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Package Checklist

The 586STC package contains the following items:

•

The 586STC system board

•

The 586STC user’s manual

• Serial, mouse and printer port cables

Option 1:

- One card-edge bracket with a 9-pin and 25-pin serial port cables

- One card-edge bracket with a 25-pin printer port cable and a PS/2

mouse port cable

Option 2:

- One card-edge bracket with two 9-pin serial port cables and a

PS/2 mouse port cable

- One 25-pin printer port cable for chassis mounting

• One 40-pin IDE hard disk cable

• One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable

• One IDE driver diskette

• Five spare jumpers

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your

dealer or sales representative for assistance.

Summary of Contents for 586STC

Page 1: ...32770131 586STC Rev A System Board User s Manual...

Page 2: ...ation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV tech...

Page 3: ...r Cyrix IBM 6x86 6x86L Processors 20 Jumper Settings for AMD K5 Processors 21 Installing Upgrade CPUs 22 Installing A Fan Heatsink 24 Built in Ports 26 Serial Ports 26 PS 2 Mouse Port 26 Parallel Port...

Page 4: ...Low Level Format 52 Save Exit Setup 52 Exit Without Saving 53 Desktop Management Interface DMI 53 System Error Report 56 IDE Device Drivers 58 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Checklist 59 Appendix A Types o...

Page 5: ...ou to install x32 SIMMs The system board also supports 256KB or 512KB pipeline linear burst SRAM The 586STC design is based on the Peripheral Component Intercon nect PCI local bus and Industry Standar...

Page 6: ...E MEMORY 256KB 32Kx32 x2 or 512KB 64Kx32 x2 pipeline linear burst direct map write back cache installed on the system board SYSTEM MEMORY 8MB to 256MB memory Four 72 pin SIMM sockets Uses EDO or fast...

Page 7: ...ports 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB floppy drives Two USB connectors supported in future revision CPU SOCKET 321 pin ZIF socket Intel Socket 7 Onboard Switching Power Supply supports up to 10 am...

Page 8: ...edge bracket with a 25 pin printer port cable and a PS 2 mouse port cable Option 2 One card edge bracket with two 9 pin serial port cables and a PS 2 mouse port cable One 25 pin printer port cable for...

Page 9: ...ted floors These areas also attract static electricity which can damage some circuits on your system board Make sure the power source has a properly grounded three pronged socket It is essential that...

Page 10: ...onents Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an anti static wrist strap and...

Page 11: ...nd pins on the board Please refer to the handling instructions on pages 9 and 10 for proper handling techniques 6 Insert the memory modules into the memory banks on the 586STC The quantity and locatio...

Page 12: ...12 Board Layout...

Page 13: ...5 Green LED connector J16 Green switch connector J17 HD LED connector J19 Reset switch connector J20 Speaker connector J21 Keylock Power LED connector PL1 Power connector Connectors refer to pages 66...

Page 14: ...re going to the next bank The 586STC system board can support 8MB to 256MB of memory us ing 1MBx32 2MBx32 4MBx32 8MBx32 or 16MBx32 72 pin SIMMs The table below shows the supported SIM modules and thei...

Page 15: ...Bx32 16MBx32 Memory Size 32MB 32MB 32MB 40MB 40MB 48MB 48MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 72MB 72MB 80MB 80MB 96MB 96MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 136MB 136MB 144MB 144MB 160MB 160MB 192MB 192MB 256MB Bank 0 SIMM1 4MBx32 2MB...

Page 16: ...is com pletely seated Tilt the module upright until it locks in place in the socket Cache Memory The 586STC system board supports 256KB 32Kx32 x2 or 512KB 64Kx32 x2 pipeline linear burst direct map wr...

Page 17: ...t must be sent to the processor through these settings Jumpers JP6 and JP7 are used to set the frequency ratio of your processor Refer to the following pages for the frequency ratio that corresponds t...

Page 18: ...the system these processors slightly out perform Intel s Pentium processors Jumper JP5 is used to set the cache burst mode of your processor Refer to the following pages and set this jumper according...

Page 19: ...your processor is not 3 3V make sure you set JP3 JP14 and JP15 according to the voltage of your processor otherwise your system will hang JP7 JP6 1 2 3 JP3 2 1 7 8 JP14 1 2 7 8 1 2 9 JP15 10 Default P...

