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M9N System

User’s Guide

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Page 2: ...ibed in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Further this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes f...

Page 3: ...The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register or in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 7 This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your ...

Page 4: ...tage points or other risks Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 13 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed b If liquid has been spilled into the product c If the product has been exposed to rain or water d If the product does not operate normally when ...

Page 5: ... explode if not handled properly Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire Keep away from children and dispose of used battery promptly 16 Use only the proper type of power supply cord set provided in your keyboard manual accessories box for this unit It should be a detachable type UL listed CSA certified type SVT SJT rated 6A 125V minimum VDE approved or its equivalent Maximum length is 1...

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Page 8: ...on 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 Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment ...

Page 9: ...s Chapter 2 CPU Board This chapter describes the dual processor CPU board It includes the CPU board jumper settings and cache and system memory configurations Step by step instructions tell you how to install the CPUs and memory modules Chapter 3 BIOS Utility This chapter discusses the system BIOS and tells how to configure the system by setting the BIOS parameters Chapter 4 LAN Information This c...

Page 10: ... press on the keyboard NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures TIP Tells how to accomplish ...

Page 11: ...nnector Locations 1 4 1 4 2 Jumper Settings 1 5 1 4 3 Connector Functions 1 6 1 5 ESD Precautions 1 7 1 6 Video Memory Upgrade 1 8 1 7 ASM Pro 1 9 1 8 Remote Diagnostic Management 1 10 1 8 1 Installing the RDM Module 1 10 1 9 Error Messages 1 11 1 9 1 Software Error Messages 1 11 1 9 2 System Error Messages 1 11 1 9 3 Correcting Error Conditions 1 14 ...

Page 12: ... Sink and Fan 2 8 2 6 Installing a Pentium II Processor 2 11 2 7 Removing a Pentium II Processor 2 13 2 8 CPU Board Installation 2 14 Chapter 3 BIOS Utility 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 3 2 Basic System Configuration 3 3 3 2 1 Date and Time 3 4 3 2 2 Diskette Drives 3 5 3 2 3 Onboard IDE 3 6 3 2 4 IDE Drives 3 6 3 2 5 Total Memory 3 8 3 2 6 Enhanced IDE Features 3 8 3 2 7 Num Lock After Boot 3 9 3 2 8 M...

Page 13: ... 3 16 3 4 4 USB Host Controller 3 17 3 4 5 Onboard SCSI1 3 17 3 4 6 Onboard SCSI2 3 17 3 4 7 PCI IRQ Sharing 3 17 3 4 8 Plug Play OS 3 18 3 4 9 Reset Resources Assignment 3 18 3 5 Power Saving Configuration 3 19 3 5 1 Power Management Mode 3 20 3 5 2 Monitored Activities 3 21 3 6 System Security 3 22 3 6 1 Disk Drive Control 3 22 3 6 2 Onboard Communication Ports 3 24 3 6 3 Onboard PS 2 Mouse IRQ1...

Page 14: ... 4 5 4 2 2 Install network drivers and test the adapter 4 5 4 2 3 Troubleshooting 4 6 4 3 Windows 95 4 8 4 3 1 Automatic Configuration 4 8 4 3 2 Adapter installation for Windows 95 4 8 4 3 3 Install PROSet Software and Test the Adapter 4 9 4 3 4 Manually Adding an Adapter 4 10 4 3 5 Troubleshooting 4 10 4 4 Other Operating Systems and Servers 4 11 4 5 Installing Multiple Adapters 4 12 4 6 Select D...

Page 15: ...1 2 Quick Way to Execute AFlash 5 3 5 2 SCSISelect Configuration Utility 5 4 5 2 1 Overview 5 4 5 2 2 Utility Options 5 6 5 2 3 Configuring Multiple SCSI Controllers 5 20 5 2 4 Disk Drives Over 1 GByte 5 21 ...

Page 16: ...serting the Clip Ends to the Processor Holes 2 9 2 7 Locking a Wide Clip End 2 10 2 8 Locking a Narrow Clip End 2 10 2 9 Installing the Pentium II Retention Mechanism 2 11 2 10 Installing a Pentium II Processor 2 12 2 11 Securing the Pentium II Processor 2 12 2 12 Unlocking the Module Latches 2 13 2 13 Removing the Pentium II Processor 2 13 2 14 Installing the CPU Board 2 14 5 1 Options Menu Scree...

Page 17: ...ons 6 1 3 System Error Messages 12 2 1 Settings for CPU Core Bus Frequency Ratio JP1 2 3 2 2 ITP Debug Port JP2 2 3 2 3 Clock Settings JP5 2 3 2 4 Memory Configurations 2 4 3 1 Drive Control Settings 3 23 3 2 Serial Port 1 Settings 3 24 3 3 Serial Port 2 Settings 3 24 3 4 Parallel Port Settings 3 25 3 5 Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings 3 26 5 1 Settings for the SCSI Controller and All Devices...

