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AlphaPC 164UX/BX Motherboar d Windows NT User ’ s Manua l.
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iii Conten t s 1 About This Manual 1.1 Differenc e between Al phaPC 164UX an d 164BX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 1.2 Manual Conventions and Terminol ogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 2 Features of the AlphaPC 164UX Motherboard 2.
iv 4.9 Input Powe r Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8 4.10 Narrow SCSI Bus Connector (UX only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8 4.11 Fast an d Wide SCSI Bus Connecto r (UX only) .
v 7.4.1 Requirem ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6 7.4.2 Before Ins talling W indows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7 7.4.3 Windows NT Setup .
vi Figures 2–1 AlphaPC 16 4UX Jumper/C onnector Loc ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2 2–2 Board me asurement an d Hole Posi tion Diagra m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6 2–3 Board Verti cal Clearance Diagram .
vii Tables 2–1 AlphaPC 16 4UX Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1 2–2 AlphaPC 16 4UX Jumper/C onnector Lis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3 2–3 Power Su pply DC Current Req uirements .
About Thi s Manual 1–1 1 About This Manual This manua l descri bes the Alp haPC 164UX/BX motherboa rd, a module f or comp utin g syst ems b ase d on t he Al pha TM 21 164 micropr ocesso r and t he co mpanion Digital Semiconduc tor 21 174 core logi c chip.
1–2 About Th is Ma nual Manual Conventions and Terminology Extents: Extents are specified by a s ingle number or a pair of numbers in square bracket s ([ ]) separate d by a colon (:), and a re inclu sive. For e xample, b its [7:3] specif y an extent i ncluding bi ts 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3.
Feature s of the Al phaPC 164UX Mothe rboard 2– 1 2 Features of the AlphaPC164UX Motherboard T able 2–1 p rovides a n overview of t he AlphaPC 164UX mother board’ s features. Figure 2–1 s hows the Alp haPC 164UX motherb oard and i ts components.
2–2 Features of the Alpha PC164UX Motherboar d Figure 2–1 AlphaPC 164 UX Jumper/Connector Location U5 U6 U7 U8 J24 J33 J22 J21 J7 J6 J5 J2 J13 J25 J12 J34 Pwr LED IDE LED SCSI LED Pwr Switch Reset.
Feature s of the Al phaPC 164UX Mothe rboard 2– 3 Table 2–2 AlphaPC 164 UX Jumper/Connector List Item No. Desc ription Item No. Description J2 Full length 64 b it PC I slot U3 DIMM socket 0 J5 Hal.
2–4 Features of the Alpha PC164UX Motherboar d Power Requirements 2.1 Power Requirement s The AlphaPC 164UX moth erboard requires a minimum of a 300 watt power supply .
Feature s of the Al phaPC 164UX Mothe rboard 2– 5 Physi cal Parameters 2.3 Physical Parameters This sect ion has two parts: t he first i llustra tes the d istances between th e board mounting holes .
2–6 Features of the Alpha PC164UX Motherboar d Physical P arameters Figure 2–2 Board me asurement and Hole Position Diagram 2.3.2 V ertical C learance Figure 2–3 s hows the Boar d V ertical Clea rance for the Alpha PC 164UX B oard M eas ur em ent s and Hol e L oc at i ons 9.
Feature s of the Al phaPC 164UX Mothe rboard 2– 7 Physi cal Parameters Figure 2–3 Board V ertical Clear ance Diagram 0. 5 " 1. 0 " 1. 0 " 0.
2–8 Features of the Alpha PC164UX Motherboar d Physical P arameters 2.3.3 A TX Cutou t Information Figure 2–4 ATX Back Panel Dimension I n the ev ent t hat an OEM or system i nt egr ator would l i.
AlphaP C 164UX Ju mpe r Confi gura tion 3–1 3 AlphaPC 164UX Jumper Configuration The AlphaPC 1 64UX has one se t of jumper s locate d at J2 8. These jumpe rs set the hardware configur ation and boot optio ns. Figu re 2–1 shows the jumper l ocation on the Alpha PC 164UX mothe rboard.
