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Advanced AS

April '96 Release

Product History

Base Board Revision Summary

Board History

BIOS History

Software History

Latest ECO Notification

OMCO Product Errata & Functional Profile

Revision History

Intel CPU Errata

PCIset Errata

Video Errata

Audio Errata

BIOS Issues

Third Party Issues

Functional Considerations

General Product Information

Product Order Code List

Orderable Spare Parts

Approved Vendor List User-Installable Upgrades

Compatibility Report

Read Me Files

Frequently Asked Questions

Customer Support

Legal Stuff

Technical Product Summary

Introduction

Board Level Features

Appendix A − User-Installable Upgrades

Appendix B − Jumper Settings

Appendix C − Connectors

Appendix D − Memory Map

Appendix E − I/O Map

Appendix F − PCI Configuration Space Map

Appendix G − Interrupts & DMA Channels

Appendix H − PCI Configuration Error Messages

Appendix I − AMIBIOS Error messages and Beep Codes

Appendix J − Soft-off Control

Appendix K  BIOS Setup

Appendix L − BIOS Update

Appendix M − Environmental Standards

Appendix N − Reliability Data


April '96 Release

Approved vendor list:  Eliminated Level 1 and Level 2 designation and replaced it with FULL (Functional Tested) and BASIC (Functional Tested).  Another change is the disqualification of MOSEL-VITELIC, INC. as a video graphics DRAM upgrade and TEXAS Instruments 4MB EDO (P/N: 628961-560 and 570) and 8MB EDO SIMM (P/N: 629389-560 and 570). See the approved vendor list for further details.  Added OverDrive processor support matrix.

Compatibility report:  Updated the compatibility report as well as added a few more sections such as -  Tested baseboard features, Advanced/AS features not tested, Testing overview, and Obsolete hardware, removed from the iPTL's lab.

ECO Notification:   Updated ECO notification.

Errata: Reformatted the document as specification update.  Provided status on many entries.

Product History:  Updated Baseboard revision summary, Board history, and BIOS history sections.

TPS:  Under the section - Jumper settings for J8F2 and J1N1, added a note to leave the jumper JINI pins 1-2 strapped for standard board operation.


Base Board Revision Summary

Product	CA	PBA	CPU Support	BIOS	Notes
BP133AS0NCS	643260-001	641587-203	75-166 MHz	1.00.03.CL0	Initial release
		641587-204		1.00.04.CL0	BIOS change
		641587-224		1.00.04.CL0	Chipset foundary change
BP120AS0NCS	643159-001	641587-203	75-166 MHz	1.00.03.CL0	Initial release
		641587-204		1.00.04.CL0	BIOS change
		641587-224		1.00.04.CL0	Chipset foundary change
BEXXAS0NCS	643160-001	641587-203	75-166 MHz	1.00.03.CL0	Initial release
		641587-204		1.00.04.CL0	BIOS change
		641587-224		1.00.04.CL0	Chipset foundary change


Board History

Initial Production Release

January 96

February 96

March 96


Initial Production Release

Product	CA	PBA	BIOS
BP133AS0NCS	643260-001	641587-203	1.00.03.CL0
BP120AS0NCS	643159-001	641587-203	1.00.03.CL0
BEXXAS0NCS	643160-001	641587-203	1.00.03.CL0


Product History - Board History - January 96
January 96

BIOS Change - Version 4(ECO #E02518) - Class II

Power Transistor Change (ECO #E02518) - Class III

Battery Circuit Change (ECO #E02518) - Class III


BIOS Change - Version 4(ECO #E02518) - Class II

The BIOS revision 1.00.03.CL0 currently shipping with the Advanced AS motherboard is being upgraded with version 1.00.04.CL0.  The new version of BIOS corrects certain errata discovered during compatibility testing.  Changes introduced in the 1.00.04.CL0 BIOS are as follows:

o	Updated the Crystal  firmware (audio). The firmware support is moved to Plug-N-Play code.

o	Reinstated the Hard Disk Pre-Delay feature.

o	Fixed problem where CPU Auto HALT features were incorrectly being disabled.  The fix results in about 5 watts of additional power saved during CPU inactivity even when APM is disabled in setup (as long as a power driver is installed).

o	Added call to detect serial mouse if a PS/2 mouse is not installed in the system.  Will now wake the system if a serial mouse is installed and a PS/2 mouse is not installed.

o	Fixed problem in which not all resources were disabled if all resources cannot be enabled for a PCI device.

o	Fixed timing loop in keyboard controller related code that was causing problems with network remote diskless boot.

o	Set Input attribute in Keyboard device node.

o	Set IPL attribute in Floppy and IDE device nodes.

o	Corrected IRQ programmed for 3F8,IRQ 3;  2F8,IRQ 4;  3E8,IRQ 3; & 2E8,IRQ 4. Programming IRQ 3 & 4 reversed.  3F8,IRQ 4;  2F8,IRQ 3;  3E8,IRQ 4;   & 2E8,IRQ 3 were programmed correctly.

o	Corrected problems and potential problems possibly causing CMOS corruption.  Battery failure status was not being preserved through POST.  Date and time could be set to default (01/01/90) without posting an error.  Accesses to enable or disable NMI were not followed with a read or write.

o	Re-enabled palette snooping for those PCI BIOSs that disable it during initialization and request palette snooping be enabled via setup.o	Corrected floppy function 08, Return Disk Parameters.   It returned wrong parameters if the drive number was illegal.

o	Fixed bug in which BIOS text string could be displayed incorrectly.

o	Disabled Hotkey 6 in the Phoenix Keyboard Controller. It's default is enabled and set to the Break Key.  This caused problems with some software.

o	Added an additional test on the boot record (test for 0000 at the start of the record) to avoid trying to boot from a non-system disk.

o	Updated the ATA/ATAPI detection code to be more robust.  Handles faster CPUs, more reliably detects CD-ROM drives, and handles IDE drives which act as master and slave when no slave exists.

o	Fixed Int 15 Function C7h where bogus amount of memory could be returned.

o	Fixed password problem in which the password is entered followed by a backspace is considered valid.

o    Fixed possible Gate A20 enable/disable race condition

The PBA numbers of the boards and systems will change per the following table:

Board Level Product

Product Code	ECO #	CA#	Old PBA#	New PBA#
BP133AS0NCS	E02518	643260-001	641587-203	641587-204
BP120AS0NCS	E02518	643159-001	641587-203	641587-204
BEXXAS0NCS	E02518	643160-001	641587-203	641587-204


Power Transistor Change (ECO #E02518) - Class III

Due to material constraints being experienced with the current power transistor, at location Q7B1, a new HEXFET has been qualified for use.  The HEXFET from National Semicondutor has been fully tested and verified compatibile for current and future CPU upgrades.


Battery Circuit Change (ECO #E02518) - Class III

The diode at location CR7C1 in the battery circuit of the Advanced AS platform is changing to a 0 ohm resistor.  Also, resistor R7D1 will change to a 1.2K ohm value.  The purpose of these changes is to maintain a sufficent voltage level margin on the VBAT signal of the 87C306 to prevent possible CMOS corruption.


February 96

BIOS 1.00.05.CL0 ( Class II

Added CE mark to the labels (ECO# 5526786B) ( Class III


BIOS 1.00.05.CL0 ( Class II
BIOS 1.00.05.CL0  Class II

The BIOS has been posted on the BBS.

Features Added/Fixed In This Release:

o Added Fault Tolerance for all ESCD Block Flash  Writes. This is to prevent loss of VPD if system power is lost during ESCD block updates. User Block is copied to DRAM, ESCD Block is copied to User Block, ESCD Block is updated, User Block restored from DRAM.

o Provided capability for User Flash area scan prior to video ROM scan.

o Corrected an error where the system may not APM power down correctly if neither serial or PS/2 mouse is installed.

o Corrected an error where the system would wake from APM power down with serial mouse input when a password is installed.  Now, serial mouse input will not wake system from APM power down when a password is installed.

o Changed to allow 512KB cache size as valid.

o Changed string displayed when ATAPI device is detected from CD-ROM Drive to ATAPI Device.

o Disabling either the primary or secondary IDE channel (via the Manual setting of the Configuration Mode field of the Peripheral Configuration screen) will force Interrupt 14 and/or 15 to be added to the list of available interrupts when the User Setup Utility option of the Plug and Play screen is used.  Includes renaming Peripheral  Configuration screen's primary and secondary IDE field names.  Format is "Primary PCI IDE Interface" and "Secondary PCI IDE Interface".

o Added more robust checking on setup's Plug and Play Configuration screen to prevent case of  IRQ 12 as sole IRQ not set to Used by ISA Card.


Added CE mark to the labels (ECO# 5526786B) ( Class III
Added CE mark to the labels (ECO# 5526786B)  Class III

Implementation date: The change has been implemented

Marked "CE" on  the shipping carton label per European Union Council Directive 93/68/EEC.  The "CE" will also help product move through customs.


March 96

82430FX Chipset Foundary Change(ECO #E02573) - Class II

Due to material constraints being experienced with the current stepping of the 82430FX chipset,  the A1-stepping of 82430FX chipset manufactured by Mitsubishi is being ECO'ed into the current design of the Advanced AS  Platform. The devices affected by this change are the TSC at location U5E1, the TDPs at locations U6E1 and U6F1, and the PIIX at location at location U2C1. This ECO will also include removal of a redundant capacitor C8L4.

The Printed Board Assembly (PBA) numbers of the baseboards have changed per the following table:

Product Code	Old  PBA #	New  PBA #
BEXXAS0NCS	641587-204	641587-224
BP120AS0NCS	641587-204	641587-224
BP133AS0NCS	641587-204	641587-224


BIOS History

1.00.05.CL0 BIOS

BIOS version 5 has been posted on the BBS. The production boards however, are being shipped with BIOS version 4.

SUBJECT:	Atlantis Bios Release 5.0

About This Release

o	BIOS 1.00.05.CL0

Features/Errata Fixed In This Release

Release

Release 5.0

o	Added Fault Tolerance for all ESCD Block Flash  Writes. This is to prevent loss of VPD if system power is lost during ESCD block updates. User Block is copied to DRAM, ESCD Block is copied to User Block, ESCD Block is updated, User Block restored from DRAM.

o	Provided capability for User Flash area scan prior to video ROM scan.

o	Corrected an error where the system may not APM power down corrrectly if neither serial or PS/2 mouse is installed.

o	Corrected an error where the system would wake from APM power down with serial mouse input when a password is installed.  Now, serial mouse input will not wake system from APM power down when a password is installed.  DCS # 5081

o	Changed to allow 512KB cache size as valid. DCS # 5131

o	Changed string displayed when ATAPI device is detected from "CD-ROM Drive" to "ATAPI Device".  DCS # 5264

o	Disabling either the primary or secondary IDE channel (via the Manual setting of the Configuration Mode field of the Peripheral Configuration screen) will force Interrupt 14 and/or 15 to be added to the list of available interrupts when the Use Setup Utility option of the Plug and Play screen is used.  Includes renaming Peripheral  Configuration screen's primary and secondary IDE field names.  Format is "Primary PCI IDE Interface" and "Secondary PCI IDE Interface".  DCS # 5357

o	Added more robust checking on setup's "Plug and Play Configuration" screen to prevent case of  IRQ 12 as sole IRQ not set to "Used by ISA Card".  DCS # 5269

Release 4.0

o	Updated the Crystal  firmware (audio). The firmware support is moved to Plug-N-Play code.

o	Reinstated the Hard Disk Pre-Delay feature.

o	Fixed problem where CPU Auto HALT features were incorrectly being disabled.  The fix results in about 5 watts of additional power saved during CPU inactivity even when APM is disabled in setup (as long as a power driver is installed).

o	Added call to detect serial mouse if a PS/2 mouse is not installed in the system.  Will now wake the system if a serial mouse is installed and a PS/2 mouse is not installed.

o	Fixed problem in which not all resources disabled if all resources cannot be enabled for a PCI device.

o	Fixed timing loop in keyboard controller related code that was causing problems with network remote diskless boot.

o	Set Input attribute in Keyboard device node.

o	Set IPL attribute in Floppy and IDE device nodes.

o	Corrected IRQ programmed for 3F8,IRQ 3;  2F8,IRQ 4;  3E8,IRQ 3; & 2E8,IRQ 4. Programming IRQ 3 & 4 reversed.  3F8,IRQ 4;  2F8,IRQ 3;  3E8,IRQ 4;   & 2E8,IRQ 3 were programmed correctly.

o	Corrected problems and potential problems possibly causing CMOS corruption.  Battery failure status was not being preserved through POST.  Date and time could be set to default (01/01/90) without posting an error.  Accesses to enable or disable NMI were not followed with a read or write.

o	Re-enabled palette snooping for those PCI BIOSs that disable it during initialization and request palette snooping be enabled via setup.o	Corrected floppy function 08, Return Disk Parameters.   It returned wrong parameters if the drive number was illegal.

o	Fixed bug in which BIOS text string could be displayed incorrectly.

o	Disabled Hotkey 6 in the Phoenix Keyboard Controller. It's default is enabled and set to the Break Key.  This caused problems with some software.

o	Added an additional test on the boot record (test for 0000 at the start of the record) to avoid trying to boot from a non-system disk.

o	Updated the ATA/ATAPI detection code to be more robust.  Handles faster CPUs, more reliably detects CD-ROM drives, and handles IDE drives which act as master and slave when no slave exists.

o	Fixed Int 15 Function C7h where bogus amount of memory could be returned.

o	Fixed password problem in which the password is entered followed by a backspace is considered valid.

o	Fixed possible Gate A20 enable/disable race condition.

Release 3.0

o	Replaced current video BIOS with ATI264-CT DUAL CAS 60Ns RAM 54 MHz Video BIOS version 1.073/54M.  This video BIOS is needed to change the internal device mem clock to 54 MHz to correct video DRAM timing problems.

o	Fixed problem where CPU Auto HALT features were incorrectly being disabled.  The fix results in about 5 watts of additional power saved durring CPU inactivity even when APM is disabled in setup (as long as a power driver is installed).

Release 2.0

o 	Replaced current video BIOS with ATI264-CT DUAL CAS 60Ns RAM 56.5MHz Video BIOS version 1.072/7C.  This video BIOS is needed to change the memory cycle length from six mem clock cycles to seven mem clock cycles in order to correct video DRAM timing problems when the internal device mem clock is set to 56.5Mhz.  The video DRAM timing problems occur when the Mach64 is used in high resolution mode (8x6x256 or greater) with either 60nS fast Page or EDO DRAM.  In modes of 8x6x256 and greater the mem clock is set from 50Mhz to 56.5Mhz.

Release 1.0

o 	Replaced current video BIOS with ATI264-CT DUAL CAS 60Ns RAM 56.5MHz Video BIOS version 1.071.  This video BIOS corrects the INT10 routine to allow more time for Palette DAC accesses.

o 	Changed the CMOS default for the "Advanced Chipset Configuration" screen's "Video Palette Snoop" field from Disabled to Enabled.

Beta 1.02

o 	Replaced current video BIOS with ATI264-CT DUAL CAS 60Ns RAM 56.5MHz Video BIOS version 1.058.  The principal reason for releasing this video BIOS is to correct errors related to Palette Shifting and High Resolution Color modes and for designs that implement the CT-C2N.   (In ATI's technical documentation, ATI-264CT parts from SGS and NEC are often referred to as CT-C2S and CT-C2N, respectively.)

o 	Corrected a Windows 95 error with ECP mode LPT port.  Windows 95 was unable to properly disable the port and retrieve all DMA resources. ECP mode LPT port Device ID was also updated.

o 	Corrected a Windows 95 error with floppy drive resources.  Windows 95 was unable to properly disable the floppy drive and retrieve all DMA resources.

o	Updated the ATAPI code to work with all tested CD-ROM drives.

o	Fixed password problems. Added left arrow key to function like backspace. Fixed backspace to correctly delete a character. This fixes a problem in which the password is entered followed by a backspace is considered valid.

o	Updated Plug and Play function 40h (Get PnP ISA config structure) to not use NVRAM.  The corrects a Windows 95 incompatibility.

o	Changed the IDE initialization time-outs to accommodate the faster CPUs.

o	Corrected an error in ESCD records that occurred when a PnP device requested a 64MB memory range.

o	Removed Pentium Overdrive (P55CT) BIOS software support.

o	Turbo/Deturbo is now supported when in protected mode (i.e. when a memory manager is present).  However, some operating systems may replace the keyboard handler and prevent Turbo/Deturbo switching.

o	Corrected APM function AH=530A  to properly indicate that the system does not have a battery (Not a portable PC). Corrects a Windows 95 incompatibility.

o	Added check for CD-ROM drives so they can be ignored in determining if the system can power down.

o     Corrected an error with APM related to IDE drive power down. With board set up to enable power management and the IDE hard drive powerdown set to "ENABLE", the IDE hard drive did not power down.

o     Adjusted mouse device node node chipset hooks to save/restore flags register. This fixed a Windows 95 hang issue when the mouse was disabled dynamically.

o 	Corrected the programming of parallel port configurations which caused the IRQ 7 to be assigned even when IRQ 5 was assigned in setup.

o     Added the BIOS version string to the inital setup screen to aid in identifying the specific BIOS version while in setup.

Beta 1.01

o     None.

Features Included In This Release

Release 5.0

o	Added Fault Tolerance for all ESCD Block Flash  Writes. This is to prevent loss of VPD if system power is lost during ESCD block updates. User Block is copied to DRAM, ESCD Block is copied to User Block, ESCD Block is updated, User Block restored from DRAM.

o	Provided capability for User Flash area scan prior to video ROM scan.

Release 4.0

o	Reinstated the Hard Disk Pre-Delay feature.

o	Added call to detect serial mouse if a PS/2 mouse is not installed in the system.  Will now wake the system if a serial mouse is installed and a PS/2 mouse is not installed.

Release 3.0

o	Replaced current video BIOS with ATI264-CT DUAL CAS 60Ns RAM 54 MHz Video BIOS version 1.073/54M.  This video BIOS is needed to change the internal device mem clock to 54 MHz to correct video DRAM timing problems.

Release 2.0

o 	Replaced current video BIOS with ATI264-CT DUAL CAS 60Ns RAM 56.5MHz Video BIOS version 1.072/7C.  This video BIOS is needed to change the memory cycle length from six mem clock cycles to seven mem clock cycles in order to correct video DRAM timing problems when the internal device mem clock is set to 56.5Mhz.  The video DRAM timing problems occur when the Mach64 is used in high resolution mode (8x6x256 or greater) with either 60nS fast Page or EDO DRAM.  In modes of 8x6x256 and greater the mem clock is set from 50Mhz to 56.5Mhz.

Release 1.0

o 	Replaced current video BIOS with ATI264-CT DUAL CAS 60Ns RAM 56.5MHz Video BIOS version 1.071.  This video BIOS corrects the INT10 routine to allow more time for Palette DAC accesses.

Beta 1.02

o	Turbo/Deturbo is now supported when in protected mode (i.e. when a memory manager is present).  However, some operating systems may replace the keyboard handler and prevent Turbo/Deturbo switching.

o 	Replaced current video BIOS with ATI264-CT DUAL CAS 60Ns RAM 56.5MHz Video BIOS version 1.058.  The principal reason for releasing this video BIOS is to correct errors related to Palette Shifting and High Resolution Color modes and for designs that implement the CT-C2N.   (In ATI's technical documentation, ATI-264CT parts from SGS and NEC are often referred to as CT-C2S and CT-C2N, respectively.)

o     Added the BIOS version string to the inital setup screen to aid in identifying the specific BIOS version while in setup.

Beta 1.01

o	Intel Corporation's Phase III - Bios.

o	Intel Corporation's POSThaste.

o	Intel Corporation's Product Information Storage and Retrieval Revision 1.1 (February 6, 1995).

o	No Recovery BIOS.

o     Supports Boot With PnP OS (allows Plug and Play Operating Systems to configure all non-bootable ISA Plug and Play devices).

o	Plug and Play BIOS Specification Version 1.0A (May 5, 1994) compliant.

o	Plug and Play ISA Specification Version 1.0A (May 5, 1994) compliant/support.

o	PCI Bios Specification 2.1 compliant.

o	PCI to PCI Bridge Architecture Specification Revision 1.0 (April 5, 1994) compliant.

o	Supporting PCI Expansion Bridges, Tim Mostad, PCI SIG Technical Marketing (December 19, 1994) compliant.

o	Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) Specification Version 1.03 (November 30, 1994) compliant.

o	Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS Interface Specification Revision 1.1 (September 1993) compliant (also Revision 1.0 compliant).

o     ATA (IDE Hard Disk) interface support (Mode 4 and below timing support).

o 	ATAPI (IDE CD-ROM, TAPE, etc.) interface support

o 	"El Torito" Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification Version 1.0 (July 8, 1994) compliant.

o	Keyboard/Mouse Swap support.

o	National Semiconductor PC87306B Super I/O support

o	AMI Keyboard Controller support

o	Intel Triton Chipset support.

o 	Pentium Overdrive Ready (P55CT Socket 7) support

o     ATI264-CT DUAL CAS 70Ns RAM 50.17MHz Video BIOS version 1.047g.

Setup Changes

Release 5.0

o	None

Release 4.0

o	Reinstated the Hard Disk Pre-Delay feature

Release 3.0

o	None

Release 2.0

o	None

Release 1.0

o 	Changed the CMOS default for the "Advanced Chipset Configuration" screen's "Video Palette Snoop" field from Disabled to Enabled.  (This field is currently not displayed.)

Beta 1.02

o     Added the BIOS version string to the inital setup screen to aid in identifying the specific BIOS version while in setup.

o 	Corrected the programming of parallel port configurations which caused the IRQ 7 to be assigned even when IRQ 5 was assigned in setup.

Beta 1.01

o    None

Password Changes

Release 5.0

o	None

Release 4.0

o	None

Release 3.0

o	None

Release 2.0

o	None

Release 1.0

o 	None

Beta 1.02

o	Fixed password problems. Added left arrow key to function like backspace. Fixed backspace to correctly delete a character. This fixes a problem in which the password is entered followed by a backspace is considered valid.

Beta 1.01

o	None

Language Support

Release 5.0

o	None

Release 4.0

o	US, IT , GR, FR, SP

Release 3.0

o	None

Release 2.0

o	None

Release 1.0

o 	None

Beta 1.02

o	None

Beta 1.01

o	None

Hard Disk Changes

Release 5.0

o	None

Release 4.0

o	Updated the ATA/ATAPI detection code to be more robust.

o	Reinstated the Hard Disk Pre-Delay feature

Release 3.0

o	None

Release 2.0

o 	None

Release 1.0

o 	None

Beta 1.02

o	Updated the ATAPI code to work with all tested CD-ROM drives.

o	Changed the IDE initialization time-outs to accommodate the faster CPUs.

o	Added check for CD-ROM drives so they can be ignored in determining if the system can power down.

Beta 1.01

o	None

Plug and Play (Windows 95, ISA Configuration Utility, etc.)

Release 5.0

o	None

Release 4.0

o	None

Release 3.0

o	None

Release 2.0

o 	None

Release 1.0

o 	None

Beta 1.02

o 	Corrected a Windows 95 error with ECP mode LPT port.  Windows 95 was unable to properly disable the port and retrieve all DMA resources. ECP mode LPT port Device ID was also updated.

o 	Corrected a Windows 95 error with floppy drive resources.  Windows 95 was unable to properly disable the floppy drive and retrieve all DMA resources.

o	Updated Plug and Play function 40h (Get PnP ISA config structure) to not use NVRAM.  The corrects a Windows 95 incompatibility.

o	Corrected an error in ESCD records that occurred when a PnP device requested a 64MB memory range.

o     Adjusted mouse device node node chipset hooks to save/restore flags register. This fixed a Windows 95 hang issue when the mouse was disabled dynamically.

Beta 1.01

o	None

APM 1.1

Release 5.0

o	Corrected an error where the system may not APM power down corrrectly if neither serial or PS/2 mouse is installed.

o	Corrected an error where the system would wake from APM power down with serial mouse input when a password is installed.  Now, serial mouse input will not wake system from APM power down when a password is installed.

Release 4.0

o	Added call to detect serial mouse if a PS/2 mouse is not installed in the system.  Will now wake the system if a serial mouse is installed and a PS/2 mouse is not installed

Release 3.0

o	Fixed problem where CPU Auto HALT features were incorrectly being disabled.  The fix results in about 5 watts of additional power saved durring CPU inactivity even when APM is disabled in setup (as long as a power driver is installed).

Release 2.0

o 	None

Release 1.0

o 	None

Beta 1.02

o	Corrected APM function AH=530A  to properly indicate that the system does not have a battery (Not a portable PC). Corrects a Windows 95 incompatibility.

o	Added check for CD-ROM drives so they can be ignored in determining if the system can power down.

o     Corrected an error with APM related to IDE drive power down. With board set up to enable power management and the IDE hard drive powerdown set to "ENABLE", the IDE hard drive did not power down.

Beta 1.01

o	None

New Int 15h Extensions

Release 5.0

o	None

Release 4.0

o	Fixed Int 15 Function C7h where bogus amount of memory could be returned.

Release 2.0

o 	None

Release 1.0

o 	None

Beta 1.02

o	None

Beta 1.01

o	None

Other Changes

Release 5.0

o	None

Release 4.0

o	None

Release 2.0

o 	None

Release 1.0

o 	None

Beta 1.02

o	Removed Pentium Overdrive (P55CT) BIOS software support.

Beta 1.01

o	None

Known Errata With This Release

o	None


Software History

ATI Graphics Drivers

Crystal Audio Drivers

APM Software


ATI Graphics Drivers

January 96

Updated ATI Windows 95, Win 3.x, and NT drivers have been posted on the BBS. The file names are as follow:

95ati208.exe - for Win 95, version 2.08

ati202d1.exe - for Win 3.1x version 2.02 Disk 1 of 2

ati202d2.exe - for Win 3.1x version 2.02 Disk 2 of 2

atint2_0.exe - for NT version 2.0


Crystal Audio Drivers

January 96

Crystal driver version 1.15 for Windows 95 has been posted on the BBS. The file name is: CRYS_W95.EXE.


APM Software

January 96

APM utility version 3.1 for Windows 3.x has been posted on the BBS. The file name is: apmv3_1.exe.  This update solves a few issues regarding APM installation over network.


Latest ECO Notification

Dear Advanced/AS Customer,	March 13, 1996

Our policy is to notify customers of planned changes and enhancements to Intel products as far in advance as possible (usually up to 60 days). This is a list of changes forecasted for the Intel Advanced/AS boards. Many of these changes are in process; dates are approximate and subject to change.

