programs The BIOS is the most frequent user of this RAM area since this is where it shadows RAM CommPlete Communications Server 4 BIOS Setup Utility BIOS Features Setup This menu allows you to configure your system for basic operation You have the
73. rectly TEST MODE Red On indicates that the T1 card is in one of several possible test modes Off indicates that the T1 card is not in a test mode Functional Description Operation 52 The on board Single Chip Transceiver SCT provides the connection to T1 lines DS 1 long haul or DSX 1 short haul The clock recovery circuitry automatically adjusts to T1 lines from 0 feet to over 6000 feet in length The device can generate both DSX 1 line build outs and CSU build outs of 7 5 dB 15 dB and 22 5 dB The onboard jitter attenuator selectable to either 32 bits or 128 bits can be placed in either the transmit or receive data paths The framer locates the frame and multiframe boundaries and monitors the data stream for alarms It is also used for extracting and inserting Robbed Bit signaling data and FDL data The device contains a set of 64 eight bit internal registers which the user can access and control the operation of the unit Quick access via the parallel control port allows a single micro to handle many T1 lines The device fully meets all of the latest T1 specifications including ANSI T1 403 199X AT amp T TR 62411 12 90 and ITU G 703 G 704 G 706 G 823 and 1 431 The analog AMI waveform from the T1 line is transformer coupled into the RRING and RTIP pins of the DS2151Q The device recovers clock and data from the analog signal and passes it through the jitter attenuation mux to the receive side framer where the digital serial
74. rectly and all cables are properly attached Also make sure that the disk is formatted as a boot device Then reboot the system DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR RUN SETUP The type of floppy drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT The display adapter has been changed since the system was last turned off You must configure the system for the new display type CommPlete Communications Server 71 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 72 ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE The hard disk cannot be initialized Make sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached Also make sure the correct hard disk type is selected in Setup ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER Cannot initialize controller Make sure that the correct hard disk type is selected in Setup Also check to see if a jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard disk FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller If there are no floppy drives installed be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard set the err
75. rst Remove any other device cards from the segment and turn on the RASCard If the RASCard has video now then there is a conflict with one of the device cards Check the configuration of each device card Remove all connectors from the RASCard except the video connector then turn on the RASCard If the RASCard now has video then there is a problem with one of the cables or one of the peripherals Try each cable one at a time to isolate the bad cable or peripheral Try the RASCard in a different segment if CC9600 or CommPlete chassis If this works there is a problem with the segment or chassis previously used If the problem persists contact Multi Tech s Technical Support Department The RASCard does not boot correctly or hangs after the video appears Run the BIOS Setup utility to verify that you have the correct configuration for the system and drives press DEL as system boots Verify that the RASCard and device cards are seated properly in the CC9600 chassis Note Make sure to turn power off before reseating cards Verify that the fan on the CPU heat sink is working The CPU may be overheating The hard disk or floppy drive cables are not connected properly or their parameters are not set properly in Setup CommPlete Communications Server 59 RAS96 RASCard User Guide Verify that enough memory is installed to load the intended applications Verify that the memory SIMMs are seated properly on the RASCard If two or
76. sappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it off and on or pressing the recessed reset button on the front panel If you do not press the key at the correct time and the system does not boot an error message will be displayed and you will be asked to PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP In general use the arrow keys to highlight items press ENTER to select use the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys to change entries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit The following table lists the keys that can be used to navigate the Setup utility CommPlete Communications Server Getting Help Up arrow Down arrow 4 BIOS Setup Utility Move to previous item Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left Right arrow Move to the item on the right Esc key Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenu Exit current page and return to Main Menu Page Up key Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down key Decrease the numeric value or make changes key Increase the numeric value or make changes key Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 key General help F2 Shift F2 Change color from a total of 16 colors Press F2 to select the next color SHIFT F2 to select the previous color F4 key Reserved F5 key Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS F6 key Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 key Load the defau
