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AlphaPC 164UX/BX Motherboard

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AlphaPC 164UX/BX Motherboard Windows NT User’s Manual
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Notice The information in this publication has been carefully checked and is believed to be entirely accurate at the time of publication. Samsung assumes no responsibility, however, for possible errors or omissions, or for any consequences resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
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Contents 1 About This Manual 1.1 1.2 2 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physical Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board Measurements and Hole Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vertical Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 5 5–1 5–3 5–4 5–4 5–4 5–5 5–5 Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISA I/O Address Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flash ROM Address Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1 6–2 6–2 Configuring for Windows NT 7.1 7.1.1 7.1.2 7.2 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.2.3 7.2.4 7.2.
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7.4.1 7.4.2 7.4.3 8 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before Installing Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows NT Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting 8.1 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4.1 Hardware Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Figures 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 3–1 5–1 7–1 vi AlphaPC 164UX Jumper/Connector Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board measurement and Hole Position Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board Vertical Clearance Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ATX Back Panel Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AlphaPC 164UX Configuration Jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tables 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 4–1 4–2 4–3 4–4 4–5 4–6 4–7 4–8 4–9 4–10 4–11 4–12 4–13 4–14 4–15 4–16 4–17 4–18 4–19 5–1 6–1 6–2 7–1 8–1 8–2 A–1 A–2 A–3 A–4 A–5 AlphaPC 164UX Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AlphaPC 164UX Jumper/Connector List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Supply DC Current Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 About This Manual This manual describes the AlphaPC 164UX/BX motherboard, a module for computing systems based on the AlphaTM 21164 microprocessor and the companion Digital Semiconductor 21174 core logic chip. It describes the motherboard’s features and how to set its configuration jumpers. This manual helps users to install and populate the AlphaPC 164UX/BX motherboard with memory modules and peripheral cards. 1.
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Manual Conventions and Terminology Extents: Extents are specified by a single number or a pair of numbers in square brackets ([ ]) separated by a colon (:), and are inclusive. For example, bits [7:3] specify an extent including bits 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3. Multiple bit fields are shown as extents. Register Figures: Register figures have bit and field position numbering starting at the right (low-order) and increasing to the left (high-order). Signal Names: All signal names are printed in boldface type.
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2 Features of the AlphaPC164UX Motherboard Table 2–1 provides an overview of the AlphaPC 164UX motherboard’s features.
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Figure 2–1 AlphaPC 164UX Jumper/Connector Location J33 J24 J10 J22 Blk Yellow Red wire wire wire J21 J16 J7 GND +12 FOK J15 J6 J28 J5 J2 J30 J36 J29 J23 J37 J31 J17 J34 U55 J12 J25 J35 J13 Pwr LED IDE LED Pwr Switch Reset Switch SCSI LED U8 2–2 U7 U6 U5 Features of the AlphaPC164UX Motherboard U4 U3 J18
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Table 2–2 AlphaPC 164UX Jumper/Connector List Item No. Description Item No.
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Power Requirements 2.1 Power Requirements The AlphaPC 164UX motherboard requires a minimum of a 300 watt power supply. The power supply must be ATX-compliant. Table 2–3 Power Supply DC Current Requirements Voltage Current +3.3Vdc,±5% +5 Vdc,±5% -5 Vdc,±5% +12 Vdc,±5% -12 Vdc,±5% 14 A 25 A 0.5 A 10 A 0.5 A Caution: Fan sensor required. The 21164 microprocessor cooling fan must have a built-in sensor that will drive a signal if the airflow stops. The sensor is connected to the motherboard connector J35.
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Physical Parameters 2.3 Physical Parameters This section has two parts: the first illustrates the distances between the board mounting holes and the edges of the board; the second shows the vertical clearances required by the board components at all points within the border of the AlphaPC 164UX. All holes and board measurements are compliant with the ATX 2.01 specification. The AlphaPC 164UX exceeds the ATX height indications in two places. The first is at the location of the 21164 (the 2.5’ region).
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Physical Parameters Figure 2–2 Board measurement and Hole Position Diagram 9.600" .250" .400" .650" 5.550" 3.750" 12.00" .250" 3.1" Board Measurements and Hole Locations 1.300" 2.3.
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Physical Parameters Figure 2–3 Board Vertical Clearance Diagram 0.5" 1.0" 2.5" 1.5" 1.0" 1.5" 0.
