American Megatrends EZ-Flex manual

American Megatrends, Inc. Series 28 EZ-Flex Base Board User's Guide MAN -528 6/18/92[...]

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AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide iii Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 BIOS Feat ures .................................................................................. 3 CMOS RAM ....................................................[...]

Preface iv Table of Contents, Continued Chapter 6 A MI BIOS ....................................................................................................... 57 BIOS Feat ures ................................................................................. 57 Secti on 1 Runni ng A MI Setup ....................................................[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide v Preface To the OE M The AMI EZ-Fl ex system is a stat e of the art co mbinat ion o f a Base Board and CPU Cards tha t includ es the A MI Hi-Flex EISA BIOS. It is a ssumed that you have licensed the rights to the AMI documenta tion for the AMI EZ-Flex. This manual was written for the OEM to assist in the p[...]

Preface vi A MI BBS The AMI BBS permits OEMs, VARs, a nd sy stem integ rators who are AMI customers to access technical information about AMI motherboard and BI OS products. AMI Product Engineering Change Notices, Tech Tips, Technical Notes, and even complete AMI technical manuals are available on th e AMI BBS. Data Transmission Rates The AMI BBS a[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overv iew AMI EZ-Flex takes a modular approach to CPU selection. Using EZ-F lex, a system is never outdated and the user is alway s assured of an upgrade path. Traditional systems place all sy stem parts, including the CPU, math coprocessor, and ROM BI OS, on the motherboard, whic h[...]

Chapter 1 Introduc tion 2 Overv iew , Continued EISA Standards The AMI EZ-F lex is fully compatible with both EI SA and I SA specifications and can run on either 80386, 80486SX, or 80486-based sy stems, and needs no major architectural changes to run on more advanced I ntel microprocessors as they become available. Convenient, Reliable , Compatible[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 3 BIOS Features EISA BIOS The AMI EZ-F lex includes the AMI Hi-Flex EI SA BI OS, specifically tailored for the I ntel 82350 chip set. The BI OS ROM reside on the EZ-Flex CPU Cards. The AMI EZ-Flex BI OS supports system, video, and option ROM shadowing with 16 KB g ranularity . Like all AMI BI OS products, t[...]

Chapter 1 Introduc tion 4 I/O Features Built-i n I/O The EZ-Flex sy stem contains built-in input/output controllers to sa ve both money and syste m setup time. The controllers can be configured by the AMI EI SA BI OS Setup. The controllers include: • two serial ports, which ar e software-conf igurable for COM 1, COM2, COM3, or COM4, or can be dis[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 5 I/O Features, Continued Expansion Slots The EZ-Flex Base Board contains seven expansion slots for additional sy stem expansion. These slots can be used for video graphics, SCSI Host Adapters, or other adapter cards. Memory Features Simple M emor y Expansion The EZ-Flex Base Board provides easy memory expa[...]

Chapter 1 Introduc tion 6 Memory Features, Continued Page Mode and Bank Interleave The EZ-Flex can use dy namic random access memory (DRAM) accessed in page mode. Page mode DRAMs permit near zero wait state ope ration since pa ge mode access time to the DRAMs is significantly faster than a normal access. All SIMM memory is paged. I f one bank of me[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 7 Chapter 2 EZ-Flex Architecture I nstead of a conventional motherboard, an AMI EZ -Flex sy stem has two element s: a Base Board and a CPU Card. Base Board The AMI EZ-Flex Base Board has all the features of a hig h- performance EISA motherboard except a C PU. The Base Board includes seven expansion slots (i[...]

Chapter 2 EZ-Flex Archi t ecture 8 EZ-Flex A r chitecture, Continued The Intel 82350 Chip Set The AMI EZ-Flex Base Board uses the foll owing chips: one I ntel 82357 - Integ rated Sy stem Processor one I ntel 82358-33 EISA B us Controller two I ntel 82352 - EISA bus buffer Proc essor Configur ations The EZ-Flex CPU C ard are available in a range of [...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 9 Chapter 3 EZ-Flex Base Board Specifications Board Size The board is approximately 8.55 inches wide and 13 inches long. I t contains the standard mounting holes of the standard XT and Baby AT format and can be mounted in most Baby AT or XT chassis. The EZ-Flex is 100% AT- compatible and wor ks with all I S[...]

Chapter 3 EZ-Flex Base B oard Specifi c ations 10 A ddi tional Fil ters The Base Board has a dditional RF filte rs (left ce nter edg e) that can be used if the sy stem has trouble passing the FCC Class B RF Emissions test. See locations L C001 - LC008 on the EZ-Flex Base Board. EZ-Flex Base Board Specifications The CPU Card Connector The 160-pin co[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 11 EZ-Flex Base Board Specifications, Continued Chip Set The EZ-F lex uses I ntel EI SA chips and discr ete logic. Memory Architecture Page/I nterleave is used when BANK1 and BANK2 are filled. Page mode is used when BANK1 is filled. Ma ximu m RA M Up to 128 MB (using 16 MB x 9 SIMMs) can be installed on the[...]

