Compaq 164LX manual

Compaq Computer Corporation AlphaPC 164LX Mothe rboard T ru64 UNIX User ’ s Man ua l Order Number: EC–R2ZPC–TE Revision/Update Information: This is a revi sed do cument. I t supers edes th e AlphaPC 16 4LX Motherboar d DIGIT AL UNIX User ’ s Manual , EC– R2ZPB–TE.[...]

March 1999 The infor mation in th is publica tion is subje ct to cha nge wit hout noti ce. COMP AQ COMPUTER COR PORA TION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONT AINED HEREIN, NOR FOR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM- AGES RESUL TING FROM THE FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THIS MA TERIAL. THIS INFORMA TION IS PRO[...]

iii Contents 1 About This Manual 1.1 Manual Conventio ns and Termi nology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 2 Featur es 2.1 Power Req uirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 2.2 Environm ental Requ irements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iv 4.11 Enclosu re Fan Power Connect or Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 4.12 Speaker Co nnector Pi nouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 4.13 Microproce ssor Fan Power Conn ector Pinou ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 4.14 Powe[...]

v 8 Troubleshooting 8.1 Hardware Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 8.2 Beep Co des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 8.3 Post Code s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

vi Figures 2–1 AlphaPC 16 4LX Jumper /Connector/Com ponent Loc ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2–2 ATX Hole Specificati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 2–3 ATX I/O Shi eld Dimen sions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

vii Tables 2–1 AlphaPC 16 4LX Feat ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2–2 AlphaPC 16 4LX Jumper /Connector/Com ponent Lis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2–3 Power Su pply DC Current Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 2–4 [...]

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About Thi s Manual 1–1 1 About This Manual This ma nual descr ibes the AlphaPC 16 4LX motherboar d, a modul e for comput ing systems b ased on the Alpha 21 164 microproce ssor and t he companion 21 174 c ore logic c hip. It de scrib es the mothe rboard’ s feat ures and how t o set it s configu ration jumpers. T his manua l helps u sers to i nst[...]

1–2 About Th is Manua l Manual Conventions and Terminology Italic T ype: Italic typ e emphasi zes import ant inf ormation an d indic ates compl ete title s of document s. T erms: The foll owing terms a re used i n this m anual: This term... Refers to... Alpha SR M co ns ole The Alp ha SRM C onsole firm w are DIGIT AL UNIX installation guide The D[...]

Features 2–1 2 Features T able 2–1 pr ovides an overvi ew of the Alp haPC 164LX mother board’ s features . Table 2–1 AlphaPC 164LX Features Feature Description Micropro cessor Alpha 21164 microp r ocessor (64-bit RISC) Core logic chip 21 174 core lo gi c chip, compri si ng a single control chip that pro- vides an interfa ce to system memo r[...]

2–2 Feat ures Figure 2 –1 shows the AlphaPC 164 LX motherbo ard and it s components and T able 2–2 de scrib es these c omponents. Figure 2–1 AlphaPC 164LX Jumper/Connector/Component Location U42 U62 U61 U49 U50 U48 U40 U31 U32 U33 U20 U21 U22 U8 U9 U43 U53 U41 U37 B1 U58 U59 U60 J25 J24 J18 J19 J20 J21 J22 J6 J7 J2 J11 J10 J9 J8 J1 J3 J31 J[...]

Features 2–3 Table 2–2 AlphaPC 164LX Jumper/Connector/Component List Item No. Description Item No. Description B1 R TC battery (CR2 032) J25 Hard-drive LED connector J1 Soft power connector J26 PCI slo t 0 (64-bi t) J2 Fan po w e r , enclos ure (+12 V) J27 S y stem co nfiguratio n jumpe rs J3 Power (+3V , +5V , -5V , +12V , -12V) J28 Flash ROM [...]

2–4 Feat ures Power Requirements 2.1 Power Requir ements The AlphaPC 164 LX motherboard has a tot al power dissipat ion of 100 W , exc luding any plug- in PCI and I SA devic es. T able 2–3 l ists th e power req uirement f or each dc supply vo ltage. The power s upply must be A TX-c ompliant. Caution: Fan sen sor r equir ed . The 21 16 4 microp [...]