Forecasted changes for product codes:

BP133AS0NCS, BP120AS0NCS, BEXXAS0NCS

BIOS 1.00.06.CL0  Class I

BIOS version 6 is expected to be posted on the BBS by the end of next month. Following are few of the features that will be fixed/added in this version:

o  Adding PCI enumeration code

o  Correcting the problem of setup fields being accessible when administrative password restrictions are in effect.  Symptom:  After coming out of the setup's APM screen (which has an accessible field when in administrative mode) and going to a screen with no accessible fields, there seemed to be accessible fields on the new screen.

o  Adding User Scan Flash related translations to setup field and help text.  Also changed the Scan User Flash algorithm to correctly use either the "new" or "old" ROM scan module format.

o  Discontinuing using the battery bit in the RTC (Register D, Bit 7) as an indication of CMOS validity.  This bit in the National 306 has been shown to be unreliable indication of CMOS validity.  Now the standard CMOS checksum and the extended CMOS checksum are used to verify CMOS.  The standard CMOS checksum is on CMOS registers from 10h to 2Dh.  (Standard CMOS checksum: 10+11+...+2C+2D => 2E(H), 2F(L))   The extended CMOS checksum is on CMOS registers from 48h to 7Dh.  (Extended CMOS checksum: 48+49+...+7C+7D => 7E(H), 7F(L))

o  Correcting problem of latest Sony CDU77E CD-ROM drive from causing long delay prior to boot.

o  Adding code to clear the Shutdown byte in the RTC CMOS Register F.  This byte was not being cleared on a cold boot.

o  Changing Fault Tolerant Flash Write code to only require 2x buffer.  Configuration Manager can not handle 4x with 2Mb flash parts.  Also corrected a fault uncovered by new secure flash where ESCD write may hang.

o  Fixing problem with PCI ROM registers that return unused bits as 1's rather than 0's. This caused the IBM token ring 2 with RIPL PROM to fail.

o  Changing location of buffer used by the ATAPI Request Sense command to remove possibility of the buffer overwriting executable code.

o  Correcting error where last byte of logo block was overwritten with a zero whenever the jumper to clear CMOS (and ESCD) is set and ESCD has invalid header offset length.  Symptoms were a board with newly programmed flash part and the jumper is set to clear CMOS (and ESCD) was booted.  An FMUP verify operation will fail.

82430FX Chipset Foundry Change(ECO# E02573)  Class II

Implementation date: The change has been implemented at the manufacturing sites.

Due to material constraints being experienced with the current stepping of the 82430FX chipset,  the A1-stepping of 82430FX chipset manufactured by Mitsubishi is being ECO'ed into the current design of the Advanced AS  Platform. The devices affected by this change are the TSC at location U5E1, the TDPs at locations U6E1 and U6F1, and the PIIX at location at location U2C1. This ECO will also include removal of a redundant capacitor C8L4.

The Printed Board Assembly (PBA) numbers of the baseboards have changed per the following table:

Product Code	Old  PBA #	New  PBA #
BEXXAS0NCS	641587-204	641587-224
BP120AS0NCS	641587-204	641587-224
BP133AS0NCS	641587-204	641587-224
If you have any questions about these changes, please contact your Intel sales representative.

OEM Products and Services Division


Revision History

0.5	Initial Release
0.6	Standardized the format of the Errata Document
0.7	Reformatted document as specification update.  Provided status on many enteries.  New or changed material is indicated with background shading.  Changed format for CPU errata entries.
0.8	Updated status on some entries.  Updated CPU errata section.
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*Other products and corporated names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies, and are used only for the explanation and to the owner's benefit, without intent to infringe.


Intel CPU Errata

The following errata contained in Part II of the Pentium Processor Specification Update (Version 014 dtd February 14, 1996) either have been worked around or do not apply to this revision level of the Advanced/AS motherboard:  5, 7, 9-11, 13-14, 16-17, 29, 31, 34, 36-37, 39, 40, 46, 48-50, 60-64, 66, all DP errata, all AP errata, all TCP errata.  All other errata in Part II may apply to this revision level of the motherboard, depending on the stepping of the processor or the specific software that is being executed.  Also, some of these errata apply only to motherboards being used in an application development environment.  For specific details of any erratum please refer to the Pentium Processor Specification Update.


PCIset Errata

1.  Locked PCI cycles by the A-1 Stepping of the 82437FX  TSC to a retrying PCI target do not function properly.

PROBLEM:  The A-1 stepping of the TSC component, the 82437FX, did not properly terminate locked cycles under certain conditions.  The improperly terminated cycle can result in a system lock-up.  Video cards are especially subject to this erratum.

Most video card vendors have rewritten their drivers based on our previous disclosure of this erratum so that the instructions that can cause this lockup are not used.  However, the default standard VGA driver for Microsoft Windows* 95 may cause this lockup under certain conditions.

WORKAROUND:  Copy the alternate Windows 95 VGA driver (named VGA.DRV) from the \drivers\display\vga subdirectory of the Windows 95 installation disk into the windows\system subdirectory on your hard drive.

STATUS:  This erratum has been fixed in the A-2 stepping of the 82437FX TSC component.


Video Errata

3566	 Compton's* Encyclopedia and Microsoft Encarta* '95 video clips cause GPF's

PROBLEM:  If you run video clips from Compton's Encyclopedia or Encarta '95, you will get the error message "MMTASK.  An error has occurred in your application" when you close the video window.

WORKAROUND: None.

STATUS:  This will be fixed in release 1.56 of the ATI video drivers for Windows, to be released 8/95.

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4242	CMBAT icon will not display properly when embedded in a document

PROBLEM:  The Crystal Multi-instance Business Audio Transport (CMBAT) v 2.00 will display an OLE icon in a MS Write document when using ATI Window3.x driver version 1.53.  The icon appears as a black box.

WORKAROUND:  None.

STATUS:  This will be fixed in release 1.56 of the ATI video drivers for Windows, to be released 8/95.

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4071	ATI Mach64CT* PCI Video solution only runs Electronic Art's Relentless* in VESA compatible mode

DETAILS:  Relentless will not work if the user selects ATI Mach32/Mach64 or ATI Chipset in the setup program.  If the user selects either of the ATI options, the result is the screen being reduced to the upper 25% of the monitor display.  The VESA compatible selection functions as expected.

 WORKAROUND:  Setup Electronic Art's Relentless to run with the VESA compatible video option

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4074  ATI Mach 64CT PCI video will not work in SVGA mode with Microsoft Flight Simulator*, v5.1

 DETAILS:  After setting up MS Flight Simulator v5.1 in Pentium High Performance 2, High Resolution, VGA 640x400x256, and  Sound  Blaster  Pro/16/AWE  32  mode,  MS Flight Simulator is started.   As MS Flight Simulator starts, the message "Fatal error  has occured! Filename : SVGAH.GRA ERROR CODE: 0000."  After this, the DOS prompt appears.

When Pentium High Performance 2 is selected, MS Flightsimulator setup prompts for a video chipset.  Selection of VESA-compatible, ATI Mach64, or any other ATI selection has no impact on this issue.

WORKAROUND:  MS Flight Simulator will work in  Pentium  High  Performance  1,  Medium  Resolution 320x400x256 mode.

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4076  The  onboard ATI Mach 64CT PCI video will lock up the video display when running the demo of Microsoft Flight Simulator,  v5.1

DETAILS:  After setting up for Fltsim Pentium High Performance 1, Medium Resolution 320x400x256, and  Sound Blaster Pro/16/AWE 32  mode, Fltsim is started.  After a few more screens of control and display options, Fltsim starts with  cockpit view of a Cessna waiting for  take off on a runway.  From the top menu, the options pull down  menu is selected and then Video recorder is selected.  From the video recorder menu "FS5.1 Demonstration video" is selected, then "ok" is entered.  The demo starts with a night time landing by a LearJet.  At some point in the demo, the video display locks up while the sound effects continues.  When the demo stops playing, a "Video  Playback  Over" message window  appears.  Pressing "ok" and then "p" returns to Cessna in flight with video displaying normally.

WORKAROUND:  None at this time.

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4082	On-board Mach64CT video is not supported by Solaris* UNIX Driver Update 7

DETAILS:  When installing Solaris 2.4 on the Advanced/AS using the latest Solaris Video Drivers (Update 7), it was determined that the on-board ATI Mach64CT video was not supported.

WORKAROUND:  An update of the Solaris Video Drivers needs to be created to support the Mach64CT.

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4247  APM conflicts with ATI graphics when running Battlechess*

DETAILS:  Interplay's BattleChess (mpcchess.exe dated 7/16/92) has display abnormalties in Windows 3.11 when APM is enabled and when using the onboard ATI graphics port.  ATI Windows 3.11 driver version 1.54

WORKAROUND:  Disable Advanced Power Management (APM) using the control panel "power" icon prior to playing the game.


Audio Errata

3842	CS4232 sometimes hangs when performing SoundBlaster Pro input in DOS

Details:    If you use SoundBlaster* Pro compatible software to record in DOS, occasionally (about once every four hours) the CS4232 audio chip will hang.  This will not occur in Windows using the Crystal* audio drivers.

Workaround:   None.  This will be fixed in a future version of the BIOS.

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3706	CS32DIAG fails CODEC DMA test after audio file is played

Details:   If you run the CS32DIAG program supplied by Crystal after playing any type of audio file (CD audio track, MIDI, WAV) the CODEC DMA test will fail.  The test passes if no audio file is played first.

Workaround:  Test the audio functions immediately after a reboot.  This issue is being investigated.

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4210	DOS games auto-detection of audio are not reliable

Details:  When setting up applications for use with the Crystal audio CODEC, the automatic detection of the audio is not always reliable.  Selection of the wrong audio solution may result in the improper playback of digital effects and music, or no sound at all.

Workaround:  Choose to manually select the audio solution.  For the Crystal 4232 audio CODEC, the optimal setting is achieved by selecting Sound Blaster Pro.  If the Sound Blaster Pro is not available for selection, the Sound Blaster or Sound Blaster Compatible option will suffice.

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4244	MCS stereo mixer fails to install properly

Details:  Animotion's MCS stereo mixer (v1.05) will not install with the onboard Crystal audio.  During the MCS installation the "select sound board" window displays "Unlisted Sound Board".  After the installation is complete and MCS is started, the audio mixer controls are missing from the MCS stereo rack.

Workaround:  Use the mixer supplied with the Crystal audio drivers.

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4241	Automatic Gain Control(AGC) acts irregularly with electret microphones

Details:  The AGC in the Crystal Audio Input Control Panel v 1.17 does not appear to correctly control the input signal from powered microphones if the feature is selected after the VU meter has already been selected.  Turning on the AGC before turning on the VU meter allows the AGC to function properly, however, if the gain control is set too high, the AGC can cause the volume meter display to climb to the top of the scale and clip the input signal.

Workaround:  Turning the AGC on before the VU meter and limiting the gain control results in proper functionality

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4212	Static produced during demonstration section of Descent*

Details:  After choosing the "View Demo" option from the main menu of Interplay's Descent game, a lot of static noise is generated along with the gunfire and excessive explosions of the demo.

Workaround:  None.  There is no noticeable static produced during normal play of the game

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4235	Background noise is produced when microphone is removed from input jack with VU meter and Boost selected.

Details:  When a microphone is removed from the Mic jack while the VU meter and Boost are selected in the Crystal Audio Input Control Panel v. 1.17, typical noise present within the microphone circuitry is amplified and produced as an audible distorted hum through the speakers.  When Boost is not selected and the microphone is removed, the hum is not as noticeable.

Workaround:  It is recommended to turn off the VU meter before detaching the microphone from the input jack.

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4236	Muted Line In signal bleeds through with the front audio panel attached

Details:  Line In, merely muting Line In from the Crystal Audio Mixer Control Panel v. 1.17 will not fully mute the input signal.  For example, if the user elects to make a microphone recording while a CD audio track is playing but muted via the mixer, the recording will produce the desired recorded material with a faint trace of the CD audio track in the background.

Workaround:  If it is desired to have audio replication without background audio from the Line In source present, the signal at the Line In jack or onboard CD audio jack must be stopped in its play, rather than selecting mute from the mixer control panel.

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4206	Windows NT 3.51 MIDI Hardware Compatibility test fails

Details:  The following tests failed the Multimedia Test Suite for Windows NT 3.51 when running version 1.00 of the Crystal Business audio drivers:

Multimedia (MIDI Output), Multimedia (MIDI Input), Multimedia (Wave Output)

Workaround:  None.  To be fixed in the next release of Crystal business audio driver for Windows NT.


BIOS Issues

2982	Unable to lock resources to a specific card.

PROBLEM:  Using WINICU ver. 1.41 to lock resources does not work properly.  Lock does work if you simply want to lock in the resources that were assigned by the system default assignments at power up.  The problems arise if you use WINICU to alter the default assignments and then try to lock them.  This is a BIOS issue not a WINICU issue.

WORKAROUND:  None.

STATUS:  This will be fixed in a future release of the BIOS.

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3779	Entering time and date in system setup does not behave properly

DETAILS:  To enter 00 as the hour in the CMOS setup program, a 1 or 2 must be entered as the most significant digit of the hour before a 0 can be entered as the least significant digit.  Then the 1 or 2 can be replaced with a 0.

WORKAROUND:  Enter 00 as described in Details.

STATUS:  This issue is being investigated.

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4001	Advanced/AS can't boot remotely with IBM* Token Ring card

PROBLEM:  Using an IBM Token Ring 16/4 RPL LAN adapter, the system will not boot remotely off the domain controller using LAN Server 4.0.

WORKAROUND:  None.

STATUS:  This issue is being investigated.

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3988	Advanced/AS shows floppy errors running the Unixware* Unix peripheral stress test

Problem:  The Unixware ver 2.0 peripheral stress test fails to run because floppy disks formatted by the test do not verify properly.

Workaround:  None.

STATUS:  This issue is being investigated.

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2928	Cannot permanently disable the on-board IDE interface using the ICU

3010

If you use the ICU to disable the on-board IDE interface, the interface will be enabled again if you reboot the machine (it will not stay disabled)

PROBLEM:  If you use the ICU to disable the on-board IDE interface, the interface will be enabled again if you reboot the machine (it will not stay disabled).

3010

If you use the ICU to disable the on-board IDE interface, the interface will be enabled again if you reboot the machine (it will not stay disabled).

WORKAROUND:  Use the setup utility to disable the on-board IDE, then it will remain permanently disabled.

STATUS:  This will not be fixed because of space limitations in the BIOS code.

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2913	The ICU does not support serial port IRQ sharing by the motherboard

PROBLEM:  The test scenario resulted in serial ports 1 & 2 sharing interrupt 3.  The ICU did not know how to handle it. Serial ports sharing an IRQ is perfectly legitimate.

WORKAROUND:  None at this time.  This may require a new revision of the ICU to support shared motherboard IRQ's.

STATUS:

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3722	Final character deleted from CMOS password still allows user to enter DOS

DETAILS:  After the correct password, as defined in the CMOS setup, is entered at bootup, the user can backspace over the last character and the system will still boot into DOS.

WORKAROUND:  This will be fixed in a future release of the Advanced/AS BIOS, to be released in August, 1995.  No security breach is involved because the initial password entered must be correct or the system will not boot.

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5244	Access to secondary IDE interface is unreliable if primary interface is set to user defined

PROBLEM:  If the primary IDE interface of the Advanced/AS motherboard is set to user defined no drive on the secondary interface can be accessed reliably..

WORKAROUND:  Set the primary interface to autodetect if a drive is attached to the secondary interface.

STATUS:  This issue is being investigated.


Third Party Issues

3004	FastBack* 3.0 fails

PROBLEM:  FastBack 3.0 is a very old version of FastBack.  FastBack is up to release 6.0 which does work on Advanced/AS.

WORKAROUND:  Users will have to upgrade to FastBack 6.0.

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2822	LanManager* 2.2 with IBM* Token ring II card needs a new driver

PROBLEM:  The failure mode is exhibited as a failure to connect to the network.  It will connect fine if the system is run in de-turbo mode.  This is resultant from a Token Ring driver that needs to be fixed.

WORKAROUND:  A new Token ring driver named Token.OS2 resolves this problem.  The driver is dated 9-4-94

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3525	IDE hard drives may not properly configure with Mitsumi IDE CD-ROM

PROBLEM:  When a Mitsumi IDE CD-ROM drive (model # CRMC-FX001DE) is configured as Slave on the primary channel (thus have a Hard disk as Master) and have a Hard Disk(s) on the secondary channel the device are detected incorrectly.  This is described as follows:

  1) Primary Master device detected as hard drive #0,

  2) Secondary Device detected as hard drive #2.

It appears that the Primary slave CD-ROM is partially detected as hard disk #1.

This causes problems later on when DOS is booted in that the Secondary hard disk is not accessible at all.

WORKAROUND:  Make sure to install the CD-ROM as a lower priority device than all hard drives.  If there are 3 IDE hard drives, the CD-ROM should be configured as a slave device on the secondary channel.

STATUS:  This will be fixed when ATAPI support is added to the BIOS.

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3445	MYST* fails when APM is enabled

PROBLEM:  When APM is enabled in BIOS and in Windows 3.11, MYST fails to load properly.

WORKAROUND:  Disable APM to run MYST.

STATUS:  This is a 3rd party issue and Broderbund Software has been notified.

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2946	QEMM's Manifest* 1.12 will not perform the expanded memory access test.

DETAILS:  This failure is exhibited when the Advanced/AS is operating at 120 MHz. This test will run at slower speeds therefore it is likely that the test needs to be modified for higher speed CPU's.  Intel will notify QEMM.

WORKAROUND:  None.

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  2972	The 32 bit driver included with Windows 3.11 does not support large drives (drives over 504 MB)

PROBLEM:  Our BIOS will map large drives using LBA.  Windows does not understand the LBA algorithm.

WORKAROUND:  None.  Contact the company that wrote your 32-bit disk driver for Windows to determine if they have a new version of the driver that supports drives over 504 megabytes.

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2641	The ATI Mach 32* card has PCI hold time issues

PROBLEM:  The ATI mach 32 card has some hold time requirements (the PCI spec. says that add-in cards do not need hold time).  The failure exhibits itself as a lock up on the PCI bus.

WORKAROUND:  ATI has revised their BIOS to fix the hold time issues.  Use BIOS revision 113-23000-110.

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3672	The ATI Mach 64 GX & CX add-in cards have some PCI hold time issues.

PROBLEM:  Some of the ATI  Mach64 GX & CX add-in card designs have a requirement for PCI hold time (the PCI spec. says that add-in cards do not need hold time).

WORKAROUND:  Some of the add-in cards in this family have a PAL implemented at location U51.  Boards with the PAL installed work.  Also, if the ATI device was produced at SGS then it is equivalent to the ATI DC stepping, this device works.

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994	Cirrus 5434 video controller does not work with CPU to PCI bursting enabled

PROBLEM:  Every Cirus 5434 video controller stepping to date does not work on the Advanced/AS with CPU to PCI bursting enabled.

WORKAROUND:  Use the Advanced/AS setup utility to disable CPU to PCI bursting. The burst option is located in the Advanced chipset section of the setup utility.

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3489	#9GXE* PCI Video Board  does not work with CPU to PCI bursting enabled

PROBLEM:  The #9GXE video board shows video anomalies when it is run in an Advanced/AS system with CPU to PCI bursting enabled.  The anomalies may include incorrect an color pallette as well as unwanted lines through parts of the display.

WORKAROUND:  Use the Advanced/AS setup utility to disable CPU to PCI bursting. The burst option is located in the Advanced chipset section of the setup utility.

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2861	Matrox MGA II* or Impression Plus* do not work with CPU to PCI bursting enabled

PROBLEM:  The Matrox MGA II does not work on the Advanced/AS with CPU to PCI bursting enabled.  The failure is exhibited as smeared video while in Windows.

WORKAROUND:  Use the Advanced/AS setup utility to disable CPU to PCI bursting. The burst option is located in the Advanced chipset section of the setup utility.

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995	Matrox MGA II video card fails when DAC palette snooping is enabled

PROBLEM:  This is an older known issue with the Matrox MGA II and palette snooping.

WORKAROUND:  DAC  Palette snooping is an option in the setup utility of the Advanced/AS.  The default for palette DAC snooping is disabled, so there is no action required by the end user for this issue.

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2872	Trident 7381 graphics card has on incompatibility with the San Diego Zoo Presents* software

PROBLEM:  The application, The San Diego Zoo Presents..... The Animals, has corrupted video when run on the Trident 7381 PCI video card.  Other PCI video cards were tried and there were no problems found.

WORKAROUND:  No known workaround at this time.  Intel will continue to work the issue in an attempt to find a workaround.

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2831	Diamond Viper Video Pro* does not work with CPU to PCI bursting enabled

PROBLEM:  The Diamond Viper Pro does not work on the Advanced/AS with CPU to PCI bursting enabled.  The failure is exhibited as corrupted video while in Windows.

WORKAROUND:  Use the Advanced/AS setup utility to disable bursting. The burst option is located in the Advanced chipset section of the setup utility.

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2701	Quantum* Hardcard85 produces spurious error message in Advanced/AS

PROBLEM:  If the onboard disk controller is disabled and a Hardcard 85 is installed, the system will display the error message "Hard card error at BIOS address D200h" when it is booted.

WORKAROUND:  None.  Testing has shown that the Hardcard works even though the system gives this error message.

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4002	Adaptec 2940SCSI controller and Seagate ST3390 hard drive combination cannot be used on a Netware 4.1 server

PROBLEM:  An intermittent error message "Error writing FAT table for volume NAME" appeared.

WORKAROUND:  None.  Intel is working with Seagate and Adaptec to resolve this issue.

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3718	Adaptec 1532P SCSI card fails to recognize Quantum LP240S drive

PROBLEM:  On bootup, the 1532P SCSI card fails intermittently to recognize that a Quantum LP240S hard drive is present.

WORKAROUND:  None.  The Adaptec 1532P controller does not work reliably in any Intel platform.  Adaptec has been contacted and they say that they plan to replace the 1532P controller with a new Plug and Play SCSI controller in the fourth quarter of 1995.

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1004	Adaptec 1542CF with INT11 selected will not allow a CD ROM to work

PROBLEM:  If you select Interrupt 11 for the Adaptec 1542CF ISA SCSI plug and play controller, it will cause a CD ROM failure.

WORKAROUND:  Use interrupt 9 or 10.

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2570	Quantum 80AT hard drives when operating in slave mode have incompatibilities with some other drives

PROBLEM:  The Quantum 80AT is an old hard drive that has problems when operating as a slave with some other drives.

WORKAROUND:  None.

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3721	Windows ICU will not open when ProShare video conferencing software is open

PROBLEM:  Trying to display system resource information with the Windows ICU produces the message "Can't read Plug and Play ISA resource information" if the ProShare video conferencing system software is loaded.  All devices and adapters function properly.

WORKAROUND:  Unload the ProShare video conferencing software temporarily to run the Windows ICU.

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3720	Quantum LP240S SCSI hard drive causes conflict with APM drivers

PROBLEM:  The Quantum LP240S SCSI hard drive installs a /APM switch on the command line for one of its drivers.  That switch prevented the hard drive from powering down properly.  If the drive was powered down with the hot key and then wakened with a DIR command the system would hang.

WORKAROUND:  Remove the /APM switch from the driver command line and use the APM drivers supplied with the Advanced/AS.

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2723	Quantum QLPS270 hard drives do not support Logical Block Addressing.

PROBLEM:  The Quantum QLPS270 hard drive inaccurately reports that it supports Logical Block Addressing (LBA).   The Advanced/AS by default is configured to auto-detect the hard drive and the modes it supports.  When the Advanced/AS detects the hard drive and  determines that the drive supports LBA it configures the drive for LBA, this will cause failures when attempting to use the hard drive.

WORKAROUND:  To avoid the failure scenario when using the QLPS270 hard drive, configure  the Advanced/AS to operate the hard drive in Standard CHS mode via the setup utility.

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3616	Windows 95 does not handle ECHS formatted correctly

PROBLEM:  Under Windows 95, when an ECHS formatted IDE drive that has been powered down by Advanced Power Management is accessed again after reume the operating system will generate disk write errors.

WORKAROUND:  None.

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2964	NCR 8250S SCSI controller does not work correctly

PROBLEM:  When installing DOS or other applications or performing XCOPY commands errors may occur.  NCR cards with BIOS 3.00.05 or lower may experience problems.

WORKAROUND:  None.  Update the SCSI BIOS to version 3.00.06 or newer to eliminate any problems.

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3912	Logitech PS/2* style mouse does not work with SCO* UNIX drivers

PROBLEM:  The SCO UNIX ODT 3.0 X-Windows GUI requires a mouse to operate.  If the system is configured with a Logitech Model CR32 PS/2 style mouse the GUI will not load.  A Digital Equipment Corporation model CE9-6MD PS/2 style mouse works properly in the same configuration.

WORKAROUND:  None.  This issue is under investigation.

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3397 	Adaptec 1542CP causes config manager to issue a failure message.

PROBLEM:  Add an Adaptec AHA-1540CP/1542CP ISA PnP SCSI controller with BIOS version 1.00.  When the PnP configuration manager runs it displays the following warning messages:

CAUTION:  Active Device conflict detected!  Error=10

WARNING:  I/O Range Check Failure! CSN=3 Address=3F0 Length=6

WARNING:  I/O Range Check Failure! CSN=3 Address=370 Length=6

Conflicting devices may not function as expected!

WORKAROUND:  None.  Adaptec has been notified of this problem.

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2499	Softset2 configuration utility for the Intel EtherExpress Pro adapter reports warnings when Int2/9 is selected

PROBLEM:  When configuring the Intel EtherExpress Pro adapter using the supplied Softset2 config. utility, the software reports that Int 2/9 is unavailable for use (used by the system).  If you select and configure the card to use Int 2/9, then you get a warning.  The warning can be overridden and you can force the card to use Int 2/9, in which case the card will operate without error.

WORKAROUND:  Ignore the error and use Int 2/9 anyway.  The system will work just fine.

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3732	APM crashes with application error when awakened while running Critical Path* software

PROBLEM:  If the system goes to sleep during running of Critical Path, the screen blanks but the last audio sound at the time the system went to sleep continues to play.  Using the keyboard to wake the system causes an error "Application error.  PROGMAN caused segment load failure in module POWER.DRV at segment nnnn:nnnn.

WORKAROUND:  None.  This problem is under investigation.

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3283	Logitech mouse fails to wake up the system when Powerman APM driver is loaded

PROBLEM:  While testing the Powerman APM driver (v1.0) with a Logitech PS/2 style mouse with version 6.30 of the Logitech mouse driver for Windows 3.1 any mouse movement fails to "wake up" the system from suspend.

WORKAROUND:  None.  Version 6.45 of the Logitech mouse driver fixes this problem.

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3988	Advanced/AS shows floppy errors running the Unixware Unix peripheral stress test

PROBLEM:  The Unixware ver 2.0 peripheral stress test fails to run because floppy disks formatted by the test do not verify properly.  Investigation showed that this probem would only occur when the motherboard had more than 16 MB of memory installed.

WORKAROUND:  None.

STATUS:  This problem has been fixed by the Unixware floppy driver patch FD 2.01.


Functional Considerations

Functional considerations are usability issues that Intel has uncovered during product evaluation and compatibility testing.  These issues may be experienced by customers and therefore are documented in an effort help customers quickly identify known issues.  The items listed below are not considered Advanced/AS errata in that they do not reflect anything that is "broken" on the baseboard.

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2563	ISA add-in Aboveboard memory products are not supported

Impact:  Users will not be able to use Aboveboard memory products.

