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3-5

Installing System Memory and Add-On Peripherals

Memory Configuration

Table 3-1 lists the most common memory configuration. The BIOS automati-
cally detects the amount of memory installed.

Bank 0

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 3

Total

4MB

8MB

4MB

16MB

8MB

16MB

8MB

4MB

24MB

8MB

32MB

16MB

32MB

16MB

4MB

40MB

16MB

8MB

48MB

16MB

64MB

32MB

64MB

32MB

4MB

72MB

32MB

8MB

80MB

32MB

16MB

96MB

32MB

128MB

Table 3-1 Common Memory Configurations

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Page 1: ...M4Pe PCI EISA System Board Manual Document Number 06 00218 02 Ver 2A August 1994 221 Warren Ave Fremont CA 94539 7085...

Page 2: ...repro duced translated or reduced to any medium or machine form without prior written consent from Micronics COPYRIGHT C 1994 Micronics Computers Inc Portions of the Manual Portions of this manual we...

Page 3: ...from its packaging 3 Configure and verify the system board s jumper settings See Jumper Settings in Chapter 2 4 Install the CPU and the system memory See Chapter 3 5 Install the motherboard into the s...

Page 4: ...9 After you have configured the Main Setup menu make any desired setting configurations in the Advanced and Security menu When finished go to the exit screen press the F4 key Save Values Exit SETUP an...

Page 5: ...quipment Required 3 2 System Memory 3 3 The SIMMs 3 3 Installing the SIMMs 3 3 Removing SIMMs 3 4 Memory Configuration 3 5 Installing a CPU 3 6 Installing Cache Memory 3 7 Upgrading to 256K Cache 3 7...

Page 6: ...erial Port A 4 7 Serial Port B 4 7 Parallel Port 4 7 Parallel Port IRQ 4 7 Parallel Port Mode 4 7 Boot Sequence 4 7 Swap Floppies 4 7 Cache State 4 7 Cache Mode 4 8 System BIOS 4 8 Video BIOS 4 8 Memo...

Page 7: ...rading to 512K External Cache 3 8 Figure 3 5 Installing a PCI Card 3 9 Figure 3 6 Installing an EISA Card 3 10 Figure 3 7 Installing and ISA Card 3 11 Figure 4 1 Power Up Screen 4 2 Figure 4 2 CMOS Ma...

Page 8: ...2 4 PS 2 Mouse Selection 2 4 Table 2 5 DPU Selection 2 5 Table 2 6 Tag Selection 2 5 Table 2 7 IDE Selection 2 5 Table 2 8 Parity Non Patiry SIMM Settings 2 6 Table 2 9 Reserved Jumpers 2 6 Table 2 1...

Page 9: ...ports all of the most popular 486 microprocessors The M4Pe also comes with many built in features This includes built in support for four IDE hard drives a floppy drive port a bi directional parallel...

Page 10: ...B of on board memory m PCI Local Bus IDE controller m Secondary ISA IDE controller m Floppy controller Supports 2 88MB 1 44MB 1 2MB 720K and 360K floppy drive m Two high speed NS16550 compatible seria...

Page 11: ...s 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 Then ground the M4Pe via the solder pads surroun...

Page 12: ...Micronics M4Pe System Board Manual 2 2 M4Pe Components Figure 2 1 M4Pe System Board...

Page 13: ...led Installed Installed W21 Level 2 cache Installed default Level 2 cache Not Installed Not Installed Installed W22 128K of Level 2 cache 256K of Level 2 cache default 512K of Level 2 cache Installed...

Page 14: ...DX4 DX4 future use reserved DX4 internal double clock Not Installed 1 2 2 3 Table 2 2 CPU Selection Table 2 3 lists jumper settings for installing a SL Enhanced CPU Jumper SL Enhanced CPU Non SL Enha...

Page 15: ...stalled Table 2 6 Tag Selection Table 2 7 lists the jumper settings for IDE selection Jumper Function Setting W35 PCI IDE uses IRQ14 default PCI IDE does not use IRQ14 Installed Not Installed W37 PCI...

