LPM30 Multimedia
System Board Manual
Document Number: 06-00232-01, Rev. 3A
February 1995
232 E. Warren Ave., Fremont, CA 94539-7085
Page 1: ...LPM30 Multimedia System Board Manual Document Number 06 00232 01 Rev 3A February 1995 232 E Warren Ave Fremont CA 94539 7085...
Page 2: ...ent from Micronics COPYRIGHT C 1994 Micronics Computers Inc 232 E Warren Ave Fremont California 94539 7085 Portions of the Manual Portions of this manual were copied with permission from Phoenix Tech...
Page 3: ...essors If using a 3 3V or 4 0V processor you must install a Power Module Appendix E Failure to install a Power Module could result in damage to the CPU 3 Configure and verify the system board s jumper...
Page 4: ...omatically configure the drive for you Chapter 4 9 After you have configured the BIOS settings press the Esc key followed by the F4 key to save the changes and exit The system will reboot 10 Install t...
Page 5: ...System Memory 3 3 SIMMs Supported 3 3 Memory Configurations 3 4 Installing the SIMMs 3 5 Removing SIMMs 3 5 Installing a CPU 3 6 Upgrading to 256K of Cache Memory 3 7 Video Memory Upgrading to 2 MB 3...
Page 6: ...Drives Only 4 4 Base Memory and Extended Memory 4 4 Video Card 4 4 System Speed 4 4 Cache 4 4 External Cache Mode 4 5 CPU Type 4 5 Setting the CMOS Extended Screen 4 5 System BIOS 4 5 Video BIOS 4 6 O...
Page 7: ...allation Procedure 6 2 AutoCAD 386 R10 R11 R12 6 3 IBM OS 2 Presentation Manager 2 1 6 4 Installation Procedure 6 4 De Installation Procedure 6 5 Intergraph MicroStation 4 0 6 6 Microsoft Windows NT 6...
Page 8: ...6 Sustain 8 6 Key Z Player Accompanied 8 6 Audio Applications 9 1 Using Audio Recorder 9 1 Recording an Audio File 9 2 Playing an Audio File 9 3 Changing the Waveform 9 4 Adding the Volume Control an...
Page 9: ...ndDrive 16 Controller Specifications D 2 14 400 Fax Modem Module Specifications Optional D 4 Environmental Specifications D 5 Temperature Range D 5 Relative Humidity D 5 Battery Disposal D 6 Installin...
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Page 11: ...excellent foundation for an advanced personal computer or workstation Micronics is a forerunner in VESA Localbus technology The VESA Localbus Architecture provides high performance for Graphical User...
Page 12: ...accept 14 400 Faxmodem module optional Ethernet network adapter module optional 3 3V and 4 0V power modules for low voltage CPU s m Accepts up to 256K of external cache m On board Localbus IDE control...
Page 13: ...is to ground yourself using a special wrist or ankle strap If you do not have a strap you should touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object After you have grounded yourself ground the LPM30...
Page 14: ...2 2 Micronics LPM30 System Board Manual LPM30 Components Figure 2 1 LPM30 System Board...
Page 15: ...result in damage to the CPU Table 2 1 lists the voltage requirements for CPUs supported by this system board CPU Manufacturer s Voltage 486SX Intel AMD 5 0V 486DX Intel AMD 5 0V 486DX2 Intel 5 0V 486D...
Page 16: ...2 3 4 open 2 3 open 2 3 Cyrix 486DX DX2 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 3 open 1 2 Table 2 2 CPU Jumper Settings CPU W35 W38 W40 W41 W43 W44 W45 486SX open 3 4 4 5 3 4 1 2 open open 486DX DX2 open 3 4 4 5 3 4 1...
Page 17: ...tting W39 128K 256K 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 W42 128K 256K open close Table 2 5 External Cache Size Selection Table 2 6 lists the jumper settings to enable or disable the IDE controller Jumper Function Setting...
