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American Megatrends Atlas PCI-II User Manual

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  • Page 1 Atlantis Pentium II PCI ISA Motherboard Guide MAN-773 11/20/97...
  • Page 2 Limited Warranty Buyer agrees if this product proves to be defective, that American Megatrends, Inc. is only obligated to replace or refund the purchase price of this product at American Megatrends’ discretion according to the terms and conditions on the motherboard warranty card. American Megatrends shall not be liable in tort or contract for any loss or damage, direct, incidental or consequential.

  • Page 3: Technical Support

    770-246-8780 28,800 baud rate. Supports v.34. 770-246-8781 28,800 baud rate. Supports v.34. 770-246-8782 Supports HST and v.42. 770-246-8783 Supports HST and v.42. Web Site We invite you to access the American Megatrends world wide web site at: http://www.ami.com. Preface Characteristics...

  • Page 4: Packing List

    American Megatrends Client Care utility, the American Megatrends Client Care User’s Guide, a Warranty Card, and the American Megatrends Atlantis Pentium II PCI ISA Motherboard User's Guide. Warning The pinout for the optional USB Cable Box is:...

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    528 MBs. Client Care The Atlantis motherboard is shipped with a copy of the American Megatrends Client Care utility. Client Care allows you to display system information, run diagnostic test, and monitor environmental parameters such as the CPU temperature, fan speed, and system voltage levels.
  • Page 6 Overview, Continued Chipset The Atlantis motherboard uses an Intel 440LX chipset, including CPU interface controller, advanced cache controller, integrated SDRAM controller, synchronous ISA bus controller, concurrent PCI 2.0 and 2.1 local bus interface, and an integrated power management unit. This chipset supports intelligent diagnostic and power management through features like: hardware monitoring, DMI support, and...
  • Page 7 Overview, Continued ACPI This motherboard fully implements the ACPI standard. ACPI is an open PC hardware, operating system, and peripheral device interface specification. ACPI allows the computer to come to full power instantly and to complete tasks even after power is turned off. ACPI is being implemented in Microsoft®...
  • Page 8 Overview, Continued CPU Thermal Monitor The Atlantis motherboard includes a special heat sensor under the CPU that monitors the CPU temperature. This heat sensor generates an SMI (System Management Interrupt) when the CPU temperature is too hot. The SMI can be set to turn on the external cooling fan and/or lower the CPU clock frequency.
  • Page 9 Overview, Continued PC 97 Compliant The Atlantis motherboard is fully compliant with the Microsoft PC 97 specification at both the hardware and the BIOS levels. PC 97 is a set of hardware, bus, and device design requirements specified by Microsoft that make computers easier to use. PC 97 supports cooperation between the operating system, the hardware, and the applications software.
  • Page 10 Overview, Continued BIOS Shadowing The system BIOS is always copied from ROM to RAM for faster execution. The end user can shadow 16 KB ROM segments from C0000h – DCFFFh. The Atlantis motherboard has two 40-pin IDE connectors onboard that support up to four IDE drives (hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, or tape drives).
  • Page 11 Overview, Continued Mouse The Atlantis motherboard includes a standard miniDIN mouse connector. The Atlantis motherboard has two 4-pin USB connectors. USB allows future generations of USB-compliant peripheral devices to be automatically detected and configured through a single port. USB uses Plug and Play technology. All USB peripherals are automatically detected and configured.
  • Page 12 The American Megatrends Client Care utility is also shipped with this motherboard. Client Care allows you to display system information, run diagnostic test, and display system environmental parameters such as the CPU voltage, fan speed, and system voltage levels.
  • Page 13 Atlantis Dimensions Motherboard Height Restrictions The Atlantis motherboard is the standard ATX size. The areas on the motherboard with the height restrictions are shaded. Chapter 1 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 14: Installation Steps

    Installation Steps Step This motherboard contains sensitive electronic components that can be easily damaged by static electricity. Follow the instructions carefully to ensure correct installation and to Atlantis PCI Pentium II ISA Motherboard User’s Guide Action Unpack the motherboard. Set Jumpers Configure the CPU.
  • Page 15 Atlantis Motherboard Layout Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Remote Power Speaker Switch Reset Susp. Susp. Turbo Mode Lock Switch...