77. sent 8 bit data words of PCM present 24 channels in order from channel 1 to channel 24 use a form of robbed bit signaling and insert the proper framing bit sequence every 193rd bit i e between channel 24 of a frame and channel 1 of the next frame within a superframe T1 Frame Formats Framingis the way T1 equipment formats bits on the T1 line for encoding digital voice Selecting the method of framing is a major T1 network design issue There are five options for T1 frame formatting AD4 Frame carries 24 time slots containing an 8 bit digital word representing the loudness of a voice signal plus a framing bit to mark the start of the sequence AD4 Super Frame contains 12 D4 frames An F bit separates the frames from each other the F bit has a fixed pattern format to identify the start of the frame and the start of the superframe ANSI Extended Super Frame uses 24 frames The F bit series becomes 24 bits long identifying every sixth frame for robbed bit signaling The added bits allow support of newer telco features ITU T G 704 section 2 1 3 1 e ITU T G 704 section 2 1 3 2 CommPlete Communications Server 43 RAS96 RASCard User Guide T1 Line Coding Options Line codingis the method that the T1 Daughter Card uses to maintain a sufficient density of ones in the bit stream which is required for clock synchronization Line coding options include B8ZS Binary 8 Zero Substitution AMI Alternate Mark Inversio
78. ssible appear in the FDL appear in the FDL Red Alarm RCL this when 192 consecutive when 14 or more ones out of alarm is also referred to as zeros are received 112 possible bit positions are Loss of Signal received starting with the first one received Note The definition of Blue Alarm or Alarm Indication Signal is an unframed all ones signal Blue alarm detectors should be able to operate properly in the presence of a 10 error rate and they should not falsely trigger on a framed all ones signal The blue alarm criteria in the SCT has been set to achieve this per formance It is recommended that the RBL bit be qualified with the RLOS status bit in detecting a blue alarm Loop Up Down Code Detection Bits SR1 7 and SR1 6 will indicate when either the standard loop up or loop down codes are being received by the SCT When a loop up code has been received for 5 seconds the CPE is expected to loop the recovered data without correcting BPVs back to the source The loop down code indicates that the loopback should be discontinued See the AT amp T publication TR 62411 for more details The SCT will detect the loop up down codes in both framed and unframed circumstances with bit error rates as high as 10 Error Count Registers There are three counters in the SCT that record bipolar violations excessive zeros errors in the CRC6 code words framing bit errors and number of multiframes that the device is out of receive syn
79. t I O Recovery Time This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 16 bit I O Choices are from 1 through 4 CPU clocks The default is 1 clock Memory Hole At 15M 16M In order to improve performance certain memory space can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB Enabled Memory hole supported Disabled Memory hole not supported Default IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive HDD Enabled IDE controller uses block mode Default Disabled IDE controller uses standard mode IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE hard disk controllers can support two separate hard disks These drives have a master slave relationship which are determined by jumpers on the hard disk drives Your system supports one IDE controller so you have the ability to install up to two separate hard disks The secondary IDE controller has been disabled PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves This is simpler more efficient and faster Your system supports five modes numbered from 0 default through 4 which differ primarily in timing When Auto is select
80. t the connectors used on the RAS96 2 CommPlete Communications Server 1 Introduction Appendix B POST Messages This appendix describes error messages that might be encountered during the RAS96 s power on self test POST Appendix C POST Codes This appendix describes codes generated by the BIOS during POST Appendix D Approved Memory This appendix lists memory SIMMs that are known to work with the RAS96 Technical Specifications Intel 430FX Triton chipset Supports 100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz and 200 MHz Intel Pentium processors PCI ISA bus architecture for full PCI bus support On board PCI bus SVGA video controller with 1 MB of video DRAM supports resolutions to 1024 by 768 pixels by 256 colors Supports 72 pin SIMMs of 4 MB 8 MB 16 MB or 32 MB to form a memory size between 8 MB and 128 MB Memory type can be fast page or EDO 60 ns or 70 ns parity or non parity 512K of L2 cache memory One parallel port and two RS 232C serial ports with 16550 UARTs DB 9P connector for COM1 COM2 is for T1 cards 1 44 MB floppy disk controller e DEhard disk interface e 2 5 inch on board hard disk Available disk sizes include 800 MB 1 2 GB 1 6 GB and 2 1 GB Keyboard and speaker interfaces Real time clock with battery backup Award BIOS with custom features Watchdog timer TI frame format ESF AT amp T and ANSI D4 SF G 704 ITU T section 2 1 3 2 and section 2 1 3 1 Tl line c