Page 18: ...r IRQ7 or IRQ5 Jumper Function Setting W5 IRQ7 IRQ5 1 2 2 3 Table 2 9 Parallel Port IRQ Selection Table 2 10 lists the jumper settings to select the DMA channel for the parallel port ECP EPP mode DMA...
Page 19: ...AC enabled default RAMDAC disabled Feature enabled open close Table 2 13 Enabling the VGA Feature Connector Table 2 14 lists the jumper settings to enable or disable the on board sound controller Jump...
Page 20: ...r s DRQ DRQ Setting Jumper DRQ0 DRQ1 default DRQ3 None W8 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 W9 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 Table 2 17 Sound Controller DRQ Selection Table 2 18 lists the jumper settings to enable or disable the buz...
Page 21: ...mper back on pins 1 and 2 Jumper Function Setting W25 Normal Operation default Reset CMOS 1 2 2 3 Table 2 20 CMOS Reset Jumper Table 2 21 lists reserved jumper settings Do not reconfigure these jumper...
Page 22: ...onnector Contact Micronics to order J11 Modem Connector Contact Micronics to order J14 J18 Power Supply Connectors SPKR Speaker Sound Controller LINE OUT Line Level Output Sound Controller LINE IN Lin...
Page 23: ...ve a clear work space and that you adhere to all anti static precautions described on page 2 1 Micronics recommends that only trained technicians operate on the system board Damage which occurs to the...
Page 24: ...rtment Tools Required Micronics recommends using the following tools to install the LPM30 m Small Phillips screwdriver m Tweezers or a pair of needle nose pliers m Tray to hold loose screws Equipment...
Page 25: ...his section will explain the type of SIMMs supported list the memory configura tions supported and show how to physically install the new SIMMs SIMMs Supported The LPM30 supports the following 72 pin...
Page 26: ...x36 16MB 2MBx36 2MBx36 24MB 2MBx36 2MBx36 2MBx36 24MB 2MBx36 2MBx36 1MBx36 1MBx36 32MB 8MBx36 32MB 4MBx36 4MBx36 32MB 2MBx36 2MBx36 2MBx36 2MBx36 40MB 4MBx36 4MBx36 1MBx36 1MBx36 48MB 4MBx36 4MBx36 2M...
Page 27: ...h the notch on the SIMM socket Figure 3 1 2 Insert the SIMM at a 45 degree angle 3 Gently push the SIMM into an upright position until it locks into place past the release tabs Figure 3 1 Installing a...
Page 28: ...p with pin 1 on the socket Refer to Figure 3 2 for pin 1 location 4 Push the lever down to its original position 5 Configure the board using the tables in Chapter 2 The new CPU is now ready to operate...
Page 29: ...rade to 256K cache carefully install four 32Kx8 15ns SRAMs into the open SRAM sockets on the lower right hand corner of the system board Figure 3 3 After installing the cache upgrade refer to Table 2...
Page 30: ...0 comes standard with 1MB of video memory To upgrade to 2MB of video memory install 256Kx16 60ns video memory chips into Socket U22 and Socket U23 Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Upgrading to 2MB of Video RAM N...
Page 31: ...t the card with the bottom edge level Never insert the card at an angle 4 Holding the card at the center of the top edge gently push straight in Do not force the card If it does not fit take it out an...
Page 32: ...cover 3 Insert the card with the bottom edge level to the slot Never insert the card at an angle 4 Carefully push the card straight in while securing the other side of the riser card with your free ha...
Page 33: ...d with the bottom edge level to the slot Never insert the card at an angle 4 Carefully push the card straight in while securing the other side of the riser card with your free hand Make sure the card...
Page 34: ...can connect 4 or 8 ohm external speakers or headphones to the SoundDrive 16 audio controller The speakers and headphones plug into the Speaker jack on the back of the LPM30 Joystick Plug the joystick...
Page 35: ...ut of the SoundDrive 16 audio controller to your home stereo VCR or amplified speakers Installing the Optional Faxmodem Module The LPM30 supports an optional faxmodem module which can be ordered from...