Chapter 3 EZ-Flex Base B oard Specifi c ations 12 EZ-Flex Base Board Specifications, Continued Onboard I/O The EZ-Flex Base Board contains two AT-compatible serial ports, one AT-compatible parallel port, and one floppy disk controller. Dime nsions The AMI EZ-Flex Base Board is 8.55" wide by 12" long . Expansion Slots There are six EISA bu[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 13 Chapter 4 Installation EZ-Flex installation is a simple procedure because many of the hardware jumpers and switch setting found on many motherboards have been removed. This chapter discusses how to connect the various connectors found in a ty pical computer chassis. Unpacking Step Act i o n 1 Inspec t th[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 14 Troubleshooti ng Technica l Support Calls Before y ou call AMI technical support (404-246-8600), have the following information available: • The serial number and revision number of the board. • The SI MM ty pes and speed. • The sy stem BI OS reference number. • A list of the ada pter car ds installed to the s[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 15 A ssembly Steps The steps for assembling a system that uses the AMI EZ - Flex Base Board and an EZ-Flex CPU Card are shown in the following ta ble. Each step is discussed in detail in the following page s. Step Action Turn to 1 Set switches. Page 17 2 Install SIMM s. Page 17 3 Install Base Board. Page 20[...]

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AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 17 Step 1 Set Sw itches The only switch on the EZ-Flex Base B oard, SW01, is the manufacturing test switch and should alway s be OFF. The AMI EZ-Flex Base board is shipped with factory set jumper settings that should not be change d. SW01 The DI AG SW01-1 switch is used for factory testing only . I t must r[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 18 Step 2 Install SIMM s, Continued Installing SIMMs SI MMs must be installed or removed with care to make sure that the sockets are not damaged. The latching tabs on the sockets must be handled carefully so as to not break them off. Make sure the SIMMs are firmly in place for reliable operation. Make sure that the modul[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 19 Step 2 Install SIMM s, Continued SIMM Part Numbers Memor y Type Manufacturer P art Number 256 KB x 9 Siemens® HYB514256AJ-70 1 MB x 9 Fujitsu® MB85235-70 Toshiba® TH M91070AS-70 THM91000AS-70 Motorola® MCM 91000S-70 MCM91430S-70 Oki® MSC2312A-704S 9 NEC® MC-42100A9-70 Samsung® K MM 591000AN-7 Siem[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 20 Step 3 Install Base Board Orient the board so that the key board connector and the expansion slot connectors are near the back. The EZ-Flex Base Board is not supplied with mounting hardware, which normally comes with the chassis. The ha rdware ty pically contains screws and standoffs to mount the chassis as well as in[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 21 Step 4 Connect the Pow er Supply The power supply should match the phy sical configuration of the chassis. Make sure that the power switch is Off before installing. Before attaching all components, make sure that the proper voltage was selected. Power supplies often can run on a wide range of voltage s, [...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 22 Step 4 Connect the Pow er Supply , Continued See the figure above for the location of connectors PS001 and PS002, standard six-pin power supply connectors. AT- compatible power supplies have two six-pin connectors that are inserted in PS001 and PS002. The six-pin connector with 3 red wires and 2 black wires is connect[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 23 Step 4 Connect the Pow er Supply , Continued Powe r Supply Pinout The pinouts for the power supply connectors are: PS001 P inout Pin Description 1 Power Good (Orange wire) 2 VCC (Red wire) 3 +12 Vo lts (Yellow wire ) 4 -12 Volts (B lue wire) 5 Ground (Black wire) 6 Ground (Black wire) PS002 P inout Pin D[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 24 Step 4 Connect the Pow er Supply , Continued Cutting Keys The power connectors are key ed for proper installation. However, with some connectors, key s may have to be removed. You may have to cut Key 6 (last key on the right) on the top of the PS002 connector, key 3 (matches Pin 4) on the top of PS001, and key 5 (next[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 25 Step 5 Connect the Key board The key board connector P001 is a five-pin DI N socket and is labeled KEYBOARD on the EZ-F lex Base Board. It accepts a regular AT-compatible key board. P005 is a five- pin berg that can connect to a PS/2-ty pe keyboard. P001 and P 005 Pinout Pin Description 1 Keyboard clock [...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 26 Step 5 Connect the Key board, Continued Connecting a PS/2 Keyboard to P 005 A five-pin DI N to six-pin mini DIN converter is needed to connect a PS/2-ty pe key board using P005. Or you can connect a PS/2-ty pe key board connector to P005. For this y ou need a five-pin berg to six-pin DI N Converter to connect a PS/2-t[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 27 Step 6 Connect the Mouse The mouse connector P003 is a five-pin berg. PS/2- compatible mouses can be connected to this socket via a five-pin berg to six-pin DI N mini-DIN Converter. Connect the mouse cable to P003. The following gr aphic shows the five-pin berg. The adjacent table lists the pinout. Pin D[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 28 • Key board L ock cable to P012. • The turbo switch connects to P014. • The Turbo LE D connects to P015.[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 29 Step 7 Connect the Cables, Continued Connect P016 Reset Button Connector P016 is a two-pin single-inline berg. When the Reset button is pressed, the sy stem does a hard reset. Pin 1 is ground and Pin 2 is Hard Reset. The following gr aphic depicts a cable being atta ched to the ber g.