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Physical Parameters 2.3.3 ATX Cutout Information In the event that an OEM or system integrator would like to use a chassis that supports a n standard ATX back-panel cutout, we have included the mechanical drawing used to create standard cutout. Figure 2–4 ATX Back Panel Dimension Standard 9 pin DSUB connector cutouts with these center points 4.924 Standard 25 pin DSUB connector cutout with this center point 3.454 2.436 1.60 1.774 .640 1.134 .990 .856 0.54 .256 .247 .240 Radius = .
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3 AlphaPC 164UX Jumper Configuration The AlphaPC 164UX has one set of jumpers located at J28. These jumpers set the hardware configuration and boot options. Figure 2–1 shows the jumper location on the AlphaPC 164UX motherboard. Figure 3–1 shows the jumper functions for each group.
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CPU Speed Selection (Option 1,2,3, &4) Figure 3–1 AlphaPC 164UX Configuration Jumpers J28 System Configuration Jumpers Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5 Option 6 Option 7 Option 8 Option 9 Option 10 Option 11 Option 12 Option 13 Option 14 Option 15 Option 16 Frequency 300 MHz 333 MHz 366 MHz 400 MHz 433 MHz 466 MHz 500 MHz 533 MHz 566 MHz 600 MHz 633 MHz 666 MHz 700 MHz 733 MHz 766 MHz 800 MHz Option1 Option2 Option3 Option4 In In In In Out In In In In Out In In Out Out In In In In Out In Out
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Bcache Size Jumpers (Option 14,15) 3.2 Bcache Size Jumpers (Option 14,15) The Bcache size jumpers are located at J28–27/28 (Option14) and J28–29/30 (Option15), as shown in Figure 3–1. The AlphaPC 164UX-2/-4 is configured with 2MB/4MB of Bcache during production ; the other jumpers shown in Figure 3–1 (0,1) are for other implementations. Note: The standard motherboard is manufactured with 128K X 18 or 256K X 18 data SSRAMs. 3.
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4 AlphaPC 164UX Connector Pinouts This section lists the pinouts of all AlphaPC 164UX connectors. See Figure 2–1 for connector locations. 4.1 PCI Bus Connector Pinouts Table 4–1 shows the PCI bus connector pinouts.
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PCI Bus Connector Pinouts Table 4–1 PCI Bus Connector Pinouts Pin Signal Pin Signal B11 PRSNT2# B12 Gnd B15 Gnd B16 CLK B19 Vdd B20 AD<31> B23 AD<27> B24 AD<25> B27 AD<23> B28 Gnd B31 +3V B32 AD<17> B35 IRDY# B36 +3V B39 LOCK# B40 PERR# B43 +3V B44 C/BE#<1> B47 AD<12> B48 AD<10> B51 Not used B52 AD<08> B55 AD<05> B56 AD<03> B59 Vdd B60 ACK64# 64-Bit PCI Connectors Only (J2) A63 Gnd A64 C/BE#<7> A67 PAR64 A68 D<62> A71 D<58> A72 Gnd A75 Vdd A76 D<52> A79 D<48> A80 D<46> A83 D<42> A84 Vdd A87 Gnd A88 D<3
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ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts 4.2 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts Table 4–2 shows the ISA expansion bus connector pinouts.
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SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts 4.3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts Table 4–3 shows the SDRAM DIMM connector pinouts. Table 4–3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts (U3 through U8) 1 (Sheet 1 of 2) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97 101 105 109 113 117 121 Gnd DQ3 DQ6 DQ9 DQ13 CB0 NC DQMB1 A0 A8 3.3V S2 3.3V CB3 DQ18 NC DQ21 DQ24 3.
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EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts Table 4–3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts (U3 through U8) 1 Pin 125 129 133 137 141 145 149 153 157 161 165 Signal CK1 S3 3.3V CB7 DQ50 NC DQ53 DQ56 3.3V DQ63 SA0 Pin 126 130 134 138 142 146 150 154 158 162 166 Signal 2 BA1 DQMB6 NC Gnd DQ51 NC DQ54 DQ57 DQ60 Gnd SA1 (Sheet 2 of 2) Pin Signal Pin Signal 127 131 135 139 143 147 151 155 159 163 167 Gnd DQMB7 NC DQ48 3.