Page 18: ...terface and two 68 pin Wide SCSI interfaces come with the system board to connect SCSI devices External I O interfaces include a parallel port and a video port RJ 45 and USB connectors and keyboard and mouse ports The system board supports two optional features the ASM Pro and the remote diagnostic management RDM that allow better server management The ASM Pro detects problems in CPU thermal condi...

Page 19: ...wo 68 pin Wide SCSI interfaces Two 24 pin RDM interfaces IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces Onboard VRAM and VRAM sockets for video memory upgrade Power connector for both standard 420 watt SPS and redundant 420 watt SPS Super I O SCSI VGA memory and Advanced Server Management ASM controller chipsets External ports PS 2 compatible keyboard port optional AT keyboard port PS 2 compatible mo...

Page 20: ... 8 PCI slots 9 ISA slots 10 Flash ROM BIOS 11 RAID port optional 12 Wide SCSI connector 2 13 Wide SCSI connector 1 14 Narrow SCSI connector 15 Diskette drive connector 16 EIDE connector 17 Battery 18 RDM connectors 19 Power connectors 20 Video RAM 21 Power connector 22 Video RAM upgrade sockets Figure 1 1 System Board Layout 3 5 1 2 7 8 9 19 18 17 21 22 15 14 12 13 10 16 4 6 20 11 ...

Page 21: ...mper and Connector Locations Figure 1 2 shows the jumper and connector locations on the system board Figure 1 2 System Board Jumper and Connector Locations Jumpers are prefixed JP Connectors are prefixed CN The blackened pin of a jumper represents pin 1 ...

Page 22: ... Software Shutdown Control for CN4 JP1 1 2 2 3 Enabled Disabled BIOS Type JP2 1 2 2 3 Branded Generic Password Security JP3 1 2 2 3 Check password Bypass password SCSI Channel 1 High Byte Termination JP4 1 2 2 3 Open Terminator always set to ON SCSI terminator set to ON or OFF by software Terminator set to OFF VGA Feature JP5 1 2 2 3 Normal Auto Onboard VGA always disabled Default setting ...

Page 23: ...lock connector CN10 Monitor signal connector for redundant power supply CN12 Software shutdown connector for redundant power supply CN13 Backplane board LED connector CN14 Printer port above video port below CN15 IDE connector CN16 LAN connector CN17 Diskette drive connector CN18 Channel 1 narrow SCSI connector CN19 Universal serial bus USB ports CN22 Channel 1 wide SCSI connector CN23 Hard disk L...

Page 24: ...ent 1 Do not remove a component from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist grounding strap before handling electronic components Wrist grounding straps are available at most electronic component stores Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified technician ...

Page 25: ...radable to 2 MB Follow these steps to upgrade the video memory 1 Locate the video DRAM upgrade sockets labeled U36 and U37 on the system board See Figure 1 1 2 Gently insert a video chip into each of the upgrade sockets Make sure that the pin 1 indicator on the chip matches the notched corner of the socket Figure 1 3 Installing a Video Memory Chip Pin 1 Indicator Notched Corner ...

Page 26: ...ure is designed primarily for server supervisors and management information system MIS personnel to help them detect errors or potential trouble spots in their network servers through a single management station The ASM Pro consists of two major parts ASM Station a Windows based monitoring station that communicates with the ASM Agents ASM Agent s the individual servers managed by the ASM Station R...

Page 27: ...M program from a remote site bridges the distance barrier in fixing server problems and reduces wasted time due to system failure 1 8 1 Installing the RDM Module The system board comes with connectors CN27 and CN28 to accommodate the RDM module Follow these steps to install the RDM module and connect the cable 1 See Figure 1 1 for the location of the RDM connectors 2 Gently insert the RDM module i...

Page 28: ...ror Messages Software error messages are returned by your operating system or application These messages typically occur after you boot the operating system or when you run your applications If you receive this type of message consult your application or operating system manual for help 1 9 2 System Error Messages A system error message indicates a problem with the computer itself A message of thi...

Page 29: ...tive If not replace the diskette drive Diskette Drive A Type Mismatch Run Setup and select the proper drive type Diskette Drive B Type Mismatch Run Setup and select the proper drive type Equipment Configuration Error Modify the memory configuration to agree with one of the options in Table 2 x Hard disk Controller Error Run Setup Hard disk 0 Error Check all cable connections Replace hard disk Hard...