[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 30 Step 7 Connect the Cables, Continued Connect Sp eaker Cable to P013 Connect the speaker cable to P013, a four-pin berg. A standard 8 ohm speaker should be connected to P013. The following graphic shows a four-pin berg and connector. The adjacent table shows the pinouts for P013. Pin 1 is labeled on the Base Board. Pin[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 31 Step 7 Connect the Cables, Continued Connect P014 Turbo Switch Connector P014 can be connected to a front panel 2-position turbo switch that allows the CPU spe ed to be altere d via this front panel pushbutton. When the button is in (closed), the sy stem operates at low speed. When the button is out (ope[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 32 Step 7 Connect the Cables, Continued Serial Conn ector Each serial port is connected to a serial DB connector using the nine-pin DB connector cable supplied with the EZ-F lex Base Board (see below). The cables connect from P 007 (COM1 on the Base Board) and P006 (COM2 on the B ase Board) on the far left side of the Ba[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 33 Step 7 Connect the Cables, Continued P006 and P 007 Serial Port Connectors P006 and P007 connect an ISA serial port receptacle to the EZ-Flex Base Board. The connecting cable is a 10-pin ribbon that connects the Base Board to a male nine-pin D- sub connector fastened to the chassis. Pin Use Pi n Use 1 C [...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 34 Step 7 Connect the Cables, Continued P004 Parallel P ort Connector A 26-pin double-row ribbon cable connects P004 and a female 25-pin D-sub connector fastened to the parallel port connector on the chassis. The P004 pinout: Pin Use Pin Use 1 -STROBE 14 -AUTOF EED 2 PD0 15 -ERROR 3 PD1 16 -I NIT 4 P D2 17 -SLCTIN 5P D 3[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 35 Cutting Serial and Parallel Port Pins Some pins must be cut on the P004 parallel and P006 and P007 serial sockets on the AMI EZ-Flex Base Board in order for the parallel and serial cables supplied by AMI to work properly. The following graphic depicts the changes that must be made.[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 36 Paralle l Port Cable The parallel cable is a 26-pin berg to 25-pin DB connector supplied with the AMI EZ-Flex Base Boa rd. The DB connector is shown below. Step 8 Install A dapter Cards The 80486 EZ-Flex EISA base board provides full compatibility with all IBM XT- or AT-compatible adapter cards. It has eight EISA slot[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 37 Step 8 Install A dapter Cards, Continued EISA adapter cards have longer and denser fingers on the edge connecters than ISA adapter cards. The EISA slots on the motherboard have two rows of contacts, one below the other. The ISA slot can be inserted into the EISA connector only far enough to make contact [...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 38 Step 8 Install A dapter Cards, Continued Attaching Ad apter Card Cables The EZ-Flex board contains several peripheral controllers. For maximum efficiency , these controllers should be used instead of adapter cards. The EZ-Flex Base Board has controllers for two serial ports, a parallel port, and floppy disk drives. Us[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 39 Step 8 Install A dapter Cards, Continued EZ-Flex CPU Card The EZ-Flex CPU Card installs in the 160-pin slot on the lower right of the Base B oard. See the appropriate AMI CPU Card User's Guides for additional instructions. The graphic below depicts CPU Card installation.[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 40 Step 8 Install A dapter Cards, Continued 8-Bit ISA Slot Pinout Pin Use Pin Use A1 IOCHCK- B1 GND A2 SD07 B2 RSTDRV A3 SD06 B3 +5 A4 SD05 B4 IRQ9 A5 SD04 B5 -5 A6 SD03 B6 DREQ2 A7 SD02 B7 -12 A8 SD01 B8 OW S- A9 SD00 B9 +12 A10 IOCHRDY B10 GND A11 AEN B11 SMEM W - A12 SA19 B12 SMEM R- A13 SA18 B13 IO W - A14 SA17 B14 I[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 41 Step 8 Install A dapter Cards, Continued 16-Bit ISA Extension Pinout The following 16-bit pins are an extension of the 8-bit board layout and are used in conjunction with the 8-bit board standard pins. Pin Use Pin Use C1 SBHE- D1 MEM CS16- C2 LA23 D2 IOCS 16- C3 LA22 D3 IRQ10 C4 LA21 D4 IRQ11 C5 LA20 D5 [...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 42 Step 8 Install A dapter Cards, Continued 32-bit EISA Slot Pinout , cont'd Row F Row B Row E Ro w A 1 GND 1 GND 1 CMD# 1 IOCHK# 2 + 5 volts 2 RESDRV 2 ST ART# 2 D7 3 + 5 volts 3 + 5 volts 3 EXRDY 3 D6 4 xxxxxx 4 IRQ 9 4 EX32# 4 D 5 5 xxxxxx 5 - 5 volts 5 GND 5 D4 6 Access Key 6 DRQ 2 6 Access Key 6 D3 7 xxxxxx 7 -[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 43 Step 8 Install A dapter Cards, Continued 32-bit EISA Slot Pinout , cont'd The following table lists the pinouts for Rows H, D, G, and C. Row H Row D Row G Row C 1 LA8 1 M16# 1 LA7 1 SBHE# 2 LA6 2 IO16# 2 GND 2 LA23 3 LA5 3 IRQ 10 3 LA4 3 LA22 4 + 5 volts 4 IRQ 11 4 LA3 4 LA21 5 LA2 5 IRQ 12 5 GND 5 [...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 44 Step 8 Install A dapter Cards, Continued 32-Bit EISA Slot P inout , cont'd The following gr aphic display s a bottom view of an EI SA adapter card connector.[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 45 Step 9 Install Fl oppy Disk Dr i ves EZ-Flex supports one or two floppy drives via the onboard controller. The floppy drive cable connects to P002 on the board and is supplied separately . Skip this section if y ou do not want to use the built-in floppy controller. P002 is a 34-pin dual-inline berg conne[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 46 Step 9 Install Fl oppy Disk Dr i ves, Continued P002 F loppy Disk Connector The EZ-Flex sy stem supports one or two 720 KB/1.44 MB 3½" or 360 KB/1.2 MB 5¼" floppy disk drives. The connecting cable is a 34-pin ribbon connector with two 34- pin edge connectors that attach to the floppy disk drives from P002,[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 47 Step 10 Perform Initial Test an d Configurati on Review the following points before powering up: _ make sure that all adapter cards are seated properly , _ make sure all connectors are properly installed, _ make sure there are no screws or other foreign material on the motherboard, _ plug the sy stem int[...]

