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Helios System Board Manual

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Software Compatibility

The Helios system board has been thoroughly tested for compatibil-
ity with a variety of operating systems and environments, including:

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Microsoft -
DOS 6.2x
Windows 95
Windows NT 3.5x
Windows NT 4.0

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IBM -
OS/2 Warp 3.0
OS/2 Warp 4.0

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SCO -
UNIXWare 2.1.1
Open Server 5.02
UNIX 3.2.4.2

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Novell -
NetWare 3.12
NetWare 4.11

Introduction

Summary of Contents for Helios Dual Pentium II

Page 1: ...Helios Dual Pentium II System Board Manual Document Number 06 00329 01 Rev 2A April 1998 45365 Northport Loop West Fremont CA 94538 6417...

Page 2: ...s to 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...

Page 3: ...s 11 HeliosSystemBoard 12 HeliosBackPanelConnections 12 Jumper and Connector Settings 13 Chapter 3 Installing the Helios 19 Introduction 19 SystemMemorySupport 19 InstallingtheHelios 20 ToolsRequired...

Page 4: ...tting the CPU Speed 41 Setting the Main Screen 43 Setting the Advanced Screen 47 Setting the Chipset Screen 50 Setting the Features Screen 51 DMIEventLoggingSubmenu 53 PowerManagementSubmenu 54 Securi...

Page 5: ...eRange 67 RelativeHumidity 67 BatteryDisposal 68 SupportandInformationServices 69 TechnicalSupport 69 Appendix B Post Messages 71 Appendix C Beep and POST Codes 73 Appendix D Updating the System BIOS...

Page 6: ...igure 4 2 Info Screen 41 Figure 4 3 CMOS Main Screen 43 Figure 4 4 IDE Device Submenu 45 Figure 4 5 Advanced Screen 47 Figure 4 6 Chipset Screen 50 Figure 4 7 Features Screen 51 Figure 4 8 DMI Event L...

Page 7: ...ioncardstoembraceawidevarietyofnetwork enhancements Rich with features Helios provides Ultra DMA 33 IDE hard drive protocol up to 33MBytes sec transfer rate PC100 SDRAM memory support optional LM79 mi...

Page 8: ...ationviaBIOS Intel440BXAGPset IntelPIIX4e NationalPC87309EnhancedSuperI Ochip One16 bitISAslot Five32 bitPCIslots One is a shared PCI ISA slot OneAGPslot Bus Speed 66 and 100MHz Four3 3Vunbuffered64 7...

Page 9: ...rdhasbeenthoroughlytestedforcompatibil itywithavarietyofoperatingsystemsandenvironments including Microsoft DOS6 2x Windows95 WindowsNT3 5x WindowsNT4 0 IBM OS 2Warp3 0 OS 2Warp4 0 SCO UNIXWare2 1 1 O...

Page 10: ...something you should take a closer look at before proceeding further When you see the Exclamation Mark it gives important information on avoiding damage Common Names AGP Accelerated Graphics Port DIM...

Page 11: ...umper Settings in Chapter 2 5 Install the CPU and the system memory Be sure to attach the Retention Mechanism as described in Chapter 3 6 Install the system board in the chassis and make all necessary...

Page 12: ...re the drive for you refer to Chapter 4 13 Make any desired setting configurations in the other menus refer to Chapter 4 When finished press F10 Save and Exit to save your settings 14 You will see a m...

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

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

Page 15: ...4 for details on setting the CPU speed Table 2 2 lists the settings to clear the CMOS With your computer s power off close pins 2 3 wait ten seconds and place the jumper back on pins 1 2 The jumper mu...

Page 16: ...Refer to Appendix E for details on reprogramming the system BIOS 14 r e p m u J n o i t c n u F s g n i t t e S 0 1 W t l u a f e d l a m r o N d e v r e s e R n e p O e s o l C Table 2 3 Soft Power...

Page 17: ...2 o t t e s e r a 7 W 6 W 5 W n e h w 0 t r o P B S U l e v e L r e p p U 4 1 J 3 1 J s t r o P l a i r e S B M O C A M O C 5 1 J r o t c e n n o C t r o P l e l l a r a P l e v e L r e p p U 0 2 J 6...

Page 18: ...t n o r F f f O n O r e w o P m e t s y S d n G 2 n O r e w o P 1 D E L y t i v i t c A e v i r D e v i r D n I d d A d n a E D I e t o N e m a s e h t e r a h s r e l l o r t n o C D E L e v i t a g...

