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Cyclone System Board Manual

16550 UART

 - A high speed chip for

controlling serial ports. Although un-
necessary for a mouse, it is required for
modems that are 14,400 baud or faster.

APM 

- An acronym for Advanced

Power Management. 

The APM speci-

fication defines a layer of software
that supports power management
in computers with power manage-
able hardware.

Asynchronous

 - Operations that do

not require the clocks of communicat-
ing devices to be coordinated. See Syn-
chronous.

Bidirectional Parallel Port

 - A type of

parallel port that can send and receive
information.

BIOS

 - An Acronym for Basic Input/

Output System. Configures the system
board and provides hardware informa-
tion to the operating system.

Bit

 - A contraction of Binary digit.

The smallest unit of information in a
binary number system. A bit repre-
sents a choice between either zero or
one.

Boot

 - To start up the computer and

load the operating system software. See
cold boot and warm boot.

Bus 

- A group of electronic paths used

to send data between parts of the sys-
tem. On a system board, the bus con-
nects the peripheral cards with the mi-
croprocessor via the expansion slots.

Glossary

Glossary

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Bus Mastering

 - The ability of a

peripheral card to control the bus with-
out requiring intervention of the CPU.

Byte

 - A group of adjacent bits treated

as a unit. Eight bits are typically con-
sidered one byte. Also called a charac-
ter.

Cache

 - A process where information

is copied from the slower memory
(DRAM) to the faster memory
(SRAM). Information that is likely to
be read or edited is stored in the cache
providing significant performance in-
creases.

Cache Hit

 - The percentage of  request

for data from memory that can be
served from the cache.

Cache Miss

 - A memory access which

cannot be supplied from cache.

Cold Boot

 - Starting the computer by

turning on the power or pressing the
RESET button. A cold boot makes the
processor execute all of the diagnostics.
See boot and warm boot.

CPU

 - An acronym for Central Pro-

cessing Unit. A CPU performs arith-
metic calculations, makes logical
decisions, and directs the operation of
the computer in conjunction with the
operating system.

DIMM

 - An acronym for Dual Inline

Memory Module. A small printed cir-
cuit board containing memory chips.

Summary of Contents for Cyclone Pentium

Page 1: ...Cyclone Pentium System Board Manual Document Number 06 00339 01 Rev 1A February1998 45365 Northport Loop West Fremont CA 94538 6417...

Page 2: ...this document and or product at any time and without notice All Rights Reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced trans lated or reduced to any medium or machine form without prio...

Page 3: ...e 11 Static Electricity 11 EnvironmentConsiderations 11 Cyclone System Board Diagram 12 Riser Card Diagram 13 JumperSettings 14 Chapter 3 Installing the Cyclone 19 Introduction 19 SystemMemorySupport...

Page 4: ...ced Screen 36 Security Screen 39 Power Screen 42 Boot Screen 45 Exit Screen 46 Chapter 5 Installing Device Drivers 47 About Device Drivers 47 InstallingtheSoundDrivers 47 InstallingtheGraphicsDrivers...

Page 5: ...stem Board Manual Appendix C Beep and POST Codes 57 Appendix D Updating the System BIOS 61 Appendix E Warranties and Notices 63 LimitedWarranty 63 Non WarrantyService 64 FCC Statement 65 Glossary 66 I...

Page 6: ...Submenu 38 Figure 4 6 Security Screen 39 Figure 4 7 Supervisor Password Submenu 40 Figure 4 8 Power Screen 42 Figure 4 9 Boot Screen 45 Figure 4 10 Exit Screen 46 List of Tables Table 2 1 System Speed...

Page 7: ...Micronics builds all products to exacting standards using the highest quality components available We are proud to provide this system board and believe you will be pleased with your purchase Special...

Page 8: ...g Regulator Silicon Integrated Systems SIS 5597 chipset SMC FDC37C669 Enhanced Ultra I O chip 512KPipelineBurstSRAM Two32 bitPCIslots Two 16 bit ISA slots One is a shared PCI ISA slot Two 3 3V unbuffe...

Page 9: ...ystem board has been thoroughly tested for compatibility with a variety of operating systems and envi ronments including Microsoft DOS6 2x Windows95 WindowsNT3 5x WindowsNT4 0 IBM OS 2Warp3 0 OS 2Warp...

