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M7S-Hi System Board Manual

Declaration of Conformity

Application of Council Directives 89/336/EEC. Standards to
which the conformity is declared:

EN50082-1

Manufacturer's Name:

Micronics Computers, Inc.

Manufacturers Address:

221 Warren Avenue
Fremont, California 94539
USA
Tel: (510) 651-2300
Fax: (510) 651-9450

Type of Equipment:

Motherboard (ATX form factor)
Mid Tower Personal Computer

Model Name:

M7S-Hi

Tested by:

Rockford Engineering Services, Inc.
9959 Calaveras Road
P.O. Box 543
Sunol, CA. 94586-0543
Telephone: (510) 862-2944
Fax: (510) 862-9013

Test Engineers

John Y. Chan /Micronics
(EN50082-1)
Paramjeet Singh /RES (EN50082-1)

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the specified equipment
conforms to the directives and standards listed above.

Ming Ming Hsu
Vice President of Engineering
June 4, 1996

Summary of Contents for M7S-Hi

Page 1: ...M7S Hi PCI ISA System Board Manual Document Number 06 00273 04 Rev 1D May 1997 45365 Northport Loop West Fremont CA 94538 6417 ...

Page 2: ...nd or product at any time and without notice All Rights Reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine form without prior written consent from Micronics Portions of the Manual Portions of this manual were copied with permission from Phoenix Technologies Ltd and Micro Computer Systems Inc All rights reserved Trademarks IBM is a registe...

Page 3: ...vironment 11 M7S Hi System Board 12 M7S Hi Back Panel Connections 12 Jumper Settings 13 Chapter 3 Installing the M7S Hi 17 Introduction 17 System Memory Support 17 Installing the M7S Hi 18 Tools Required 18 Equipment Required 18 System Memory 19 SIMMs Supported 19 Adding Memory 19 Memory Configurations 21 Installing the SIMMs 22 Removing SIMMs 22 Installing a CPU 23 Installing a PCI Peripheral Car...

Page 4: ... Procedure 31 Setting the Main Screen 31 Setting the Advanced Screen 36 Security Screen 39 Power Screen 42 Boot Screen 44 Exit Screen 45 Chapter 5 Installing Sound Device Drivers 47 About Device Drivers 47 Installing the Sound Drivers 48 Appendix A Technical Information 49 Specifications 49 Environmental Specifications 50 Temperature Range 50 Relative Humidity 50 Battery Disposal 51 Support and In...

Page 5: ... Messages 55 Appendix C Beep and POST Codes 59 Appendix D Hard Disk Drive Types 63 Appendix E Updating the System BIOS 65 Appendix F Warranties and Notices 67 Limited Warranty 67 FCC Statement 69 Declaration of Conformity 70 Glossary 71 Index 75 ...

Page 6: ... 31 Figure 4 3 IDE Device Submenu 34 Figure 4 4 Advanced Screen 36 Figure 4 5 Security Setup Screen 39 Figure 4 6 Supervisor Password Submenu 40 Figure 4 7 Power Screen 42 Figure 4 8 Boot Screen 45 Figure 4 9 Exit Screen 46 List of Tables Table 2 1 CPU Speed Selection 13 Table 2 2 AT Bus Clock Selection 13 Table 2 3 System Power Down Selection 14 Table 2 4 Clear CMOS Selection 14 Table 2 5 Cache D...

Page 7: ...he M7S Hi is designed to fit into the most modern ATX form factor The ATX form factor allows critical compo nents such as floppy and IDE connectors chassis fan CPU and memory to be strategically located so that full length cards can be used in all slots The M7S Hi com bined with the Intel 430HX chipset makes this system board the ultimate desktop workstation solution The M7S Hi comes with many fea...

Page 8: ... Intel 430HX chipset Intel PIIX 3 SMC FDC37C93X Voltage Regulated Extension VRE and Voltage Regu lated VR support Three 32 bit PCI slots Three 16 bit ISA slots One shared PCI or ISA slot Up to 512K pipelined burst external Level 2 cache Maximum memory 256MB Four 32 36 bit 72 pin SIMM Sockets Supports FPM and EDO memory ECC support via chipset 36 bit SIMM Creative Labs VIBRA 16C Sound optional Tele...

