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Introduction

The G486-EVB is an Energy Star Compliant system
board that meets the Environmental Protection Agency’s
Green PC requirements. It reduces energy consumption
to 15 Watts or less by automatically turning off periph-
erals or the entire system, when not in use.

The G486-EVB accommodates all of the Intel 486
family of CPUs including the energy saving SL En-
hanced CPUs. The system board may be equipped with
an 80486SX or 80486DX at 25/33 MHz, an 80486DX2
at 50/66 MHz, and, when equipped with optional 3.3V
support, an 80486DX4 at 75/100 MHz. It will also
support the Intel486 OverDrive Processor, AMD
486DXL low power processor, Cyrix Cx486DX/DX2
and Cx486S/S2 CPUs.

The G486-EVB uses 256K x 36, 1M x 36 and 4M x 36
HSIM modules. The memory can be configured to six
different sizes from 1MB to 64MB. In addition, the
G486-EVB is equipped with three 32-bit VESA
VL-Bus, and six 16-bit and one 8-bit ISA expansion
slots.

Summary of Contents for G486-EVB

Page 1: ...G486 EVB Rev A SystemBoard User sManual D24341209...

Page 2: ...nformation 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: ...lar 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 correct...

Page 4: ...d Deep Green Cache Configuration Jumper Settings for Cache Memory CPU Installation and Upgrade Jumper Settings for CPUs Installing Upgrade CPUs Installing the System Board Initial Setup Program Award...

Page 5: ...pendix B System Error Report Appendix C Memory and I O Maps Appendix D 16 Bit ISA I O Pin Assignments Appendix E VL Bus I O Pin Assignments Appendix F Connector Pin Assignments Appendix G Award BIOS H...

Page 6: ...ncluding the energy saving SL En hanced CPUs The system board may be equipped with an 80486SX or 80486DX at 25 33 MHz an 80486DX2 at 50 66 MHz and when equipped with optional 3 3V support an 80486DX4...

Page 7: ...6DX 25 33 and Cx486DX2 50 66 Energy Efficient Design Intel SL Enhanced CPU ready Supports system power management Supports CPU stopped clock Supports optional external power management switch Supports...

Page 8: ...pend mode transitions using SMM type of CPUs and SMM software handler Built in hardware auto transition mechanism Microsoft APM supported PCB 4 layers 1 3 u Introduction PackageChecklist The G486 EVB...

Page 9: ...dity extreme cold and water can damage the operational capabilities of your system board Avoid soft surfaces such as beds and carpeted floors which can hinder air circulation These areas also attract...

Page 10: ...install it 2 Do all preparation work on a static free surface with components facing up 3 Hold the system board by its edges only Be careful not to touch any of the components contacts or connections...

Page 11: ...4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB or 64MB of onboard memory When installing the HSIM modules populate Bank 0 first followed by Bank 1 and so on Failure to do so will cause the system board to work improperly The fol...

Page 12: ...verview LocationsoftheHSIMMSocketsontheG486 EVBSystemBoard EC802G EC100G Bank3 Bank2 Bank1 Bank0 Pin1oftheHSIMMsocket InstallingtheModules HSIMMs simply snap into a socket on the system board Pin 1 of...

Page 13: ...l it locks in place in the socket BoardConfiguration The G486 EVB is designed with jumpers to configure the board Make sure that the jumpers are set correctly before installing the system board into y...

Page 14: ...rSettings LocationsofJumpersJP3andJP10 LocationsofJumpersJP3andJP10 ontheG486 EVBSystemBoard EC802G EC100G JP3 JP10 JumperJP3 Internal Battery Select The G486 EVB comes with an internal battery If you...

Page 15: ...4 or your system will lose its CMOS settings when powered off JumperJP10 EPROMType Jumper JP10 should be set to match the type of EPROM installed on the G486 EVB system board On FlashEPROM28F010 Off E...

Page 16: ...EnergyStarCompliantSystemBoard JumperSettingsforVL BusAdd onBoards LocationsofJumpersJP50andJP51 ontheG486 EVBSystemBoard JP50 JP51 2 8 u Installation Overview EC802G EC100G...

Page 17: ...Zero Wait State set JP50 to On otherwise a system error may occur On WriteOneWaitState Default Off WriteZeroWaitState JumperJP51 CPUSpeedforVL BusBoard If a VL Bus board is installed in the G486 EVB s...

Page 18: ...orted by the G486 EVB allow you to select from two different energy saving modes If you have a standard Intel 486DX SX OverDrive Processor or AMD 486DXL the G486 EVB will run in Light Green mode If yo...

Page 19: ...d One 8K x 8 or 32K x 8 20ns SRAM is needed for tag RAM to store the cacheable addresses refer to the table below The location of the SRAM sockets on the system board is shown on the next page CacheSi...