Page 10: ...you see the Magnifying Glass it refers to something you should take a closer look at before proceeding further When you see the Exclamation Mark it gives important information on avoiding damage Commo...

Page 11: ...the system board and riser card s jumper settings refer to Jumper Settings in Chapter 2 5 Mount the riser card onto the chassis 6 Install the CPU and the system memory 7 Install the system board into...

Page 12: ...refer to Chapter 4 12 After you have configured the Main Setup menu make any desired setting configurations in the Ad vanced and Security menu When finished go to the exit screen select Save Changes...

Page 13: ...a special antistatic wrist or ankle strap If you do not have an antistatic strap available touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object such as the power supply or chassis of a computer that...

Page 14: ...Cyclone System Board Manual Cyclone System Board Chapter 2 Configuring the Cyclone 12 Figure 2 1 Cyclone System Board Diagram Figure 2 2 Back Panel Connections Back Panel Connections optional...

Page 15: ...Cyclone System Board Manual Chapter 2 Configuring the Cyclone 13 Riser Card Figure 2 3 Cyclone Rise Card Diagram...

Page 16: ...en 2 8V P55C Close Open Open Open Open 2 9V K6 166 K6 200 Open Close Open Open Open 3 2V K6 233 Open Open Close Open Open 2 2V K6 233 K6 266 Open Open Open Open Close CPU Speed Bus Speed W2 W3 W4 W5 W...

Page 17: ...ant to use your own VGA card Table 2 5 lists the settings for the Linear or Interleave Burst Mode Table 2 3 Clear CMOS Settings r e p m u J n o i t c n u F s g n i t t e S 1 1 W t l u a f e d l a m r...

Page 18: ...or disable the optional onboard wavetable r e p m u J n o i t c n u F s g n i t t e S 4 1 W t l u a f e d d n u o S e l b a n E d n u o S e l b a s i D 2 1 3 2 Table 2 6 Onboard Sound Selection r e p...

Page 19: ...t c e n n o C t r o P l e l l a r a P S O M C e h t t a d e l b a s i d e b n a C n e e r c s n o i t a r u g i f n o c 0 1 J r o t c e n n o C e r u t a e F 1 1 J r o t c e n n o C A G V 2 1 J r o t...

Page 20: ...p o l F 4 1 J r o t c e n n o C r e w o P X T A 2 2 J D E L I S C S e v i t c A I S C S 3 2 C N 4 1 t u p t u O 4 3 J n a F e s a C 6 3 J r e k a e p S C P C N 3 2 t u p t u O r e k a e p S 1 d n u o...

Page 21: ...ing peripherals or components may void the warranty If prob lems arise while installing peripherals contact the computer dealer where you purchased the peripheral or Micronics Technical Support Depart...

Page 22: ...llel and serialconnectors NOTE If you are unfamiliar with installing a system board Micronicshighlyrecommendsthatyoureadthecomputeruser s manual or contact your dealer s technical support department E...

Page 23: ...Ms If you follow these rules your upgrade should be trouble free Use 10ns or faster SDRAM or 70ns or faster EDO DIMMs DIMM memory modules support EDO and SDRAM unbuffered memorytypes Singled sided and...

Page 24: ...n memory con figurations The memory available depends on the number of DIMMs installed Table 3 1 Memory Configurations Memory DIMM 0 DIMM 1 16MB 2MBx64 32MB 4MBx64 32MB 2MBx64 2MBx64 48MB 2MBx64 4MBx6...

Page 25: ...2 Insert the DIMM at a 90 degree angle 3 Gently push the DIMM straight down until it locks into place past the release tabs Figure 3 1 Installing a 168 Pin DIMM Removing DIMMs To remove DIMMs follow...

Page 26: ...refer to Figure 2 1 Gently place the processor into the socket making sure pin 1 on the processor and pin 1 on the socket are aligned 5 Push the lever down until it locks into place 6 Make sure the s...

Page 27: ...d remove its cover 2 Choose an unused PCI slot and remove the slot 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 d...

Page 28: ...Choose an unused ISA slot and remove the slot 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 down making sure the...