81. ta Bit 12 SD12 Ground GND Ground GND Data Bit 2 SD2 IOCHRDY Data Bit 13 SD13 ALE O Oo AN DO A W N 70 CommPlete Communications Server B POST Messages Appendix B POST Messages Introduction POST Beep During the power on self test POST if the BIOS detects an error it will sound a beep code or display a message Ifa message is displayed it will be accompanied by the following instruction PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP There is currently only one beep code in BIOS It consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps This code indicates that a video error has occurred and that the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display additional information Error Messages One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISK BOOT FAILURE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER No boot device was found This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not contain proper system boot files Insert a system disk into Drive A and press ENTER If the system should have booted from the hard disk make sure that the controller is inserted cor
82. tem configuration There are two Receive Control Registers two Transmit Control Registers a Line Interface Control Register and three Common Control Registers Local Loopback The SCT can be forced into Local Loopback LLB In this loopback data will continue to be transmitted as normal through the transmit side of the SCT Data being received at RTIP and RRING will be replaced with the data being transmitted Data in this loopback will pass through the jitter programmed to be in the transmit path LLB is primarily used in debug and test applications Remote Loopback The SCT can be forced into Remote Loopback RLB In this loopback data recovered off the T1 line from the RTIP and RRING pins will be transmitted back onto the T1 line with any BPVs that might have occurred intact via the TTIP and TRING pins Data will continue to pass through the receive side of the SCT as it would normally and the data at the TSER input will be ignored Data in this loopback will pass through the jitter attenuator RLB is used to place the SCT into line loopback which is a requirement of both ANSI T1 403 and AT amp T TR62411 Payload Loopback The SCT can be forced into Payload Loopback PLB Normally this loopback is only enabled when ESF framing is being performed In a PLB situation the SCT will loop the 192 bits of payload data with BPVs corrected from the receive section back to the transmit section The FPS framing pattern CRC6 calculati
83. ters per second 15 15 characters per second 20 20 characters per second 24 24 characters per second 30 30 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate is enabled this selection allows you to select the delay between the first and second characters 250 250 ms Default 500 500 ms 750 750 ms 1000 1000 ms Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and to Setup or just to Setup CommPlete Communications Server 29 RAS96 RASCard User Guide System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default Note To disable security select PASSWORD SETTING from the main menu You will be asked to enter a password Do not type anything just press ENTER to disable security Once security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM However it is optional depending on chipset design Video Shadow will increase the video speed Enabled Video shadow is enabled Default Disabled Video shadow is disabled C8000 CFFFF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM An example of such an option ROM would be support of on board SCSI Enabled Optional shad
84. tsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi LGS LGS Toshiba PNY PNY Part Number MH1M32BNYJ 6 MH1M32BNYJ 7 MH1M36BNYJ 7 MH2M325CNYJ 6 MH2M32CNY4J 6 MH2M32CNY4J 7 MH2M325BNXJ 6 MH2M325BNXJ 7 MH2M36BNYJ 7 MH4M32BNYJ 7 MH4M36BNYJ 7 MH8M32BNJ 7 MH8M36BNJ 7 GM71C18160BJ6 GM71C17403BJ6 TC5118160BJ 60 36200070 18G 38541000 Usable MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 8 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 4 MB 77 RAS96 RASCard User Guide 78 CommPlete Communications Server Index CommPlete Communications Server 79 RAS96 RASCard User Guide B BBS Multi Tech 68 C cache memory 6 CC9600 chassis 6 14 15 COM1 9 CompuServe 69 connectors 8 9 72 CPU frequency selection 7 D diagnostic tests 63 E error messages 77 Ethernet indicators 10 F fax back service 70 front panel 6 indicators 10 52 installation 14 Internet 2 J jumpers 7 K keyboard 9 L L2 cache 6 80 manual organization 2 memory 6 61 83 monitor 9 mouse 9 MultiCommManager software 15 Multi Tech BBS 68 P POST codes 80 POST error messages 77 power supplies 15 problem solving 60 PS9600 power supplies 15 R resetting the RASCard 11 S safety 14 self test 15 serial port 9 service 66 Setup utility 18 specifications 3 T T1 alarm jack 9 T1 indicators 10 52 technical specifications 3 technica
