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Apollo II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User's Guide MAN-742 5/20/96.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide ii © Copyright 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. American Megatrends, Inc. 6145F Northbelt Parkway Norcross, GA 30071 This publication contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright.
Preface iii Table of Contents 1 Hardware Installatio n ................................ ..... . 1 Apollo II Dimension s ................................ ................................ ...................... Apollo II Motherboard Layou t ............
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide iv Preface To the OEM Thank you for purchasing the high performance American Megatrends Apollo II PCI Pentium ISA motherboard. This product is a state of the art motherboard that includes the famous AMIBIOS.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide v Packing List You should have received the following: • an Apollo II motherboard, • a cache module, • two serial cables, • one parallel cable, • a Warranty Card, and • the American Megatrends Apollo II Pentium ISA Motherboard User's Guide .
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Hardware Installation The American Megatrends Apollo II Pentium ISA PCI motherboard supports: • an Intel Pentium CPU operating at 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, 166, 180, 200 MHz, or higher speeds, • Standard, VR, and VRE voltages.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 2 Apollo II Dimensions The motherboard dimensions are shown in the following illustration. E x p a n s i o n S l o t s 0 . 62 " K e y bo a r d C o nn ec t o r s 0 . 8 5 " S I MM S o cke t s 2 .
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 3 Installation Steps Step Action Turn to 1 Unpack the motherboard. Page 5 2 Configure the CPU. Page 6 Configure the CPU. Page 6 Select the CPU voltage. Page 6 Select the CPU speed. Page 7 Install the CPU. Page 8 3 Install memory.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 4 Apollo II Motherboard Layout A S qu a r e P a d i d e n ti f i e s P i n 1 i n J u m p e r s a n d C onn ec t o r s .
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 5 Step 1 Unpack the Motherboard Step Action 1 Inspect the cardboard carton for obvious damage. If damaged, call 770-246 -8645. Leave the motherboard in its original packing. 2 Perform all unpacking and installation procedures on a ground- connected anti -static mat.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 6 Step 2 Configure CPU See the drawing on page 4 for the jumper locations. Important Perform the following steps to configure the motherboard before installing a CPU. CPU External and Internal Clock Ratios JC1, JC2, and J6 set the CPU external and internal clock frequencies.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 Step 2 Configure CPU, Continued JVR Select CPU Voltage The Apollo II motherboard supports Intel Pentium CPUs that adhere to either the standard or VRE voltage specifications. JVR is a three-pin berg that selects the CPU voltage.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 8 Step 2 Configure CPU, Continued Install CPU Install the CPU in the ZIF (zero insertion force) socket by performing the following steps. The CPU socket is near one edge of the motherboard, as shown on page 4 .
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 Step Action 2 Check for bent pins on the CPU. Gently straighten any bent pins with pliers. Place the CPU in the middle of the socket, as shown below. Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 10 Step 3 Install Memory System Memory The motherboard has four 32 -bit SIMM – Single Inline Memory Module) sockets. You can use Fast Page Mode or EDO (Extended Data Out) SIMMs. Memory must be populated one bank at a time.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 11 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued SIMM Part Numbers Type Manufacturer Part Number 4 MB x 36 Micron MT12D436M-7 “ Mitsubishi MH4M36SAJ-7 “ Motorola MCM36400S-70 .
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 12 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Installing SIMMs The motherboard has four x 36 SIMM sockets. These sockets can be filled with either 4 MB x 36, 8 MB x 36, 16 MB x 36, or 32 MB x 36 SIMMs. Place the motherboard on an anti-static mat.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 13 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Configure Cache Memory The motherboard supports 256 KB or 512 KB of L2 secondary cache memory. Cache memory is supplied by American Megatrends in a standard COAST-compliant cache memory module.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 14 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Cache Size JS1 sets the L2 secondary cache memory size, as follows: Cache Memory Size JS1 Setting 256 KB (facto.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 15 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Upgrade Cache The Apollo II motherboard is shipped with empty SRAM and Tag RAM sockets. A cache module is shipped with the Apollo II motherboard. JPW1, JPW2, JPW3, and JPW4 do not have to be changed when installing the cache module.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 16 Step 4 Install the Motherboard The motherboard mounting hole pattern is the same as the mounting hole pattern on the standard baby AT motherboard. Standoffs and mounting screws are not supplied with the motherboard.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 17 Step 4 Install Motherboard, Continued P l a t i ng T h e sc r e w h ea d m u s t n o t b e l a r g e r t h a n t h e p l a t i n g a r ou nd t h e m ou n t i n g h o l e .
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 18 Step 5 Attach Cables Connectors The Apollo II motherboard includes many connectors. Connection instructions, illustrations of connectors, and pinouts are supplied in the following pages.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 19 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued JCP Clear Password If you forget the computer password, the only course of action is to erase the system configuration information stored in the NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory).