Page 9: ...hly tested for compatibility with a variety of operating systems and envi ronments including Microsoft DOS 5 0 DOS 6 2 Windows 95 Windows NT 3 51 Windows NT 4 0 IBM OS 2 Warp 3 0 OS 2 Warp 4 0 SCO UNIXWare 2 1 1 Open Server 5 02 UNIX 3 2 4 2 Novell NetWare 3 12 Novell NetWare 4 11 Introduction ...

Page 10: ... should take a closer look at before proceeding further When you see the Exclamation Mark it gives important information on avoiding damage Common Names DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory ECC Error Checking and Correction ECP Extended Capabilities Port EDO Extended Data Out EPP Enhanced Parallel Port FPM Fast Page Mode IDE Integrated Drive Electronics PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect SIMM Sing...

Page 11: ...e backup copies of your installation and configu ration diskettes 2 Ground yourself to prevent damaging static dis charge then remove the M7S Hi from its packaging 3 Configure and verify the system board s jumper set tings refer to Jumper Settings in Chapter 2 4 Install the CPU and the system memory refer to Chapter 3 5 Install the system board into the chassis and make all necessary case connecti...

Page 12: ...refer to Chapter 4 10 After you have configured the Main Setup menu make any desired setting configurations in the Ad vanced and Security menu Whenfinished go to the exit screen select Save Changes and Exit and you are finished with the BIOS configuration see Chap ter 4 11 Install your IDE CD ROM drive and its device drivers optional Refer to Chapter 3 12 Installthesoundcontrollerdevicedrivers opt...

Page 13: ...elf 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 M7S Hi via the solder pads surrounding one of its mounting holes Once the M7S Hi is removed from its packaging place it on top of the antistatic bag Carefully inspect the board for damage which may have occurred during shipm...

Page 14: ...M7S Hi System Board Manual M7S Hi System Board M7S Hi Back Panel Connections Chapter 2 Configuring the M7S Hi 12 Figure 2 1 M7S Hi System Board Figure 2 2 M7S Hi Back Panel Connections ...

Page 15: ...Table 2 2 Jumper settings for the AT Bus clock selection Jumper Function Settings W13 1 4 default 1 3 Close Open Table 2 2 AT Bus Clock Selection CPU Speed Bus Speed W1 W2 W4 W5 W6 90MHz 60 x 1 5 Close Open Close Open Open 100MHz 66 x 1 5 Open Close Open Open Open 120MHz 60 x 2 0 Close Open Close Open Close 133MHz 66 x 2 0 Open Close Open Open Close 150MHz 60 x 2 5 Close Open Close Close Close 166...

Page 16: ...umper must be placed back on pins 1 2 for the system to function properly NOTE This will reset all BIOS default settings Any changes you have made will be lost Table 2 5 Jumper settings to configure the cacheable DRAM range optional 14 Jumper Function Settings W14 Enable default Disable Open Close Table 2 3 System Power Down Selection Jumper Function Settings W10 Normal default Clear CMOS 1 2 2 3 ...

Page 17: ...Close Open Connector Function Notes BZ1 Buzzer Integrated PC Speaker J5 Game Port Top connector MIC In Connector Bottom connector right Line In Connector Bottom connector middle Line Out Connector Bottom connector left J6 USB Connector J8 Keyboard Mouse Connector PS 2 J9 J12 ISA Bus Expansion Slots J13 CD In J14 Wavetable J15 Modem Optional Telephony header J17 Parallel Port Connector Can be disab...

Page 18: ... IDE J28 Floppy Connector U13 U16 PCI Bus Expansion Slots U17 U19 U21 DRAM 72 pin SIMM sockets U50 Infrared Connector 6 5V DC 8 Receive Data 9 Ground 10 Transmit Data 7 11 NC System Power On Off 1 Power 2 Ground Reset 23 Reset 22 Ground Hard Disk LED 13 or 16 Positive 15 Negative Power LED 20 Power 22 Ground Speaker Note When using the onboard buzzer close pins 26 27 27 Speaker 24 5V DC Green Powe...

Page 19: ...ng 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 Department System Memory Support The flexibility of the M7S Hi is augmented by its sup port for Error Checking and Correction ECC Ex tended Data Out EDO DRAM memory and Fast Page Mode FPM DRAM memory The M7S...

