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Summary of Contents for EB3486-TN

Page 1: ...EB3486 TN Station Board User s Manual D19431126...

Page 2: ...information in this document is subject to change without notice DFI Inc reserves the right to make revisions to this publication and to make changes to any and or all parts of its content at any time...

Page 3: ...particular installation 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...

Page 4: ...e System Board Hardware Installation Memory Installation Installing the Modules Board Configuration Jumper Settings CPU Modules DBII 486SX DX DX2 CPU Modules DBII 486C Rev 0 CPU Modules DBII 486C Rev...

Page 5: ...Configuration Settings Step 4 Save Configuration Step 5 View Switch Jumper Settings Step 6 Exit Utilities Configuration Define ISA Board DEMM 386 Software Driver Troubleshooting Checklist Appendix A T...

Page 6: ...ISA slots once you power up your system The Extended CMOS Memory is equipped with an internal battery that needs to be constantly charged In a small number of cases the internal battery may have drain...

Page 7: ...eight 32 bit EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture expansion slots and one CPU module slot EISA extends the operational capabilities of the ISA Industry Standard Architecture standard while ma...

Page 8: ...nd VGA BIOS Shadow RAM support memory remapping seven channels of Direct Memory Access 14 levels of interrupts and five programmable timers Features and Specifications CPU Modules DBII and DBVII Serie...

Page 9: ...x36 SIM modules 70 80ns Memory configurable up to 128MB Memory configurable as 1MB 2MB 3MB 4MB 6MB 8MB 9MB 10MB 11MB 12MB 14MB 16MB 20MB 24MB 28MB 32MB 36MB 40MB 44MB 48MB 56MB 64MB 68MB 72MB 80MB 96M...

Page 10: ...Excessive exposure to dust static electricity direct sunlight excessive humidity extreme cold or water can damage your system board or greatly reduce its operational abilities Be sure that the power...

Page 11: ...care in handling the system board to make sure that no static build up is present Tips in Handling the System Board 1 To prevent electrostatic build up leave the board in its anti static bag until yo...

Page 12: ...cover by sliding the top of the case forward and then lifting it up If you are replacing your current motherboard with the EB3486 TN station board perform steps 4 and 5 If this is a new system skip t...

Page 13: ...dule into the slot and then under the system board fasten the screw into the system board and the L shape bracket which is attached to the CPU Module Please refer to the picture below Step 9 Install t...

Page 14: ...1MB to 128MB of memory using HSIMMs HSIMM is an acronym for High Density Single In line Memory Mod ule A HSIMM consists of several RAM chips soldered onto a small circuit board A HSIMM connects with...

Page 15: ...s the bank locations and modules needed for corresponding memory sizes Each bank consists of 1 HSIMM socket Memory Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Size 1M 256K x 36 2M 256K x 36 256K x 36 2M 512K x 36 3M...

Page 16: ...1M x 36 16M 2M x 36 2M x 36 16M 1M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 16M 4M x 36 20M 2M x 36 2M x 36 1M x 36 20M 4M x 36 1M x 36 24M 2M x 36 2M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 24M 4M x 36 1M x 36 1M x 36 24M 4M x 36...

Page 17: ...36 80M 8M x 36 8M x 36 2M x 36 2M x 36 80M 16M x 36 4M x 36 96M 8M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 96M 16M x 36 4M x 36 4M x 36 100M 8M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 1M x 36 104M 8M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 2M x 36 112M 8M...

Page 18: ...spond with Pin 1 of the socket 1 Position the HSIM modules above the HSIMM socket with the chips of the module facing the center of the system board 2 Seat the module into the bank Make sure it is com...

Page 19: ...d Make sure that the jumpers are set cor rectly before installing the system board into your system unit Location of Jumpers and Connector Pins on the EB3486 TN J12 J10 J17 J16 J15 J14 J7 J20 J18 J13...

Page 20: ...ter change this jumper accordingly 1 2 On Color Display 2 3 On Mono Display Default Jumper J7 J14 to J17 J19 CPU Module Select Set the following jumpers according to the type of CPU module installed o...

Page 21: ...with your EB3486 TN system board Jumper J3 2 3 On Jumper J13 Off Jumper J20 On Jumper J18 1 2 On Note There are no jumpers on this board to select between internal and external batteries The Dallas Re...

Page 22: ...es avail able are DBII 486SX DX DX2 and DBII 486C SX DX DX2 These modules support many of the CPU speeds available in each CPU class The CPU modules are also equipped with sockets for coprocessors and...

