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Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User's Guide MAN-752 12/6/96.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide ii © Copyright 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. American Megatrends, Inc. 6145F Northbelt Parkway Norcross, GA 30071 This publication contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright.
Preface iii Preface To the OEM Thank you for purchasing the high performance American Megatrends Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA motherboard. This product is a state of the art motherboard that includes the famous AMIBIOS.
Preface iv Packing List You should have received the following: • an Apollo III Pentium PCI ISA motherboard, • an optional USB cable and mounting bracket, • two serial cables, • one parallel cable, • a Warranty Card, and • the American Megatrends Apollo III Pentium ISA Motherboard User's Guide .
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Hardware Installation Overview The American Megatrends Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA motherboard includes the following features. CPU The motherboard supports an Intel® Pentium™ 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, 166, 180, 200 MHz or higher speed CPU operating at Standard, VR, or VRE voltages.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 2 Overview, Continued DRAM Cached If 256 KB of L2 secondary cache memory is installed on the motherboard, up to 128 MB of system memory can be cached. If 512 KB of L2 secondary cache memory is installed on the motherboard, up to 256 MB of system memory can be cached.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 3 Overview, Continued AMIBIOS Features AMIBIOS features include: • IDE block mode support, • IDE 32-bit data transfer support, • IDE Programmed I/O mode 0, 1, 2, .
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 4 Overview, Continued Mouse The Apollo III motherboard includes a 5-pin berg mouse connector. USB T he Apollo III motherboard has two 4-pin USB connectors. USB allows future generations of USB-compliant peripheral devices to be automatically detected and configured through a single port.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 5 Overview, Continued PCI Slots The motherboard conforms to the PCI Version 2.1 specification. The PCI slots are automatically configured by the AMIBIOS.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 6 Installation Steps Step Action 1 Unpack the motherboard. 2 Configure the CPU. Select the CPU voltage. Select the CPU speed. Install the CPU. 3 Install memory. Install system memory. 4 Install the motherboard.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 Apollo III Motherboard Layout A S qu a r e P a d i d e n t i f i e s P i n 1 i n J u m p e r s a n d C o n n ec t o r s .
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 8 Step 1 Unpack the Motherboard Step Action 1 Inspect the cardboard carton for obvious damage. If damaged, call 770-246 -8645. Leave the motherboard in its original packing. 2 Perform all unpacking and installation procedures on a ground- connected anti -static mat.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 Set Jumpers Set all jumpers and install the CPU before placing the motherboard in the chassis. Set jumpers by placing a shunt (shorting bridge) on the designated pins of the jumper.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 10 Step 2 Configure CPU Important Perform the following steps to configure the motherboard before installing a CPU. External and Internal CPU Clock CLK1, CLK2, FREQ1, and FREQ2 are 3-pin bergs that set the CPU external and internal clock frequencies.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 11 Step 2 Configure CPU, Continued JVR Set CPU Voltage Install Intel Pentium CPUs that adhere to either the standard or VRE voltage specifications. VR1 and VR2 are 6-pin bergs that set CPU voltage. VR1 is near the top of the CPU socket.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 12 Step 2 Configure CPU, Continued Important If you are not sure about the voltage specification for the CPU that will be installed in this motherboard, please call Intel and make sure that you set the voltage jumpers correctly.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 13 Step Action 2 Check for bent pins on the CPU. Gently straighten any bent pins with pliers. Place the CPU in the middle of the socket, as shown below. Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 14 Step 3 Install Memory System Memory The motherboard has four 32 -bit SIMM – Single Inline Memory Module) sockets. You can use Fast Page Mode or EDO (Extended Data Out) SIMMs. Memory must be populated one bank at a time.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 15 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued DRAM Configurations Valid memory configurations include: Total RAM Bank0 Bank0 Bank1 Bank1 8 MB 4 MB 4 MB None None 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB .
