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System Board

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Board Layout

Figure 1-1 shows the locations of the system board major
components.

Power connector

SIMM sockets

Battery

1.5V

voltage regulator with heatsink

CPU socket

3.3V voltage

regulator with heatsink

SCSI/LAN card slot

ISA slots

PCI slots

Buzzer

BIOS chip socket

Ultra I/O controller

PS/2 mouse connector

PS/2 keyboard connector

Figure 1-1

System Board Layout

Summary of Contents for V60N

Page 1: ...m performance by enabling high speed peripherals to match the speed of the microprocessor with its 120 MB or 132 MB per second transfer rate in burst mode The board comes with four ISA and four PCI slots for future expansion The six 72 pin SIMM sockets allow you to upgrade system memory to a maximum of 384 MB Onboard I O interfaces comprise of two UART 16C550 serial ports a parallel port with ECP ...

Page 2: ...t support 4 8 16 32 64 MB 60 ns SIMMs with Extended Data Out EDO or Fast Page Mode FPM feature 128 KB Flash ROM APM compliant BIOS Onboard PCI local IDE controller Two PCI enhanced IDE interfaces that support up to four IDE devices SCSI and Ethernet function interface optional External ports PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports Two buffered high speed serial ports One ECP EPP high speed parallel port ...

Page 3: ...MM sockets 3 Battery 4 1 5V voltage regulator with heatsink 5 CPU socket 6 3 3V voltage regulator with heatsink 7 SCSI LAN card slot 8 ISA slots 9 PCI slots 10 Buzzer 11 BIOS chip socket 12 Ultra I O controller 13 PS 2 mouse connector 14 PS 2 keyboard connector Figure 1 1 System Board Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 12 11 10 14 ...

Page 4: ...onnectors 1 3 1 Jumper 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 The blackened pin of a jumper or a connector represents pin 1 ...

Page 5: ...ssword Check JP1 1 2 2 3 Check password Bypass password Flash ROM Type JP4 1 2 2 3 128 KB Flash ROM 256 KB Flash ROM Frequency Select JP5 Core Bus Clk Ratio Switch No 1 2 3 4 Frequency On Off Off Off 60MHz Off On Off Off 66MHz 5 6 7 8 Ratio On On On On 2 On On Off On 3 On On On Off 4 On On Off Off 5 On Off On On 5 2 On Off Off On 7 2 On Off On Off 9 2 On Off Off Off 11 2 Default ...

Page 6: ...2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 4V 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 3V 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 2V 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1V 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 0V 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 9V 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 8V 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 7V 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 6V 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 5V Switch Function JP11 1 3 2 4 External SMI Reset S W Shutdown Power Function JP14 1 2 2 3 Software Shutdown Power Normal BIOS Voltage JP15 1 2 2 3 12V 5V ...

Page 7: ...Connector Function CN1 Software shutdown power connector CN2 COM1 connector CN3 IDE1 connector CN4 IDE2 connector CN5 COM2 connector CN6 Parallel connector CN7 Diskette drive connector CN9 Infrared IrDA connector CN10 HDD LED connector CN11 Reset key CO1 Power connector CNY1 USB connector JP2 Two pin fan connector JP6 Software power key JP7 Speed LED JP8 Power LED ...

Page 8: ...ribed in the following sections unless you are a qualified technician 1 5 Pre installation Instructions Always observe the following before you install a system component 1 Turn off the system power and all the peripherals connected to the unit before opening it 2 Open the system according to the instructions in the housing installation manual 3 Follow the ESD precautions in section 1 4 before han...

Page 9: ...or easy installation Follow these steps to install an Intel Pentium Pro CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the system board and pull up the socket lever 2 Align pin 1 of the CPU with hole 1 of the socket The dot on the CPU indicates pin 1 The topmost label indicates the CPU frequency and the cache size Figure 1 3 Locating Pin 1 of the CPU and Hole 1 of the Socket Cache size supported CPU frequency Hol...

Page 10: ...ert the CPU into the socket 4 Pull down the socket lever to lock the CPU into the socket Figure 1 4 Installing a CPU 5 Attach the heatsink and fan to the CPU Figure 1 5 Attaching the Heatsink and Fan to the CPU Step 1 Step 3 Step 4 ...

Page 11: ... Use only one type of SIMM in a given bank You may combine different types of SIMMs for a memory configuration as long as the SIMMs in each bank are of the same type Always install SIMMs in pairs For example for a total memory of 8 MB install two 4 MB SIMMs into the sockets marked S1 and S2 or S3 and S4 You can not use an 8 MB SIMM alone for an 8 MB memory Always install SIMMs from the outermost s...

Page 12: ...0 MB 16 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 48 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 48 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 4 MB 4 MB 56 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 72 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 80 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 96 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 4 MB 4 MB 72 MB 32 MB 32 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 80 MB 32 MB 32 MB 8 MB ...

Page 13: ...4 MB 64 MB 8 MB 8 MB 4 MB 4 MB 152 MB 64 MB 64 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 160 MB 64 MB 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 160 MB 64 MB 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 168 MB 64 MB 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 176 MB 64 MB 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 192 MB 64 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 192 MB 64 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 4 MB 4 MB 200 MB 64 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 8 MB 8 MB 208 MB 64 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 16 MB 16 MB 224 MB 64 MB 64 MB...

Page 14: ...MM fits only in one direction If you slip in a SIMM but would not completely fit you may have inserted it the wrong way Reverse the orientation of the SIMM 2 Gently push the SIMM to a vertical position until the pegs of the socket slip into the holes on the SIMM and the holding clips lock the SIMM into position The SIMM should be at a 90 angle when installed Figure 1 6 Installing a SIMM Hole Peg P...

Page 15: ...ing a SIMM Follow these steps to remove a SIMM 1 Press the holding clips on both sides of the SIMM outward to release it 2 Move the SIMM to a 45 angle 3 Pull the SIMM out of the socket Figure 1 7 Removing a SIMM 1 2 3 Holding Clip ...

Page 16: ... to exit and reboot the system The system boots with the new memory configuration 1 8 IDE Hard Disk Support The system board supports four IDE hard disks or any other IDE devices through the two onboard PCI IDE interfaces See Figure 1 2 for the location of the IDE interfaces Follow the instructions in the housing installation manual on how to install a hard disk in the system Connect the cables ac...

Page 17: ...ity and set the Reset Resource Assignment parameter to Yes to clear the resource data assigned to the PnP devices Refer to section 2 4 5 3 Turn off the system and install non PnP ISA cards 4 Turn on the system 5 Use Windows 95 or ICU to manually assign the appropriate IRQs to the cards This ensures that BIOS will not use the resources assigned to the non PnP ISA cards BIOS detects and configures o...

Page 18: ...cessary cables and turn on the system 1 11 Error Messages Do not continue using the computer if you receive an error message of any type Note the message and take corrective action This section explains the different types of error messages and corresponding corrective measures There are two general types of error messages Software System 1 11 1 Software Error Messages Software error messages are ...

Page 19: ... Setup Diskette Drive Controller Error or Not Installed Check and connect the control cable to the diskette controller Diskette Drive Error Diskette may be defective 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 conf...

Page 20: ...and reboot the system If the error message reappears ask for 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 ...

Page 21: ...configuration 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...

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