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 20 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Power Cables Attach the power supply cables to the power connector on the motherboard.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 21 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Connector Keys The keys on the connector must be cut to fit on some power supplies, as shown below.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 22 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Mouse Cable Attach the mouse connector cable supplied by American Megatrends to the five-pin mouse berg connector on the motherboard (CN4 ), as shown below.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 23 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued When connecting chassis connectors to the motherboard, make sure to connect the correct connector end. Most connector wires are color- coded. Match the color of the wires leaving the switch or LED to the same pin on the connector end.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 24 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued J1 Remote Control Power J1 is a three-pin berg that supplies power to peripheral devices. Connect a three-wire power cable to J1 and attach the other end to the peripheral device.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 25 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Keyboard Lock J10 is a five-pin single -inline berg that is attached via a cable to the keyboard lock connector. The computer chassis may not include the keyboard lock and Power LED on a single connector.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 26 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Onboard Adapters The Apollo II motherboard ha s: • two serial ports (CN7 and CN6), • a parallel port (CN8), • an IDE controller on the PCI bus. The primary IDE connector is IDE1.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 27 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Parallel Port CN8 is a 26-pin connector for a parallel port. The CN8 pinout is shown below. Connect the 26-pin to DB25 cable provided with the motherboard to CN8. All parallel port settings can be configured through Peripheral Setup in WINBIOS Setup.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 28 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Floppy CN9 is a 34-pin dual-inline berg. Connect the cable from the floppy drive to CN9 , as shown below. The onboard floppy controller cannot be used if a hard disk card with a floppy controller is installed.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 29 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued CN9 Floppy Connector Pinout Pin Use Pin Use 1 GND 2 DENSE1 3 GND 4 N/C 5 GND 6 DRATE0 7 GND 8 -INDEX 9 GND 10 -MOTOR0 11 GND 12 -FDSE.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 30 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued IDE Drives Attach the IDE drives in the following manner. Choose Peripheral Setup in WINBIOS Setup to enable the onboard IDE controller.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 31 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Attach IDE Cable IDE1 is the primary IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard disk drive connector. Both the primary master and the primary slave IDE drives must be connected by cable to IDE1, as shown below.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 32 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued IDE1 Pinout The IDE1 pinout is: Pin Use Pin Use 1 -RESET 2 GND 3 DATA7 4 DATA8 5 DATA6 6 DATA9 7 DATA5 8 DATA10 .
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 33 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued IDE2 Pinout The IDE2 pinout is: Pin Use Pin Use 1 -RESET 2 GND 3 DATA7 4 DATA8 5 DATA6 6 DATA9 7 DATA5 8 DATA10 9 DATA4 10 DATA11 11 .
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 34 Step 6 Test and Configure Review the following points before powering up: • make sure that all adapter cards are seated properly, • make sur.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 35 2 WINBIOS Setup In ISA and EISA computers, the system parameters (such as amount of memory, type of disk drives and video displays, and many other elements) are stored in CMOS RAM. Unlike the DRAM (dynamic random access memory) that is used for standard system memory, CMOS RAM requires very little power.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 36 Using a Mouse with WINBIOS Setup WINBIOS Setup has a built-in mouse driver and can be accessed by either a serial mouse or PS/2- style mouse. WINBIOS Setup supports Microsoft- Compatible serial mice and all PS/2-type mice.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 37 WINBIOS Setup Menu The WINBIOS Setup main menu is organized into four sections. Each of these sections corresponds to a section in this chapter. Each section contains several icons. Clicking on each icon activates a specific AMIBIOS function.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 38 Section 1 Setup Standard Setup Standard Setup options are displayed by choosing the Standard icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu. All Standard Setup options are described in this section. Date/Time Select the Date/Time icon.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 39 Standard Setup, Continued Entering Drive Parameters You can also enter the hard disk drive parameters. The drive parameters are: Parameter Description Type The number for a drive with certain identification parameters. Cylinders The number of cylinders in the disk drive.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 40 Standard Setup, Continued Hard Disk Drive Types Type Cylinders Heads Write Precompensation Landing Zone Sectors Capacity 1 306 4 128 305 17 10 M.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 41 Advanced Setup Advanced Setup options are displayed by choosing the Advanced icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu. All Advanced Setup options are described in this section. System Keyboard This option does not specify if a keyboard is attached to the computer.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 42 Advanced Setup, Continued Password Check This option enables the password check option every time the system boots or the end user runs Setup. If Always is chosen, a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 43 Advanced Setup, Continued Internal Cache Set this option to Enabled to enable L1 internal cache memory. L1 cache memory is on the CPU. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 44 Advanced Setup, Continued Shadow C800,16K Shadow CC00, 16K Shadow D000, 16K Shadow D400, 16K Shadow D800, 16K Shadow DC00,16K These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area in the option title.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 45 Chipset Setup Memory Hole This option allows the end user to specify a memory hole. The settings are Disabled, 512- 640K, or 15-16M (from 15 MB to 16 MB). The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. DRAM Speed This option specifies the RAS access time f or the DRAM used in the computer for system memory.