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American Megatrends, Inc. Series 87 Enterprise-IV 80486 EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide MAN -687 9/8/94.
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Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide iii Table of Contents Chap ter 1 Intr oduction to VL-Bu s ............................................................................................................................................
Preface iv Table of Contents, Continued Chap ter 5 AMIB IOS Set up , cont'd Adapto r ROM Shado w E 000,64K ...................................................................................................................................... 61 Sy stem RO M Shadow F 000,64K .
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide v Preface To the OEM, VAR, o r System Integrator Tha nk you fo r pur chasing t he high per formance Se ries 8 7 Ent e rpr ise-IV E ISA VL-Bus motherboard f rom Am erican Megatrends.
Preface vi A merican Megatrends BBS The Am erican Megatrends BBS permits OEMs, VA Rs, and sys tem in tegrators to access tech nical inf ormation abou t Am erican Megatrends m o therboard, peripheral card, and BIOS products. Product Eng ineering Chang e Notices, Tech Tips, Technical Notes, and com p lete technical manu als are available on th e BBS.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 1 Chapter 1 Introduction to VL-Bus The Series 87 Enterprise- IV EISA Local Bus Moth erboard conform s to the VESA® (Video Electronics Standards A ssociation) VL- Bus® specification s as w ell as the EISA (Ex tended Indu stry Stan dard Architecture) s pecification.
Chapter 1 Introduction to VL-Bus 2 Introduction to VL-Bus, Continue d The follow ing graph ic show s the EISA and VL- B us expansi on slots . You can in stall 16- bit ISA or 32-bit EISA adapter cards in any ex pansion sl ot, including th e VL-Bus slots.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 3 Chapter 2 Enterprise-IV Description Dimensions The Am erican Megatrends 80486 Enterprise -IV EISA Local Bus moth erboard is approxi mately 8½" by 13", similar in size to a standard Baby AT® motherboard.
Chapter 2 Description 4 Specifications Processor Ty pe a nd Speed Microprocessors can be in stalled in tw o sockets: the CPU socket an d the Upgrade Socket.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 5 Specifications, Continued Programm able Cry stal O scillator The Enterprise-IV m otherboard has a program mable cry stal oscillator that supports all possible moth erboard frequencies .
Chapter 2 Description 6 Specifications, Continued Cache Memory The 256 KB secondary (external) cach e mem ory uses a w rite-thro ugh or write-back caching algorithm. Up to 64 MB of sy stem mem ory is cached. There are zero w ait states for cache m emory read an d write f or moth erboards operating at s peeds up to 33 MHz.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 7 Specifications, Continued System BIOS The Enterprise-IV EISA VLB m o therboard uses a custom ized AMIBIOS system BIOS with a built- in Setup configuration u tility and hard disk drive utilities. Via A MIB IOS Setup, you can configure up to tw o user- defin able hard disk drive ty pes.
Chapter 2 Description 8 Specifications, Continued Seven DM A Channels The Enterprise-IV has seven DMA channels . In accordance w ith the EISA specification s, any DMA chann el m ay be prog ramm ed for 8, 16, or 32-bit DMA device size and ISA compatible, ty pe A, type B, or burst t ype C modes .
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 9 Specifications, Continued Tim er Features The Enterprise-IV has five program mable 16-bit counter/timers. System Arbiter The Enterprise-IV h as standard EISA arbitration features . Refresh Generation The Enter prise -IV has a refr esh gener atio n featur e .
Chapter 2 Description 10 Specifications, Continued Mem or y Ra ng e The Enterprise-IV u ses 32-bit m emory addresses to access 4 gigaby tes of mem ory address s pace on the EISA expa nsion slot s. I/O Channel Check The Enterprise- IV supports the u se of th e I/O chann el check to g enerate NMIs.
Chapter 3 Installation 20 Chapter 3 Installation Step Action Turn to 1 Unpack the m other board Page 20 2 Set swit ch a nd j ump er opti ons. Page 22 3 I nstall memory. Page 25 4 I nstall upg radable proce ssor or math copro cessor. Pa ge Error! Book m ark n ot defi ned.
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Chapter 3 Installation 22 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options CPU and Upgrade Socket Intel 80486S X, 80486DX, or 8048DX2 CPUs can be ins erted in th e CPU socket. An Intel 80487S X mat h coprocessor or an Upgrade Processor (P23T or P24T) can be inserted in the Upg rade Socket.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 23 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continued J15 Select CPU T ype J16 Select CPU T ype J43 Select CPU T ype.
