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  • Page 1 EB3486-TN Station Board User's Manual - D19431126 -...
  • Page 2 Further, DFI, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. DFI is a registered trademark and EB3486-TN is a trademark of Diamond Flower Inc. All other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trade-...
  • Page 3 v FCC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer- ence when the equipment is operated in a residential installation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents v Introduction..................Features and Specifications ............Installation Overview ..............Preparing the Area ..............Handling the System Board ............Tips in Handling the System Board ........Installing the System Board ............Hardware Installation ..............Memory Installation ..............Installing the Modules ............Board Configuration ..............
  • Page 5 EISA Configuration Utility ............Overview ................... File Structure ................Initial Configuration ..............Main Menu ................. Step 1: About EISA Configuration........Step 2: Add and Remove Boards........Step 3: Change Configuration Settings......Step 4: Save Configuration..........6-15 Step 5: View Switch/Jumper Settings........ 6-16 Step 6: Exit .................

  • Page 6: Read Me First

    Read Me First The EB3486-TN system board requires the installation of the ECU (EISA Configuration Utility), found on the provided EISA Configuration Utility diskette, for proper operation of this system board. The ECU configures the EISA devices and maintains system...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    EB3486-TN v Introduction The EB3486-TN is a revolutionary station board based on our own Processor Upgradeable Microcomputer Architecture (PUMA) platform. It's unique design allows you to use either a 486SX, 486DX or 486DX2 CPU at any speed on the station board. This is accom-...

  • Page 8: Features And Specifications

    PUMA Station Board support internal cache. The EB3486-TN station board uses 256Kx36, 512Kx36, 1Mx36, 2Mx36, 4Mx36, 8Mx36, 16Mx36 and 32Mx36 SIM modules with speeds of 70ns or 80ns. It can hold 128MB of memory onboard configurable in 30 different sizes.
  • Page 9 EB3486-TN 50/66MHz 486DX2 (PGA) Note: Each type of 486 CPU Module, DBII-486SX/DX/DX2, DBII-486CSX/DX/DX2 and DBVII-486SX/DX/DX2, support all speeds of 486 CPU's. Jumpers on the CPU module select between SX, DX, or DX2 CPU's. PGA stands for Pin Grid Array. PQFP stands for Plastic Quad Flatpack Package.

  • Page 10: Installation Overview

    PUMA Station Board v Installation Overview This chapter summarizes the steps in installing your EB3486-TN system board into your system unit. It also includes a description of the area in which you must work. Before installing the system board, determine the size of memory you need onboard.

  • Page 11: Handling The System Board

    EB3486-TN Handling the System Board It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your system board even before installing it to your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage your system board even though there are no signs of physical damage. The...

  • Page 12: Installing The System Board

    Remove the system unit cover by sliding the top of the case forward and then lifting it up. If you are replacing your current motherboard with the EB3486-TN station board, perform steps 4 and 5. If this is a new system, skip to step 6.
  • Page 13 CPU Module. Please refer to the picture below: Step 9: Install the prepared EB3486-TN system board into the case and replace the screws. Step 10: Reattach all cards and connectors and replace the system unit cover. Reconnect all power...

  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    Place the system board on a static-free table with the components facing Memory Installation The EB3486-TN system board can support 1MB to 128MB of memory using HSIMMs. HSIMM is an acronym for High Density Single In-line Memory Mod- ule.
  • Page 15 EB3486-TN To install the HSIM modules, first populate Bank 1, then Bank 2 and so on. Failure to do so will cause the system board to work improperly. VESA Slot CPU MODULE BANK 0 BANK 1 BANK 2 BANK 3...
  • Page 16 PUMA Station Board 1M x 36 1M x 36 2M x 36 2M x 36 256K x 36 Memory Bank 0 Bank1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Size 2M x 36 256K x 36 256K x 36 2M x 36 512K x 36 2M x 36 256K x 36 256K x 36...
  • Page 17 EB3486-TN 8M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 4M x 36 4M x 36 8M x 36 8M x 36 1M x 36 Memory Bank 0 Bank1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Size 16M x36 8M x 36 8M x 36...

  • Page 18: Installing The Modules

    PUMA Station Board Installing the Modules HSIMMs simply snap into a socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the HSIMM must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket. 1. Position the HSIM modules above the HSIMM socket with the chips of the module facing the center of the system board.