Page 19: ...u A o e d i V e c a f r e t n I I P A T A l e n n a h C t f e L n I o i d u A o e d i V 1 o i d u A o e d i V 4 d n u o r G 3 d n u o r G 2 l e n n a h C t h g i R n I 7 3 J t u p n I y r a i l l i x...

Page 20: ...Helios System Board Manual Chapter 2 Configuring the Helios 18...

Page 21: ...where you purchased the peripheral or Micronics Technical Support Department System Memory Support TheflexibilityoftheHeliosisaugmentedbyitssupportfor standard SDRAM 66MHz and PC100 SDRAM 100MHz memo...

Page 22: ...your dealer s technical support department Tools Required Micronics recommends using the following tools to install the Helios SmallPhillipsscrewdriver Tweezers or a pair of needle nose pliers Tray t...

Page 23: ...of rules to follow when installing DIMMs If you follow these rules your upgrade should be trouble free Use8nsorfasterPC100SDRAMDIMMswhenusing a 100MHz bus speed processor Use 10ns or faster SDRAM DIMM...

Page 24: ...nfigurations Memory Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 8MB 1Mx64 16MB 2Mx64 16MB 1Mx64 1Mx64 24MB 2Mx64 1Mx64 24MB 1Mx64 1Mx64 1Mx64 32MB 2Mx64 2Mx64 32MB 4Mx64 32MB 1Mx64 1Mx64 1Mx64 1Mx64 40MB 2Mx64 2Mx64...

Page 25: ...2Mx64 80MB 8Mx64 1Mx64 1Mx64 96MB 4Mx64 4Mx64 2Mx64 2Mx64 96MB 4Mx64 4Mx64 4Mx64 96MB 8Mx64 2Mx64 1Mx64 1Mx64 112MB 4Mx64 4Mx64 4Mx64 2Mx64 112MB 8Mx64 4Mx64 2Mx64 112MB 8Mx64 4Mx64 1Mx64 1Mx64 128MB...

Page 26: ...x64 8Mx64 8Mx64 224MB 16Mx64 8Mx64 2Mx64 2Mx64 224MB 16Mx64 8Mx64 4Mx64 256MB 16Mx64 16Mx64 256MB 16Mx64 8Mx64 4Mx64 4Mx64 256MB 16Mx64 8Mx64 8Mx64 256MB 8Mx64 8Mx64 8Mx64 8Mx64 288MB 16Mx64 16Mx64 4M...

Page 27: ...is aligned with the notch on the DIMM socket Figure 3 1 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 Installi...

Page 28: ...chtheRetentionMechanism before inserting the processor Installing the CPU Retention Mechanism Before you begin verify that your Retention Mechanism Kit contains the following items Retention Base blac...

Page 29: ...ios 27 2 Place the Retention Base over the Slot 1 connector andinsertitdownintotheSupportBridgeswithstuds Note the Keyed location of both Slot 1 and the RetentionBase 3 Using a screwdriver tighten all...

Page 30: ...me L2 cache type i e ECC vs non ECC Use CPU s of the same L2 cacheable address range i e 512MBvs 4GB NOTE If the two processors differ in any of the above catego ries the system may still appear to ru...

Page 31: ...l it snaps into place 7 Lock the processor cartridge into place by pushing outward on the tabs located on both sides of the processorcartridge Theprocessorcartridgeislocked when the tabs snap into the...

Page 32: ...anism for the CPU 2 Mount the optional heatsink support base ontothesystemboard 3 SlidetheCPUintothe Retention Mecha nism 4 LocktheCPUintothe Retention mechanism using the tabs 5 Slide in the Heat Sin...

Page 33: ...Installation Boxed version AboxedversionoftheCPUisofferedthroughIntel This packaging uses an active cooling fan The mounting hardware is described below For detailed instructions please refer to the...

Page 34: ...d remove its cover 2 ChooseanunusedPCIslotandremovetheslotcover 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 makin...

Page 35: ...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 c...

Page 36: ...J1 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 card is fully inserted 5...

Page 37: ...theredstripeon the cable is aligned with pin 1 of the connectors 2 Connect the audio cable to the CD ROM drive s audioconnector 3 ConnecttheotherendoftheaudiocabletotheMPC 2compatibleCD ROMaudioconnec...

Page 38: ...rd to take advantage of the optional sound support refer to Figure 2 2 The sound option includes 16 bit stereo sound and a game and MIDI port See Chapter 5 for information on installing sound device d...

