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M54Hi-Plus PCI/ISA

System Board Manual

Document Number: 06-00253-03, Rev. 1B

April 1996

221 Warren Ave., Fremont, CA 94539-7085

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Page 1: ...M54Hi Plus PCI ISA System Board Manual Document Number 06 00253 03 Rev 1B April 1996 221 Warren Ave Fremont CA 94539 7085...

Page 2: ...nt may be photocopied repro duced translated or reduced to any medium or machine form without prior written consent from Micronics COPYRIGHT C 1995 1996 Micronics Computers Inc Portions of the Manual...

Page 3: ...ging static discharge then remove the M54Hi Plus 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 C...

Page 4: ...utomatically configure the drive for you Chapter 4 10 After you have configured the Main Setup menu make any desired setting configurations in the Advanced and Security menu When finished go to the ex...

Page 5: ...us 3 2 Tools Required 3 2 Equipment Required 3 2 System Memory 3 3 SIMMs Supported 3 3 Upgrading Rules 3 3 Common Memory Configurations 3 4 Installing the SIMMs 3 5 Removing SIMMs 3 5 Installing a CPU...

Page 6: ...een 4 8 Integrated Peripherals Submenu 4 9 Plug and Play O S 4 10 Reset Configuration Data 4 10 Large Disk Access Mode 4 10 Security Screen 4 11 Supervisor Password 4 11 User Password 4 11 Set Supervi...

Page 7: ...e 5 2 Installing the Sound Controller Drivers 5 3 POST Messages A 1 Beep and POST Codes B 1 Hard Disk DriveTypes C 1 Specifications D 1 Environmental Specifications D 2 Temperature Range D 2 Relative...

Page 8: ...reen 4 3 Figure 4 3 IDE Device Submenu 4 4 Figure 4 4 Boot Options Submenu 4 6 Figure 4 5 Advanced Screen 4 8 Figure 4 6 Integrated Peripherals Submenu 4 9 Figure 4 7 Security Setup Screen 4 11 Figure...

Page 9: ...ing Pentium board on the market The M54Hi Plus comes with many on board features These include Mode 4 IDE support for four IDE hard drives EDO Extended Data Out memory support pipelined burst cache su...

Page 10: ...upports four drives Floppy controller for two floppy drives supports 2 88MB 1 44MB 1 2MB 720K and 360K floppy drives Two high speed NS16550 compatible serial ports Bi directional parallel port which i...

Page 11: ...static charges 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 gr...

Page 12: ...2 2 Micronics M54Hi Plus System Board Manual M54Hi Plus Components Figure 2 1 M54Hi Plus System Board...

Page 13: ...d open 2 3 150MHz External 60MHz Internal open closed 2 3 167MHz External 66MHz Internal closed open 2 3 Table 2 1 CPU Speed Selection Table 2 2 Jumper settings to set the CPU BUS speed ratio Jumper S...

Page 14: ...to reset the BIOS With the computer s power off short Jumper W9 for about five seconds and place the jumper back in the open position The jumper must be placed back into the open position for the sys...

Page 15: ...Module Connector J44 Sound Riser Card Connector J45 Wavetable Connector J46 CD ROM Sound Connector J26 Legacy Connector J23 Infrared Connector J15 J13 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse PS 2 Version J17 AT Keyboard...

Page 16: ...erals or components make sure you have a clear work space and adhere to all anti static precautions described on page 2 1 Micronics recommends only trained technicians operate on the system board Dama...

Page 17: ...t department Tools Required Micronics recommends using the following tools to install the M54Hi Plus Small Phillips screwdriver Tweezers or a pair of needle nose pliers Tray to hold loose screws Equip...

Page 18: ...e M54Hi Plus supports the following 72 pin 60ns or 70ns SIMMs 4MB 1Mx36 8MB 2Mx36 16MB 4Mx36 32MB 8Mx36 Note For long term reliability Micronics recommends using SIMMs with tin plated contacts The use...