  • Page 19: Board Configuration

    EB3486-TN Board Configuration The EB3486-TN is designed with jumpers and connec- tors onboard. Make sure that the jumpers are set cor- rectly before installing the system board into your system unit. VESA Slot CPU Module Location of Jumpers and Connector Pins...

  • Page 20: Jumper Settings

    PUMA Station Board Jumper Settings Jumper J8 Primary Display Selector This jumper must match the type of display adapter installed. If you change your video adapter, change this jumper accordingly. 1-2 On: Color Display 2-3 On: Mono Display (Default) Jumper J7, J14 to J17, J19 CPU Module Select Set the following jumpers according to the type of CPU module installed on the station board.
  • Page 21 1-2: On The jumpers below are for factory testing only and should always be set to their default configuration. Recon-figuring these jumpers will cause problems with your EB3486-TN system board. Jumper J3: 2-3 On Jumper J13: Off Jumper J20: On...

  • Page 22: Cpu Modules

    CPU class. The CPU modules are also equipped with sockets for coprocessors and are easy to install, thus making upgradability easy and affordable. CPU MODULE local-bus slot Location of the CPU Module Local-Bus Slot on the EB3486-TN 4-1 u CPU Modules...

  • Page 23: Dbii-486Sx/Dx/Dx2 Cpu Modules

    EB3486-TN DBII-486SX/DX/DX2 CPU Modules The following CPU's are supported by this module: 25/ 33MHz 486SX, 25/33MHz 486DX and 50/66MHz 486DX2. An 80487SX and Weitek 4167 are also sup- ported. If you have a 486SX CPU installed, an overdrive processor could also be installed at a later date.
  • Page 24 PUMA Station Board Jumper Settings Jumpers JP2/JP3/JP4 CPU Select Jumpers JP2/JP3/JP4 set the CPU modules to 486SX, 486DX or 486DX2, depending on which type of CPU is installed. The default setting is 486DX. 486SX 486DX* 486DX2 2-3: On 1-2: On 1-2: On 2-3: On 1-2: On...

  • Page 25: Dbii-486C Rev. 0 Cpu Modules

    EB3486-TN Set these jumpers according to the speed of CPU installed on the CPU module. The default setting is 33MHz. 25MHz 33MHz* 2-3: On 1-2: On 1-2: On 1-2: On 1-2: On 2-3: On The jumpers below are for factory testing only and should always be set to their default configuration.
  • Page 26 PUMA Station Board J4 J6 DBII - 486C Rev. 0 CPU Module The DBII-486C Rev. 0 CPU Module has two sockets: U1 (socket for 486DX, 486DX2, 486SX and 487SX/ OverDrive Processor), U9 (socket for Weitek Coprocessor). Jumper Settings Jumpers JP1 to JP3 CPU Select Jumpers JP1/JP2/JP3 set the CPU module to 486SX, 487SX, or 486DX/DX2, depending on which type of...

  • Page 27: Cache Configuration

    EB3486-TN JP1 JP2 JP3 JP2 JP3 1-2: On 2-3: On * Default setting Cache Configuration You can configure DBII-486C Rev. 0 to three different cache sizes: 64K, 128K, and 256K. 256K is the default size. Use either 8K x 8 (25ns) or 32K x 8 (25ns) SRAMs to upgrade your cache size.
  • Page 28 The jumpers below are for factory testing only and should always be set to their default configuration. Reconfiguring these jumpers will cause problems with your EB3486-TN system board. Jumpers JP9 and JP10: 1-2 On * Default setting 4-7 u CPU Modules...

