Micronics M5Pi PCI/ISA Bedienungsanleitung

M5Pi PCI/ISA 60/66MHz Pentium Processor System Board Manual Document Number : 06-00096-05, Re v . 1B October 1994 221 W arren A v e., Fremont, CA 94539-7085[...]

Copyright Notices Micronics Computers, Inc. The information contained in the M5Pi system board manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. Micronics assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document. Micronics makes no commitments to update or to keep the information in this manual at a curr[...]

iii Micronics Quick Installation W e know that many experienced people prefer to read as little of the documen- tation as possible. If this sounds like you, here’ s the short form: 1. Ground yourself to prevent damaging static discharge, then remove the M5Pi from its packaging. 2. Configure and verify the system board’ s jumper settings. (See J[...]

iv to configure. Press <Enter> with Auto selected and the BIOS will automatically configure the drive for you. (See Chapter 4) 9. After you have configured the Main Setup menu, make any desired setting configurations in the Advanced and Security menu. When finished, go to the exit screen, select “Save Changes and Exit,” and you are finish[...]

v Contents Introduction ...................................................................... 1-1 Features ..................................................................................... 1-2 Software Compatibility ............................................................... 1-2 Configuring the M5Pi ........................................[...]

vi Hard Disk 1-4 (IDE Drives Only) .............................................................. 4-4 Base Memory and Extended Memory ...................................................... 4-4 V ideo Card ................................................................................................ 4-5 Keyboard ...................................[...]

vii List of Figures Figure 2-1: M5Pi System Board ...................................................................... 2-2 Figure 3-1: Installing a 72-Pin SIMM .............................................................. 3-5 Figure 3-3: Installing a PCI Peripheral Card .................................................... 3-7 Figure 3-5: Install[...]

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1 Introduction Congratulations for choosing the Micronics M5Pi! The M5Pi is a high- performance system board designed to be a foundation for serious computer applications. The M5Pi is a 60/66 MHz Pentium based board and is one of the most powerful Intel-based products on the market. The M5Pi comes with many built in features. These include support [...]

Features The M5Pi includes the following features: m Pentium processor support for 60MHz or 66MHz processors. m T wo 32-bit PCI slots, four ISA slots, and one shared (PCI or ISA) slot. m 256K of L2 write-back cache. m Supports up to 128MB of on-board system memory . m Primary PCI Mode 3 IDE controller (supports two drives). m Secondary ISA IDE cont[...]

2 Configuring the M5Pi Although the M5Pi system board is packaged in protective materials, it is important to use care while unpacking and setting up. Static Electricity The M5Pi is shipped from the factory in an antistatic bag. T o reduce the possibility of damage, it is important to neutralize any accumulated static charges on your body before ha[...]

Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual 2-2 M5Pi Components Figure 2-1 M5Pi System Board[...]

Jumper Settings T able 2-1 lists the jumper settings to select the speed of the CPU installed in your system. Speed Jumper 60M H z (default) 66MHz W25 close open W26 open close W27 close open T able 2-1 CPU Speed Selection T able 2-2 lists the jumper settings to select the type of video installed. Jumper Funct ion Setting W3 col o r (d e fa ult ) m[...]

2-4 Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual T able 2-5 lists the jumper settings to set the secondary IDE controller’ s IRQ. If you set this for IRQ14, you must disable the PCI IDE controller (T able 2-4). Jumper Func tion Setting W14 IRQ15 ( default) IRQ 1 4 2-3 1-2 T able 2-5 Secondary IDE Controller IRQ Selection T able 2-6 lists the jumper setting[...]

2-5 Jumper Settings T able 2-8 lists the jumper settings to select a DMA channel for the parallel port. Jumper Func tion Setting W6 DMA C ha nnel 1 DMA C ha nnel 3 DMA not used ( defa ult) 1-2 2-3 open W7 DMA C ha nnel 1 DMA C ha nnel 3 DMA not used ( defa ult) 1-2 2-3 open T able 2-8 Parallel Por t DMA Channel Selection T able 2-9 lists the jumper[...]

Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual 2-6 T able 2-1 1 lists reserved jumper settings. Do not reconfigure these jumpers. Jumper Func tion Setting W1 Normal (default) For Micron DRAM only open close W2 Reserved open W8 Reserved 1-2 W9 Reserved 1-2 W12 PS/2 Mouse doe s not us e IRQ12 (A T Version) PS/2 M ous e uses IRQ12 (PS/ 2 Version) open close W13 R[...]

T able 2-12 lists the jumper settings for case and peripheral connections. Jumper Funct ion Notes J19 PC I I DE Con ne cto r Pri mary J20 ISA IDE Connecto r S econda ry J21 Floppy C onne ctor J18 Parallel Port Connec tor Can be disabled at the CMOS configu ration screen. J12 Serial Po rt (Com1) Can be disabled at the CMOS configu ration screen. J11[...]

3 Installing the M5Pi, System Memor y , CPUs and P eripherals This section explains how to install the M5Pi system board, SIMMs, CPUs, and peripherals. W arning: Before installing or removing any peripherals or components, make sure you have a clear work space and that you adhere to all anti-static precautions described on page 2-1. Micronics recom[...]