Page 39: ...audiooutput of the audio controller to your home stereo VCR or amplified speakers Line In You may connect an external mono or stereo audio source to the audio controller such as a tape player or radio...

Page 40: ...Helios System Board Manual Chapter 3 Installing the Helios 38...

Page 41: ...ndperipheralsforbadconnections You may also get beep codes or error messages If this occurs consult Appendix B for a guide to possible solu tions After the system properly boots it is ready to be conf...

Page 42: ...Press F2 toenterSetup appearsatthebottom of the screen press the F2 key to start the Setup program Note that the Setup program can only be acti vated during the boot sequence Running the Setup Procedu...

Page 43: ...fo Screen Setting the CPU Speed TheseinstructionswillassistyouwheninstallinganewCPU orchangingtheCPUspeed Ifyouhavenotdonesoalready powerdownyoursystemandremovethecover Followthe stepsbelow 1 After yo...

Page 44: ...e indicating that the CPU speed setting has been saved 5 Power down your system and remove the jumper off W12 save the jumper by placing it back on one pin only TheCPUspeedselectionwillnolongerappear...

Page 45: ...Tomovebetweenthecatego ries use the up and down arrow keys Figure 4 3 CMOS Main Screen System Time and Date To set the Time use the key to decrease the number and the key to increase the number To mo...

Page 46: ...Bfloppydrives Primary and Secondary IDE Devices If you are setting up a SCSI hard disk select None in the IDE Device parameters see your SCSI card manual for moredetails ToinstallanIDEdevice selectthe...

Page 47: ...his information may be in the manual which came with your system Ifnot contactyourdealerortheharddrivemanu facturertofillinthiscategory IfyouareusingaSCSIhard drive select None and refer to the docume...

Page 48: ...ing is Enabled 32 BitI O Thiscategoryallowsyoutoenablethe32 bitI Ofunction ofthePCIIDEcontroller SelectDisabledifyourdrivewill not run at this speed The default setting is Disabled Transfer Mode Thisc...

Page 49: ...vanced Screen Plug Play O S This selection allows your system to work with a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95 The default setting is No NOTE This selection should be set to No whenusi...

Page 50: ...ng systems Your USB device must still have and load its own drivers for that particular operating system Select Enabled when using DOSandWindows95operatingsystems SelectDisabled default whenusingWindo...

Page 51: ...the integrated sound interface The default setting is Enabled Keyboard Detection Setting this to Enabled default activates the keyboard detection upon boot When disabled it allows the system to boot...

Page 52: ...main menu screen and press Enter Figure 4 6 Chipset Setup Screen Graphics Aperture SelectthesizeoftheGraphicsAperturefortheAGPvideo device The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory addressrangededic...

Page 53: ...system To move to the Features Screen use the left and right arrow keys until it appears Figure 4 7 Features Setup Screen QuickBoot Thisselectionallowsthesystemtoskipcertaintestswhile booting Thiswil...

Page 54: ...the system This feature allows you to view and modifyDMIEventlogs ToenabletheDMIEventLogging feature press Enter andasubmenuappears seeFigure 4 8 Power Management Usethisselectionforadditionalsetupme...

Page 55: ...CC Event Logging When Enabled default this selection allows logging of ECC Error Checking and Correction events View DMI Event Log Press Enter here to view contents of the DMI event log Mark Events As...

Page 56: ...anagement choose Disabled Standby Timeout The Standby Timeout selection sets the amount of time thatelapsesforthesystemtoenterStandbyMode Standby Modeturnsoffvariousdevicesinthesystem includingthe dis...

Page 57: ...us tomized must be selected in the Power Management Modeselection Resume On Time When this feature is turned On the system counts down tozeroandawakesfromStandbyorSuspendmode Before making changes Cus...

Page 58: ...o it will not be forgotten The password may be disabled by setting the new password to nothing pressing the ENTER key without first typing a password WARNING IfyouforgettheSupervisorPassword itcannot...

Page 59: ...EithertheSupervisororUserPasswordmaybe entered The default setting is Disabled Fixed Disk Boot Sector Thisselectionallowsthebootsectorofthefixeddisktobe writeprotected ThedefaultsettingisNormal Whense...

Page 60: ...er you complete 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...

Page 61: ...em UsuallyadevicedriverisaddedtotheCONFIG SYS file the AUTOEXEC BAT file or both Installing the Sound Drivers Onceyouhaveconnectedyourexternalsounddevices you can installthesounddrivers NOTE Ifyouarei...

