Compaq AlphaPC 164SX manual

AlphaPC 164SX Mother board DIGIT AL UNIX User ’ s Manual Order Number: E C–R 8P7B–TE Revision/Update Information: This is a revise d document. It supers edes the A lphaPC 164SX Moth erboar d DIGIT AL UNIX User ’ s Manual , EC–R8P7A–TE.[...]

October 1998 The in form ati on in this pub lica tion is subjec t to cha nge withou t noti ce. COMP AQ COMPUTER COR PORA TION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDIT ORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONT AINED HEREIN, NOR FOR INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM- AGES RESUL TING FROM THE FURNISHING, PERFORMA NCE, OR US E OF TH IS MA TERIAL. THIS INFORMA TIO[...]

iii Contents 1 About This Manual 1.1 Manual Conventio ns and Te rminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 2 Featu res 2.1 Power Re quirement s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 2.2 Environm ental Requ irements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

iv 4.12 Microp rocessor Fan Power Conn ector Pinou ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 4.13 Soft Power Con nector Pin outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 4.14 Multip urpose Conn ector Pi nouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 5 [...]

v 9 Battery Re cy cle/Dispos al Informa tion A Support, Products, and Documentation A.1 Custome r Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 A.2 Suppo rting Produc ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 A.2.1 Memory . . .[...]

vi Figures 2–1 Alpha PC 164SX Switch /Connector/ Compon ent Locati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2–2 ATX Hole Specific ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 2–3 ATX I/O Shield Dimen sions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

vii Tables 2–1 Alpha PC 164SX Featu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2–2 Alpha PC 164SX Switch /Connector/ Compon ent List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2–3 Power Su pply DC Curren t Require ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 [...]

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About Thi s Manual 1–1 1 About This Manual This manual de scribes the Alp haPC 164SX mot herboard, a board for computi ng syst ems based on the Alpha 2 1 164PC microp rocessor and the compa nion 21 174 cor e logi c chip . It descr ibes t he mo therbo ard’ s feat ures and ho w to s et its c onfig urati on swit ches. This m anual he lps us ers to[...]

1–2 Ab out This Ma nual Manual Convent ions and Terminology T erms: The fo llowin g terms are us ed in this manual: This term... Refers to ... Alpha S RM console The Alpha SRM Co nsole firm ware DIGIT AL U NIX ins tallation gu ide The DIGIT AL UN IX Installation Guide DIGIT AL UNIX The DIGIT AL UNIX operating system[...]

Features 2–1 2 Features T able 2–1 pr ovides an overvi ew of the Al phaPC 164SX mot herboard’ s featur es. Table 2–1 AlphaPC 164SX Features Fea tur e D escr ipt io n Micropro cessor Alpha 21 164P C micropr ocessor (6 4-bit R ISC) Core logic ch ip 21 174 core logic chip, com prising a single contr ol chip that pr o- vides an interface to sy [...]

2–2 Feat ur es Figure 2 –1 shows the Alpha PC 164SX moth erboard an d its component s, and T able 2–2 de scribes these component s. Figure 2–1 AlphaPC 164SX Switch/Connector/Component Location XU59 Q8 J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 J10 J11 J13 21164PC U31 J14 J16 J15 J17 J18 J19 J20 J21 SW1 J2 2 J23 Q5 Q4 Q7 XB1 X2 X1 X3 U47 U39 21174 U33 U30 U[...]

Features 2–3 Table 2–2 AlphaPC 164SX Switch/Connector/Component List Item No. Descrip tion Item No . Descrip tion XB1 R TC battery ( CR2032) J20 LEDs/sp eaker/butt ons connector s J1 Soft power conn ector J21 SROM test port con nector J2 Input power (+3 V , +5 V , -5 V , +12 V , -12 V) J22 ISA slo t 1 J3 COM1/COM2 (DB9) con nectors J23 I SA slo[...]