Chapter 4 Ins t al l at ion 48 Step 10 Perform Initial Test an d Configurati on, Continued Confi gure the System Run the AMI BI OS Setup utility. You must e nter the requested information and save the configuration data in CMOS RAM. The sy stem then resets, runs POST, and boots the operating sy stem. See the documentation on configuring the sy stem[...]

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50 Chapter 5 AMI BIOS POST The AMI BI OS resides on the EZ-Flex CPU Card. The AMI EISA B I OS provides all standard POST (Power-On Self Test) routines, as well as AMI POST routines. AMI POST supports CPU internal diagnostics. AMI POST codes are accessible via the Manufact uring Test Port (I/O Port 80h). POS T Ph ase s When the sy stem is powered on[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 51 POST Errors Errors can occur during POST (Power On Self Test), performed e very time the sy stem is powered on. Fatal errors (see below) are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps. All errors except Beep Code 8 are fatal er rors. Fatal e rrors do not allow the sy stem to continue the boot[...]

Chapter 5 AMI BI OS POST 52 Beep Code E rror message Descr iption Read/W rite Error failed. 11 beeps Cache Memory Bad Repl ace cache memory chips. A M I BIOS Display ed Error M essages Errors are display ed in the followi ng format: ERROR Message Line 1 ERROR Message Line 2 Press <F1> to RESUME followed by Press the <F1> key to continue[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 53 Error Message Explanation Replace the battery. CMOS Checksum Failure After CMOS RAM values are saved, a checksum value is generated for error checking. T his message appears if the previous value is different from the current value. Run Setup. CMOS Sy stem Options Not Set The values stored in CMOS RAM ar[...]

Chapter 5 AMI BI OS POST 54 Error Message Explanation OFF BOARD P ARITY ERROR ADDR (HEX) = ( XXXX) XXXX is the hex address where the error occ urred. Off Board means that it i s on an adapter card. Run A MI Di ag to find and c orrect m em ory problem s . On Board Parit y E rror There is a parit y error in Base Board m emory. The mes s age format i [...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 55 POST Memory Test Normally , the only visible POST routine is the memor y test, shown below. The amount of sy stem memory that passed the memor y test appea rs in XXXXX KB OK. AMIBIOS (C) 1992 American Megatrends Inc. BIOS Release - EE031392 XXXXX KB OK Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP (C) America[...]

Chapter 5 AMI BI OS POST 56 EISA Error M essages An EI SA BI OS can generate additional error messag es. Error Message Explanation EISA CMO S Che cksum Failure Th e Che cksum for EISA CM OS is incorre ct. The b attery for EIS A CMOS RAM may need t o be repl ac ed. EISA CMOS i noperat i onal A Read/W rit e error oc curred in extended CMOS RAM. The b[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 57 EISA NM I Error Messages The AMI EISA Hi-F lex BIOS can g enerate additional EI SA-specific NMI messages. They are: EISA NMI M essage Explanation BUS Tim eout NMI at Slot n There was a Bus Tim eout NMI at Slot n . (E)nable (D)is abl e Expansion Board? Type E to enable t he adapt er card that had an NMI o[...]