  • Page 16: Step 1 Unpack The Motherboard

    Step 1 Unpack the Motherboard Step Inspect the cardboard carton for obvious damage. If damaged, call 770-246-8645. Leave the motherboard in its original packing. Perform all unpacking and installation procedures on a ground- connected anti-static mat. Wear an anti-static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti-static mat.

  • Page 17: Step 2 Set Jumpers

    Step 2 Set Jumpers Set all jumpers and install the CPU before placing the motherboard in the chassis. Set jumpers by placing a shunt (shorting bridge) on the designated pins of the jumper. A shunt and jumpers are shown below: 3-dimensional view of motherboard jumpers and a shunt.

  • Page 18: Avoid Static Electricity

    Step 2 Set Jumpers, Continued EP1, EP2 Flash ROM Type EP1 and EP2 are 3-pin bergs that specify the type of flash ROM installed on the Atlantis motherboard. The settings are: Flash ROM Type Intel 28F001 SST 29EE010 MXIC MX28F2000P SST 29EE020 ATMEL AT29C020 AMD 29F002T...

  • Page 19: Step 3 Configure Cpu

    Step 3 Configure CPU See the motherboard drawing for the FREQ1, FREQ2, FREQ3, and FREQ4 jumper locations. Perform the following steps to configure the motherboard before installing a CPU. CPU/Bus Frequency Ratio FREQ1, FREQ2, FREQ3, and FREQ4 are 2-pin bergs that set the ratio of the internal CPU frequency to the bus clock.

  • Page 20: Step 4 Install Cpu

    Step 4 Install CPU Retention Mechanism Kit You must mount the Intel Retention Mechanism Kit before installing all Pentium II CPU modules. This kit includes: the retention mechanism assembly, attachment mounts, and spacer, as shown below: Atlantis PCI Pentium II ISA Motherboard User’s Guide Cont’d...
  • Page 21 Step 4 Install CPU, Continued Install Retention Mechanism Place the retention mechanism on top of the CPU socket, as shown below: Install Attachment Mounts Place the two attachment mounts on the bottom of the motherboard, directly under the ends of the CPU socket. Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Cont’d...
  • Page 22 Step 4 Install CPU, Continued Install the Heat Sink If the heat sink is not already installed on the CPU module, slide the heat sink top support into the lowest gap on the CPU module, as shown below: The slide the CPU module into the Retention Mechanism Assembly, as shown below: Atlantis PCI Pentium II ISA Motherboard User’s Guide Cont’d...
  • Page 23 Step 4 Install CPU, Continued Install the Heat Sink, cont’d Press the buttons on either side of the CPU module, as shown below: Hook the top support of the heat sink to the support base of the heat sink to complete the CPU module installation: Chapter 1 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 24: Step 5 Install Memory

    Step 5 Install Memory System Memory The motherboard has three 168-pin DIMM sockets. The motherboard supports up to 384 MB of system memory mounted in the three motherboard DIMM sockets. You can use 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, or 128 MB DIMMs.

  • Page 25: Step 6 Install The Motherboard

    Step 6 Install the Motherboard The motherboard mounting hole pattern is the same as the mounting hole pattern on the standard ATX motherboard. Standoffs and mounting screws are not supplied with the motherboard. The chassis manufacturer should supply these parts. Step Place the chassis on an anti-static mat.

  • Page 26: Step 7 Attach Cables

    Step 7 Attach Cables Connectors The motherboard connectors are: Power supply connector Keyboard connector Mouse connector CPU Fan Chassis Fan Infrared USB connectors Speaker IDE LED Remote Power Switch Hardware Reset Switch Power LED (lit when power is on) Keyboard Lock Turbo LED (lit when high speed is active) Suspend Mode Switch Suspend LED (lit when system in suspend mode)
  • Page 27 Step 7 Attach Cables, Continued Connect Power Supply The power supply should match the physical configuration of the chassis. Make sure that the power switch is Off before assembly. Before attaching all components, make sure that the proper voltage has been selected.
  • Page 28 Step 7 Attach Cables, Continued Mouse Cable Attach the cabled form the PS/2 mouse to the five-pin PS/2 mouse connector on the motherboard (labeled PS2_MS), as shown below. The keyboard PS/2 mouse connector pinout is: CPU Fan A three-pin berg labeled FAN1 attaches to the CPU fan. The FAN1 connector is near the end of the CPU module socket.
  • Page 29 Step 7 Attach Cables, Continued USB Connectors The motherboard has two 4-pin headers (USB1 and USB2) that attach to a USB connector on the chassis. The USB port allows you to attach to a USB hub. The USB connector pinouts are the same for both USB connectors: Block Connector The Atlantis motherboard has a 22-pin header that is used to connect the following offboard connectors.