Chapter 3 Installation 24 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continued J38 Local Bus ID J3 8 is a thr ee-pin si ngle-inline b erg. I n normal o per ation, pins 1 -2 are sho rted when running Loca l Bus Ada pter Card s a t 33 MHz o r less ( the de fa ult setti ng).
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 25 Step 3 Install Memory The mai n m emory on the Ente rprise-IV EIS A VL B moth erboard consis ts of f o ur 32-bit m emory banks of one SIMM socket each. The S IMM sockets accept 256 KB x 36, 1 MB x 36, 4 MB x 36, or 16 MB x 36 SIMMs in the combinations show n belo w .
Chapter 3 Installation 26 Step 3 Install Memory , Continue d SIMM Part Num bers Mem ory Type Manufactu rer Part Nu mb er 1 MB x 36 Micron MT12D136M-7 Mitsubishi MH1M36A DJ-7 PNY P 361000-70 Motor ola .
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 27 Step 3 Install Memory , Continue d Selecting SIM Ms The SIMMs mu st meet th e follow ing specification s: Param eter Specification Page Mode Fas.
Chapter 3 Installation 28 Step 4 Install Upgrade Processor Follow the procedures described in this step to ins tall an upgrade process or in the em pty ZIF s ocket near the CPU. War ni ng Improper Upg rade Processor installation can damag e the Upgrade Processor and/or th e moth erboard.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 29 Step 4 Install Upgrade Processor, Continued Installing an Upgr a de Processor The follow ing dis cussi on applies only to 169-pin processors, s uch as t he 486DX, 486DX2, 486DX 3, 486SX, 80487SX, P23T, or P24.
Install Upgrade Processor, Continued Chapter 3 Installation 30 Step Actio n Installing a P2 4 T The P24T Upgrade Processor is a 240- pin packag e that us es all sock et pins.
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Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 31 The motherboard moun ting hole locations are show n belo w. L egend: ! s crew hole " Mounting hole.
Chapter 3 Installation 32 Step 6 Connect the Pow e r Supply The power s upply s hould m atch the phys ical configu ration of the ch assis. Mak e sure that th e power sw itch is Off b e fore assembly. Before attaching the pow er cables, mak e sure that th e proper voltage is selected.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 33 Step 6 Connect the Pow e r Supply, Continued Power Supply Connectors are K ey ed Power su pply con nectors are key ed to make sure y ou attach them correctly. The key s must be cut to fit on som e pow er supplies , as sh own below .
Chapter 3 Installation 34 Step 6 Connect the Pow e r Supply, Continued P1 Pinout Pin Description 1 Power Good (Oran ge wire) 2 VCC (R ed wire) 3 +1 2 Volts (Yellow wire) 4 -1 2 Volts (B lue wire) 5 Gr.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 35 Step 7 Connect th e Key board The key board connector is a f ive-pin DIN s ocket (see below ) labeled KEYBRD and J8 on the m otherboard.
Chapter 3 Installation 36 Step 9 Connect Cables When attachin g connectors to the moth erboard, mak e sure y ou attach the correct end. Mos t connector w ires are color-coded. Match th e color of the w ires leaving pin 1 on the sw itch or LED to pin 1 on th e connector end.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 37 Step 9 Connect Cables, Continue d J40 Speak er Connector J40 is a four-pin single- inline berg.
Chapter 3 Installation 38 Step 9 Connect Cables, Continue d J42 Turbo L ED Conn ector J42 is a tw o-pin berg th at connects to th e Turbo LED via a cable. The LED ligh ts w hen the board runs at high speed. Connect th e Turbo LED to J42. J42 is s how n below.
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Chapter 3 Installation 40 Step 10 Install A dapter Cards The Enterpris e – IV EISA VLB m otherboard ha s seven expansion s lots nu mbered SLOT – SL OT7.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 41 Step 10 Install A dapter Cards Type of Ad apter Card Slots VL-Bus Bus Mast eri n g 32-bit L ocal Bus A dapter Cards Sl ots 6 and 7 EI SA 32-bit .
Chapter 3 Installation 42 Step 10 Install A dapter Cards, Continued 8-Bit ISA Slo t Pinout Pin Use Pin Use A1 I OCHCK - B1 GND A2 S D07 B2 RSTDRV A3 SD 06 B3 + 5 A4 SD 05 B4 IR Q9 A5 SD 04 B5 - 5 A6 S.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 43 Step 10 Install A dapter Cards, Continued 16-B it ISA Extensio n P i no ut The following 16-bit pins are an extens ion of the 8-bit board layout and are us ed in conjunction w ith the 8- bit board stan dard pins.