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2948	De-Turbo is actually running at an effective speed of 23 Mhz

PROBLEM:  The intent behind de-turbo is to effectively reduce the system performance to that of an 8 MHz system.  The de-turbo feature currently reduces the system speed to 23 Mhz.  This is in accordance with the description in the Technical Product Specification.

IMPACT:  Although de-turbo is not running at 8Mhz it has still proved useful in our compatibility testing (running at 23 Mhz).  There are several operating systems listed in this functional considerations document that require our system be in de-turbo mode (23 Mhz) in order to successfully install.

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3733	Some Netroom* options are incompatible with APM

PROBLEM:  If Netroom is used to virtualize the keyboard interrupt, the keyboard will not wake the system from sleep mode.

IMPACT:  The keyboard interrupt cannot be virtualized if the user wants to use APM.

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3671	CGA cards are not supported

PROBLEM:  Although the Advanced/AS supports CGA emulation by VGA cards, it does not support CGA cards.

IMPACT:  CGA cards will not  work.

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3012	Mouse double click speed set to fast does not work

PROBLEM:  This is under investigation.  Currently we believe that the problem is that users cannot click fast enough (now that we have bumped the CPU speeds up).  The mouse double click works fine when set to medium or slow.  We will continue to investigate this issue and drive it to resolution.

IMPACT:  Users will have to set the double click speed to medium.  In the mouse section of the control panel set the overall pointer speed and double click speed to medium (or slow).

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3078	Mouse cursor appears choppy in 16M color modes on S3 Trio32* with 1 Mb of graphics DRAM

PROBLEM:  When the Windows environment is set into 640x480x16.7M mode, the system appears to take inordinately long to track mouse movements.  This is caused by bandwidth restrictions when only one MB of video memory is available.

WORKAROUND :  Increase video memory to 2 Mb.  The Trio graphics controller does not support hardware cursor in 16M color modes so mouse performance may suffer.

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2819	Unknown Device entry appears when using ICU ver 1.23

PROBLEM:  An erroneous "unknown device" appears that has no resources assigned to it when using ICU version 1.23.  This entry appears because of the PCI bridge device support in the BIOS is not properly recognized by ICU v1.23.  Use WINICU version 1.41 which has support for PCI bridges and this false entry will not occur.

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3184	720K Floppies do not work with FastBack

IMPACT:  Users will not be able to use 720K floppies with FastBack.

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3719	APM hotkey does not work consistently with some older IDE hard drives

IMPACT:  APM will not power down the hard drive consistently with one of these older drives.  Some drives that have been tested and found to be inconsistent are:

Maxtor MXT7131A

Maxtor MXT540A

Seagate ST3145A.

Sending scheduled fax with APM enabled does not work

PROBLEM:  The system will not wake up to send a scheduled fax with APM loaded unless the DOSPM or Powerman drivers supplied with the system are installed for DOS or Windows 3.1 respectively.

3247	Cannot run Powerman driver in standard mode for Windows

PROBLEM:  The Powerman utility will only run in enhanced mode.

3735	If DOS.PM is not loaded after reboot APM will be disabled

PROBLEM:  Certain disk management programs (DRVSPACE.EXE is an example) reboot the system at various times during their operation.  Before these reboots, the program edits the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files and does not include DOS.PM.  APM will be disabled until program completes its work and reboots the system using the original CONFIG & AUTOEXEC files.

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3736	Full screen APM window resumes as icon after power-down

PROBLEM:  When the hot key combination is used to power down the system during a full screen DOS session, the session resumes as an icon when the system is powered on again.

Maximum Linear Frame Buffer size is 1 Mb

IMPACT:  ISA add-in cards requiring a Linear Frame Buffer larger than 1 Mb will not work properly.

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3483	S3 Trio64 video does not support 16M colors in 640x480 resolution

PROBLEM:  The S3 Galileo* utility will get chopped when running 640x400x16M on Trio64.   You will not be able to change anything because there are no "OK" or "Cancel" buttons.

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3716	Serial mouse does not wake monitor screen after APM shutdown

PROBLEM:  Serial mouse activity is not recognized by the APM as a user event, so only the system board is wakened from power standby.  Use a mouse attached to the mouse port if you want the screen to be wakened by mouse activity.

STATUS:  This has been fixed in Release version 5.0 of the Advanced/AS BIOS.


Product Order Code List

Product Code	Description
BP133AS0NCS	133MHz Pentium Processor, 0MB
BP120AS0NCS	120MHz Pentium Processor, 0MB
BEXXAS0NCS	Universal, No Proc, 0MB supports 75-166 MHz Pentium


Orderable Spare Parts

Video Riser card	637467-001

Audio Card, DT, Minimum	636117-003.


Approved Vendor List User-Installable Upgrades

This document applies only to standard Advanced/AS baseboards with BIOS identifier .CL0.

The devices listed below are categorized according to two levels of qualification:

Full Functional Tested: The device has passed electrical and functional testing across the full temperature and voltage specifications for the product, as well as signal quality analysis and vendor specification analysis per the Full Functional Test Qualification Procedure for the particular device. The testing of the device may have been conducted by the vendor or other third party.

Basic Functional Tested: The device has passed basic functional testing at ambient temperatures per the Basic Functional Test Qualification Procedure for the particular device. The testing of the device may have been conducted by the vendor or other third party.

Devices are added to the list upon written notification to Intel that the device has passed all the requirements documented in the applicable test procedure. Devices not listed can be used, but in the event of unreliable system operation, the devices should be replaced with tested devices to determine whether the unlisted devices are causing the problem.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

These devices are listed by Intel as a convenience to Intel's general customer base, but Intel does not make any representations or warranties whatsoever regarding quality, reliability, functionality or compatibility of these devices. This list and/or these devices may be subject to change without notice.

THE TEST RESULT INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN IS PROVIDED "AS IS." INTEL MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THESE DEVICES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL, SPECIFICATION OR SAMPLE.

INTEL DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR THESE DEVICES, INCLUDING LIABILITY FOR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PROPRIETARY RIGHTS RELATING TO THESE DEVICES OR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT.  INTEL DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT SUCH DEVICES OR IMPLEMENTATION WILL NOT INFRINGE SUCH RIGHTS.  INTEL IS NOT OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT, INSTALLATION OR OTHER ASSISTANCE WITH REGARD TO THESE DEVICES.

THE INTEL PRODUCT REFERRED TO IN THIS DOCUMENT  IS INTENDED FOR STANDARD COMMERCIAL USE ONLY.  CUSTOMERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE SUITABILITY OF THE PRODUCT AND/OR DEVICES FOR USE IN PARTICULAR APPLICATIONS.  THE REFERENCED INTEL PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN CRITICAL CONTROL OR SAFETY SYSTEMS OR IN NUCLEAR FACILITY APPLICATIONS.

Related Topics:

SYSTEM MEMORY

L2 Cache MEMORY (CELP)

GRAPHICS MEMORY

Real Time clock Battery Replacement

OverDrive Processor Support Matrix


General Product Information - Approved Vendor List User-Installable Upgrades - SYSTEM MEMORY
SYSTEM MEMORY

Table A-1 shows the possible memory combinations. The Advanced/AS will support both Fast Page DRAM or EDO DRAM SIMMs, but they cannot be mixed within the same memory bank. If Fast Page DRAM and EDO DRAM SIMMs are installed in separate banks, each bank will be optimized for maximum performance. Parity generation and detection is NOT supported, but parity SIMMs (x36) may be used. SIMM requirements are 70ns Fast Page Mode or 60nS EDO DRAM (70 ns EDO may be used with a 60mhz or slower external CPU clock) with tin-lead connectors.

SIMM 1,2 (Bank 0) SIMM Type (Amount)	SIMM 3,4 (Bank 1) SIMM Type (Amount)	Total System Memory
1M X 32 (4 MB)	Empty	8 MB
1M X 32 (4 MB)	1M X 32 (4 MB)	16 MB
1M X 32 (4 MB)	2M X 32 (8 MB)	24 MB
1M X 32 (4 MB)	4M X 32 (16 MB)	40 MB
1M X 32 (4 MB)	8M X 32 (32 MB)	72 MB
2M X 32 (8 MB)	Empty	16 MB
2M X 32 (8 MB)	1M X 32 (4 MB)	24 MB
2M X 32 (8 MB)	2M X 32 (8 MB)	32 MB
2M X 32 (8 MB)	4M X 32 (16 MB)	48 MB
2M X 32 (8 MB)	8M X 32 (32 MB)	80 MB
4M X 32 (16 MB)	Empty	32 MB
4M X 32 (16 MB)	1M X 32 (4 MB)	40 MB
4M X 32 (16 MB)	2M X 32 (8 MB)	48 MB
4M X 32 (16 MB)	4M X 32 (16 MB)	64 MB
4M X 32 (16 MB)	8M X 32 (32 MB)	96 MB
8M X 32 (32 MB)	Empty	64 MB
8M X 32 (32 MB)	1M X 32 (4 MB)	72 MB
8M X 32 (32 MB)	2M X 32 (8 MB)	80 MB
8M X 32 (32 MB)	4M X 32 (16 MB)	96 MB
8M X 32 (32 MB)	8M X 32 (32 MB)	128 MB
Table A-1. Possible SIMM memory combinations

Note: SIMMs may be parity (x 36) or non-parity (x 32)

IMPORTANT NOTE

SIMMs with gold contacts should NOT be placed into SIMM sockets with tin-lead contacts or vice-versa. Mixing dissimilar metal contact types has resulted in unreliable memory operation. For more information, see FaxBack document 4229.  Use only Tin-lead contact SIMMs.

Related Topics:

FAST PAGE SIMM

EDO SIMM


FAST PAGE SIMM

1M x 32 - 4MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Centon Memory	FULL	CPCB00104-7	SAMSUNG DRAM
Centon Memory	FULL	CSAM1MX32-60SMT
Centon Memory	FULL	CSAM1MX32-70SMT
Centon Memory	FULL	CSAM1MX32NT7SMT
Fujitsu	FULL	158101	NPNX DRAM 1MX4
Hyundai	FULL	HYM532100AM-60B
Hyundai	FULL	HYM532100AM-70
Hyundai	FULL	HYM532120W-70
Micron Technology	FULL	MT8D132M-7
Oki Semiconductor	FULL	MSC23132C-70DS8
Samsung Corning Co.,Ltd	FULL	KMM5321000BV-7
Samsung Corning Co.,Ltd	FULL	KMM5321000CV-7
Samsung Corning Co.,Ltd	FULL	KMM5321200AW-7
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	IN5321000-W7	with NEC DRAM
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	INSM5321000T-70
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	INSM5321000-7
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	NI532014081XXS7	Hitachi devices Hm514405cs6
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	SM5321000H-7
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	SMI5321000-7
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	SMI5321000W-7
Texas Instrument	FULL	TM124BBK32S-60
Texas Instrument	FULL	Z124BBK32S-70 IN	TM124BBK32S-70
Texas Instrument	FULL	Z124BBK32U-70	TI# TM124BBK32U-70
Toshiba Corp	FULL	THM3210B0AS-70
Unigen Corporation	FULL	NU53201400IXXS7
Unigen Corporation	FULL	UG8M132SQT-70
1M x 32 - 4MB - 70ns (cont.)

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Kingston Technology Corp.	BASIC	KTM1x32L-70T
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI321000-70T
Super PC Memory	BASIC	4000/72NP	TIN must be specified when ordering
Unigen Corporation	BASIC	1x32UG7PBT1
Unigen Corporation	BASIC	1x32UG7SQT
Viking Components	BASIC	1x32-70T
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT15020.E	***OBSOLETE P/N; Replaced by P/N below
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT69130.0	NEW P/N
1M x 36 - 4MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI361000-70T
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT15070.E	***OBSOLETE P/N; Replaced by P/N below
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT69110.0	NEW P/N
Workstation Direct	BASIC	MM1x36-70T12C
2M x 32 - 8MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Century Microelectronics	FULL	322M6-07	with TC511816AJ-70 DRAM
Fujitsu Ltd	FULL	MB185201	w/NPNX 1Mx4
Hyundai	FULL	HYM532200AM-70
Micron Technology	FULL	MT16D232M-6
Micron Technology	FULL	MT16D232M-7
Oki Semiconductor	FULL	MSC23232C-70DS16
Samsung Corning Co.,Ltd	FULL	KMM5322000CV-7
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	NI532023101XXS7	using 1x16 devices
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	SMI5322000-7
Texas Instrument	FULL	Z248CBK32S-60 IN	TM248CBK32S-60
Texas Instrument	FULL	Z248CBK32S-6
Texas Instrument	FULL	Z248CBK32S-70 IN	TM248CBK32S-70
Texas Instrument	FULL	Z248CBK32U-70	TM248CBK32U-70
Toshiba Corp	FULL	THM3220C0AS-70
Kingston Technology Corp.	BASIC	KTM2x32L-70T
Simple technology	BASIC	STI322000-70T
Unigen Corporation	BASIC	2x32UG7DBT
Unigen Corporation	BASIC	2x32UG7PBT1
Viking Components	BASIC	2x32-70T
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT15115.E	***OBSOLETE P/N; Replaced by P/N below
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT69150.0	NEW P/N
2M x 36 - 8MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI362000A-70T
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT15150.E	***OBSOLETE P/N; Replaced by P/N below
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT69120.0	NEW P/N
Workstation Direct	BASIC	MM2x36-70T24C
4M x 32 - 16MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Kingston Technology Corp.	BASIC	KTM4x32L-70T
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI324000-70T
Unigen Corporation	BASIC	4x32UG7KBT2
Viking Components	BASIC	4x32-70T
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT15182.E	***OBSOLETE P/N; Replaced by P/N below
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT69160.0	NEW P/N
4M x 36 - 16MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI-XPRESS/16HB
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT15208.E	***OBSOLETE P/N; Replaced by P/N below
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT69140.0	NEW P/N
Workstation Direct	BASIC	MM4x36-70T12C
8M x 32 - 32MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Kingston Technology Corp.	BASIC	KTM8x32L-70T
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI328000-70T
Unigen Corporation	BASIC	8x32UG7KBT2
Viking Components	BASIC	8x32-70T
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT15186.E	***OBSOLETE P/N; Replaced by P/N below
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT69170.0	NEW P/N
8M x 32 - 32MB - 60ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
1st Tech Corporation	BASIC	20-832-60NT3	60ns
8M x 36 - 32MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI-XPRESS/32HB
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT15215.E	***OBSOLETE P/N; Replaced by P/N below
Visiontek Inc.	BASIC	VT69180.0	NEW P/N


EDO SIMM

Note: 60ns EDO SIMMs are required when the external CPU clock is set to 66 MHz (e.g., for the 100, 133, and 166 MHz Pentium processor). Either 60ns or 70ns SIMMs can be used for external clock frequencies of 50 MHz and 60 MHz, but no additional performance will be seen with the 60ns SIMMs.

1M x 32 - 4MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Micron Technology	FULL	MT8D132M-7X
Samsung Corning Co.,Ltd	FULL	KMM5321004CV-7	4M DRAM BASED
Samsung Corning Co.,Ltd	FULL	KMM5321204AW-7
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	NI532014081XXS7O
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	NI532013181XXS7	With NEC DRAM 4218165-70
Texas Instrument	FULL	TM124FBK32U-70	Except Date Code 9532
Texas Instrument	FULL	Z124FBK32S-70
Texas Instrument	FULL	Z124FBK32U-70	Except Date Code 9532
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI321004A-70T
Viking Components	BASIC	EDO1327T
1M x 32 - 4MB - 60ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Micron Technology	FULL	MT8D132M-6X
Samsung Corning Co.,Ltd	FULL	KMM5321004CV-6	4M DRAM BASED
Samsung Corning Co.,Ltd	FULL	KMM5321204AW-6	16M DRAM BASED
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	NI532014081XXS6
Kingston Technology Corp.	BASIC	KTM1x32L-60ET
Unigen Corporation	BASIC	1x32UG6DBT-EDO
2M x 32 - 8MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Fujitsu Ltd	FULL	DM2M2N325-60JS	Use 2Mx8 EDO DRAM
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	NI532024081XXS7	1mx4 based
Texas Instrument	FULL	TM248GBK32S-60	Hyper Shrink Version Approved
Texas Instrument	FULL	TM248GBK32U-70	Hyper Shrink Version Approved
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI322004A-70T
Viking Components	BASIC	EDO2327T
2M x 32 - 8MB - 60ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Micron Technology	FULL	MT16D232M-6X
Smart Modular Technologies	FULL	NI532024081XXS6	W/iMx4 Micron
Kingston Technology Corp.	BASIC	KTM2x32L-60ET
NEC	BASIC	MC-422000F32BA-60
Unigen Corporation	BASIC	2x32UG6DBT-EDO
4M x 32 - 16MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI324004-70T
Unigen Corporation	BASIC	4x32UG7KBT2EDO
Viking Components	BASIC	EDO4327T
4M x 32 - 16MB - 60ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Kingston Technology Corp.	BASIC	KTM4x32L-60ET
8M x 32 - 32MB - 70ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
1st Tech Corporation	BASIC	20-1026-02
Simple Technology	BASIC	STI328004-70T
Viking Components	BASIC	EDO8327T
8M x 32 - 32MB - 60ns

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Kingston Technology Corp.	BASIC	KTM8x32L-60ET


L2 Cache MEMORY (CELP)

Asynchronous  256 KB

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Smart Technologies	FULL	IN332Q4A084XG15
Smart Technologies	FULL	IN332Q4A0841G15
Smart Technologies	FULL	IN332Q4A0842G15
Smart Technologies	FULL	IN332Q4A0843G15
Corsair Microsystems	BASIC	CM2024R
Asynchronous   512 KB

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Pipelined Burst  256 KB

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Corsair Microsystems	FULL	C535Q256K3C-CDA1
Corsair Microsystems	FULL	C535Q256K3C-CDA2
Corsair Microsystems	FULL	C535Q256K3C-CDA
Smart Technologies	FULL	IN364TCSP83YGXX
Smart Technologies	FULL	IN364TCSP83SGXX
Corsair Microsystems	BASIC	CM2020R
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.	BASIC	CYM74P430APM-66C
Kingston Technology Corp.	BASIC	CTP256K/8
Pipelined Burst  512 KB

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Corsair Microsystems	BASIC	CM2030R
Kingston Technology Corp.	BASIC	CTP512K/8


GRAPHICS MEMORY

The Advanced/AS baseboard has 1 MB of Fast Page DRAM installed for graphics and two SOJ type sockets for upgrades up to 2 MB of graphics DRAM. The user can install two 256k x 16, 60 nS DRAM to provide a total of 2 MB of graphics DRAM. The DRAM may be either EDO or Fast Page mode, but no performance advantage will be seen with EDO.

Related Topics:

Approved Video DRAM Vendors


Approved Video DRAM Vendors

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments

Fast Page Video DRAM (256Kx16, 60ns, SOJ)

Hyundai	FULL	HY514260BJC-60
Micron Technology	FULL	MT4C16257DJ-6TR

EDO Video DRAM (256Kx16, 60ns, SOJ)

Vendor	Qual	Vendor Part Number	Comments
Etron Technology Inc.	FULL	EM614163A-60
Micron Technology	FULL	MT4C16270DJ-6
Samsung Corning Co.,Ltd	FULL	KM416C254BJ-6T


General Product Information - Approved Vendor List User-Installable Upgrades - Real Time clock Battery Replacement
Real Time clock Battery Replacement

The battery can be replaced with a Sanyo CR2032, or equivalent, coin cell lithium battery. This battery has a 220 mAh rating.


OverDrive Processor Support Matrix

The information below describes the specific OPSD systems that support the OverDrive  320-pin PODP 3V-XXX processors which can be accommodated in a 320 pin Type 5 Socket or a 321 pin Type 7 Socket.  The tables also list the jumper settings required for the selected products requiring jumper changes to accommodate the OverDrive processors..  The OverDrive processors accelerate the processor speed up to 166 MHz.These OverDrive processors select their clock ratios internally and do not use the baseboard's internal clock ratio jumpers.  These OverDrive processors work over a voltage range that includes both VR and VRE voltage ranges, therefore the user does not need to change the voltage specification jumpers on the baseboard.

For any particular baseboard, the type and speed of memory and/or the speed of the  cache components that are used on the baseboard, may limit a baseboards' maximum achievable External CPU Clock speed.  This would then limit the selection of Pentium OverDrive processor that could be used to full effect on this particular baseboard.  Use the current external CPU clock settings as a guide in selecting a compatible selection for a Pentium OverDrive processor speed.

The Advanced/AS baseboard has Aa 321-pin Type 7 Zero Insertion Force (ZIP) socket which provides users with an OverDrive processor performance  upgrade path. The OverDrive processors  will may  provide performance beyond that is delivered by the originally installed Pentium processor.

PROCESSOR UPGRADES	Original	External CPU Clock Internal Clock  Jumpers	External CPU  Clock  Jumper
CPU CPU Type	CPU Type	Speed J8F2, J1N1	J8F1
Intel PODP 3V - 125 MHz	75 MHz	50 MHz pins 1-2, 4-5	pins 1-2,  5-6
Intel PODP 3V - 150 MHz	90 MHz	60 MHz pins 1-2, 4-5	pins 1-2, 4-5
Intel PODP 3V - 166 MHz	100 MHz	66 MHz pins 1-2, 4-5	pins 2-3, 5-6
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Compatibility Report

TESTED BASEBOARD FEATURES

Advanced/AS Features Not Tested

TESTING OVERVIEW

VALIDATED IN HARDWARE INTEROPERABILITY TESTING

OPERATING SYSTEMS AND HARDWARE VALIDATED IN NETWORK TESTING

VALIDATED IN ALL TESTING, INCLUDING OPERATING SYSTEMS

OBSOLETE HARDWARE, REMOVED FROM THE iPTL'S TEST SUITE


TESTED BASEBOARD FEATURES

The Advanced/AS baseboards tested by the CE Lab were configured with 100-MHz Pentium processors and 256K of write-back Async cache.  The CE Lab tested the vast majority of the Advanced/AS's most important features, but not all of the board's many options could be evaluated.

Tested Advanced/AS Features

  All seven expansion slots.  Both ISA and PCI expansion slots are tested throughout the Hardware Interoperability Testing Area.  Each slot is systematically tested during Hardware Component Validations testing. See Error! Reference source not found. on page Error! Bookmark not defined..

  BIOS support for Plug 'N' Play and PCI Auto-configuration.  The BIOS's "Plug 'N' Play" ability to configure (or configure around) PCI, PnP and ISA cards is part of the standard testing process in Hardware/BIOS testing. See the Error! Reference source not found. results in that section on page Error! Bookmark not defined..

  EDO DRAM System Memory.  High-end EDO DRAM SIMMs were used on all the boards.

  Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) support.  The ECP support for bidirectional high-speed parallel port communications is tested using Series IV HP LaserJet printers.  See Error! Reference source not found. on page Error! Bookmark not defined..

  Onboard audio.  The baseboard's integrated CS4232 audio resources were tested throughout the Hardware Interoperability Testing Area.  They were specifically validated during Hardware Component Validation testing.  See the SOUND BOARDS section on page 26.

  Onboard PCI Bus IDE.  The baseboard's integrated 82430FX PCI IDE controller is tested throughout all the Hardware Interoperability Testing Area.  It is specifically validated during Hardware Component Validation testing.  See the DRIVE CONTROLLERS section on page Error! Bookmark not defined..

  Onboard video controller.  The baseboard's integrated ATI mach 64 215CT 22200 video controller was tested throughout all the Hardware Interoperability Testing Area.  It was specifically validated during Hardware Component Validation testing.  See the Error! Reference source not found. section on page Error! Bookmark not defined..

  PCI Bridge support.  A test card incorporating DEC's PCI bridge chipset was used to test baseboard support for the secondary and tertiary PCI buses in the Hardware Interoperability testing area.  PCI bridges are expected to become an increasingly popular PCI option on add-in cards.  See Error! Reference source not found. on page Error! Bookmark not defined..

  Power Management.  Basic validation of the BIOS's ability to support Advanced Power Management is part of the standard testing process in Hardware/BIOS Testing.  See the Error! Reference source not found. results in that section on page Error! Bookmark not defined..

  Super I/O Controller Functionality. The baseboard's integrated National 87306 super I/O controller was tested throughout the Hardware Interoperability Testing Area.

  Using IDE hard drives greater than 535MB.  The CE Lab tests BIOS support for IDE drives too large to be automatically recognized by DOS.  In doing so, the Lab tests the IDE drive format options beyond Standard CHS.  Though these drives are tested throughout the Hardware Interoperability testing area, they are a focus of Hardware Component Validation testing.  See the HARD DRIVES section on page 25.


Advanced/AS Features Not Tested

  3 Mode Floppy support.  At present, the CE Lab lacks the required hardware.

  Bus-mastering PCI Bus IDE.  At present there are no drivers available to test this feature of the 82430FX chipset.

  Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) Support.  The 8-bit send and receive capabilities of EPP parallel ports that allow the parallel port to perform as a true bus were not evaluated in this test run.

  IrDA Support.  The Advanced/AS's COM2 serial port can be configured to support an IrDA infrared module via a 5 pin header connector.  Support for IrDA compliant Infra Red interfaces is not yet tested by the CE Lab.

  Mixing different SIMM sizes.  Again, the CE Lab tests with the SIMMs that come installed on the boards it is given by the design team.

  Mixing Parity and Nonparity SIMMs.  The CE Lab tests with the SIMMs that come installed on the boards it is given by the design team.

  Mode 3 & 4 IDE support.  At present, the CE Lab lacks the required hardware.

  Onboard IDE Tape support.  At present, the CE Lab lacks the required hardware.