Page 30: ...message reappears seek technical assistance Onboard Serial Port 1 Conflict Run Setup and disable the port Onboard Serial Port 2 Conflict Run Setup and disable the port Onboard Parallel Port Conflict Run Setup and disable the port Pointing Device Error Check and connect pointing device Pointing Device Interface Error Replace the pointing device or contact your dealer Press F1 key to continue or Ctr...

Page 31: ...onfiguration is a major cause of power on error messages especially for a new system 2 Remove the system unit cover Check that the jumpers on the system board and any expansion boards are set correctly 3 If you cannot access a new disk it may be because your disk is not properly formatted Format the disk first using the FDISK and FORMAT commands 4 Check that all connectors and boards are securely ...

Page 32: ...r DRAM banks composed of four 168 pin dual inline memory module DIMM sockets that accommodate both fast page mode and EDO extended data output DIMMs Designed to work with Intel 440FX PCIset the board includes the PCI bridge memory controller PMC and the data bus accelerator DBX chipsets The PMC provides bus control signals and address paths for transfers between the host bus PCI bus and the main m...

Page 33: ...User s Guide 2 1 Layout Figure 2 1 CPU Board Layout 2 2 Jumper Locations Figure 2 2 Pentium II CPU Board Jumper Locations Pentium II CPU Socket 1 CPU Voltage Regulators DIMM Sockets Pentium II CPU Socket 2 ...

Page 34: ...6 7 8 CPU Core Bus Freq 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 Pins open 1 Pins Closed Table 2 2 ITP Debug Port JP2 JP2 1 2 2 3 ITP 1 0 CPU 1 0 1 CPU 2 0 Pins open 1 Pins closed Table 2 3 Clock Settings JP5 JP5 CPU 1 2 2 3 Clock Speed 1 0 66 MHz 0 1 60 MHz 0 Pins open 1 Pins closed Default setting ...

Page 35: ...ions Table 2 4 Memory Configurations DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 Total Memory 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 96 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 128 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB 192 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 192 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 256 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB 384 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 384 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB...

Page 36: ...et and press it down until the holding clips secure the DIMM in place The DIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation If you slip in a DIMM but does not completely fit you may have inserted it the wrong way Reverse the orientation of the DIMM Figure 2 3 Installing a DIMM ...

Page 37: ...emove a DIMM press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM Place your forefingers on the top of the DIMM before you press the holding clips to gently disengage the DIMM from the socket Figure 2 4 Removing a DIMM ...

Page 38: ...eps to reconfigure the system 1 Turn the system on A memory error message appears indicating that the total memory does not match the value stored in CMOS 2 Press to enter Setup A warning message appears indicating an incorrect memory configuration 3 Press twice to exit and reboot the system The system boots with the new memory configuration ...

Page 39: ...heat sink and fan The upper set of holes near the latches on the processor are wider and should match the wider ends of the clips on the heat sink The lower set of holes are smaller and should match the narrow ends of the heat sink clips Figure 2 5 Matching the Fan Heat Sink Clips with the Holes on the Processor Wide Holes Narrow Holes Wide Clip Ends ...

Page 40: ... the wide clip ends to the wide holes on the processor and the narrow clip ends to the narrow holes Figure 2 6 Inserting the Clip Ends to the Processor Holes 3 Use a screwdriver to press and lock in the wide end of a clip first Then without lifting the screwdriver point it downward to press and lock the narrow end of the clip See Figures 7 and 8 for the illustration of this step ...

Page 41: ...2 10 User s Guide Figure 2 7 Locking a Wide Clip End Figure 2 8 Locking a Narrow Clip End 4 Repeat step 3 to lock the other clip ...

Page 42: ...it with the screws that came with the package Figure 2 9 Installing the Pentium II Retention Mechanism 2 With the processor module golden fingers pointing downward align the processor to the posts of the retention mechanism then lower it down See Figure 2 10 The golden fingers of the Pentium II module is slotted such that it only fits in one direction Make sure that module groove matches the one o...

Page 43: ...processor module until the golden fingers completely fit into the socket Figure 2 10 Installing a Pentium II Processor 4 Press the latches on the sides to lock the processor module into place Figure 2 11 Securing the Pentium II Processor ...

Page 44: ...e steps to remove the Pentium II CPU module from the slot 1 Unlock the latches the secure that processor module Figure 2 12 Unlocking the Module Latches 2 Firmly hold the processor module and pull it out of the socket Figure 2 13 Removing the Pentium II Processor ...

Page 45: ...U board slot on the system board Follow these steps to install the CPU board 1 Position the CPU board over the slot on the system board such that the component side CPU side faces upward 2 Gently insert the golden fingers of the board into the slot Figure 2 14 Installing the CPU Board Make sure that the CPU board is properly seated in the slot ...

