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CPU Installation

The C586HX allows for easy installation of CPUs. Make sure all jumpers
are set correctly before applying power or you may damage the CPU or
system board. Please see the jumper settings on the following pages. Use
the needle-nosed pliers to move the jumpers if necessary. The table below
shows the External Bus Clock of the CPUs supported by the C586HX sys-
tem board and their corresponding PCI Clock and Bus Clock.

Installing the Cache Module

Locate the 160-pin cache module slot on the system board (SSM1).
See page 12 for the location. Position the cache module above the slot.
Make sure pin 1 of the cache module is aligned with pin 1 of the slot.
Carefully slide the module into the slot. Press firmly on the top of it to
seat it properly.

Note:

With the cache module installed in the cache module slot, the compo-
nents on the solder side of the add-in card in PCI Slot 4 must not pro-
trude more than 5mm.

External Bus Clock

50MHz

55MHz

60MHz

66MHz

PCI CLK

25MHz

27.5MHz

30MHz

33MHz

Bus CLK

8.333MHz

9.1666MHz

7.5MHz

8.25MHz

Summary of Contents for C586HX

Page 1: ...C586HX Rev D SystemBoard User sManual C30161005...

Page 2: ...the receiving antenna Increase the separation 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 t...

Page 3: ...yrix CPUs 18 JumperSettingsforAMD K5CPUs 19 Installing Upgrade CPUs 20 Installing Fan Heatsink for Cyrix CPUs 22 Jumper Settings for CMOS Clear 23 Jumper Settings for Display 23 Built in Ports 24 Seri...

Page 4: ...7 UserPassword 48 IDEHDDAutoDetection 48 HDDLowLevelFormat 51 Save Exit Setup 52 Exit Without Saving 52 System Error Report 52 Driver Installation 54 Chapter4 TroubleshootingChecklist 55 AppendixA Typ...

Page 5: ...system board also supports 256KB or 512KB pipeline burst SRAM and provides easy cache upgrades using a 256KB cache module The C586HX design is based on the Peripheral Component Intercon nect PCI loca...

Page 6: ...oard 256KB upgradeable with a 256KB cache module for a maximumof512KBcache Onboard512KB maximumcachememory nocachemoduleslot SystemMemory 8MBto256MBonboardmemory Four 72 pin SIMM sockets Uses EDO or f...

Page 7: ...UARTs One SPP ECP EPP parallel port Supports 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB floppy drives CPUSocket 321 pin ZIF socket Intel Socket 7 Supports future low voltage CPUs Connectors 2 Universal Seri...

Page 8: ...bleandaPS 2 mouseportcable 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 cabl...

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

Page 10: ...omponents 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 a...

Page 11: ...ctions on pages 9 10 for proper handling tech niques 6 Insert the SIMMs into the SIMM banks on the C586HX The quan tity and location of the SIMMs depends on the memory configura tion and type of modul...

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

Page 13: ...system board can support 8MB to 256MB of memory us ing 1MBx32 x36 2MBx32 x36 4MBx32 x36 8MBx32 x36 or 16MBx32 x36 72 pin SIMMs The table below shows the supported SIM modules and their corresponding...

Page 14: ...6 16MBx32 x36 MemorySize 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 Bank0 SIMM1 4MBx32 x36...

Page 15: ...module slot will not be installed on the system board Warning We highly recommend that you use the T2BSM32 256 cache module If you are using a cache module other than the one recommended above make s...

Page 16: ...lock Installing the Cache Module Locate the 160 pin cache module slot on the system board SSM1 See page 12 for the location Position the cache module above the slot Make sure pin 1 of the cache module...

Page 17: ...PUs 75MHz 90 120 150MHz 100 133 166 200MHz Ext Bus CLK 50MHz 60MHz 66MHz JP7 1 2 On 3 4 On 1 2 On 3 4 Off 1 2 Off 3 4 On Voltages 2 5V 2 8V 2 9V 3 3V VR STD 3 5V VRE JP9 3 4 On 3 4 On 3 4 On 3 4 On 1...

Page 18: ...and JP21 according to the voltage of your CPU otherwise your system will hang Voltages 2 5V 2 8V 2 9V 3 3V 3 5V JP9 3 4 On 3 4 On 3 4 On 3 4 On 1 2 On JP10 1 3 2 4 On 1 3 2 4 On 1 3 2 4 On 3 5 4 6 On...

Page 19: ...l hang Voltages 2 5V 2 8V 2 9V 3 3V 3 5V JP9 3 4 On 3 4 On 3 4 On 3 4 On 1 2 On JP10 1 3 2 4 On 1 3 2 4 On 1 3 2 4 On 3 5 4 6 On 3 5 4 6 On JP20 1 2 On 3 4 On 5 6 On 3 4 On 3 4 On JP21 1 2 3 4 Off 1 2...

Page 20: ...e 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 21: ...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 22: ...using a Cyrix CPU you must choose a fan heatsink which is made for Cyrix processors Position the fan heatsink on the CPU such that the air from the side of the fan heatsink will flow across the heat r...

Page 23: ...s for Display JumperJP4 Display Type Select Jumper JP4 sets the display adapter to color or mono This jumper must match the type of display adapter installed If you change your video adapter make sure...

Page 24: ...OM1 3F8h 3F8h COM2 2F8h 2F8h COM3 3E8h 3E8h COM4 2E8h 2E8h Default Connecting the Serial Ports Two serial port cables mounted on a card edge bracket are provided with the system board Connect one seri...

Page 25: ...ou can install any 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy disk drives ConnectingtheFloppyDiskCable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector into the floppy disk connector J4 on the system board The co...