Page 16: ...Setting W6 Reserved 2 3 W8 Reserved Installed W19 Reserved Installed W50 Reserved Not Installed Table 2 9 Reserved Jumpers Table 2 10 lists the jumper settings for the compliant IRQ jumper header Jump...

Page 17: ...t Com 1 Can be disabled in CMOS J10 Serial Port Com 2 Can be disabled in CMOS J1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector J2 PS 2 Mouse Connector J6 J7 Power Supply Connector W28 Turbo LED 1 5V DC 2 Ground W29 Turbo S...

Page 18: ...have a clear work space and that you adhere to all anti static precautions see page 2 1 Micronics recommends only trained technicians operate on the system board Damage which occurs to the board while...

Page 19: ...install the M4Pe m Small Phillips screwdriver m Tweezers or a pair of needle nose pliers m Tray to hold loose screws Equipment Required Micronics recommends using the following equipment with the M4P...

Page 20: ...install ing different size SIMMs install the larger size SIMMs into banks 0 and one and the smaller size into banks 2 and 3 m Banks 2 and 3 if filled must contain the same size SIMM m All memory must...

Page 21: ...Removing SIMMs Perform the following steps to remove SIMMs if necessary 1 With both thumbs or fingers press the release tabs away from the socket 2 With the SIMM free from the release tabs lift the m...

Page 22: ...mory installed Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Total 4MB 4MB 8MB 4MB 4MB 4MB 4MB 16MB 8MB 8MB 16MB 8MB 8MB 4MB 4MB 24MB 8MB 8MB 8MB 8MB 32MB 16MB 16MB 32MB 16MB 16MB 4MB 4MB 40MB 16MB 16MB 8MB 8MB 48MB 16...

Page 23: ...x plained in Chapter 2 3 Locate the ZIF socket on the system board refer to Figure 3 2 4 Lift the lever of the socket 5 Locate pin 1 on the processor and pin 1 on the socket see Figure 3 2 Gently set...

Page 24: ...56K or 512K external cache Upgrading to 256K Cache Boards with 128K can be upgraded to 256K by adding four 32K x 8 SRAM chips rated at 15 nanoseconds or faster Figure 3 3 Complete the following steps...

Page 25: ...the following steps to upgrade your system to 512K 1 Turn off the computer system and remove its cover 2 Locate sockets U20 U21 U22 and U23 and remove any SRAM chips installed in these sockets 3 Locat...

Page 26: ...move 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 Replace...

Page 27: ...EISA 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 card is fully in...

Page 28: ...ove 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 Replace t...

Page 29: ...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 M4Pe If the system doesn t properly boot check all your cables and perip...

Page 30: ...major change to the system After the system is turned on and goes through a memory test the Power Up Screen Figure 4 1 will appear on your monitor Figure 4 1 Power Up Screen After the screen appears...

Page 31: ...ocedures to complete the BIOS Setup To return to the CMOS configuration screens at any time press Ctrl Alt and s simultaneously Setting the CMOS Main Screen The CMOS Main Screen Figure 4 2 is used to...

Page 32: ...talla tion instructions that came with the SCSI adapter To manually configure a hard drive select USER 1 2 3 or 4 Press the right arrow key and type in the appropriate parameters To automatically conf...

Page 33: ...e type of monitor installed in your computer It may be set for VGA EGA Monochrome MONO CGA40 CGA80 or not installed Use the keys to toggle between the options Keyboard If the keyboard category is set...

Page 34: ...this setting does not conflict with any SCSI cards or other peripherals Master Speed On Board PCI IDE This option customizes the speed of the hard drive The selections include Auto Fast Medium and Nor...

Page 35: ...t than all other peripherals Parallel Port Mode The parallel port may be set for AT output mode or PS 2 bidirectional mode Boot Sequence This category selects the order the system searches for a boot...

Page 36: ...D CACHED copies the video BIOS into RAM for faster execution and makes the memory region cacheable Choosing SHAD OWED copies the video into RAM but does not cache any memory region If your video card...

Page 37: ...The BIOS Setup Utility 4 9 Exit Screen Press the Esc key to reach the Exit Pop Up screen Figure 4 4 Now select F4 to save and initialize the new Setup Figure 4 4 Exit Pop Up Screen...