Page 36: ...n the computer system off and remove its cover 4 Locate the fax connector illustrated in Figure 2 1 5 Insert the module with the bottom edge level to the connector Figure 3 12 Never insert the module...
Page 37: ...ckout up and down until it breaks free Figure 3 13 Removing the Ethernet Module Knockout After you have removed the knockout follow the steps below 1 Refer to the antistatic precautions described on p...
Page 38: ...Figure 3 14 Installing the Ethernet Module 3 16 Micronics LPM30 System Board Manual Click here to continue to the next chapter...
Page 39: ...off the first time you boot the system If you have any difficulties they will be easier to correct Initial Boot Up Power up the LPM30 If the system doesn t properly boot check all your cables and peri...
Page 40: ...ssage another message displays indicating the choice to press F1 to continue boot up or F2 to run the Setup procedure Normally you will press Ctrl Alt and Esc simultaneously to begin the Setup procedu...
Page 41: ...rameters To change or view any of these parameters press Ctrl Alt and Esc simultaneously This can be done at any time but it is recommended after first rebooting the system Setting the CMOS Parameters...
Page 42: ...ALLED To manually configure the hard drive select USER CONFIG Press the down arrow key and type in the appropriate parameters To automatically configure an IDE hard drive select AUTO CONFIG Drives tha...
Page 43: ...le CPUs Setting the CMOS Extended Screen You can toggle between the Main screen and the Extended screen Figure 4 3 using the PgUp and PgDn key Figure 4 3 CMOS Extended Screen System BIOS The System BI...
Page 44: ...the manufacturer s specifications to deter mine the optimal setting The default setting is NORMAL Slave Speed The speed can be set for NORMAL MEDIUM or FAST To improve the performance of your system...
Page 45: ...2K 1M 2M and 4M To select the memory to be Non Cacheable use the keys to change the first three zeros to the appropriate address only these zeros can be changed It must start from 0000000h to 0FF0000h...
Page 46: ...the changes and reboot After the system reboots press Ctrl Alt and Esc simultaneously to re enter the setup program On re entering the Setup program you will be asked to enter a new password After yo...
Page 47: ...addresses between the range of 2E0 to 2EF such as COM 4 2E8 If they are occupied change the device s to a different range outside of 2E0 through 2EF Make sure LAN cards scanner cards and other adapter...
Page 48: ...the utilities into the appropriate floppy drive 3 From the drive where the utilities diskette is located type INSTALL and press Enter 4 After the INSTALL program is initialized and loaded the Main Men...
Page 49: ...e selection and pressing Enter 2 Review the information in the INFO BOX and take any necessary action as directed Quick Setup You must specify a monitor in QUICK SETUP Proper monitor selection is nece...
Page 50: ...resh rate set the resolution to Not Supported Warning Do not exceed the monitor specifications Using a refresh rate i e vertical frequency that is higher than specified may damage your monitor A scram...
Page 51: ...8 Changes made to the boot files CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT are active only if you reboot the computer If you encounter errors or suspect the hard disk is full refer to the Troubleshooting section in...
Page 52: ...able mode for your system M 16 bit All coprocessor accesses are 16 bit wide Certain computer systems may lock up when in this mode If this happens select 8 bit Host M 8 bit Host Only data transfers be...
Page 53: ...et to factory defaults using the INSTALL program If the card works in another system the problem is likely due to incorrect configuration Test Patterns OK Applications Do Not Sync M The wrong monitor...
Page 54: ...Memory Aperture you must select a location above but not overlapping System Memory S BIOS B or Reserved R locations If the problem is due to address limitations inherent with the ISA bus architecture...
Page 55: ...t error Run Detailed RAM Test to confirm the error and identify address of the error Detailed memory test error Run Detailed RAM Test several times to confirm the error and take notes of any messages...