  • Page 29: Dbii-486C Rev. B Cpu Modules

    EB3486-TN DBII-486C Rev. B CPU Modules The DBII-486C Rev. B CPU Module supports the same CPU speeds as the DBII-486C Rev. 0 CPU modules. Socket J5 J7 DBII - 486C Rev. B CPU Module The DBII-486C Rev. B CPU Module has a 237 pin ZIF...
  • Page 30 PUMA Station Board Jumper Settings Jumpers JP1 to JP3 CPU Select (Refer to DBII-486C Rev. 0 CPU module jumper settings on page 4-5). Jumper Block JP9 and JP10 CPU Voltage The DBII-486C Rev. B supports 5 Volt CPUs. Optional 3.3 Volt CPUs are supported only if a regulator chip is soldered on location U22.
  • Page 31 EB3486-TN JP10 JP9 JP10 1-2 On: 5 Volt CPU 2-3 On: 3.3 Volt CPU (Default) Cache Configuration You can configure DBII-486C Rev. B to two different cache sizes: 128K, and 256K. 256K is the default size. Use 4 pieces 32K x 8 (25ns) SRAMs to upgrade your cache.
  • Page 32 PUMA Station Board Cache Size U13 - U16 U17 - U20 128K 32K x 8 (25ns) none 256K* 32K x 8 (25ns) 32K x 8 (25ns) Jumper Settings for Cache Memory Jumpers JP4 to JP8 Cache Size Setting 128K 1-2: On 1-2: On 2-3: On 2-3: On...

  • Page 33: Initial Setup Program

    EB3486-TN v Initial Setup Program After you power up your system, the BIOS message will appear on your screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test, the message below will appear on the screen if your CMOS setup is correct: Enter CURRENT Password: The default password is AMI.

  • Page 34: Ami Bios Setup Utilities

    PUMA Station Board AMI BIOS Setup Utilities If you want to change your CMOS setup, or your CMOS setup is incorrect, press <Del> when the mes- sage, "Hit <Del> if you want to run setup," appears on the screen. Again, if you enabled the password option, you will be prompted to the message below: Enter CURRENT Password: The default password is AMI.

  • Page 35: Standard Cmos Setup

    EB3486-TN Standard CMOS Setup Before accessing this option, the warning message below will appear on the screen: This message warns you that if inappropriate modi- fications are made to the CMOS Setup, problems will occur. Press <Enter> to continue or press <Esc> to abort.
  • Page 36 PUMA Station Board The upper right hand corner shows the base memory size and extended memory size of your system. You cannot alter these items, as your computer automatically detects and displays them. The left side of the screen lists the modifiable parameters. You can change the date, time, hard disk drive (C and D) type, type of floppy drive (A and B), primary display, and keyboard options.

  • Page 37: Advanced Cmos Setup

    If you have added a hard drive, you must select the appropriate drive type for the drive. The EB3486-TN has 46 pre-set types and one user-definable type. The table in appendix G gives a complete listing of the available drive types.
  • Page 38 PUMA Station Board This message warns you that if inappropriate modi- fications are made to the Advanced CMOS Setup, problems will occur. Press <Enter> to continue or press <Esc> to abort. Note: If your system fails after the setup procedure, power off your system and turn it on again.
  • Page 39 EB3486-TN Note: The VL-Bus Adapter must be set to "Present" if there is any local bus device installed. The Memory Write buffer must be set to disable if any problem occurs on the VL-Bus Adapter. If memory write buffer is enabled, some VL-Bus adapters can gain much performance benefit from it.

  • Page 40: Auto Configuration With Bios Defaults

    PUMA Station Board The Boot Sector Virus Protection option may be set to "enabled" or "disabled". When enabled, the BIOS issues a warning when any program or virus sends a Disk For- mat command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive.

  • Page 41: Auto Configuration With Power-On Defaults

    EB3486-TN Auto Configuration with Power-on Defaults The Power-on defaults are similar to the BIOS Setup defaults. These defaults are the most stable values for the system and should be used if you are having possible hardware problems. Highlight this option on the main menu and press <En- ter>.
  • Page 42 PUMA Station Board The preset password is AMI. Type AMI, unless the password has been previously changed, and press <Enter>. The message below will now appear: Enter NEW Password: Type in the the new password. You are limited to six ASCII characters.

  • Page 43: Auto Detect Hard Disk

    EB3486-TN New password installed Press the <Esc> key to return to the main menu. Use the arrow keys to go to the "Write to CMOS and exit" option to save the new password and reboot your system. Auto Detect Hard Disk This option detects the hard disk parameters for the hard disk drives installed in your system.

  • Page 44: Write To Cmos And Exit

    PUMA Station Board This option will format, set the interleave mode, and do a media analysis of your hard disk drives. Highlight this option and press <Enter>. A screen similar to the following one will appear. Note: Do not use this utility with an IDE hard drive. Use of this utility can severely damage your hard drive.

