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Chapter

Hardware Setup

User’s Guide

2-1

This chapter discusses the CPU options, tells how to set jumpers,

upgrade system memory, add expansion boards, and install the

system board.

Install the CPU, memory, and set the jumpers before you install the

board inside a housing. You may add the other components after

installing the board. Read this chapter to learn about the components

before you install them.

CPU Options

The system board supports both 5V and 3.45V CPUs. The following

tables list the CPU options for this system board.

5V CPU Options

5V CPU Type

Speed (MHz)

Intel series
(SL-enhanced)

486SX
486DX
486DX2
P24D
P24T

25/33
33
50/66
50/66
63/83

AMD series

486DX
486DX2

33/40
50/66/80

Cyrix

486DX
486DX2

33/40
50/66

Summary of Contents for AP43

Page 1: ...AP43 User s Guide...

Page 2: ...s publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic opt...

Page 3: ...ncidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Further this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents he...

Page 4: ...allation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the int...

Page 5: ...he system board Chapter 2 Hardware Setup tells how to set the jumpers upgrade the CPU and the system memory install the system board and add expansion cards Chapter 3 AMI BIOS explains the system BIOS...

Page 6: ...keys that you have to 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...

Page 7: ...1 4 Expansion Slots 1 5 DRAM Sockets 1 5 Two channel PCI Mode 4 IDE 1 5 Super I O Controller 1 6 Keyboard Connector 1 6 SRAM 1 6 Power Management 1 6 2 Hardware Setup CPU Options 2 1 5V CPU Options 2...

Page 8: ...2 14 Selecting the Cache Size 2 15 Clearing the CMOS 2 17 Memory Configuration 2 17 Installing a SIMM 2 18 Removing a SIMM 2 19 Connectors 2 20 Multifunction Connector 2 20 Keyboard Connector 2 22 Po...

Page 9: ...System Keyboard 3 7 Primary Display 3 7 Above 1 MB Memory Test 3 8 Memory Test Tick Sound 3 8 Hit Del Message Display 3 8 Extended BIOS RAM Area 3 8 Wait for F1 If Any Error 3 8 System Boot up Num Lo...

Page 10: ...1st IDE Block Mode 3 13 Primary 2nd IDE Block Mode 3 13 Secondary 1st IDE Block Mode 3 14 Secondary 2nd IDE Block Mode 3 14 Chipset Setup Mode 3 15 Chipset Features Setup 3 15 Memory Speed DRAM 3 17...

Page 11: ...turbo After 3 26 Break Switch 3 26 Peripheral Setup 3 26 Programming Mode 3 27 Onboard FDC 3 27 Serial Port 1 3 27 Serial Port 2 3 27 Parallel Port 3 28 IRQ Active 3 28 Parallel Port Mode 3 28 Paralle...

Page 12: ...Table of Contents xii Fail safe 3 31 Security Setup 3 32 Password 3 32 Anti virus 3 34 Exit Setup 3 35 NCR SCSI BIOS and Drivers 3 36 Appendix A Jumper Summary Appendix B SiS Drivers...

Page 13: ...memory is expandable to 128 MB by adding single in line memory modules SIMMs The second level cache is upgradable to 512 KB and supports both the write back and write through modes Two SiS application...

Page 14: ...MB SIMM Sockets Four 72 pin 32 bit ASIC Chips SiS85C496 SiS85C497 Bus Architecture ISA PCI Expansion Slots Four ISA slots Three PCI slots Ports One parallel port ECP EPP Two serial ports UART 16C550 T...

Page 15: ...ASIC 4 IDE1 connector 16 ISA slots 5 IDE2 connector 17 AMI BIOS 6 SiS 85C496 ASIC 18 PCI slots 7 Second level cache 19 Keyboard controller 8 CPU socket 20 Super I O chip 9 Two pin fan connector 21 FD...

Page 16: ...integrates the host bridge the cache and main memory DRAM controller the PCI bridge the built in IDE controller and the Fast Slow Link FS Link bus The SiS85C497 is the AT bus controller and megacell A...

Page 17: ...oards DRAM Sockets The system board has four 72 pin DRAM sockets that expand system memory from 1 MB to a maximum of 128 MB These sockets accept single and double density SIMMs Chapter 2 tells how to...

Page 18: ...tem board allows you to connect any AT compatible keyboard See Chapter 2 for directions on how to install a keyboard SRAM The system board supports 128 KB 256 KB and 512 KB second level write back and...

Page 19: ...a housing You may add the other components after installing the board Read this chapter to learn about the components before you install them CPU Options The system board supports both 5V and 3 45V C...