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 46 Power Management Setup The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the Power Management Setup icon from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 47 Power Management Setup, Continued Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby, or Suspend.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 48 Power Management Setup, Continued Slow Clock Ratio This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power saving states. The settings are expressed as a ratio between the normal CPU clock speed and the CPU clock speed when the computer is in the power-conserving state.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 49 Power Management Setup, Continued IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ13 IRQ14 IRQ15 When set to Monitor, these options enable event monitoring on the specified hardware interrupt request line. If set to Monitor and the computer is in a power saving state, AMIBIOS watches for activity on the specified IRQ line.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 50 PCI/PnP Setup Choose the PCI/PnP Setup icon from the WINBIOS Setup screen to display the PCI and Plug and Play Setup options, described below. Plug and Play-Aware OS Set this option to Yes if the operating system in this computer is aware of and follows the Plug and Play specification.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 51 PCI/PnP Setup, Continued PCI Slot-1 Latency Timer PCI Slot-2 Latency Timer PCI Slot-3 Latency Timer PCI Slot-4 Latency Timer These options specify the latency timings (in PCI clocks) for PCI devices installed in the four PCI expansion slots.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 52 PCI/PnP Setup, Continued IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ14 IRQ15 These options specify the b us that the specified IRQ line is used on. These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 53 PCI/PnP Setup, Continued Reserved Memory Size This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards. The settings are Disabled, 16K, 32K, or 64K. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 54 Peripheral Setup Choose the Peripheral Setup icon from the WINBIOS Setup screen to display the Peripheral Setup options, described below. Onboard Floppy Controller Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on the motherboard.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 55 Peripheral Setup, Continued Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ These options specify the PCI interrupt used by the primary and secondary IDE channels if an offboard IDE controller is installed in the computer.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 56 Peripheral Setup, Continued Serial Port2 FIFO Set this option to Enabled to enable the First-In, First-Out (FIFO) buffer for serial port 2. The settings are Enabled or Disabled . The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 57 Section 2 Security Three icons appear in this part of the WINBIOS Setup screen: • Supervisor (Password ), • User (Password ), and • Anti-Virus (see page 59 ). Two Levels of Passwords Both the Supervisor and the User icons configure password support.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 58 Setting a Password The password check option is enabled in Advanced Setup (see page 41 ) by choosing either Always (the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on) or Setup (the password prompt appears only when WINBIOS is run).
Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 59 Changing a Password Select the Supervisor or Use r icon from the Security section of the WINBIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press <Enter>. The screen does not display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted and press <Enter>.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 60 Section 3 Utility The following icons appear in this section of the WINBIOS Setup main screen: Color Set Color Set sets the Setup screen colors. Language If this feature is enabled, you can select WINB IOS Setup messages in different languages.
Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM 61 3 Programming the Flash ROM All versions of the Apollo II motherboard use Flash EPROM to store the system BIOS. The advantage of Flash EPROM is the EPROM chip does not have to be replaced to update the BIOS. The end user can actually reprogram the BIOS, using a ROM file supplied by American Megatrends.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 62 Programming the Flash ROM, Continued S742P.ROM S742P.ROM resides on a floppy disk and contains the updated main BIOS code. American Megatrends will provide this file when the AMIBIOS for the Apollo II ISA motherboard must be updated.
Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM 63 Programming the Flash ROM, Continued Beep Codes The bootblock code produces a series of beeps during Flash ROM programming to: • signify completion of a step (as shown on the previous page), or to • signal an error.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 64 Bootblock Code Checkpoint Codes Code Description E0h Verify the bootblock BIOS checksum. Disable the internal cache, DMA, and interrupt controllers. Initialize the system timer. Start memory refresh.
Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM 65 A Specifications Item Description CPU Intel Pentium 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, 166, 180, 200 MHz or higher speed CPU Expansion slots Three ISA expansion slots Four PCI expansion slots L1 internal cache memory The Intel Pentium has 8 KB data cache and 8 KB instruction cache.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 66 Item Description AMIBIOS features IDE block mode support, IDE 32-bit data transfer support, IDE Programmed I/O mode 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 support, I.
Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM 67 Index A Advanced Setup, 41 AMIFlash Beep Codes, 63 Anti-Virus WINBIOS Setup, 59 Apollo II Motherboard Layout, 4 B BBS, v BIOS Password Support, 57 BIOS Errors, 3.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 68 Flash EPROM Programming, 61 Floppy Disk Connector Pinout, 28 Floppy Drive A: and B, 38 Floppy Drive connector Pinout, 29 Floppy Drive Swap, 42 G.
Index 69 M Memory Reporting, 10 Memory Hole, 45 Motherboard Dimensions, 2 Height restrictions, 2 Mouse Cable, 22 Mouse Support, 41 N Number of Cylinders, 39 Number of Heads, 39 Number of Sectors, 39 O.
Apollo-II PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide 70 Q Quick Boot, 42 R Remote Control Power, 24 Reporting Memory, 10 Reserved Memory Address, 53 Reserved Memory Size, 53 Resource conflicts, 26 S S742P.
Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM 71.
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