Features 2–5 Physical Paramete rs The Al phaP C 164LX mo therb o ard is sp ecifi ed to run within the en v ironm ent lis ted in T able 2– 4. 2.3 Physical Parameters The Alpha PC 164 LX motherboard is an A TX- si ze printed-wirin g b oar d ( P WB) wi th the fo llowin g dime ns ions : • Length: 3 0.48 cm (12.0 in ±0.0005 in) • W idth: 24.38 [...]

2–6 Feat ures Physi cal Parame ters 2.3. 1 A TX Hole Speci fication Figure 2–2 shows the A TX Hol e Specific ation for the AlphaPC 164 LX. Measurements are shown in i nche s. Figure 2–2 ATX Hole Speci fication .800 TYP Between Connectors .650 .500 .400 4.900 1.612 .600 .625 9.600 8.950 6.100 ISA Connector (2 Places) PCI Connector (4 Places) 1[...]

Features 2–7 Physical Paramete rs 2.3.2 A TX I/O Shield Requirements Figure 2– 3 sho w s th e A TX I/ O shi el d di mensi ons for the AlphaPC 16 4LX. M eas ure - ments are shown in millimete rs. Figure 2–3 ATX I/O Shield Dimensions 11.15 15.47 4.35 17.95 22.95 23.96 29.10 33.10 9.25 3.58 2.45 5.00 TYP R 1.00 21.36 16.05 68.4 64.9 24.7 16.7 35[...]

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AlphaPC 164LX Jumper Confi guratio n 3–1 3 AlphaPC 164LX Jumper Configuration The AlphaPC 164 LX motherb oard has two groups of jump ers located at J27 and J28, as shown i n Figur e 2–1. These j umpers set the ha rdware conf iguration and b oot options . Figure 3–1 shows th ese jumper conf igurati ons. 3.1 CPU Speed Selection The clock synthe[...]

3–2 Alpha PC 164 LX Jum per Confi gur at ion Bcache S ize Jumpe rs (CF1 and CF2) Figure 3–1 AlphaPC 164LX Configuration Jumpers 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 IRQ3 IRQ2 IRQ1 IRQ0 CF0 CF1 CF2 CF3 CF4 CF5 CF6 CF7 Reserved (Default Out) Boot_Option (Default Out) Reserved (Default Out) Reserved (Default Out) Reserved (Default Out) Reserved (Defa[...]

AlphaPC 164LX Jumper Confi guratio n 3–3 Boot Option Jumper (CF7) 3.3 Boot Option Jumper (CF7) The boot o ption jumper is l ocated at J27–23/24 ( CF7). The default position for this jumper i s out (Figu r e 3–1). This jumper select s the image to be loaded int o memory from the system flash ROM. W ith th e jumper out, t he SRM Console firmwar[...]

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AlphaP C 164LX Conn ector Pinouts 4–1 4 AlphaPC 164LX Connector Pinouts This chap ter contains pi nouts for all of the Alph aPC 164LX connectors. Se e Figure 2 –1 for connector location s. 4.1 PCI Bus Conn ector Pinouts T able 4–1 sh ows the PCI bus co nnector pi nouts. Table 4–1 PCI Bus Connector Pinouts Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pi[...]

4–2 Alpha PC 164 LX Conn ec tor Pinouts PCI Bus Connector Pinouts B1 1 PRSNT2# B12 Gnd B13 Gnd B14 — B15 Gnd B16 CLK B17 Gnd B1 8 REQ# B19 Vdd B20 AD[31] B2 1 AD[29] B22 Gnd B23 AD[27] B24 AD[25] B25 +3 V B26 C/BE#[3] B27 AD[23] B28 Gnd B29 AD[21] B30 AD[19] B31 +3V B3 2 AD[17] B33 C/BE#[2] B34 Gnd B35 IRDY# B3 6 +3V B37 DEVSE L# B38 Gnd B39 LO[...]