TESTING OVERVIEW

Report Category	Testing Area	Specific Products Tested and/or Tests Run
Dual Bus Master / Bridge Test	Interoperability	Dual PCI, EISA, and/or ISA SCSI controllers. The Bus Master tests ensure that the baseboard can properly mediate the resource-sharing demands of dual bus-mastering SCSI drive controllers.  Bridge testing uses a test card with DEC's popular PCI bridge chipset to ensure SCSI controllers operate properly on secondary buses.
Component Validation	Interoperability	Various hard disks, disk controllers, video adapters, CD-ROM drives, sound cards, fax/modem boards, communications software, floppy drives, tape drives, input devices, and onboard slots.  Using products from the Lab's extensive collection, the board's ability to operate with as many add-ins as possible is validated. Focus is on validating components'operation with the baseboard.
Hardware / BIOS Tests	Interoperability	Peripherals, add-ons, diagnostics and utilities.  The board's general hardware compatibility with existing standards is tested using DOS commands, memory managers, benchmarks, and more.
MAX Configuration— Disk Array	Interoperability	Server-type configuration.  The board under test is configured with up to 11 hard disks:  five 1GB SCSI drives controlled by SCSI-narrow drive controllers, two 1GB SCSI drives controlled by SCSI-wide drive controllers, and two or four IDE drives.  A low-end video adapter and high-end six-CD-changer CD-ROM and tape drive complete the configuration.  The system's ability to transfer large files between drives and over a NetWare Ethernet network is tested, as well as its support for the ECP (extended capabilities port) parallel port.
MAX Configuration— Multimedia	Interoperability	Fully loaded multimedia system.  The board is tested under Windows 95 and is teamed with hardware appropriate for capturing and manipulating quality video and audio:  a high-end video adapter, sound card, and modem board; a CD-ROM drive that plugs into the IDE; and a 1GB IDE hard drive.  The system is tested with high end games and other multimedia applications and Win / TV.
MAX Configuration— Office	Interoperability	A system appropriate for the office.  The board under test is teamed with communications equipment, including a fax/modem card and ProShare video teleconferencing, and hooked up to a NetWare Ethernet network.  (A video adapter and CD-ROM drive are also part of the configuration.)  The system's ability to use all this equipment is then validated.
Windows 95  Configuration	Interoperability	Windows 95 is installed on a system configured with selected hard disks, disk controllers, video adapters, communications boards, CD-ROM drives, and sound cards.  Win 95 is installed on a loaded system.  Then it is tested with a variety of DOS and Windows operations, multimedia applications, and Microsoft's Hardware Compatibility Tests.  Two different configurations are tested.
Banyan Networking	Network	Banyan VINES v.6.00(0).  Both client and server configurations are tested.  Banyan's Certification Test Suite is used.
NT Servers Networks	Network	IBM LAN Server 4.0 Advanced.  Both IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0 server and DOS workstation configurations are tested using the CE Lab's own tests under IBM LAN Server.
Novell Networking	Network	Novell NetWare V3.12 and V4.10. Both client and server configurations are tested with a multi-LAN server using Novell's NW Tests.  Network adapters are also tested as 4.10 clients.  Novell testing usually includes assessment of EPP enhanced parallel port functionality.
Peer-to-Peer Networks	Network	LANtastic 6.0 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11.  CEL tests are used for LANtastic 6.0 and Microsoft's HCT test suite is used for Windows for Workgroups. Passing WfW certification results are sent to Microsoft.
DOS and Windows	Operating Systems	MS-DOS V5.0a, MS-DOS V6.22, and MS-Windows 3.11. The MS-DOS 5.0 tests focus on memory management, device interfaces, and DOS SHELL functionality. The MS-DOS 6.22 tests use Microsoft's MSBACKUP Test. Microsoft's Hardware Compatibility Tests are used for Windows.
OS/2	Operating Systems	IBM OS/2 v2.11 GA & IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0.  IBM's certification tests are used to test both IBM's OS/2 v2.11 GA and OS/2 Warp 3.0.  Passing results are sent to IBM.
UNIX Operating Systems	Operating Systems	SCO Open Desktop 3.0, Solaris VR2.4 and UnixWare 2.01. CE Lab tests, including a Network Stress Test, are run on all three versions of UNIX. Sunsoft's Solaris Certification Kit and Santa Cruz Operation's SCO HCP Certification Test are also used.
Windows 95	Operating Systems	Windows 95. Microsoft's long-awaited multitasking operating system is tested using the software giant's Systems Compatibility Tests (SCTs).  Win 95 is also tested in the Software Applications and Hardware Interoperability testing areas.
Windows NT	Operating Systems	MS-Windows NT 3.51 Advanced Server. Microsoft's Hardware Compatibility Tests are used to test the multitasking version of Windows.  Passing certification results are sent to Microsoft.
Software Applications	Software	Up to 30 popular software packages are tested under MS-DOS 6.22, MS-Windows 3.1, and/or  Windows 95; up to 20 of them are installed from floppy disk.


VALIDATED IN HARDWARE INTEROPERABILITY TESTING

See Errata And Third Party Hardware for problems with hardware listed.

Related Topics:

CD-ROM DRIVES

DISK CONTROLLERS

FAX/MODEMS & MODEMS

FLOPPY DRIVES

HARD DRIVES

JOYSTICKS AND ALTERNATE INPUT

KEYBOARDS

MEMORY BOARDS

MICE

MISCELLANEOUS

SOUND BOARDS

TAPE DRIVES

VIDEO ADAPTERS

VIDEO EXTENSIONS

USED IN CONFIGURING TEST PLATFORMS (NOT RIGOROUSLY VALIDATED)


CD-ROM DRIVES

Creative Labs CT-531 (external, proprietary)

Mitsumi FX-001D (internal, proprietary)

Mitsumi FX-400 (internal, IDE)

NEC CDR 260 (internal, IDE)

NEC CDR 271 (internal, IDE)

NEC CDR 600 (internal, SCSI)

NEC CDR 601 (internal, SCSI)

Panasonic CR-563B (internal, proprietary)

Panasonic CR-572 (internal, IDE)

Pioneer DRM-604X (external, SCSI)

Plextor PX-43CH (internal, SCSI)

Sony CDU55E (internal, IDE)

Sony CDU76E (internal, IDE)

TEAC SuperQuad 4X CD55 (internal, proprietary)

Toshiba XM-3401 (internal, SCSI)

*Toshiba XM-3501B (internal, SCSI)

Toshiba XM-5302B (internal,IDE)


DISK CONTROLLERS

Onboard National 87306 (ISA/IDE)

Onboard 82430FX PIIX (PCI/IDE)

Adaptec 1542CF (ISA/SCSI)

Adaptec 2940 (PCI/SCSI)

Adaptec 2940W (PCI/SCSI wide)

Adaptec 3940W (PCI/SCSI wide)

Bus Logic BT946C (PCI/SCSI)

Future Domain 3260 (PCI/SCSI)

Inito (PCI/SCSI)

NCR 8250S (PCI SCSI)

QLogic FastSCSI IR (PCI/SCSI)

Tyan I/O (PCI/IDE)

Western Digital 7197 (PCI/SCSI)


FAX/MODEMS & MODEMS

Intel 14.4/14.4 Faxmodem

Intel SatisFAXtion® 400

SupraFAXModem 288I EXT

SupraFAXModem 288I INT


FLOPPY DRIVES

TEAC FD-235J (3.5-in. 2.88MB floppy)

TEAC FD-505 (dual 1.44/1.2MB floppy)

TEAC FD-55GFR (5.25-in. 1.2MB floppy)


HARD DRIVES

*Conner CFS850A (IDE)

*Conner CFA1275A (IDE)

Conner CFP1060S (SCSI)

Digital DSP 1370L (SCSI)

Fujitsu M2694ESA (SCSI)

Maxtor MXT1240S (SCSI)

Maxtor MXT7131A (IDE)

Maxtor MXT7345A (IDE)

*Micropolis MC2217A (IDE)

Micropolis MC4110 (SCSI)

Quantum ELS 170A (IDE)

Quantum LPS 170S (SCSI)

Quantum LPS 240S (SCSI)

Quantum LPS 270AT (IDE)

Quantum LPS 540S (SCSI)

Seagate ST12450W (SCSI wide)

Seagate ST11950N (SCSI)

*Seagate ST31220A (IDE)

Seagate ST3145A (IDE)

Seagate ST32550N (SCSI)

Seagate ST32550W (SCSI wide)

*Western Digital AC31200RTL (IDE)

*Western Digital AC31600RTL (IDE)

Western Digital WD170A (IDE)


JOYSTICKS AND ALTERNATE INPUT

CH Flight Stick Pro

Thrustmaster Flight Control


KEYBOARDS

*BTC AT

*Hi-Tek PS/2

*KeyCat II

*Microsoft Natural PS/2

*NMB RT-101


MEMORY BOARDS

Above® Board ISA

AST Rampage

JRAM


MICE

Logitech Bus mouse

Logitech PS/2 Cordless mouse

Logitech PS/2 Ergo mouse

Logitech PS/2 Trackball

Microsoft Ergo PS/2 mouse

Microsoft Home Serial mouse


MISCELLANEOUS

*Bernoulli Box II

DCP 286i Diagnostic v1.10

*DCP/MUXi Diagnostic

Hardcard 85MB Primary

Hardcard 85MB Secondary

Intel EtherExpress™ 16

Intel EtherExpress™ Pro 100 (PCI)

IRMA 2

IRMA 3


General Product Information - VALIDATED IN HARDWARE INTEROPERABILITY TESTING - SOUND BOARDS
SOUND BOARDS

Onboard Crystal CS4232

Gravis UltraSound

Gravis UltraSound Max

Logitech Soundman Wave

Pro AudioStudio 16

Sound Blaster 16 Multi-CD

Sound Blaster 16 Value

Sound Blaster AWE 32

Sound Blaster Pro II

Turtle Beach Monterey


TAPE DRIVES

Colorado Jumbo 250 (Floppy, Tape)

Colorado Trakker 350 (Parallel, Tape)

Conner 51250Q (Floppy, Tape)

Exabyte 8200T (SCSI, Tape)

Iomega Tape 250 (Floppy, Tape)


General Product Information - VALIDATED IN HARDWARE INTEROPERABILITY TESTING - VIDEO ADAPTERS
VIDEO ADAPTERS

*Onboard ATI mach64 215CT

#9 GXE PCI 2MB

#9 GXE 64 2MB (PCI)

#9 GXE 64 Pro 2MB (PCI)

#9 GXE 64 Trio 2MB (PCI)

#9 Imagine 128 2MB (PCI)

#9 9FX Motion531 2MB (PCI)

ATI Graphics Xpression 2MB (PCI)

ATI Pro Turbo 4MB (ISA)

ATI Pro Turbo 4MB (PCI)

ATI UltraPro PCI 2MB

ATI Win Boost PCI 2MB

Cirrus Logic 5434

Diamond SpeedStar Pro SE 2MB (PCI)

Diamond Stealth 64 4MB (PCI)

Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM 2MB (PCI)

Diamond Viper Pro 4MB (PCI)

Diamond Viper SE 2MB (PCI)

Hercules Graphics Card Plus GB112 (ISA)

Matrox MGA II (PCI)

Matrox Impression Plus 2MB (PCI)

Orchid Fahrenheit 64 2MB (PCI)

*Orchid Kelvin EZ 2MB (PCI)

Orchid Kelvin 64 2MB (PCI)

STB PowerGraph 64 2MB (PCI)


VIDEO EXTENSIONS

*Packard Bell TV 4

ProShare VC200 v1.6

ISDN Adapter

ReelMagic Lite MPEG card

Reveal TV500

Smart Video Recorder

Win/TV


USED IN CONFIGURING TEST PLATFORMS (NOT RIGOROUSLY VALIDATED)

CD-ROM DRIVES

Toshiba XM-3401 (internal, SCSI)

DISK CONTROLLERS

Onboard National 306 (ISA/IDE)

Adaptec 1540CF (ISA/SCSI)

Adaptec 1542CF (ISA/SCSI)

Adaptec 2940 (PCI/SCSI)

NCR 8250S (PCI SCSI)

FLOPPY DRIVES

NEC FD-1138H (3.5-in. 1.44MB floppy)

NEC FD-1157C (5.25-in. 1.2MB floppy)

TEAC FD-235HF (3.5-in. 1.44MB floppy)

TEAC FD-235J (3.5-in. 2.88MB floppy)

TEAC FD-505 (dual 1.44/1.2MB floppy)

TEAC FD-55GFR (5.25-in. 1.2MB floppy)

HARD DRIVES

Conner CFA1080S (SCSI)

Quantum LPS 105S (SCSI)

Western Digital AC1270 (IDE)

Western Digital AC2540 (IDE)

KEYBOARDS

Key Tronic AT

NMB RT-101

MICE

Compaq PS/2

Logitech PS/2 Standard mouse

Microsoft PS/2 mouse

Microsoft Serial mouse

MISCELLANEOUS

Intel EtherExpress™ 16

Penril 2332-01 modem

ZNYX ZX312 EtherAction (PCI)

MONITORS

CTX 6468GM

MAG MX15H

NEC MultiSync 2A

NEC MultiSync 3D

Sony CPD 1320

Sony Multiscan 17sf

ViewSonic 6E

PRINTERS

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4L

Panasonic KX-P1124i

Panasonic KX-P2023

Panasonic KX-P2123

Panasonic KX-P2130

SOUND BOARDS

Onboard Crystal CS4232

Sound Blaster 16 Value

Sound Blaster Pro II

TAPE DRIVES

Archive Viper 2150S (SCSI, Tape)

Archive Python 4326S (SCSI, DAT)

VIDEO ADAPTERS

Onboard ATI mach64 215CT

Atron VGA


OPERATING SYSTEMS AND HARDWARE VALIDATED IN NETWORK TESTING

BANYAN VINES

IBM LAN SERVER

MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT

NOVELL NETWARE

PEER TO PEER NETWORKS


BANYAN VINES

v6.00(0), Server

Client Workstation

Network Adapters:

Banyan ICA

IBM Token Ring II 16/4

Intel EtherExpress™ 16


IBM LAN SERVER

v4.0, Advanced

DOS/Windows Requester

OS/2 Requester

IBM OS/2 Warp v3.0

Network Adapters:

IBM Token Ring 16/4 II

*IBM Token Ring 16/4 II w/ RPL

Intel EtherExpress™ 16

Intel TokenExpress™ 16/4s

ZNYX ZX312 EtherAction (PCI)


MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT

v3.51 Advanced Server

Network Adapters:

Intel EtherExpress™ 16

ZNYX ZX312 EtherAction (PCI)


NOVELL NETWARE

v4.10, Server

v3.12, Server

Workstations

Network Adapters:

3Com 3C509

3Com 3C579 EtherLink III (EISA)

3Com TokenLink III

AMD PCnet (PCI)

Cogent eMaster+ EM964 PCI

IBM Token Ring 16/4 II

IBM Token Ring 16/4 (16-bit)

Intel EtherExpress™ Pro (ISA PnP)

Intel EtherExpress™ Pro 100 (PCI)

Intel TokenExpress™ 16/4s

Intel TokenExpress™ II (PCI)

Intel TokenExpress™ Pro (ISA)

Madge Smart 16/4 AT Ringnode

Novell Eagle NE2000plus

Novell Eagle NTR2000

Olicom PC AT

Racal InterLan PCI T2

SMC Elite16C Ultra (Ethernet)

SMC EtherPower PCI

SMC PC600FS

SMC Token Elite

Thomas-Conrad TC5048-T/2 (PCI)

Thomas-Conrad TC6242

ZNYX ZX312 EtherAction (PCI)


PEER TO PEER NETWORKS

LANtastic v.6.0

Intel EtherExpress™ Pro

Windows for Workgroups v.3.11

Intel EtherExpress™ Pro


VALIDATED IN ALL TESTING, INCLUDING OPERATING SYSTEMS

BENCHMARKS & DIAGNOSTICS

COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE

MEMORY & DRIVE MANAGERS

MISC. SOFTWARE

MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS

OPERATING SYSTEMS

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS(DOS and WINDOWS)

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS(OS/2)

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS(WINDOWS 95)


BENCHMARKS & DIAGNOSTICS

DisplayMate Professional v1.1

Floating Point Sequencer v1

GST Diagnostic v1.01

Intel Manufacturing Diagnostics

Landmark Benchmarks v2.0

Performance Suite

QAPlus v4.70

*Testview v3.17


COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE

Crosstalk v2.0

DOSFax PRO v2.0

Faxability Plus OCR

Procomm Plus v1.02 (Windows)

ProShare Premiere v1.6

WinFax PRO v4.0


MEMORY & DRIVE MANAGERS

DOS MemMaker

EMM386.sys v4.0

HIMEM.sys v2.04

Netroom

QEMM v7.0

Qualitas 386MAX v7.3

RAMdrive.sys v2.12

Smartdrive.sys v2.10


MISC. SOFTWARE

Flight Simulator v4.0

Nascar Racing


MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS

Animotion MCS Stereo v.1.04

Battle Chess (1991) for Windows

Beethoven (1992) for Windows

Blown Away v1.0

Bookshelf (1992) for Windows

Critical Path for Windows

Doom II: Hell on Earth

Magic Carpet

*Mammals (1990 NGS)

SD Zoo Animals v.1 for Windows

Seventh Guest v1.1t

TV Guide CrossWord, Vol. 1


OPERATING SYSTEMS

Banyan VINES V.6.00(0)

*IBM LAN Server 4.0 Advanced

IBM OS/2 v2.11GA

IBM OS/2 Warp v3.0

LANtastic 6.0

Microsoft DOS v5.00A

Microsoft DOS v6.22

Microsoft Windows v3.11

*MS Windows NT v3.51 Advanced Server

MS Windows for Workgroups v3.11

Microsoft Windows 95

Novell NetWare v4.10

Novell NetWare v3.12

SCO UNIX Open Desktop v3.0

SCO UNIX Vr3.2

*SunSoft Solaris v2.4

Sun OS Vr5.1

*UnixWare v2.0

Unix Vr4.2MP


SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS(DOS and WINDOWS)

AutoCAD 11

AutoCAD 12

dBASE IV v1.1

Excel v4.0 for Windows

Grammatik v2.0 for Windows

Grammatik v5.0 for Windows

Harvard Graphics v2.13

Harvard Graphics v2.3

Lotus 1-2-3 r1.0 for Windows

Lotus 1-2-3 r4.0

Mathematica v1.2

Mathematica v2.0

Minitab v7.2

Norton Utilities v8.0

PageMaker v4.0 for Windows

Paradox v3.5

PowerPoint v3.0 for Windows

PowerPoint v4.0

PowerPoint v4.0 for Windows

Project v1.0 for Windows

Quattro Pro v3.0

Symphony v2.2

Word v2.0 for Windows

Word v6.0 for Windows

WordPerfect v5.1

WordPerfect v5.1 for Windows

WordPerfect v6.0

WordPerfect v6.1 for Windows


SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS(OS/2)

Brief v3.1

CorelDRAW v2.5

Lotus 1-2-3 r4.0


SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS(WINDOWS 95)

Excel v5.0 for Windows

Lotus 1-2-3 r4.0

PowerPoint v4.0 for Windows

Word v6.0 for Windows

WordPerfect v6.1 for Windows


OBSOLETE HARDWARE, REMOVED FROM THE iPTL'S TEST SUITE

NETWORK ADAPTERS

SOUND BOARDS

VIDEO ADAPTERS


NETWORK ADAPTERS

BocaLAN Ethernet

Novell NE1000

Novell NE2100

SMC PC-130 arcnet card


General Product Information - OBSOLETE HARDWARE, REMOVED FROM THE iPTL'S TEST SUITE - SOUND BOARDS
SOUND BOARDS

Orchid SoundWave 32

Sound Blaster Pro II


General Product Information - OBSOLETE HARDWARE, REMOVED FROM THE iPTL'S TEST SUITE - VIDEO ADAPTERS
VIDEO ADAPTERS

Diamond Stealth 32 2MB (PCI)

Diamond Viper Pro Video 4MB (PCI)

Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 1MB (ISA)

Orchid ProDesigner II 1MB (ISA)

STB Express PCI (PCI)

STB Pegasus Jr. (PCI)


Read Me Files

Windows ICU 1.43

Advanced Power Management

DOS ICU Release 1.43


Windows ICU 1.43

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*README.TXT                   Release Notes for Plug and Play Kit *

*                                               for Windows(TM)   *

*Release 1.43                                            May 1995 *

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Introduction

============

This kit contains Release 1.43 of the Plug and Play Kit for Windows. This release of the Plug and Play Kit for Windows supersedes all previous releases.  The components of this kit are:   Plug and Play Configuration Manager (CM) for Windows Provides configuration services to real-mode and protected- mode drivers and to applications in Windows environments. Plug and Play ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) for Windows Provides a way to assign system resources to add-in cards before the card is installed.  This assignment avoids resource conflicts and keeps track of system resources so that Plug and Play cards do not conflict with non-Plug and Play cards in a system.  A full description of ICU features and use is available in the ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) User's Guide. Information on the components of this kit, and on the inclusion of the Configuration manager and the ISA Configuration Utility in your products, is available in the Plug and Play Developer's Guide.

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*Plug and Play Configuration Manager (CM)                         *

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The Plug and Play Configuration Manager provides all of the functionality defined in the "Plug and Play Device Driver Specification for Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) and MS-DOS(R)".  The Configuration Manager also complies with the specifications

and definitions in:

  "Plug and Play ISA Specification", Version 1.0a from Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation

  "Plug and Play BIOS Specification", Version 1.0a from Intel Corporation, Compaq Computer Corporation,Phoenix Technologies, Ltd., and Microsoft Corporation

  "Plug and Play BIOS Extensions Guide", Version 1.1 from Intel Corporation

  "PCI BIOS Specification", Version 2.1  from Intel Corporation

Configuration Manager Limitations

=================================

Please be aware that this release of the Plug and Play Configuration Manager for Windows has the following limitations: The default installation of the MS-DOS CM driver invokes the driver with the 'lock' device function of the CM provided by the   CM_LockConfig and CM_UnlockConfig functions unavailable to PC add-in install programs running in a real-mode MS-DOS environment.  The CM lock functionality is always available under Windows,   including the Windows V86 DOS. If this functionality is needed,  add the /LOCK parameter to the line in your CONFIG.SYS file that invokes the CM driver, DWCFGMG.SYS. CM_LockConfig and CM_UnlockConfig are unrelated to the locking options available with ECU or ICU utilities.  In the absence of the Intel Plug and Play BIOS extensions, Plug and Play boot devices are not reconfigured by the Configuration  Manager. Calls to the Configuration Manager do not work during  sys_critical_init.

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*Plug and Play Kit ISA Configuration Utility (ICU)               *

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See the ISA Configuration Utility User's Guide for details on using the Plug and Play ICU.

  NOTE

     The ISA Configuration Utility is for ISA systems only.  Do not run it on EISA systems.  To configure EISA systems, use an EISA Configuration Utility.

ICU Limitations

===============

Please be aware that this release of the Plug and Play ISA Configuration Utility for Windows has the following limitations: If any PCI devices are locked, the ICU may fail when trying to  reconfigure other PCI devices.  To work around this limitation,  unlock all PCI devices while adding or modifying other cards. You may lock the PCI devices again before saving the configuration. Pressing the F1 key invokes the ICU help facility from the  ISA Configuration Utility window (the main window) only. When you are modifying a function of a Plug and Play card in preparation for locking it, you might see a conflict message that indicates the card is conflicting with itself.  Try reconfiguring the card functions in a different order. If a function has two or more resource types that must be

  configured together, the ICU might not be able to configure that function, even though there might be a valid configuration available.  See the discussion on resolving conflicts in the Troubleshooting section of the ICU User's Guide for ways to successfully configure functions in this category. When you pick a resource for a new card that is currently used  by an existing card, the ICU reconfigures the Plug and Play ISA cards first, then the PCI cards.  However, PCI cards are restricted to specific interrupts.  Sometimes the configuration fails because the ICU assigns all the valid PCI interrupts to the Plug and Play cards, so that it cannot configure the PCI cards.  Use the ICU to reconfigure the Plug and Play cards to different interrupts, then try again to configure your new card.

Operational Hints

=================

 If the Windows screen saver becomes active during the Windows ICU setup, the index generator that runs at the end of the setup program is iconized as an MS-DOS icon.  To complete the setup procedure, return to Windows and maximize the MS-DOS icon.  The installation procedures in this kit assume that C: is the boot drive of the system.  Therefore, the procedures create, make changes to, or overwrite boot drive files on C:.  In particular, the procedures put the escd.rf file into C:\,  and create or modify the config.sys file in C:\.    On systems without the Plug and Play BIOS, if the boot drive is not C:, but some other drive, the user must move the escd.rf file to the root directory of the boot drive.  Also, the user must add a line that loads the CM driver (DWCFGMG.SYS) to the CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory of the boot drive. Some utilities, for example, the Stacker disk compression utility, can change the boot drive from C: to another drive. Such drive changes are not always obvious to the user. In order to avoid the user having to move and edit files, the installation procedure must make an INT 21 call to detect the boot device before installing the escd.rf file or  changing the config.sys file. The Windows ICU installation fails on a system that has MS-DOS 6.0 installed with the VSafe virus scanner active if the VSafe scanner checks executable files and protects executable files  (VSafe options 4 and 8).  If you are upgrading from a previous version of the ICU,  any user-entered names for unlisted cards are lost and will have to be re-entered. When you save an image file (Save Image File or Save Image File As.. on the Advanced menu), the icu.ndx index file is not updated.  So if the configuration you saved contained one or   more unlisted cards, when you load the image file you saved, the card resources for these unlisted cards are in the loaded configuration image.  However, cards of this type might be listed  as "Unknown Card," instead of by the name you assigned when you added it.  You can avoid this behavior by choosing the Save item on the File menu before you save the image file.  In addition, if you copy the image file to another system, you  must also copy the icu.ndx index file to avoid this behavior. After using the ICU load image file operation, you must save the changes and reboot your system before making any other changes.  If you don't, you will see inconsistent behavior. When a PCI or Plug and Play ISA card is modified, the ICU asks  you to verify that the card is configured as shown.  This step is unnecessary; the card will be automatically configured as shown when the system next boots. Configuration Assistance Utility (cassist) operation is incompatible with Plug and Play cards.  Remove all Plug and Play cards from your system before running cassist.  Failure to do so may result in system failure.  Replace the cards after you have run cassist.  If you have no mouse, you may experience changes in the keyboard   interface.  In most cases you can still traverse buttons, list boxes and menus in the dialog boxes using <TAB> key and select using the space bar.  In the message dialogs, you must use the up and down arrow keys or page up and page down keys instead for traversal. This release of the ICU includes PCMCIA Revision 2.10 support. This does not include support for CardBus or DMA, which were added to the new PC-Card Standard.  This release installs the following file:

<drive>:\windows\system\pccardrm.386

This file is a PCMCIA Card Services virtual device driver (VxD). The VxD allows the ICU to receive PCMCIA card events as Card  Services clients on Windows.  For this VxD to work properly,  real mode Card Services must be running on your system.  An entry for this VxD is put into the \windows\system.ini file under [386Enh] but is commented out.  Edit the file and remove the comment character(;) to activate the VxD.

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Trademark and Copyright Citations

=================================

MS-DOS is a registered trademark, and Windows is a trademark of

Microsoft Corporation. Other names and trademarks are the property of their respective

companies.