  • Page 30: Step 8 Connect Onboard I/O

    Step 8 Connect Onboard I/O Onboard I/O The Atlantis motherboard has: two serial ports (COM1 and COM2), a parallel port (LPT), an IDE controller on the PCI bus. The primary IDE connector is IDE1. The secondary connector is IDE2. a floppy controller (FDD). The serial and parallel port connectors are described below.
  • Page 31 Step 8 Connect Onboard I/O, Parallel Port PRINTER is a DB25 connector for a parallel port. The LPT pinout is shown below. All parallel port settings can be configured through Peripheral Setup in AMIBIOS Setup. Signal Description STROBE# BUSY SLCT ERROR# SLCTIN# Ground...

  • Page 32: Step 9 Attach Floppy Drive

    Step 9 Attach Floppy Drive FLOPPY FLOPPY is a 34-pin dual-inline berg. Connect the cable from the floppy drive to FLOPPY, as shown below. The onboard floppy controller cannot be used if a hard disk card with a floppy controller is installed. Choose Standard Setup and Peripheral Setup to configure the floppy controller.

  • Page 33: Step 10 Attach Ide Drive

    Step 10 Attach IDE Drive IDE Drives Attach the IDE drives in the following manner. Choose Peripheral Setup in AMIBIOS Setup to enable the onboard IDE controller. Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Cont’d...
  • Page 34 Step 10 Attach IDE Drive, Continued Attach IDE Cable The primary IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard disk drive connector is marked PRIMARY. Both the primary master and the primary slave IDE drives must be connected by cable to PRIMARY, as shown below. PRIMARY is a 40-pin dual-inline berg that connects an IDE drive to the primary onboard IDE connector.
  • Page 35 Step 10 Attach IDE Drive, Continued PRIMARY Pinout The PRIMARY IDE pinout is: -RESET DATA7 DATA6 DATA5 DATA4 DATA3 DATA2 DATA1 DATA0 -IOW -IOR IDERDY INT14 -CS0 -IDEACT Secondary IDE Controller The secondary IDE connector is labeled SECONDARY. It connects the secondary primary and slave IDE drives to the secondary onboard IDE controller.
  • Page 36 Step 10 Attach IDE Drive, Continued SECONDARY IDE Pinout The SECONDARY pinout is: -RESET DATA7 DATA6 DATA5 DATA4 DATA3 DATA2 DATA1 DATA0 IDERDY Atlantis PCI Pentium II ISA Motherboard User’s Guide DATA8 DATA9 DATA10 DATA11 DATA12 DATA13 DATA14 DATA15 KEY (N/C) -IOW -IOR INT15...

  • Page 37: Step 11 Test And Configure

    Step 11 Test and Configure 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 the CPU is seated properly, make sure there are no screws or other foreign material on the motherboard, plug the system into a surge-protected power strip, and make sure blank back panels are installed on the back of the chassis to...

  • Page 39: Ami Bios Setup

    AMIBIOS 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.

  • Page 40: Amibios Setup Menu

    AMIBIOS Setup Menu The AMIBIOS Setup main menu appears as follows. Each menu item is described in this chapter. AMIBIOS HI-FLEX SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1.15 © 1996 AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. STANDARD CMOS SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP...

  • Page 41: Section 1 Standard Setup

    Section 1 Standard Setup Choose Standard CMOS Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Standard Setup options are described in this section. Date/Time Select Standard CMO Setup form the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. Highlight Date or Time using the arrow keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab>...
  • Page 42 Standard Setup, Continued Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master, Secondary Slave Select one of these hard disk drives to configure the hard disk drive named in the option. The settings for each of these drives are: Setting SCSI You do not have to set any other parameters if you select SCSI.
  • Page 43 Standard Setup, Continued Entering Drive Parameters You can also enter the hard disk drive parameters. The drive parameters are: Parameter Type The number for a drive with certain identification parameters. Cylinders The number of cylinders in the disk drive. Heads The number of heads.