Page 20: ...e memory is limited to 32MB Any memory over 32MB will be non cacheable When the system board is installed with 256K cache it only supports a maximum of 48MB onboard memory If 512K cache is installed i...

Page 21: ...EC100G LocationsofJumpersJP19 JP21andJP26 JP28 ontheG486 EVBSystemBoard JP20 JP21 JP26 JP27 JP19 JP28 CacheMemorySize Jumpers JP19 JP20 JP21 JP26 JP27 JP28 128KB 512KB 256KB Off 2 3On 2 3On O n O n O...

Page 22: ...cation U29 of the system board to make upgrading flexible and easy Make sure the jumpers are set correctly before applying power or you may damage the CPU or system board The G486 EVB system board sup...

Page 23: ...15 JumperSettingsforCPUs EC802G EC100G Locations of Jumpers JP17 JP18 JP22 JP25 JP29 JP31 JP32 JP36 JP37 JP49 S1 S2andS3ontheG486 EVBSystemBoard JP17 JP18 JP29 JP30 JP31 S 3 S 1 S 2 JP32 JP37 JP36 JP...

Page 24: ...Intel 486SX 486DX DX2 or Intel486TM OverDrive Processor is installed Off O n JP49 Off O n JP25 2 1 3 2 3 On 1 3 2 1 2 On JP22 JP24 JP22 1 2On 1 2On 2 3On 2 3On 2 3On 2 3On Off JP49 Off Off Off Off Off...

Page 25: ...O n O n Off O n O n Off Off O n JP30 Off 2 3On 2 3On 2 3On Off 2 3On 2 3On Off Off 2 3On JP29 2 3On 1 2On 1 2On 1 2On 2 3On 1 2On 1 2On 2 3On 2 3On 1 2On CPUType 486SX 486DX DX2 Intel486TM OverDrive...

Page 26: ...5 Volt and 3 3 Volt CPUs Set Jumper Block JP32 according to the voltage of the CPU installed in your system board Warning If you are using a 3 3 Volt CPU this jumper block must be set to 3 3 Volt Oth...

Page 27: ...tch the speed of the CPU installed on the G486 EVB system board CPUSpeed 25MHz 33MHz 40MHz JP36 1 2On 1 2On 1 2On S 1 O n O n O n JP37 1 2On 1 2On 1 2On S 2 Off O n O n S 3 Off O n Off Default setting...

Page 28: ...on U29 of the system board The ZIF socket allows easy CPU upgrades and minimizes the chance of breaking off CPU pins The location of the ZIF socket on the G486 EVB system board is shown below 2 20 u I...

Page 29: ...Insertion Force ZIF Socket Warning Open the socket only if actually installing an upgrade CPU The warranty on the original CPU will be voided if the S N seal is broken Installation of an OverDriveTM...

Page 30: ...e of the ZIF socket upward Position the upgrade CPU above the socket Make sure pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket Lower the chip until the pins are inserted properly in their corresp...

Page 31: ...G486 EVB Lifting the Handle CPUPin1 PositioningtheCPUAbovetheZIFSocket Installation Overview u 2 23 Handle...

Page 32: ...ace must be kept free above the CPU Do not run cables or other obstructions in this area The cables floppy drive hard drive CD ROM etc must be routed clear of the CPU with a minimum of 0 25 horizontal...

Page 33: ...t static electricity discharges InstallingtheSystemBoard Step1 Unlock your system unit Turn off the power and dis connect all power cords and cables Step2 Remove the system unit cover Refer to the man...

Page 34: ...are dependent upon the memory configuration and type of modules you intend to use Step6 Set the appropriate jumpers Step7 Install the prepared G486 EVB system board into the case and replace the screw...

Page 35: ...keys If you do not press the above keys at the correct time the following error message will appear Press F1 to continue Ctrl Alt Esc or Del to enter Setup If you have set a password and selected Syst...

Page 36: ...up utility A screen similar to the one below will appear Use the arrow keys to highlight the option you want and press Enter StandardCMOSSetup Use the arrow keys to highlight the Standard CMOS Setup a...

Page 37: ...the appropriate type for the drive The G486 EVB has 46 pre set types and one user definable type Use the Page Up or Page Down keys to select the appropriate type for the drive The table in Appendix G...

Page 38: ...ter Note When HDD type is User the Mode option will be opened for the user to select their own HDD mode DriveAandDriveB These options are used to select the type of floppy disk drives installed in yo...

Page 39: ...these items your computer automatically detects and displays them The Other Memory size refers to the memory located between 640K and 1024K This is the memory address space used for different applica...

Page 40: ...e options may be Enabled or Disabled However if your system is using a VESA IDE these options should always be set to Disabled If you choose System in the Security Option you will be prompted for a pa...

Page 41: ...ou to modify some functions to optimize system performance If you press Enter a screen similar to the one below will appear The IDE Hard Disk Prefetch IDE Turbo Read and IDE Turbo Write options are fu...