Page 29: ...tion includes 16 bit stereo sound and a game and MIDI port See Chapter 5 for information on installing sound device drivers Connecting Sound Devices Game MIDI You can use the Game MIDI Port connector...

Page 30: ...processor supports up to 4MB of memory shared with the system The graphics processor provides high speed acceleration in all graphic modes and sup ports up to 1280x1024 resolution Connecting the Vide...

Page 31: ...cables and peripherals for bad connections You may also get beep codes or error messages If this occurs consult Appendix B for a guide to possible solutions After the system properly boots it is ready...

Page 32: ...layed on your monitor as shown in Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Power Up Screen When Press F2 to enter Setup appears at the bottom of the screen press the F2 key to start the Setup program The main CMOS Setup...

Page 33: ...oot Screen and Exit Screen To toggle between the screens press the right arrow and the left arrow keys Setting the Main Screen The CMOS Main screen is used to set the time and date to set the floppy d...

Page 34: ...e desired drive Use the keys to change the setting until it matches the floppy drive you installed The BIOS supports 2 88MB 1 44 1 25MB 1 2MB 720KB and 360KB floppy drives NOTE The 1 25MB 3 1 2 option...

Page 35: ...ic keyboard Setting the Floppy Check selection for Enabled default will check for the floppy disk type on bootup System Memory The System Memory category identifies the size of the base memory It cann...

Page 36: ...information may be in the manual which came with your system If not contact your dealer or the hard drive manufacturer to fill in this category If you are using a SCSI hard drive select None and refe...

Page 37: ...ller Select Disabled if your drive will not run at this speed The default setting is Enabled Transfer Mode This category sets the transfer speeds for IDE devices Theoptionsare Standard default FastPIO...

Page 38: ...een below Figure 4 4 Advanced Screen Peripheral Configuration To configure an I O device press ENTER The Periph eral Configuration submenu appears see Figure 4 5 USB Device Use this selection to enabl...

Page 39: ...tem settings to be secured from change by a Plug and Play operating system The default setting is No Large Disk Access Mode If you are using a Microsoft operating system MS DOS Windows or NT or any ot...

Page 40: ...nfigured using the following options Disabled No configuration Enabled User configuration Auto BIOSconfiguration andO SCon trolled O S configuration You can also set the Base I O Address and Interrupt...

Page 41: ...oppy disk controller The default is Enabled DMA Clock Select The selection allows you to select the DMA clock for 1 Bus Clock or 1 2 Bus Clock Security Screen The Security screen controls access to th...

Page 42: ...re safe so it will not be forgotten The password may be disabled by setting the new pass word to nothing pressing the ENTER key without first typing a password NOTE After a password is entered it is s...

Page 43: ...rotected The default setting is Normal When set for Write Protected it serves as a form of virus protection If the passwords are enabled this option may only be changed by the Supervisor Diskette Acce...

Page 44: ...es use the up and down arrow keys Figure 4 8 Power Screen Power Savings This selection allows you to change the system power management settings Maximum Power Savings con serves the greatest amount of...

Page 45: ...re making changes Customized must be selected in the Power Manage ment Mode selection Hard Disk Time out This selection sets the amount of time that elapses before the hard disk enters spin down mode...

Page 46: ...your external modem The default setting is Disabled Programmable Power On When this selection is enabled you can set the date and time for the system to wake up The default setting is Disabled Before...

Page 47: ...To move to the Boot Screen use the left and right arrow keys until it appears To move between the categories use the up and down arrow keys Figure 4 8 Boot Screen Boot Device Priority This selection a...

Page 48: ...configuring the BIOS select the Exit screen To move to the Exit Screen use the left and right arrow keys until it appears To move between the categories use the up and down arrow keys Figure 4 10 Exi...

Page 49: ...round of the computer system Usually a device driver is added to the CONFIG SYS file the AUTOEXEC BAT file or both Installing the Sound Drivers Once you have connected your external sound devices you...

Page 50: ...esoftwareiscopied theinstallprogramauto matically updates the system files Installing the Graphics Drivers Windows 95 1 Start Microsoft Windows 95 The New Hardware Found screen appears 2 Insert the Cy...

Page 51: ...r CPU Clock Select Frequency synthesizer chip Support for 50 60 66MHz CPU bus Chipset SIS 5597 SMC FDC37C669x Ultra I O chip Form Factor NLX form factor 9 x10 Four layer board Expansion Two 32 bit PCI...