Page 20: ...ired Micronics recommends using the following tools to in stall the M7S Hi Small Phillips screwdriver Tweezers or a pair of needle nose pliers Tray to hold loose screws Equipment Required Micronics recommends using the following equipment with the M7S Hi for a typical configuration ATX chassis with standard hardware A high quality ATX power supply capable of provid ing continuous power within a 3 ...

Page 21: ... SIMMs SIMMs Supported The M7S Hi supports the following types of 60 or 70ns SIMMs 4MB 1MBx32 36 8MB 2MBx32 36 16MB 4MBx32 36 32MB 8MBx32 36 64MB 16MBx32 36 Adding Memory The following is a list of rules to follow when upgrading SIMMs If you follow these rules your upgrade should be trouble free Use 70ns or faster SIMMs Upgrade SIMMs one bank at a time Each bank must contain two SIMMs of the same ...

Page 22: ...em Board Manual When installing SIMMs fill bank 0 then bank 1 Install the two types of memory in separate banks The memory will default to the speed of the slowest RAM installed Chapter 3 Installing the M7S Hi 20 ...

Page 23: ...ber of SIMMs installed Table 3 1 Memory Configurations 21 Memory Bank 0 Bank 1 8MB 2 1MBx32 36 16MB 2 1MBx32 36 2 1MBx32 36 16MB 2 2MBx32 36 24MB 2 2MBx32 36 2 1MBx32 36 32MB 2 4MBx32 36 32MB 2 2MBx32 36 2 2MBx32 36 40MB 2 4MBx32 36 2 1MBx32 36 48MB 2 4MBx32 36 2 2MBx32 36 64MB 2 8MBx32 36 64MB 2 4MBx32 36 2 4MBx32 36 72MB 2 8MBx32 36 2 1MBx32 36 80MB 2 8MBx32 36 2 2MBx32 36 96MB 2 8MBx32 36 2 4MB...

Page 24: ...e 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 72 Pin SIMM Removing SIMMs To remove SIMMs follow the steps below 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 module up a...

Page 25: ...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 speed selection jumpers are set cor rectly refer to Chapter 2 Jumper Settings NOTE A VRM module is required for Pentium processors that support MMX and for the AMD processors WARNING Pentium processors ...

Page 26: ...ve 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 NOTE Never insert the card at an angle 4 Carefully push the card straight down making sure the card is fully inserted 5 Replace the screw which holds the card into place 6 Replace the computer cover 7 Refer to the PCI card s documentation additional instructions regarding ins...

Page 27: ...ose an unused ISA slot and remove the slot cover 3 Insert the card with the bottom edge level to the slot NOTE Never insert the card at an angle 4 Carefully push the card straight down making sure the card is inserted fully 5 Replace the screw that holds the card into place 6 Replace the computer cover 7 Refer to the ISA card s documentation for addi tional instructions regarding installation and ...

Page 28: ...lation hardware Interface Cable CD Audio 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 connectors 2 Connect the audio cable to the CD ROM drive s audio connector 3 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the MPC 2 compatible CD ROM audio connector on the M7S Hi system board see Figure 2 1 4 Conne...

Page 29: ... board to take advantage of the optional sound support refer to Figure 2 2 The sound option includes 16 bit stereo sound a game and MIDI port a telephony header and additional front speaker and microphone headers See Chapter 5 for information on installing sound device drivers Connecting Sound Devices Figure 3 4 Connecting External Sound Devices ...

Page 30: ...s are available Line In You may connect an external mono or stereo audio source to the audio controller such as a tape player or radio Use the appropriate converter cable to interface to your external equipment MIC IN The MIC IN jack will accommodate a 300 600 ohm microphone Connecting the Telephony Option The M7S Hi system board can be upgraded to include a header for computer telephony pronounce...

Page 31: ...roperly boot check all your cables and peripherals for bad connections You may also get beep codes or error messages If this occurs consult Appendices B and or C for a guide to possible solutions After the system properly boots it is ready to be config ured The following information explains the proper procedures for BIOS configuration Setup The Setup program is used to configure the computer s BI...

Page 32: ...screen Figure 4 1 will appear on your monitor Figure 4 1 Power Up Screen When Press F2 to enter SETUP appears at the bottom of the screen press the F2 key to begin the Setup procedure The CMOS Main Screen Figure 4 2 should appear and the prompt should be on the time line The Setup procedure can only be activated during the boot sequence ...