AlphaP C 164LX Conn ector Pinouts 4–3 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts 4.2 ISA Expansion Bus Conn ector Pinouts T able 4–2 sh ows the ISA expansio n bus connector pi nouts. Table 4–2 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts (J30 , J31) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signa l Pin Signal 1 Gnd 2 IOCHCK # 3 RSTDRV 4 SD7 5 Vdd 6 SD6 7 IRQ9 8 SD5 9 –5V [...]

4–4 Alpha PC 164 LX Conn ec tor Pinouts SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts 4.3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts T able 4–3 sh ows the SDRAM DIMM connect or pinout s. Table 4–3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts (J8 through J11) 1 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Gnd 2 DQ0 3 DQ1 4 DQ 2 5 DQ3 6 +3V 7 DQ4 8 DQ5 9 DQ6 10 DQ7 11 DQ8 12 Gnd 13 DQ9 14 [...]

AlphaP C 164LX Conn ector Pinouts 4–5 EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4.4 EID E Drive Bus C onnector Pinouts T able 4–4 sh ows the EIDE drive bu s connector pinou ts. 125 CK1 126 BA 1 2 127 Gnd 128 CKE0 129 S3 130 DQMB 6 131 DQMB7 132 PD 3 133 +3V 134 NC 135 NC 136 CB6 137 CB7 138 Gnd 13 9 DQ48 14 0 DQ4 9 141 DQ50 142 DQ51 143 +3 V 144 DQ 52 1[...]

4–6 Alpha PC 164 LX Conn ec tor Pinouts Diskette (Floppy) Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4.5 Diskette (Floppy) Drive Bus Connector Pinouts T able 4–5 sh ows the diskette (floppy) drive bus connect or pinout s. 4.6 Parallel Bus Connector Pinouts T able 4–6 sh ows the parallel bus connec t or pinouts. Table 4–5 Diskette (Floppy) Drive Bus Connec[...]

AlphaP C 164LX Conn ector Pinouts 4–7 COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts 4.7 COM1/C OM2 Serial Lin e Connector Pinouts T able 4–7 sh ows the COM1/COM2 serial l ine connec tor pinou ts. 4.8 Keyboard/Mo use Connector Pinouts T able 4–8 sh ows the keyboard/mou se connector pin outs. Table 4–7 COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts (J4) C[...]

4–8 Alpha PC 164 LX Conn ec tor Pinouts SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts 4.9 SROM T est Data Input C onnector Pinouts T able 4–9 sh ows the SROM test da ta input connect or pinouts. 4.10 Input Pow er Connector Pinouts T able 4–10 s hows the input power connector pinout s. 4.1 1 Enclosure Fan Po wer Connector Pinouts T able 4–1 1 shows[...]

AlphaP C 164LX Conn ector Pinouts 4–9 Speaker Connector Pinouts 4.12 Speaker Connector Pinouts T able 4–12 s hows the speaker c onnector p i nouts. 4.13 Micropr ocessor Fan Power Co nnector Pinouts T able 4–13 s hows the microproce ssor fan power connector pi nouts. Table 4–12 Speaker Connector Pinouts (J2 0) Pin Signal Name 1 SPKR Speaker [...]

4–10 AlphaPC 164LX Conn ec tor Pinouts EIDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts 4.15 EIDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts T able 4–15 s hows the EIDE drive LED c onnector pinouts. 4.16 Reset Button Con nector Pinouts T able 4–16 s hows the reset but ton connec t or pinouts. 4.17 Halt Button Connector Pinouts T able 4–17 s hows the halt butt on connect [...]

Memor y and Micr oprocess or Config urat ion 5–1 5 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration For highe r system speed or greater through put, you can upgrade SDRAM memory by re placing DIMMs wi th those of g reater s ize. When confi guring or upgradi ng SDRAM, observe t he following rules: • Each DIMM must be a 168-p in unbuffer ed versi on and h[...]