Page 19: ...s long as the rules in the previous section are followed Memory Bank 0 Bank 1 8MB 2 1MBx36 16MB 2 1MBx36 2 1MBx36 16MB 2 2MBx36 24MB 2 2MBx36 2 1MBx36 32MB 2 4MBx36 32MB 2 2MBx36 2 2MBx36 40MB 2 4MBx3...

Page 20: ...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 72 Pin SIMM Removing SIMMs Pe...

Page 21: ...cket 4 Locate pin 1 on the processor and pin 1 on the socket Gently set 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...

Page 22: ...charge any static electricity as described on page 2 1 3 Carefully remove the cache module from its protective packaging and inspect it for any visible damage 4 Locate the cache module socket Figure 2...

Page 23: ...computer off and remove the chassis cover 2 Remove the slot cover closest to the sound connector far left hand side of the system board 3 Carefully place the Sound Riser Card on the sound connector Fi...

Page 24: ...e on board sound controller you may connect external devices to the M54Hi Plus Figure 3 4 Connecting External Devices to the Sound Controller External Speakers You may connect 4 or 8 ohm external spea...

Page 25: ...ection Connect this cable to the joystick port and connect any MIDI devices Microphone You may connect a 300 600 ohm microphone to audio controller Plug it into the MIC jack on the back of the M54Hi P...

Page 26: ...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 do...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...ter cover off the first time you boot the system This will make it easier to correct any difficulties that might arise Initial Boot Up Power up the M54Hi Plus If the system does not properly boot chec...

Page 29: ...procedure after first installing the system board and whenever you make a hardware change to the system After the system is turned on and goes through a memory test the Power Up Screen Figure 4 1 wil...

Page 30: ...ain Screen The CMOS Main Screen Figure 4 2 is used to set the time and date to set the floppy drive types to configure the hard disks and to configure the video This section explains how to configure...

Page 31: ...MB 1 2MB 720KB and 360KB floppy drives IDE Adapters Hard Disk Setup If you are setting up a SCSI hard disk select None in the IDE Device param eters see your SCSI card manual for more details To insta...

Page 32: ...tors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control Enable LBA Logical Block Addressing to support IDE drives larger than 528MB in size The default setting is Disabled 32 Bit I O This category allows the u...

Page 33: ...hadowed video BIOS for even higher performance To disable the Cache Video BIOS category select Disabled Cache System BIOS The Cache System BIOS Option allows you to Shadow or Shadow Cache the System B...

Page 34: ...e floppy drive is installed on boot For faster booting select DISABLED Numlock Setting this to Enabled activates Numlock upon boot Setting this to Auto activates Numlock if the BIOS detects a numeric...

Page 35: ...cronics M54Hi Plus System Board Manual Setting the Advanced Screen To move to the Advanced Screen use the left and right arrow keys keys until you see the screen below Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 Advanced S...

Page 36: ...e the settings Figure 4 6 Integrated Peripherals Submenu Serial Port A Serial Port A may be set for COM1 default COM2 COM3 COM4 or Disabled Serial Port B Serial Port B may be set for COM1 COM2 default...

Page 37: ...gure the on board infrared controller It may be set for Standard default IrDA or ASKIR Plug and Play O S This category when set to Yes allows the system to work with a Plug and Play operating system s...

Page 38: ...ccess to the system but not to all Setup features Figure 4 7 Security Setup Screen Supervisor Password If a Supervisor Password is set up for the system it reads Enabled If the password is not set up...

Page 39: ...password to nothing pressing the Enter key without first typing a password Warning If you forget the Supervisor Password it cannot be disabled without discharging the CMOS Set User Password Follow the...

Page 40: ...xed Disk Boot Sector This category allows the boot sector of the fixed disk to be write protected The default setting is Normal When set for Write Protect it serves as a form of virus protection If th...

Page 41: ...d must be selected in the Power Management Mode category SuspendTimeout The Suspend Timeout category sets the amount of time that elapses for the system to enter the Suspend Mode The timer starts when...