  • Page 44: Hard Disk Drive Types

    Standard Setup, Continued Hard Disk Drive Types Type Cylinders Heads 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1224 AMIBIOS automatically sets IDE drive parameters. Select USER to enter MFM, ESDI, or RLL drive parameters. Select Not Installed for SCSI drives. Select CDROM for CD-ROM drives. Atlantis PCI Pentium II ISA Motherboard User’s Guide Write Landing...

  • Page 45: Section 2 Advanced Setup

    Section 2 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. Advanced Setup options are displayed by highlighting the option using the arrow keys. All Advanced Setup options are described in this section. Typematic Rate This option sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and held down.
  • Page 46 Advanced Setup, Continued Display Add-On ROM Messages Set this option to Yes to display any additional screen messages from an option ROM. This option can only be selected if the Display BIOS POST Message option is set to No. The settings are: Setting Display messages from an option ROM.
  • Page 47 Advanced Setup, Continued Primary Master ARMD Emulator As Primary Slave ARMD Emulator As Secondary Master ARMD Emulator As Secondary Slave ARMD Emulator As These options specify the type of standard PC drive that an ARMD drive will use when attached as a master or slave to the specified IDE channel.
  • Page 48 Advanced Setup, Continued 3rd Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the third boot drives that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The settings are Disabled, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, ATAPI, CDROM, 1 HDD, 2nd IDE-HDD, 3 are ARMD-HDD.
  • Page 49 Advanced Setup, Continued Video Shadow C000,32K This option controls the location of the contents of video ROM. The settings are: Setting Shadow The contents of the video ROM area (C0000h - C7FFFh) are written to the corresponding address in RAM. Cached The contents of the video ROM area (C0000h - C7FFFh) are written to the corresponding RAM address and may be read from or...

  • Page 50: Section 3 Chipset Setup

    Section 3 Chipset Setup Choose Chipset Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Chipset Setup options are described below. USB Function Set this option to Enabled to enable the system BIOS USB (Universal Serial Bus) functions. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail- Safe default settings are Enabled.
  • Page 51 Chipset Setup, Continued VGA Frame Buffer USWC Set this option to Enabled to enable the VGA video frame buffer using USWC (Uncacheable, Speculatable, Write-Combined) memory. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. Older ISA VGA card drivers may not behave correctly if this option is not set to Disabled. The Optimal and Fail- Safe default settings are Disabled.
  • Page 52 Chipset Setup, Continued TypeF DMA BufferControl1 TypeF DMA Buffer Control2 These options specify the DMA channel where TypeF buffer control is implemented. The settings are Disabled, Channel-0, Channel-1, Channel-2, Channel-3, Channel-5, Channel-6, or Channel-7. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. DMA-0 Type DMA-1 Type DMA-2 Type...

  • Page 53: Section 4 Power Management Setup

    Section 4 Power Management Setup Choose Power Management Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Power Management Setup options are described in this section. ACPI Aware O/S Set this option to Yes if the operating system you are running under complies with the Intel ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification.
  • Page 54 Power Management Setup, Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power state that the video subsystem enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are Standby, Suspend or Disabled.
  • Page 55 Power Management Setup, Continued Slow Clock Ratio This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in the Standby Mode power saving state. The settings are expressed as a percentage between the normal CPU clock speed and the CPU clock speed when the computer is in the power-conserving state.
  • Page 56 Power Management Setup, Continued Device 6 (Serial Port 1) Device 7 (Serial Port 2) Device 8 (Parallel Port) Device 5 (Floppy Disk) Device 0 (Primary Master IDE) Device 1 (Primary Salve IDE) Device 2 (Secondary Master IDE) Device 3 (Secondary Slave IDE) When set to Monitor, these options enable event monitoring on the specified hardware interrupt request line.