5–2 Memor y and Micr oprocess or Configurati on Upgrading SDRAM Memory 5.2 Upgrading SD RAM Memory Y ou can upgrade memor y in the Al phaPC 164LX by add ing more DIMMs or replac ing the ones t hat you have with a great er size. Refer to Fi gure 2–1 f or DIMM connecto r locations. Use the f ollowing ge neral gui delines : 1. Observe an tistatic [...]

Memor y and Micr oprocess or Config urat ion 5–3 Incre asi ng Mi croprocessor Speed 5.3 Increasing Microprocessor Speed This sec tion describes how to complete the following acti ons to inc rease micropro cessor speed: • Replace t he Alpha 21 164 microproce ssor with an Alpha chip that has a high er spee d rating. • Reconfig ure the clock div[...]

5–4 Memor y and Micr oprocess or Configurati on Incre as ing Microproc essor Spee d 5.3.3 Removing t he 21 164 Microproces sor Remove the mi croprocessor cu rrently in place a t location U40 by performing the follo wing st eps: 1. Unplug the fan power/sensor cable from connec tor J18 ( see Figure 2–1). 2. Remove the f our 6-32 X 0.875-inch sc r[...]

Memor y and Micr oprocess or Config urat ion 5–5 Incre asi ng Mi croprocessor Speed 6. Instal l the hea t sink and heat-sink f an as directed i n the fol lowing ste ps. A heat - sink/fan k it is available f r om the vendor listed in Appendi x A. Refer t o Figure 5– 1 for heat-s ink and fa n assembly deta ils. Figure 5 –1 shows the Fan/Heat -S[...]

5–6 Memor y and Micr oprocess or Configurati on Incre as ing Microproc essor Spee d 3. Pla ce the GRAFOIL pad on the gold-pla ted slug s urface an d align it with the thr eaded stud s. b. Attach t he microprocesso r heat si nk. The heat -sink ma terial is clear anod- ized, hot -water-s ealed, 6061 -T6 alumi num. The nut mat e rial is 201 1-T3 al [...]

Interrupts and ISA Bus Addre sses 6–1 6 Interrupts and ISA Bus Addresses This sec tion lists th e system and I/O inter r upt assignme nts. It a lso lists t he physical AlphaPC 164LX I/O spac e assignmen ts. 6.1 Interrupts T able 6–1 l i sts each AlphaPC 1 64LX ISA interrupt a nd its so urce. Table 6–1 ISA Interrupts Interrupt Number Interrupt[...]

6–2 Interrup ts and IS A Bus Addres ses ISA I/O Address Map 6.2 ISA I/O Address Map T able 6–2 l i sts the AlphaPC 16 4LX ISA I/O space a ddress mappi ng. IRQ13 A vailable IRQ14 EIDE IRQ15 EIDE 1 The # symbol ind ica tes an activ e low signal . Table 6–2 ISA I/O Address Map Range (hex) Usage 000-00F 8237 DMA #1 020- 021 8 259 PI C #1 040- 043[...]

Interrupts and ISA Bus Addre sses 6–3 ISA I/O Address Map 6.2.1 Flash ROM Address Ma p The addre ss range f or the fl ash ROM is F FF8.0000–FFFF .FFFF . Flash spa ce of 1MB is obta ined by double mappi ng this 512KB space. F LASH_ADR 19 register at I/O locati on 800 16 provi des th is func tion. Writing a 0 to t h is loca tion e nabl es the lo [...]

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Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–1 7 Alpha SRM Console Firmware The Alpha SRM Console f irmware ini t ializes the system and enables you to in stall and boot the T ru64 UNIX operating system. This firmwar e resid es in the flash ROM on the Alp haPC 164LX motherboard. 7.1 Alpha SRM Console Firmw are Conventions The foll owing conventions are used in [...]