58 Chapter 6 AMI BIOS BIOS Features The AMI BI OS resides on the EZ-Flex CPU Card. The AMI Hi-Flex EISA BI OS has several features that can be accessed at any time. Keyboard Speed Switching The end user ca n increase pr ocessor speeds a t any time by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><+>. Processor speed can be decreased by pressing <Ctrl>[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 59 Setup, Continued Standard CM OS Setup The AMI Hi-Flex BI OS Standard CMOS Setup utility permits the end use r to configur e and set sy stem components such as floppy drives, hard disk drives, time and date, monitor ty pe, and key board. Advanced CMOS Setup The Advanced CMOS Setup allows the end user to c[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 60 Section 1 Running A MI Setup The sy stem parameters (such as amount of memory , disk drives, video display s, and numeric coprocessors) are stored in CMOS R AM. When the computer is tu rned off, a back- up battery provides power to CMOS RAM, which retains the sy stem parameters. Each time the sy stem is powered-on, it is conf[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 61 Setup Key Use Key stroke Ac t i o n <Esc > Returns to previous s c reen. → , ← , ↑ , and ↓ Move the cursor f rom one option to t he next. <PgUp> and <PgDn>; <Ctrl><PgUp> <Ctrl><PgDn> Modify the default value of the opti ons for the highlight ed paramet er[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 62 Mai n Menu Setup Opti ons A uto Confi guration With BI OS Defaul ts Auto Configuration With BI OS Defaults uses default sy stem setting s. The BI OS defaults are best-c ase setting s that optimize perf ormance. I f CMOS RAM is corrupt, the BI OS defaults are automatically loaded. Type Y and press <Enter>. The following [...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 63 Write to CMOS and Exit The features selected and configured in Standard Setup, Advanced CMOS Setup, and Password Setup are stored in CMOS RAM when this option is selected. A CMOS RAM checksum is ca lculated and wr itten to CMOS RAM. Control is then passed to the ROM BI OS. Write to CMOS Exit Screen Press[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 64 Section 2 Standard CMOS Setup Overv iew Standard CMOS Setup is the first option on the Main Menu. Press <Enter> at the highlighted selection to display this option. The following screen appears.[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 65 Standard CM OS Setup Opti ons Standard CMOS Setup configures the following: • Date: Month, Date, and Year. Ranges for each value are shown in the l ower left corner of the screen. • Time: Hour, Minute, and Second. Uses 24 hour clock format. For example, enter 4:30 P.M. as 16:30:00. • Hard Disk C an[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 66 Standard CM OS Setup Opti ons, Continued Time Configuration Move the cursor to the Time field with ↑ and ↓ and set the time by pressing <PgUp> a nd <PgDn> to c hange va lues. Hard Disk Configuration The hard disk drive parameters are: Parameter Descripti on Type The number des i gnat ion for a drive with certa[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 67 Hard Disk Parameter T able Type Number of Cylinder s Number of Heads Write Precompensation Landi ng Zone Number of Sectors Capacity 1 306 4 128 305 17 10 MB 2 615 4 300 615 17 20 MB 3 615 6 300 615 17 31 MB 4 940 8 512 940 17 62 MB 5 940 6 512 940 17 47 MB 6 615 4 65535 615 17 20 MB 7 462 8 256 511 17 31[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 68 Type Number of Cylinder s Number of Heads Write Precompensation Landi ng Zone Number of Sectors Capacity 37 615 8 128 615 17 41 MB 38 987 3 987 987 17 25 MB 39 987 7 987 987 17 57 MB 40 820 6 820 820 17 41 MB 41 977 5 977 977 17 41 MB 42 981 5 981 981 17 41 MB 43 830 7 512 830 17 48 MB 44 830 10 65535 830 17 69 MB 45 917 15 6[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 69 Standard CM OS Setup Opti ons Floppy Floppy Drive A and Floppy Drive B: The options are 360 KB 5¼ inch , 1.2 MB 5¼ inch , 720 KB 3½ inch , 1.44 MB 3½ inch , or Not Installed , which could be used to config ure a diskless workstation, because it prevents error messages about missing floppy disk drives[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 70 Section 3 A dvanced CMOS Setup The Advanced CMOS Setup options for the AMI BI OS are listed below. These options are described in this section. Ty pematic Rate Prog ramming, Ty pematic Ra te Delay (msec), Ty pematic Rate (Chars/Se c), Mouse Support Option, Above 1 MB Memory Test, Memory Test Tick Sound, Hit <DEL> Messag[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 71 Help Screen s Advanced CMOS Setup has hel p screens, accessed via <F1>, whic h explain the settings for all options. Warning Message A warning message is display ed when Advanced CMOS Setup is selected. Press any key to continue. A dvanced CMOS Setup Screen Either of two different Advanced CMOS Set[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 72 • Wait for <F1> If Any Error : Enabled • • • System Boot Up Num Lock : On • • • Floppy Drive Seek At Boot : Enabled • • • System Boot Up Sequence : C:, A: • • • System Boot Up CPU Speed : High • • • Password Checking Option : Disabled• • • C000 16K, Cache and Shadow : Both • • ?[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 73 A dvanced CM OS Setup Screen, Continued 80386 Advanced CMOS Setup Screen A sample 80386 Advanced CMOS Setup screen is shown below. Use ↑ and ↓ to scroll through the options. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••?[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 74 ••••••••••••••F5:Old Values F6:BIOS Setup Defaults F7:Power-On Defaults •••••••• A dvanced CM OS Setup Options Typematic Rate P rogramm ing, Rate, and Delay Ty pematic Pr ogramming enable s or disables the following two options. Ty pematic Rate Delay (250, 500, 750 or 1,000 millisec[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 75 A dvanced CM OS Setup Options, Continued Mouse Support Option This option enables or disables PS/2 key board mouse support (pointing devices that use the six-pin PS/2-ty pe DI N plug). The setting s are Enable d or Disabled. Above 1 MB Memory Test This feature, when enabled, ex ecutes the POST memory rou[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 76 A dvanced CM OS Setup Options, Continued Hard Disk Type 47 RAM Area You can specify a user-definable hard disk ty pe for drive C: and drive D:. The ty pe 47 drive parameters must be entered in Standard CMOS Setup (see page Error! Bookmark not defined. ). This option specifies the ty pe 47 data storage area – 0:300h in lower[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 77 A dvanced CM OS Setup Options, Continued Wait for F1 If Any Error The settings a re Enabled or Disa bled. POST error me ssage are followed by : Press <F1> to continue I f this option is disabled, this message appears but the sy stem does not halt, wa iting for a use r reply . System Boot Up Num Loc[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 78 A dvanced CM OS Setup Options, Continued Password Check Option Enables the password check option when the sy stem boots ( Always ) or when BI OS Setup ( Setup ) is executed. See Section 5 (Page 82) for more about passwords. C000 16K, Cache and Shadow through DC00 16K, Cache and Shadow These options only appear in Advanced CMO[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 79 A dvanced CM OS Setup Options, Continued Video ROM Shadow C000, 16K and Video ROM Shadow C400, 16K These options only appear in Advanced CMOS Setup for 80386-based EZ-Flex sy stems. The settings are Enabled or Disabled . ROM shadow is a technique in which ROM code is copied from slower ROM to faster RAM.[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 80 A dvanced CM OS Setup Options, Continued Internal Cach e Memory This option enables the 8 KB of cache i nternal to the microprocessor. The options are Enabled or Disabled. Normally , this option is enabled. This option appears only on 80486-based sy stems, since the 80486 has an internal cache. External Cach e Memory This opt[...]