3–2 Alpha PC 164U X Jumper Configurati on CPU Speed Selection ( Option 1,2,3, &4) Figure 3–1 AlphaPC 164UX Configuration Jumpers 3.1 CPU Speed Selection (O ption 1,2,3, &4) The cloc k synthesi zer makes i t possibl e to chang e the fre quency of t he micropr oces- sor ’ s clock input wit hout havin g to change the clock crystal .
AlphaP C 164UX Ju mpe r Confi gura tion 3–3 Bcache Size Jumpers (O ption 14, 15) 3.2 Bcache Size Jumpers (Option 14,15) The Bcache size jumpe rs are lo cated at J28–27/ 28 (Option1 4) and J28–2 9/30 (Option1 5), as shown in Figu re 3–1.
AlphaPC 16 4UX Con nector Pinouts 4–1 4 AlphaPC 164UX Connector Pinout s This sec tion lis ts the pi nouts of a ll AlphaPC 1 64UX connector s. See F igure 2–1 f or connect or locati ons. 4.1 PCI Bus Connector Pinouts T able 4–1 shows t he PCI bus c onnector p inouts.
4–2 Alpha PC 164U X Connecto r Pinou ts PCI Bus Connector Pinouts B1 1 PRSNT2 # B12 Gnd B1 3 Gnd B14 — B15 Gnd B16 CLK B17 Gn d B1 8 REQ# B19 Vdd B20 AD<31> B21 AD<29> B22 Gnd B23 AD&l.
AlphaP C 164UX Co nnector Pinouts 4–3 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts 4.2 ISA Exp ansion Bus Connector Pinout s T able 4–2 shows t he ISA expan sion bus co nnector pi nouts.
4–4 Alpha PC 164U X Connecto r Pinou ts SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts 4.3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinou t s T able 4–3 shows the SDRAM DIMM connector pinouts. Table 4–3 SDRAM D IMM Connector Pinouts (U3 through U8) 1 (Sheet 1 of 2) Pin Si gnal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signa l 1 Gnd 2 DQ0 3 DQ1 4 DQ 2 5 DQ3 6 3.
AlphaP C 164UX Co nnector Pinouts 4–5 EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4.4 EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pino ut s T able 4–4 shows t he EIDE dri ve bus connec tor pinou ts. 1 Pins 1 thro ugh 84 are on the front side a nd pi ns 85 th roug h 168 a re o n the b ack si de.
4–6 Alpha PC 164U X Connecto r Pinou ts Diskette Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4.5 Diskette Drive Bus Connector Pinout s T able 4–5 shows t he disket te (flo ppy) drive bus connec tor pinout s. 4.6 Parallel B us Connector Pinout s T able 4–6 shows t he paral lel bus co nnector pinou ts.
AlphaP C 164UX Co nnector Pinouts 4–7 COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts 4.7 COM1/COM2 Ser ial Line Con necto r Pinout s T able 4–7 shows t he COM1/COM2 ser ial line co nnecto r pinouts. 4.8 Keyboard/Mo use Connector Pinout s T able 4–8 shows t he keyboar d/mouse conn ector pin outs.
4–8 Alpha PC 164U X Connecto r Pinou ts Input Power Connector Pinouts 4.9 Input Power Connector Pin outs T able 4–9 shows t he input p ower con nector pinout s. 4.10 Narrow SCSI Bus Connector (UX only) T able 4–10 shows the narrow SCSI b us connect or pinouts 1 This pinout is A TX-compliant.
AlphaP C 164UX Co nnector Pinouts 4–9 Fast and Wide SCSI Bus Connector (UX only) 4.1 1 F ast and Wi de SC SI Bu s Conn ecto r (U X only ) T able 4–1 1 sho ws the Fast and W i de SCSI bus connector pinouts 4.