7–2 Alpha SRM Cons ole Firmware Alpha SRM Console Firmware Conventions The followi ng table lists Alpha SRM Conso le special keys and thei r functions. These special keys, also refe rred to a s shortcu t keys, pro vide command recall , line editing, and basi c input/outp ut contro l flow . Shortcut Key Function Enter T erminate the command line i[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–3 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions 7.2 Basic Alp ha SRM Console Command D escriptions This sec tion describes the following ba sic Alpha SRM Cons ole commands tha t are necessa ry to boot the T ru64 UNIX ope rating sy stem: • arc • boot • deposit • exam ine • fwupda te • set • show The Alpha[...]

7–4 Alpha SRM Cons ole Firmware Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions arc Loads and r uns the AlphaBIOS fi rmware updat e utili ty from a diskett e. Syntax arc nt Arguments None Options None Description None Examples Either of the following commands load and run t he AlphaBIOS firmware update utilit y from a dis kette: >>>arc or &[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–5 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions boot Initi alizes t he process or , loads a pr ogram image from the s pecifie d boot devi ce, and transfe rs contro l to the l oaded im age. Syntax boot [-file <filename>] [-flags <longword>[,<longword>]] [-protocols <enet_protocol>] [-halt] [<[...]

7–6 Alpha SRM Cons ole Firmware Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions Description The boot command init ial i zes the pro cessor , loads a program i ma ge from the specifie d boot devi ce, and transfe rs contro l to that image. If you do not specify a boot de vice in t he command lin e , the default boot devi ce is used. The def ault boot [...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–7 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions Examples boot Comma nd Example Description >>> boot Boot s th e sy stem from the defaul t boo t d evice. >>> boot ewa0 Boots the system from Ethernet p o rt ewa0. >>> boot -file dec2.sys ewa0 B oots the f i le n amed dec2. sys from Ethernet por[...]

7–8 Alpha SRM Cons ole Firmware Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions deposit W rites dat a to the specified a ddress. Syntax deposit [-{b,w,l,q,o,h}] [{physical, virtual, gpr, fpr, ipr}] [-n <count>] [-s <step>] [<device>:]<address> <data> Arguments <dev ice>: The optio nal device name (o r address spac[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–9 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions <data> The data to be deposited. Options - The location immediately p receding the last location refer enced by examine or deposit . * The location last ref erenced by examine or deposit . @ The location addr es sed by the last location referenced by examine or dep[...]

7–10 Alpha SRM Co nsole Firmwa re Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions Description The deposit command writes dat a to th e sp ecified addr ess, s uch as a memory location , registe r , device, or f ile. The de faults f or addres s space, da ta size, and addr ess are t he last s pecifie d values. Af ter initia lizat ion, th e d efau lt fo[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–1 1 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions examine Displays the conte nts of the speci fied add r ess. Syntax examine [-{b,w,l,q,o,h,d}] [-{physical, virtual, gpr, fpr, ipr}] [-n <count>] [-s <step>] [<device>:]<address> Arguments <device>: The optio nal device name (o r address sp[...]

7–12 Alpha SRM Co nsole Firmwa re Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions Description The examine command displa ys the contents of the specified address , such as a me mory location, register , device, or f ile. The default s for addr ess space, dat a size, and addres s are the last specified valu es. After i nitial i zation, th e default f[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–13 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions Examples examine C omm and Example Dis play Descripti on >>>e r0 gpr: 0 (R0) 0000000000000002 Examines the contents of R0, using a symbo lic address. >>>e -g 0 gpr: 0 (R0) 0000000000000002 Examines the contents of R0, using a d dress space. >>>[...]

7–14 Alpha SRM Co nsole Firmwa re Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions fwupdate Loads and r uns the AlphaBIOS fi rmware updat e utili ty from a diskett e . Syntax fwupdate Arguments None Options None Description The fwupdate command script i s used to l oad and run the AlphaBIOS fi rmware upda te utility fr om a disket te. The fi le fwupd[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–15 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions set Sets or m odif ies the v alue of an environment variabl e. Syntax set <envar> <value> [-default] [-integer] [-string] Arguments <envar> The envir onment variable t o be assi gned a new val ue. <value> The v alue tha t is as signed t o the env[...]