Page 33: ...t 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 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 Chapter explains how to configure each of these categories To move between the categories use the up and down arrow keys...

Page 34: ...ed drive Use the keys to change the setting until it matches the floppy drive you installed The BIOS supports 2 88MB 1 44MB 1 2MB 720KB and 360KB floppy drives 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 more details To install an IDE device select the device to configure and press ENTER An IDE Devi...

Page 35: ...he the system BIOS Choosing Shadowed Cached default caches the shadowed system BIOS for even higher performance Choosing Shadowed copies the system BIOS into RAM for faster execution To disable the System BIOS category select Disabled System Memory The System Memory category identifies the size of the base memory It cannot be changed Extended Memory The Extended Memory category automatically detec...

Page 36: ...in manually under the User category This 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 refer to the documentation which came with the SCSI adapter Multiple Sector Transfers This category determines the number of sectors per block for multiple sector t...

Page 37: ...ble the 32 bit I Ofunction of the PCI IDE controller Select Disabled if your drive will not run at this speed The default setting is Disabled Transfer Mode This category sets the transfer speeds for IDE devices The Standard option is the default setting The Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 and Fast PIO 4 options are for higher speed devices Smart Monitoring This feature will monitor your hard driv...

Page 38: ...ow Figure 4 4 Advanced Screen Serial Port A Serial Port A may be configured using the following options Disabled No configuration Enabled User configuration Auto BIOS configuration and PnP O S O S configuration Serial Port B Serial Port B may be configured using the following options Disabled No configuration Enabled User configuration Auto BIOS configuration and PnP O S O S configuration ...

Page 39: ...ntegrated Local Bus IDE adapter The IDE controller may be set for Primary Both default or Disabled Integrated Sound Enables or disables the integrated sound interface The default setting is Enabled Plug Play O S This selection when set to Yes allows the system to work with a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95 The default setting is No Reset Configuration Data Select Yes to reset Ext...

Page 40: ...nd frees up IRQ12 Selecting Enabled default allows the operating system to determine whether to enable or disable the mouse Secured Setup Configuration Select Yes if you want the system 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 DOS operating system MS DOS Novell DOS or PC DOS set to DOS default If you ...

Page 41: ...settings of two passwords The Supervisor Password allows access to the system and Setup The User Password allows access to the system but not to all Setup features Figure 4 5 Security Setup Screen Set Supervisor Password This selection controls access to the Setup utility Press the ENTER key to enter the Supervisor Password submenu The screen on the following page appears ...

Page 42: ...he new 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 This selection controls access to the Setup utility Follow the same procedure used to set the Supervisor Password NOTE After a password is entered it is saved immedi ately All other changes may still be ...

Page 43: ...M7S Hi System Board Manual Chapter 4 The BIOS Setup Utility 41 Password on Boot When enabled the system requires a password upon power up Either the Supervisor or User Password may be entered ...

Page 44: ...s Figure 4 7 To move between the categories use the up and down arrow keys Figure 4 7 Power Screen Power Management This selection allows you to change the system power management settings Maximum Power Savings con serves the greatest amount of system power Maximum Performance conserves power but allows greatest system performance To alter these settings choose Customize To turn off power manageme...

Page 45: ...n Auto Suspend Timeout The Standby Timeout selection sets the amount of time that elapses for the system to enter Suspend Mode The options are Off default 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min 40 min or 60 min Before making changes Customized must be selected in the Power Management Mode selection Interrupts IRQ 1 15 Setting an IRQ category to Enabled causes the system to wakeup from a power savings m...

Page 46: ...IOS Setup Utility 44 Boot Screen The Boot screen allows you to configure the power up system configuration settings Figure 4 8 Boot Screen Boot Sequence This selection will read the diskette drive default and the hard drive in sequence on boot ...

Page 47: ...nual 45 Chapter 4 The BIOS Setup Utility Exit Screen After you complete configuring the BIOS select the Exit screen Figure 4 9 Exit Screen Choose Save Changes and Exit and reboot the com puter Your computer is ready for use ...

Page 48: ...M7S Hi System Board Manual Chapter 4 The BIOS Setup Utility 46 ...

Page 49: ...connect external sound devices About Device Drivers Device drivers are necessary for the computer system to communicate with devices such as CD ROM drives sound controllers graphics adapters or devices that are not natively supported by the system BIOS Once started device drivers remain active in the background of the computer system Usually a device driver is added to the CONFIG SYS file the AUTO...