  • Page 45: Do Not Write To Cmos And Exit

    EB3486-TN diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make addi- tional changes to the setup, press <Del> after memory testing is done. Do Not Write to CMOS and Exit When you do not want to save the changes you've made, highlight this option and press <Enter>.

  • Page 46: Eisa Configuration Utility

    PUMA Station Board v EISA Configuration Utility Overview The EB3486-TN system board requires the use of the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU). The ECU is used to configure EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architec- ture) computer systems. EISA system boards and EISA adapter cards are much...

  • Page 47: Initial Configuration

    EB3486-TN CMS File The CMS file contains a copy of the configuration information that is written into the system's Extended CMOS Memory. Each CMS file should have a corresponding INF file. INF File The INF file contains detailed information about a...

  • Page 48: Main Menu

    PUMA Station Board 2. Copy your EISA Configuration Utility diskette and CFG files for all of your EISA boards to this directory. 3. To run the ECU, make sure that you are in the directory created in step 1 and type CFG. Main Menu The ECU outlines the six steps that involved in configur- ing a EISA system, steps 1, 2, 3 and 5 are optional.

  • Page 49: Step 1: About Eisa Configuration

    EB3486-TN EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY, Release 2.01 - (C)1992 American Megatrends Inc. Step 1: About EISA Configuration Step 2: Add and Remove Boards Step 3: Change Configuration Settings Step 4: Save Configuration Step 5: View Switch/Jumper Settings Step 6: Exit [Select=Enter]...
  • Page 50 PUMA Station Board This box allows you to add, remove or move boards. Step 2 Add and Remove Boards System - DFI EB3486-TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Slot 1 - Empty Slot 2 - Empty Slot 3 - Empty Slot 4 - Empty...

  • Page 51: Further Information

    Add and Remove Boards. Step 2 - Add and Remove Boards ISA Board Database Select the ISA board to load or press <Esc> to exit. System - DFI EB3486-TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Slot 1 - Empty Slot...
  • Page 52 PUMA Station Board Step 2 Add and Remove Boards Adding a board Performing syntax check on "AMIFFF1.CFG System - DFI EB3486-TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Slot 1 - Empty Slot Selection Slot 2 - Empty Slot 3 - Empty Select a slot for:...
  • Page 53 EB3486-TN Step 2 Add and Remove Boards Confirm System - DFI EB3486-TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Do you really want to remove: Slot 1 - Empty WG-1200VL Slot 2 - Empty Slot 3 - Empty Slot 4 - Empty [Ok=ENTER] [Cancel=ESC]...

  • Page 54: Step 3: Change Configuration Settings

    PUMA Station Board Step 2 Add and Remove Boards System - DFI EB3486-TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Slot Selection Slot 1 - Empty Slot 2 - Empty Slot 3 - WG-1200VL Select a slot for: Slot 4 - Empty WG-1200VL Slot 5 - Empty Board slot type is ISA16.
  • Page 55 EB3486-TN Step 3 Change Configuration Settings System - DFI EB3486-TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Slot 1 - DFI EISANet-500 EtherNet Adapter Slot 2 - Empty Slot 3 - Empty Slot 4 - Empty Slot 5 - Empty Slot 6 - Empty...
  • Page 56 PUMA Station Board Edit Settings for: DFI EB3486-TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD System Board Memory Functions System Board Memory Use SIMM Memory Module for the 486 System Board. ( ) 1MB ( ) 2MB ( ) 3MB ( ) 4MB ( ) 6MB...
  • Page 57 EB3486-TN Edit Settings for: DFI EISANet-500 Ethernet Adapter DFI EISANet-500 I/O Addresses Slot-Specific Only (Default) DFI EISANet-500 EPROM EPROM Disabled (Default) Bus Master Bus Release After Preempt 23 BCLK Cycles DFI EISANet-500 Interrupt Interrupt Edge/Level Edge Triggered Interrupt Ethernet Packet Reception...
  • Page 58 PUMA Station Board Edit Settings for: DFI EISANet-500 Ethernet Adapter This board supports both slot-specific and ISA compatible I/O DFI EISANet-500 I/O Addresses addressing. The ISA mode should only be used for software Slot-Specific Only (Default) compatibility with ISA drivers.