7–16 Alpha SRM Co nsole Firmwa re Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions Examples set Command Ex ample Description >>>set bootdef_dev ewa0 Modifies the default bo ot device to ewa0. >>>set auto_action boot Attempts to bo ot the operating sy stem following an erro r, halt, or po wer-up. >>>set boot_osflags 0,1 Modi[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–17 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions show Displays the curr ent value of the specifi ed environ ment varia ble or inform ation ab out the sys t em. Syntax show [{config, device [device_name], iobq, hwrpb, map, memory, pal, version, <envar>...}] Arguments Options None Description The show comma nd dis[...]

7–18 Alpha SRM Co nsole Firmwa re Environment Variables for Alpha SRM Console Commands Examples 7.3 Environm ent V ariables for Alpha SRM Console Comma nds This sec tion describes environment vari ables tha t are use d to defin e the syst em operati onal state and to pass infor mation between the fir m ware and the oper ating system. 7.3.1 Enviro[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–19 Environment Variables for Alpha SRM Console Commands 7.3.1.1 Architecture-Required Environment V ariables The foll owing table shows c ommon Alpha SRM Cons ole architect ure-req uired environ m ent variable s and their d escripti ons. For a compl ete list , enter show * at the Alpha SRM Console prompt . Architectu[...]

7–20 Alpha SRM Co nsole Firmwa re Environment Variables for Alpha SRM Console Commands 7.3.1.2 System-Defined Environment V ariables The foll owing table shows c ommon Alpha SRM Cons ole system-defi ned environ m ent variable s and their d escripti ons. For a complete list, ente r show * at the Alpha SRM Console prompt . System-Defin ed Environme[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–21 Environment Variables for Alpha SRM Console Commands language n The language environment variable assigns langu age n to the sy stem (wher e n is the option nu mber of a langu age listed in the menu that follows). Use the fo llowing procedure to select the lang uage: 1. At the Alpha SRM Console p rompt, enter th e[...]

7–22 Alpha SRM Co nsole Firmwa re Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Update the Flash ROM 7.4 Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Update the Flash ROM Use the Al phaBIOS fir mware upda te utili ty to upda te the fi rmware in a flas h ROM . 7.4.1 AlphaBIOS Conventions AlphaBIOS us es univer sally accepted keys and key combin[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–23 Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Update the Flash ROM 7.4.2 Starting the AlphaBIOS T o start t he AlphaBIOS, follo w this proc edure: 1. Insert the AlphaBIOS diske tte into diskette dr ive A. 2. At the Alp ha SRM Console pr ompt, enter th e following command: >>>fwupdate Note: Because t he f[...]

7–24 Alpha SRM Co nsole Firmwa re Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Update the Flash ROM 7.4.3 Installing Alpha SRM Console Using AlphaBIOS Setup Program Figure 7 –2 shows an example of the AlphaBI OS Setup screen. Select the AlphaBIOS Upgrade... option by u sing the arrow or T ab keys. Figure 7–2 AlphaBIOS Setup Screen Press Ent[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–25 Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Update the Flash ROM Figure 7 –3 shows an example of the AlphaBI OS Upgrade Options scr een. If mor e than one image is found, the new image's name is d i splayed. If th e name of the ne w image is not SRM Consol e, use the down arr ow key to cyc l e through th[...]

7–26 Alpha SRM Co nsole Firmwa re Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Update the Flash ROM Figure 7–4 shows an example of the AlphaBIOS s creen that warns you that you have select ed to swit ch the operatin g system. Figure 7–4 AlphaBIOS Warning Screen Press Ent er to co n tinue the in stall ation .[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–27 Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Update the Flash ROM A screen similar to Figur e 7–5 is di splayed. Th e version numbers shown on your screen ma y be differ ent than those shown in Figure 7–5. Figure 7–5 AlphaBIOS Upgrade SRM Console Screen Press F10 to contin ue the ins t allation.[...]

7–28 Alpha SRM Co nsole Firmwa re Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Update the Flash ROM Figure 7 –6 shows an example of the AlphaBI OS Upgrade Complete scr een. Figure 7–6 AlphaBIOS Upgrade Complete Screen T o load the SRM Console, power -cycle the s ystem.[...]