Page 23: ...6DX2 An 80487SX and Weitek 4167 are also sup ported If you have a 486SX CPU installed an overdrive processor could also be installed at a later date DBII 486SX DX DX2 CPU Module The DBII 486SX DX DX2...

Page 24: ...t the CPU modules to 486SX 486DX or 486DX2 depending on which type of CPU is installed The default setting is 486DX 486SX 486DX 486DX2 JP2 2 3 On 1 2 On 1 2 On JP3 2 3 On 1 2 On 1 2 On JP4 2 3 On 1 2...

Page 25: ...2 On 1 2 On The jumpers below are for factory testing only and should always be set to their default configuration Jumpers JP1 JP5 JP6 2 3 On Default setting DBII 486C Rev 0 CPU Modules The DBII 486C...

Page 26: ...or Weitek Coprocessor Jumper Settings Jumpers JP1 to JP3 CPU Select Jumpers JP1 JP2 JP3 set the CPU module to 486SX 487SX or 486DX DX2 depending on which type of CPU is installed The default setting i...

Page 27: ...t cache sizes 64K 128K and 256K 256K is the default size Use either 8K x 8 25ns or 32K x 8 25ns SRAMs to upgrade your cache size The figure below shows the location of the SRAM sockets CPU Modules u 4...

Page 28: ...Setting JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP8 64K 2 3 On 2 3 On 2 3 On 1 2 On 1 2 On 128K 1 2 On 1 2 On 2 3 On 2 3 On N A 256K 1 2 On 1 2 On 1 2 On 2 3 On 2 3 On The jumpers below are for factory testing only and shou...

Page 29: ...ules DBII 486C Rev B CPU Module The DBII 486C Rev B CPU Module has a 237 pin ZIF socket U1 socket for 486SX 486DX 486DX2 and 487SX Intel 486TM OverDrive Processor PentiumTM OverDrive Processor Note DB...

Page 30: ...ts 5 Volt CPUs Optional 3 3 Volt CPUs are supported only if a regulator chip is soldered on location U22 Set Jumper block JP9 and JP10 according to the voltage of the CPU installed Warning If you are...

Page 31: ...s 128K and 256K 256K is the default size Use 4 pieces 32K x 8 25ns SRAMs to upgrade your cache The figure below shows the location of the SRAM sockets JP9 3 2 1 JP10 3 1 2 1 2 On 5 Volt CPU Default 2...

Page 32: ...3 U16 U17 U20 128K 32K x 8 25ns none 256K 32K x 8 25ns 32K x 8 25ns Jumper Settings for Cache Memory Jumpers JP4 to JP8 Cache Size Setting JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP8 128K 1 2 On 1 2 On 2 3 On 2 3 On N A 256K...

Page 33: ...d If the password is still incorrect after the third try the system will lock up You must turn your system off and back on again to restart it You can change the password under the change password opt...

Page 34: ...e password option you will be prompted to the message below Enter CURRENT Password The default password is AMI For information on how to change the password refer to the Change Password section After...

Page 35: ...are made to the CMOS Setup problems will occur Press Enter to continue or press Esc to abort Note If your system fails after the setup procedure power off your system and turn it on again Wait for th...

Page 36: ...nd displays them The left side of the screen lists the modifiable parameters You can change the date time hard disk drive C and D type type of floppy drive A and B primary display and keyboard options...

Page 37: ...available drive types Any given drive must be set to one specific drive type number Please refer to you hard drive documentation to find the appropriate type number If none of the pre set types is ap...

Page 38: ...occur Press Enter to continue or press Esc to abort Note If your system fails after the setup procedure power off your system and turn it on again Wait for the message Hit Del if you want to run setup...

Page 39: ...much performance benefit from it Use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to the options you wish to change or modify Use the Page Up or Page Down keys to make the corresponding changes Set the pa...

Page 40: ...eturn to the default settings Press Esc after making the changes to return to the main menu Auto Configuration with BIOS Defaults If for some reason the CMOS becomes corrupted the system can be config...

Page 41: ...to the Power on default values After pressing Enter you will be returned to the main menu ChangePassword The default password is AMI If you want to change the password make sure that you set the Pass...

Page 42: ...ress any key Pressing any key on the keyboard to return to the message below Enter NEW Password Type in a password that is six characters long or shorter When done you will be prompted to the message...