85. u determine when the password is required by the Security option in the BIOS Features Setup menu If the Security option is set to System the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup 38 CommPlete Communications Server CommPlete Communications Server 5 T1 Daughter Cards RAS96 RASCard User Guide Introduction The T1 Daughter Cards mount on the RAS96 RASCard to provide a T1 interface for up to three MT5634HD8 eight modem cards T1 or three MT5634HD16 sixteen modem cards Dual T1 This chapter documents the operating characteristics of the T1 card T1 Line Monitoring RJ 48 T1 Line Bantam Jack J2 Jack J1 on vam 32 Pin Header J3 2 Pin Jumper S1 Figure 4 TI Daughter Card Specifications The T1 Daughter Card was designed to meet the following specifications Complete DS 1 transceiver functionality Line interface can handle both long and short haul trunks e 32 bit or 128 bit jitter attenuator Generates DSX 1 and CSU line build outs Frames to D4 ESF and G 704 formats Dual onboard two frame elastic store slip buffers 8 bit parallel control port e Extracts and inserts Robbed Bit signaling Detects and generates yellow and blue alarms Programmable output clocks for Fractional T1 Fully independent transmit and receive functionality Onboard FDL support circuitry
86. used to connect a speaker to the RASCard However it is normally not used when more than one RASCard is installed in the CommPlete chassis J10 T1 Card 1 This connector provides power ground and data connections for the optional T1 daughter card It is not used on a RASCard with a PRI card J1 T1 Card 2 This connector provides power ground and data connections for the second optional T1 daughter card It is only used on a RASCard with Dual T1 J6 Internal Hard Disk Drive This IDE connector provides control and data signals power and ground for the RASCard s 2 5 inch hard disk drive The control and data lines are shared with J21 Therefore if you connect a second hard disk drive or an IDE CD ROM drive to J21 you must configure it to slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly J21 IDE Drive This connector can be used to connect a second IDE hard disk drive or a CD ROM drive to the RASCard The IDE control and data lines are shared with J6 There is no secondary IDE controller if you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second one to slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly J27 Floppy Drive This connector can be used to connect a floppy disk to the RASCard e g for software updates Normally it is not used J13 Drive Power This connector can be used to supply standard voltages to a disk drive or CD ROM drive Normally it is not used 8 CommPlete Communications Server 2 RASCard Description
87. x Corp Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corp Other trademarks and trade names mentioned in this publication belong to their respective owners Multi Tech Systems Inc 2205 Woodale Drive Mounds View Minnesota 55112 612 785 3500 or 800 328 9717 Fax 612 785 9874 Technical Support 800 972 2439 BBS 612 785 3702 or 800 392 2432 Fax Back 612 717 5888 Internet Address http www multitech com Federal Communications Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment 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 interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Warning The use of shielded cables for connection of a monitor to the RASCard is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Exhibit J Consumer Instructions This equipment
88. ypes At boot the Award BIOS both sizes and tests all memory Normally when a parity error is detected the BIOS will display a message describing the problem as well as the problem s location if possible The boot process will then terminate and you will not be able to continue until the bad SIMM is located and replaced Disabling the Memory Parity Check allows the system to by pass the test and allow your system to boot You then have a choice of continuing to operate your system or attempting to remedy the problem Enabled Normal memory parity check Default Disabled Ignore memory parity check Typematic Rate Setting This determines if the typematic rate is to be used When it is disabled continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one character In other words the BIOS will only report that the key is down When the typematic rate is enabled the BIOS will report as before but it will then wait a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys Enabled Enable typematic rate Disabled Disable typematic rate Default Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate is enabled this item allows you select the rate at which the system registers repeated keystrokes 6 6 characters per second 8 8 characters per second 10 10 characters per second 12 12 charac

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