2–4 Feat ur es Power Requirem ents 2.1 Power Requirements The Al phaPC 164SX mother board h as a tota l power dissi pation of 90 W , excluding any pl ug-in PCI a nd ISA de vices. T ab le 2–3 l ists t he power requiremen t for each dc suppl y voltage . The po wer suppl y must be A TX-complia nt. Caution: Fan se nsor r equir ed . The 21 164 PC mi[...]

Features 2–5 Physical Par ameters 2.3 Physical Para meters The A lph aP C 164 SX mot herbo ard is a n A TX -s ize p rin ted -wi ring bo ard (PWB ) wi th the follo wing dimensi ons: • Lengt h: 30.48 cm (1 2.0 in ± 0.0005 in ) • W idth: 24.3 8 cm (9.6 in ± 0.0005 in) • Heigh t: 6.00 cm (2 .4 in) Table 2–4 AlphaPC 164SX M otherboard Enviro[...]

2–6 Feat ur es Physi cal Parame ters 2.3. 1 A TX Hole Sp ecifica tion Figure 2 –2 shows the A TX hole speci fica tion for the Alp haPC 164SX. Figure 2–2 ATX Hole Specification .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) 1.300 11.100 12.000 FM-06122.AI4[...]

Features 2–7 Physical Par ameters 2.3.2 A TX I/O Shie ld Requirements Figure 2 –3 shows the A TX I/O shiel d dimens ions for the Alph aPC 164SX. 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 35.5 43.5 74.8 78.2 85.4 87.2 94.4 98.9 64.91 60.26 [...]

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AlphaP C 164SX Switc h Confi guration 3–1 3 Al p h a P C 1 64 S X Switch Configuration The Al phaPC 164SX mother board h as a switc hpack l ocated at SW1, as sho wn prev iou sl y in Fig ure 2–1. These s wit che s set the har dwar e c onfigu ra ti on. Fi gur e 3 –1 shows the se swit ch conf ig urations. 3.1 Mini-Debugger (CF3) The Al pha SROM [...]

3–2 Al phaPC 1 64SX Swi tch Co nfigurati on Fail-Safe Booter (CF7) Figure 3–1 AlphaPC 164SX Configuration Switches CF Bit: 400 MHz 533 MHz 41 1 51 0 61 1 CF0 CF1 CF2 CF3 CF4 CF5 CF6 CF7 01 Reserved. Fail-Safe Booter: 0: Fail Sa fe 1: Alpha SRM Console Note: All ot her combin ati ons are reserv ed. Note: Switch defaults are in bol d. Reserved. T[...]

Alpha PC 164SX Connec tor Pino uts 4– 1 4 AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts This chapter l ists th e pinouts of t he AlphaPC 164 SX connect ors (see T able 4–1 through T able 4–14). See Fi gure 2– 1 for conne ctor l ocations . 4.1 PCI Bus Connector Pinouts T able 4–1 s hows the PCI bus conne ctor p inouts. Table 4–1 PCI Bus C onnector Pin[...]

4–2 Al phaPC 1 64SX Conn ector P inouts PCI Bus Connector Pinouts B1 1 PRSNT2# B12 Gnd B13 Gnd B14 — B15 Gn d B16 CLK B1 7 Gnd B18 REQ# B19 Vdd B20 AD[31] B2 1 AD[29] B22 Gnd B23 AD[27] B24 AD[25] B2 5 +3V B26 C/B E#[3] B27 AD[23] B28 G nd B29 AD[21] B30 AD[19] B31 +3V B3 2 AD[17] B33 C/BE#[2] B34 Gnd B35 IRDY# B36 +3 V B37 DEV SEL# B3 8 Gnd B3[...]

Alpha PC 164SX Connec tor Pino uts 4– 3 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts 4.2 ISA Expansion Bus Conn ector Pin outs T able 4–2 s hows the ISA expansi on bus co nnector pi nouts. Table 4–2 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts (J22 , J23) Pin Signal Pin Signa l Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Gnd 2 IO CHC K# 3 RSTDRV 4 SD 7 5 Vdd 6 SD6 7 IRQ9 8 SD 5 9[...]

