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AN430TX Motherboard Specification Update Release Date: September 1998 Order Number: 674301-016 The AN430TX motherboard may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are documented in this Specification Update.
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CONTENTS REVISION HISTORY ............................................................................................................................... v PREFACE .......................................................................................
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AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE v REVISION HISTORY Date of Revision Version Description May 1997 -001 This document is the first Specification Update for the Intel ® AN430TX motherboard. June 1997 -002 Added Specification Change 1, Specification Clarifications 1-3 and Documentation Changes 1-3.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE v i PREFACE This document is an update to the specifications contained in the AN430TX Motherboard Technical Product Specification (Order Number 282955). It is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating systems, or tools.
Specification Update for AN430TX Motherboards.
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AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 3 GENERAL INFORMATION Basic AN430TX Motherboard Identification Information AA Revision PBA Revision 82430TX PCIset Stepping BIOS Revision Notes 672839-304 669379-304 A1 4A3NT0X0.86A.0042.P02 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 672839-305 669379-305 A1 4A3NT0X0.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 4 Summary Table of Changes The following table indicates the Specification Changes, Errata, Specification Clarifications, or Documentation Changes which apply to the AN430TX motherboard.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 5 NO. PLANS ERRATA 20 NoFix System using 3-mode floppy drive cannot read XDF format diskettes 21 NoFix System will not boot from ISA video adapter if Scan User Flash is enabled NO.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 6 The errata described in this specification update apply to combinations of PBA revision and BIOS revision as shown in the table below. Descriptions of the individual errata referred to by number in the table below are found in the ERRATA section of this document.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 7 PBA Revision BIOS Revision Errata That Apply 669379-308 4A3NT0X0.86A.0042.P02 ‡ 1-3, 5-15, 17-18, 20-21 4A3NT0X0.86A.0047.P03 ‡ 1-3, 5-15, 17-18, 20-21 4A3NT0X0.86A.0062.P06 1-2, 5-6, 8, 10-11, 14-15, 17-18, 20- 21 4A3NT0X0.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 8 PBA Revision BIOS Revision Errata That Apply 680904-304 4A3NT0X0.86A.0042.P02 ‡ 1-7, 9-15, 17-18, 20-21 4A3NT0X0.86A.0047.P03 ‡ 1-7, 9-15, 17-18, 20-21 4A3NT0X0.86A.0062.P06 1, 2, 4-6, 10-11, 14-15, 17-18, 20-21 4A3NT0X0.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 9 SPECIFICATION CHANGES The Specification Changes listed in this section apply to the AN430TX Motherboard Technical Product Specification (Order Number 282955). All Specification Changes will be incorporated into a future version of that specification.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 10 ERRATA 1. System Does Not Meet FCC Class B with Unshielded USB Cables P ROBLEM : The motherboard will generate excessive electromagnetic radiation on unshielded USB cables, even if no device or a low speed (sub-channel) USB device is attached to the cable.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 11 W ORKAROUND : Use a power supply that meets the recommendation in the 2.01 ATX Specification. S TATUS : This erratum will not be fixed. 5. Memory Decrease Warning Message Not Displayed P ROBLEM : During POST, the BIOS will not generate and display a memory decrease warning message on the screen.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 12 W ORKAROUND : None. S TATUS : This erratum was fixed in PBA revision 669379-306. 9. LS-120 Drive Does Not Work as Expected in Windows* 95 P ROBLEM : After restarting Wi.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 13 13. System BIOS May Corrupt Audio Add-In Card EEPROM P ROBLEM : Audio add-in cards using the Yamaha OPL3-SA2 or OPL3-SA3 audio codec have the same hardware identification number that is used by the Yamaha audio device integrated on the motherboard.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 14 17. System Will Not Boot with Network as First Boot Device P ROBLEM : The feature allowing the system to boot from the network is not implemented.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 15 21 System Will Not Boot From ISA Video Adapter if Scan User Flash is Enabled P ROBLEM : If the option to scan the user flash area during the boot process is enabled in the BIOS setup program, the system will hang when the BIOS attempts to initialize an ISA video adapter.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 16 SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATIONS The Specification Clarifications listed in this section apply to the AN430TX Motherboard Technical Product Specification (Order Number 282955). All Specification Clarifications will be incorporated into a future version of that specification.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 17 Once defined, a user password can be cleared by either defining a new user password in BIOS Setup, or by moving the Password Clear jumper (J9C1-A) on the motherboard. See Section 1.13.2, Password Clear for more information on how to use this jumper.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 18 DOCUMENTATION CHANGES The Documentation Changes listed in this section apply to the AN430TX Motherboard Technical Product Specification (Order Number 282955). All Documentation Changes will be incorporated into a future version of the appropriate AN430TX motherboard documentation.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 19 2. Addition of Power On Section The following will be added to Section 1.11.2, Front Panel Connectors: POWER ON This header must be connected to a front panel power switch. The switch must pull the SW_ON# pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 20 7. Revision of Section 1.6.1.1, EDO DRAM The following will be added to the end of this section: EDO DIMM should meet the Intel 60 ns 64-bit 3.3 V unbuffered EDO DIMM v1.2 specification. CAUTION Due to loading anomalies, using EDO DIMMs with a n x 4 DRAM base in the AN430TX motherboard is not recommended.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 21 11. Revision of Section 3.1.12, USB Support This section will be replaced in its entirety as follows: USB LEGACY SUPPORT USB legacy support enables USB keyboards and mice to be used even when no operating system USB drivers are in place.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 22 There are several POST routines that issue a POST Terminal Error and shut down the system if they fail. Before shutting down the system, the terminal-error handler issu.
AN430TX SPECIFICATION UPDATE 23 14. Revision of Video Memory Address In Table 34, Memory Map, the address ranges for Video memory and BIOS will be changed to 640K-812K (decimal) and A0000-CAFFF (hex). This will also change the ranges for Available High DOS memory to 812K-896K (decimal) and CB000-DFFFF (hex).
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