Page 20: ...ESD can damage your CPU disk drives expansion boards and other components Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component 1 Do not remove a component from its protectiv...

Page 21: ...low these steps to install a CPU in a ZIF type upgrade socket Make sure that the system power is OFF before installing any component 1 Pull up the socket lever 2 Insert the CPU with the attached heats...

Page 22: ...lowing sections for the correct jumper settings Upgrading the Microprocessor Follow these steps to upgrade the CPU 1 Turn off the system power and remove the housing cover 2 Locate the CPU socket on t...

Page 23: ...rdware Setup User s Guide 2 5 Jumper Settings You have to change the jumper settings when you reconfigure the system This section tells how to set the jumpers The figure below shows the jumper locatio...

Page 24: ...ert the plastic jumper cap over two pins of a jumper To open a jumper remove the jumper cap The following conventions are used to represent the proper jumper settings When you open a jumper attach the...

Page 25: ...you must determine if your CPU is SL enhanced or not To check simply look for the symbol in the third row on the lower label of the CPU The P24D processor looks very similar to an Intel SL enhanced C...

Page 26: ...Hardware Setup 2 8 User s Guide 5V CPU TYPE JUMPER SETTINGS JP6 JP7 JP8 JP9 JP10 JP13 JP14 JP15 JP16 JP17 JP18 JP19 JP20 JP29...

Page 27: ...re are two types of 3 45V IntelDX4 CPUs one with write through mode support while the other is with write back mode support To determine an IntelDX4 CPU with write back internal mode look for the lett...

Page 28: ...MD DX4 S SV8B is also an SL enhanced CPU but with write back internal cache mode support To determine your AMD CPU type check the second row of your CPU label An SL enhanced AMD DX4 CPU has a letter S...

Page 29: ...h M7 pinout To determine the Cyrix DX4 CPU pinout check the CPU label A Cyrix DX4 with iDX4 pinout has a DX4 P O indication on the second row of the lower CPU label A Cyrix DX4 with M7 pinout does not...

Page 30: ...Hardware Setup 2 12 User s Guide 3 45V CPU TYPE JUMPER SETTINGS JP6 JP7 JP8 JP9 JP10 JP12 JP13 JP14 JP15 JP16 JP17 JP18 JP19 JP20 JP29...

Page 31: ...the oscillator frequency Setting the Flash ROM Type Set jumper JP24 according to the type of Flash ROM in use If the system uses a 5V EEPROM or 5V Flash ROM instead of a 12V Flash ROM you must set th...

Page 32: ...ault channel is DMA 1 Enabling the FDC and Super I O Chip The jumper JP21 allows you to enable or disable the floppy disk controller FDC and the super I O chip The onboard I O chip supports two serial...

Page 33: ...b x 8 x 4 pcs Bank 0 256 KB 16 Kb x 8 or 32 Kb x 8 32 Kb x 8 x 8 pcs Banks 0 and 1 256 KB 16 Kb x 8 or 32 Kb x 8 64 Kb x 8 x 4 pcs Bank 0 512 KB 32 Kb x 8 64 Kb x 8 x 8 pcs Banks 0 and 1 512 KB 32 Kb...

Page 34: ...nto place Be careful not to bend the pins When upgrading the cache install the SRAM chips and set jumpers JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 and JP5 accordingly See the following figure JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 128 KB 256 KB...

Page 35: ...a jumper cap Enter Setup to specify a new password Memory Configuration The system memory is upgradable from 1 MB to 128 MB The four 72 pin SIMM sockets accommodate 1 4 16 and 64 MB single density SI...

Page 36: ...install a SIMM 1 Slip a SIMM at a 45o angle into a socket with the component side facing down Be careful when inserting or removing SIMMs Forcing a SIMM in or out of a socket can damage the socket or...

Page 37: ...are Setup User s Guide 2 19 Removing a SIMM 1 Press the holding clips on both sides of the SIMM outward to release it 2 Press the SIMM downward to about a 45o angle 3 Gently pull the SIMM out of the s...

Page 38: ...bo reset keylock and speaker Attach the front panel connectors to the corresponding pins as in the illustration below Turbo Switch Turbo LED Break Switch Green Mode LED Reset Speaker Power LED Keylock...

Page 39: ...12 pin connector If your housing has this type of connector plug it into J7 as shown in the following figure Make sure that the red wire of the connector connects to pin 11 Turbo Switch Break Switch...

Page 40: ...connect the turbo switch into the CN5 multifunction connector Take note that in turbo mode the LED is on In deturbo mode the LED is off To use the LED for the green function you need to connect the br...