Page 50: ... files If you are using Windows 3 1x you must also remove all associated files from the WIN INI and SYSTEM INI files For more informa tion please contact the sound driver manufacturer 3 Start your computer system 4 Insert the sound driver disk into your floppy drive 5 If you are using Windows 3 1x go to the Program Man ager File menu click on Run and type A SETUP Follow the instructions to complet...

Page 51: ...et Intel 430HX PCI chipset Intel PIIX 3 SMC FDC37C93X Ultra I O chip CPU Clock Frequency synthesizer chip Jumper Select selectable CPU speed Form Factor ATX footprint 12 x 9 6 Expansion Three 32 bit PCI slots Three 16 bit ISA slots One shared PCI ISA slot BIOS Phoenix 4 0X Plug and Play BIOS on 2MB Flash EPROM Auto detection of memory size Auto detection and display of ECC and EDO memory Auto conf...

Page 52: ...wo floppy drives 2 88MB 1 44MB 1 2MB 720KB 360KB PCI IDE Ports Supports up to four IDE devices Mode 4 Enhanced IDE with Bus Mastering Multiple sector transfer support Auto detection of add in IDE board Environmental Specifications The environment in which the M7S Hi is located is critical Micronics recommends the following environmental specifications Temperature Range Operating 50 to 104 degrees ...

Page 53: ...ppendix A Technical Information 51 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 and cause personal injury ...

Page 54: ...chnical 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 the following information ready The model name and 09 part number of your Micronics product Your computer information such as CPU type operat ing system amount of installed memory and other peripherals ins...

Page 55: ...recommended file transfer protocols 44 1256 363373 RMA Return Materials Authorization Return products for repair M F 8 00am to 4 45pm PST USA 510 661 3030 510 683 0543 Fax Fax On Demand Automated system for product literature technical bulletins and other helpful information 24 hours a day 7 days a week USA 510 661 3199 World Wide Web Product information technical support press releases and other ...

Page 56: ...M7S Hi System Board Manual Appendix A Technical Information 54 ...

Page 57: ...FFSET nnnn Extended memory not working or configured properly Replace defective memory FAILING BITS nnnn Memory failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Replace defective memory FIXED DISK X FAILURE where 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 configura...

Page 58: ...operly configured or put a bootable disk in Drive A PARITY CHECK 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus Check Setup Board repair may be required PARITY CHECK 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus Check Setup Board repair may be required PREVIOUS BOOT INCOMPLETE DEFAULT CONFIGURATION USED Previous POST did not complete successfully Run Setup load default BIOS settings make any necessary adj...

Page 59: ...led BIOS test System will still run but slower Replace cache at convenience SYSTEM CMOS CHECKSUM BAD RUN SETUP System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly Run Setup and reconfigure the system SYSTEM RAM FAILED AT OFFSET nnnn System RAM failed Replace defective RAM SYSTEM TIMER ERROR Timer test failed Requires repair of system board ...

Page 60: ...M7S Hi System Board Manual Appendix B POST Messages 58 ...

Page 61: ... 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 is failing the system board will generate a long short long short beep code This is often interpreted as a 1 2 1 beep code But POST errors always vary in the length of the pause and not the duration of...

Page 62: ...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 512K base address lines 2E 3 4 3 Test 512K base memory 32 Test CPU bus clock frequency 34 Test CMOS RAM 35 Initialize alternate chipset registers 37 Reinitialize the chipset MB only 38 Shadow system ...

Page 63: ... 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 hardware interrupt vectors 7E Test coprocessor if present 80 Disable onboard I O ports 82 Detect and install external RS232 ports 84 Detect and install external parallel ports 86 Re initialize on board I O ports 88 ...

Page 64: ...heckers BE 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 Shutdown error DA Extended Block Move DC Shutdown 10 error The following are for boot block in Flash ROM E2 Initialize the chipset E3 Initialize refresh counter E4 Check for Forced Flash E5 Check...

Page 65: ...5 4 none 17 21 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 17 977 5 300 17 42 18 977 7 none 17 59 19 1024 7 512 17 62 20 733 5 300 17 31 21 733 7 300 17 94 22 733 5 300 17 31 23 306 4 0 17 10 24 612 4 305 17 21 25 612 2 300 17 10 26 614 4 none 17 ...

