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Manual Organization
As outlined on the next page, this manual includes the following chapters, appen-
dixes, and an index.
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Chapter 1, Introduction to the AlphaPC 164UX motherboard, is an overview of
the AlphaPC 164UX motherboard, including its components, features, and uses.
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Chapter 2, System Configuration and Connectors, describes the user-environ-
ment configuration, board connectors and functions, and jumper functions. It
also identifies jumper and connector locations.
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Chapter 3, Functional Description, provides a functional description of the
AlphaPC 164UX motherboard, including the 21174 core logic chip, L3 backup
cache (Bcache) and memory subsystems, system interrupts, clock and power
subsystems, and peripheral component interconnect (PCI) and Industry Standard
Architecture (ISA) devices.
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Chapter 4, Configuring the ARCSBIOS for Windows NT, describes the ARCS-
BIOS and gives instruction to begin the installation of Windows NT
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Chapter 5, Upgrading the AlphaPC 164UX, describes how to upgrade the
AlphaPC 164UX motherboard’s DRAM memory and microprocessor speed.
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Chapter 6, Troubleshooting, describes information about trouble shooting hard-
ware and software during AlphaPC 164UX startup.
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Chapter 7, Power and Environmental Requirements, describes the AlphaPC
164UX power and environmental requirements and provides board dimensions.
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Appendix A, System Address Space, describes the mapping of the 40-bit processor
address space into memory and I/O space addresses. It also lists the physical PCI
address spaces and regions, including the 21174 operating registers and PCI/ISA
device registers.
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Appendix B, Supporting Products, lists sources for components and accessories
not included with the AlphaPC 164UX motherboard.
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Appendix C, Support, Products, and Documentation, describes how to obtain
Samsung Alpha information and technical support, and how to order Samsung
Semiconductor products and associated literature.