Advanced Power Management

(Installation instructions for Advanced Power Management for Microsoft* Windows* 3.11) 1.0 Revision History: 2 Mar 95: Original Release 2.0 Introduction. APM software enables the power management feature of the system.  This feature reduces the amount of electrical energy consumed by the VESA* DPM compliant system monitor, the power aware IDE hard drive(s), and the CPU after a specified period of inactivity.  The default Setup Program installs the APM software, invokes the software, issues a message that instructs the user to enable APM using Windows Setup, and displays the PowerMan icon.  3.0 Installation of APM Software The installation program is setup.exe.  The setup.exe program will install the APM software.  Please refer to the Enabling APM Software under Windows to learn how to enable the APM software. The software files are compressed to conserve space and you cannot copy them directly to your hard disk; you must use the Setup Program.  To install the APM Software: 1. Close any open application so only Windows* is running.	2. Insert the diskette into the diskette drive.	3. In the Windows Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu.  The Run dialog box opens. 4. In the Command Line box, type [Diskette drive name]:\setup and click Ok. 5. After the drivers are loaded onto the system, the system  will be restarted. 4.0 Enabling APM Software under Windows The APM software consists of two portions: APM software shipped with Windows and software provided on the diskette. To enable APM in Windows:

1. Exit Windows.

2. Make Windows the current directory.  At the DOS prompt, type:    CD \WINDOWS and press <Enter>.

3. To run Windows Setup, type:  SETUP  <Enter>

4. Use the arrow keys to highlight selection next to the heading: Computer:

5. Press  <Enter> to list selections.

6. Use the arrow keys to select: MS-DOS System with APM

7. Follow screen prompts to accept these changes to Windows Setup.

8. Use BIOS Setup to set the Advanced Power Management option to Enabled.

5.0 Power Management Options Clicking on the PowerMan icon displays a system menu that allows users to obtain help, set options, enter the Power Saving State, and enter the PowerDown power management state which turns OFF the power supply to the system.  The Help option displays help for Power Management.  The Options menu selection displays the Power Management Options dialog box. Use this dialog box to establish the power management state for your system.  The Suspend option immediately puts the system into Power Saving state. The selected Power Saving modes conserve energy. Selecting this option is same as pressing the front panel button, the Hot-Key combination, or having the system inactivity timer time out.  The system returns to normal operation when you press the suspend/resume button, press a key, move the mouse (if enabled), or click a mouse button (if enabled). The PowerDown option turns the system off so that power can be disconnected from the system.  It is not recommended to disconnect the system from its power source when it is in normal operation or in a power management state other than PowerDown.  Only disconnect the system from its power source after it has been put into the PowerDown state by selecting the PowerDown option. This option is disabled if the system does not support soft power off. 6.0 Installed Files and Directory Structure The default install program for APM creates this directory structure: C:\windows\dospm.exe   powerman.hlp apmapp.exe system\ powerman.386powerman.scr System Configuration File Changes The default Setup Program for APM makes these changes to the system configuration files: 1. Adds the following entries to the indicated section of the win.ini file: [windows] load=apmapp.exe

2. Adds the following entries to the indicated section of the system.ini file[386Enh] device=powerman.386

3. Add the following to the config.sys file: DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE

7.0 APM Installation for DOS The Setup program also installs APM for DOS.  The following entries are made for the DOS environment:

1. Add the following to the autoexec.bat file:

C:\WINDOWS\DOSPM.EXE /D /M [/P]

D       =       enable IDE drive power management

M       =       enable video power management

P       =       enable soft power down

Additional DOSPM Parameters

U       =       unloads DOSPM TSR, if loaded

You must select at least one device (video or IDE drive) for power management. 8.0 Additional APM Information  advanced power management is to reduce system power consumption to less than 30 watts during periods of inactivity as defined in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star program.  The Advanced Product Line system uses APM BIOS version 1.1 to provide power management support for any operating system that supplies an APM driver such as POWER.EXE for DOS and VPOWERD.386 for Windows 3.1.  During periods of system inactivity the Advanced Product Line power management features: Remove drive motor power from all power aware IDE hard drives Reduce power consumed by VESA DPMS compliant monitors Use the System Management Mode (SMM) to reduce the power consumed by the CPU. There are three power management environments that an Advanced Product Line board can support: 1. APM BIOS with an operating system APM Driver 2. APM BIOS with an operating system APM Driver and PowerMan software (DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows95) stem APM Driver and Instant On 	software (Windows95)8.1 APM BIOS with APM Driver The APM BIOS with APM Driver reduces the system's energy consumption below Energy Star levels.  You enable APM BIOS using the Setup program.  When enabled, APM BIOS causes the system to enter the power managed state, Standby, when it receives a suspend request.  The Standby state causes the monitor, IDE drives, and CPU to reduce their energy consumption while maintaining the ability to "wake up" (return to normal operation) when any external interrupt occurs (e.g., incoming phone calls to a FAX/modem add-in card).  When the APM BIOS is enabled and the operating system APM driver (power.exe) is loaded, the system enters the Standby mode when one of these suspend actions occurs:

1. The System inactivity timer counts down to zero.  This timer counts down when the system does not receive an IRQ1 (keyboard), IRQ12 (PS/2 mouse), or IRQ14/15 (IDE hard drive) interrupt.  When one of these interrupts occurs, the System inactivity timer resets.  You set the timer value using Setup (default is ten minutes).

2. Pressing a keyboard Hot-Key.  You define the Hot-Key sequence using Setup. 3. Pressing the front panel suspend/resume button.

4. Software program issues a suspend request. The APM BIOS power management is well suited to the home user with a FAX or AT+V modem who wants to receive FAXs and phone messages while conserving energy. To wake-up the system the user can move the mouse, click a mouse button, or press a key on the keyboard.  When the User password is enabled the user must type the password before the system will "wake up".  The user is not prompted for the password, but the keyboard LEDs flash to indicate that the password is enabled. 8.2 APM BIOS with APM Driver and PowerMan Software The APM BIOS solution provides the ability to respond to incoming events, but  it does not provide the ability to wake the system up in response to scheduled software events (for example, send a number of faxes after midnight).  The APM BIOS solution cannot support wake up from schedule software events because it requires an external interrupt.  To support this environment, the Advanced Product Line  comes with a software utility named PowerMan.  PowerMan supports scheduled events and soft off power supplies. PowerMan is a driver and Windows screen saver that works in conjunction with the APM BIOS so all of its features are maintained.  However, when PowerMan is loaded, the system acts differently than with APM BIOS alone. When PowerMan is loaded the system only wakes up the monitor and hard drives if there is keyboard or PS/2 mouse activity.  If the wake-up is from software (e.g., incoming FAX), the CPU services the interrupt and the hard drive motor turns on, if required, but the monitor remains asleep.  When the interrupt is serviced, the CPU and hard drives return to Standby.  This behavior makes  PowerMan well suited for  a networked environment.  Networks frequently produce system interrupts that cause the system to constantly wake up with the APM BIOS only solution.  With PowerMan installed the system does not appear to wake up because the monitor does not wake-up unless the PS/2 mouse or keyboard are activated.  Turning on the monitor only for user generated interrupts maximizes energy savings as the monitor is the largest energy consuming device. Another benefit of PowerMan is that it utilizes the screen saver interface to provide password support.  With PowerMan loaded the system wakes up andprompts the user for a password just as a normal screen saver would.  The user can select the PowerMan screen saver and set the password using the Control Panel or by using PowerMan Options dialog box.  ther PowerMan configuration options include mouse click or move wake up, definition, and power saving sequencing of the DPMS monitor and DEhard drive.  Because power managing the disk drives and monitor requires some compromise of system responsiveness to the user, it is possible to have the system gradually increase the power reduction (thus, decrease responsiveness) over time.  PowerMan also provides a mechanism to turn the system completely off with a mouse click if the system is equipped with a "soft off" power supply.  If the system does not have a "soft off" power supply, this feature is automatically disabled.  This feature completely mimics the Windows95 Shutdown command and provides the user with the only method of turning off the system without reaching behind the chassis. A TSR named DOSPM.EXE provides support for scheduled events and soft off under DOS. 8.3 InstantOn (Windows95 only)  InstantOn is a much more robust power management implementation that takes ull advantage of the APM version 1.1 feature set and creates an environment of system reliability that APM BIOS or PowerMan cannot provide.  Loading InstantOn completely disables PowerMan.  In addition to supporting responsiveness to external interrupts and scheduled events, Instant On provides support for power managing add-in cards and support for applicationg restart in the event of a system hang.  Application restart is very important for systems that are responsible for important tasks such as voice messaging. With InstantOn the system can restart itself and pick up where it left off before the crash.  The system also re-establishes a network connection.  9.0 Copyright/Trademarks

*  Other brands and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


DOS ICU Release 1.43

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*README.TXT                   Release Notes for Plug and Play Kit *

*                                                 for MS-DOS(R)   *

*May 1995 *

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Introduction

============

This kit contains Release 1.43 of the Plug and Play Kit for MS-DOS.

This release of the Plug and Play Kit for MS-DOS supersedes

all previous releases.  The components of this kit are:

   Plug and Play Configuration Manager (CM) for MS-DOS

      Provides configuration services to real-mode and protected-

      mode drivers and to applications in MS-DOS environments.

   Plug and Play ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) for MS-DOS

      Provides a way to assign system resources to add-in cards

      before the card is installed.  This assignment avoids

      resource conflicts and keeps track of system resources so

      that Plug and Play cards do not conflict with non-Plug

      and Play cards in a system.

                        NOTE

     The information in this file is for the system and/or

     card vendor.  Please do not distribute it directly to

     your customer.  You may use the parts of this file

     that are appropriate for your customer in your release

     notes.

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*Plug and Play Configuration Manager (CM)                         *

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The Plug and Play Configuration Manager provides all of the

functionality defined in the "Plug and Play Device Driver

Specification for Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) and MS-DOS(R)".

The Configuration Manager also complies with the specifications

and definitions in:

  "Plug and Play ISA Specification", Version 1.0a

      from Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation

  "Plug and Play BIOS Specification", Version 1.0a

      from Intel Corporation, Compaq Computer Corporation,

      Phoenix Technologies, Ltd., and Microsoft Corporation

  "Plug and Play BIOS Extensions Guide", Version 1.1

      from Intel Corporation

  "PCI BIOS Specification", Version 2.1, from Intel Corporation

Configuration Manager Limitations

=================================

Please be aware that this release of the Plug and Play

Configuration Manager for MS-DOS has the following

limitations:

- The default installation of the MS-DOS CM driver invokes the driver

  with the 'lock' device function of the CM provided by the

  CM_LockConfig and CM_UnlockConfig functions unavailable to PC

  add-in install programs running in a real-mode MS-DOS environment.

  If the CM driver for Windows is also installed, the CM lock

  functionality is always available under Windows,

  including the Windows V86 DOS. If this functionality is needed,

  add the /LOCK parameter to the line in your CONFIG.SYS file that

  invokes the CM driver, DWCFGMG.SYS.

  CM_LockConfig and CM_UnlockConfig are unrelated to the locking

  options available with ECU or ICU utilities.

- In the absence of the Intel Plug and Play BIOS extensions, Plug

  and Play boot devices are not reconfigured by the Configuration

  Manager.

- Calls to the Configuration Manager do not work during

  sys_critical_init.

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*Plug and Play Kit ISA Configuration Utility (ICU)               *

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See the ISA Configuration Utility User's Guide for details on

using the Plug and Play ICU.

                        NOTE

     The ISA Configuration Utility is for ISA systems

     only.  Do not run it on EISA systems.  To configure

     EISA systems, use an EISA Configuration Utility.

ICU Limitations

===============

Please be aware that this release of the Plug and Play

ISA Configuration Utility for MS-DOS has the following

limitations:

- Some portions of the ICU may not fit on the screen if you are using

  VGA resolution.  If this happens, you can see the missing information

  by moving the displayed item back onto the screen.  Click on the

  title bar of the displayed item, and move the item to the desired

  location.

- Double clicking to select an item in a list is not supported.

- If any PCI devices are locked, the ICU may fail when trying to

  reconfigure other PCI devices.  To work around this limitation,

  unlock all PCI devices while adding or modifying other cards.

  You may lock the PCI devices again before saving the configuration.

- Pressing the F1 key invokes the ICU help facility from the

  ISA Configuration Utility window (the main window) only.

- When you are modifying a function of a Plug and Play card in

  preparation for locking it, you might see a conflict message

  that indicates the card is conflicting with itself.  Try

  reconfiguring the card functions in a different order.

- If a function has two or more resource types that must be

  configured together, the ICU might not be able to configure

  that function, even though there might be a valid configuration

  available.  See the discussion on resolving conflicts in the

  Troubleshooting section of the ICU User's Guide for ways to

  successfully configure functions in this category.

- When you pick a resource for a new card that is currently used

  by an existing card, the ICU reconfigures the Plug and Play ISA

  cards first, then the PCI cards.  However, PCI cards are

  restricted to specific interrupts.  Sometimes the configuration

  fails because the ICU assigns all the valid PCI interrupts to

  the Plug and Play cards, so that it cannot configure the PCI

  cards.  Use the ICU to reconfigure the Plug and Play cards to

  different interrupts, then try again to configure your new

  card.

Operational Hints

=================

- Run the MS-DOS installations for the kit components from MS-DOS,

  not from an MS-DOS window under Windows.

- The MS-DOS install program on these diskettes is incompatible

  with the expanded memory manager.  Before installing the Plug

  and Play kit for MS-DOS, disable your expanded memory manager.

  After you have finished the installation, you can enable the

  expanded memory manager again.

- The MS-DOS ICU installation might fail if some Terminate and

  Stay Resident (TSR) programs or drivers are resident in memory.

  If this happens, remove all TSRs from memory and restart the

  install process. Some example TSRs and drivers are: Borland

  Side Kick and network drivers that are not loaded from

  config.sys.

- You must execute the MS-DOS ICU from MS-DOS only, not from an

  MS-DOS window.  If you want to use the MS-DOS ICU from an MS-DOS

  window, the Windows ICU must also be installed on the system.

- The installation procedures in this kit assume that C: is

  the boot drive of the system.  Therefore, the procedures

  create, make changes to, or overwrite boot drive files on C:.

  In particular, the procedures put the escd.rf file into C:\,

  and create or modify the config.sys file in C:\.

  On systems without the Plug and Play BIOS, if the boot drive

  is not C:, but some other drive, the user must move the

  escd.rf file to the root directory of the boot drive.

  Also, the user must add a line that loads the CM driver

  (DWCFGMG.SYS) to the CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory

  of the boot drive.

  Some utilities, for example, the Stacker disk compression

  utility, can change the boot drive from C: to another drive.

  Such drive changes are not always obvious to the user. In

  order to avoid the user having to move and edit files, the

  installation procedure must make an INT 21 call to detect

  the boot device before installing the escd.rf file or

  changing the config.sys file.

- If you are upgrading from a previous version of the ICU,

  any user-entered names for unlisted cards are lost and will

  have to be re-entered.

- When you save an image file (Save Image File or Save Image File

  As.. on the Advanced menu), the icu.ndx index file is not

  updated.  So if the configuration you saved contained one or

  more unlisted cards, when you load the image file you saved,

  the card resources for these unlisted cards are in the loaded

  configuration image.  However, cards of this type might be listed

  as "Unknown Card," instead of by the name you assigned

  when you added it.  You can avoid this behavior by choosing the

  Save item on the File menu before you save the image file.  In

  addition, if you copy the image file to another system, you

  must also copy the icu.ndx index file to avoid this behavior.

- After using the ICU load image file operation, you must save the

  changes and reboot your system before making any other changes.

  If you don't, you will see inconsistent behavior.

- When a PCI or Plug and Play ISA card is modified, the ICU asks

  you to verify that the card is configured as shown.  This step

  is unnecessary; the card will be automatically configured as shown

  when the system next boots.

- Configuration Assistance Utility (cassist) operation is

  incompatible with Plug and Play cards.  Remove all Plug and Play

  cards from your system before running cassist.  Failure to do so

  may result in system failure.  Replace the cards after you have

  run cassist.

- If you have no mouse, you may experience changes in the keyboard

  interface.  In most cases you can still traverse buttons, list

  boxes and menus in the dialog boxes using the <TAB> key, and select

  using the space bar.  In the message dialogs, you must use the

  up and down arrow keys or page up and page down keys instead

  for traversal.

- This release of the ICU includes PCMCIA Revision 2.10 support.

  This does not include support for CardBus or DMA, which were added

  to the new PC-Card Standard.	To enable this support, Card Services

  must be running on your system.

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Trademark and Copyright Citations

=================================

MS-DOS is a registered trademark, and Windows is a trademark of

Microsoft Corporation.

The program used for MS-DOS installation of components of the

Plug and Play Kit for MS-DOS and Windows, INSTALL, is licensed

software provided by Knowledge Dynamics Corp., P.O. Box 780068,

San Antonio, Texas 78278 (U.S.A.). INSTALL is Copyright (c)

1987-1993 by Knowledge Dynamics Corp., which reserves all copyright

protection worldwide. INSTALL is provided to you for the exclusive

purpose of installing the MS-DOS components of the Plug and Play

Kit for MS-DOS and Windows. Intel Corporation is exclusively

responsible for the support of the Plug and Play Kit for MS-DOS

and Windows, including support during the installation phase.

In no event will Knowledge Dynamics Corp. provide any technical

support for the Plug and Play Kit for MS-DOS and Windows.

Other names and trademarks are the property of their respective

companies.

DOS ICU 1.44 Update i	Fixed an error that showed up in manufacturing with a test card and coun the field .  If in setup Setup/Advanced/PnP Configuration/Use ICU option is selected and Boot PnP OS is t to None, then po


Frequently Asked Questions

Miscellaneous

SCO* UNIX* V3.0 or V5.0 installation issue


Miscellaneous

Q:     Does the Advanced AS support 166 MHz processors?

A:     Yes all boards do support 166 MHz processors, and  should support future pentium processors.

Q:     Should I use EDO SIMMS with the Advanced AS board?

A:     The speed advantages gained by using EDO SIMMs in a base board with cache installed are minimal (in the neighborhood of .5%).  If the Advanced AS board you are using has cache installed, the advantage of EDO memory over fast page is nominal.

Q:     Should I install different drivers for the audio and video under Windows 95 than those installed by Windows 95?

A:      Yes. The drivers installed by Windows 95 are not optimized for performance. You can obtain the optimized drivers from the Intel BBS.

Q:      Will my Advanced AS board run Windows 95?

A:     Yes.  The Advanced AS has been tested with Windows 95.

Q:     Where do I get a replacement battery for CMOS.

A:     This is a commonly available battery available in many local retail outlets.

Q:     Can PCI cards share interrupts?

A:     Yes.  PCI cards can share interrupts with other PCI cards, by design.

Q:     What is the result of using SIMMS that are not on the approved list.

A:     You may experience a variety of failures including system lock ups.  The nature of these errors can be unpredictable.  Intel recommends using Full Functional Tested SIMMS from the approved vendor list.


SCO* UNIX* V3.0 or V5.0 installation issue

Description: Users have reported keyboard response problems during installation of SCO* Unix*.  There have also been reports of keyboards and mice not responding while running the SCO* Open DeskTop.

The problem is caused by a keyboard timing loop issue in the SCO kernel.  The following patches to the kernel will resolve these problems.

SCO has made a patch publicly available to resolve the keyboard problem during installation . This patch is in the form of a new installation boot diskette image. This patch may be downloaded from the SCO website (http://www.sco.com/Support/). The patch is also available from SCO via mail for users without Internet access.  SCO can be reached at 1-800-SCO-UNIX

Patch#1:  This patch will resolve a keyboard response during installation.  This patch requires that you have another platform with SCO UNIX V3.0 or V5.0 operating on it. This second platform is necessary to build a new installation floppy with the patch.

Make a writable copy of the installation floppy, then do the following:

# cd /tmp

# /etc/mount /dev/fd0135ds18 /mnt

# cp /mnt/unix unix.Z

# uncompress unix.Z

Now apply the keyboard patch to the kernel and copy it back to the floppy:

# _fst -w unix

* rd42dat+0x1e?h 0x25

^^ The default is 14 - Maximum is 0xff

rd42dat+0x1e: 0xd = 0x25

* $q

# compress -H unix

# mv unix.Z /mnt/unix

# sync

# /etc/umount /dev/fd0135ds18

If this fails, try increasing the 0x25 value until the problem is resolved.

The second issue with the mouse and keyboard not responding during operation of SCO OpenServer v5.0 can be resolved with the following patch:

Patch #2  This patch is to resolve keyboard and mouse lockup during operation of SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.

•	Go to single user mode

•	Change to the directory /etc/conf/pack.d/cn

•	Make a backup of the Driver.o file

cp Driver.o Driver.orig

•	Start the hex editor on the Driver.o file

 adb -w Driver.o

•	If you get the message "adb not found" use:

/etc/_fst -w Driver.o

•	At the * prompt type:

rd42dat+0x1e?w 0xe830

               	^^

This is a hex value which controls the length of a timing loop. Legal values for the timing loop parameter are 0xe800 to 0xe830.  The default is 0xe0d.  If 30 doesn't work, try the following:

        25

        20

        15

        10

        06

You will need to relink and reboot between each value.

•	adb should return the following:

rd42dat+0x1e:   0xe80d= 0xe830

•	At the * prompt type $q to exit adb

•	Change to /etc/conf/cf.d

•	Link a new kernel by typing

./link_unix.

If there are errors during the link process, restore the original Driver.o

•	Shut the system down and restart.


Customer Support

This product is backed by Intel support groups in the OEM Products and Services Division (OPSD), including these major services:

Related Topics:

FaxBack

Intel Applications Support BBS

Intel Application Support Hotline


FaxBack

Product descriptions and technical data can be sent to any fax machine by using a Touch-Tone phone to request the information.   Information on End-Of-Life products is also available.  This service is available worldwide.

(U.S.: 800-628-2283 or 916-356-3105; Europe: 44-793-496646)


Intel Applications Support BBS

Intel Applications Support bulletin board has product information, demo software and more. This service is available worldwide through direct-dial.

(U.S.: 916-356-3600; Europe:44-793-496340)

Modem speeds up to 14.4k baud can be used with standard comunications software. Your modem should be set to no parity, 8 data bits, and 1stop bit.

Flash BIOS upgrade files are also available via the BBS, as well as other poduct udates.


Intel Application Support Hotline

This is your direct link to highly qualified and well-trained technical personnel. This service is available via a toll-free(1-800-628-8686) access to Intel support engineers for problem resolution. You should receive a response within 24 hours Monday-Friday. Expert assistance is geared to the special needs of OEMs and VARs.


Legal Stuff

Intel Corporation disclaims all warranties and liabilities for the use of this document and the information contained herein, and assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this document. Intel makes no commitment to update the information contained herein, and may make changes at any time without notice. There are no express or implied licenses granted hereunder to any intellectual property rights of Intel Corporation or others to design or fabricate Intel integrated circuits or integrated circuits based on the information in this document. Contact your local sales office to obtain the latest specifications before placing your order. Other product and corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies, and are used only for explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe.

 INTEL CORPORATION, 1995


Introduction

The Advanced/AS integrates the latest advances in processor, memory, and I/O technologies into a Baby-AT form factor with maximum flexibility for a variety of price/performance levels. The baseboard provides the ideal platform for the increasing requirements of today's (and tomorrow's) desktop applications.

The flexible baseboard design will accept all speed variations of the Pentium processors ranging from 75 MHz to 166MHz.  The processor is complemented by a Card Edge Low Profile (CELP) socket that accepts a 256 KB or 512 KB second level write-back cache module using standard asynchronous SRAM or the new high-performance Pipeline Burst SRAM designed to the COAST 1.3 specification or later. The memory subsystem is designed to support up to 128 MB of EDO DRAM (for improved performance) or standard Fast Page DRAM in 72-pin SIMM sockets. A Type 7 Pentium OverDrive socket provides access to future processor enhancements.

Advanced/AS provides a new level of I/O integration. Intel's 82430FX PCIset provides increased integration and improved performance over other chip set designs. The 82430FX PCIset provides an integrated Bus Mastering-capable IDE controller with two high performance IDE interfaces for up to four IDE devices (such as hard drives and CD-ROM drives). The National Semiconductor PC87306 Super I/O controller provides the standard PC I/O functions such as: one floppy interface, two FIFO serial ports, one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, a Real Time Clock, and keyboard controller. The PC87306 also provides support for an IrDA compatible infrared interface. Up to four PCI local bus slots provide a high bandwidth data path for data intensive transfers, required by devices such as graphics interfaces. Up to three ISA slots complete the I/O mix. A total of six expansion slots may be populated: one of the PCI/ISA slots shares the same chassis I/O panel, making it a combined slot location.

A Crystal CS4232 Codec is integrated onto the baseboard. This Codec provides 16-bit stereo audio with enhanced capabilities, such as full duplex operation, to provide support for the increasing number of demanding multimedia applications. An optional ATI mach64*CT SVGA graphics solution with 1 MB of graphics DRAM (upgradeable to 2 MB) also can be integrated onto the baseboard. The mach64CT is a high performance GUI accelerator that combines a VGA controller, 64-bit graphics engine, dual-frequency clock synthesizer, and 135 MHz true-color DAC in a single package. The optional on board graphics controller provides a highly integrated multimedia system without the necessity of add-in cards.

In addition to superior hardware capabilities, a full set of software drivers and utilities are available to allow advanced operating systems such as Windows* 95 to take full advantage of the hardware capabilities. Features such Windows 95-ready Plug and Play, Advanced Power Management (APM) with application restart, software-controlled power supply shutdown, and glitchless bidirectional audio are all provided on the Advanced/AS platform.

The Advanced/AS provides the foundation for cost effective, high performance, highly expandable platforms which deliver the latest in CPU, I/O, and audio technology.

Related Topics:

Baby-AT Form Factor


Baby-AT Form Factor

The Advanced/AS baseboard is designed to fit into a standard Baby-AT form factor chassis. Figure 1 illustrates the actual dimensions, which do not strictly adhere to Baby-AT guidelines.

Figure 1. Advanced/AS Baseboard dimensions.


Board Level Features

Figure 2. Advanced/AS baseboard features

A − Primary power connector

B − VESA feature connector **

C − Video memory and expansion sockets **

D − Two PCI IDE interfaces

E − Parallel port connector

F − Floppy drive connector

G − Configuration jumpers

H − National PC87306 I/O controller

I − Voltage regulation circuitry

J − Four SIMM sockets (two banks)

K 82438FX  data path device (TDP)

L − CELP socket for secondary cache

M − Pentium processor socket

N − Tag SRAM and Pipeline Burst SRAM cache **

P − 82437FX system controller (TSC)

Q − 82371FB PCI ISA/IDE Accelerator (PIIX)

R − Three ISA expansion connectors

S − Clock Multiplier Jumper

T − Flash EEPROM for system BIOS

U − Four PCI expansion connectors

V − Crystal CS4232 audio, OPL3 synthesizer

W − Custom video header for I/O panel **

X − Wavetable and CD-ROM connectors

Y  3.3 volt PCI bus power connector

Z − ATI-264CT PCI graphics controller

AA − Audio connector for I/O panel

BB − Two serial ports

CC − AT Keyboard Connector

**factory option, may not be available in all configurations

Related Topics:

CPU

Performance Upgrade

Second Level Cache

System Memory

Expansion Slots

PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT (PCI) PCISet

National Semiconductor PC87306 Super I/O Controller

Graphics Subsystem

Crystal audio subsystem

Baseboard BIOS

Connectors

Power Consumption


CPU

The Advanced/AS baseboard is designed to operate with 3.3 volt Pentium™ Processors, reducing the system power requirements. A patented on-board voltage regulator circuit provides the required 3.3 volts from the 5 volts provided by a standard PC power supply. The baseboard supports Pentium™ Processors which run internally at 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, and 166 MHz. The Pentium™ Processor maintains full backward compatibility with the 8086, 80286, i386™ and Intel486™ processors. It supports both read and write burst mode bus cycles, and includes separate 8 KB on-chip code and data caches which employ a write-back policy. Also integrated into the Pentium™ Processor is an advanced numeric coprocessor which significantly increases the speed of floating point operations, while maintaining backward compatibility with i486DX math coprocessor and complying to ANSI/IEEE standard 754-1985.