Page 20: ...50 P166 P200 Ext Sysyem Bus CLK 55MHz 60MHz 66MHz 75MHz JP1 1 2 On 3 4 On 5 6 On 5 6 On 3 4 On JP10 1 2 On 1 2 On 1 2 On 2 3 On JP11 2 3 On 1 2 On 2 3 On 1 2 On JP12 2 3 On 2 3 On 1 2 On 2 3 On JP13 1...

Page 21: ...ating PR75 PR90 PR100 PR120 PR133 Ext System Bus CLK 50MHz 60MHz 66MHz 60MHz 66MHz JP1 2 1 7 8 JP12 JP11 JP13 JP10 1 2 3 P Rating PR75 PR90 PR100 PR120 PR133 JP1 3 4 On 7 8 On 3 4 On 5 6 On 5 6 On 3 4...

Page 22: ...ke note of the following The micropro cessor and heatsink may be hot if the system has been running To avoid the possibility of a burn power the system off and let the proces sor and heatsink cool for...

Page 23: ...their corresponding holes Remember that very little force is needed to install the CPU If the CPU is not easily inserted verify whether or not pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket Appl...

Page 24: ...ositioning the CPU Above the ZIF Socket Installing A Fan Heatsink Choose a fan heatsink suitable for the processor installed on your sys tem board Position the fan heatsink on the CPU such that the ai...

Page 25: ...tsink must be at least 0 2 inches All cables for floppy drive hard drive CD ROM etc must berouted clear of the CPU and its airspace Fan Exhaust The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink T...

Page 26: ...lowing system I O addresses Connecting the Serial Ports Two serial port cables are provided with the system board Connect a serial port cable to connector J8 on the system board for COM 1 pri mary ser...

Page 27: ...ppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header Connecting the Floppy Disk Cable 1 Install the 34 pin floppy disk cable header into the shrou...

Page 28: ...tronics hard disk drives Note Only Enhanced IDE hard drives or ATAPI CD ROMs can be connected to the IDE interface Connecting the IDE Hard Disk Interface To prevent improper IDE cable installation eac...

Page 29: ...ed by the drive manu facturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives We recommend that you use Enhanced IDE hard drives from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two differe...

Page 30: ...g an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode Installing Ex...

Page 31: ...l keys simultaneously If you have set a password and selected System in the Security Op tion of the BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or...

Page 32: ...TUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL SAFE SETTINGS LOAD OPTIMAL SETTINGS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT SAVE EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOU...

Page 33: ...he number and press Enter The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category You can use Type User to define your own drive type manually If you select Type User...

Page 34: ...s Enter Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed The following are the options for drives A and B Type Cyls Heads Precomp Landzone Sectors Mode Drive typ...

Page 35: ...al default EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 Mono Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode Color Graphics Adapter...

Page 36: ...e 1MB in the memory address map of the CPU This memory size refers to the memory located in the ad dress space between 640K and 1024K DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep base memory free...

Page 37: ...erating system may not install nor work CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These categories speed up memory access The default value is en abled Enable the External Cache for better performance Qui...

Page 38: ...ROM A CDROM C A The system will first search for a CD ROM drive then a hard disk drive and then a floppy drive C only The system will search for a hard disk drive only When this option is enabled and...

Page 39: ...re Non OS2 and OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM Video Shadow will increase the video speed Note that some graphics boards require that this option be disabled...

Page 40: ...e altered unless necessary Depending on your add in boards you may not or should not enable some of these features The default settings have been chosen because they provide optimum operating conditio...

Page 41: ...ble default Min Power Saving Max Power Saving User Defined ROM PCI ISA BIOS 2A5IHD4A POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT 1 IRQ8 RTC Ala...

Page 42: ...the Power Management mode Yes No Always On Suspend Off Susp Stby Off All Modes Off The system BIOS will never turn off the screen The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend mode The screen i...

Page 43: ...ommended that only experi enced users make any changes to the default settings HDD Off After Doze Mode This is used to define the continuous HDD idle time that elapses before the HDD enters the power...