  • Page 59: Advanced Options

    Change Configuration Settings Advanced Options one shown below will appear. Global Resource Map Board Details System Details System - DFI EB3486-TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Physical Board ID Map Slot 1 - DFI EISANet-500 Ethernet Adapter Slot 2 - Empty Slot...

  • Page 60: Step 4: Save Configuration

    PUMA Station Board Board Details This option informs you about the slot number, ID and the board slot type of a board. System Details This option allows you to view the slot type, the amperage used and EISA CMOS size of the boards installed in the system.

  • Page 61: Step 5: View Switch/Jumper Settings

    EB3486-TN Step 5: View Switch/Jumper Settings This step allows you to set DIP switches and jumpers on any board that is switch or jumper configurable. a. After saving the configuration, choose View Switch/ Jumper Settings if you want to configure the switch EISA CONFIGURATION UTILITY, Release 2.01 - (C)1992 American Megatrends Inc.

  • Page 62: Step 6: Exit

    Page 1 of 6: Switches and Jumpers for Slot 0 Print box similar to the one shown on the next page will appear. Slot 0 - DFI EB3486-TN EISA SYSTEM BOARD Confirm Print This board has no Print to: (•) Printer...

  • Page 63: Utilities Configuration

    EB3486-TN to exit to DOS. Cancel - to return to the main menu. Reboot - Reboot the system so that changes will take effect. Utilities Configuration This screen controls how a configuration is produced. Several options are available, each one can be enabled or disabled by pressing SPACE when an option is highlighted.
  • Page 64 PUMA Station Board configuration information will be stored in this computer's EISA CMOS RAM as well as a CMS file and INF file. If Remote Mode is on, the configuration will be stored in the files only. These files can be copied to another computer and the configuration can be copied to that system's EISA CMOS RAM using the “Restore configuration from backup”...
  • Page 65 EB3486-TN Ignore ID Mismatches Between Installed Boards and CMOS Normally the ECU will only configure boards that are physically present in the system. If a board was present in a previous configuration but was then physically removed, the ECU will normally not load the CFG files for this board.

  • Page 66: Define Isa Board

    1. Choose Configure Define ISA Board and an ISA Board Definition box similar to the one shown below will appear. ISA Board Definition Board Name: WG-1200VL Manufacturer: DFI Board Type: Slot Type: ( ) 16 bit ( ) Video Board...
  • Page 67 EB3486-TN 2. Highlight "Board Name" and press <Enter>. The cursor will appear for you to type-in the name of the board. After typing-in the board name, press <Enter>. 3. Highlight "Manufacturer" and press <Enter>. The cursor will appear for you to type-in the name of the manufacturer.
  • Page 68 PUMA Station Board ISA Board Definition Board Name: WG-1200VL Manufacturer: DFI ISA DMA Definition Board Type: Slot Type: ( ) 16 bit ( ) Video Board ( ) 8 bit Channel: Size: ( ) Multifunction Board [ ] - [ ] Byte...
  • Page 69 EB3486-TN 7. "IRQ" allows you to define up to seven (7) IRQ levels. Select one of the IRQ options and press <Enter>. a. An ISA IRQ Definition box similar to the one shown below will appear. ISA Board Definition Board Name: WG-1200VL...
  • Page 70 Select one of the I/O Port options and press <Enter>. The ISA Port Definition box similar to the one shown below will appear. ISA Board Definition Board Name: WG-1200VL Manufacturer: DFI ISA Port Definition Board Type: Slot Type: ( ) 16 bit...
  • Page 71 EB3486-TN 9. "Memory" allows you to define up to eight (8) memory addresses. a. Select one of the Memory options and press <Enter>.An ISA Memory Definition box similar to the one shown below will appear. ISA Board Definition Board Name: WG-1200VL...
  • Page 72 ECU's internal ISA board database. An ISA Board Database box similar to the one shown below will appear. ISA Board Definition Board Name: WG-1200VL Manufacturer: DFI ISA Board Database Board Type: Slot Type: ( ) 16 bit ( ) Video Board...