4–10 AlphaPC 164U X Conne ctor Pi nouts Speaker Connector Pinouts 4.13 Speaker Con nector Pinout s T able 4–13 shows the speake r connect or pinouts . 4.14 Micropro c essor Fan Power Connector Pinou t s T able 4–14 shows the micropr ocessor f an power co nnector pi nouts.
AlphaP C 164UX Co nnector Pinouts 4–1 1 IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts 4.16 IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts T able 4–16 shows the IDE dri ve LED connect or pinout s. 4.17 Reset Switch Connector P inout s T able 4–17 shows the reset switch co nnector pi nouts.
Memory and Mic roprocesso r Configur ation 5–1 5 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration For highe r system s peed or great er throughput , you can upgr ade SDRAM memory by repl acing DIMM s with th ose of gre ater siz e.
5–2 Memor y and Microp rocess or Config uration Configuring SDRAM Memory 128MB 32MB 32MB 16MB 16MB 16MB 16 MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 64MB 64MB 160MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 16MB 16 MB 64MB 64MB 16MB 16MB 1.
Memory and Mic roprocesso r Configur ation 5–3 Upgrading SDRAM Memory Note : The fo llowing ar e importan t items t o remember - in or der for the ECC memor y feature t o work, all DIMMs must be 72bit. - T o populate a bank,you must us e 2 matched DI MMs.
5–4 Memor y and Microp rocess or Config uration Incre asin g Micr oproces sor S peed 4. Firmly push the module into the co nnector . Ensure that the DIMM snap s into the plasti c locking levers o n both ends.
Memory and Mic roprocesso r Configur ation 5–5 Incre asing Microproc essor Speed 5.3.3 R emoving the 2 1 164 Microproce ssor Remove t he micropr ocessor c urrently in place at locat ion U55 by per forming th e follo wing st eps : 1. Unplug th e fan power/ sensor ca ble from c onnector J 35 (see Fi gure 2–1).
5–6 Memor y and Microp rocess or Config uration Incre asin g Micr oproces sor S peed 6. Instal l the hea t sink and heat-si nk fan as dir ected in t he follo wing st eps. A heat- sink/f an kit is av ailable fro m the vendor listed at th e beginning of this proc edure.
Memory and Mic roprocesso r Configur ation 5–7 Incre asing Microproc essor Speed 3. Place the GRAFOIL pad on the gold- plated slug s urface a nd align it wi th the thr eaded stu ds. b. Attach t he micropr ocessor he at sink. Th e heat-s ink mate rial is clear an od- ized, hot -water -sealed , 6061-T6 al uminum.
Interrupts and ISA Bus A ddresses 6–1 6 Interrupt s and ISA Bus Addresses This sec tion lis ts the s ystem and I/ O interr upt assig nments. It a lso lists the physic al Alpha 164UX I /O space assi gnments. 6.1 In ter rupts T able 6–1 lis ts each Alp ha 164UX ISA int errupt a nd its sou rce.
6–2 Interrup ts and ISA Bus Addresse s ISA I/O Address Map 6.2 ISA I/O Add ress Map T able 6–2 lists the Alpha 164UX ISA I /O space a ddress mapping. Table 6–2 ISA I/O Addr ess Map 6.2. 1 Flash ROM Address Ma p The fl ash RO M is ma p ped to t hree re gion s of mem ory .
Interrupts and ISA Bus A ddresses 6–3 ISA I/O Address Map instr uctions LDBU and STB mus t be used t o access thi s region. Any ot her instru cti o n wi ll pro duce U N DE FINE D res u lts wi th th e pos si bili ty of d amag i ng t he flash ROM.
Configur ing for W indows N T 7–1 7 Configuring for W indows NT This chapter descri bes the ARCSBIOS and gives in struc tion to be gin the in stall atio n of W indows NT . 7.1 ARCSBIOS The AlphaPC 164UX mot herboard ships with th e ARCSBIOS firmware .