Chapter 3 Installation 44 Step 10 Install A dapter Cards, Continued 32-bit EISA Slo t Pinout , cont'd Row F Row B Row E Row A 1 GN D 1 GN D 1 CMD# 1 I OCHK # 2 + 5 vol ts 2 RESDRV 2 STA RT# 2 D7 .
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 45 Step 10 Install A dapter Cards, Continued 32-bit EISA Slo t Pinout , cont'd Row H Row D R ow G R ow C 1 L A8 1 M16# 1 L A7 1 SBHE # 2 L A6 .
Chapter 3 Installation 46 Step 10 Install A dapter Cards, Continued VL-Bus The two lon gest expan sion slots on the Enterpris e-IV EISA VL B motherboard are f or VL-Bus adapter cards. These VL- Bus bus mas tering slot s are labeled VESA M ASTER SLOT-1) an d VESA MASTER SLOT- 2).
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 47 Step 10 Install A dapter Cards, Continued VL-Bus , cont' d Pin Use Pi n Use A26 A DR22 B26 ADR23 A27 VCC B27 ADR21 A28 A DR20 B28 ADR19 A29.
Chapter 3 Installation 48 Step 11 Perform Initial Test and Configuration, Continued Start the Tes t Plug every thing in an d turn on th e switch . If there are any problems, turn off the u nit im mediately . Reinstall the conn ectors and call Technical Support at 404- 246-8600.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 49 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Pow er-On Self Test AMIBIOS provides all IBM-stan dard POST routines as w ell as enhan ced POST routin es. POST supports CPU internal diagn ostics. POST codes are accessible via the Man ufacturin g Test Port (I/O Po rt 80h).
Chapter 4 AMIBIOS POST 50 Beep Codes Fatal e r ror s, listed belo w, are co mm unicate d thro ugh a serie s of audi b le be e ps. All er ror s excep t B eep Code 8 are fatal . Fatal errors h alt the boot process. In m ost cases, display ed errors allow th e sys tem to con tinue.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 51 Troubleshooting Sy stem Problems What to Do If the Com puter Beeps Here is w hat y ou need to do if y our computer has an AMIBIOS and it s tarts beeping: If the system beeps... then... 1, 2, or 3 time s.
A MIBIOS Display ed Messages, Co ntinued Chapter 4 AMIBIOS POST 52 Error Message Explan ation CMOS Che cksum Fai lu re Afte r CMOS RA M settings are saved, a che cksum is gene rated. This m essag e appears if the pre vious checksum diffe rs fr om the curre nt checksum.
A MIBIOS Display ed Messages, Co ntinued Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 53 Error Message Explan ation AMI Diag t o fi nd memory errors. Pari ty Err or ???? Pa r ity erro r in s ystem m em ory bu t th e ad dres s ca nn o t be dete rmined.
Chapter 4 AMIBIOS POST 54 NMI Messages EISA NMI M essag es EISA N MI Message Explan ation BUS Timeout NM I at Slot n Bus Ti m eout NM I at Slot n . (E)nab le (D)isable Expa nsion Board? Ty pe E to enable the adapter card that had an NMI or D to disable it.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 55 A MIBIOS Identification Strings The AMIBIOS Identification String is display ed at the bottom of the screen durin g the m emory test. You will n eed this string w hen reporting AMIBIOS prob lems.
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Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 57 Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup Keyboa r d Speed Sw itching You can in crease processor speeds at an y tim e by pressing <Ctrl> <Alt> <+>. Processor speed can be decreased by pressing <Ctrl> <Alt> <- >.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 58 Running A MIBIOS Setup, Co nt inued STANDARD CMOS SETUP AMIBI OS STAND ARD CM OS SET UP, d iscussed in Sectio n 2 be gi nni ng o n page 6 3, c o nfigures system compon ents s uch as f loppy drives , hard disk drives, m onitor type, an d the ke yboard.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 59 Section 1 Running A MIBIOS Setup AMIBIOS Setup resides in ROM and is available w hen the computer is tu rned on. AMIBIOS Setup permits the end u ser to config ure these sy stem param eters (type of disk drives and m onitor, day, date, and tim e, and so on).