Page 38: ...acteristics and system resources for that board The EISA Utility uses the information from the CFG to create a conflict free configuration Despite the CFG s flexibility there may be times when the EIS...

Page 39: ...ive A or B 2 At the A prompt type cf and press Enter The Configuration Introduction screen will appear Figure 5 1 Note It is recommended you copy the files from the System Configuration diskette to a...

Page 40: ...g Enter the main menu appears The EISA System Configu ration menu appears Figure 5 2 and lists 5 steps for configuring the system board To select a step highlight the appropriate selection and press E...

Page 41: ...Step 1 Important EISA Configuration Information This step Figure 5 3 provides seven pages of useful information on the configuration utility Read this prior to using the utility Figure 5 3 Step 1 Imp...

Page 42: ...ates the EISA boards installed The current configuration is listed Figure 5 4 shows the Add or Remove Boards screen This section allows you to configure the system to the new EISA board s installed on...

Page 43: ...ults to the last selected setting for the system You may add or remove more memory with the Total System Board Memory section Figure 5 5 shows the View or Edit Details screen The system board base mem...

Page 44: ...ard Memory To change the memory selection use the mouse or directional arrow keys to scroll down to the correct memory size highlight it and press Enter You may add up to 128MB of total Memory Step 4...

Page 45: ...s M4Pe System Board Manual 5 8 Figure 5 7 Save and Exit Screen When you save and exit the Reboot screen Figure 5 8 appears Follow the instructions on the screen to restart your system Figure 5 8 Reboo...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...OT 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 KEYBOA...

Page 48: ...een memory modules and system board Replace memory modules if necessary INVALID EISA CONFIGURATION STORAGE PLEASE RUN THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY The EISA configuration storage checksum is bad Run EISA...

Page 49: ...sound like one beep a pause three beeps consecutively another pause and then three more beeps One beep code is often misunderstood With no video card installed or if the video card is failing the sys...

Page 50: ...ure 1 4 1 0Ch Address line failure first 64K RAM 1 4 2 0Dh Parity failure first 64K RAM 2 1 1 10h Bit 0 first 64K RAM failure 2 1 2 11h Bit 1 first 64K RAM failure 2 1 3 12h Bit 2 first 64K RAM failur...

Page 51: ...progress 3 2 4 27h Keyboard controller test failure None 28h CMOS power failure and checks calculation in progress None 29h CMOS configuration validation in progress 3 3 4 2Bh Screen initialization f...

Page 52: ...1 4 872 8 1 1 35 119 5 1010 6 1 1 55 162 6 987 12 1 1 35 202 7 989 12 1 1 35 202 8 1010 9 1 1 55 244 9 1010 12 1 1 55 325 10 989 15 1 1 56 405 11 903 4 0 0 46 81 12 903 8 0 0 46 162 13 659 16 0 0 46 2...

Page 53: ...34 204 29 768 14 0 0 62 325 30 1024 16 0 0 63 504 31 1001 15 0 0 34 249 32 936 16 0 0 17 124 33 883 16 0 0 38 262 34 967 16 0 0 63 475 35 790 16 0 0 57 351 36 615 4 1 615 17 20 37 1024 4 1 1023 17 34...

Page 54: ...which accept up to 128MB of DRAM Cache 8K of internal cache memory 128K of level 2 cache memory Cache Upgrade Option of up to 512K of level 2 cache memory write through or write back IDE Two resident...

Page 55: ...ntal specifications Temperature Range Operating 50 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit 10 to 50 degrees Celsius Non Operating 50 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit 10 to 60 degrees Celsius Shipping 22 to 140 degrees Fah...

Page 56: ...D 3 Battery Disposal Warning DO NOT 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...

Page 57: ...Interference to radio or television 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...

Page 58: ...M Dynamic Random Access 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 P...

Page 59: ...nd 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 Servic...

Page 60: ...imited warranty accompanying delivery of product Micronics disclaims all other warranties whether oral written expressed or implied including without limitation the warranties of design merchantabil i...

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