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Diskette Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4.5 Diskette Drive Bus Connector Pinouts Table 4–5 shows the diskette (floppy) drive bus connector pinouts.
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COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts 4.7 COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts Table 4–7 shows the COM1/COM2 serial line connector pinouts. Table 4–7 COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts (J12) COM1 Pin (Top) COM1 Signal COM2 Pin (Bottom) COM2 Signal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DCD1 RxD1 TxD1 DTR1 SG1 DSR1 RTS1 CTS1 RI1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DCD2 RxD2 TxD2 DTR2 SG2 DSR2 RTS2 CTS2 RI2 4.8 Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts Table 4–8 shows the keyboard/mouse connector pinouts.
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Input Power Connector Pinouts 4.9 Input Power Connector Pinouts Table 4–9 shows the input power connector pinouts. Table 4–9 Input Power Connector Pinouts (J18)1 Pin Voltage Pin Voltage Pin Voltage Pin Voltage 1 5 9 13 17 +3.3 V dc Gnd 5 V SB Gnd Gnd 2 6 10 14 18 +3.3 V dc +5 V dc +12 V dc PS_ON –5 V dc 3 7 11 15 19 Gnd Gnd +3.3 V dc Gnd +5 V dc 4 8 12 16 20 +5 V dc P_DCOK –12 V dc Gnd +5 V dc 1 This pinout is ATX-compliant. 4.
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Fast and Wide SCSI Bus Connector (UX only) 4.
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Speaker Connector Pinouts 4.13 Speaker Connector Pinouts Table 4–13 shows the speaker connector pinouts. Table 4–13 Speaker Connector Pinouts (J23) Pin Signal Name 1 2 3 4 SPKR NC VDD GND Speaker output — — — 4.14 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts Table 4–14 shows the microprocessor fan power connector pinouts. Table 4–14 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts (J35) Pin Signal Name 1 2 3 +12V FAN_OK_L GND — Fan connected — 4.
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IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts 4.16 IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts Table 4–16 shows the IDE drive LED connector pinouts. Table 4–16 IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts (J29) Pin Signal Name 1 2 ACTIVITY ACTIVUTYPULLUP Hard drive active 4.17 Reset Switch Connector Pinouts Table 4–17 shows the reset switch connector pinouts. Table 4–17 Reset Switch Connector Pinouts (J37) Pin Signal Name 1 2 GND RSTSWITCH — Reset system 4.
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5 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration For higher system speed or greater throughput, you can upgrade SDRAM memory by replacing DIMMs with those of greater size. When configuring or upgrading SDRAM, observe the following rules: • Each DIMM must be a 168-bit unbuffered version and have a frequency of 100 MHz. • All DIMMs must be of equal size if they are in the same bank. 5.1 Configuring SDRAM Memory Although not an exhaustive list, Table 5–1 lists the tested SDRAM memory configurations available.
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Configuring SDRAM Memory Table 5–1 AlphaPC 164UX SDRAM Memory Configurations Total Memory 128MB 160MB 192MB 192MB 224MB 256MB 288MB 320MB 352MB 384MB 416MB 448MB 512MB 544MB 576MB 608MB 640MB 5–2 Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 U3 U4 U5 U6 U7 U8 32MB 32MB 64MB 32MB 64MB 32MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 256MB 128MB 256MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 128MB 32MB 32MB 64MB 32MB 64MB 32MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 64MB 128MB
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Upgrading SDRAM Memory Table 5–1 AlphaPC 164UX SDRAM Memory Configurations Total Memory 672MB 704MB 768MB 800MB 832MB 896MB 1024MB 1056MB 1088MB 1152MB 1280MB 1536MB Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 U3 U4 U5 U6 U7 U8 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 32MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 128MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256
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Increasing Microprocessor Speed 4. Firmly push the module into the connector. Ensure that the DIMM snaps into the plastic locking levers on both ends. 5. Restore power to the system. 5.3 Increasing Microprocessor Speed This section describes how to complete the following actions to increase microprocessor speed: • Replace the 21164 microprocessor with an AlphaPC chip that has a higher speed rating. • Reconfigure the CPU speed selection jumpers (J28 Option 1~4). 5.3.