Page 56: ...May Conflict Ignore this message if the system has 12MB or more system memory and the Memory Aperture feature is disabled If the system CMOS configuration has Video BIOS Shadowing enabled reboot the s...
Page 57: ...ation about the driver Installation Applications use video device drivers to display data on the screen The mach64 drivers give you more screen resolutions and color depths than standard device driver...
Page 58: ...rd disk and cleans up all associated Windows and MVA files Perform the following steps to de install driver using Microsoft Windows 3 1 1 Record the location of the Windows application 2 Run the mach6...
Page 59: ...ation of the AutoCADprogram files before you start the mach64 installation program You will need this information later 2 Run the mach64 installation program and SELECT DRIVERS INSTAL LATION from the...
Page 60: ...rform the following steps to install driver using the IBM OS 2 1 Start OS 2 2 1 to ensure it uses the Video Graphics Array VGA driver before continuing with this procedure 2 Insert the mach64 installa...
Page 61: ...t the Screen tab in the System Settings window e Select desired resolution and color depth from list f Close the System Settings window g Do a shutdown of OS 2 then restart your computer Note The reso...
Page 62: ...ng steps to install driver using Intergraph MicroStation 1 Ensure MicroStation is properly installed on your system before continu ing with this procedure 2 Run the mach64 installation program and SEL...
Page 63: ...r 4 Restart Windows NT Note If the NT driver resolution selected is not supported the display reverts to 640x480 regardless of the resolution setting selected in the Presentation Manager driver setup...
Page 64: ...ed on your system before continuing with this procedure 2 Run the mach64 installation program and SELECT DRIVERS INSTAL LATION from the main menu 3 From the list of applications select Microsoft Word...
Page 65: ...ELECT DRIVERS INSTAL LATION from the Main Menu 3 From the list of applications select WordPerfect 4 When prompted insert the disk and enter the source drive and directory information of the disk 5 Whe...
Page 66: ...splay mode as follows a Run WordPerfect press Shift F1 for the Setup option b Press D for Display c Press G for Graphics Screen Type d Press S for Screen Type e Select VESA VBE VESA BIOS Extension and...
Page 67: ...peakers to the SoundDrive 16 connect the speaker cable to the LINE OUT jack on the back of the system board Figure 3 10 4 If you are connecting a microphone to the SoundDrive 16 connect the microphone...
Page 68: ...atically updates your CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files 7 At this point you must exit Windows and reboot your system The CD ROM drive is initialized on bootup If it does not initialize on bootup check...
Page 69: ...phone You can connect a 300 600 ohm microphone to the LPM30 Plug it into the MIC jack on the back of the system board Figure 3 10 CD ROM The LPM30 supports IDE CD ROM drives and has an MPC Level 2 aud...
Page 70: ...le to the MPC 2 compatible CD ROM audio connector on the LPM30 system board Figure 3 10 4 You are now ready to setup the SoundDrive 16 sound controller Follow the Hardware Installation and Software In...
Page 71: ...ke advantage of the multime dia capabilities of SoundDrive 16 The utilities and audio applications are automatically installed using the SETUP EXE program Refer to Chapter 7 if you have not installed...
Page 72: ...r utility FDAUDIO A Terminate and Stay Resident TSR utility is used as an audio CD player Once it is loaded into memory FDAUDIO may be accessed from within a program by pressing the SHIFT ALT CTRL key...
Page 73: ...aphic piano keyboard display graphic mixer with volume channel patch pan and mute control and over 40 song styles To run Key Z Player From the Orchid Audio Applications program group double click on t...
Page 74: ...ffers the following four features MIDI Mapper allows you to view your current MIDI Mapper settings from inside Key Z Player Note All notes from Key Z Player are routed through the Mapper Refer to the...
Page 75: ...oard has seven full octaves Mixer features 16 channels and allows you to control the Patch Volume Pan and Mute of each track in the Song File Make sure the patch for each track is set to an appropriat...