4–4 Al phaPC 1 64SX Conn ector P inouts SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts 4.3 SDRAM DIMM Co nnector Pinou ts T able 4–3 shows t he SDRAM DIMM connec tor pinout s. Table 4–3 SDRAM D IMM Connector Pinouts (J7 through J10) 1 (Sheet 1 of 2) Pin Si gnal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Gnd 2 DQ0 3 DQ1 4 DQ2 5 DQ3 6 +3V 7 DQ4 8 DQ5 9 DQ6 10 DQ7 11 DQ8[...]

Alpha PC 164SX Connec tor Pino uts 4– 5 EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4.4 EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts T able 4–4 s hows the EIDE drive bu s connec tor pinou ts. 1 Pins 1 t hroug h 84 are on the fro nt si de an d pin s 85 th rough 16 8 are on the ba ck s ide. 2 The Alph aPC 1 64SX use s BA1 as both BA1 and ADDR12 . Therefor e, four-bank [...]

4–6 Al phaPC 1 64SX Conn ector P inouts Diskette (Flop py) Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4.5 Diskette (Floppy) Drive Bus Co nnector Pinou ts T able 4–5 s hows the diskette (flo ppy) drive bus con nector pi nouts. 4.6 Parallel Bus Con nector Pinouts T able 4–6 s hows the parallel bus connec tor pi nouts. Table 4–5 Diskette (Floppy) Driv e Bus [...]

Alpha PC 164SX Connec tor Pino uts 4– 7 COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts 4.7 COM1/COM2 Ser ial Line Con necto r Pinouts T able 4–7 s hows the COM1/COM2 seria l line co nnecto r pinouts . 4.8 Keyboard/Mouse Con nector Pinouts T able 4–8 s hows the keyboard/mou se conn ector pinouts. Table 4–7 COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts (J[...]

4–8 Al phaPC 1 64SX Conn ector P inouts SROM Test Data Input Connector P inouts 4.9 SROM T est Data Input C onnector Pinou ts T able 4–9 s hows the SROM test data input connector pinout s. 4.10 Input Pow er Conn ector Pin outs T able 4–10 s hows the input power connec tor pinou ts. 4.1 1 Enclosure Fan Power Connector Pinouts T able 4–1 1 sh[...]

Alpha PC 164SX Connec tor Pino uts 4– 9 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts 4.12 Microproc essor Fan Power Connector Pinouts T able 4–12 s hows the microproc essor f an power co nnector pinouts. 4.13 Soft Power C onnector Pinouts T able 4–13 s hows the soft power connec tor pinout s. Table 4–13 Soft Power Connector Pinouts (J1) 4.14 [...]

4–10 AlphaPC 1 64SX Conn ector P inouts Multipurpose Connector Pinouts Figure 4–1 Multipurpose Connector Pinouts 5 HD_PU Har d driv e pow er-up 6 HD_LED Pull-up to Vdd 7 — No connecti on 8 POWER_LED_L P ull-up to Vdd 10, 12 , 14 , 16 Gnd — 9 SPK R Speaker output 15 Vdd — 1 1, 13 — No connecti on Table 4–14 M ultipurpose Connector Pi n[...]

Memory and Mi croproc essor C onfigura tion 5–1 5 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration For hi gher syst em spee d or great er throug hput, SDRAM memory can be upgra ded by re placing DI MMs with those of gre ater siz e. When con figuring or upgr ading SDRAM, obser ve the following rules: • Each DI MM mus t b e a 168- bi t un buf f er ed v er[...]

5–2 Mem ory and Micr opro cess or Config urati on Upgrading SDRAM Memory 5.2 Upgrading SDR AM Memory Y ou can upg rade memory i n the AlphaP C 164SX by add ing more DIMMs or replac ing th e ones yo u have with a greater size . Refer to Figu re 2–1 for DIMM conne ctor loc ations. Use t he followi ng general guideli nes: 1. Obser ve anti static p[...]