Page 42: ...timer to reset every time any mouse activity occurs Standby Break Events Setting an IRQ category to Enabled causes the system to wakeup from a power savings mode if any activity occurs at that IRQ Fo...

Page 43: ...Plus System Board Manual Exit Screen After you complete configuring the BIOS select the Exit Screen Figure 4 10 Figure 4 10 Exit Screen Choose Save Changes and Exit and reboot the computer The comput...

Page 44: ...er 3 on how to install the sound riser card and how to connect devices to the sound controller About Device Drivers Device drivers are necessary for the computer system to communicate with devices suc...

Page 45: ...elp on installing the CD ROM audio cable Installing the cable 1 Connect the ribbon cable as described in the CD ROM s documentation making sure the red stripe on the cable is aligned with pin 1 of the...

Page 46: ...led another sound card remove it and all associ ated files from your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files 3 Start your computer system 4 Insert the sound controller driver disk into your floppy drive 5 F...

Page 47: ...k 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 and connections or repla...

Page 48: ...vious 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 require bat...

Page 49: ...or 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 misunderstood If a video card is not installed or...

Page 50: ...et 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 bas...

Page 51: ...nal 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 h...

Page 52: ...E Clear screen optional 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 Shut...

Page 53: ...7 462 8 256 17 32 8 733 5 none 17 31 9 900 15 none 17 117 10 820 3 none 17 21 11 855 5 none 17 37 12 855 7 none 17 52 13 306 8 128 17 21 14 733 7 none 17 44 15 N A N A N A N A N A 16 612 4 0 17 21 17...

Page 54: ...al C 2 Type Cylinders Heads Write Precomp Sectors Size 31 823 10 512 17 71 32 809 6 128 17 42 33 830 7 none 17 50 34 830 10 none 17 72 35 1024 5 none 17 44 36 1024 8 none 17 71 37 615 8 128 17 42 38 1...

Page 55: ...and Play BIOS on 1MB Flash EPROM Mode 4 IDE drive support Auto detection of memory size Auto configuration of IDE hard disk drives RAM Capacity 8 MB to 128MB Supports EDO Extended Data Out memory Keyb...

Page 56: ...ard disks Mode 4 support Multiple sector transfer support LBA support Environmental Specifications The environment in which the M54Hi Plus is located is critical Micronics recommends the following env...

Page 57: ...D 3 Specifications 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 58: ...mmunications 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 followi...

Page 59: ...0 651 2300 Fax 510 651 5612 Type of Equipment 586 75 90 100 120 133 166 Tower Personal Computer Model Name M54Hi Plus ElanPlus Tested by Rockford Engineering Services Inc 4750 Williams Wharf Road St L...

Page 60: ...10 651 5612 Type of Equipment 586 75 90 100 120 133 166 Mini Tower Personal Computer Model Name M54Hi Plus ElanPlus Tested by Rockford Engineering Services Inc 4750 Williams Wharf Road St Leonard Mary...

Page 61: ...651 2300 Fax 510 651 5612 Type of Equipment 586 75 90 100 120 133 166 Desktop Personal Computer Model Name M54Hi Plus ElanPlus Tested by Rockford Engineering Services Inc 4750 Williams Wharf Road St...

Page 62: ...ossary Byte A group of adjacentbits treated as a unit Eight bits are typically considered one byte Also called a character Cache A process where information is copied from the slower memory DRAM to th...

Page 63: ...low the various functions of the board to be enabled or disabled Kilobyte KB 1 024 bytes L1 Cache See Internal Cache L2 Cache See External Cache LBA An acronym for Logical Block Address ing Any IDE ha...

Page 64: ...ow RAM A technique used to load a duplicate copy of BIOS from slower ROM into faster RAM This enhances system performance providing higher access speed to the BIOS SIMM An acronym for Standard Inline...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...s limited warranty accompanying delivery of product Micronics disclaims all other warranties whether oral written expressed or implied including without limitation the warranties of design merchantabi...

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