Page 41: ...y that all the black wires are in the center Break Suspend Connector The Break Suspend connector is a 3 pin connector labeled JP30 on the system board Pressing the break switch on the front bezel forc...

Page 42: ...The 2 pin fan power connector is marked CN3 on the system board To connect plug the connector to its corresponding pin as shown in the following figure To connect the 4 pin fan power connector simply...

Page 43: ...ystem board This is used to connect an external battery in case your system board does not have an onboard battery or the 146818 RTC battery To connect an external battery simply plug the battery conn...

Page 44: ...with the housing Make sure that you have already installed the system board components like the CPU and memory and have set the appropriate jumpers before you proceed Installing the System Board 1 Ope...

Page 45: ...ons before removing the expansion card from its protective packaging 2 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you want to use Save the cover for future use Save the screw to secure the expansion bo...

Page 46: ...er the keyboard or a mouse to move between the items To select among the Setup groups use v to highlight the selected group or simply click on the icon of the selected Setup menu To select among the o...

Page 47: ...on the Setup icon Select Standard to input configuration values such as the date time and disk types The Standard CMOS Setup pop up window appears below Date Time To set the date and time highlight Da...

Page 48: ...e clicking the Control menu box in the upper left corner of the window Floppy Drives A and B To configure the floppy drive select Floppy A The following values appear on the screen After selecting the...

Page 49: ...meter If you cannot find your hard disk drive type on the list select User and enter the disk parameters You can also select Utility Setup This automatically configures your hard disk Refer to the sec...

Page 50: ...below appears if you select Advanced from the main menu The screen above does not show all the parameters of the Advanced Configuration menu Use w or y to highlight the desired parameter Press to view...

Page 51: ...AMI BIOS 3 6 User s Guide...

Page 52: ...to Disabled to disregard the rate setting System Keyboard Set this parameter to Present if there is a keyboard connected to the system However some servers may not have keyboards Select Absent if the...

Page 53: ...e Display Disabling this option prevents the Hit Del if you want Setup message from appearing when the system boots The settings are Enabled or Disabled Extended BIOS RAM Area This function allows you...

Page 54: ...r for the SX CPU the setting is changed to Disabled This is because the SX CPU does not have an integral numeric coprocessor Floppy Drive Seek at Boot When enabled the BIOS detects whether there is a...

Page 55: ...o protect the Setup Utility Configuration settings from being tampered with The Always setting requires you to enter the password everytime you boot the system The default setting is Setup CPU Selecti...

Page 56: ...fault setting is 8 bit Internal Cache This parameter lets you enable or disable the internal cache The default setting is Enabled Leave it enabled unless you are troubleshooting a problem Internal Cac...

Page 57: ...resent ROMs The F000 and E000 addresses are exclusively shadowed for BIOS Video Shadow The default setting for this parameter is Enabled This copies the video display card BIOS into the system DRAM to...

Page 58: ...the performance of the primary IDE hard disk connected to your IDE 1 connector This parameter is normally set to Disabled If enabled it allows data transfer in block multiple sectors by increasing the...

Page 59: ...your IDE 2 connector This parameter is normally set to Disabled If enabled it allows data transfer in block multiple sectors by increasing the data transfer rate Disable the parameter if your hard di...

Page 60: ...section for more details about the Chipset Features Setup Chipset Features Setup The Chipset Features Setup controls the board s chipset settings The controls for this menu are the same as for the pre...

Page 61: ...AMI BIOS 3 16 User s Guide...

Page 62: ...parameters See screens 2 3 and 4 for the rest of the parameters This manual describes only the End user setting parameters Memory Speed DRAM This parameter lets you set the DRAM speed The supported D...

Page 63: ...Refresh This parameter lets you select the DRAM type that you wish to support The options are Normal and Low Power The low power DRAMs are special type DRAMs The default setting is Normal Motherboard...

Page 64: ...fault setting is Auto Secondary Master PIO Mode If this enhanced IDE parameter is set to Auto it automatically detects the PIO mode mode 0 1 2 3 4 and sets the interface timing of the master drive con...

Page 65: ...not have any PCI IDE cards installed Primary PCI IDE Card Uses This parameter lets you assign an INT for the IDE device connected to your primary IDE connector The settings are INT A INT B INT C and...

Page 66: ...e INT A INT B INT C and INT D Make sure that you assign a different INT for each PCI device function IRQ CONNECT This parameter is configurable only if the PCI IRQ Allocation parameter is set to Manua...

Page 67: ...sabled Select Enabled to take advantage if the power saving feature If the CPU in use is a non SMM type you need to assign an IRQ for the power saving function The selections are IRQ 11 IRQ 12 IRQ 15...