Page 46: ...n starting the computer unless you get a Run Setup message If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be bad In this case the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS Ask a qualified technician for assistance Before you run Setup make sure that you have saved all open files The system reboots immediately after you exit Setup ...

Page 47: ...ty Basic System Configuration Advanced System Configuration PCI System Configuration Power Saving Configuration System Security Load Setup Default Settings Move Highlight Bar Select Esc Exit and Reboot The parameters on the following screens show default values These values may not be the same as those in your system The grayed items denoted with asterisks on the following screens have fixed setti...

Page 48: ...DE Enabled Cylinder Head Sector IDE Drive 0 xxx MB Auto xx xx xx IDE Drive 1 xxx MB Auto xx xx xx Total Memory xxx MB Move Highlight Bar Change Setting PgDn PgUp Move Screen F1 Help Esc Exit The command line at the bottom of the menu tells you how to highlight items change settings and move from one screen to another Press or on the cursor edit keypad to highlight the desired parameter Press or to...

Page 49: ...gUp Move Screen F1 Help Esc Exit The following sections explain the different parameters and their settings 3 2 1 Date and Time The real time clock keeps the system date and time After setting the date and time you need not enter them every time you turn on the system As long as the internal battery remains good approximately seven years and connected the clock continues to keep the date and time ...

Page 50: ...o 59 3 2 2 Diskette Drives To enter the configuration value for the first diskette drive drive A highlight the Diskette Drive A parameter Press or key to view the options and select the appropriate value Possible settings for the Diskette Drive parameters None 360 KB 5 25 inch 1 2 MB 5 25 inch 720 KB 3 5 inch 1 44 MB 3 5 inch 2 88 MB 3 5 inch Follow the same procedure for Diskette Drive B Choose N...

Page 51: ...Select the type that corresponds to your drive Follow the same procedure for the other drives if any Choose None if you do not have other drives Selecting the Auto Option If you do not know the exact type of your IDE drive select the option Auto During the power on self test POST when the system performs self testing and self initialization before loading the operating system and applications the ...

Page 52: ...IDE drives Selecting the User Option There are cases when you cannot use the option Auto instead you have to select User Choose the User option when you have installed an hard disk that was previously formatted but does not use the disk native parameters or structure that is the disk type may be in the hard disk types list but the number of cylinders heads and sectors differ Follow these steps to ...

Page 53: ...s data transfer in block multiple sectors by increasing the data transfer rate to 256 bytes per cycle If your system does not boot after enabling this parameter change the setting to Disabled This parameter is normally set to Enabled Advanced PIO Mode Enabling this parameter improves system performance by allowing the use of faster hard drives If your hard disk does not support this function set t...

Page 54: ...s parameter to Disabled The default is Enabled 3 2 7 Num Lock After Boot This parameter allows you to activate the Num Lock function upon booting The default setting is Enabled 3 2 8 Memory Test When set to Enabled this parameter allows the system to perform a RAM test during the POST routine When set to Disabled the system detects only the memory size and bypasses the test routine The default set...

Page 55: ...g The configuration table gives a summary of the hardware devices and settings that BIOS detected during POST Following is a sample configuration table CPU ID Pentium II CPU Clock xxx MHz Math Coprocessor Installed IDE Drive 0 xxx MB IDE Drive 1 xxx MB IDE Drive 2 xxx MB IDE Drive 3 xxx MB Diskette Drive A xx MB xx inch Diskette Drive B None Pointing Device None ECC Parity Mode ECC Base Memory xxx...

Page 56: ...ws page one of the Advanced System Configuration parameters Advanced System Configuration Page 1 1 Internal Cache CPU Cache Enabled External Cache CPU Cache Enabled Cache Scheme Write back ECC Parity Mode Selection ECC Operation of ECC Correction Enabled Memory at 15MB 16MB Reserved for System Use Move Highlight Bar Change Setting PgDn PgUp Move Screen F1 Help Esc Exit 3 3 1 Internal Cache CPU Cac...

Page 57: ...ption allows single bit error detection and automatic correction The automatic correction depends on the setting of the parameter Operation of ECC See section 3 3 4 for details ECC also detects multiple bit errors but does not correct them Instead it issues a non maskable interrupt NMI signaling the operating system of the multiple bit error detection The Parity option allows parity check If it de...

Page 58: ...nd multiple bit errors but does not correct either one It only issues an NMI to signal the operating system of the error detection This parameter is grayed if the ECC Parity Mode Selection parameter is set to either Parity or Disabled Refer to section 3 3 3 3 3 5 Memory at 15MB 16MB To prevent memory address conflicts between the system and expansion boards reserve this memory range for the use of...