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 60 A MIBIOS Setup Key s Keystr ok e Action <Esc> Retur ns to pre vious scre en. → , ← , ↓ , ↑ Move th e c ursor from on e opt i on t o t he n ext.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 61 A uto Configuration W i th BIOS Defaults Auto Config uration With BIOS Defaults uses the default sy stem setting s for all AMIBIOS Setup options. The BIOS defaults are best- case setting s that optim ize sys tem perf ormance.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 62 A UTO DETE CT HARD DISK When enabled, th is option display s the param eters for IDE hard disk drives . You can accept or reject the parameters .
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 63 Section 2 STA NDA RD CMOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP is the first option on the Main Menu. Press <Enter> w hen ST ANDARD CMOS SETUP is highligh ted.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 64 STA NDARD CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nue d Hard Disk Drive C: and D: Use <PgUp or <Pg Dn> to select a hard di sk driv e type. Not Installed is used for di skle ss workstatio ns and SCSI h ard disk dri ves. Type 47 can be used f or both hard dis ks C: and D:, and i s prim arily for IDE driv es.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 65 STA NDARD CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nue d Hard Disk Drive Types Type Cyl inders Heads Write Precompensation Landing Zon e Sectors Size 1 306 4 .
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 66 STA NDARD CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nue d Floppy Drive A a nd F lo ppy Drive B: Use <PgUp or <PgDn> to select a s etting. The setting s are 360 KB 5¼ inch , 1.2 MB 5¼ inch , 720 KB 3½ inch , 1.44 MB 3½ inch , 2.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 67 Section 3 A DVA NCED CMOS SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP is shown below. Use ↑ and ↓ to scrol l through the opti ons.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 68 A DVANCED CMOS SETUP Options Ty p e ma t i c R a t e P r o g r a mmi n g Typem a tic Rate Delay Typem atic Rate Typematic Rate Programm ing enables or disables the following tw o op tions.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 69 A DVANCED CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nued Memory Test Tick Sound This option enables the ticking sound during the mem ory test. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. Th e BIOS Setu p and Power- On defau lts are Enabled.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 70 A DVANCED CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nued System Boot UP CPU Speed This option sets th e speed at wh ich the sy stem boots. The settings are High or Lo w. The BIOS Setup and Power-On defaults are H igh. External Cache Memory When this option is enabled, AMIBIOS recognizes ex ternal (secondary) cach e mem o ry.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 71 A DVANCED CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nued Video R OM Shadow C000,32K This option controls the shadow ing and cach ing of th e contents of shadow ed Video ROM. In ROM shadow ing, BIOS code is copied from slow er ROM to fast er RAM.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 72 A DVANCED CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nued System ROM Shadow F000,64K This option controls the shadow ing and cachin g of th e contents of shadow ed system BIOS ROM. In ROM shadow ing, BIOS code is copied from slow er ROM to fast er RAM.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 73 A DVANCED CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nued Boot Sector Virus Protection When enabled, th e BIOS issues a w arning w hen any program (or v irus) iss ues a Disk Form at comm and or attempts to w rite to the boot sector of the h ard disk drive.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 74 A DVANCED CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nued Non-Cacheable Area 1 You can select a block of m emory that cannot be cached and therefore cannot be w ritten to inadvertently . This option selects th e allocation meth od used for th e Non-Cacheable Block .
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 75 A DVANCED CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nued I/O Recovery Select This option sets a delay between cons ecutive I/O operations. The settings are 3 BCLKs, 4 BCLKs , 5 BCLKs , or 11 BCLK s. The BIOS Setup and Power- On defau lts are 3 BCLK s.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 76 A DVANCED CMOS SETUP Options, Cont i nued On Board Serial Port 1 FIFO On Board Serial Port 2 FIFO These two options enable the First-In First-Out buff e r for the onboard serial p orts. These optio ns can only be enabled if the devi ce connected to t hese serial ports support s Nation al Sem iconductor 16550 U ARTs.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 77 Section 4 A DVA NCED CHIPSET SETUP The ADVANC ED CHIPSET SET UP screen is show n below . Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to scrol l thro ugh t he options.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 78 A DVA NCED CHIPSET SETU P, Conti nue d On Board Serial Port 2 This option enables serial po r t 2 on the m otherboard. T he settings are Disabl ed, 2F8h, or 2E8h. The BIOS Setup an d Power-On defaul ts are Disabl ed. J23 on the m otherboard sets the IRQ f or serial port 1.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 79 Section 5 A MIBIOS Passw ord Support AMIBIOS Setup has an optional pass word f eature. The sys tem can be configu red so that all users m ust enter a pass word ev ery tim e the sy stem boots or w hen Setu p is execu ted.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 80 Changing a Password Select the Change Pas sword option from the Setup Main Menu . Enter the pass word an d press <Enter>. The screen does not display the characters entered. Af ter the new passw ord is entered, rety pe the new password as prompted an d press <Ent er>.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 81 Section 6 Hard Disk Utility AMIBIOS includes three hard disk utilities: Utility Pur pose Turn to Hard Di sk Format Performs a low leve l format of t he hard drive(s). Read the sy stem or hard disk drive documentation to find out if the hard disk is pre formatte d.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 82 When to Use A MIBIOS Hard Disk Utilities When Conditio ns Run... I nstall ing a new hard disk. The hard dis k drive manufactur er pro vided a list of bad tracks, the syste m docume ntation include s the opti mum i nt erlea ve fact or, an d th e dri ve is p reforma tt ed.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 83 Hard Disk Format Utility Warning The Hard Disk Format utility destroys all hard disk data. Back up the data on the hard disk before running this utility. This routine does not work on IDE or SCSI drives.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 84 Hard Disk Format Utility , Cont i nue d Ans wer th e questions on the screen . The first tw o questions are already completed if on ly on e hard disk drive w as selected in STANDARD CMOS SETUP and the curs or is on Interleave .