Performance Upgrade

A 321-pin Type 7 Zero Insertion Force socket provides users with an OverDrive processor performance upgrade path. OverDrive processors being developed for most processor speeds will provide performance beyond that delivered by the originally installed Pentium processor.


Second Level Cache

The processor's internal cache can be complimented by a second level cache using either new high-performance Pipeline Burst SRAM, or traditional asynchronous SRAM. Pipeline Burst (PB) SRAM provides performance similar to expensive Synchronous Burst SRAM for only a slight cost premium over slower performing Asynchronous SRAMs. PB SRAM have registered data outputs. This allows SRAM vendors to use CMOS instead of expensive BiCMOS technology to produce PB SRAM. With the 82430FX PCIset, the performance level of PB and Synchronous SRAM is identical.

A Card Edge Low Profile (CELP) socket provides flexibility for second level cache options. If the Advanced/AS is ordered with no cache installed, the cache can be added later in a field upgrade by installing an approved cache module into the socket. The CELP socket can accommodate both 256 KB and 512 KB cache modules and is designed to work with modules that adhere to the COAST (Cache On A STick) specification, version 1.3 or later. For a list of approved cache module vendors or a copy of the COAST specification, contact your local Intel sales office or Intel Authorized Distributor.

Related Topics:

CELP SOCKET


CELP SOCKET

•	Supports 3.3 volt mixed mode (5.0 volt power, 3.3 volt signal) or level-triggered modules that adhere to the COAST specification version 1.2

•	Supports 256 KB or 512 KB asynchronous or Pipeline Burst cache in write-back mode

•	Single sectored cache for 256 KB and 512 KB for optimal performance

•	Data SRAM speed is 15ns which supports up to 66 MHz processor (external) bus speed.

•	3-1-1-1 reads and writes at all processor speeds when using Pipeline Burst cache

•	3-2-2-2 reads and 4-3-3-3 writes with Asynchronous cache

•	Enables/Disables L2 cache without jumpers

•	L2 size autosensed

•	Burndy socket part number CELP2X80SC


System Memory

The Advanced/AS baseboard provides four 72-pin SIMM sites for memory expansion. The sockets support 1M x 32 (4 MB), 2M x 32 (8 MB), 4M x 32 (16 MB), and 8M x 32 (32 MB) single-sided or double-sided SIMM modules. Minimum memory size is 8 MB and maximum memory size using four 8M x 32 SIMM modules is 128 MB. Memory timing requires 70 ns fast page devices or, for optimum performance, 60 ns EDO DRAM (if the external CPU clock speed is 60 MHz or slower, 70 ns EDO DRAM may be used). Although 36-bit SIMM modules may be used, parity generation and checking is not supported.

The four sockets are arranged as Bank 0 and Bank 1, with each bank consisting of two sockets and providing a 64-bit wide data path. Both SIMMs in a bank must be of the same memory size and type, although Banks 0 and 1 may have different sizes and types of memory installed. It is even possible to have 70 ns Fast Page DRAM in one bank and 60 ns EDO DRAM in the other, in which case each bank is independently optimized for increased performance. Bank 0 only, Bank 1 only, or both banks may be populated. There are no jumper settings required for the memory size or type, which is automatically detected by the system BIOS. Tin lead SIMMs are required when adding DRAM.

Related Topics:

EDO DRAM


EDO DRAM

Extended Data Out (or Hyper Page Mode) DRAM is designed to improve the DRAM read performance. EDO DRAM holds the memory data valid until the next CAS# falling edge, unlike standard fast page mode DRAM which tri-states the memory data when CAS# negates to precharge for the next cycle. With EDO, the CAS# precharge overlaps the data valid time, allowing CAS# to negate earlier while still satisfying the memory data valid window time.


Expansion Slots

Up to six expansion slots may be populated on the Advanced/AS baseboard. There are three ISA bus expansion connectors and four PCI expansion connectors. One of the expansion slots is shared by connectors that will accommodate either an ISA or a PCI expansion card, but not both at the same time. This accounts for the disparity between the number of slots and the number of connectors. All four PCI expansion slots accept PCI bus master cards, and fully support the PCI 2.0 specification.

On baseboards shipped from Intel with a processor, and the special low-profile heatsink, all ISA slots will accept full length add-in cards. Interference from the CELP socket and DRAM limit two of the PCI slots to being able to support only half-length add-in cards.

Related Topics:

PCI 3.3 Volt Capabilities


PCI 3.3 Volt Capabilities

To maintain strict compliance with the PCI specification, the baseboard provides a connector which can be used to route 3.3 volt power to the PCI slots. The connector may be used with a separate 3.3 volt power supply or with a custom designed voltage converter. Note: The on-board 3.3 volt regulator provides power for the CPU, PCIset and L2 cache only, not the PCI slots.


PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT (PCI) PCISet

The Intel 82430FX PCIset consists of the 82437FX system controller (TSC), two 82438FX data path devices (TDP) devices, and one 82371FB PCI ISA/IDE Accelerator (PIIX) bridge chips. The 82430FX PCIset provides these functions:

• 	CPU interface control

• 	Integrated L2 write-back cache controller

- Pipelined Burst SRAM

- 256 KB or 512 KB Direct Mapped

•	Integrated DRAM controller

- 64-bit path to Memory

- Support for EDO and Fast Page DRAM

- Up to 128 MB main memory

• 	Fully synchronous PCI bus interface

- 25/30/33 MHz

- PCI to DRAM > 100 Mbytes/sec

- PCI to DRAM posting of 12 Dwords

- 5 Dword buffers for CPU to PCI write posting

- 4 Dword buffers for PCI to Memory bus master cycles

- Support for up to 5 PCI masters

• 	Interface between the PCI bus and ISA bus

• 	Integrated fast IDE interface

- Support for up to 4 devices

- PIO Mode 4 transfers up to 16 MB/sec

- Integrated 8x32-bit buffer for PCI IDE burst transfers

• 	Plug-n-Play port Audio I/O

- 2 steerable fast DMA channels with 4-byte buffer

- Up to 6 steerable interrupts

- 1 programmable chip select

• 	Enhanced Fast DMA controller

• 	Interrupt controller and steering

• 	Counters/Timers

•	SMI interrupt logic and timer with Fast On/Off mode

Related Topics:

82437FX System Controller (TSC)

82438FX Data Path (TDP)

82371FB PCI ISA/IDE Accelerator (PIIX)

IDE SUPPORT


82437FX System Controller (TSC)

The 82437FX provides all control signals necessary to drive a second level cache and the DRAM array, including multiplexed address signals. It also controls system access to memory and generates snoop controls to maintain cache coherency. The TSC comes in a 208-pin QFP package.


82438FX Data Path (TDP)

There are two 82438FX components which provide data bus buffering and dual port buffering to the memory array. Controlled by the 82437FX, the 82438FX devices add one load each to the PCI bus and perform all the necessary byte and word swapping required. Memory and I/O write buffers are included in these devices. The TDP devices are 100-pin QFP packages.


82371FB PCI ISA/IDE Accelerator (PIIX)

The 82371FB provides the interface between the PCI and ISA buses and integrates a dual channel fast IDE interface capable of supporting up to 4 devices. The 82371FB integrates seven 32-bit DMA channels, five 16-bit timer/counters, two eight-channel interrupt controllers, PCI-to-AT interrupt mapping circuitry, NMI logic, ISA refresh address generation, and PCI/ISA bus arbitration circuitry together onto the same device. The PIIX comes in a 208-pin QFP package.


IDE SUPPORT

The Advanced/AS baseboard provides two independent high performance bus-mastering capable PCI IDE interfaces with support for PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 devices. The system BIOS supports Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and Extended Cylinder Sector Head (ECHS) translation modes as well as ATAPI devices (e.g. CD-ROM) on both IDE interfaces. Detection of the IDE device transfer rate and translation mode is automatically determined by the system BIOS.

In the Windows 95 environment, special drivers may become available in the future that will allow the IDE interface to operate as a PCI bus master, capable of supporting PIO Mode 4 devices with transfer rates up to 16 MB per second while minimizing the system demands upon the processor. Normally, Programmed I/O operations require a substantial amount of CPU bandwidth. In true multi-tasking operating systems like Windows 95, the CPU bandwidth freed up by using a bus mastering IDE device can be used to complete other tasks while disk transfers are occurring.


National Semiconductor PC87306 Super I/O Controller

Control for the integrated serial ports, parallel port, floppy drive, RTC and keyboard controller is incorporated into a single component, the National Semiconductor PC87306. This component provides:

•	Two NS16C550-compatible UARTs with send/receive 16 byte FIFO

- Support for an IrDA compliant Infra Red interface

•	Multi-mode bi-directional parallel port

- Standard mode; IBM and Centronics compatible

- Bidirrectional; IBM PS/2 compatible

- Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) with BIOS/Driver support

- High Speed mode; Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) compatible

•	Industry standard floppy controller with 16 byte data FIFO (2.88 MB floppy support)

•	Integrated Real Time Clock accurate within  13 minutes per year

•	Integrated 8042 compatible keyboard controller

The PC87306 is normally configured by the BIOS automatically, but configuration of these interfaces is possible via the CMOS Setup program that can be invoked during boot-up. The serial ports can be enabled as COM1, COM2, IrDA, or disabled. The parallel port can be configured as compatible, bidirectional, ECP, EPP, or disabled. The floppy interface can be configured for 360 KB or 1.2 MB 5¼" media or for 720 KB, 1.44 MB/1.25 MB, or 2.88 MB 3½" media. Header pins located near the back of the board allow cabling to use these interfaces.

Related Topics:

Keyboard Interface

Real Time Clock, CMOS RAM and Battery


Keyboard Interface

An AT-style keyboard connector is located on the back panel side of the baseboard. The 5V lines to these connectors are protected with a PolySwitch* circuit which acts much like a self-healing fuse, re-establishing the connection after an over-current condition is removed. While this device eliminates the possibility of having to replace a fuse, care should be taken to turn off the system power before installing or removing a keyboard or mouse.

The integrated 8042 microcontroller contains the AMI Megakey keyboard/mouse controller code which, besides providing traditional keyboard and mouse control functions, supports Power-On/Reset (POR) password protection. The POR password can be defined by the user via the Setup program. The keyboard controller also provides for the following "hot key" sequences:

•	<CTRL><ALT><DEL>: System software reset. This sequence performs a software reset of the system by jumping to the beginning of the BIOS code and running the POST operation.

•	<CTRL><ALT><+> and <CTRL><ALT><->: Turbo mode selection. <CTRL><ALT><-> sets the system for de-turbo mode, emulating an 25 MHz AT, and <CTRL><ALT><+> sets the system for turbo mode. Changing the Turbo mode may be prohibited by an operating system, or when the CPU is in Protected mode or virtual x86 mode under DOS.

•	<CTRL><ALT><defined in setup>: Power down and coffee-break key sequences take advantage of the SMM features of the Pentium Processor to greatly reduce the system's power consumption while maintaining the responsiveness necessary to service external interrupts.


Real Time Clock, CMOS RAM and Battery

The integrated Real Time Clock, RTC, is accurate to within 13 minutes per year at 25C and 5V. The RTC can be set via the BIOS Setup Program. CMOS memory supports the standard 128byte batterybacked RAM, fourteen bytes for clock and control registers, and 114 bytes of general purpose non-volatile CMOS RAM. All CMOS RAM is reserved for BIOS use. The CMOS RAM can be set to specific values or cleared to the system default values using the BIOS SETUP program. Also, the CMOS RAM values can be cleared to the system defaults by using a configuration jumper (J7F2) on the baseboard. An external coin-cell style battery provides power to the RTC and CMOS memory. The battery has an estimated lifetime of seven years and is socketed for easy replacement.


Graphics Subsystem

The Advanced/AS baseboard is available with a factory option of a Mach64-CT SVGA graphics controller with 1 MB of graphics DRAM upgradeable to 2 MB. For optimal performance, the graphics DRAM should be upgraded to 2 MB by installing two 256kB x 16, 60nS Fast Page or *Extended Data Out (EDO) DRAM devices in the provided sockets. Please contact your sales representative for suggested vendors and part numbers. The Mach64-CT is a high performance GUI accelerator that combines a VGA controller, 64-bit graphics engine, dual-frequency clock synthesizer, and 135 MHz true-color DAC in a single package. The on-chip RAMDAC/clock synthesizer is capable of output pixel data rates of 135 MHz providing non-interlaced screen resolutions of up to 1280x1024x256 colors at 75 Hz with 2MB of DRAM. In addition, the Mach64-CT features 64x64x2 memory mapped hardware cursor support, and a fast linear addressing scheme, based upon DCI (ver 1.6), reduces software overhead by mapping the display memory into the CPU's upper memory address space and permitting direct CPU access to the display memory.

The Advanced/AS baseboard supports the 26-pin VESA feature connector for synchronizing graphics output with an external NTSC or PAL signal and a shared frame buffer interface to maximize multi-media performance. Advanced/AS also supports other VESA standards such as the VESA DPMS protocol to put a DPMS compliant monitor into power savings modes. For ease of use, the ATI Mach64-CT support the VESA Display Data Channel (DDC) specification that defines a mechanism which permits the display monitor to inform the host system about its identity and capabilities. The DDC protocol supported on the Advanced/AS by the ATI Mach64-CT graphics controllers, DDC1, is continous uni-directional communication of EDID information from the monitor to the host.

*Using EDO DRAM in the video DRAM sockets will not enhance performance.

Related Topics:

Resolutions supported

graphics Drivers and Utilitie


Resolutions supported

Resolution	1 MB DRAM	2 MB DRAM	Max Vfreq
640x480x4bpp	X		100 Hz
640x480x8bpp	X	X	100 Hz
640x480x16bpp	X	X	100 Hz
640x480x24bpp	X	X	90 Hz
640x480x32bpp		X	60 Hz
800x600x4bpp	X		100 Hz
800x600x8bpp	X	X	100 Hz
800x600x16bpp	X	X	75 Hz
800x600x24bpp		X	60 Hz
1024x768x4bpp	X		100 Hz
1024x768x8bpp	X		75 Hz
1024x768x8bpp		X	100 Hz
1024x768x16bpp		X	60 Hz
1280x1024x4bpp	X		75 Hz
1280x1024x8bpp		X	75 Hz
Table 1. Advanced/AS graphics resolution supported


graphics Drivers and Utilitie

Common Graphics drivers and utilities for DOS, Windows* 3.1x s, Windows 95, and other operating systems, as well as a variety of applications (such as AutoCAD) are available for the Advanced/AS baseboard. Please contact your vendor for a list of available drivers. The Windows 3.1x drivers include the ATI WinSwitch utility that allows users to change screen resolution without rebooting Windows, and the ATI DeskTop that supports panning and scrolling across a virtual workspace of up to 2048 x 1536.

Drivers for some operating systems such as OS/2* are native to the operating systems. Drivers for SCO* and Interactive UNIX* should be obtained from the respective UNIX vendor. Although Windows 95 installs native drivers for the onboard video, these drivers are not optimized, so you should obtain and install the accelerated drivers available through your vendor.


Crystal audio subsystem

Common Audio drivers and utilities for Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, and other operating systems are available for the Advanced/AS baseboard. Please contact your vendor for a list of available drivers. The audio subsystem is based upon the Crystal CS4232 multi-media Codec and Yamaha OPL3 FM synthesizer. The CS4232 provides all the digital audio and analog mixing functions required for recording and playing audio on personal computers. These functions include stereo analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, analog mixing, anti-aliasing and reconstruction filters, line and microphone level inputs, digital audio compression via selectable A-law / law, and full digital control of all mixer and volume control functions. Combined with the Yamaha OPL3 FM synthesizer, the CS4232 also provides support for four major sound standards including Adlib*, and Sound Blaster* Pro 2.0, Windows Sound System, and MPU-401 to meet all of the requirements of today's multi-media applications. The CS4232 also supports full-duplex operation which ensures support for future applications such as video conferencing.

The CS4232 includes a full Plug and Play ISA interface, and is comprised of seven logical devices including the Synthesizer, Game Port, Sound Blaster, Sound System, MPU-401, CD-ROM and the CS4232 device itself. Each logical device is configured into the host environment using the ISA Plug and Play configuration methodologies. (Note: The CD-ROM port is not utilized on the Advanced/AS design as CD-ROM devices are supported via the IDE interface). The audio sub-system requires up to two DMA channels and two interrupts. The system may be configured to use either DMA channels 0, 1, or 3 and the interrupts and can be mapped to interrupt 5, 7, (2) 9, 11, 12, or 15. Unless system conflicts occur, the settings for the CS4232 will be as shown below:

Resource	Interrupts	DMA	I/O
Windows Sound System / Sound Blaster	5	0,1	608 - 60B 388 - 38B 220 - 22F
MPU 401	9 (2)	-	330 - 331
Game Port	-	-	200 - 207
CS4232 Control	-	-	FF0 - FF7
Table 2. Advanced/AS Audio resource mapping

Related Topics:

Audio Drivers

audio I/o access

cd-rom Audio Input

wave table upgrade


Audio Drivers

Audio software and utilities are provided via the foundation software CD for the Advanced/AS baseboard. A Windows setup program installs all of the software programs and utilities onto the system hard drive. Included in the audio software are DOS utilities that allow the user to play a CD-ROM, control sound volume and mixer settings, run diagnostics, and switch between Sound Blaster Pro and Windows Sound System modes. Windows drivers and utilities include the Windows sound driver, audio input control panel, audio mixer control panel, and a business audio transport utility.


audio I/o access

An audio I/O module ships with the Advanced/AS, containing all of the necessary audio jacks (Speaker Out, Line In, Mic In, and game port). The audio module plugs into a 34-pin header connector on the baseboard and occupies an otherwise unused I/O slot on the back of the chassis. The audio connectors are 1/8" stereo jacks.

The audio output is connected to the standard PC speaker to provide an output path that does not require external speakers. If external speakers are plugged into the attached I/O module, then the audio output is redirected to the speakers. If headphones are plugged into the speaker jack, the audio is redirected to the headphones.


cd-rom Audio Input

A four pin connector resides on the board (J6L2) for interfacing the audio stream from a CD-ROM reader into the audio subsystem mixer. This connector is compatible with the typical cable that is supplied with CD-ROM drives for interfacing to audio add-in cards.


wave table upgrade

A Wave Table upgrade connector provides access to compatible Wave Table add-in cards  allowing the onboard audio solution to use a lookup table for wavetable synthesis. Wave table devices can significantly enhance synthesized sound effects and music.


Baseboard BIOS

The Advanced/AS baseboard uses an American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI) Pentium ROM BIOS, which is stored in Flash EEPROM. The BIOS is easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. BIOS upgrades will be available from your vendor. In addition to the AMIBIOS, the Flash EEPROM also contains the Setup utility, Power-On Self Tests (POST), and the PCI auto-configuration utility. This baseboard supports system BIOS shadowing, allowing the BIOS to execute from 64-bit on-board write-protected DRAM.

The BIOS displays a sign-on message during POST identifying the type of BIOS and a five-digit revision code. The initial production BIOS in the Advanced/AS will be identified as 1.00.01.CL0. As BIOS updates occur the revision number will increase to 1.00.02.CL0, and so on.

Information on BIOS functions can be found in the IBM PS/2 and Personal Computer BIOS Technical Reference published by IBM, and the AMI Programmers guide published by AMI. Both manuals are available at most technical bookstores.

Related Topics:

FLASH Implementation

BIOS Upgrades

Setup Utility

PCI Auto-configuration Capability

ISA Plug & Play Capability

Shadow Memory

Power Management Capability

Flash LOGO Area

Security features


FLASH Implementation

The Intel 28F001BXT 1 Mb FLASH component is organized as 128K x 8 (128 KB). The Flash device is divided into five areas, as described in Table 1.

System Address		FLASH Memory Area
F0000H	FFFFFH	64 KB Main BIOS
EE000H	EFFFFH	8 KB Boot Block (Not FLASH erasable)
ED000H	EDFFFH	4 KB ECSD Area (Plug and Play data)
EC000H	ECFFFH	4 KB OEM Logo Area
E0000H	EBFFFH	48 KB Reserved for possible future use
Table 1. Flash memory organization

The FLASH device resides in system memory in two 64 KB segments starting at E0000H, and can be mapped two different ways, depending on the mode of operation. In Normal Mode, address line A16 is inverted, setting the E000H and F000H segments so that the BIOS is organized as shown in the system address column above.


BIOS Upgrades

FLASH memory makes distributing BIOS upgrades easy. A new version of the BIOS can be installed from a diskette. BIOS upgrades can be made available as downloadable files in a secure section on a bulletin board system.

The disk-based Flash upgrade utility, FMUP.EXE, has three options for BIOS upgrades:

• 	The Flash BIOS can be updated from a file on a disk;

• 	The current BIOS code can be copied from the Flash EEPROM to a disk file as a backup in the event that an upgrade cannot be successfully completed; or

• 	The BIOS in the Flash device can be compared with a file to ensure the system has the correct version.

The upgrade utility ensures the upgrade BIOS extension matches the target system to prevent accidentally installing a BIOS for a different type of system.


Setup Utility

The ROM-based Setup utility allows the configuration to be modified without opening the system for most basic changes. The Setup utility is accessible only during the Power-On Self Test (POST) by pressing the <DEL> or <F1> key after the POST memory test has begun and before boot begins. A prompt may be enabled that informs users to press the <F1> key to access Setup. A Jumper setting on the baseboard can be set to prevent user access to Setup for security purposes. For more details, refer to the appendix on BIOS.


PCI Auto-configuration Capability

The PCI auto-configuration utility operates in conjunction with the system Setup utility to allow the insertion and removal of PCI cards to the system without user intervention. When the system is turned on after adding a PCI add-in card, the BIOS automatically configures interrupts, I/O space, and other parameters. The user does not have to configure jumpers or worry about potential resource conflicts. Because PCI cards use the same interrupt resources as ISA cards, the user must specify the interrupts used by ISA add-in cards in the Setup utility. The PCI Auto-Configuration function complies with version 2.0 of the PCI BIOS specification.


ISA Plug & Play Capability

The BIOS incorporates ISA Plug and Play capabilities as delivered by Intel Architectural Labs Plug and Play Release 1.0A (Plug and Play BIOS Ver. 1.0A, ESCD Ver. 1.02) This will allow auto-configuration of Plug and Play ISA cards, and resource management for legacy ISA cards, when used in conjunction with the ISA Configuration Utility (ICU). Copies of the IAL Plug and Play specification may be obtained via CompuServe* by typing Go PlugPlay.


Shadow Memory

Memory from C8000-DFFFF is not shadowed. This is a change from previous products using AMI based BIOS. This may have a slight adverse affect on the performance of some ISA legacy (non Plug and Play) cards.


Power Management Capability

The Advanced/AS BIOS supports power management via System Management Mode (SMM) interrupts to the CPU and Advanced Power Management (APM Ver. 1.1 and 1.0). In general, power management capabilities will allow the system to be put into a power-managed, standby state by either pressing a sleep/resume button on the front of the chassis, by entering a user configurable hot-key sequence on the keyboard, or by the expiration of a hardware timer which detects system inactivity for a user-configurable amount of time. When in the standby state, the Advanced/AS baseboard reduces power consumption by utilizing the power-saving capabilities of the Pentium processor and also spinning down hard drives and turning off DPMS compliant monitors. Add-in cards supplied with APM-aware drivers also can be put into a power managed state for further energy savings. The ability to respond to external interrupts is fully maintained while in standby mode, allowing the system to service requests such as an incoming fax or network messages while unattended.


Flash LOGO Area

Advanced/AS supports a 4 KB programmable FLASH user area located at EC000-ECFFF. An OEM may use this area to display a custom logo. The Advanced/AS BIOS accesses the user area just after completing POST.


Security features

Administrative Password

If enabled, the administrative password protects all sensitive Setup options from being changed by a user unless the password is entered.

User Password

The User Password feature provides security during the boot process. The user password can be set using the Setup utility, and must be entered prior to peripheral boot or keyboard/mouse operation. For more details on how to enable, disable, or change the password, see the BIOS appendix.

If the password is forgotten, it can be cleared by turning off the system and setting the "password clear" jumper (J7F1) to the clear position.

Setup Enable Jumper

A baseboard configuration jumper (J7F2) controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. By setting the jumper to the disable position, the user is prevented from accessing the Setup utility during the Power-On Self Test or at any other time. The message prompting the user to press <F1> to enter setup is also disabled


Connectors

Front panel connections

Back panel connections

I/O connections


Front panel connections

The Advanced/AS baseboard provides header connectors to support functions typically located on the chassis bezel:

•	System Reset

•	Power LED

•	Keyboard Lock

•	Hard Drive activity LED

•	Turbo LED

•	System Speaker

•	Auxiliary System Fan

•	Infra-Red (IrDA) port

•	Sleep/Resume

•	Power Supply On

Figure 3. Front Panel Connectors

Sleep/Resume

This two pin header, when connected to a momentary switch, can be used to put the system into a power managed state (Stand By) that will reduce the system's power consumption. If the system is in Standby mode and the switch is closed, the system will instantly "wake up" or resume full system activity. (System activity will also resume when an external interrupt, such as a keystroke or mouse movement, occurs.) When used with a power supply with a high efficiency rating, the Advanced/AS is easily capable of reducing the system power to below EPA Energy Star requirements. The function of the Sleep/Resume button can also be achieved via the keyboard with a hot key sequence (programmable using CMOS setup). This connector can be found in two locations on the Advanced/AS baseboard to minimize system cable requirements.

Soft Power Down

When used with a power supply that supports remote power on/off, the Advanced/AS baseboard can turn off the system power via software control. An APM command issued to the system BIOS will cause the power supply to turn off via the three-pin PS ON header connector. For example, Windows 95 will issue this APM command when the user clicks on the Shutdown icon. The PS ON connector is a Molex 2695 3-pin connector which features a security latch. Power can be restored via a front panel power button when it is connected to the S_OFF two pin header.

By implementing a dual-pole momentary switch from the power button to the S_OFF/SLEEP four-pin header connector, both sleep/resume and power resume functions can be supported via a single button. In this configuration, pressing the button (closing the switch) while the system is active will put the baseboard into Stand By mode, pressing the button while in Stand By will cause the system to Resume to full operation. When the system has been completely powered off via software control as mentioned above, pressing the button will turn the system ON invoking POST.

Infrared (IrDA) connector

Serial port 2 can be configured to support an IrDA module via a 5 pin header connector. Once configured for IrDA, the user can transfer files to/from portable devices such as laptops, PDAs and printers using application software such as LapLink*. The IrDA specification provides for data transfers at 115kbps from a distance of 1 meter.

Speaker

The external speaker provides error beep code information during the Power-On Self Test if the system cannot use the video interface.


Back panel connections

A standard AT-style keyboard connector is available on standard configurations. Figure 4 shows this configuration.

Figure 4. Advanced/AS Back panel.