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Increasing Microprocessor Speed 5.3.3 Removing the 21164 Microprocessor Remove the microprocessor currently in place at location U55 by performing the following steps: 1. Unplug the fan power/sensor cable from connector J35 (see Figure 2–1). 2. Remove the four 6-32 X 0.875-inch screws that secure the fan and fan guard to the heat sink. 3. Remove the fan and fan guard. 4. If the sink/chip/fan clip is used, remove it by unhooking its ends from around the ZIF socket retainers. 5.
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Increasing Microprocessor Speed 6. Install the heat sink and heat-sink fan as directed in the following steps. A heatsink/fan kit is available from the vendor listed at the beginning of this procedure. Refer to Figure 5–2 for heat-sink and fan assembly details. Figure 5-1 shows the Fan/Heat-Sink Assembly on AlphaPC 164UX. Figure 5–2 Fan/Heat-Sink Assembly Screw, 6-32 x 0.875 in Qty 4 Guard, Fan Fan Clip, Heat Sink/Chip/Fan Nut, Hex, 1/4-20, 2011-T3 Aluminum, 0.
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Increasing Microprocessor Speed 3. Place the GRAFOIL pad on the gold-plated slug surface and align it with the threaded studs. b. Attach the microprocessor heat sink. The heat-sink material is clear anodized, hot-water-sealed, 6061-T6 aluminum. The nut material is 2011-T3 aluminum (this grade is critical). Perform the following steps to attach the heat sink: 1. Observe antistatic precautions. 2. Align the heat-sink holes with the threaded studs on the ceramic package. 3.
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6 Interrupts and ISA Bus Addresses This section lists the system and I/O interrupt assignments. It also lists the physical Alpha 164UX I/O space assignments. 6.1 Interrupts Table 6–1 lists each Alpha 164UX ISA interrupt and its source.
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ISA I/O Address Map Table 6–1 ISA Interrupts (Sheet 2 of 2) Interrupt Number Interrupt Source IRQ13 Available IRQ14 IDE IRQ15 IDE 1 The # symbol indicates an active low signal. 6.2 ISA I/O Address Map Table 6–2 lists the Alpha 164UX ISA I/O space address mapping.
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ISA I/O Address Map instructions LDBU and STB must be used to access this region. Any other instruction will produce UNDEFINED results with the possibility of damaging the flash ROM.
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7 Configuring for Windows NT This chapter describes the ARCSBIOS and gives instruction to begin the installation of Windows NT. 7.1 ARCSBIOS The AlphaPC 164UX motherboard ships with the ARCSBIOS firmware. This firmware initializes the system and enables you to boot the Windows NT operating system. The ARCSBIOS firmware resides in the flash ROM on the AlphaPC 164UX motherboard. 7.1.
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ARCSBIOS Figure 7–1 Main Bios Screen ARCSBios 1.3.060/SN 3010000,510026 (C) Copyright 1993-1998 Deskstation Technology APC 164UX/BX 67MHz/600MHz Boot Options Windows NT Workstation 4.
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ARCSBIOS Setup. c. Memory Information. The Total Memory section displays the total amount of memory in the system in Kilobytes. The Free Memory section displays the amount of memory available to the operating system. The ECC Mem indicator tells if the memory in the system allows the system to use error correcting codes. The DIMM table shows what banks are populated with DIMMS and what size they are. d. I/O Section. The serial port section show what serial ports were detected in the system.
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ARCSBIOS Setup. Caution : Changing the environment variables may cause Windows NT to fail to boot. There are 4 selections on the Environment Variable menu. Edit Environment Variable Set allows you to change an existing environment variable set. Select Default Environment Variable Set allows you to select which boot selection will boot automatically if the autoload feature is enabled. Create Environment Variable Set allows you to create a new environment variable set.
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ARCSBIOS Setup. 2. 3. d. e. The option to Enable X86 Emulation is set default to Yes. This option allows an operating system to use the X86 emulator built into the ARCSBIOS to emulate the video BIOS built into most video adapters. The DIMM Bank Memory type settings can allow you to get a performance increase if you know the manufacturer of the SDRAM chips on your DIMMs. If the Manufacturer is NEC, or Toshiba use the setting for them.