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 85 A uto Interleave Ut ility Warning The Auto Interleave utility destroys hard disk data. Back up the data on the hard disk before running this utility.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 86 Media A nalysis Ut ility The Media Analy sis utility perform s a series of tests to lo cate b ad or damaged tracks on the hard disk as a result of ag ing or poor han dling. This utility locates all bad tracks and lists them in the Bad Track List Box.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 87 Hard Disk Utilit y Error Messages Initialization Erro rs Message Ex planation No Hard Di sk Installed There is no hard disk dr ive in the sy stem but H ard Disk Utility was se lecte d . FA TAL ERROR Bad Hard Disk No re sponse from the hard disk, or the hard disk is not repair able.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup 88 Hard Disk Utilit y Error Messages, Continue d Operation Errors Message Ex planation Addr ess Mar k Not Fo und The addres s mark (initial address) o n the hard disk co uld not be found. Attachm ent F ailed to Respond No response from the hard d isk drive.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 89 A ppendix A Temperature and Pow er Considerations Tem perature Ranges The values in th e follow ing table are am bient temperatures ins ide the compu ter case. The board temperatures reflect the 80486 CPU Heat diss ipation requirem ents because it is the hottes t compon ent.
Appendix A Tem perature and Power Considerations 90 Pow e r Considerations Power Supply Requirements The Enterpris e-IV EISA VLB moth erboard requires +5V , -5V, +12V, -12V , and about 44 A mps m axim um. Power Co nsum ption The four SIMM m emory ban ks cons um e 2 Am ps each, for a total of 8 Am ps.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 91 A ppendix B Heat Dissipation The 50 MHz 80486DX and 66 MHz 80486DX 2 and P24T are very high perform ance CPUs t hat can riv al the perform ance of any currently available CPU, including RISC processors.
Appendix B Heat Dissipation 92 Heat Dissipation, Continued Test Procedure to Assu re Proper Operating Tem peratures: 1. Install the motherboard in a fu lly loaded system . 2. Install a tem p erature sensor (such as a therm ocouple) so that the su rface of th e heat sink can be meas ured with out openin g the case.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 93 A ppendix C EISA Configuration Worksheets Two-pag e w orksheets f or seven EISA adapter cards follow . Complete a w orksheet for each EISA adapter card in the sy stem to sim plify the EISA config uration process.
Appendix C EISA Configurati on W orksheets 94 EISA Slot 1 Card Description: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes ___.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 95 EISA Slot 1, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s: Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ.
Appendix C EISA Configurati on W orksheets 96 EISA Slot 2 Card Description: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes ___.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 97 EISA Slot 2, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ7.
Appendix C EISA Configurati on W orksheets 98 EISA Slot 3 Card Description: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes ___.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 99 EISA Slot 3, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ7.
Appendix C EISA Configurati on W orksheets 100 EISA Slot 4 Card Description: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes __.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 101 EISA Slot 4, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ.
Appendix C EISA Configurati on W orksheets 102 EISA Slot 5 Card Description: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes __.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 103 EISA Slot 5, cont'd Interrupt Description Edge-Triggered Interrupts Interrupt line used: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ7 ___ .