Page 66: ...k Drive Types 64 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 1024 8 none 26 109 39 925 9 none 17 72 ...

Page 67: ...mmand Prompt 4 Now you can run the FLASH utility The filename will be either FSH or FSH20 FSH20G etc or PHLASH Type this filename at the A prompt but don t include its extension followed by a space and the BIOS ROM image s filename This file will be included in the download and has a file length of about 131K or 262K For example to update the M7S Hi to BIOS version 02 you would type PHLASH M7S Hi ...

Page 68: ...ystem Board Manual Appendix E Updating the System BIOS If you prefer to send your system board in for the upgrade the RMA department offers this service free of charge if your system board is under warranty 66 ...

Page 69: ...or inadequate 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 nonconformity to models or samples shown to the purchaser Any models or samples were for the sole purpose of suggesting the character of the prod uct and are not intended to form the basis of the bargain A receipt o...

Page 70: ...t 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 warranties or representations as to performance of products or as to service to distributor or to any person except as set forth in Micronics limited warranty accompanying delivery of product Micronics disclaim...

Page 71: ...l 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 or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that t...

Page 72: ...0 651 2300 Fax 510 651 9450 Type of Equipment Motherboard ATX form factor Mid Tower Personal Computer Model Name M7S Hi Tested by Rockford Engineering Services Inc 9959 Calaveras Road P O Box 543 Sunol CA 94586 0543 Telephone 510 862 2944 Fax 510 862 9013 Test Engineers John Y Chan Micronics EN50082 1 Paramjeet Singh RES EN50082 1 I the undersigned hereby declare that the specified equipment confo...

Page 73: ... a peripheral card to control the bus without 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 char acter 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 performanc...

Page 74: ...Flash ROM A type of ROM chip that will retain its data until erased It can be erased or reprogrammed by supplying it with 12V of voltage See ROM and EPROM Gigabyte A disk storage capacity measurement Approximately one thousand megabytes or 1 073 741 824 bytes IDE An acronym for Integrated De vice Electronics A standard for com municating between a hard drive and a computer Internal Cache Cache whi...

Page 75: ...t peripherals such as modems and mice Setup A program that allows you to make changes to the system configu ration Shadow RAM A technique used to load a duplicate copy of BIOS from slower ROM into faster RAM This enhances system performance be cause it provides higher access speed to the BIOS SIMM An acronym for Standard Inline Memory Module A small printed circuit board containing memory chips SR...

Page 76: ...tium CPU voltage ranging from 3 300 3 465 Volts VRE Pentium CPU voltage ranging from 3 400 3 600 Volts Warm Boot Restarting the system by simultaneously pressing the Ctrl Alt and Delete keys Write Back Cache Upon a cache hit the cache is updated and the main memory is not affected Upon a cache miss only the main memory is up dated Write Through Cache Upon a cache hit the cache and the main memory ...

Page 77: ...B Back Panel Connections 12 Battery Disposal 51 Beep and POST Codes 59 BIOS Configuration 29 Setup 29 31 Bulletin Board System BBS 53 C Configuring the M7S Hi 11 D Diagram M7S Hi 12 E Extended Data Out EDO Memory 17 19 Environmental Specifications 50 Error Checking ECC 17 Index 75 ...

Page 78: ...53 Telephone Numbers 53 Troubleshooting 55 I Installation CD ROM Drive 26 CPU 23 Installing your M7S Hi 18 ISA Peripheral Card 25 PCI Peripheral Card 24 Quick Installation 9 Sound Drivers 47 J Jumper Settings 13 M M7S Hi Back Panel Connections 12 M7S Hi System Board Diagram 12 Memory Adding 19 Configurations 21 Index 76 ...

Page 79: ... Messages 55 S Sound Option 27 Specifications 49 System BIOS 65 T Technical Specifications 49 Technical Support 52 53 Telephony Option 28 Troubleshooting 55 U Updating the System BIOS 65 Utility Programs Advanced Screen 36 BIOS Setup 29 Boot Screen 44 Exit Screen 45 IDE Device Submenu 34 Index 77 ...

Page 80: ...M7S Hi System Board Manual Main Screen 31 Power Screen 42 Security Screen 39 W World Wide Web 53 Index 78 ...

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