Page 59: ... 5 Onboard LAN Onboard SCSI1 Onboard SCSI2 VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting PgDn PgUp Move Screen F1 Help Esc Exit PCI System Configuration Page 2 2 Onboard LAN Enabled USB Host Controller Disabled Onboard SCSI1 Enabled Boot SCSI1 Device Enabled Onboard SCSI2 Enabled Boot SCSI2 Device Enabled PCI IRQ Sharing No Plug Play OS Yes Reset Resources Assignment No Move Highlig...

Page 60: ...e appropriate interrupt for each of the PCI devices You can assign IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ14 or IRQ15 to the slots The items PCI Slot 4 and Onboard SCSI share the same IRQ Setting an interrupt for the former automatically sets that same interrupt for the latter Make sure that the interrupt you assign in any of the PCI slots are not used by other devices to avoid conflicts Pr...

Page 61: ...tions 3 4 2 VGA Palette Snoop This parameter permits you to use the palette snooping feature if you installed more than one VGA card in the system The VGA palette snoop function allows the control palette register CPR to manage and update the VGA RAM DAC Digital Analog Converter a color data storage of each VGA card installed in the system The snooping process lets the CPR send a signal to all the...

Page 62: ...I1 device Boot SCSI1 Device This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI1 as a boot device priority 3 4 6 Onboard SCSI2 This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI2 device Boot SCSI2 Device This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI2 as a boot device priority 3 4 7 PCI IRQ Sharing When set to Yes this parameter allows you to assign the sa...

Page 63: ...as sound cards Set this parameter to Yes only if your operating system is Windows 95 3 4 9 Reset Resources Assignment Set this parameter to Yes to avoid IRQ conflict when installing non PnP or PnP ISA cards This clears all resource assignments and allows BIOS to reassign resources to all installed PnP devices the next time the system boots After clearing the resource data the parameter resets to N...

Page 64: ...Configuration Page 1 1 Power Management Mode Disabled IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer 15 Minute s System Standby Timer 5 Minute s System Suspend Timer 15 Minutes Monitored Activities IRQ 0 Disabled IRQ 8 Disabled IRQ 1 Enabled IRQ 9 Disabled IRQ 3 Disabled IRQ 10 Disabled IRQ 4 Disabled IRQ 11 Disabled IRQ 5 Disabled IRQ 12 Enabled IRQ 6 Enabled IRQ 13 Enabled IRQ 7 Disabled IRQ 14 Enabled IRQ 15 Disa...

Page 65: ...5 seconds depending on the hard disk for the disk to return to the normal speed Set this parameter to Off if your hard disk does not support this function System Standby Timer This parameter sets the system to a fast on power saving mode It automatically enters the standby mode after a specified period of inactivity Any keyboard or mouse action or any enabled monitored activities occurring through...

Page 66: ...allows you to monitor system activities occurring through the IRQ and determine whether or not to enter power saving mode For example if you assign IRQ3 to a fax modem and you set this item to Enabled any fax modem activity wakes up the system from suspend mode ...

Page 67: ...lel Port Base Address 378 IRQ 7 Operation Mode Standard Parallel Port SPP Mode ECP DMA Channel Onboard PS 2 Mouse IRQ12 Enabled Setup Password None Power On Password None Move Highlight Bar Change Setting PgDn PgUp Move Screen F1 Help Esc Exit 3 6 1 Disk Drive Control The disk drive control features allow you to enable or disable the read write functions of a disk drive These features can also con...

Page 68: ...te Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector Disabled Disables all hard disk functions System Boot Drive Drive A then C The system checks drive A first If there is a diskette in the drive the system boots from drive A Otherwise it boots from drive C Drive C then A The system checks drive C first If t...

Page 69: ... with address 2E8h using IRQ3 Disabled Disables serial port 1 Serial Port 2 Base Address This parameter allows you to set the serial port 2 logical base address Table 3 3 Serial Port 2 Settings Setting Description 3F8h Serial port 2 with address 3F8h using IRQ4 2F8h Serial port 2 with address 2F8h using IRQ3 3E8h Serial port 2 with address 3E8h using IRQ4 2E8h Serial port 2 with address 2E8h using...

Page 70: ...the parallel port with address 3BCh 378h IRQ 7 Corresponds to the parallel port with address 378h 278h IRQ 5 Corresponds to the parallel port with address 278h Disabled Disables the parallel port To deactivate the parallel port select the Disabled option If you install an add on card with a parallel port whose address conflicts with the onboard parallel port the system automatically disables the o...

Page 71: ...aximum speed Extended Capabilities Port ECP Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed higher than the maximum data transfer rate ECP DMA CHANNEL This item becomes active only if you select Extended Capabilities Port ECP as the operation mode It allows you to select DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 depending on the available system resource 3 6 3 Onboard PS 2 Mouse IRQ12 Th...