  • Page 73: Demm 386 Software Driver

    EB3486-TN v DEMM 386 Software Driver DEMM 386 is a software driver that is used on the EB3486-TN system board to translate extended memory into expanded memory. Copy the DEMM386.SYS driver from the provided diskette into your root directory. After copying the driver, add a line to your CONFIG.SYS file using the...
  • Page 74 PUMA Station Board 40H (64 in decimal). tttt specifies an area of the extended memory (in kilobytes) to be reserved that will not be used by the EMS driver. Without the /T option, all of the extended memory will be used as expanded memory.

  • Page 75: Troubleshooting Checklist

    EB3486-TN v Troubleshooting Checklist If you experience difficulty with the EB3486-TN system board, please refer to the checklist below. If you still cannot isolate the problem, please contact your dealer. 1) Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set.

  • Page 76: Appendix A: Types Of Modules

    PUMA Station Board v Appendix A: Types of Modules The EB3486-TN system board allows you to populate memory with 256Kx36, 512Kx36, 1Mx36, 2Mx36, 4Mx36 and 8Mx36 SIM modules. The following mod- ules have been tested with this board. For SIM 256Kx36 Modules...
  • Page 77 EB3486-TN For SIM 2Mx36 Modules Brand Chip Number Fujitsu 814400-80 M511000B-70J Appendix A u...

  • Page 78: Appendix B: System Error Report

    PUMA Station Board v Appendix B: System Error Report During the POST (Power On Self Test) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur. Errors can be fatal or non-fatal. Fatal Errors Fatal errors are those which will not allow a system to continue the boot-up procedure.
  • Page 79 EB3486-TN Non-Fatal Errors Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen. Error Message CH-2 Timer Error INTR #1 Error INTR #2 Error CMOS Battery State Low...

  • Page 80: Appendix C: Memory & I/O Maps

    PUMA Station Board v Appendix C: Memory & I/O Maps Memory Address Map Address Name Function 00000000 to 640K System System Board Memory 0009FFFF Board RAM 000A0000 to 128K Video Reserved for Graphics Display 000BFFFF Display Memory Memory 000C0000 to 128K I/O Reserved for ROM on I/O 000DFFFF...
  • Page 81 EB3486-TN I/O Address Map I/O Address Function 000-01F DMA Controller 1, 8237A-5 020-03F Interrupt Controller 1, 8259A, Master 040-05F Timer, 8254-2 060-06F 8742 (Keyboard Controller) 070-07F Real-time Clock, NMI (Non-maskable Interrupt) Mask 080-09F DMA Page Memory, 74LS612 0A0-0BF Interrupt Controller 2, 8259A...

  • Page 82: Appendix D: Eisa I/O Piin Assignments

    PUMA Station Board v Appendix D: EISA I/O Pin Assignments 31 31 31 31 19 19 19 19 H D G C Note: Rows A, C, B and D are ISA contacts Rows E,G, F and H are EISA contacts D-1 u Appendix D...
  • Page 83 EB3486-TN I/O Pin Signal Name -CMD -Start Exrdy -EX32 Access Key -EX16 -SLBurst -MSBurst Reserved Reserved Reserved Access Key -BE1 -LA31 -LA30 -LA28 -LA27 -LA25 Access Key LA15 LA13 LA12 LA11 Power Power XXXXXX XXXXXX Access Key Appendix D u...
  • Page 84 PUMA Station Board I/O Pin Signal Name XXXXXX XXXXXX Power M-IO -Loc Reserved Reserved -BE3 Access Key -BE2 -BE0 Power -LA29 -LA26 -LA24 Access Key -LA16 -LA14 Power Power LA10 Access Key SD17 SD19 D-3 u Appendix D...
  • Page 85 EB3486-TN I/O Pin Signal Name SD25 SD26 SD28 Access Key SD30 SD31 MREQ Power Access Key SD16 SD18 SD21 SD23 SD24 SD27 Access Key SD29 Power Power Appendix D u...

  • Page 86: Appenidx E: System Overview

    PUMA Station Board v Appendix E: System Overview TACT84544 EISA Peripheral Control Unit The EB3486-TN uses a TACT84544 EISA Peripheral Control Unit that supports the following: Provides Enhanced DMA Functions • ISA/EISA DMA compatible cycles • 32-bit addressability • Provides timing control for 8-, 16-, and 32-bit DMA data transfers •...