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Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 82 Section 4 A MI BIOS Passw ord Support The AMI EZ-Flex EI SA BI OS Setup has an optional password feature. The sy stem can be configured so the end user is require d to enter a pa ssword every time the sy stem boots or runs Setup. Changing a Passw ord The password check option is enabled in Advanced CMOS Setup (Page 78). Enabl[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 83 Changing a Passw ord, Continued Password Options Control Pr ompt Enter Current Password: I f the AMI BI OS Setup Password option is implemented and used, the above prompt appears when the sy stem is booted. I f Always was set in Advanced CMOS Setup, the prompt appears when the sy stem is powered on. I f [...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 84 Section 5 Hard Disk Utility The AMI BI OS includes three hard disk utilities: Utilit y Purpose T urn to Hard Disk Form at Perform s a low level form at of t he hard drive(s). Read t he s ystem or hard disk dri ve doc um entation t o find out if t he hard di s k is pref orm atted. Page 86 Auto Int erleave Determ ines the opt i[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 85 When to Use A MI Hard Disk Utilities When C onditions Run... Instal l i ng a new hard disk. The hard di s k drive manuf acturer provided a list of bad tra cks, the system docum ent ation incl udes the optim um interl eave f actor, and t he drive is preform atted . None Instal l i ng a new hard disk. Y ou[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 86 Hard D isk Format Utility Warn ing The Har d Disk Fo rmat utility destroys all hard disk data. Back up the data on the hard disk bef ore running this utility. This routine does not work on I DE or SCSI drives. Use the Hard Disk Format option to integrate a new hard disk to the sy stem, or to reformat a used hard disk which de[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 87 Hard D isk Format Utility , Continued Answer the questions on the screen. The first two questions are already completed if one disk was sel ected in Standard CMOS Setup. Enter C or D in Disk Drive and press <Enter>. I f only one drive was selected in Standard CMOS Setup, the cursor is on Interleave[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 88 Hard D isk Format Utility , Continued Ty pe Y and press <Enter>. The warning screen appears. Warn ing The data on the har d drive will be irrevocably lost.[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 89 A uto Interleave U tility Warn ing The Auto Interleave utility destroys hard disk data. Bac k up the data on the hard disk before running this utility . The Auto I nterlea ve utility calculates the optimum interleave factor throug h trial and er ror by measuring the transfer rate for four different inter[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 90 A uto Interleave U tility , Continued The cursor is on Mark Bad Tracks. The default is N . To mark additional bad tracks, ty pe Y and press <Enter>. The following screen appears. After sele cting options from the Bad Trac ks Edit Menu, press <Esc>. Ty pe Y and press <Enter> to proceed with the Auto Interleav[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 91 A uto Interleave U tility , Continued Press <Enter > to return to the main Hard Disk Utility screen. To proceed, ty pe Y and press <Enter>.[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 92 Media A naly sis Utility The Media Analy sis utility performs a series of tests to locate bad or damaged tracks on the hard disk as a result of aging or poor handling . This utility locates all bad tracks and lists them in the Ba d Track L ist Box. Since this test writes to all cy linders and heads on the hard disk to verify [...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 93 Media A naly sis Utility , Continued The cursor is on Proceed. The warning screen appears. Press <Enter> to stop. The main Hard Disk Utility screen appears. Ty pe Y and press <Enter> to perform the hard disk drive analysis.[...]

