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Integrated I/O

Two NS16C550A-compatible high speed UARTs

One SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port

Supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB floppy drives

Processor Slot

Intel

®

 Slot 1 connector (242-pin processor slot)

Equipped with a switching voltage regulator that automatically de-
tects 1.8V to 3.5V

Processor fan with failure detection

Connectors

2 connectors for external USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports

1 connector for IrDA interface

2 DB-9 serial ports

1 DB-25 parallel port

2 IDE connectors

1 floppy connector

1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

1 20-pin ATX power supply connector

Expansion Slots

3 dedicated PCI slots

3 dedicated 16-bit ISA slots

1 shared PCI/ISA slot

PCB

4 layers, ATX form factor

30.48cm (12") x 22.53cm (8.87")

Summary of Contents for 686IPK

Page 1: ...686IPK Rev A SystemBoard User sManual 33670417...

Page 2: ...quipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not...

Page 3: ...he Retention Mechanism 18 Installing Boxed Processor 20 Installing OEM Processor 23 JumperSettingsforCMOSClear 27 Jumper Settings for Processor Fan Failure Detection 28 FactoryT esting Jumpers 28 Port...

Page 4: ...fications code found in a processor allows the 686IPK to detect and adjust to the re quired voltage The 686IPK system board can support 8MB to 512MB of system memory It is equipped with 4 SIMM sockets...

Page 5: ...d uses x36 DRAM BIOS Compatible with Windows 95 Plug and Play standard Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades IncludesNCR810SCSIBIOS Supports DMI function Energy Efficient Design Systempowermanagementsupp...

Page 6: ...tects 1 8V to 3 5V Processor fan with failure detection Connectors 2 connectors for external USB Universal Serial Bus ports 1 connector for IrDA interface 2 DB 9 serial ports 1 DB 25 parallel port 2...

Page 7: ...manual One 40 pin IDE hard disk cable One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable One IDE driver diskette One Retention Mechanism Five spare jumpers One card edge bracket with two USB port cables optional If...

Page 8: ...oors 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 the po...

Page 9: ...nents 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 a...

Page 10: ...up 7 Install the retention mechanism that comes with the package Refer to the Installing the Retention Mechanism section for installation in structions 8 You are now ready to install the Intel Pentium...

Page 11: ...11 12 Reinstall all add in cards and connectors and replace the system unit cover Reconnect all power cords and cables...

Page 12: ...12 BoardLayout square denotes pin 1...

Page 13: ...TXpowerswitch Green switch Resetswitch Speakerconnector ATpowerLED Keylockconnector CN1 COM 2 serial port CN2 Parallel printer port CN3 PS 2 keyboard port CN4 PS 2mouseport CN5 COM 1 serial port PL1 A...

Page 14: ...bank consists of 2 SIMM sockets You will need either 2 or 4 pieces of SIM modules depending on the amount of memory you intend to install Make sure you insert the same type of SIMMs in one bank You c...

Page 15: ...x36 1MBx32 x36 2MBx32 x36 8MBx32 x36 4MBx32 x36 1MBx32 x36 2MBx32 x36 4MBx32 x36 16MBx32 x36 8MBx32 x36 1MBx32 x36 2MBx32 x36 4MBx32 x36 8MBx32 x36 16MBx32 x36 36MBx32 X36 1MBx32 x36 2MBx32 x36 4MBx3...

Page 16: ...et 2 Seat the module at a 45 angle into the bank Make sure it is com pletely seated Tilt the module upright until it locks in place in the socket InstallingaSIMModule A SIM module simply snaps into a...

Page 17: ...5 8 7 10 9 2 1 4 6 3 5 8 7 Important The currently available Intel Pentium II proces sors support VID Voltage ID This allows the system to auto detect the voltage of your pro cessor However if your p...

Page 18: ...t 1 connector Make sure the system board is on a workbench not in a chassis To install the Retention Mechanism follow the steps be low 1 The Retention Mechanism package includes a Retention Mecha nism...

Page 19: ...wnward so that the rectangular hole at the center of the Retention Mechanism fits onto the connec tor The captive nuts located on both ends of the Retention Mecha nism will also fit over the threaded...

Page 20: ...h each peg into its hole firmly until you hear it click into place 2 Slide a black plastic heatsink support onto each end of the fan heatsink making sure that the hole and clip are on the outside edge...