Page 52: ...Blaster compatible 16 bit stereo sound Yamaha OPL4ML wavetable synthesis optional 4 pin CD ROM audio header MPC 2 4 pin modem header ATAPI 4 pin Line in header ATAPI Sound drivers Windows 95 and Windo...

Page 53: ...ritical Micronics recommends the following environmental specifica tions Temperature Range Operating 50 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit 10 to 40 degrees Celsius Non Operating 50 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit 10...

Page 54: ...ppendix A Technical Information Battery Disposal WARNING Please do not open battery dispose of in fire recharge put in backwards or mix with used or other battery types The battery may explode or leak...

Page 55: ...services Technical Support If you need technical assistance our Technical Support Engineers will be glad to help you You can contact us via telephone fax or BBS Before calling Technical Support pleas...

Page 56: ...o t o r p 3 7 3 3 6 3 6 5 2 1 4 4 n o i t a z i r o h t u A s l a i r e t a M n r u t e R A M R r i a p e r r o f s t c u d o r p n r u t e R m a 0 0 8 F M m p 5 4 4 o t T S P A S U 0 3 0 3 1 6 6 0 1...

Page 57: ...re X 0 or 1 The hard disk is not configured or working properly Rerun SETUP and check connections or replace hard disk FIXED DISK CONTROLLER FAILURE The controller card has failed Check configuration...

Page 58: ...ED Previous POST did not complete successfully Run Setup load default BIOS settings make any necessary adjustments and save the changes REAL TIME CLOCK ERROR Real time clock failed BIOS test May requi...

Page 59: ...th of the pauses between the beeps varies For example a 1 3 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 misund...

Page 60: ...on 1C Reset 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...

Page 61: ...6A Display external 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 er...

Page 62: ...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 Blo...

Page 63: ...em has rebooted the cursor will appear at the A prompt 3 NowyoucanruntheFLASHutilityfromthebootable floppy disk Refer to the README TXT file in cluded with the BIOS update for detailed instruc tions 4...

Page 64: ...Cyclone System Board Manual Appendix D Updating the System BIOS 62...

Page 65: ...e or inad equate heating or air conditioning or electrical power failures surges or other irregularities 4 any statement about the product other than those set forth in this warranty or 5 nonconformit...

Page 66: ...st profits or any indirect special incidental or consequential damages in connection with the product even if Micronics has been advised of the possibility of such damages Micronics makes no warrantie...

Page 67: ...interference to radio communications Interfer ence to radio or television reception can be determined by turning the equipment off and on You are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one...

Page 68: ...he sys tem On a system board the bus con nects the peripheral cards with the mi croprocessor via the expansion slots Glossary Glossary 66 Bus Mastering The ability of a peripheral card to control the...

Page 69: ...bit of data in a single row to be accessed quickly EPP An acronym for Enhanced Par allel Port A standard which increases the capabilities of the parallel port EPROM Acronym for Erasable Pro grammable...

Page 70: ...will automatically configure itself and work properly without requiring jumper configuration or device drivers POST An acronym for Power On Self Test A diagnostic program that is run whenever the syst...

Page 71: ...ay to connect devices to your desktop or notebook PC USB allows virtually un limited PC expansion with no more hassles over add in cards dip switches jumper cables software drivers IRQ settings DMA ch...

Page 72: ...es 55 BIOS Configuration 29 Setup 29 Bulletin Board System BBS 54 C Configuring the Cyclone 11 CPU Installation 24 D Diagram Cyclone 12 Riser Card 13 Device Drivers 47 E Extended Data Out EDO Memory 1...

Page 73: ...s 54 Troubleshooting 55 57 I Installation CPU 24 Installing the Cyclone 19 ISA Peripheral Card 26 PCI Peripheral Card 25 Quick Installation 9 J Jumper Settings 14 M Memory Configurations 22 Installing...

Page 74: ...chnical Specifications 49 Technical Support 53 Troubleshooting 55 57 U Updating the System BIOS 61 Utility Programs Utility Programs Advanced Screen 36 Advanced Screen Submenu 38 BIOS Setup 29 Boot Sc...

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