7–2 Configuri ng for Wi ndows NT ARCSBIOS Figure 7–1 Main Bios Screen The upper lef t hand cor ner of the screen di sp lays th e revis ion of t he ARCSBIOS and the syste m serial n umber . The upper right hand corner of the sc reen disp lays the speed tha t the Alp haPC 164UX i s runn ing .
Configur ing for W indows N T 7–3 ARCSBIOS Setup. c. Memory Info rmation. The T otal Memory secti on displ ays the to tal amount of memory in t he system i n Kilobyt es. The Free Memory sec tion disp lays the amount of memor y available to t he operat ing system.
7–4 Configuri ng for Wi ndows NT ARCSBIOS Setup. Caution : Changing the environment variabl es may cause W indows NT to fail to boot. There are 4 selecti ons on the Environmen t V ariable menu. Edit Envi ronment V ari- able Set al lows you to change an existi ng environ ment varia ble set.
Configur ing for W indows N T 7–5 ARCSBIOS Setup. The optio n to E nable X86 E mul atio n is se t defa ult t o Ye s . This opt ion allo ws an operating sys tem to use the X86 emulato r built into the ARCSBIOS t o emulate the video BIOS bui lt into most video adap ters.
7–6 Configuri ng for Wi ndows NT Upgrading the ARCSBIOS Firmware. 7.2.6 Print Configuration Thi s opt ion will dum p th e info rma tion in t he co nfi gura tion tree to th e pa rall el port so that it ma y be printed.
Configur ing for W indows N T 7–7 Installing Windows NT 7.4.2 Before Installing W indows NT Before ins tallin g W indows NT , ens ure that you have compl eted the following tasks: • In the Se tup se ction of the bios use t he T ime and Da te optio n to veri fy th e correc t time and dat e.
7–8 Configuri ng for Wi ndows NT Installing Windows NT 1.Insert the W indows NT4.0 inst all Flop py for the AlphaPC 164UX dis kette i nto drive A: 2.From the mai n ARCSBIOS screen sel ect Enter Set up . 3.select Run a Pr ogram from the set up menu and press Enter .
Configur ing for W indows N T 7–9 Installing Windows NT The followi ng procedu re supers edes the S tarting Setup on a RISC-bas ed computer section o f the Micro soft W indows NT Inst allati on Guide. T o sta rt the W indows NT Setup progra m: 1. Insert the W indows NT CD in the CD-ROM dr ive.
7–10 Configuring f or Windo ws NT Installing Windows NT 2. If you ha ve only IDE dri ves, pre ss S. A list bo x of adapters will be disp layed. Oth er sho uld be h ighlighted. Press ENTER . Y ou will b e prompted to "Pl ease insert th e disk lab eled manuf actur er supplie d hardwar e suppor t disk int o drive A:.
Configur ing for W indows N T 7– 1 1 Installing Windows NT The next sc reen will display t he Micr osoft W indows NT licen se agre ement. Pres s page down to sc roll throug h it as you read i t. When you get to the e nd press F8 to accept th e ter ms and con ditions.
7–12 Configuring f or Windo ws NT Installing Windows NT After set up finis hes copying files a screen wil l be disp layed tha t says:" Thi s portio n of setup h as complete d successf ully . Press ent er to res tart your computer ." Press ENTER .
Configur ing for W indows N T 7– 13 Installing Windows NT The next wind ow that comes prompts you : "T o have setup start s earching f or a net- work adapte r click t he start search b utton." Do n ot click the star t search button. Click on th e Select f rom Lis t butt on.
7–14 Configuring f or Windo ws NT Installing Windows NT click th e Display T ype but ton. In the Displa y T ype windows clic k the Chan ge button. Insert th e drive r disk for t he video ca rd in A:. I n the Cha nge Display win- dow click t he Have Disk butto n.