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 16 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Installing SIMMs The motherboard has four x 36 SIMM sockets. These sockets can be filled with either 1 MB x 36, 4 MB x 36, 8 MB x 36, or 16 MB x 36 SIMMs. Place the motherboard on an anti-static mat.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 17 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Configure Cache Memory The motherboard supports 256 KB or 512 KB of L2 3V Pipeline Burst SRAM secondary cache memory. Either 256 KB or 512 KB of Pipeline Burst Mode Static RAM L2 secondary cache memory is mounted on the motherboard.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 18 Step 4 Install the Motherboard The motherboard mounting hole pattern is the same as the mounting hole pattern on the standard baby AT motherboard. Standoffs and mounting screws are not supplied with the motherboard.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 19 Step 4 Install Motherboard, Continued.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 20 Step 5 Attach Cables Connectors The Apollo III motherboard includes many connectors. Connection instructions, illustrations of connectors, and pinouts are listed below.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 21 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Cable Connector Ends When connecting chassis connectors to the motherboard, make sure to connect the correct connector end. Most connector wires are color-coded. Match the color of the wires leaving the switch or LED to the same pin on the connector end.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 22 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Connect Power Supply The power supply should match the physical configuration of the chassis. Make sure that the power switch is Off before assembly. Before attaching all components, make sure that the proper voltage has been selected.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 23 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Connector Keys The keys on the connector must be cut to fit on some power supplies, as shown below.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 24 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Mouse Cable Attach the mouse connector cable supplied by Ame rican Megatrends to the five-pin mouse berg connector on the motherboard (labeled MS_COM) , as shown below.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 25 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued When connecting chassis connectors to the motherboard, make sure to connect the correct connector end. Most connector wires are color-coded. Match the color of the wires leaving the switch or LED to the same pin on the connector end.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 26 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued IR Infrared The 8-pin infrared connector (IR1) near PCI Slot 1 connects to an infrared port mounted on the computer chassis. It allows data transmission to any other device that supports the IrDA standards for infrared transmission.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 27 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Block Connector The Apollo III motherboard has a 22-pin header that is used to connect the following offboard connectors. The header is on the corner of the motherboard near the CPU socket.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 28 Step 6 Onboard I/O Onboard I/O The Apollo III motherboard has: • two serial ports (COM1 and COM2), • a parallel port (LPT), • an IDE controller on the PCI bus. The primary IDE connector is IDE1.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 29 Step 6 Onboard I/O, Continued Parallel Port LPT is a 26-pin connector for a parallel port. The LPT pinout is shown below. Connect the 26-pin to DB25 cable provided with the motherboard to LPT. All parallel port settings can be configured through Peripheral Setup in WINBIOS Setup.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 30 Step 7 Attach Floppy Drive FDD is a 34-pin dual-inline berg. Connect the cable from the floppy drive to FDD , as shown below. The onboard floppy controller cannot be used if a hard disk card with a floppy controller is installed.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 31 Step 7 Attach Floppy Drive, Continued Floppy Connector Pinout Pin Use Pin Use 1 GND 2 DENSE1 3 GND 4 N/C 5 GND 6 DRATE0 7 GND 8 -INDEX 9 GND 10 -MOTOR0 11 GND 12 -FD.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 32 Step 8 Attach IDE Drive IDE Drives Attach the IDE drives in the following manner. Choose Peripheral Setup in WINBIOS Setup to enable the onboard IDE controller.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 33 Step 8 Attach IDE Drive, Continued Attach IDE Cable IDE1 is the primary IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard disk drive connector. Both the primary master and the primary slave IDE drives must be connected by cable to IDE1, as shown below.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 34 Step 8 Attach IDE Drive, Continued IDE1 Pinout The IDE1 pinout is: Pin Use Pin Use 1 -RESET 2 GND 3 DATA7 4 DATA8 5 DATA6 6 DATA9 7 DATA5 8 DAT.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 35 Step 8 Attach IDE Drive, Continued IDE2 Pinout The IDE2 pin out is: Pin Use Pin Use 1 -RESET 2 GND 3 DATA7 4 DATA8 5 DATA6 6 DATA9 7 DATA5 8 DATA10 9 DATA4 10 DATA11.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 36 Step 9 Test and Configure Review the following points before powering up: • make sure that all adapter cards are seated properly, • make su.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 37 2 WINBIOS Setu p In ISA and EISA computers, the system parameters (such as amount of memory, type of disk drives and video displays, and many other elements) are stored in CMOS RAM. Unlike the DRAM (dynamic random access memory) that is used for standard system memory, CMOS RAM requires very little power.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 38 Using a Mouse with WINBIOS Setup WINBIOS Setup has a built-in mouse driver and can be accessed by either a serial mouse or PS/2-style mouse. WINBIOS Setup supports Microsoft- Compatible serial mice and all PS/2-type mice.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 39 WINBIOS Setup Menu The WINBIOS Setup main menu is organized into four sections. Each of these sections corresponds to a section in this chapter. Each section contains several icons. Clicking on each icon activates a specific AMIBIOS function.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 40 Section 1 Setup Standard Setup Standard Setup options are displayed by choosing the Standard icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu. All Standard Setup options are described in this section. Date/Time Select the Standard option.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 41 Standard Setup, Continued Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master, Secondary Slave Select one of these hard disk drive icons to configure the hard disk drive named in the option. Select Auto from the drive parameters screen to let AMIBIOS automatically configure the drive.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 42 Standard Setup, Continued Entering Drive Parameters You can also enter the hard disk drive parameters. The drive parameters are: Parameter Description Type The number for a drive with certain identification parameters.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 43 Standard Setup, Continued Hard Disk Drive Types Type Cylinders Heads Write Precompensation Landing Zone Sectors Capacity 1 306 4 128 305 17 10 MB 2 615 4 300 615 17 20 MB 3 .