Memory and Mi croproc essor C onfigura tion 5–3 Incre asing Mi croprocessor Spe ed 3. Al ign th e DIMM so that t he notch i n the DI MM matche s the key i n the s ocket. 4. Fi rmly p ush the DIMM st ra igh t int o t he conn ector . Ensur e t hat t he DIMM s naps into t he plas tic lock ing le vers on both ends. 5. Re store power to th e system. 5[...]

5–4 Mem ory and Micr opro cess or Config urati on Incr easin g M icropr oces sor S pee d 5.3. 3 Removing th e 21 164PC Microproce ssor Remove t he micr oprocesso r curr ently in place at loc ation U31 by perfo rming the foll o win g step s: 1. Unplug the fan po wer/se nsor cabl e from c onnector J 14 (see Figure 2–1 ). 2. Re m ove the four 6–[...]

Memory and Mi croproc essor C onfigura tion 5–5 Incre asing Mi croprocessor Spe ed Figure 5–1 Fan/Heat-Sink Asse mbly a. Pu t the GRAFOIL th ermal p ad in place. The GRAFOIL pad i s used to impro ve the the rmal con ductivit y betwe en the chi p packag e and t he heat sink by replac ing micro a i r pockets with a less insul ative mate rial. Per[...]

5–6 Mem ory and Micr opro cess or Config urati on Incr easin g M icropr oces sor S pee d b. Attach t he micr oproce ssor heat sink. Th e heat-s ink mate rial is clear anodi zed, hot-wat er-s ealed, 6061-T6 alu m inum. The nut mat erial is 201 1-T3 aluminum ( this g rade is c ritical ). Per form the f ollowin g steps t o atta ch the heat sink: 1. [...]

Interr upts and IS A Bu s Addre sses 6–1 6 Interrupts and ISA Bus Addresses This section l ists th e system and I/ O interr upt ass ignments. I t also l ists the physic al Alpha PC 164SX I/O spac e assi gnments. 6.1 In ter rup ts T able 6–1 l ists eac h AlphaPC 1 64SX ISA in terrupt and it s source. Table 6–1 ISA Interrupts (Sheet 1 of 2) Int[...]

6–2 Inte rrupts and ISA Bus Ad dresse s ISA I/O Address Map 6.2 ISA I/ O Add res s Map T able 6–2 l ists the AlphaPC 16 4SX ISA I/O spa ce address mapp ing. 1 The # symbo l indi cates a n act ive lo w sig nal. IRQ13 A vailable IRQ 14 E IDE IRQ 15 E IDE Table 6–2 IS A I/O Address Map Range (hex) Usage 000- 00F 8237 DMA #1 020- 021 8259 PIC #1 [...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–1 7 Alpha SRM Console Firmware The Al pha SRM Consol e firmwa re init ializes the sy stem and enables yo u to install and bo ot the DIGI T AL UNIX oper ating sys tem. This firmwar e reside s in the f lash ROM on the Alph aPC 164SX moth erboard. 7.1 Alpha SR M Cons ole Fi rmware C onven ti o ns The f ollowing co nven[...]

7–2 Alph a SR M Co ns ole Fi r mw ar e Alpha SRM Console Firmware Conventions The f ollowing ta ble lis ts Alpha SRM Console special ke ys and their functions. Th ese spec ial keys, also r eferred to as s hortcut k e ys, provide c ommand reca ll, line editing , and ba sic input /outp ut cont rol f low . Shortcut Key Function Enter T e rminate the[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–3 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions 7.2 Basic Al pha SRM Console Command Descriptions This section d escri bes th e followi ng basic Alp ha SRM Console comma nds tha t are nece ssary to b oot the DIGIT AL UNIX operatin g system : • arc • boot • depos it • exa mine • fwupda te • set • show Th[...]

7–4 Alph a SR M Co ns ole Fi r mw ar e Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descri ptions arc Loads and runs t he AlphaBIOS f irmware upda te uti lity from a disk ette. Syntax arc nt Arguments None Options None Descript ion None Examples Eith er of the following commands load and run the AlphaBIOS firm ware update util ity from a diskett e: >>&g[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–5 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions boot Initi alizes t he pro cessor , loads a pr ogram imag e from the s pecifie d boot device, and trans fers cont rol to t he loa ded image . Syntax boot [-file <filename>] [-flags <longword>[,<longword>]] [-protocols <enet_protocol>] [-halt] [&l[...]