Alpha S RM Console Firmware 7–29 Instal ling the Tru6 4 UNIX Operat ing Syste m 7.5 Installing the T ru64 UNIX Operating System Note: The DIGIT AL UNIX product name has been change d to T ru64 UNIX. Some re ferences to old er documentation t itles use the DIGIT AL UNIX product name. Note: T ru64 UNIX V ersion 4.0D i s the minimum revi sion requir[...]

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Troubleshoo ting 8–1 8 T roubleshooting This chap ter contains i nformation about troubles hooting ha rdware and softwar e during Al phaPC 164LX start up. 8.1 Hardware Startup Use the f ollowing t roublesho oting steps if video is n ot working o n your system. If you stil l have no video a fter rev iewing the se steps, please call your system ven[...]

8–2 Troubles hooting Beep Codes 8.2 Beep Codes The beep c odes provide err or informa tion about the AlphaPC 164LX system. T able 8–1 list s and descri bes the be ep codes. 8.3 Post Codes The post c odes indicate t he progre ss of the SROM and SRM Cons ole firmwar e. T able 8– 2 lists and desc ribes th e post codes. Table 8–1 Beep Codes Bee[...]

Troubleshoo ting 8–3 Post C odes 20 ISA bu s reset 3F Fatal error . Second code iden tifies source of error: 05 = No memor y found 06 = Checksum erro r detected when im age was read back from memory SRM Consol e FF FE Starting cons ol e Idle PCB initializatio n FD Semaphore i nitialization FC Heap initializatio n FB Heap initializatio n F A Heap [...]

8–4 Troubles hooting Fail-Safe Booter 8.4 Fail-Saf e Booter The fail -safe booter p rovides an emerg ency recovery mecha nism when the primar y firm ware image contai ned in flash memory has bee n c orr upt ed. When fl ash memory has been corrupted, and no image can be loaded safel y from the fla sh, you can run the fai l-safe boot er and boot an[...]

Batte ry Re cycl e/Di sposal I nf ormati on 9–1 9 Battery Recycle/Disposal Information NOTICE Recycle o r dispose of bat t eries promptly in accordance with your orga nization’ s environ m enta l polici es. If th is is a LITHIUM batt e ry , the following ad ditional pre- caution s may apply: • Replace b atteries c orrectl y to preve nt possib[...]

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Suppor t A–1 A Suppor t A.1 Custom er Support The Alpha OEM webs ite provides t he followi ng informa tion for customer su pport. URL Description http://ww w .digit al.com/alphaoem Cont ains the following li nks: • Developers’ Area: Devel opment tools , code exampl es, driver developers’ in form atio n, and technical white pape rs • Mothe[...]

A–2 Support Supporting Products A.2 Su ppor ting Produ cts This sec tion lists sou rces for components a nd accesso ries that are not inclu ded with the Alpha PC 164LX. A.2.1 Memor y Dual inli ne memory modules (DIM M s) ar e available fr om a variety of vendors . For a list of qual ified vendo rs, visi t the Alpha OEM W orl d W i de W eb Inter n[...]

Suppor t A–3 Alpha Documentation Antec, Inc. 2859 Bayvie w Drive Fremont, CA 94 538 Phone: 510 – 770 – 1200, ext. 3 13 Contact: Han Liu PN PP – 253X A.2.4 Enclosur e An enclos ure, suitable f or housing the AlphaPC 164LX and it s power supply , is avail able f rom: Delta Axxion T echnology 1550 North western Drive El Paso, TX 79 912 Phone: [...]

A–4 Support Third–Par t y Documentatio n A.4 Third–Party Documentation Y ou can order the foll owing thir d-party documentati on directly fr om the vendor . Title Vendor PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.1 PCI Multimedia Design Guide, Revision 1.0 PCI Syste m De sign Guide PCI-to-PCI Bridge Architecture Specification, Revis ion 1.0 PCI [...]