Page 43: ...d in your system Highlight this option and press Enter A screen similar to the following one will appear The screen displays the parameters detected and allows you to accept or reject the parameters T...

Page 44: ...is utility can severely damage your hard drive Use the arrow keys to select the desired options and press Esc to exit when done Write to CMOS and Exit When all the changes have been made highlight thi...

Page 45: ...not want to save the changes you ve made highlight this option and press Enter The message below will appear Want to quit without saving Y N N Type Y and press Enter The system will reboot and you wi...

Page 46: ...this configuration process The CFG files that come with each EISA expansion board are copied onto the ECU diskette The ECU then stores this configuration data in the system s Extended CMOS Memory The...

Page 47: ...l Configuration Every EISA system board and expansion board comes with a CFG file Prior to running the ECU make sure that all CFG files for expansion boards you are using are in the same directory as...

Page 48: ...involved in configur ing a EISA system steps 1 2 3 and 5 are optional To select a step use the arrow keys to move to a step of your choice and press Enter You may also select a step by pressing its nu...

Page 49: ...ILITY Release 2 01 C 1992 American Megatrends Inc Step 1 About EISA Configuration This step display information for users who are new to EISA and EISA Configuration Step 2 Add and Remove Boards This s...

Page 50: ...t 5 Empty Slot 6 Empty Slot 7 Empty Slot 8 Empty Step 2 Add and Remove Boards Press INSERT to add a board that was not deleted or has not been installed yet Press DEL to remove the selected board Pres...

Page 51: ...go back to the Add and Remove Boards Highlight the board you want to add in the configuration and press Enter A Slot Selection box similar to one shown on the next page will appear System DFI EB3486 T...

Page 52: ...syntax check on AMIFFF1 CFG Select a slot for WG 1200VL Board slot type is ISA16 Slots are listed in recommended order Slot Type Bus Master Select ENTER 1 EISAYes 2 EISAYes 3 EISAYes 3 EISAYes 5 EISA...

Page 53: ...T to add a board that was not deleted or has not been installed yet Press DEL to remove the selected board Press F7 to move the selected board to a different slot Press Esc when finished with this ste...

Page 54: ...1 Select a slot for WG 1200VL Board slot type is ISA16 Slot Selection Slots are listed in recommended order Slot Type Bus Master Select ENTER 1 EISAYes 2 EISAYes 4 EISAYes 5 EISAYes 6 EISAYes b Select...

Page 55: ...hanged Press ENTER to view or change a board s configuration settings Press ESC when you are satisfied with the current settings Select ENTER Done ESC Advanced Options F9 HELP F1 2 Select the slot you...

Page 56: ...to a maximum range of 64MB under EISA Configuration Edit Settings for DFI EB3486 TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Select ENTER Cancel ESC Use SIMM Memory Module for the 486 System Board 1MB 2MB 3MB 4MB 6MB 8MB 9...

Page 57: ...shown on the next page DFI EISANet 500 I O Addresses Slot Specific Only Default DFI EISANet 500 EPROM EPROM Disabled Default Bus Master Bus Release After Preempt 23 BCLK Cycles DFI EISANet 500 Interru...

Page 58: ...6 13 u EISA Configuration Utility DFI EISANet 500 I O Addresses Slot Specific Only Default DFI EISANet 500 EPROM EPROM Disabled Default Bus Master Bus Release After Preempt 23 BCLK Cycles DFI EISANet...

Page 59: ...y address of a board Select ENTER Done ESC Advanced Options F9 HELP F1 System DFI EB3486 TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Slot 1 DFI EISANet 500 Ethernet Adapter Slot 2 Empty Slot 3 Empty Slot 4 Empty Slot 5 Empt...

Page 60: ...n the system Physical Board ID Map The Physical Board ID Map allows you to view the boards that are physically present in the system b Press Esc to return to the main menu Step 4 Save Configuration Th...

Page 61: ...your system are set correctly Some boards have switches and jumpers that need to be set manually 2 Note the software statements to see if any of the boards in your configuration need special drivers...

Page 62: ...operating system If any configuration settings were changed you are given the option of rebooting the system so that the system settings will take effect a From the menu option choose Exit and press...

Page 63: ...puter If you want to produce a configuration for a computer other than this one turn on the Remote Mode If Remote Mode is off EISAConfigurationUtility u 6 18 EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY Release 2 01 C...

Page 64: ...end users If this mode is turned on any functions that are marked as EXP expert will be visible and can be changed Force New Configuration When turned on this mode will ignore any existing configurat...