Installation of the M5Pi The installation of the M5Pi system board depends on the type of case you use. The M5Pi is a Baby A T size system board and you should be able to install it in most cases. Prior to installing the M5Pi, make sure you have a clear work space available and adhere to all anti-static precautions. If you are unfamiliar with insta[...]

3-3 Installing System Memor y and Add-On P er ipherals System Memory System memory devices, commonly known as SIMMs (Single Inline Memory Modules), are necessary to operate the M5Pi system board. The M5Pi has four SIMM sockets and can be upgraded to 128 Megabytes of RAM. This section will explain the type of SIMMs supported, list the rules of addin[...]

Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual 3-4 Common Memory Configurations The following table (Figure 3-1) lists the most common memory configura- tions. The M5Pi will accept any combination of SIMMs as long as the rules in the previous section are followed. Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Total 4MB 4M B 8MB 4MB 4MB 4M B 4MB 16M B 8MB 8M B 16MB 4MB 4MB 8M B [...]

3-5 Installing System Memor y and Add-On P er ipherals Installing the SIMMs T o install the SIMMs, locate the memory banks on the system board. Find the lowest bank number available (0,1,2,3) and work your way up. Perform the following steps to install the SIMMs: 1. Hold the SIMM so that the notched edge is aligned with the notch on the SIMM socket[...]

Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual 3-6 Installing a CPU The M5Pi is designed to support 60 or 66MHz Pentium processors. Follow the steps below to install a processor: 1. T urn off the computer and remove the computer cover . 2. Locate the ZIF socket illustrated in Figure 2-1. 3. Lift the lever of the socket. 4. Locate pin 1 on the processor and pin[...]

3-7 Installing System Memor y and Add-On P er ipherals Installing a PCI Peripheral Card Micronics PCI slots accommodate all PCI peripherals which the PCI 2.0 specifications. Complete the following steps to install a PCI card: 1. T urn the computer system off and remove the computer cover . 2. Choose an unused PCI slot and remove the slot cover . 3.[...]

Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual 3-8 Installing an ISA Peripheral Card Micronics ISA slots accommodate all standard ISA peripherals. Complete the following steps to install an ISA card: 1. T urn the computer system off and remove the computer cover . 2. Choose an unused ISA slot and remove the slot cover . 3. Insert the card with the bottom edge [...]

4 The BIOS Setup Utility Configuration After the M5Pi system board and all hardware is installed, the system is ready for configuration. Before turning on the computer, make sure all cables are correctly connected and all jumpers are correctly set. It is recommended you keep the computer cover off the first time you boot the system. If you have any[...]

Setup The Setup procedure is built into the system. Setup begins after the completed system is powered up. Once the system is powered up and goes through a memory test, the following screen appears on your monitor: Figure 4-1 Power-Up Screen If the systems detects a configuration error , it displays an error message. After the error message, anothe[...]

4-3 The BIOS Setup Utility Running the Setup Procedure If the system halts while booting, press <F2> and the CMOS Main Screen (Figure 4-2) should appear with the prompt on the time line. If the system does not halt and a DOS prompt does appears (i.e., A: or C:), press the <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <s> keys simultaneously to begin[...]

Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual 4-4 Setting the CMOS Parameters Before running the computer, certain parameters on the CMOS configuration screens must be set so the computer properly operates. First, set the parameters on the CMOS Main Screen, then press the PgUp/PgDn key , and set the parameters on the CMOS Extended Screen. Note: Some of the pa[...]

4-5 The BIOS Setup Utility Video Car d This sets the type of monitor required for your computer . The display periph- eral supports VGA/EGA, CGA80, CGA40, Monochrome (MONO), or no monitor at all. Use the < + / - > keys to toggle between the options. Keyboard If the keyboard category is set to INST ALLED, the computer will test the keyboard du[...]

Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual 4-6 Serial Port B Serial Port 2 may be set for COM2 (default), COM4, or may be disabled. Be sure this setting does not conflict with any other peripherals. Parallel Port The parallel port may be set for LPT1 (default), LPT2, or may be disabled. Be sure this setting does not conflict with any other peripherals. Sec[...]

4-7 The BIOS Setup Utility System BIOS The System BIOS Option allows you to Shadow , Shadow & Cache, or Disable the BIOS Shadow on the system board. Choosing SHADOWED copies the system’ s BIOS into RAM for faster execution. Choosing SHADOWED & CACHED caches the shadowed system BIOS for even higher performance. This allows you to take adva[...]

Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual 4-8 Re-Configuring Y our Computer Press the <Esc> key to reach the Exit Pop-Up Screen. Now select <F4> to save and initialize the new Setup. Figure 4-4 Exit Pop-up Screen[...]

POST Messages The following table lists the Power On Self T est (POST) messages, possible causes, and solutions. Message Possible Cause Solution NO DISKETTE CO NTROLLER Disk co ntroller not found. Change the Configura ti o n. DISKETTE DRI VE RESE T FAILED D isk ada pter has failed or i s improperly con fi g ured. Check the disk a dapter. DISKETTE D[...]