Page 72: ...2 3 bypass by default 2 Enter BIOS utility and select System Security 3 Highlight the Setup Password parameter and press the or key The password prompt appears 4 Type a password The password may consist of up to seven characters Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen 5 Press A prompt asks you to retype the password to verify your first entry 6 ...

Page 73: ...utility you must key in your Setup password Changing or Removing the Setup Password Should you want to change your setup password do the following 1 Enter the BIOS utility and select System Security 2 Highlight the Setup Password parameter 3 Press the or key to display the password prompt and key in a new password or Press the or key and select None to remove the existing password 4 Press to exit ...

Page 74: ...r the BIOS utility This time the system does not require you to type in a password You can either change the existing Setup password or remove it by selecting None Refer to the previous section for the procedure 3 6 5 Power On Password The power on password secures your system against unauthorized use Once you set this password you have to type it whenever you boot the system To set a power on pas...

Page 75: ...n When you load the default settings some of the parameters are grayed out with their fixed settings These grayed parameters are not user configurable The following dialog box appears when you select Load Setup Default Settings from the main menu Load Setup Default Settings Are you sure Yes No Select Yes to load the default settings ...

Page 76: ...e place In the future if the battery loses power or the CMOS chip is damaged you will know what values to enter when you rerun Setup Press to leave the system configuration setup The following screen appears Do you want to save CMOS data Yes No Use the arrow keys to select your response Select Yes to store the new data in CMOS Select No to retain the old configuration values Press ...

Page 77: ...e following topics Installing adapter drivers Latest news and general adapter information Hardware specifications and cabling information Adapter installation and special configurations Running diagnostics To view the README files insert the diskette into a drive and type setup readme The following sections give useful information on the LAN compatibility ...

Page 78: ...PCI adapter See the PCI installation tips section for more information if you get an error 4 1 2 Test the adapter and install network drivers Although not required for operation it s a good idea to run diagnostic tests every time you install an adapter Intel s Setup program lets you test the adapter to see if there are any problems with the adapter hardware the cabling or the network connection Se...

Page 79: ... network are functioning properly If Setup finds a problem it displays the results and some possible solutions 5 When Setup finishes the tests the Install Network Drivers screen appears 6 Select the driver you want to install Setup can install a NetWare client driver for you If you re installing other drivers Setup displays a README file with installation instructions 4 1 3 Test the adapter with a...

Page 80: ...ent for a NetWare client should be LINK DRIVER E100BODI Verify FRAME type in your NET CFG file matches your server If setting up a server check your LOAD and BIND statements Make sure the PCI slots are busmaster enabled see page 17 Make sure adapter and hub duplex mode match See page 11 for more information on duplex modes for the PRO 100 TX adapter Make sure the network cable is securely attached...

Page 81: ...ation if you get an error 4 2 2 Install network drivers and test the adapter After putting the adapter in the computer and starting Windows NT you need to install the Intel drivers and test the adapter 1 Double click the Network icon in the Control Panel 2 Click Add Adapter 3 Don t select an Intel adapter from the list Instead scroll to the end of the list and select Other Requires disk from manuf...

Page 82: ...ddition read the notes on page 10 To run the PROSet software at any time double click the Intel PROSet icon in the Control Panel 4 2 3 Troubleshooting If you can t connect to a server or if Windows NT reports an error while trying to connect try the suggestions here then turn to page 14 Make sure you re using the drivers that are on the drivers diskette that ships with this adapter Make sure the d...

Page 83: ...dapter After installing the adapter you can run PROSet from your hard disk To do this double click the Intel PROSet icon in the Control Panel Check with your LAN administrator you may need to install supplemental networking software ...

Page 84: ...ion for Windows 95 Have your Windows 95 installation CD ROM or disks available as Windows 95 prompts for them when you install the new adapter 1 After you put the adapter in the computer start Windows 95 The New Hardware Found dialog box appears If this box does not appear and Windows 95 starts normally you will need to manually add the adapter See next page 2 Click Driver from disk provided by ha...

Page 85: ... Start PROSet by double clicking on the Intel PROSet icon in the Control Panel 6 The PROSet software examines your computer and displays the PRO Adapter Setup Window This window shows the adapter s I O address interrupt and Ethernet address 7 Click Test to begin diagnostics There are two testing options Testing with the NDIS driver checks overall operation of the adapter with the network The secon...

Page 86: ...x does not appear at startup or if you are adding a second adapter use the following procedure 1 From the Control Panel double click the System icon 2 Click the Device Manager tab in the window that appears 3 Double click Other Devices question mark icon in the list area 4 Double click PCI Ethernet Controller 5 Click the Driver tab and then click Change Driver 6 Select Network Adapters and click O...