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 44 Advanced Setup Advanced Setup options are displayed by choosing the Advanced icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu. All Advanced Setup options are described in this section. System Keyboard This option does not specify if a keyboard is attached to the computer.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 45 Advanced Setup, Continued Boot Up Num Lock Set this option to On to turn the Num Lock key On at system boot. The settings are On or Off. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are On. Password Check This option enables the password check option every time the system boots or the end user runs Setup.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 46 Advanced Setup, Continued External Cache Set this option to Enabled to enable L2 secondary (external) cache memory. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is Enabled. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 47 Advanced Setup, Continued Shadow C800,16K Shadow CC00,16K Shadow D000,16K Shadow D400,16K Shadow D800,16K Shadow DC00,16K These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area in the option title.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 48 Chipset Setup Memory Hole This option allows the end user to specify a memory hole. The settings are Disabled, 512-640K, or 15-16M (from 15 MB to 16 MB). The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 49 Power Management Setup The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the Power Management Setup icon from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 50 Power Management Setup, Continued Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 51 Power Management Setup, Continued Slow Clock Ratio This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power saving states. The settings are expressed as a ratio between the normal CPU clock speed and the CPU clock speed when the computer is in the power- conserving state.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 52 Power Management Setup, Continued IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ13 IRQ14 IRQ15 When set to Monitor, these options enable event monitoring on the specified IRQ line.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 53 PCI/PnP Setup Choose the PCI/PnP Setup icon from the WINBIOS Setup screen to display the PCI and Plug and Play Setup options, described below. Plug and Play-Aware OS Set this option to Yes if the operating system in this computer is aware of and follows the Plug and Play specification.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 54 PCI/PnP Setup, Continued PCI Slot-1 IRQ Preference PCI Slot-2 IRQ Preference PCI Slot-3 IRQ Preference PCI Slot-4 IRQ Preference These options specify the IRQ priority for PCI devices installed in the four PCI expansion slots.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 55 PCI/PnP Setup, Continued IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ14 IRQ15 These options specify the bus that the specified IRQ line is used on.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 56 PCI/PnP Setup, Continued DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 These options allow you to specify the bus type used by each DMA channel. The settings are PnP or ISA.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 57 Peripheral Setup Choose the Peripheral Setup icon from the WINBIOS Setup screen to display the Peripheral Setup options, described below. Onboard Floppy Controller Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on the motherboard.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 58 Peripheral Setup, Continued Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is installed in the computer.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 59 Peripheral Setup, Continued Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 1. The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I/O port address), Disabled, 3F8h, or 3E8h.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 60 Peripheral Setup, Continued Parallel Port Address This option specifies the base I/O port address of the parallel port on the motherboard. The settings are Disabled, 378h, 278h, or 3BCh. The Optimal default setting is 378h.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 61 Section 2 Security Three icons appear in this part of the WINBIOS Setup screen: • Supervisor (Password ), • User (Password ), and • Anti-Virus. Two Levels of Passwords Both the Supervisor and the User icons configure password support.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 62 Setting a Password The password check option is enabled in Advanced Setup (see the Advanced Setup section ) by choosing either Always (the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on) or Setup (the password prompt appears only when WINBIOS is run).
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 63 Changing a Password Select the Supervisor or Use r icon from the Security section of the WINBIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press <Enter>. The screen does not display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted and press <Enter>.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 64 Section 3 Utility The following icons appear in this section of the WINBIOS Setup main screen: Color Set Color Set sets the Setup screen colors. Language If this feature is enabled, you can select WINBIOS Setup messages in different languages.
Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM 65 3 Programming the Flash ROM All versions of the Apollo III motherboard use Flash EPROM to store the system BIOS. The advantage of Flash EPROM is the EPROM chip does not have to be replaced to update the BIOS. The end user can actually reprogram the BIOS, using a ROM file supplied by American Megatrends.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 66 Programming the Flash ROM, Continued S752P.ROM S752P.ROM resides on a floppy disk and contains the updated main BIOS code. American Megatrends will provide this file when the AMIBIOS for the Apollo III ISA motherboard must be updated.
Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM 67 Programming the Flash ROM, Continued Beep Codes The bootblock code produces a series of beeps during Flash ROM programming to: • signify completion of a step (as shown on the previous screen), or to • signal an error.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 68 Bootblock Code Checkpoint Codes Code Description E0h Verify the bootblock BIOS checksum. Disable the internal cache, DMA, and interrupt controllers. Initialize the system timer. Start memory refresh.
Index 69 Item Description Expansion slots Three ISA expansion slots Four PCI expansion slots L1 internal cache memory The Intel Pentium has 8 KB data cache and 8 KB instruction cache. L2 secondary cache memory 256 KB or 512 KB of synchronous PBSRAM, direct- mapped, write-back.
Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 70 Item Description Power management Power management services include: Green PC LED, power management signal to Green PC-aware power supplies, automatic IDE and video power down, monitor blanking, SMI (System Management Interrupt) support, APM, and system stop clock.
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