7–6 Alph a SR M Co ns ole Fi r mw ar e Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descri ptions Descript ion The boot comman d in it iali zes the processor , loa ds a program ima ge from the s pec ifie d b oot dev ice, a nd t ra n sfer s co ntr ol to tha t im age . If you do not speci fy a boo t device i n the c ommand line, t he def ault boot device is use[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–7 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions Examples boot Comma nd Example Description >>> boot B oots t he sy st em fr om t he d efaul t boo t device. >>> boot ewa0 Boots the system from E thernet port ewa0. >>> boot -file dec2.s ys ewa0 Boots t he file named dec2. sys from Et hernet p[...]

7–8 Alph a SR M Co ns ole Fi r mw ar e Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descri ptions deposit W r it es d ata to th e sp ecif ied add res s. Syntax deposit [-{b,w,l,q,o,h}] [{physical, virtual, g pr, fpr, ipr}] [-n <count>] [-s <step>] [<device>:]<address> <data> Arguments <de vic e>: The opt ional de vice na me[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–9 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions <data> The da ta to be de posit ed. Options - The location immediately p receding the last location referenced by examine or deposit . * The location las t referenced b y examine or deposit . @ The location add ressed by the last lo cation referenced by examine or[...]

7–10 A lph a SR M Cons ole Fir mw ar e Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descri ptions Descript ion The deposit command writes data t o the s pecifi ed addr ess, s uch as a memory locatio n, regi ster , device, or file. The defa ults for add ress spac e, data si ze, and address ar e the last specifie d value s. After init ia liza tio n, th e de fau[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–1 1 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions exami ne Displays the c ontents of the s pecified addres s. Syntax examine [-{b,w,l,q,o,h,d}] [-{physical, virtual , gpr, fpr, ipr}] [-n <count>] [-s <step>] [<device>:]<address> Arguments <device>: The opt ional de vice na me (or addr es[...]

7–12 A lph a SR M Cons ole Fir mw ar e Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descri ptions Descript ion The examine co mma nd d i spla ys t he c ont ent s of t he s pec ifie d address , such a s a memory loc ation, re gister , de vice, or f ile. The defa ults for addr ess space, dat a size, and addre ss are the last specifie d valu es. Aft er ini tiali[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–13 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions Examples exam ine Comm and Examp le Display Descript ion >>>e r0 gpr: 0 (R0) 000000 0000000002 Examines the contents of R0, using a sy mbolic address. >>>e -g 0 gpr: 0 (R0) 000000 0000000002 Examines the contents of R0, usin g addr ess space. >>[...]

7–14 A lph a SR M Cons ole Fir mw ar e Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descri ptions fwupdate Loads and runs t he AlphaBIOS f irmware upda te uti lity from a disk ette. Syntax fwupdate Arguments None Options None Descript ion The fwupdat e command scrip t is u sed to loa d and run the Alpha BIOS firmware update utilit y from a diskette . The fi l[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–15 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions set Sets or modifie s the value of a n envir onment vari able. Syntax set <envar> <value> [-default] [-integer] [-string] Arguments <envar> The en vironment v a riable to b e assi gned a new va lue. <value> The v alue tha t is as signed to t he [...]

7–16 A lph a SR M Cons ole Fir mw ar e Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descri ptions Examples set Comma nd Example Description >>>set bootdef_dev e wa0 Modifi es the defaul t boot dev ice to ewa0. >>>set auto_action b oot Attempts to bo o t the operating system follo wing an error , ha lt, or p ower -up. >>>set boot_osf[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–17 Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions show Displays the c urrent va lue of the speci fied envi ronment variabl e or informat ion ab out th e system. Syntax show [{config, device [device_name], iobq, hwrpb, map, memory, pal, version, <envar>...}] Arguments Options None Descript ion The show c ommand d[...]