Chapter 6 AMI BI OS 94 Hard Disk Utilit y Errors Messages Initialization Er rors These err or messag es can a ppear during the initialization process. Message Expl anation No Hard Disk I nstalled There is no hard disk drive in t he system but you tr ied to r un the H ard D isk Utility. FATAL E RROR Bad Hard Disk No res pons e from t he hard di s k,[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 95 Message Expl anation The hard disk drive utility waited beyond a preset s pec ified tim e lim i t . Driv e Paramete r Activity Failed A reset com mand was s ent to the cont rol l er followed by drive param et ers . Using t hes e paramet ers , the control l e r di d not get a response f rom the hard disk [...]

Appendix A EIS A Conf iguration W orks heet s 96 Appendix A EISA Configuration Worksheets This appendix has two-page worksheets for eight EI SA adapter c ards to simplify the EISA c onfiguration pr ocess. System Configuration The Sy stem Configuration Summary sheet is provided below to summarize the information from the EI SA adapter card worksheet[...]

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Appendix A EIS A Conf iguration W orks heet s 98 EISA Slot 1 Card Descript ion: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 16-bit ___ 32-bit ISA Mas t er: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 8-bit ___ 16-bit Memo ry Description Space is provided below f or configurati on i nf o[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 99 EISA Slot 1, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s : Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ7 ___ IRQ9 ___ IRQ10 ___ IRQ11 ___ IRQ12 ___ IRQ14 ___ IRQ15 Share: ___ Yes ___ No Level-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IR[...]

Appendix A EIS A Conf iguration W orks heet s 100 EISA Slot 2 Card Descript ion: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 16-bit ___ 32-bit ISA Mas t er: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 8-bit ___ 16-bit Memo ry Description Space is provided below f or configurati on i nf [...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 101 EISA Slot 2, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ7 ___ IRQ9 ___ IRQ10 ___ IRQ11 ___ IRQ12 ___ IRQ14 ___ IRQ15 Share: ___ Yes ___ No Level-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ[...]

Appendix A EIS A Conf iguration W orks heet s 102 EISA Slot 3 Card Descript ion: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 16-bit ___ 32-bit ISA Mas t er: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 8-bit ___ 16-bit Memo ry Description Space is provided below f or configurati on i nf [...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 103 EISA Slot 3, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ7 ___ IRQ9 ___ IRQ10 ___ IRQ11 ___ IRQ12 ___ IRQ14 ___ IRQ15 Share: ___ Yes ___ No Level-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ[...]

Appendix A EIS A Conf iguration W orks heet s 104 EISA Slot 4 Card Descript ion: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 16-bit ___ 32-bit ISA Mas t er: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 8-bit ___ 16-bit Memo ry Description Space is provided below f or configurati on i nf [...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 105 EISA Slot 4, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ7 ___ IRQ9 ___ IRQ10 ___ IRQ11 ___ IRQ12 ___ IRQ14 ___ IRQ15 Share: ___ Yes ___ No Level-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ[...]

Appendix A EIS A Conf iguration W orks heet s 106 EISA Slot 5 Card Descript ion: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 16-bit ___ 32-bit ISA Mas t er: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 8-bit ___ 16-bit Memo ry Description Space is provided below f or configurati on i nf [...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 107 EISA Slot 5, cont'd Interrupt Description Edge-Triggered Interrupts Interrupt line used: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ7 ___ IRQ9 ___ IRQ10 ___ IRQ11 ___ IRQ12 ___ IRQ14 ___ IRQ15 Share: ___ Yes ___ No Level-Triggered Interrupts Interrupt line used: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 [...]