Troubles hooting 8–1 8 T roubleshoo ting This c hapter contains info rma ti on ab out troubl e shooti ng ha rd ware a nd s oft ware dur - ing Alpha PC 164UX startup. T echnical support is a vailabl e through e-mai l. The ad dress is huedoc@sec .samsung.
8–2 Troubles hooting Beep Codes 3. Repl ace the k eyboard. Note : I f you have the network dr ivers insta lled, but do no t have the AlphaPC 164UX conn ected to a network, t here will be a noti cable inc rease in the time it t akes f or NT to sta rt-up after t he log in.
Troubles hooting 8–3 Safe ARCSB IOS 8.4 Safe ARCSBIOS The safe ARCSBIOS pr ovides an emer gency reco very mechanis m when the primary firmware image cont ained in t he flash has been corrupted. W hen the f lash memory has been corrupte d, and no im age can be loaded saf ely from t he flash, you can run the saf e ARCSBIOS to reprogra m the flash .
8–4 Troubles hooting Safe ARCSBIOS 8.4.1 St arting the Sa fe ARCSBIOS Y ou ca n start t he safe ARCSBIOS in one of two way s: • · If the primar y fir mware imag e is un avail able whe n the s ystem is powered on or reset, the safe ARCSBIOS runs automati cally .
Battery Re cycle/Dis posal Informa tion 9–1 9 Battery Recycle/Disposal Information NOTICE Recycle or dispose of batteries promptly i n accordanc e with your or ganizat ion’ s environ mental policies.
Supp orti ng Pr oducts A–1 A Supporting Product s This append ix lists sources f or compon ents and acce ssories that are not incl uded with the Al phaPC 164UX. A.1 M emo ry Dual i nline me mory mo d ules (D IMMs) are av a ilable fr om th e follow ing so urces: Samsung Semicon ductor Inc .
A–2 Supporting Produ ct s Memory V iking Component s 11 C o l u m bi a Laguna Hill s,Ca 92656 Phone: 800- 338-2361 Fax : 408-64 3-7250 QesT ec, Inc. 23 Mi dstat e Driv e, Sui te 104 Mid s tate O ffi.
Supp orti ng Pr oducts A–3 Thermal Products DeskS tation T echnolog y - Dist . for Dense -Pac 15729 Colleg e Blvd Lenexa, KS 66219 Phone: 800- 793-3375 A.2 Th ermal Product s Thermal Prod ucts Component s included i n this heat- sink and fan s olution a re heat sink, GRAFOIL pad, two hex nuts , heat-sink c lips, 60- mm fan, and four screws.
A–4 Supporting Produ ct s Enclosure A.4 E ncl os ure An enclosure, s uitable for housin g the AlphaP C 164UX and its power supply , is available f rom: Axxion 1 1 B Leigh Fi sher El Paso,T x.
Support,Products an d Documenta - B Support,Product s and Document ation If you need techn ical su pport, an Alpha CPU br ochur e , or he lp decidin g whi ch docu- mentation b est meets your needs, visit the Samsung Semico ndcutor W orld W ide W eb Inte rnet s ite: http://www .
B–2 Sup port,Produc ts and Do cumentati on Sams ung A lpha P rod ucts T o orde r the Alpha PC 164UX mothe rboard, con tact your local di stribut or . The fol- lowing tabl es li st some of th e semiconduct or products avai lable fro m Samsu ng Ele c- tronics.
Support,P roducts a nd Docu mentation B–3 Samsung Alpha Documentation The followi ng table lists so me of the av ailable documenta tion. Y ou can or der the f ollowing a ssociat ed documenta tion dire ctly fr om the vendor .
B–4 Sup port,Produc ts and Do cumentati on 1 This handb ook p rovid es inf ormatio n subse quent t o th e Alpha AXP Ar chi tectur e Refe r ence Manual . PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2. 1 PCI Mult imedia Desi gn Guide, Revision 1.0 PCI System Design Gui de PCI-to-PCI Bridge Architecture Specification, Revision 1.
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