7–18 A lph a SR M Cons ole Fir mw ar e Environment Var iables for Alpha SRM Console Commands Examples 7.3 Environment V ariables for Alpha SRM C onsole Commands This section d escri bes env ironment va riables that a re used t o define t he syst em oper ation al sta te and to pass inform ation bet ween the fir mware and the ope rating syst em. 7.[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–19 Environment Variables for Alpha SRM Console Commands 7.3.1.1 Ar chitecture-Required Environment V ariables The f ollowing t able shows c ommon Alpha S RM Console a rchitect ure- required envir onm en t v ari abl es and the ir de scr ip tio ns. F or a co mple te li st, en ter show * at the Alpha SRM Console pro mp[...]

7–20 A lph a SR M Cons ole Fir mw ar e Environment Var iables for Alpha SRM Console Commands 7.3.1.2 S ystem-Define d Environment V ariables The f ollowing t able shows c ommon Alpha S RM Console s ystem-d efined envir onm en t v ari abl es and the ir de scr ip tio ns. F or a co mple te li st, en ter show * at the Alpha SRM Console pro mpt. Syste[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–21 Environment Variables for Alpha SRM Console Commands language n The lang uage enviro nment variable ass igns lang uage n to the system (wher e n is the opt ion nu mber of a la nguag e list ed in the menu that follo ws). Use th e following pro cedure to select the language: 1. At t he Alpha SRM Cons ole promp t, e[...]

7–22 A lph a SR M Cons ole Fir mw ar e Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Ut ility to Update the Flash ROM 7.4 Usin g the AlphaB IOS Fi rmw are Upd ate Utility to U pdate th e Fl as h R O M Use the Al phaBIOS fir mware update utilit y to update the fir mware in a f lash ROM. 7.4.1 AlphaBIO S Conventions Alpha BIOS uses uni versal ly accept ed ke[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–23 Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Upda te the Flash ROM 7.4.2 S tarting t he Al phaBIOS T o start the Alph aBIOS, foll ow this procedu re: 1. Insert the AlphaBI OS diskette i nto diske tte driv e A. 2. At the Al pha SRM Console pr ompt, enter the foll owing command: >>>fwupdate Note: Beca us[...]

7–24 A lph a SR M Cons ole Fir mw ar e Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Ut ility to Update the Flash ROM 7.4.3 Installing Alpha SRM Console Usin g AlphaBIOS Setup Program Figure 7 –2 shows an exampl e of the Alp haBIOS Setup scr een. Select the AlphaBIOS Upgrade. .. option by u sing the a rrow or T ab ke ys. Figure 7–2 AlphaBIOS Setup Scre[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–25 Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Upda te the Flash ROM Figure 7 –3 shows an exampl e of the Alp haBIOS Upgrade Opti ons scree n. If mor e than one image i s found, the new i mage's name is dis played . If t he name of th e new image is not SRM Console, use the down arrow ke y to cy cle th rou[...]

7–26 A lph a SR M Cons ole Fir mw ar e Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Ut ility to Update the Flash ROM Figure 7– 4 shows an examp le of the Alp haBIOS screen t hat warns you that you have select ed to s witch t he operat ing sy stem. Figure 7–4 AlphaBIOS Warni ng Screen Pres s Enter to co nti nue the inst alla tio n.[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–27 Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Utility to Upda te the Flash ROM A screen similar to Fi gure 7–5 i s disp layed. The ve rsion numbers shown on yo ur screen m ay be di f ferent t han tho se shown in Figure 7–5. Figure 7–5 AlphaBIOS Upgrad e SRM Console Screen Pres s F10 to con tinu e th e i nst alla tio [...]

7–28 A lph a SR M Cons ole Fir mw ar e Using the AlphaBIOS Firmware Update Ut ility to Update the Flash ROM Figure 7 –6 shows an exampl e of the Alp haBIOS Upgrade Comple te scree n. Figure 7–6 AlphaBIOS Upgrad e Complete Screen T o load the SRM Conso le, power -cycle t he syst em.[...]