Page 62: ...ws 95 refer to the Windows 95 user s manual for instructions on how to install sound drivers 6 IfyouareusingWindowsNT refertotheWindowsNT user s manual for instructions on how to install sound drivers...

Page 63: ...with PC100 memory and Intel s newversionsofthePentiumIIprocessor family the 440BX AGPset adds a new datahighwaythatshouldpostasubstan tial increase in bus and memory access The flexibility of the440BX...

Page 64: ...dat100MHz Atthesespeeds a new standard of SDRAM or PC100 SDRAM is required PC100MHzmemoryisbackwardscompatibleto runat66MHz however anonPC100SDRAMmaynotbe used on a 100MHz FSB system LM79 Hardware Man...

Page 65: ...l is supported by Intel s 440LX and440BXAGPsets Universal Serial Bus USB The simple and flexible way to connect devices to your desktopornotebookPC USBallowsvirtuallyunlimitedPC expansionwithno more h...

Page 66: ...Helios System Board Manual Chapter 6 Special Features 64...

Page 67: ...tionalPC87309EnhancedSuperI Ochip Form Factor ATX form factor Six layer board Stacked I O connectors Intel Venus I O Shield compatible 20 pin ATX power connector Expansion One 16 bit ISA slots Five 32...

Page 68: ...4 pin Line In header ATAPI 4 pin Aux 2 ATAPI 4 pin Video Sound In header ATAPI Sound drivers Hardware LM79 Microprocessor System Hardware Monitor Management optional Two LM75 CPU Temperature Sensors C...

Page 69: ...ritical Micronics recommends the following environmental specifications Temperature Range Operating 50 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit 10 to 40 degrees Celsius Non Operating 50 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit 10...

Page 70: ...pendix 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 71: ...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 please have th...

Page 72: ...c e r s l o c 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...

Page 73: ...e 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 a...

Page 74: ...D 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 requir...

Page 75: ...pauses between the beeps varies For example a 1 3 3 beep code will sound like one beep a pause three beeps consecu tively another pause and then three more beeps One beep code is often misunderstood...

Page 76: ...n 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 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...hasrebooted thecursor will appear at the A prompt 3 NowyoucanruntheFLASHutilityfromthebootable floppy disk Refer to the README TXT file included with the BIOS update for detailed instruc tions 4 After...

Page 80: ...Helios System Board Manual Appendix D Updating the System BIOS 78...

Page 81: ...t excessive 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 no...

Page 82: ...direct specialincidentalorconsequentialdamagesinconnection with the product even if Micronics has been advised of the possibilityofsuchdamages Micronics makes no warranties or representations as to pe...

Page 83: ...e to radio communications Interference to radio or television reception can be determined by turning the equipment off and on You are encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence by one or more of t...

Page 84: ...e buffer logic chips on their control lines to reduce loading on the system board This buff ering action increases the maximum Glossary Glossary 82 number of modules on the same system board The buffe...

Page 85: ...M ECC An acronym for Error Check ing and Correction ECC is logic de signed to correct memory errors The number of errors that can be corrected depends upon the algorithms used and the number of error...

Page 86: ...em boards increase the memory bus speed from 66 to 100 MHz Completely new SDRAM DIMM modules are necessary to meet the enhanced speed requirement These are called PC100 modules The PC100 specification...

Page 87: ...puts and the data output This struc ture spreads the cache access across two or three cycles while maintaining a bandwidth of one access per cycle Improves performance by 5 10 Unbuffered DIMMs The unb...

Page 88: ...etin Board System BBS 70 C ConfiguringtheHelios 11 CPU Box Version 31 Installation 28 Overview 30 Retention Mechanism 26 SpeedConfiguration 41 D Diagram Helios 12 E EnvironmentalSpecifications 67 Erro...

Page 89: ...3 PCI Peripheral Card 32 Quick Installation 9 J Jumper and Connector Settings 13 M Helios System Board Diagram 12 Memory Configurations 22 Installing 25 Removing 25 Supported 19 21 O Online Services 7...

Page 90: ...s 65 TechnicalSupport 69 Troubleshooting 71 73 U Updating the System BIOS 77 UtilityPrograms Advanced Screen 47 BIOS Setup 39 Chipset Screen 50 Exit Screen 58 Features Screen 51 Info Screen 41 Main Sc...

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