Page 76: ...perform melodies while being accompanied by any standard MIDI Song File played in real time To play Key Z Player Accompanied 1 Open the Song Player window by clicking on the Player menu button 2 Clic...
Page 77: ...mpatible with Microsoft Windows Sound Recorder for recording editing and playback The Audio Recorder can record and playback in WAV format and AUD format The WAV format is Microsoft Windows 3 1 format...
Page 78: ...veform of the current audio file Recording an Audio File To record a new file 1 From the File menu click on New The following screen appears Figure 9 2 Sound Attributes Screen 2 Select your sampling r...
Page 79: ...sion format you want Click on the OK button The compressed audio file is saved as a AUD file You can use the Recording Control window to regulate the mix of audio from several sources See the Recordin...
Page 80: ...ct a selected portion of the waveform click anywhere in the waveform display m To select the entire file double click anywhere in the waveform display Adding the Volume Control and Mixer You can regul...
Page 81: ...Mixes another audio file with the current audio file at the beginning or at the end The audio files will blend together and play simultaneously Mixing a file may increase the length of the current au...
Page 82: ...e of a microphone to each audio file To select another picture more representative of the audio file s contents click on the Set Picture button 4 From the Set Picture screen select the picture to appe...
Page 83: ...rom a microphone compact disk player synthesizer or any other Line In source The Recording Control displays the recording level and stereo balance controls for each of your computer s hardware sources...
Page 84: ...ith the Audio Recorder during playback If you are playing multiple sources you can use the Mixer to combine them and use the Volume Control as the master regulator The Volume Control receives input fr...
Page 85: ...audio from the file with audio from other sources The Volume Control acts as a master regulator of the combined signal from the Mixer The Mixer can receive input from a waveform audio file a micro pho...
Page 86: ...ear PCM 8 bits or 16 bits and ESPCM low 4 bits compression System Requirements Use the Extended Recorder with a hard disk compression utility only if you have a high performance system and are using a...
Page 87: ...owing screen appears Figure 9 9 extended Recorder Expanded View The expanded view enlarges the Extender Recorder window to show the length of the recording sample rate mono or stereo bits per sample a...
Page 88: ...l interludes The Phrases folder contains phrases used in business settings The Sound folder contains a variety of mechanical and animal sound clips Talking Calculator The Talking Calculator is an audi...
Page 89: ...or ENTER performs any operation on the previous numbers F9 Changes the sign of the displayed number 1 x r Calculates the reciprocal of the displayed number Back Backspace Deletes the rightmost digit...
Page 90: ...Screen Chime continues to make announcements when you reduce it to an icon All Chime parameters can be set by selecting the Settings menu To access Help click on Contents from the Help menu in the Chi...
Page 91: ...Help menu in the Timer window The Audio Reminder The Audio Reminder features two alarms with different time sound and snooze setups These reminders are set up as alarms which will play the selected au...
Page 92: ...ze of the Clock window and move it wherever you wish so the current time including seconds and date appear on the screen When the Talking Clock is set to Always Minimize it will continue to display an...
Page 93: ...the size of the Stopwatch window and move it wherever you wish so the time lapsed including minutes and seconds appears on the screen Stopwatch continues to display and keep time when you reduce it t...
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Page 95: ...may be able to fix your problem and avoid having to contact the Micronics Technical Support Department or if these steps do not help you solve your problem they will most certainly give you a better h...
Page 96: ...change its addressing or select another address for SoundDrive 16 Refer to Chapter 2 for available addresses Symptom 3 Certain applications do not play sound Check 1 Verify the SoundDrive 16 and the...
Page 97: ...the settings of the statement match the configuration for the SoundDrive 16 and the software application 3 Verify there is sufficient base memory to run the software application If you are configurin...
Page 98: ...be done by opening the Driver icon from the Control Panel and double clicking on the driver 2 If the WAV file keeps repeating this indicates an IRQ conflict Symptom 8 I received the error message Cou...