I/O connections

The baseboard contains shroudless stake pin header connections for cabling the serial, parallel, floppy, IDE and wave table interfaces. The CDROM header is shrouded, the audio interface is a female type connector. Figure 6 shows the locations of these connectors and the orientation of pin 1 on each.

Figure 6. I/O Connections


Power Consumption

Table 2 lists the current used by system resources in a configuration which includes 8 MB of DRAM. Table 3 lists the typical power consumed by the same configuration. Note that the 3.3 volts used to drive the CPU and core logic is derived from an on-board voltage regulator from the +5 volt source. This information is preliminary and is provided only as a guide for calculating approximate total system power usage with additional resources added.

Related Topics:

Current

Watts


Current

DC Voltage	Typical Current*
+5V	2.7 amps
-5V	120 milliamps
+12V	780 milliamps
-12V	90 milliamps
Table 2. Advanced/AS Current Requirements (Preliminary)

*(measured with 8 MB DRAM, VGA controller and Floppy Drive while sitting at DOS prompt )


Watts

System Configuration	Typical Power*	standby Power*
Advanced/AS baseboard, 8 MB, 256 KB cache, Floppy drive, 540 MB hard drive, DPMS graphics card	30 Watts	23.7 Watts
Table 3. Power use by System Resources (Preliminary)

*(True power measured from the wall with a 65% efficient power supply)


Appendix A - User-Installable Upgrades
Appendix A − User-Installable Upgrades

SYSTEM MEMORY

Real Time clock Battery Replacement


Technical Product Summary - Appendix A - User-Installable Upgrades - SYSTEM MEMORY
SYSTEM MEMORY

Table A-1 shows the possible memory combinations. The Advanced/AS will support both Fast Page DRAM or EDO DRAM SIMMs, but they cannot be mixed within the same memory bank. If Fast Page DRAM and EDO DRAM SIMMs are installed in separate banks, each bank will be optimized for maximum performance. Parity generation and detection is NOT supported, but parity SIMMs (x36) may be used. SIMM requirements are 70 ns Fast Page Mode or 60 ns EDO DRAM with tin-lead connectors.

J7C1 & J6C2 SIMM 1,2 (Bank 0) SIMM Type (Amount)	J6C1 & J5C1 SIMM 3,4 (Bank 1) SIMM Type (Amount)	Total  System Memory
1M X 32 (4 MB)	Empty	8 MB
1M X 32 (4 MB)	1M X 32 (4 MB)	16 MB
1M X 32 (4 MB)	2M X 32 (8 MB)	24 MB
1M X 32 (4 MB)	4M X 32 (16 MB)	40 MB
1M X 32 (4 MB)	8M X 32 (32 MB)	72 MB
2M X 32 (8 MB)	Empty	16 MB
2M X 32 (8 MB)	1M X 32 (4 MB)	24 MB
2M X 32 (8 MB)	2M X 32 (8 MB)	32 MB
2M X 32 (8 MB)	4M X 32 (16 MB)	48 MB
2M X 32 (8 MB)	8M X 32 (32 MB)	80 MB
4M X 32 (16 MB)	Empty	32 MB
4M X 32 (16 MB)	1M X 32 (4 MB)	40 MB
4M X 32 (16 MB)	2M X 32 (8 MB)	48 MB
4M X 32 (16 MB)	4M X 32 (16 MB)	64 MB
4M X 32 (16 MB)	8M X 32 (32 MB)	96 MB
8M X 32 (32 MB)	Empty	64 MB
8M X 32 (32 MB)	1M X 32 (4 MB)	72 MB
8M X 32 (32 MB)	2M X 32 (8 MB)	80 MB
8M X 32 (32 MB)	4M X 32 (16 MB)	96 MB
8M X 32 (32 MB)	8M X 32 (32 MB)	128 MB
Table A-1. Possible SIMM memory combinations

Note: SIMMs may be parity (x 36) or non-parity (x 32)


Technical Product Summary - Appendix A - User-Installable Upgrades - Real Time clock Battery Replacement
Real Time clock Battery Replacement

The battery can be replaced with a Sanyo CR2032, or equivalent, coin cell lithium battery. This battery has a 220 mAh rating.


Appendix B - Jumper Settings
Appendix B − Jumper Settings

 Figure B-1. Jumper locations and settings

Related Topics:

Internal CPU Clock Speed - Jumper J8F2 and J1N1

External CPU Clock speed (50/60/66 MHz) - Jumper J8F1

Jumper Settings For CPU Speed Support

VR/VRE - Jumper J8F2

Setup Disable - Jumper J7F2

Clear CMOS - jumper j7f2

ISA Bus Clock - Jumper J7F1

Password clear - Jumper J7F1

RECOVERY - JUMPER J1N1


Internal CPU Clock Speed - Jumper J8F2 and J1N1

This jumper sets the internal CPU clock speed to either 3/2 (OFF) or 2x (ON) the external CPU clock speed.

CPU Clock Multiplier	J8F2	J1N1
1.5x	1-2	4-5
2.0x	2-3	4-5
2.5x	2-3	5-6
Reserved	1-2	5-6
Note: The Advanced/AS does not support recovery, however J1N1 must be strapped from pins 1-2 to work properly. If the jumper is either moved from pins 1-2 or removed, the system will fail to boot properly.


External CPU Clock speed (50/60/66 MHz) - Jumper J8F1

This jumper block sets the CPU's external operating frequency to memory at 50, 60, or 66 MHz. Default setting depends on the specific product code, see table for specific Pentium processor configuration information.

External Bus Freq.	Jumpers
50 MHz	1-2, 5-6
60 MHz	1-2, 4-5
66 MHz	2-3, 5-6
Reserved	2-3, 4-5


Jumper Settings For CPU Speed Support

This combination of the above two tables defines the speed of the processor. The following table simply combines these two settings into a processor support table for convenience.

External Bus Speed	Bus Clock Multiplier	Processor Speed	Jumper J8F1	Jumper J8F2	Jumper J1N1
50	1.5	75	1-2, 5-6	1-2	4-5
60	1.5	90	1-2, 4-5	1-2	4-5
66	1.5	100	2-3, 5-6	1-2	4-5
60	2	120	1-2, 4-5	2-3	4-5
66	2	133	2-3, 5-6	2-3	4-5
60	2.5	150	1-2, 4-5	2-3	5-6
66	2.5	166	2-3, 5-6	2-3	5-6


VR/VRE - Jumper J8F2

This jumper block changes the output of the on-board voltage regulator. Pins 4-5 in J8F2 should be jumpered for standard voltage regulation, pins 5-6 in J8F2 should be jumpered for the VRE specification. This jumper should not be changed by the user unless changing to a new processor type. Some upgrade processors may require a different setting, check the processor's documentation for the correct setting. (Standard = 3.135-3.465V, VRE = 3.465-3.63V)


Setup Disable - Jumper J7F2

Allows access to CMOS Setup Utility to be disabled by jumpering pins 2-3 in J7F2. Default is for access to setup to be enabled, jumpers on 1-2.


Clear CMOS - jumper j7f2

Allows CMOS settings to be reset to default values by jumpering pins 5-6in J7F2. The system should then be turned off and the jumper returned to pins 4-5 to restore normal operation. This procedure should be done whenever the system BIOS is updated.


ISA Bus Clock - Jumper J7F1

This jumper changes the clock frequency of the ISA bus. The effect of this jumper on the ISA clock depends upon the setting of the CPU clock speed jumpers. The default setting for this jumper is 1-2. In general, this jumper should only be set to 2-3 if higher ISA performance is required, and the ISA expansion cards can handle the faster bus clock.

Bus Frequency	Jumper J7F1	ISA Bus Speed
50 MHz	1-2 or 2-3	8.33 MHz
60 MHz	1-2	7.5 MHz
	2-3	10 MHz
66 MHz	1-2	8.25 MHz
	2-3	11 MHz


Password clear - Jumper J7F1

Allows system password to be cleared by jumpering pins 5-6 in J7F1 and turning the system on. The system should then be turned off and the jumper should be returned to 4-5 in J7F1 to restore normal operation. This procedure should only be done if the user password has been forgotten.


RECOVERY - JUMPER J1N1

Due to BIOS space limitations in the Flash component on the Advanced/AS, the BIOS support for recovery has been removed. The silk screen for the jumper at J1N1 erroneously implies that there is recovery support. If you have a problem wherein you are unable to make your system operational due to severe BIOS corruption, and the only means of correction is a flash recovery, please contact your vendor for special recovery tools.


Appendix C - Connectors
Appendix C − Connectors

Power Supply Connectors

Related Topics:

Vesa Feature Connector (J8L1)

At Style Keyboard Port (J8N2)

CD-ROM Audio Interface (J6L2)

Audio I/O Connector (J7M1)

Wave Table Connector (J6M1)

IDE Connectors (J7H1 & J7H2)

Serial Ports (J7N1 & J7N2)

Parallel Port Connector (J9F1)

Floppy Connector (J8G1)

Video Connector (J6N1)

ISA Connectors (J1K1, J2K1, J2K2)

PCI Connectors (J3K1, J4K1, J5K1, J5K2)

CELP Connector (j4c1)


Vesa Feature Connector (J8L1)

Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name
Ground	1	2	Data 0
Ground	3	4	Data 1
Ground	5	6	Data 2
Data Enable	7	8	Data 3
Sync Enable	9	10	Data 4
PClk Enable	11	12	Data 5
NC	13	14	Data 6
Ground	15	16	Data 7
Ground	17	18	PClk
Ground	19	20	Blank*
Ground	21	22	HSync
NC	23	24	VSync


At Style Keyboard Port (J8N2)

Pin	Signal Name
1	Clock
2	Data
3	No Connect
4	Ground
5	Vcc (fused)


CD-ROM Audio Interface (J6L2)

Pin	Signal Name
1	Ground
2	CD-Left
3	Ground
4	CD-Right


Audio I/O Connector (J7M1)

Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name
+5 V	1	2	+5 V
JoyStick But0	3	4	JoyStick But2
JoyStick X1	5	6	JoyStick X2
Ground	7	8	MIDI Out
Ground	9	10	JoyStick Y2
JoyStick Y1	11	12	JoyStick But3
JoyStick But1	13	14	MIDI In
+5 V	15	16	Key
Key	17	18	Key
Line Out Right	19	20	Ground
Right Speaker	21	22	Ground
Left Speaker	23	24	Key
Line Out Left	25	26	Ground
Line In Right	27	28	-12 V
Line In Left	29	30	Ground
Mic In	31	32	+12 V
Ground	33	34	Ground


Wave Table Connector (J6M1)

Pin	Signal Name
1	Wave Right
2	Ground
3	Wave Left
4	Ground
5	Key
6	Ground
7	NC
8	MIDI out


IDE Connectors (J7H1 & J7H2)

Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name
Reset IDE	1	2	Ground
Host Data 7	3	4	Host Data 8
Host Data 6	5	6	Host Data 9
Host Data 5	7	8	Host Data 10
Host Data 4	9	10	Host Data 11
Host Data 3	11	12	Host Data 12
Host Data 2	13	14	Host Data 13
Host Data 1	15	16	Host Data 14
Host Data 0	17	18	Host Data 15
Ground	19	20	Key
DRQ3	21	22	Ground
I/O Write-	23	24	Ground
I/O Read-	25	26	Ground
IOCHRDY	27	28	BALE
DACK3-	29	30	Ground
IRQ14	31	32	IOCS16-
Addr 1	33	34	Not Connected
Addr 0	35	32	Addr 2
Chip Select 0-	37	38	Chip Select 1-
Activity	39	40	Ground


Serial Ports (J7N1 & J7N2)

Pin	Signal Name
1	DCD
2	DSR
3	Serial In - (SIN)
4	RTS
5	Serial Out - (SOUT)
6	CTS
7	DTR
8	RI
9	GND
10	Not Connected


Parallel Port Connector (J9F1)

Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name
STROBE-	1	2	AUTO FEED-
Data Bit 0	3	4	ERROR-
Data Bit 1	5	6	INIT-
Data Bit 2	7	8	SLCT IN-
Data Bit 3	9	10	Ground
Data Bit 4	11	12	Ground
Data Bit 5	13	14	Ground
Data Bit 6	15	16	Ground
Data Bit 7	17	18	Ground
ACJ-	19	20	Ground
BUSY	21	22	Ground
PE (Paper End)	23	24	Ground
SLCT	25	26	N.C.


Floppy Connector (J8G1)

Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name
Ground	1	2	FDHDIN
Ground	3	4	Reserved
Key	5	6	FDEDIN
Ground	7	8	Index-
Ground	9	10	Motor Enable A-
Ground	11	12	Drive Select B-
Ground	13	14	Drive Select A-
Ground	15	16	Motor Enable B-
Ground	17	18	DIR-
Ground	19	20	STEP-
Ground	21	22	Write Data-
Ground	23	24	Write Gate-
Ground	25	26	Track 00-
Ground	27	28	Write Protect-
Ground	29	30	Read Data-
Ground	31	32	Side 1 Select-
Ground	33	34	Diskette Change-


Video Connector (J6N1)

Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name
Ground	1	2	Ground
Ground	3	4	VRED
Ground	5	6	VGREEN
Ground	7	8	VBLUE
Ground	9	10	HSYNC
Ground	11	12	VSYNC
Ground	13	14	MONID1


ISA Connectors (J1K1, J2K1, J2K2)

Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name
GND	B1	A1	IOCHK-
RSTDRV	B2	A2	SD7
Vcc	B3	A3	SD6
IRQ9	B4	A4	SD5
-5V	B5	A5	SD4
DRQ2	B6	A6	SD3
-12V	B7	A7	SD2
0WS-	B8	A8	SD1
+12V	B9	A9	SD0
GND	B10	A10	IOCHRDY
SMEMW-	B11	A11	AEN
SMEMR-	B12	A12	SA19
IOW-	B13	A13	SA18
IOR-	B14	A14	SA17
DACK3-	B15	A15	SA16
DRQ3	B16	A16	SA15
DACK1-	B17	A17	SA14
DRQ1	B18	A18	SA13
REFRESH-	B19	A19	SA12
SYSCLK	B20	A20	SA11
IRQ7	B21	A21	SA10
IRQ6	B22	A22	SA9
IRQ5	B23	A23	SA8
IRQ4	B24	A24	SA7
IRQ3	B25	A25	SA6
DACK2-	B26	A26	SA5
TC	B27	A27	SA4
BALE	B28	A28	SA3
Vcc	B29	A29	SA2
OSC	B30	A30	SA1
GND	B31	A31	SA0
	KEY	KEY
MEMCS16-	D1	C1	SBHE-
IOCS16-	D2	C2	LA23
IRQ10	D3	C3	LA22
IRQ11	D4	C4	LA21
IRQ12	D5	C5	LA20
IRQ15	D6	C6	LA19
IRQ14	D7	C7	LA18
DACK0-	D8	C8	LA17
DRQ0	D9	C9	MEMR-
DACK5-	D10	C10	MEMW-
DRQ5	D11	C11	SD8
DACK6-	D12	C12	SD9
DRQ6	D13	C13	SD10
DACK7-	D14	C14	SD11
DRQ7	D15	C15	SD12
Vcc	D16	C16	SD13
Master-	D17	C17	SD14
GND	D18	C18	SD15


PCI Connectors (J3K1, J4K1, J5K1, J5K2)

Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name		Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name
TRST#	A1	B1	-12V		AD16	A32	B32	AD17
+12V	A2	B2	TCK		3.3V	A33	B33	CBE2-
TMS	A3	B3	GND		FRAME-	A34	B34	GND
TDI	A4	B4	TDO		GND	A35	B35	IRDY-
Vcc	A5	B5	Vcc		TRDY-	A32	B32	3.3V
PCIINT3-	A6	B6	Vcc		GND	A37	B37	DEVSEL-
PCIINT1-	A7	B7	PCIINT2-		STOP-	A38	B38	GND
Vcc	A8	B8	PCIINT4-		3.3V	A39	B39	PLOCK-
Reserved	A9	B9	Prsnt1#		SDONE	A40	B40	PERR-
Vcc	A10	B10	Reserved		SBO-	A41	B41	3.3V
Reserved	A11	B11	Prsnt2#		GND	A42	B42	SERR-
GND	A12	B12	GND		PAR	A43	B43	3.3V
GND	A13	B13	GND		AD15	A44	B44	CBE1-
Reserved	A14	B14	Reserved		3.3V	A45	B45	AD14
SPCIRST-	A15	B15	GND		AD13	A46	B46	GND
Vcc	A16	B16	PCLKE		AD11	A47	B47	AD12
AGNT-	A17	B17	GND		GND	A48	B48	AD10
GND	A18	B18	REQA-		AD9	A49	B49	GND
Reserved	A19	B19	Vcc		KEY	A50	B50	KEY
AD30	A20	B20	AD31		KEY	A51	B51	KEY
3.3V	A21	B21	AD29		CBEO-	A52	B52	AD8
AD28	A22	B22	GND		3.3V	A53	B53	AD7
AD26	A23	B23	AD27		AD6	A54	B54	3.3V
GND	A24	B24	AD25		AD4	A55	B55	AD5
AD24	A25	B25	3.3V		GND	A56	B56	AD3
AD22 (IDSEL)	A26	B26	CBE3-		AD2	A57	B57	GND
3.3V	A27	B27	AD23		AD0	A58	B58	AD1
AD22	A28	B28	GND		Vcc	A59	B59	Vcc
AD20	A29	B29	AD21		SREQ64-	A60	B60	SACK64-
GND	A30	B30	AD19		Vcc	A61	B61	Vcc
AD18	A31	B31	3.3V		Vcc	A62	B62	Vcc


CELP Connector (j4c1)

Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name		Signal Name	Pin	Pin	Signal Name
GND	1	41	D58		GND	81	121	D59
TIO0	2	42	D56		TIO1	82	122	D57
TIO2	3	43	GND		TIO7	83	123	GND
TIO6	4	44	D54		TIO5	84	124	D55
TIO4	5	45	D52		TIO3	85	125	D53
RSVD	6	46	D50		RSVD	86	126	D51
VCC3	7	47	D48		VCC5	87	127	D49
TWE*	8	48	GND		RSVD	88	128	GND
CADS*	9	49	D46		CADV*	89	129	D47
GND	10	50	D44		GND	90	130	D45
CWE4*	11	51	D42		COE*	91	131	D43
CWE6*	12	52	VCC3		CWE5*	92	132 22221332	VCC5
CWE0*	13	53	D40		CWE7*	93	133	D41
CWE2*	14	54	D38		CWE1*	94	134	D39
VCC3	15	55	D36		VCC5	95	135	D37
CCS*	16	56	GND		CWE3*	96	136	GND
GWE*	17	57	D34		CAB3	97	137	D35
BWE*	18	58	D32		CALE	98	138	D33
GND	19	59	D30		GND	99	139	D31
A3	20	60	VCC3		RSVD	100	140	VCC5
A7	21	61	D28		A4	101	141	D29
A5	22	62	D26		A6	102	142	D27
A11	23	63	D24		A8	103	143	D25
A16	24	64	GND		A10	104	144	GND
VCC3	25	65	D22		VCC5	105	145	D23
A18	26	66	D20		A17	106	146	D21
GND	27	67	D18		GND	107	147	D19
A12	28	68	VCC3		A9	108	148	VCC5
A13	29	69	D16		A14	109	149	D17
ADSP*	30	70	D14		A15	110	150	D15
ECS1*	31	71	D12		RSVD	111	151	D13
ECS2*	32	72	GND		PD0	112	152	GND
PD1	33	73	D10		PD2	113	153	D11
PD3	34	74	D8		PD4	114	154	D9
GND	35	75	D6		GND	115	155	D7
CLK1	36	76	VCC3		CLK0	116	156	VCC5
GND	37	77	D4		GND	117	157	D5
D62	38	78	D2		D63	118	158	D3
VCC3	39	79	D0		VCC5	119	159	D1
D60	40	80	GND		D61	120	160	GND


Appendix D - Memory Map
Appendix D − Memory Map

Address Range (Decimal)	Address Range (hex)	Size	Description
1024K-131072K	100000-8000000	127M	Extended Memory
960K-1023K	F0000-FFFFF	64K	AMI System BIOS
952K-959K	EE000-EFFFF	8K	FLASH Boot Block (Available as UMB)
948K-951K	ED000-EDFFF	4K	ESCD (Plug and Play configuration area)
944-947K	EC000-ECFFF	4K	OEM LOGO (available as UMB)
896K-943K	E0000-EBFFF	48K	BIOS RESERVED (Currently available as UMB)
800-895K	C8000-DFFFF	96K	Available HI DOS memory (open to ISA and PCI bus)
640K-799K	A0000-C7FFF	160K	Available HI DOS Memory (normally reserved for) video)
639K	9FC00-9FFFF	1K	Extended BIOS Data (moveable by QEMM, 386MAX)
512K-638K	80000-9FBFF	127K	Extended conventional
0K-511K	00000-7FFFF	512K	Conventional
Table D-1. Advanced/AS Memory Map

The table above details the Advanced/AS memory map. The ECSD area from ED000-EDFFF is not available for use as an Upper Memory Block (UMB) by memory managers. The area from E0000-EBFFF is currently not used by the BIOS and is available for use as UMB by memory managers. Parts of this area may be used by future versions of the BIOS to add increased functionality.


Appendix E - I/O Map
Appendix E − I/O Map

Address (hex)	Size	Description
0000 - 000F	16 bytes	PIIX - DMA 1
0020 - 0021	2 bytes	PIIX - Interrupt Controller 1
0040 - 0043	4 bytes	PIIX - Timer 1
0048 - 004B	4 bytes	PIIX - Timer 2
0060	1 byte	Keyboard Controller Data Byte
0061	1 byte	PIIX - NMI, speaker control
0064	1 byte	Kbd Controller, CMD/STAT Byte
0070, bit 7	1 bit	PIIX - Enable NMI
0070, bits 6:0	7 bits	87306-Real Time Clock, Address
0071	1 byte	87306-Real Time Clock, Data
0078	1 byte	Reserved - Brd. Config.
0079	1 byte	Reserved - Brd. Config.
0080 - 008F	16 bytes	PIIX - DMA Page Register
00A0 - 00A1	2 bytes	PIIX - Interrupt Controller 2
00C0 - 00DE	31 bytes	PIIX - DMA 2
00F0	1 byte	Reset Numeric Error
0170 - 0177	8 bytes	Secondary IDE Channel
Address (hex)	Size	Description
01F0 - 01F7	8 bytes	Primary IDE Channel
0278 - 027B	4 bytes	Parallel Port 2
02F8 - 02FF	8 bytes	On-Board Serial Port 2
0376	1 byte	Sec IDE Chan Cmd Port
0377	1 byte	Sec IDE Chan Stat Port
0378 - 037F	8 bytes	Parallel Port 1
03BC - 03BF	4 bytes	Parallel Port x
03E8 - 03EF	8 bytes	Serial Port 3
03F0 - 03F5	6 bytes	Floppy Channel 1
03F6	1 bytes	Pri IDE Chan Cmnd Port
03F7 (Write)	1 byte	Floppy Chan 1 Cmd
03F7, bit 7	1 bit	Floppy Disk Chg Chan 1
03F7, bits 6:0	7 bits	Pri IDE Chan Status Port
03F8 - 03FF	8 bytes	On-Board Serial Port 1
LPT + 400h	8 bytes	ECP port, LPT + 400h
0CF8-0CFB*	4 bytes	PCI Config Address Reg
0CFC-0CFF*	4 bytes	PCI Config Data Reg
FF00-FF07	8 bytes	IDE Bus Master Reg.
Table E-1. Advanced/AS I/O Address Map

* Only accessible by DWORD accesses.

I/O Port 78 is reserved for BIOS use. Port 79 is a read only port, the bit definitions are shown below.

Bit #	Description	Bit = 1	Bit = 0
0	Internal CPU Clock Freq.	3/2	2x
1	Soft Off capable power supply	No	Yes
2	On-bd Audio present	Yes	No
3	External CPU clock
4	External CPU clock
5	Setup Disable	Enable access	Disable access
6	Clear CMOS	Keep values	Clear values
7	Password Clear	Keep password	Clear password


Appendix F - PCI Configuration Space Map
Appendix F − PCI Configuration Space Map

The 82430FX PCIset uses Configuration Mechanism 1 to access PCI configuration space. The PCI Configuration Address register is a 32-bit register located at CF8h, the PCI Configuration Data register is a 32-bit register located at CFCh. These registers are only accessable by full DWORD accesses. The table below lists the PCI bus and device numbers used.

Bus Number (hex)	Dev Number (hex)	Func. Number (hex)	Description
00	00	00	Intel 82437FX (TSC)
00	07	00	Intel 82371FB (PIIX) PCI/ISA bridge
00	07	01	Intel 82371FB (PIIX) IDE Bus Master
00	0D		PCI Expansion Slot 6
00	0E		PCI Expansion Slot 5
00	0F		PCI Expansion Slot 4
00	10		PCI Expansion Slot 3
Table F-1. Advanced/AS PCI Config. Space Map


Appendix G - Interrupts & DMA Channels
Appendix G − Interrupts & DMA Channels

IRQ	System Resource
NMI	I/O Channel Check
0	Reserved, Interval Timer
1	Reserved, Keyboard buffer full
2	Reserved, Cascade interrupt from slave PIC
3	Serial Port 2
4	Serial Port 1
5	On-bd Audio (default)
6	Floppy
7	Parallel Port 1
8	Real Time Clock
9	User available
10	User available
11	User available
12	On-brd Mouse Port (Avail if no PS/2 mouse)
13	Reserved, Math coprocessor
14	Primary IDE
15	Secondary IDE if applicable, otherwise  User available
DMA	Data Width	System Resource
0	8- or 16-bits	On-bd Audio (default)
1	8- or 16-bits	On-bd Audio (default)
2	8- or 16-bits	Floppy
3	8- or 16-bits	Parallel Port (for ECP/EPP Config.)
4		Reserved - Cascade channel
5	16-bits	Open
6	16-bits	Open
7	16-bits	Open
Table G-2. Advanced/AS DMA Map

Table G-1. Advanced/AS Interrupts


Appendix H - PCI Configuration Error Messages
Appendix H − PCI Configuration Error Messages

The following PCI messages are displayed as a group with bus, device and function information.

<'NVRAM Checksum Error, NVRAM Cleared'>, \ ; String

<'System Board Device Resource Conflict'>, \ ; String

<'Primary Output Device Not Found'>, \ ; String

<'Primary Input Device Not Found'>, \ ; String

<'Primary Boot Device Not Found'>, \ ; String

<'NVRAM Cleared By Jumper'>, \ ; String

<'NVRAM Data Invalid, NVRAM Cleared'>, \ ; String

<'Static Device Resource Conflict'>, \ ; String

The following messages chain together to give a message such as:

 "PCI I/O Port Conflict: Bus: 00, Device 0D, Function: 01".

If and when more than 15 PCI conflict errors are detected the log full message is displayed.