Page 26: ...evice install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secondary IDE shrouded header connector J7 IDE Hard Disk Interface The C586HX system board is equipped with two PCI IDE shrouded head...

Page 27: ...turers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the C586HX system board Preparing an IDE Drive for Use IDE disk drives are already low level formatted with...

Page 28: ...USB port cables to connectors JP1 and JP2 on the system board Make sure the red wires of the USB cables are aligned with pin 1 of connectors JP1 and JP2 Mount the card edge bracket to the system chass...

Page 29: ...a time you cannot install devices in both slots Refer to page 12 for the locations of the expansion slots Due to the size of the CPU with its accompanying heatsink fan compo nent the length of the ad...

Page 30: ...l Alt and Del 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...

Page 31: ...llowing describes each of these options Note The settings on the BIOS setup screens on the following pages are for reference only Some of the settings will vary according to your system s configuratio...

Page 32: ...ategories 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...

Page 33: ...rive 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...

Page 34: ...mines 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 D...

Page 35: ...this item is enabled the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive...

Page 36: ...ndows95ortheoperatingsystemmaynotinstallnorwork BIOS issues a warning when any program or virus sends a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive No warning me...

Page 37: ...the system is booting from the floppy drive the system will boot from drive A Enabled Disabled BootUpFloppySeek During POST the BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 track...

Page 38: ...ed at the prompt The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt System Setup PCI VGAworkingwithMPEGISA VESAVGAcards PCI VGAnotworkingwithM...

Page 39: ...sabled C8000 CBFFFShadowtoDC000 DFFFFShadow These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM ChipsetFeaturesSetup This section gives you instructions on how to configure the system...

Page 40: ...ed Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU s internal clock default The system BIOS will ignore APM when initiating the Power Managementmode Yes...

Page 41: ...when the Power Management category is set to User Defined Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at a slower...

Page 42: ...he request it interrupts itself and performs the service When set to Enabled the activity will neither prevent the sys tem from going into a power saving mode nor awaken it PNP PCI Configuration This...

Page 43: ...ISA For PnP ISA or PCI cards select PCI ISAPnP Auto Manual ResetConfigurationData Enabled Disabled The BIOS will reset the configuration data once automatically The BIOS will not reset the configurat...

Page 44: ...You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highlight this option on the main menu and press Enter The message below will appear Load BIOS Defaults Y N N If you want to proceed type...

Page 45: ...USB Controller Enabled IDEHDDBlockMode Enabled Disabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer The block siz...

Page 46: ...he onboard floppy disk controller Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Enabled Disabled OnboardUART1andOnboardUART2 Selects an address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 Disables t...

Page 47: ...according to the type of printer device connected to your onboard parallel port Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP SupervisorPassword If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry set a su...

Page 48: ...stem option selected in the BIOS Features Setup If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup set a user s password with the Setup option selected in the BIOS Fea tures Setup Usin...

Page 49: ...rdCMOSSetup HardDriveMode The system board supports three HDD modes Normal LBA and Large If your hard disk drive does not support LBA mode the LBA option will not be displayed If your HDD has 1024 or...

Page 50: ...ical address inside the HDD The maximum HDD size supported by the LBA mode is 8 4 gigabytes It is obtained by the following formula no Cylinders 1024 x no Heads 255 x no Sectors 63 x bytes per sector...

Page 51: ...T13h If you are running an operating system that bypasses the BIOS Int13 Service Routine LBA and Large Mode may fail ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC Hard Disk Low Level Format U...

Page 52: ...ethechangesyouhavemade highlight Exit WithoutSaving andpress Enter Themessagebelowwillappear Quit Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the ini...

Page 53: ...t This can indicate that CMOS has be come corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAYSWITCHISSETINCORRECTLY The display switch on the m...

Page 54: ...boot ManufacturingPOSTloop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard con troller is pull low This is also used for M B burn in test at the factory BIOSROMchecksumerror Systemhalt...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...ower cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end 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 of vo...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...e 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 ca...

Page 59: ...32 x36 2MBx32 x36 4MBx32 x36 8MBx32 x36 Brand Fujitsu OKI OKI NEC Micron TI Micron Micron NEC Hitachi Fujitsu Mitsubishi Hitachi NEC NEC NEC ChipNumber 81C1000A 70 M51440A 70 M511000B 70 424400 60 404...

Page 60: ...AM 00A0000to 128KBVideo Reserved for Graphics 00BFFFF DisplayMemory DisplayMemory 00C0000to 160KBI O ReservedforROMon 00E7FFF ExpansionROM I OAdapterCard 00E8000to 96KBROMon SystemBoardBIOS 00FFFFF th...

Page 61: ...F Interrupt Controller 2 8259A 00C0 00DF DMA Controller 2 8237A 5 00E8 ShadowRAMandCacheControlBit 00F0 ClearNumericProcessor ExtensionBusy 00F1 Reset Numeric Processor Extension 00F8 00FF Numeric Pro...

Page 62: ...drive connector Parallel printer port Primary IDE hard disk drive connector Secondary IDE hard disk drive connector Fanconnector Infrared connector Primary Secondary IDE LED connector GreenLEDconnect...

Page 63: ...Function Ground Reset J11 GreenLEDconnector Pin 1 2 Function Signal 5V J9 Infrared connector Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function IrTX Ground IrRX Reserved 5V J15 Speakerconnector Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Signal Reserv...

Page 64: ...64 J1 PS 2mouseconnector Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 Function MouseData Reserved Ground 5V MouseClock Reserved JP1 JP2 USBconnectors Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Function 5V Data Data Ground Ground...

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