Page 44: ...the PNP PCI Con figuration screen This allows you to set the IRQ DMA you have assigned your add in card to Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP For non PnP ISA cards select Legacy ISA For PnP ISA or PCI cards se...

Page 45: ...the type of IDE disk controller in use ISA PCI Auto Designates which ISA slot is installed with an IDE controller card that is if you are using an IDE controller card The system will scan and determi...

Page 46: ...O and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO Your system supports five modes 0 default to 4 which primarily differ in timing When Auto is selected the BIOS will select the best available mode after checking y...

Page 47: ...1 Connect your IrDA cable to connector J9 of the 586STC system board Refer to page 12 for the location of connector J9 2 Set Infra Red IR Function to the type of IrDA standard supported by your IrDA p...

Page 48: ...option and press Enter The message below will appear Enter Password Type in the password You are limited to eight characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are being aske...

Page 49: ...that appears on the main screen Access to all other options is denied To set confirm verify disable or delete a user s password follow the procedures described in the section Supervisor Password IDE...

Page 50: ...separate partitions Normal Mode Normal mode is the generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any transformations during hard drive access The maximum number of cyl...

Page 51: ...without LBA support in some cases you may not want the LBA mode This system board provides another alternative to support these kinds of HDDs The BIOS tells the operating system that the number of cyl...

Page 52: ...LANDZ 1653 0 0 0 SECTOR 63 0 0 0 MODE AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO Up Down Select item ENTER Accept ESC Exit Abort Copyright C Award Software Inc 1992 94 All Rights Reserved No CYLS HEAD Warning Do not use thi...

Page 53: ...without physically going to it Quite often a service call may be unnecessary as the problem can be solved remotely The DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information about your syst...

Page 54: ...ots BIOS Auto Detect Type BIOS Information Handle 0000 Vendor Name Award Software International Inc BIOS Version 4 51PG BIOS Starting Address Segment E000 BIOS Build Date BIOS Characteristics Press EN...

Page 55: ...o the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu Load DMI File 1 Use the or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu 2 The following message will appear Press Enter...

Page 56: ...t the bottom Enter Setup to correct the error POST Beep There are two kinds of beep codes in the BIOS One code indicates that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen...

Page 57: ...ard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify failed Keyboard is locked out Unlock the key The BIOS detects that th...

Page 58: ...M address F0000H FFFFFH is bad Memory test fail The BIOS reports memory test fail if the memory has error s IDE Device Drivers To install the IDE drivers supported by the 586STC system board please re...

Page 59: ...king Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted properly 6 All add in boards in the expan...

Page 60: ...ower cord is plugged into a live outlet and that the other end is properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct ty...

Page 61: ...to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s...

Page 62: ...the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in cards are seated...

Page 63: ...2MBx32 2MBx32 4MBx32 4MBx32 4MBx32 4MBx32 4MBx32 4MBx32 8MBx32 16MBx32 Brand Fujitsu OKI OKI NEC Micron TI Micron Micron NEC Hitachi Fujitsu Mitsubishi Hitachi NEC NEC NEC LGS Chip Number 81C1000A 70...

Page 64: ...emory 009FFFF Board RAM 00A0000 to 128KB Video Reserved for Graphics 00BFFFF Display Memory Display Memory 00C0000 to 160KB I O Reserved for ROM on 00E7FFF Expansion ROM I O Adapter Card 00E8000 to 96...

Page 65: ...rupt Controller 2 8259A 00C0 00DF DMA Controller 2 8237A 5 00E8 Shadow RAM and Cache Control Bit 00F0 Clear Numeric Processor Extension Busy 00F1 Reset Numeric Processor Extension 00F8 00FF Numeric Pr...

Page 66: ...connector Floppy disk controller connector Secondary IDE hard disk drive connector Primary IDE hard disk drive connector PS 2 mouse connector COM 1 serial port IrDA connector COM 2 serial port Turbo L...

Page 67: ...tion Power LED Reserved Ground Keylock Signal Ground Use pins 1 and 3 for the chassis power on LED J16 Green switch connector Pin 1 2 Function Ground Signal J15 Green LED connector Pin 1 2 Function LE...

Page 68: ...68 PL1 Power connector Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Function Power Good 5V 12V 12V Ground Ground Ground Ground 5V 5V 5V 5V...

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