Message Possible Cause Solution FIXED DI SK CO NFIGURATI ON FAIL URE The specified con figuration is not sup ported. Correct the hard di sk con fi g uration. FIXED DI SK CO NTROLLER FAIL URE The controller card has failed. Repl ace c ontroller c ard. FIXED DI SK X FAILURE (where X =0 o r 1) The hard di s k crashed. Press F1 t o reboot or rerun SETU[...]

POST Messages A-3 Message Possible Cause Solution DISKETTE READ FA ILU R E, o r NO T A BOOT D ISKETTE, or NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE Hard/floppy disk failed or is not boo table. Replace t he d iskette w ith a bootable diskette and ret ry. DEC REASING AVAILABLE ME MOR Y, or ME MORY F AIL UR E AT AAAAAAA A READ XX XX EXPEC TING YYYY (where AAAAAAAA = f[...]

Beep Codes Beep codes are a series of beeps sent through the speaker which indicate a problem during POST . If text appears on the video screen, the M5Pi has completed POST ; any other tone from the speaker indicates some- thing other than a POST error . These tones are not described in T able B-1. The beep error codes are a series of three sets of[...]

Beep c ode Content s Port 80h Description None 01h CPU register test in progress. 1-1-3 02h CMOS read/write failure. 1-1-4 03h ROM BIOS check failur e. 1-2-1 04h Programmable i nter val timer failure. 1-2-2 05h DMA initialization failur e . 1-2-3 06h DMA page r egis ter write/r e ad failure. 1-3-1 08h RAM refresh v erification f ailure. None 09h Fi[...]

Beep c ode Content s Port 80h Description 2-4-3 1Eh Bit 14 first 64K R AM failure. 2-4-4 1Fh Bit 15 first 64K RAM failu re. 3-1-1 20h Slave DMA register failure. 3-1-2 21h Master DMA register failu re. 3-1-3 22h Master i nter rupt mask register failure. 3-1-4 23h Slave inter rupt mask r egister failur e. None 25h Interrupt vect or loading i n pr og[...]

C-1 C Hard Disk Drive T ypes The following table lists the hard disk types supported by M5Pi. Type C yl Hd Pr e LZ Sec Size (MB) 1 306 4 128 305 17 10 2 615 4 300 615 17 20 3 615 6 300 615 17 30 4 940 8 512 940 17 62 5 940 6 512 940 17 46 6 615 4 -1 615 17 20 7 462 8 256 511 17 30 8 733 5 -1 733 17 30 9 900 15 - 1 901 17 112 10 820 3 -1 820 17 20 1[...]

Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual C-2 Type Cyl Hd Pre LZ Sec Size (MB) 29 512 8 256 512 17 34 30 615 2 615 615 17 10 31 989 5 0 909 17 41 32 1020 15 -1 1024 17 127 33 615 4 -1 615 26 31 34 820 6 -1 820 26 62 35 1024 9 1024 1024 17 76 36 1024 5 512 1024 17 42 37 1024 5 512 1024 26 65 38 823 10 256 824 17 60 39 615 4 128 664 17 20 40 615 8 128 664 1[...]

Specifications Processor 60MHz or 66MHz Pentium processor . Chipset Intel 82430 PCI Set. CPU Clock Select Frequency synthesizer chip. Jumper selectable CPU selection. Form Factor Baby A T size (8.5" x 13.75"). 4 layer PCB. Expansion Four 16-bit ISA slots. T wo 32-bit PCI slots. One shared ISA/PCI slot. BIOS Phoenix BIOS on 1MB Flash EPROM[...]

Mode 3 support. Multiple sector transfer support. LBA support. Secondary IDE Support Supports two additional IDE hard disks. LBA support. Environmental Specifications The environment in which the M5Pi is located is critical. Micronics recom- mends the following environmental specifications: T emperature Rang e Operating: 50 to 104 degrees Fahrenhei[...]

Battery Disposal W arning: DO NOT : open battery; dispose of in fire; recharge; put in backwards, mix with used or other battery types. May explode or leak and cause personal injury. D-3[...]

F-1 FCC W arning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency ener[...]

Glossary BIOS: Basic Input Output System. Maintains and controls the entire functions of the computer . Cache: Fast memory used to enhance the efficiency and speed of the computer . CPU: Central Processing Unit. Essentially , the “brains” of the computer . Disk Drive: Either a hard disk or a floppy diskette. DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory .[...]

W-1 Limited W arranty Except as described below , Micronics warrants the products to be free from defects in material and workmanship in normal use for a period of one (1) year from date of purchase. Should any product fail to perform according to this warranty at any time during the warranty period, except as provided below , Micronics or its auth[...]

W-2 Micronics M5Pi System Board Manual Micronics will not be liable for any lost profits or any indirect, special incidental or consequential damages in connection with the product, even if Micronics has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Micronics makes no warranties or representations as to performance of products or as to service t[...]