Page 42: ...ighlight the Power Management Setup and press Enter a screen similar to the one below will appear Choosing User Defined in the Power Management option will allow you to set the time of the Standby Mod...

Page 43: ...nless you are possibly having hardware problems Highlight this option on the main menu and press Enter The message below will appear LoadBIOSDefaults Y N N Type Y and press Enter to return to the BIOS...

Page 44: ...option and press Enter The message below will appear EnterPassword Type in the password You are limited to eight charac ters Type in a password that is eight characters long or shorter When done the m...

Page 45: ...nd Large If your HDD does not support LBA mode the LBA option under Mode will not appear If your HDD has 1024 or fewer cylinders the Large option under Mode will not appear The screen displays the par...

Page 46: ...BA LogicalBlockAddressing Mode The LBA mode is a new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 Megabyte limitation The number of cylinders heads and sectors shown on the screen may not be the actual nu...

Page 47: ...BIOS tells the operating system that the number of cylinders is 1 2 of actual and that the number of heads is double the actual During disk access the reverse con version is done by the INT13h routine...

Page 48: ...he message below will appear SavetoCMOSandExit Y N N Type Y and press Enter The following message will appear RebootSystem Y N N Type Y and press Enter The modifications you have made will be written...

Page 49: ...Enter The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc or Del after memory testing is done Init...

Page 50: ...ubt refer to the Board Configuration section 2 Verify that all HSIM modules are seated securely into the bank sockets 3 Make sure that the HSIM modules are in the correct location 4 Make sure that the...

Page 51: ...ules The following modules have been tested with this board Most untested brands will work but a few may fail to do so ForHSIM256Kx36Modules Brand ChipNumber OKI M51C256A 70 ForHSIM1Mx36Modules Brand...

Page 52: ...This code indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two...

Page 53: ...DISPLAYSWITCHISSETINCORRECTLY Display switch on the motherboard can be set to other monochrome or color This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup Determine which...

Page 54: ...YBOARDERRORORNOKEYBOARDPRESENT Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot If you are purposely configurating the system w...

Page 55: ...OR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated OFFENDINGSEGMENT This message is used in conjunction with the I O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segme...

Page 56: ...GFORSEGMENT Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory SYSTEMHALTED CTRL ALT DEL TOREBOOT Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted Press and hold down...

Page 57: ...rdMemory 009FFFF BoardRAM 00A0000to 128KVideo Reserved for Graphics Display 00BFFFF DisplayMemory Memory 00C0000to 192KI O ReservedforROMonI O 00EFFFF ExpansionROM AdapterCard 00F0000to 64KROMon Syste...

Page 58: ...rocessor ExtensionBusy 0F1 Reset Numeric Processor Extension 0F8 OFF NumericProcessorExtension 1F0 1F8 FixedDisk 200 207 GameI O 278 27F Parallel Printer Port 2 2F8 2FF Serial Port 2 300 31F Prototype...

Page 59: ...05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 C SBHE LA23 LA22 LA21 LA20 LA19 LA18 LA17 Memr Memw SD08 SD09 SD10 SD11 SD12 SD13 SD14 SD15 B Gnd ResetDrv 5VDC IRQ9 5VDC DRQ2 12VDC O W S 12VDC Gnd SEMEMW SE...

Page 60: ...4 ADR22 Vcc ADR20 ADR18 ADR16 ADR14 ADR12 ADR10 ADR08 GND ADR06 ADR04 WBACK BE0 Vcc BE1 BE2 GND BE3 ADS LRDY LDEV x LREQ x GND LGNT x Vcc ID2 ID3 ID4 LKEN LEADS B DAT00 DAT02 DAT04 DAT06 DAT08 GND DAT...

Page 61: ...RDY 1 I I N A O LREQ x 4 1 I I O O M IO 1 O I O I RDYRTN 1 O O I I RESET 1 O O I I W R 1 O I O I WBACK 1 O O I N A power 8 ground 14 reserved 1 Total per slot 112 1 Direction of signals for the LBC if...

Page 62: ...1 LEDSignal 2 Reserved 3 Ground 4 KeylockSignal 5 Ground v AppendixF ConnectorPinAssignments ConnectorJP14 External Battery Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Voltage Reserved Ground Ground ConnectorJP40...

Page 63: ...1 SpeakerConnector Pin 1 2 3 4 Function Signal Connector to Buzzer Ground 5V ConnectorD6 StandbyModeLED Pin 1 2 Function Ground Signal JumperJP44 StandbyModeSwitchConnector Pin 1 2 Function Ground Sig...

Page 64: ...EnergyStarCompliantSystemBoard ConnectorJP45 Reset Switch Connector Pin Function 1 Reset 2 Ground F 3 u Appendix F...

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