  • Page 57: Section 5 Pci/Pnp Setup

    Section 5 PCI/PnP Setup Choose PCI/PnP Setup AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All PCI/PnP Setup options are described in this section. Plug and Play-Aware OS Set this option to Yes if the operating system in this computer follows the Plug and Play specification. Windows 95 is PnP-aware. The settings are Yes or No.
  • Page 58 PCI/PnP Setup, Continued AGP Slot Latency Timer This option specifies the latency timings (in PCI clocks) for AGP devices installed in the AGP slot. The settings are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, or 248. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 64. PCI Slot-1 Latency Timer PCI Slot-2 Latency Timer PCI Slot-3 Latency Timer...
  • Page 59 PCI/PnP Setup, Continued IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ14 IRQ15 These options specify the bus that the specified IRQ line is used on. These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards. These options determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.
  • Page 60 PCI/PnP Setup, Continued DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 These options allow you to specify the bus type used by each DMA channel. The settings are PnP or ISA. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are PnP.

  • Page 61: Section 6 Peripheral Setup

    Section 6 Peripheral Setup Choose Peripheral Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Peripheral Setup options are described below. Onboard Floppy Controller Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on the motherboard. The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines if the floppy controller should be enabled), Enabled, or Disabled.
  • Page 62 Peripheral Setup, Continued Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is installed in the computer. You must choose ISA if an ISA IDE card is installed or the PCI expansion slot on the motherboard where the offboard PCI IDE controller is installed.
  • Page 63 Peripheral Setup, Continued Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 1. The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I/O port address), Disabled, 3F8h, or 3E8h. The Optimal default setting is 3F8h. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
  • Page 64 Peripheral Setup, Continued IR IRQ Select This option specifies the IRQ used for infrared support. The settings are Disabled, IRQ10, or IRQ11. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. IR DMA Select This option specifies the DMA channel used for infrared support. The settings are Disabled, DMA Ch 0, or DMA Ch 3.
  • Page 65 Peripheral Setup, Continued Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is ECP. This option sets the DMA channel used by the parallel port. The settings are (DMA Channel) 0, 1 or 3. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 3.

  • Page 66: Section 7 Other Setup Options

    Section 7 Other Setup Options Auto-Detect Hard Disks Choose this option to let AMIBIOS automatically detect the hard disk drive parameters. The Standard CMOS Setup screen will appear after AMIBIOS has configured the drives. Press <Esc> and choose Save Settings and Exit to reconfigure the system configuration with the new hard disk drive parameters.

  • Page 67: Change User Password

    Change User Password Select Change User Password from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. Enter new User password: appears. Type the password and press <Enter>. The screen does not display the characters entered. Retype the password as prompted and press <Enter>. If the password confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears.

  • Page 68: Auto Configuration With Optimal Settings

    Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings AMIBIOS will automatically set all AMIBIOS Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you choose this option. The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer applications.
  • Page 69 Hardware Health Management Setup AMIBIOS can monitor system health parameters such as CPU temperature, CPU voltage levels, and fan speed. You can set the acceptable upper and lower limits for all hardware health parameters by choosing Hardware Health Management Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. The following appears.
  • Page 70 Hardware Health Management Setup, Hardware Health Management Setup Fields Field Name Physical This field includes all of the system performance parameters, Parameter such as voltage levels and fan speed. The unit of measurement for this parameters is also displayed. Low Alert This field contain the lowest acceptable value for the associated parameter before an alert activity (such as a series of beeps) is taken by AMIBIOS.

  • Page 71: Programming The Flash Rom

    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. Programming the Flash EPROM Step Turn power off.
  • Page 72 S773P.ROM S773P.ROM resides on a floppy disk and contains the updated main BIOS code. American Megatrends will provide this file when the AMIBIOS for the Atlantis motherboard must be updated. S773P.ROM must be present in the root directory of the floppy disk before the onboard Flash EPROM can be reprogrammed.
  • Page 73 Programming the Flash ROM, 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. Error beeps are arranged in a coded sequence and have different meanings depending on when they occur.

  • Page 74: Bootblock Code Checkpoint Codes

    Bootblock Code Checkpoint Codes Code Verify the bootblock BIOS checksum. Disable the internal cache, DMA, and interrupt controllers. Initialize the system timer. Start memory refresh. Initialize the chipset registers. Set the BIOS size to 128K. Make the 512 KB base memory available. Test the base 64 KB of system memory.
  • Page 75 Chapter 3 Programming the Flash ROM...

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