Alpha SRM Co nsole Fir mware 7–29 Installing the DIGITAL UNIX Operating Sys tem 7.5 Install i ng the DIGIT AL UNIX Operating System Note: DIGIT AL UNIX V ers ion 4.0D is the minimum revis ion requi red f or th e AlphaPC 164SX mot herboard system. This section s upplemen ts the DIGIT AL UNIX Instal lation Gui de fo r in sta llin g the DIGIT A L UN[...]

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Troubles hooting 8–1 8 T roubleshooting This chapter c ontai ns informat ion ab out troubl eshoot ing ha rdware and s oftware duri ng AlphaPC 164S X start up. 8.1 H ardware St artup Use t he followi ng troubl eshoot ing steps if vi deo is not working on your s ystem. If you st ill hav e no vid eo after review ing these steps, pleas e call you r s[...]

8–2 Troubl eshootin g Beep Codes 8.2 Beep Codes The be ep codes pr ovide e rror inf ormati on about t he AlphaP C 164SX syst em. T able 8–1 l ists and descri bes the be ep code s. 8.3 Post Codes The po st code s indicat e the pro gress of the SROM and SRM Console firmwa re. T able 8–2 l ists and descri bes the po st cod es. 1 One beep and a p[...]

Troubles hooting 8–3 Post C odes 3A Jump to Min i-Debugger 3F Fatal error . Second code iden tifies so urce of error: 05 = No memor y found 06 = Checksum error detected when image was read back from memor y SRM Consol e FF FE Starti ng consol e Idle PCB initi alization FD Semapho re initi alization FC Heap initi alizatio n FB Heap initi alizatio [...]

8–4 Troubl eshootin g Fail-Safe Booter 8.4 Fail -Safe Booter The f ail-saf e boote r provide s an emer gency recov ery mechani sm when the primary firm ware i mage contained i n f la sh me mory has been corr upt ed . When flash memor y has b een corrup ted, an d no image can be loaded saf ely f rom the fla sh, you c an run the fail-sa fe booter a[...]

Battery Re cycle /Disposa l Information 9–1 9 Battery Recycle/Disposal Information NOTICE Recyc le or dis pose of batteri es promp tly in ac cordanc e with your or ganizat ion’ s envi ronmental polici es. If this is a LITHIUM ba tter y , th e following addi tional prec autions may apply: • Repla ce batte ries cor rectl y to preve nt poss ible[...]

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Support, Products, and Doc umentatio n A–1 A Suppor t, Products, and Documen tation A.1 Customer Support The Al pha OEM website p rovide s the fol lowing informa tion for customer s upport. URL Desc ription http://ww w .digita l.com/alpha oem Conta ins t he f ollow ing links : • Develope rs’ Area: Develop ment tools, code examples, driver dev[...]

Supporting Products A–2 Suppo rt, Produ cts, and D ocume ntation A.2 Sup por ting Pr oducts This section l ists so urces for compo nents and a ccesso ries tha t are not inclu ded wit h the Alpha PC 164SX. A.2.1 Mem ory Dual inli ne memory modules (DIMMs ) are avail able from a var iety of vend ors. For a list o f the qual ified vendor s, vis it t[...]

Assoc iated Doc umentation Support, Products, and Doc umentatio n A–3 Antec, Inc. 2859 Ba yview Drive Fremont, CA 94 538 Phone: 510-770-1 200, ext. 313 PN PP-25 3V (250 W) A.2.4 Encl osure An encl osure, suitabl e for housing the AlphaPC 1 64SX and i ts power sup ply , is ava i l abl e fr o m: Delta Axxion T echnology 1550 Nor thwester n El Paso,[...]

Associ ated Doc umentation A–4 Suppo rt, Produ cts, and D ocume ntation PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.1 PCI Multimedia Desig n Guide, Revision 1.0 PCI Syst em Des ign Guide PCI-to-PCI Bridge Architecture Specif ication, Revi si on 1. 0 PCI B IOS Sp ec i fi ca tion, Re vis ion 2. 1 PCI Special Interest Group U.S. 1–80 0–433– 5177 I[...]