Appendix C EISA Configurati on W orksheets 104 EISA Slot 6 (VL-BUS SLOT-1) Card Description: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ VL-Bus .
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 105 EISA Slot 6, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ.
Appendix C EISA Configurati on W orksheets 106 EISA NON-MASTER Slot 7 (VL-BUS SLOT 2) Card Description: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: _______________________________________.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 107 EISA Slot 7, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ.
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Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 109 Appendix D Flash EPROM Support The Am erican Megatrends Enterprise-IV EISA VLB moth erboard can be config ured w ith a Flash EPROM.
Appendix D Flash EPR OM Support 110 Reprogramming from Sy stem Boot When y ou reprogram from sy stem boot, the Am erican Megatrends Flash utility: 1. reads S87P.RO M from the root direct ory of the fl oppy dis k in drive A: , 2. erases the Flash EPROM, 3.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 111 Reprogramming from Sy stem Boot, Continue d Sequence of Operation Step Expected behavior 1 L ook fo r floppy disk. T he sy stem bee p s one time be fore the BIOS atte mpts to read fro m flo ppy drive A:.
Appendix D Flash EPR OM Support 112 A MIFlash Checkpoint Codes Code Descr iption 02h V erify the AMI Fl ash BI OS checksum and disable inte rnal cache me mory . 0Eh Make the CMOS RAM che cksum bad and initializ e the CMOS RA M status registers. 10h D isable DMA Contro lle rs 1 and 2.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 113 A MIFlash Starting AMIFla sh Ty pe AMIFlash and press <Enter> at the DOS prompt. AMIFlash will prom pt for the filenam e. T ype S87P.ROM and press <En ter>. Pressing <Es c> exits AMIFlas h any time before Flash EPROM reprog ramm ing begins .
Appendix D Flash EPR OM Support 114 A MIFlash, Cont i nued Enter the filen ame w ith which Flash EPROM will be reprogramm ed (S8 7 P.ROM). AMIFlash reads the file an d displays a startup messag e. A Press any key to co ntinue. A fter Flash programmin g starts, programm ing activity is indicated by a rotating / character.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 115 A MIFlash Messages Message Ex planation Save Existing BI OS ? Pr ess Y to save the existing BI OS. Enter F ilename : Enter the file name in w hich the existing BI OS w ill be save d in the fo llo wing fo rmat: Drive:Pa thn ameFilen ame.
A MIFlash Messages, Continue d Appendix D Flash EPR OM Support 116 Message Ex planation Fla s h E PR OM Programmi n g is goin g to start The sys tem is no t usable until F lash EPRO M prog ramming is co mplete d successfully . If an e rror occurs, the e xisting F lash EPROM m ust be re placed by a new prog ramme d Fl ash EPROM.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 117 Index.
Chapter 3 Installation 118 ! AMI 87A1.CF G 84 8042 - G ate A 20 Failure 41 Abo ve 1 MB Me mory Test 59 Ada p te r C ar d 16-Bit Card Pino ut 34 32-Bit EI SA Card P inout 34, 36 8-Bit Pino ut 33, 37 Adapto r ROM Shado wing 62 ADVA NCED CHIPSET SET UP 68 ADVA NCED C M OS SETUP 58 Memo ry Te st Tick So und 60 AMI 87A1.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 119 Index, Continue d EI SA Expans ion Sl ots 31, 33, 34 Exter nal Cache Me mory 61 Fl ash EPRO M 79 Fig ur es Attaching pow er co nnectors 24 Auto.
Chapter 3 Installation 120 Index, Continue d Jumper s 13, 14 SW 1 13 Keyb oa rd J3 Connecto r 27 Ke yboard L ock Connecto r 29 L ayo ut 12 LBD Sampling Poin t 64 Manufacturing Tes t Port 40 Mark Bad T.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 121 Index, Continue d Processor error 41 Processor Ty p e 4 Programma ble Cryst al Osci llator 5 PS/2 Mo use 10 Rese t Button Conne ctor 28 SCSI 74.
Chapter 3 Installation 122 Index, Continue d Tab les 80486 Oper ating T empe rature s 80 Ada p te r C ar ds 3 2 AMI BI OS S etup key s 51 BBS Pho ne numbe rs vii Bee p code tr ouble shoo ting 42 Bee p.
Enterprise-IV EISA VLB Motherboard User's Guide 123 Index, Continue d Upgrad e Processor 1 9 VG A adapte rs 13 Video ROM Shadow C000,32K 62 VL -Bus Pinouts 37, 38 Warnin g Messa ge 50.
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