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Upgrading the ARCSBIOS Firmware. 7.2.6 Print Configuration This option will dump the information in the configuration tree to the parallel port so that it may be printed. 7.2.7 Add-in Board Utilities This option allows you to run configuration utilities for add-in cards that have been ported to the AlphaPC 164UX motherboard. At the time of printing there are no utilities available. 7.3 Upgrading the ARCSBIOS Firmware.
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Installing Windows NT 7.4.2 Before Installing Windows NT Before installing Windows NT, ensure that you have completed the following tasks: • In the Setup section of the bios use the Time and Date option to verify the correct time and date. (see Section 7.2.4). Note: Some programs look at the dates on all files on the system to determine if their license is expired or not. If the date and time are not set correctly before installation some programs may not run.
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Installing Windows NT 1.Insert the Windows NT4.0 install Floppy for the AlphaPC 164UX diskette into drive A: 2.From the main ARCSBIOS screen select Enter Setup. 3.select Run a Program from the setup menu and press Enter. 4.Type in: A:\miniport.exe and press Enter. 5.Maintain Flash Device will start.In the Menu shown select Add SCSI Miniport to Flash and press Enter 6.Remove the Windows NT4.0 install Floppy for the AlphaPC 164UX diskette from drive A: 7.
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Installing Windows NT The following procedure supersedes the Starting Setup on a RISC-based computer section of the Microsoft Windows NT Installation Guide. To start the Windows NT Setup program: 1. Insert the Windows NT CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Restart your computer. 3. Select Enter Setup and Run a Program. 4. Type CD:\alpha\setupldr and press ENTER The Windows NT Setup program will start. It will begin copying files to memory.
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Installing Windows NT 2. If you have only IDE drives, press S. A list box of adapters will be displayed. Other should be highlighted. Press ENTER. You will be prompted to "Please insert the disk labeled manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into drive A:. *Press enter when ready *." Make sure that the Windows NT 4.0 Install Floppy for the AlphaPC 164UX diskette is in drive A: and press ENTER. A list box will be displayed.
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Installing Windows NT The next screen will display the Microsoft Windows NT license agreement. Press page down to scroll through it as you read it. When you get to the end press F8 to accept the terms and conditions. The next screen display will say: "Setup has determined that your computer contains the following hardware and software components". All of these selections should be OK unless you are using a video card that requires a driver that is not on the Windows NT CD-ROM.
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Installing Windows NT After setup finishes copying files a screen will be displayed that says:" This portion of setup has completed successfully. Press enter to restart your computer." Press ENTER. The system will reboot and begin to boot the graphical portion of Windows NT Setup. If you formatted the partition to NTFS, then the system will run check disk on the partition and convert the file system then reboot the system. The system will boot into the graphical portion of Windows NT Setup.
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Installing Windows NT The next window that comes prompts you: "To have setup start searching for a network adapter click the start search button." Do not click the start search button. Click on the Select from List button. A pop-up window titled Select Network Adapter will come up. Make sure the Windows NT 4.0 Installation Floppy for the AlphaPC 164UX diskette is in A:. Click on the Have Disk button. Another pop-up window will come up prompting you to enter the path to the drivers.
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Installing Windows NT click the Display Type button. In the Display Type windows click the Change button. Insert the driver disk for the video card in A:. In the Change Display window click the Have Disk button. Select the appropriate driver from the disk. Click the OK button. Click the Close button on the Display Type window. Make any changes to the settings in the Display Properties window that you want and then press the Test button.
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8 Troubleshooting This chapter contains information about trouble shooting hardware and software during AlphaPC 164UX startup. Technical support is available through e-mail. The address is huedoc@sec.samsung.com. 8.1 Hardware Startup Use the following troubleshooting steps if video is not working on your system. If you still have no video after reviewing these steps, please call your system vendor. 8.1.1 Troubleshooting steps: No Video 1. Check the connection to the ac outlet. 2.
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Beep Codes 3. Replace the keyboard. Note: If you have the network drivers installed, but do not have the AlphaPC 164UX connected to a network, there will be a noticable increase in the time it takes for NT to start-up after the login. This is caused by the network drivers having to wait for a time out. 8.2 Beep Codes The beep codes provide error information about the AlphaPC 164UX system. Table 8–1 lists and describes the beep codes.