Page 99: ...using a disk doubling utility When you record you are record ing directly to the hard drive Disk compression utilities can affect the performance of the hard drive 3 Have you defragmented your hard dr...
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Page 101: ...RIKE F1 TO RETRY BOOT Disk is not formatted or is defective Replace the diskette with a formatted diskette and retry DISPLAY ADAPTER FAILED USING ALTERNATE The color monochrome switch is not set corre...
Page 102: ...T INSTALLED Cannot find diskette controller for drive A Install or replace controller card FDD B IS NOT INSTALLED Cannot find diskette controller for drive B Install or replace controller card KEYBOAR...
Page 103: ...the diskette with a bootable diskette and retry DECREASING AVAILABLE MEMORY or MEMORY FAILURE AT AAAAAAAA READ XXXX EXPECTING YYYY where AAAAAAAA failing address XXXX data read and YYYY data written...
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Page 105: ...3 beep code will sound like one beep a pause three beeps consecutively another pause and then three more beeps One beep code is often misunderstood If a video card is not installed or is failing the...
Page 106: ...Programmable Interrupt Controller 20 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24 Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28 Autosize DRAM 2A Clear 512K base RAM 2C 3 4 1 Test 512K base...
Page 107: ...cache size 6C Display shadow message 6E Display non disposable segments 70 Display error messages 72 Check for configuration errors 74 Test real time clock 76 Check for keyboard errors 7C Set up hardw...
Page 108: ...BF Check virus and backup reminders C0 Try to boot with INT 19 D0 Interrupt handler error D2 Unknown interrupt error D4 Pending Interrupt D6 Initialize option ROM error D8 Shutdown error DA Extended B...
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Page 111: ...sion One proprietary slot supports VL Bus or PCI Riser card slot configuration varies depending on case design Chip Sets Micronics X30 single chip ASIC CMD 640B Mode 3 Localbus IDE controller SMC 665...
Page 112: ...rive 2 88 1 44 1 2 720K 360K IDE Support Supports two IDE hard disks LBA support Burn in 48 hours minimum SoundDrive 16 Controller Specifications Features Full compatibility with the following sound a...
Page 113: ...s of 2 1 3 1 and 4 1 Audio Amplifier Frequency Response 20Hz to 22KHz Stereo Digitized Audio Recording 8 bit and 16 bit sample modes Sampling Rate of 2KHz to 44 1KHz MIDI Sound Blaster type Joystick M...
Page 114: ...and receive Transmit Level 10 dBm Receive Level 10 dBm to 43 dBm Command Set Extended AT command set EIA 578 Service Class 1 commands Profile Storage NVRAM allow storage of two user configurations and...
Page 115: ...environmental specifications Temperature Range Operating 50 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit 10 to 40 degrees Celsius Non Operating 50 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit 10 to 60 degrees Celsius Shipping 22 to 140 d...
Page 116: ...OT open battery dispose of in fire recharge put in backwards mix with used or other battery types May explode or leak and cause personal injury Micronics LPX30WB System Board Manual D 6 Click here to...
Page 117: ...e your system board for a 3 3V or 4 0V processor you will need to order a Power Module If you do not have one contact Micronics Customer Service department at 510 651 2300 Note The Power Module partia...
Page 118: ...elow Figure E 2 Figure E 2 Installing a Power Module After you have installed the Power Module secure it with a tie strap Figure E 3 and your installation is complete Figure E 3 Securing the Power Mod...
Page 119: ...Memory EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture ISA Industry Standard Architecture Jumpers A device on the system board used to configure certain information on the board POST Power On Self Test...
Page 120: ...levision reception can be determined by turning the equipment off and on The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures M Reorient the receiving ant...
Page 121: ...d are not intended to form the basis of the bargain A receipt or copy of the invoice with the date of purchase from a Micronics reseller is required before any warranty service can be rendered Service...
Page 122: ...companying delivery of product Micronics disclaims all other warranties whether oral written expressed or implied including without limitation the warranties of design merchantabil ity or fitness for...
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