Page 87: ...opriate README file for information on installing your network driver To view the README files insert the Intel Configuration and Drivers disk into a drive switch to that drive and type SETUP README Look through the selection called Installing EtherExpress PRO 100 TX PCI Adapter Drivers for the operating system you need The README files contain driver information for the following Novell client se...

Page 88: ...ME file for more information NetWare users The server drivers use the PCI slot number to identify each installed adapter You can correlate the PCI slot number to the adapter by using the Ethernet address that is printed on a label on the adapter Run Setup from the Intel diskette to view the Ethernet address and slot number for each installed adapter See the README file for more information All use...

Page 89: ...ps and half duplex your potential bandwidth is higher than if you run at 10 Mbps and full duplex 4 6 1 Configuring for full duplex If your hub supports auto negotiation with the N way standard duplex configuratoin is automatic and no action is required on your part However few hubs in the current installed base support auto negotiation Check with your network system administrator to verify Most in...

Page 90: ...lex and you configure the adapter to full duplex Leave the adapter on half duplex if you are not sure what type of hub you are connected to DOS ODI NDIS 2 01 Clients Edit the NET CFG or PROTOCOL INI file Add to Link Driver section FORCEDUPLEX 2 SPEED 100 or 10 if 10BASE T NetWare server In AUTOEXEC NCF Load E100B LAN and add the following statement you must include the equal sign for servers FORCE...

Page 91: ...indow that appears click Change 4 From the Adapter Setup window click the menu for Network Speed 5 Click 100 or 10 Mbps depending on hub speed 6 Click the menu for Duplex Mode 7 Click Full 8 Click OK when finished 9 Click Restart Windows NT Windows 95 While running Windows 95 1 From the Control Panel double click the Intel PROSet icon 2 PROSet examines your system and displays the Adapter Setup wi...

Page 92: ...twork Speed 5 Click 10 Mbps depending on hub speed 6 Click the menu for Duplex Mode 7 Click Full 8 Click OK when finished 9 Click OK to restart Windows 95 Other NOS See the Adapter Installation and Special Configurations README file See instructions on viewing README files ...

Page 93: ...ity Do not install memory related drivers XMS EMS DPMI when you use AFlash The AFlash functions support all the operations required for system Flash ROM The functions are divided into four steps as follows 1 Load BIOS file to buffer reads a specified file from a diskette to memory for future program use or for check only It supports the 64 KB 128 KB 192 KB or 256 KB files 2 Save BIOS to disk file ...

Page 94: ...uting AFlash Follow these steps to execute AFlash 1 Copy the MSG DAT and AFLASH EXE files from the system utilities diskette into the subdirectory of your choice 2 From that subdirectory type aflash 3 A help message appears Press any key to continue 4 The main menu appears Use the or key to highlight the options Press to select 5 If you want to save a copy of the current BIOS into a file select Sa...

Page 95: ...our hard disk you can simply type the following on the DOS prompt subdirectory where the files are located to quickly execute the program aflash filename The program automatically performs the loading and programming functions then reboots the system If the program cannot find the BIOS file it returns to the main menu and flashes the following message Can t Read This File Press any key to continue...

Page 96: ...lly to each device on the bus Table 5 1 Settings for the SCSI Controller and All Devices Item Default Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Enabled Boot Device Option 0 zero Host Adapter BIOS1 Enabled Support Removable Disks under BIOS as Hard Disks Boot only Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives 1 GB Enabled Display Ctrl A Message During BIOS Initial...

Page 97: ...llowing Change any of the default values listed in Table 5 1 Check and or change SCSI device settings that may conflict with those of other devices Perform low level formatting on new SCSI disk devices Running the SCSISelect Utility A screen message giving the option to access the SCSISelect utility appears after the BIOS and POST routine To start SCSISelect press A when the following message appe...

Page 98: ...ts that AIC 7880 SCSI controller in the system it displays the following Options menu Figure 5 1 Options Menu Screen Use the and keys and press to make selections in the SCSISelect utility Press at any time to return to the previous menu You can press to toggle the display between color and monochrome modes This feature may not work with some kinds of monitors ...

Page 99: ... options Figure 5 2 Configure View Host Adapter Settings Screen Use the and keys to select a parameter Press to display a pop up menu with a list of possible settings for the parameter Press at any time to return to the previous menu Press to reset all settings to the SCSI controller defaults SCSI controller default settings are marked with an asterisk throughout the selection submenus ...

Page 100: ...setting Figure 5 3 Host Adapter SCSI ID Selections Each device on the SCSI bus including the SCSI controller must be set to a unique SCSI ID The SCSI ID serves two purposes It uniquely identifies each SCSI device on the bus and it determines the device s priority on the bus during the arbitration phase The arbitration phase determines which device controls the bus when two or more devices request ...