Page 65: ...e physically present in the system If a board was present in a previous configuration but was then physically removed the ECU will normally not load the CFG files for this board Turning this option on...

Page 66: ...2 Delete F4 Quit ESC Define ISA Board In addition to EISA adapter boards you can install ISA adapter boards by choosing this option Most ISA adapter boards do not have a CFG file Without a CFG file th...

Page 67: ...t theappropriate option for the board and press Enter 5 Highlight Slot Type and press Enter Select the slot type appropriate for the board and press Enter 6 It is necessary to define an ISA board when...

Page 68: ...oose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes 6 23 u EISA Configuration Utility Board Name WG 1200VL Manufacturer DFI Board Type Slot Type 16 bit 8 bit 8 or 16 bit V...

Page 69: ...just made d Choose Erase to delete the previously saved IRQ definition e Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes EISAConfigurationUtility u 6 24 DMA IRQ Boar...

Page 70: ...oose OK to save the changes you have just made d Choose Erase to delete the previously saved Port definition e Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes 6 25 u...

Page 71: ...te the previously saved Memory definition e Choose Cancel to return to the ISA Board Definition box without saving the changes EISAConfigurationUtility u 6 26 Board Name WG 1200VL Manufacturer DFI Boa...

Page 72: ...w ISA board configuration 13 Choose Delete to remove an ISA board definition from the ECU s internal ISA board database An ISA Board Database box similar to the one shown below will appear 14 Quit ret...

Page 73: ...that use extended memory The parameters enclosed in brackets and are optional and do not need to be included Do not include the and when typing any parameters xxxx is the EMS page frame base address...

Page 74: ...FF specify X D000 D3FF to exclude this range from EMS mapping cccc dddd specifies that a certain range of memory should be included in EMS mapping cccc is the starting segment address and dddd is the...

Page 75: ...o ensure that the jumpers are properly set If in doubt refer to the Board Configuration section 2 Verify that all SIM modules are seated securely into the bank sockets 3 Make sure that the SIM modules...

Page 76: ...ules have been tested with this board For SIM 256Kx36 Modules Brand Chip Number Hitachi HM514280 JP8 Oki M516256B 80J Fujitsu 81C4256 80 For SIM 512Kx36 Modules Brand Chip Number Panasonic MN41C256SJ...

Page 77: ...EB3486 TN For SIM 2Mx36 Modules Brand Chip Number Fujitsu 814400 80 OKI M511000B 70J Appendix A u A 2...

Page 78: ...those which will not allow a system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should contact your dealer for repair Beep Count Error Message 1 Refresh Failure 2 Parity Error 3 Base...

Page 79: ...Display Switch Not Proper 9 Keyboard is Locked Unlock It 10 Keyboard Error 11 KB Interface Error 12 CMOS Memory Size Mismatch 13 FDD Controller Failure 14 HDD Controller Failure 15 C Drive Error 16 D...

Page 80: ...F Expansion ROM Adapter Card 000E0000 to 64K Reserved Duplicated Code Assignment at 000EFFFF on System Board Address FE0000 000F0000 to 64K ROM on Duplicated Code Assignment at 000FFFFF the System Boa...

Page 81: ...r Extension Busy 0F1 Reset Numeric Processor Extension 0F8 0FF Numeric Processor Extension 1F0 1F8 Fixed Disk 200 207 Game I O 278 27F Parallel Printer Port 2 2F8 2FF Serial Port 2 300 31F Prototype C...

Page 82: ...MA Station Board 1 1 1 1 31 31 31 31 1 1 1 1 19 19 19 19 F B E A H D G C v Appendix D EISA I O Pin Assignments Note Rows A C B and D are ISA contacts Rows E G F and H are EISA contacts D 1 u Appendix...

Page 83: ...I O E11 Gnd Gnd E12 Reserved E13 Reserved E14 Reserved E15 Gnd Gnd Access Key E17 BE1 I O E18 LA31 I O E19 Gnd Gnd E20 LA30 I O E21 LA28 I O E22 LA27 I O E23 LA25 I O E24 Gnd Gnd Access Key E26 LA15...

Page 84: ...Reserved F15 BE3 I O Access Key F17 BE2 I O F18 BE0 I O F19 Gnd Gnd F20 5V Power F21 LA29 I O F22 Gnd Gnd F23 LA26 I O F24 LA24 I O Access Key F26 LA16 I O F27 LA14 I O F28 5V Power F29 5V Power F30 G...