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Safe ARCSBIOS Table 8–2 Post Codes Source Post Codes Description SROM 00 01 02 03 04 05 07 Initialize Chipsets, Measure CPU speed Normal Beep, Compute external cache parameters Initialize memory controller Initialize external cache Test memory cached Test memory noncached Verify SROM checksum, PAL checksum, copy PAL to memory Initialize registers for PAL,jump into PAL No Fan Can not measure CPU speed Invalid DIMM configuration Cached memory error Noncached memory error SROM has bad checksum PAL has ba
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Safe ARCSBIOS 8.4.1 Starting the Safe ARCSBIOS You can start the safe ARCSBIOS in one of two ways: • · If the primary firmware image is unavailable when the system is powered on or reset, the safe ARCSBIOS runs automatically. When the safe ARCSBIOS runs, the system will emit 1 long beep and 2 short beeps. Follow the procedure in Section 7.3 for updating the flah ROM. • · You can also start the safe ARCSBIOS manually as follows: 1. Power off your system. 2.
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9 Battery Recycle/Disposal Information NOTICE Recycle or dispose of batteries promptly in accordance with your organization’s environmental policies. If this is a LITHIUM battery, the following additional precautions may apply: • Replace batteries correctly to prevent possible explosion. • Replace batteries with the same or equivalent type.
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A Supporting Products This appendix lists sources for components and accessories that are not included with the AlphaPC 164UX. A.1 Memory Dual inline memory modules (DIMMs) are available from the following sources: Samsung Semiconductor Inc. 3566 North First St.
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Memory Table A–2 VisionTek DIMM Part Number List Size Part Number Width ECC 16MB 64MB 128MB VT16455.0 VT164.0 VT164V6.0 72bit 72bit 72bit Yes Yes Yes Viking Components 11 Columbia Laguna Hills,Ca 92656 Phone: 800-338-2361 Fax : 408-643-7250 Table A–3 Viking Components DIMM Part Number List Size Part Number Width ECC 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB VE2721U4SN3-DC01 VE4721U4SN3-DC01 VE8721U4SN3-DC01 VE16722U4SN3-DC01 72bit 72bit 72bit 72bit Yes Yes Yes Yes QesTec, Inc.
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Thermal Products DeskStation Technology - Dist. for Dense-Pac 15729 College Blvd Lenexa, KS 66219 Phone: 800-793-3375 Table A–5 Dense-Pac Microsystems DIMM Part Number List Size Part Number Width ECC 64MB 128MB 256MB DN06408x72-00 DN12816x72-00 DN25632x72-00 72bit 72bit 72bit Yes Yes Yes A.2 Thermal Products Thermal Products Components included in this heat-sink and fan solution are heat sink, GRAFOIL pad, two hex nuts, heat-sink clips, 60-mm fan, and four screws.
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Enclosure A.4 Enclosure An enclosure, suitable for housing the AlphaPC 164UX and its power supply, is available from: Axxion 11 B Leigh Fisher El Paso,Tx. 79906 Phone: 915-772-0360 Fax: 915-778-3200 PN: DL17 Addtronics Industrial 43263 Osgood Road Fremont, Ca 94539 Phone: 510-490-9898 Fax: 510-490-7132 PN EX-6890A California PC Products 205 Apollo Way Hollister,Ca.
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B Support,Products and Documentation If you need technical support, an Alpha CPU brochure, or help deciding which documentation best meets your needs, visit the Samsung Semicondcutor World Wide Web Internet site: http://www.samsungsemi.com You can also call or e-mail to Samsung CPU Marketing Team. Please use the following information lines for support.
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Samsung Alpha Products To order the AlphaPC 164UX motherboard, contact your local distributor. The following tables list some of the semiconductor products available from Samsung Electronics.
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Samsung Alpha Documentation The following table lists some of the available documentation.
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Title Vendor PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.1 PCI Multimedia Design Guide, Revision 1.0 PCI System Design Guide PCI-to-PCI Bridge Architecture Specification, Revision 1.0 PCI BIOS Specification, Revision 2.1 PCI Special Interest Group U.S. 1–800–433–5177 International 1–503–797–4207 Fax 1–503–234–6762 82420/82430 PCIset ISA and EISA Bridges (includes 82371SB) Intel Corporation Literature Sales P.O. Box 7641 Mt.