Page 101: ... Checking Selections The SCSI controller always checks parity when reading from the SCSI bus to verify the correct transmission of data from the SCSI devices You should disable the SCSI Parity Checking parameter if any of the installed SCSI devices does not support SCSI parity Most currently available SCSI devices support this feature Use the or keys then press to select options Press at anytime t...

Page 102: ...abled Figure 5 5 Host Adapter SCSI Termination Use the or keys then press to make a selection Press at anytime to return to the previous menu If the AIC 7880 is not at one end of the SCSI cable the terminating resistors located on the system board must be disabled by setting the SCSI terminator to Low OFF High OFF See Figure 5 5 The three resistors are in the SIP packages installed in the sockets ...

Page 103: ...hows the target ID of your boot device The default setting is 0 zero We recommend that you keep the default setting since most system applications run only in this setting Figure 5 6 shows the boot device configuration menu Figure 5 6 Boot Device Configuration ...

Page 104: ...D even if some SCSI IDs are not assigned to a device To configure a specific SCSI device you need to know which SCSI ID it uses See the SCSI Disk Utilities later in this section for instructions on how to determine the SCSI ID used by a device Figure 5 7 SCSI Device Configuration Use the or keys to move between options then press to display a pop up menu with a list of values Use the or keys to se...

Page 105: ...ly or hang when the Initiate Sync Negotiation is enabled Set this item to No if you installed SCSI 1 devices Maximum Sync Transfer Rate This option determines the maximum synchronous data transfer rate that the SCSI controller can support The SCSI controller supports rates up to the Fast Wide SCSI maximum of 20 0 MB per second The default value is 20 0 In most cases you can use the maximum value o...

Page 106: ...izes SCSI bus performance If only one SCSI device is connected to the SCSI controller set this item to No to achieve better system performance Initiate Wide Negotiation This option allows communication between all devices lower 8 bit or upper 8 bit on the wide 16 bit SCSI bus When set to Yes each device can connect on the bus When set to No disabled communication can only occur on the lower eight ...

Page 107: ...hen this device responds to the SCSI controller the Start Unit Command is sent to the next highest SCSI ID with a setting of Yes The process continues until all supported devices respond to the SCSI controller If many drives are set to Yes for Send Start Unit Command the boot time varies depending on how long it takes each drive to spin up ADVANCED CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Selecting the Advanced Conf...

Page 108: ...BIOS This is only valid when the SCSI controller BIOS is enabled The default setting is Boot Only The following choices are available Boot Only Only the removable media drive designated as the boot device are treated as a hard disk drive All Disks All removable media drives supported by the BIOS are treated as hard disk drives Disabled No removable media drives are treated as hard disk drives In t...

Page 109: ...s Over 1 GB in this chapter for more information on this option This option should be left disabled for most operating systems except DOS Display Ctrl A Message During BIOS Initialization This option allows entering the SCSISelect utility during BIOS initialization The default setting is Enabled Multiple Lun Support This option allows access to multiple logical unit numbers Lun per SCSI ID The def...

Page 110: ...ed is capable of running at this rate The default setting is Disabled SCSI Disk Utilities When you select SCSI Disk Utilities from the Options menu the SCSISelect Utility scans the SCSI bus and lists all SCSI devices installed on the SCSI bus The list shows the individual SCSI IDs assigned to each device on the SCSI bus Figure 5 9 SCSI Disk Utilities Screen Select a disk device to display a small ...

Page 111: ...ast majority of SCSI disk drives Run it on hard disk drives or removable media drives that were previously used with a non Adaptec SCSI controller A low level format destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation You cannot abort a low level format once it is started VERIFY MEDIA The Verify Media utility scans the selected device s media for defects If...

Page 112: ...ct look for the following on the upper right hand corner Bus Device xx xxxh given in hexadecimal c If the device number is high move the AHA 2940 to a PCI slot at the other end of the system board then rerun SCSISelect to see if the number is lower Step 1 3 is a recommended solution for most PCI systems You can move the AHA 2940 SCSI controller to another PCI slot if the boot order is not what is ...

Page 113: ...ec has included an extended translation scheme for the AIC 7880 SCSI controllers This feature supports disk drives of up to 8 GB capacity under DOS The section Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives 1 GB explains how to change the setting of this option Most operating systems leave this option disabled DOS 1 GByte Limit All current versions of DOS are limited to 1024 cylinders per drive The stan...

Page 114: ... different operating systems Partitions for UNIX and NetWare can be larger than 1 GB when using standard translation The term UNIX as used here includes all version of AT T USL UNIX SCO v3 2 4 or later and ISC v3 0 or later USING FDISK To install a new disk or to re partition an existing disk use the FDISK DOS utility as you normally would The cylinder size increases to 8 MB when you enable extend...

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