Page 21: ...gnment notch in the processor fits over the plug in Slot 1 Push the processor down firmly with even pressure on both sides of the top until it is seated 5 Slide the clips on the supports A forward unt...

Page 22: ...reed from Slot 1 Lift the other end of the processor until it is freed from Slot 1 Lift the entire processor with the fan heatsink supports attached until it is free from the Retention Mechanism 4 Rem...

Page 23: ...de the following items 2 Push the HSS Top Bar sideways to free the HSS Top Bar from the retaining tabs of the HSS Base Important Make sure your heatsink is attached with a fan to prevent overheating t...

Page 24: ...system board 6 Hold the processor and push the latches toward the center of the processor until they click into place 3 Remove the HSS Pins located on each end of the HSS Base 7 Hold the processor so...

Page 25: ...C to the three pin con nector in the processor then attach the large end to the three pin connector J4 fan connector on the system board 8 Push the latches on the processor outward until they click in...

Page 26: ...clearance on at least 3 of 4 sides of the processor and fan heatsink must be at least 0 2 inches All cables for floppy drive hard drive CD ROM etc must be routed clear of the processor and its airspac...

Page 27: ...ason the CMOS becomes corrupted the system can be reconfigured with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values power off your system and set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On Power on y...

Page 28: ...usic if your fan fails to function If your processor fan is less than 3600 RPM or does not support the failure detection function leave JP5 in its default setting Please note the connector on your fan...

Page 29: ...ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A compat ible UARTs that can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices Parallel Port The 686I...

Page 30: ...y Disk Drive Controller The 686IPK system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk header that supports two standard floppy disk drives You can install any 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB flop...

Page 31: ...into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header 2 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s Align the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbo...

Page 32: ...er In some cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together This occurs due to hard drive incompatibility not a problem with the 686IPK system board Using686...

Page 33: ...will allow the BIOS to auto detect your hard drive type Refer to the IDE HDD Auto Detection section for details Warning Do not run FDISK and FORMAT programs on a drive that has already been formatted...

Page 34: ...is manual for instructions prior to using your IrDA device ConnectingtheUSBPorts As an option one card edge bracket mounted with two USB port cables may be provided with the system board The ends of t...

Page 35: ...uires a processor fan that operates at greater than 3600 RPM If your fan fails to function it will alert you to attend to any problem that may damage your system or processor Jumper JP5 must be set to...

Page 36: ...will enter the soft power off state An ATX power supply also provides adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the pro cessor ConnectinganATXPowerSupply Install the 20 pin ATX po...

Page 37: ...ower Ground LEDPower Signal LEDPower Signal Signal Ground Signal Ground Signal Ground Signal N C Ground 5V LEDPower N C Ground Keylock Signal Ground SB LED ATXpowerLED HD LED Primary SecondaryIDELED G...

Page 38: ...38 Installing Expansion Cards The 686IPK system board is equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots 3 dedicated 16 bit ISA slots and 1 shared PCI ISA slot All PCI and ISA slots are bus masters...

Page 39: ...s simulta neously 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 any...

Page 40: ...NP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT SAVE EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Esc...

Page 41: ...s allow you to enter the appropriate specifications for the type of hard disk drive s installed in your system There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types for IDE hard drives Type 1 to Ty...

Page 42: ...1 2megabytecapacity 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 720 kilobyte capacity 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity If the controller of...

Page 43: ...es whether the system will stop if an error is de tected during power up The default setting is All Errors BIOS default Setup default NoErrors All Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk...

Page 44: ...FF Shadow DC000 DFFFF Shadow Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled ESC F1 F5 F6 F7 Quit Help Old Values Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults PU PD Shift F2 Select Item Modify...

Page 45: ...stalling or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 or the operating system may not install nor work BIOS issues a warning when any program or virus sends a Disk Format command or attempts t...

Page 46: ...and 2 88M are all 80 tracks The BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish be tween 720K 1 2M 1 44M or 2 88M drive types as they a...

Page 47: ...tem will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered...

Page 48: ...et This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus These items should not be altered unless ne...

Page 49: ...ESC F1 F5 F6 F7 Quit Help Old Values Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults PU PD Shift F2 Select Item Modify Color AutoConfiguration Enabled Disabled The system will set the DRAM RAS Precharge Time...

Page 50: ...F1 F5 F6 F7 Quit Help Old Values Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults PU PD Shift F2 Select Item Modify Color PowerManagementSetup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to e...