<'PCI I/O Port Conflict:'>, \ ; String

<'PCI Memory Conflict: '>, \ ; String

<'PCI IRQ Conflict: '>, \ ; String

<' Bus '>, \ ; String

<', Device '>, \ ; String

<', Function '>, \ ; String

<',PCI Error Log is Full.'>, \ ; String

<'Floppy Disk Controller Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text

<'Primary IDE Controller Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text

<'Secondary IDE Controller Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text

<'Parallel Port Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text

<'Serial Port 1 Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text

<'Serial Port 2 Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text


Appendix I - AMIBIOS Error messages and Beep Codes
 Appendix I − AMIBIOS Error messages and Beep Codes

Errors can occur during POST (Power On Self Test) which is performed every time the system is powered on. Fatal errors, which prevent the system from continuing the boot process, are communicated through a series of audible beeps. Other errors are displayed in the following format:

ERROR Message Line 1

ERROR Message Line 2

For most displayed error messages, there is only one message. If a second message appears, it is "RUN SETUP". If this message occurs, press <F1> to run AMIBIOS Setup.

Related Topics:

BEEP CODES

error messages

ISA NMI Messages


BEEP CODES

Beeps	Error Message	Description
1 long, 2 short	No video card found	Applies only to baseboards with no on-bd video.
1 long, 3 short	No Monitor connected	Applies only to baseboards with on-bd video present.
1 long, x short	Video related failure	Other video beep codes may exist and are tied to specific video BIOS implementations.  Contact the vendor for details should the need arise.
1	Refresh Failure	The memory refresh circuitry on the baseboard is faulty.
2	Parity Error	Parity is not supported on this product, will not occur.
3	Base 64 KB Memory Failure	Memory failure in the first 64 KB.
4	Timer Not Operational	Memory failure in the first 64 KB of memory, or Timer 1 on the baseboard is not functioning.
5	Processor Error	The CPU on the baseboard generated an error.
6	8042 - Gate A20 Failure	The keyboard controller (8042) may be bad. The BIOS cannot switch to protected mode.
7	Processor Exception Interrupt Error	The CPU generated an exception interrupt.
8	Display Memory Read/Write Error	The system video adapter is either missing or its memory is faulty. This is not a fatal error.
9	ROM Checksum Error	ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in BIOS.
10	CMOS Shutdown Register Rd/Wrt Error	The shutdown register for CMOS RAM failed.
11	Cache Error / External Cache Bad	The external cache is faulty.


error messages

Error Message	Explanation
8042 Gate - A20 Error	Gate A20 on the keyboard controller (8042) is not working. Replace the 8042.
Address Line Short!	Error in the address decoding circuitry on the baseboard.
Cache Memory Bad, Do Not Enable Cache!	Cache memory is defective. Replace it.
CH-2 Timer Error	Most AT systems include two timers. There is an error in timer 2.
CMOS Battery State Low	CMOS RAM is powered by a battery. The battery power is low. Replace the battery.
CMOS Checksum Failure	After CMOS RAM values are saved, a checksum value is generated for error checking. The previous value is different from the current value. Run AMIBIOS Setup.
CMOS System Options Not Set	The values stored in CMOS RAM are either corrupt or nonexistent. Run Setup.
CMOS Display Type Mismatch	The video type in CMOS RAM does not match the type detected by the BIOS. Run AMIBIOS Setup.
CMOS Memory Size Mismatch	The amount of memory on the baseboard is different than the amount in CMOS RAM. Run AMIBIOS Setup.
CMOS Time and Date Not Set	Run Standard CMOS Setup to set the date and time in CMOS RAM.
Diskette Boot Failure	The boot disk in floppy drive A: is corrupt. It cannot be used to boot the system. Use another boot disk and follow the screen instructions.
Display Switch Not Proper	The display jumper is not implemented on this product, this error will not occur.
DMA Error	Error in the DMA controller.
DMA #1 Error	Error in the first DMA channel.
DMA #2 Error	Error in the second DMA channel.
FDD Controller Failure	The BIOS cannot communicate with the floppy disk drive controller. Check all appropriate connections after the system is powered down.
HDD Controller Failure	The BIOS cannot communicate with the hard disk drive controller. Check all appropriate connections after the system is powered down.
INTR #1 Error	Interrupt channel 1 failed POST.
INTR #2 Error	Interrupt channel 2 failed POST.
Invalid Boot Diskette	The BIOS can read the disk in floppy drive A:, but cannot boot the system. Use another boot disk.
Keyboard Is Locked...Unlock It	The keyboard lock on the system is engaged. The system must be unlocked to continue.
Keyboard Error	There is a timing problem with the keyboard. Set the Keyboard option in Standard CMOS Setup to Not Installed to skip the keyboard POST routines.
KB/Interface Error	There is an error in the keyboard connector.
Off Board Parity Error	Parity error in memory installed in an expansion slot. The format is: OFF BOARD PARITY ERROR ADDR (HEX) = (XXXX) XXXX is the hex address where the error occurred.
On Board Parity Error	Parity is not supported on this product, this error will not occur.
Parity Error ????	Parity error in system memory at an unknown address.


ISA NMI Messages

ISA NMI Message	Explanation
Memory Parity Error at xxxxx	Memory failed. If the memory location can be determined, it is displayed as xxxxx. If not, the message is Memory Parity Error ????.
I/O Card Parity Error at xxxxx	An expansion card failed. If the address can be determined, it is displayed as xxxxx. If not, the message is I/O Card Parity Error ????.
DMA Bus Time-out	A device has driven the bus signal for more than 7.8 microseconds.


Appendix J - Soft-off Control
Appendix J − Soft-off Control

The Advanced/AS design supports Soft off control via the SMM code in the BIOS. The CS1 pin out of the National 306B Ultra I/O controller is connected to the Soft off control line in our power supply circuit. The registers in the Ultra I/O controller that sets the I/O address and control of the CS1 pin is NOT setup until the SMM code is activated. The code performs the following operations:

•	OUT 0Ch to I/O port 2Eh

•	OUT 75h to I/O port 2Fh

•	OUT 11h to I/O port 2Eh

•	OUT 00h to I/O port 2Fh

•	OUT 0Dh to I/O port 2Eh

•	OUT A0h to I/O port 2Fh

After setting the above registers, any read operation to I/O location 75H will trigger the Softoff circuit and turn the power supply off.


Appendix K ( BIOS Setup
Appendix K  BIOS Setup

Overview of the Setup Menu Screens

Overview of the Setup Keys

Main Screen

Advanced Screen

Power Management Configuration

Security Screen

Exit Screen


Overview of the Setup Menu Screens

The Setup program initially displays the Main menu screen. In each screen there are options for modifying the system configuration. Select a menu screen by pressing the left <←> or right <→> arrow keys. Use the up <↑> or down <↓> keys to select items in a screen. Use <Enter> to select an item for modification. For certain items, pressing <Enter> will bring up a subscreen. After you have selected an item, use the arrow keys to modify the setting.

Setup Menu Screen	Description
Main	For setting up and modifying some of the basic options of a PC, such as time, date, diskette drives, hard drives.
Advanced	For modifying the more advanced features of a PC, such as peripheral configuration and advanced chipset configuration.
Security	For specifying passwords that can be used to limit access to the system.
Exit	For saving or discarding changes.
Setup Subscreen	Description
Floppy Options	For configuring floppy drives.
Hard Disk Configuration	For configuring your hard drives.
Boot Options	For modifying options that affect the system boot up, such as the boot sequence.
Peripheral Configuration	For modifying options that affect the serial ports, the parallel port, and the disk drive interfaces.
Advanced Chipset Configuration	For modifying options that affect memory and system busses.
Power Management Configuration	For accessing and modifying Advanced Power Management (APM) options.
Plug and Play Configuration	For modifying options that affect the system's plug and play capabilities.


Overview of the Setup Keys

Setup Key	Description
<F1>	Pressing <F1> key brings up help screen for currently selected item where available.
<Esc>	Pressing the <Esc> key takes you back to the previous screen. Pressing it in the Main, Advanced, Security, or Exit screen allows you to Exit Discarding Changes (see later in this chapter).
<Enter>	Pressing the <Enter> key selects the current item or option.
<↑>	Pressing the up <↑> key changes the selection to the previous item or option.
<↓>	Pressing the down <↓> key changes the selection the to the next item or option.
<←> <→>	Pressing the left <←> or right <→> keys in the Main, Advanced, Security, or Exit menu screens changes the menu screen. Pressing either key in a subscreen does nothing.
<F5>	Pressing the <F5> key allows you to Load Setup Defaults (see later in this chapter).
<F6>	Pressing the <F6> key allows you to Discard Changes (see later in this chapter).
<F10>	Pressing the <F10> key allows you to Exit Saving Changes (see later in this chapter).


Main Screen

This section describes the Setup options found on the main menu screen. If you select certain options from the main screen (e.g. Hard Disk), the Setup program will switch to a subscreen for the selected option. Subscreens are described in the sections following the description of the main screen options.

System Date

When selected, this brings up dialog boxes that allow you to specify the current date. You must first select the month by using the arrow keys to highlight the month followed by enter. You then enter the date with the numeric keys.

System Time

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to specify the current time.

Floppy Options

When selected, this brings up the Floppy Options subscreen.

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Secondary IDE Master

Secondary IDE Slave

These fields reports if a hard disk is connected to the system. When selected, these bring up the Hard Disk Configuration subscreens.

Language

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to specify the language of the text strings used in the Setup program and the BIOS. The options are any installed languages. If no additional languages have been installed, this item will be greyed out and unselectable.

Boot Options

When selected, this brings up the Boot Options subscreen.

Video Mode

This reports the video mode. There are no options.

Mouse

This reports if a PS/2 mouse is installed. Since there is not a PS/2 mouse port on this board it will always report not installed. There are no options.

Base Memory

This reports the amount of base memory. This will reflect the option selected under the Advanced chip set configuration / base memory size, following saving the settings and exiting. There are no options.

Extended Memory

This reports the amount of extended memory. There are no options.

Related Topics:

Floppy Options Subscreen

Primary / Secondary IDE Subscreens

Boot Options Subscreen


Floppy Options Subscreen

Floppy A: Type

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to specify the physical size and capacity of the diskette drive. The options are Disabled, 360 KB, 5.25-inch; 1.2 MB, 5.25inch; 720 KB, 3.5-inch; 1.44 MB/1.25 MB, 3.5-inch; 2.88 MB, 3.5-inch. The default is 1.44 MB/1.25 MB, 3.5-inch.

Floppy B: Type

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to specify the physical size and capacity of the diskette drive. The options are Disabled, 360 KB, 5.25-inch; 1.2 MB, 5.25inch; 720 KB, 3.5-inch; 1.44 MB/1/25 MB, 3.5-inch; 2.88 MB, 3.5-inch. The default is Disabled.


Primary / Secondary IDE Subscreens

IDE Device Configuration

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to manually configure your hard drive, have the system auto configure it, or disable it. The options are Auto Configured, User Definable, and Disabled. The default is Auto Configured. If you select User Definable then the Number of Cylinders, Number of Heads, and Number of Sectors items should be modified.

Number of Cylinders

If Hard Disk Type is set to User Definable, you must type the correct number of cylinders for your hard disk. If Hard Disk Type is set to Auto Configured, this reports the number of cylinders for your hard disk and cannot be modified.

Number of Heads

If Hard Disk Type is set to User Definable, you must type the correct number of heads for your hard disk. If Hard Disk Type is set to Auto Configured, this reports the number of heads for your hard disk and cannot be modified.

Number of Sectors

If Hard Disk Type is set to User Definable, you must type the correct number of sectors for your hard disk. If Hard Disk Type is set to Auto Configured, this reports the number of sectors for your hard disk and cannot be modified.

Maximum Capacity

This reports the maximum capacity of your hard disk. It is calculated from the number of cylinders, heads, and sectors. There are no options here.

IDE Translation Mode

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to specify the IDE translation mode. The options are Standard CHS (standard cylinder head sector — less than 1024 cylinders), Logical Block Addressing, Extended CHS (extended cylinder head sector — greater than 1024 cylinders), and Auto Detected (BIOS detects IDE drive support). The default is Auto-detected.

Do not change this from the option selected when the hard drive was formatted. Changing the option may result in corrupted data, or the inability to access you hard drive.

Multiple Sector Setting

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the IDE programmed I/O cycles so that multiple sectors are transferred in a single block. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors/Block, 8 Sectors/Block, or Auto Detected. The default is Auto Detected. Check the specifications for your hard disk drive to determine which setting will provide the optimum performance for your drive.

Fast Programmed I/O Modes

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set how fast transfers on the PCI IDE interface occur. The options are Disabled or Auto Detected. The default is Auto Detected. If set to Disabled, transfers occur at an un-optimized speed. If set to Auto Detected, transfers occur at a speed that is optimized for the drive and system combination.


Boot Options Subscreen

Boot Sequence

First Boot Device

Second Boot Device

Third Boot Device

Fourth Boot Device

If any of these submenu options is selected it will bring up a dialog box that allows you to pick from the following list:

Disabled

Floppy

Hard Disk

CD-ROM

Network

The default is Floppy, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, and Disabled.

System Cache

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to enable or disable both the primary and secondary cache memory. The options are Enabled or Disabled. The default is Enabled.

Boot Speed

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the system's boot speed. The options are Deturbo and Turbo. The default is Turbo. If Turbo is selected, boot-up occurs at full speed. If Deturbo is selected, the board operates at a slower speed.

Num Lock

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the beginning state of the Num Lock feature on your keyboard. The options are On and Off. The default is Off.

Setup Prompt

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to turn on the "Press <F1> Key if you want to run Setup" prompt during the power-up sequence. The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default is Enabled.

Typematic Rate Programming

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the typematic rates. The options are Default and Override. The default is Default. Choosing Override enables a selectable Typematic Rate Delay and Typematic Rate.

Typematic Rate Delay

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set how long it takes for the key-repeat function to start when you hold down a key on the keyboard. The options are 250, 500, 750, and 1000 millisecond delays. The default is 250. If Typematic Rate Programming is set to Default, this option will not be visible.

Typematic Rate

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the speed at which characters repeat when you hold down a key on the keyboard. The higher the number, the faster the characters repeat. The options are 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30 characters per second. The default is 6. If Typematic Rate Programming is set to Default, this option will not be visible.


Advanced Screen

This section describes the Setup options found on the Advanced menu screen. If you select certain options from the Advanced screen (e.g. Peripheral Configuration), the Setup program will switch to a subscreen for the selected option. Subscreens are described in the sections following the description of the Advanced screen options.

Processor Type

This reports the CPU type. There are no options.

Processor Speed

This reports the clock speed of the CPU. There are no options.

Cache Size

This reports the size of the secondary cache. There are no options. If no secondary cache is installed, this field will not be displayed.

Peripheral Configuration

When selected, this brings up the Peripheral Configuration subscreen.

Advanced Chipset Configuration

When selected, this brings up the Advanced Chipset Configuration subscreen.

Power Management Configuration

When selected and enabled, this brings up the Advanced Power Management (APM) subscreen.

Plug and Play Configuration

When selected, this brings up the Plug and Play Configuration subscreen.

Related Topics:

Peripheral Configuration Subscreen

Advanced Chipset Configuration Subscreen


Peripheral Configuration Subscreen

Configuration Mode

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the peripheral configuration yourself, or have the system do it. The options are Auto and Manual. The default is Auto.

When Auto is selected, the system peripherals are automatically configured during power up. The options below for the PCI/IDE Interfaces, Floppy Interface, Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 Addresses, and the Parallel Port Address can not be modified. The settings displayed for those options reflect the current state of the hardware.

If Manual is selected, the options for the PCI IDE Interfaces, Floppy Interface, Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 Addresses, and Parallel Port Address can be explicitly configured.

PCI IDE Interface

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to enable the PCI IDE hard disk interfaces. The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default is Enabled. (If Configuration Mode is set to Auto, this option cannot be modified.)

Floppy Interface

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to enable the diskette drive interface. The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default is Enabled. (If Configuration Mode is set to Auto, this option cannot be modified.)

Serial Port 1 Address

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to select the address of the serial port. The options are Disabled; COM1, 3F8h, IRQ 4; COM2, 2F8h, IRQ 3 and; COM3, 3E8h, IRQ 4. Options selected for Serial Port 2 will not appear in the selection list. The default is COM1, 3F8h, IRQ 4. If the Configuration Mode is set to Auto, the Setup program assigns the first free COM port (normally COM1, 3F8h, IRQ 4) as the serial port 1 address, regardless of what is selected under the Serial Port 1 Address option. (If Configuration Mode is Auto, this option cannot be modified.)

Serial Port 2 Address

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to select the address of the serial port. The options are Disabled; COM1, 3F8h, IRQ 4; COM2, 2F8h, IRQ 3 and; COM3, 3E8h, IRQ 4. Options selected for Serial Port 1 will not appear in the selection list. The default is COM1, 3F8h, IRQ 4. If the Configuration Mode is set to Auto, the Setup program assigns the first free COM port (normally COM2, 2F8h, IRQ 3) as the serial port 1 address, regardless of what is selected under the Serial Port 2 Address option. (If Configuration Mode is Auto, this option cannot be modified.)

Serial Port 2 IR Mode

When selected, this dedicates Serial Port 2 for infrared applications. Serial Port 2 also can be enabled with software from application programs. This option is only available when the Configuration Mode is set to Manual. The options are Enable and Disable. The default is Disable.

Parallel Port Address

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to select the address of the parallel port. The options are Disabled; LPT3, 3BCh, IRQ7; LPT1, 378h, IRQ7; LPT2, 278h, IRQ7; LPT3, 3BCh, IRQ5; LPT1, 378h, IRQ5; LPT2, 278h, IRQ5. The default is LPT1, 378h, IRQ7. If the Configuration Mode is set to Auto, the setup program assigns the first free parallel port, normally LPT1, 378h, IRQ7 as the parallel port address, regardless of what is selected under the Parallel Port Address option. (If Configuration Mode is set to Auto, this option cannot be modified.)

Parallel Port Mode

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to select the mode for the parallel port. The options are Compatible, Bi-directional, ECP and EPP. The default is Compatible. Compatible means the parallel port will operate in AT-compatible output mode. Bi-directional means the parallel port will operate in bi-directional PS/2-compatible mode. ECP sets the port up to be ECP ready. This option is not affected by what is selected on the Configuration Mode field above.


Advanced Chipset Configuration Subscreen

Base Memory Size

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the size of the base memory. The options are 512 KB and 640 KB. The default is 640 KB.

ISA LFB Size

When selected, brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the size of the video linear frame buffer. The options are Disabled or 1 MB. The default is Disabled. If this is not set to Disabled, the ISA LFB Base Address field will appear.

ISA LFB Base Address

Reports the base address of the LFB. There are no options. This field will not appear if ISA LFB Size is set to Disabled.

Video Palette Snoop

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to control the ability of a PCI graphics card to "snoop" write cycles to an ISA graphics card's color pallet registers. The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default is Disabled. Note: Some video capture or TV tuner add-in boards may require this feature to be enabled. Depending on hardware limitations, this item may not appear.

Latency Timer (PCI Clocks)

This field allows you to control the time an agent on the PCI bus can hold the bus when another agent has requested the bus. The valid numbers are between 0 and 255. The numeric keys are used for data entry in this field. The default is 66.

PCI Burst

This enables or disables support for PCI-to-memory burst mode data transfers. The options are Enabled or Disabled. The default is Enabled.

SIMM Type Detection

This reports the size and type of DRAM installed in each of the two memory banks: The type can be Fast Page Mode, Extended Data Out Mode, or None. There are no options.


Power Management Configuration

Advanced Power Management

The options here are Enabled and Disabled. Power Management Configuration enables or disables the Advanced Power Management (APM) support in your system's BIOS. Power Management will only work with APM-capable operating systems to manage power consumption in your system. If Advanced Power Management is set to Disabled, none of the fields in the Advanced Power Management subscreen will be visible. The default is Enabled.

IDE Drive Power Down

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to enable or disable IDE drives to spin down when the system goes into power managed mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default is Enabled.

VESA Video Power Down

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the command issued to your graphics card when the system goes into power managed mode. The command options are Disabled, Standby, Suspend, and Sleep. The default is Sleep. Refer to your monitor documentation for support of power down mode support. Sleep mode offers maximum power savings.

Inactivity Timer

This allows you to set how many minutes the system must be inactive before it enters power managed mode. The range is 0 to 255 minutes. The default is 10 minutes.

Hot Key

This allows you to enter a hot key that, when pressed while holding down the <Ctrl> and <Alt> keys, will cause the system to enter power managed mode. All alphanumeric keys, punctuation keys, and spaces are valid keys.

Related Topics:

Plug and Play Configuration Subscreen


Plug and Play Configuration Subscreen

Configuration Mode

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set how the BIOS gets information about ISA cards that do not have plug and play capabilities. The options are Use Setup Utility and Use ICU (ISA Configuration Utility). The default is Use Setup Utility.

If Use ICU is selected, the BIOS will depend on run-time software to ensure that there are no conflicts between ISA boards with plug and play capabilities and those without. Only the "Boot With PnP OS" field will be visable if Use ICU is selected. If Use Setup Utility is selected, the BIOS will depend on the following items to avoid conflicts.

ISA Shared Memory Size

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to select a block of the memory to access the ISA bus. The options are Disabled, 16 KB, 32 KB, 48 KB, 64 KB, 80 KB and 96 KB. The default is Disabled. If this is set to Disabled, ISA Shared Memory Base Address, below, will not be visible.

ISA Shared Memory Base Address

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the base address for the ISA Shared Memory. The options are C8000h, CC000h, D0000h, D4000h, D8000h, and DC000h. The default is C8000h. The options available depend on the size of the ISA shared memory selected above. The ISA Shared Memory area cannot extend into the E0000h address range. For example, if a size of 64K was selected, options D4000h, D8000h, and DC000h will not be available.

Boot With PnP OS

When Enabled is selected, the BIOS will activate only those Plug and Play add-in cards needed to boot the system, then pass control to the operating system to configure any remaining Plug and Play add-in cards. The default is Disabled, but this feature should be set to Enabled for use with Windows 95..

IRQ 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the status of the IRQ. The options are Available and Used By ISA Card. Default is Available. The auto-configuration code looks here to see if these interrupts are available. If an interrupt is available, auto-configuration can assign the interrupt to be used by Plug and Play or PCI devices. If your system contains an ISA agent that uses one of these interrupts, select Used By ISA Card for that interrupt.

Some of these interrupts may not be displayed if they already have been assigned to other peripherals, such as IRQ 3 and IRQ 4, which are normally used by the serial ports, and IRQ 7 for the parallel port.


Security Screen

This section describes the two access modes that can be set using the options found on the Security screen, and then describes the Security screen options themselves.

Related Topics:

Administrative and User Access Modes

Security Screen Options


Administrative and User Access Modes

The options on the Security screen menu make it possible to restrict access to the Setup program by allowing you to set passwords for two different access modes: Administrative mode and User mode.

In general, Administrative mode has full access to the Setup options, whereas User mode has restricted access to the options. Thus, by setting separate Administrative and User passwords, a system administrator can limit who can change critical Setup values. The actual limitations depend on whether either the Administrative or User passwords or both are set.

If you want to limit access to who can boot the system, you must set the User password. This is the password that the system will ask for before booting. If only the Administrative password is set, the system will boot up without asking for a password. If both passwords are set, you can enter either password to boot the system.

This table shows the effects of setting the Administrative and User passwords. (The table is for reference only, and is not shown on the Security screen.) In the table, the statement "Can change a limited number of options" means you can change the system date and time, the User password, and the security hot key.

Password Set	Administrative mode can:	User mode can:	Pswd Required at Boot
Neither	Change all options*	Change all options*	None
Administrative only	Change all options	Change a limited number of options	None
User only	N/A	Change all options	User
Both	Change all options	Change a limited number of options	Administrative or User
* If no password is set, any user can change all Setup options.


Security Screen Options

User Password is

This reports if there is a User password enabled. There are no options.

Administrative Password is

This reports if there is an Administrative password set. There are no options.

Set User Password

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the User password.

Set Administrative Password

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to set the Administrative password.

Unattended Start

When selected, this brings up a dialog box that allows you to control when the security password is requested. The options are Enabled and Disabled. The default is Disabled. The User password must be enabled before you can enable this option. If Enabled is selected, the system will boot, but the keyboard will be locked until the User password is entered. This field is only visable if a user password is installed.

Security Hot Key (CTRL-ALT-)

This allows you to set a hot key that, when pressed, will lock the keyboard until the User password is entered. This field is only visable if a user password is installed.


Exit Screen

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding Changes

Load Setup Defaults

Discard Changes


Exit Saving Changes

When selected, this allows you to save the change to CMOS and exit the Setup program. You can also press the <F10> key anywhere in the Setup program to do this.


Exit Discarding Changes

When selected, this allows you to exit the Setup program without saving any changes. This means that any changes made while in the Setup program will be discarded and NOT SAVED. Pressing the <Esc> key in any of the four main screens will do this.


Load Setup Defaults

When selected, this allows you to reset all of the setup options to their defaults. You can also press the <F5> key anywhere in the Setup program to do this.

This selection loads the default Setup values from the ROM table.


Discard Changes

When selected, this allows you to discard any changes you made during the current Setup session without exiting the program. You can also press the <F6> key anywhere in the Setup program to do this. This selection loads the CMOS values that were present when the system was turned on.


Appendix L - BIOS Update
Appendix L − BIOS Update

The Advanced/AS incorporates the AMIBIOS in a Flash memory component. Flash BIOS allows easy upgrades without the need to replace an EPROM. The upgrade utility fits on a floppy diskette and provides the capability to save, verify, and update the system BIOS. The upgrade utility also provides the capability to install alternate languages for BIOS messages and the SETUP utility. The upgrade utility can be run from a hard drive or a network drive, but no memory managers can be installed during upgrades.

Related Topics:

Using the upgrade utility


Using the upgrade utility

If the utility is obtained from a bulletin board, UNZIP the archive and copy the files to a bootable MS-DOS 3.3, 4.01, 5.0, or 6.x diskette. Reboot the system with the upgrade diskette in the bootable floppy drive and follow the directions in the easy to use menu-driven program.

Because of the extensive features implemented in the System BIOS. Recovery will not be available for the Advanced/AS baseboard. After a BIOS upgrade it is recommended that you reset BIOS defaults, and reenter your custom configuration, to avoid improper system operation.


Appendix M - Environmental Standards
Appendix M − Environmental Standards

Boards

Parameter	Condition	Specification
Temperature	Non-Operating	-40oC to +70oC
	Operating	+0oC to +55oC
Humidity	Non-Operating	92% Relative Humidity max. @ 55oC
	Operating	85% Relative Humidity max. @ 55°C
Altitude	Non-Operating	50,000 feet (15,240 meters)
	Operating	10,000 feet (3048 meters)
Vibration	Non-Operating	0.01g2/Hz @ 5Hz, 0.02g2/Hz from 20Hz-500Hz
Shock	Non-Operating	30.0G, 11ms, 1/2 sine
Table M-1. Environmental standards


Appendix N - Reliability Data
Appendix N − Reliability Data

The Mean-Time-Between-Failures (MTBF) data is calculated from predicted data @ 55C.

Advanced/AS baseboard	77,819 hours