Appendix A EIS A Conf iguration W orks heet s 108 EISA Slot 6 Card Descript ion: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ EISA Master: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 16-bit ___ 32-bit ISA Mas t er: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 8-bit ___ 16-bit Memo ry Description Space is provided below f or configurati on i nf [...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 109 EISA Slot 6, cont'd Interrupt Description Edge-Triggered Interrupts Interrupt line used: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ7 ___ IRQ9 ___ IRQ10 ___ IRQ11 ___ IRQ12 ___ IRQ14 ___ IRQ15 Share: ___ Yes ___ No Level-Triggered Interrupts Interrupt line used: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 [...]

Appendix A EIS A Conf iguration W orks heet s 110 EISA Slot 7 Card Descript ion: __________________________________________ Manufacturer: __________________________________________ Slot 7 on the EZ-Flex Base Board is a non-M aster slot. ISA Mas t er: ___ Yes ___ No ___ 8-bit ___ 16-bit Memo ry Description Space is provided below f or configurati on[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 111 EISA Slot 7, cont'd Interrupt Descripti on Edge-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ5 ___ IRQ6 ___ IRQ7 ___ IRQ9 ___ IRQ10 ___ IRQ11 ___ IRQ12 ___ IRQ14 ___ IRQ15 Share: ___ Yes ___ No Level-Triggered Int errupt s Interrupt l i ne us ed: ___ IRQ3 ___ IRQ4 ___ IRQ[...]

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AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 113 A ppendix B 50 MHz Processor Heat Dissipatio n The 50 MHz 80486DX is a very high performance CPU that can rival the performance of any currently available CPU, i ncluding RI SC processors. However, there is an undesirable side effect to the high performance — the heat generated by high power consumpti[...]

Appendix A EIS A Conf iguration W orks heet s 114 Heat Dissipation, Continued Test Procedure to Assure Proper Operatin g Temperatures: 1. Insta ll the AMI motherboard or AMI CPU card in a fully loaded sy stem. 2. Install a temperature sensor (such as a thermocouple) so that the surface of the heat sink can be measured without opening the case. 3. T[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 115 Index 160-pin connect or 10 6-pin DIN 26 8042 - Gate A20 Failure 50 8042 Gate-A20 Error 51 82352 8 82357 8 82358 8 Above 1 MB Memory Tes t 72 Adapter Card 16-Bit Card P i nout 40 32-Bit E I SA Card Pinout 41 8-Bit P i nout 39 Adapter Card Sl ot s 39 Adapter Cards Connecting 37 Instal l at ion 35 Add-in [...]

Index 116 Index, Continued Ca ch e me mor y 7 Cache Memory B ad, Do Not Enable Cache! 51 CH-2 Tim er E rror 51 CMOS Battery S tate Low 52 CM OS Che cksum Failu re 5 2 CMOS Display Type Mis m atch 52 CMOS Me m ory S ize Mis ma t ch 52 CMOS RAM 3 EISA 3 CMOS Shutdown Register Read/ W rite Error 51 CMO S System Optio ns Not Se t 52 CMO S Time & Da[...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 117 Index, Continued EZ-Flex Arch itecture 7 Assembly 1 3 Base Board 7 Base Board i ns tallation 20 Board layout 16 Ca ch e me mor y 7 CPU Card 7 I/O Features 4 Memory Features 5 Overview 1 Restric tions 14 Size 9 Specif i c ations 9, 10 FDD Con troller Failu re 52 Filters 10 Floppy Disk Connec tor 45 Flopp[...]

Index 118 Index, Continued Keyboard 68 Install 25 PS/2-t ype 25 Keyboard Error 52 Keyboard Is Loc ked... Unlock It 52 Keyboard Lock Connec tor 29 Layout 16 Manufacturing Tes t Port 49 Mar k Bad Tr acks 87 Media Analysi s 81 Medi a Analysis Utility 89 Memory 5, 17 Page Mode 6 Memor y cach e 7 Memory Int erleave 6 Memory Test Ti c k Sound 72 Monitor [...]

AMI EZ-Flex Base B oard User's Guide 119 Index, Continued P019 39 P020 39 P022 39 P023 39 P024 39 P025 39 P026 39 P027 39 Page Mode 6 Parallel P o rt Connec tor 33 Parity E rror 50 Parity Error ???? 53 Pass word Check Opt i on 75 Pass word Support 79 Changing the pass word 79 POST 49 Power Supply Pinouts 23 Proces s or error 50 Proces s or Exc[...]

Index 120 Index, Continued Setup, c ont'd Internal Cac he Memory 77 Key Usage 60 Memory Test Ti c k Sound 72 Numeric /W eitek P roc essor(s) 74 Pass word Check Opt i on 75 Running 59 Standard CMOS Set up 63 System Boot UP CP U S peed 74 System Boot Up Num Lock 74 System Boot Up Sequenc e 74 System ROM Shadow 76 Typemat i c Rat e 71 Typemat i c[...]