Page 51: ...ries are user configurable only when the Power Management category is set to User Defined They are used to define the idle time that elapses before the system enters the power saving mode When enabled...

Page 52: ...it interrupts itself and performs the service When set to On the activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power saving mode nor awaken it PNP PCI Configuration This section describe...

Page 53: ...P ISA or PCI cards select PCI ISAPnP Auto Manual ResetConfigurationData Enabled Disabled The BIOS will reset the configuration data automatically The BIOS will not reset the configuration data PCIIRQA...

Page 54: ...your new device LoadBIOSDefaults The Load BIOS Defaults option loads the troubleshooting default val ues permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not opti mal and turn off all high perfo...

Page 55: ...ipherals Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Modem Ring on 378 IRQ7 SPP Disabled IDEHDDBlockMode Enabled Disabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive fo...

Page 56: ...he onboard floppy disk controller Enabled Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 A...

Page 57: ...p pear right after Onboard IR Controller IRAddressSelect This is used to select an I O address for the IrDA peripheral device installed The options are 3F8H 2F8H 3E8H and 2E8H Default setting 2E8H IRM...

Page 58: ...P ECP EPP If you selected EPP EPP Mode Select will appear This option applies to standard specification The options are EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 Default setting EPP1 7 If you selected ECP ECP Mode Use DMA wi...

Page 59: ...t to protect access to setup only but not your system set a supervisor s password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Fea tures Setup You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot...

Page 60: ...a user s password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Fea tures Setup Using user s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only the User Password option that appears on the main screen...

Page 61: ...formatted at the factory Do a high level format only for those drives Refer to the manual that comes with your operating system Save ExitSetup When all the changes have been made highlight Save Exit...

Page 62: ...ysically 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 system configu...

Page 63: ...ts 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 ENT...

Page 64: ...nto the flash ROM To view information about the added items go to the Edit DMI menu LoadDMIFile 1 Use the or arrow keys to select the Load DMI File menu 2 The following message will appear Press Enter...

Page 65: ...f a single long beep followed by three short beeps The other code indi cates that a DRAM error has occured This beep code consists of a single long beep ErrorMessages One or more of the following mess...

Page 66: ...et failed Hard Disk s fail 40 HDD controller diagnostics failed Hard Disk s fail 20 HDD initialization error Hard Disk s fail 10 Unable to recalibrate fixed disk Hard Disk s fail 08 Sector Verify fail...

Page 67: ...s error s Driver Installation To install the IDE drivers supported by the 686IPK system board please refer to the Readme file contained in the provided diskette All steps or procedures to install soft...

Page 68: ...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 expansion slots are seate...

Page 69: ...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 type o...

Page 70: ...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 I O address and IRQ settings are configured corre...

Page 71: ...ure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process SystemBoard 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in...

Page 72: ...x32 2MBx32 4MBx32 x36 4MBx32 x36 4MBx32 x36 4MBx32 x36 4MBx32 4MBx32 8MBx32 16MBx32 Brand Fujitsu OKI OKI NEC Micron TI Micron Micron NEC Hitachi Fujitsu Mitsubishi Hitachi NEC NEC NEC LGS ChipNumber...

Page 73: ...Off O n O n Off Off O n O n Off Off O n O n Off Off O n O n Pins 5 6 Off Off Off O n O n O n O n Off Off Off O n O n O n O n Off Off Off Off O n O n O n O n Pins 7 8 Off O n O n O n O n O n O n Off Of...

Page 74: ...000A0000to 128KBVideo ReservedforGraphics 000BFFFF DisplayMemory DisplayMemory 000C0000to 192KBI O ReservedforROMon 000E7FFF ExpansionROM I OAdapterCard 000F0000to 64KBROMon SystemBoardBIOS 000FFFFF...

Page 75: ...F Interrupt Controller 2 8259A 00C0 00DF DMA Controller 2 8237A 5 00E8 ShadowRAMandCacheControlBit 00F0 ClearNumericProcessor ExtensionBusy 00F1 Reset Numeric Processor Extension 00F8 00FF NumericProc...

Page 76: ...76 Heatsink HSSBase HSSTopBar Retaining tab HSSTopBar HSSBase Processor HSSSupport Hole Hole...

Page 77: ...77 Captive nuts Threadedstuds Retentionmechanismattachmounts Retentionmechanism...

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