Page 68: ...AMI BIOS User s Guide 3 23...

Page 69: ...Min 5 Min 10 Min 15 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min and Disabled Standby Timer This function reduces the CPU clock and suspends the video signal This activates the power saving features on your monitor Full...

Page 70: ...are Green and Non Green Display Off After This parameter lets you set the display off mode The selections are Doze Suspend Standby and Disabled Once the system enters the specified mode the monitor sc...

Page 71: ...ing this parameter allows the system to enter suspend mode and return to normal mode by simply pressing the break switch However enabling the break switch disables your turbo functions Disable the par...

Page 72: ...r FDC The default setting is Enabled Serial Port 1 This parameter allows you to set the base address of serial port 1 The available settings are 3F8H 2F8H 3E8H 2E8H and Disabled The default setting is...

Page 73: ...port The selections are EPP ECP and ECP EPP The EPP setting allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode at maximum speed The ECP setting allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectio...

Page 74: ...appears showing your disk parameters Select Yes to accept the values Color Set This pop up window appears if you select Color Set from the Utility Setup menu Color Set lets you specify the color of yo...

Page 75: ...l from the Default Setup menu Choose Yes to load the original values Optimal Choose this option and the BIOS configures the system using the best case values to optimize system performance However the...

Page 76: ...not necessarily the best settings for system performance but they are safe and stable enough to guarantee that your system will boot This is useful if you are having problems with your current system...

Page 77: ...ture it is impossible to boot the computer without entering the password To set a password highlight Password or simply double click the Password icon The following screen appears Your password can co...

Page 78: ...r s Guide 3 33 If you forget your password you must clear the CMOS RAM and reconfigure the system To disable the password press e when prompted for your password Press e again when prompted to retype...

Page 79: ...to Enabled to protect the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk from virus intrusion Set it to Disabled to bypass the feature A prompt appears when you select Anti virus from the Security...

Page 80: ...or simply press A dialog box appears on the screen If you select Save Changes and Exit BIOS automatically saves all CMOS values before leaving Setup Select Do Not Save Changes and Exit to exit Setup w...

Page 81: ...with the NCR 53C810 SCSI controller card The DOS format device drivers are for SCSI devices used with DOS Windows NT Novell NetWare and OS 2 The SCO UNIX format device drivers are for SCSI devices use...

Page 82: ...2 3 2 3 2 3 JP15 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 JP16 Open 3 4 3 4 2 3 JP17 3 4 3 4 1 2 3 4 3 4 JP18 Open Open 1 2 1 2 JP19 1 2 1 2 2 3 Open JP20 4 5 4 5 4 5 1 2 JP29 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 Intel AMD 486SX Intel...

Page 83: ...Jumper Summary A 2 User s Guide JP29 2 3 2 3 2 3...

Page 84: ...4 3 4 3 4 JP17 3 4 1 2 3 4 Open Open 3 4 1 2 3 4 JP18 Open 1 2 Open Open Open 1 2 JP19 1 2 2 3 Open Open 1 2 2 3 JP20 4 5 4 5 Open Open 4 5 4 5 JP29 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 TI 486DX2 Cyrix 486DX2 486D...

Page 85: ...3 MHz 40 MHz JP25 2 3 1 2 1 2 JP26 2 3 1 2 2 3 JP27 1 2 1 2 1 2 Flash ROM Type Type JP24 12V Flash ROM 2 3 5V EEPROM or Flash ROM 1 2 ECP DMA Channel DMA Channel JP22 JP23 DMA 1 2 3 2 3 DMA 3 1 2 1 2...

Page 86: ...KB x 4 256 KB 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 64 KB x 8 512 KB 2 3 4 5 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 128 KB x 4 512 KB 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 CMOS Function JP28 Normal 1 2 Clear CMOS 2 3 Onboard Connectors Connector Func...

Page 87: ...3 From the Adapter list dialog box select Others Requires a disk from a hardware manufacturer 4 The Insert Diskette dialog box appears Insert the SiS driver into drive A and type A WINNT 5 The screen...

Page 88: ...X drivers refer to the README SCO file in the SCO directory Installing SCO UNIX 3 2 X 1 Install SCO UNIX 3 2 4 X or SCO Open Desktop 2 X using the default SCO UNIX IDE drivers 2 Boot your SCO UNIX sys...

Page 89: ...y be RFD096DS15 5 25 DSHD RFD0135DS18 3 5 DSHD RFD048DS9 5 25 DSHD RFD0135DS9 3 5 DSHD 7 Start the installation by typing CUSTOM 8 Follow the screen instructions to install the SiS IDE driver A new ke...

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