Page 85: ...y G16 Gnd Gnd G17 SD30 I O G18 SD31 I O G19 MREQ I H1 LA8 I O H2 LA6 I O H3 LA5 I O H4 5V Power H5 LA2 I O Access Key H7 SD16 I O H8 SD18 I O H9 Gnd Gnd H10 SD21 I O H11 SD23 I O H12 SD24 I O H13 Gnd...

Page 86: ...32 bit DMA data transfers Provides timing control for compatible A B and C Burst cycle types Incorporates the Functionality of Two 82C59A Interrupt Controllers 14 independently programmable channels f...

Page 87: ...ion for DMA Channels 3 to 0 Source DMA DMA DMA High Page Memory Low Page Memory Controller 1 Address A31 A24 A23 A16 A15 A0 Address generation for DMA Channels 7 to 5 Source DMA DMA DMA High Page Memo...

Page 88: ...er Output 0 Out 0 IRQ8 Realtime Clock INT IRQ1 Keyboard Output Buffer Full IRQ9 Software Redirected to INT 0AH IRQ2 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 IRQ10 Reserved IRQ4 Serial Port 1 IRQ11 Reserved IRQ5 Parallel Po...

Page 89: ...quest Generator 15us Rate Generator Period Signal Channel 2 Tone Generation for CPU Speed Control Speaker Real TimeClock Address Function 00 Seconds 01 Second Alarm 02 Minutes 03 Minute Alarm 04 Hours...

Page 90: ...m board uses the 82358 EISA Bus Controller that supports the following Provides EISA ISA bus cycle compatibility Interfaces host CPU bus to EISA ISA bus Translates host bus cycles to EISA ISA bus cycl...

Page 91: ...e expansion boards inserted in the EISA slots every time you power up your system The Extended CMOS Memory uses a 4Kx8 SRAM which is equipped with an internal battery If the battery runs down the info...

Page 92: ...nector Pin Assignments Jumper J4 J10 Keyboard Connector Pin Function 1 Keyboard Clock 2 Keyboard Data 3 No Connection 4 Ground 5 5V DC Jumper J1 HardwareReset Connector Pin Function 1 Reset Signal 2 G...

Page 93: ...J2 Speaker Connector Pin Function 1 Speaker Data Out 2 No Connection 3 Ground 4 5 V DC Jumper J6 Power On and Keylock Connector Pin Function 1 LED Power 2 Key 3 Ground 4 Keyboard Inhibitor 5 Ground A...

Page 94: ...Function 1 Mouse Data 2 N C 3 Gnd 4 5V 5 Mouse Clock 6 N C Connectors PS1 and PS2 Power Supply Connector Connector Pin Function PS1 1 Power Good 2 5V DC 3 12V DC 4 12V DC 5 Ground 6 Ground PS2 1 Groun...

Page 95: ...8 256 511 17 31MB 8 733 5 65535 733 17 30MB 9 900 15 65535 981 17 112MB 10 820 3 65535 828 17 20MB 11 855 5 65535 855 17 35MB 12 855 7 65535 855 17 50MB 13 306 8 128 319 17 28MB 14 733 7 65535 733 17...

Page 96: ...612 2 128 612 17 10MB 35 1024 9 65535 1024 17 77MB 36 1024 8 512 1024 17 68MB 37 615 8 128 615 17 41MB 38 987 3 987 987 17 25MB 39 987 7 987 987 17 57MB 40 820 6 820 820 17 41MB 41 977 5 977 977 17 41...

Page 97: ...B4 DAT06 A5 DAT07 B5 DAT08 A6 DAT09 B6 Gnd A7 DAT11 B7 DAT10 A8 DAT13 B8 DAT12 A9 DAT15 B9 Vcc A10 Gnd B10 DAT14 A11 DAT17 B11 DAT16 A12 Vcc B12 DAT18 A13 DAT19 B13 DAT20 A14 DAT21 B14 Gnd A15 DAT23 B...

Page 98: ...7 A37 ADR04 B37 ADR05 A38 WBACK B38 Gnd A39 BE0 B39 ADR03 A40 Vcc B40 ADR02 A41 BE1 B41 n c A42 BE2 B42 Reset A43 Gnd B43 D C A44 BE3 B44 M IO A45 ADS B45 W R A48 LRDY B48 RDYRTN A49 LDEV B49 Gnd A50...

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