  • Page 87: Dma Channels

    EB3486-TN DMA Channels DMA Controller 1 DMA Controller 2 Ch0-Reserved for User Ch4-Cascade for CTRL 1 Ch1-SDLC Ch5-Reserved for User Ch2-Diskette (IBM Personal Computer) Ch6-Reserved for User Ch3-Reserved for User Ch7-Reserved for User Note: DMA controller 1 supports 8-bit Data Transfer...

  • Page 88: System Interrupts

    PUMA Station Board System Interrupts A NMI is an interrupt requiring immediate attention and has priority over the normal interrupt lines (IRQX). NMI interrupts are caused by the following conditions: NMI Source Parity # Fail Safe Timer IOCHK # Bus Timeout Write to Port 0462h Interrupt Controller 1 Interrupt Controller 2...

  • Page 89: System Timers

    EB3486-TN System Timers Interval Timer 1 Interval Timer 2 Channel 0 System Timer (IRQ0) Fail-Safe Timer (NMI Interrupt) Channel 1 Refresh Request Generator (15us Rate Generator Period Signal) Channel 2 Tone Generation for CPU Speed Control Speaker Real-Time Clock Address...
  • Page 90 TACT84543 EISA Bus Control Unit The EB3486-TN system board uses the 82358 EISA Bus Controller that supports the following: • Provides EISA/ISA bus cycle compatibility • Interfaces host (CPU) bus to EISA/ISA bus •...
  • Page 91 EB3486-TN Extended CMOS Memory DS1387 The EB3486-TN system board has Extended CMOS Memory installed onboard. Configuration information is stored in the Extended CMOS Memory so the BIOS can initialize the system board and the expansion boards inserted in the EISA slots every time you power up your system.

  • Page 92: Appendix F: Connector Pin Assignments

    PUMA Station Board v Appendix F: Connector Pin Assignments Jumper J4/J10* Keyboard Connector Function Keyboard Clock Keyboard Data No Connection Ground +5V DC Jumper J1 HardwareReset Connector Function Reset Signal Ground Use only one. F-1 u Appendix F...
  • Page 93 EB3486-TN Jumper J2 Speaker Connector Function Speaker Data Out No Connection Ground +5 V DC Jumper J6 Power On and Keylock Connector Function LED Power Ground Keyboard Inhibitor Ground Appendix F u...
  • Page 94 PUMA Station Board Connector CN10 PS/2 Mouse Connector Function Mouse Data N.C. Mouse Clock N.C. Connectors PS1 and PS2 Power Supply Connector Connector Function Power Good +5V DC +12V DC -12V DC Ground Ground Ground Ground -5V DC +5V DC +5V DC +5V DC F-3 u Appendix F...

  • Page 95: Appenidx G: Ami Bios Hard Disk Table

    EB3486-TN v Appendix G: AMI BIOS Hard Disk Table Type Cyln Head WPcom LZone Sect Size 10MB 20MB 31MB 62MB 47MB 65535 20MB 31MB 65535 30MB 65535 112MB 65535 20MB 65535 35MB 65535 50MB 28MB 65535 43MB 20MB 41MB 65535...
  • Page 96 PUMA Station Board Type Cyln Head WPcom LZone Sect Size 53MB 1024 65535 1024 94MB 1024 65535 1024 128MB 1024 1024 1024 43MB 10MB 1024 65535 1024 77MB 1024 1024 68MB 41MB 25MB 57MB 41MB 41MB 41MB 48MB 65535 69MB 65535 114MB 1224...

  • Page 97: Appendix H: Vesa Vl-Bus Slot Pin Assignments

    EB3486-TN v Appendix H: VESA VL-Bus Slot Pin Assignments The EB3486-TN station board is equipped with one VESA VL-Bus slot to accommodate the CPU module. The table below lists the pin-out specifications of the VESA slot I/O pinouts. Pin# Signal...
  • Page 98 PUMA Station Board Pin# Signal Pin# Signal ADR12 ADR10 ADR13 ADR08 ADR11 ADR09 ADR06 ADR07 ADR04 ADR05 WBACK# BE0# ADR03 ADR02 BE1# BE2# Reset# BE3# M/IO # ADS# LRDY # RDYRTN# LDEV # LRDQ # IRQ9 BEDY# LGNT # BLAST# LCLK LKEN# LEADS#...
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