Kingston Technology KTM609 Installation Manual

Kingston Technology KTM609 Installation Manual

Memory expansion for ibm ps/2 model 50, 50z, 55sx, 60, 65sx

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Kingston Technology
KTM609/16
Memory Expansion
for IBM PS/2 Model 50,
50z, 55sx, 60, and 65sx

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  • Page 1 Kingston Technology KTM609/16 Memory Expansion for IBM PS/2 Model 50, 50z, 55sx, 60, and 65sx...
  • Page 2: Installation Guide

    KTM-609/16 Memory Expansion Board IBM PS/2 Models 50, 50z, 55sx, 60, and 65sx Installation Guide Kingston Technology Corporation 17600 Newhope Street Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Phone (714) 435-2600 KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 3: Limited Warranty

    No express or implied warranty is made for any KTC product damaged by accidents, abuse, misuse, natural or personal disaster or unauthorized modification. ©Copyright Kingston Technology 1994. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. All trademarks are property of their respective companies.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Installing the Kingston EMS Driver ................. 16 Changing Existing EMS Driver Parameters ............20 Changing the System Configuration ............... 23 Adding or Removing SIMMs ..............23 Changing the Amount of Expanded Memory ..........24 KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 5 Figure 1: KTM-609/16 Board (Type I) ...............2 Figure 2: KTM-609/16 Board (Type II) ..............3 Figure 3: KTM-609/16 Board (Type III) ..............3 Figure 4: Installing the SIMM Modules ..............11 Figure A-1: Extended and Expanded Memory Configuration ........26 Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 6: Introduction

    General Information Introduction Kingston Technology welcomes you to the growing family of IBM PS/2 users who have chosen Kingston Memory Expansion options for their computers. As application programs expand in size and complexity, the need for efficient and reliable memory expansion becomes critical.
  • Page 7: General Description

    16MB of Random Access Memory to IBM PS/2 Models 50, 50z, 55sx, 60, and 65sx personal computer systems. There are three models of the KTM609/16: Type I has four SIMM sockets with no memory soldered directly to the board; Type II has 4MB soldered and three sockets for expansion;...
  • Page 8 General Information Figure 2: KTM609/16 Type II - 4MB soldered, 3 SIMM Sockets Figure 3: KTM609/16 Type III - 8MB soldered, 2 SIMM Sockets KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Order Information Kingston Part # IBM Part # Description KTM-1000/M70 6450603 1MB SIMM KTM-2000/M70 6450604 2MB SIMM KTM-4000/M70 34F2933 4MB SIMM KTM-609/16 6450609 16MB Memory Board Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 10: Before You Begin

    Allow plenty of time for the installation and configuration process. It should take very little time, but if you rush yourself, errors and set-backs are more likely to occur. We want this process to go smoothly for you, so have patience and use caution. KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 11: Software Installation

    KTM-609/16. There is an installation program on the Kingston diskette. Use this program to copy the Kingston option files to your backup IBM Reference diskette. Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 12: Running The Install Program

    2. Remove the boot diskette from drive A, if present, and insert the Kingston Option diskette. At the prompt, type: A: [Enter] 3. To start the INSTALL program, type: INSTALL [Enter] KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 13 Software Installation You will see the following display on your computer screen: INSTALLATION Version 1.30 (C) Copyright 1990, 1992 KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Install Configuration Files onto Reference Diskette Install KEMM.SYS EMS Driver onto a Working Disk. Change Existing EMS Driver Parameters Exit and Back to DOS 4.
  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    The following chart illustrates various SIMM combinations and their corresponding socket locations for the KTM-609/16 Type I board which consists of four SIMM sockets (yours may have soldered memory with less sockets). KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 15 Installing the SIMM Modules SIMM Socket Locations Total Memory on Board (MB) 4 (KTM-609/16-4) 2 (KTM-609/16-2) NOTE: This chart does not represent all possible configurations. Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 16: Figure 4 Installing The Simm Modules

    5. And if you have a fourth SIMM to install, plug it into socket P4 on the KTM- 609/16 board. It should be the lowest capacity SIMM of all. Now you are ready to install the KTM-609/16 board into your PS/2 computer. Continue with the installation. KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 17: Installing The Ktm-609/16 Board

    The hardware portion of the installation procedure is now complete. You may want to leave the cover off during the remainder of the installation process in case it becomes necessary to move the KTM-609/16 for troubleshooting purposes. Now you're ready for "Configuring the System". Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 18: Configuring The System

    You’ll also want to use this diskette whenever you need to see a display of the system configuration. Follow the steps below to configure the additional memory in your PS/2 computer. KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 19 Configuring the System 1. Insert your backup Reference diskette (onto which you've already copied the files from the Kingston Option diskette) into the floppy drive. Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 20 Extended. NOTE: You can only specify Expanded memory in increments of 1MB. If you want all the added memory to be Extended, leave Expanded memory set to “Disabled”. KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 21 Kingston Memory Expansion. If you allocated some or all of the new memory as Expanded, turn to the next section, "Installing the Kingston EMS Driver", to configure your system to use Expanded memory. Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 22: Installing The Kingston Ems Driver

    INSTALL Now when you press [Enter], the following screen appears: INSTALLATION Version 1.0 (C) Copyright 1990, Kingston Technology Corporation F1 Install Configuration Files onto Reference Disk F2 Install KEMM.SYS EMS Driver onto a Working Disk. F3 Change Existing EMS Driver Parameters.
  • Page 23 A, or press [F2] if your computer boots from the internal hard disk, drive C. Then press [Enter] to continue. INSTALLATION Version 1.0 (C) Copyright 1990, Kingston Technology Corporation Install EMS Driver onto a New Drive and Configure F1 Drive A: if system is booted up from floppy diskette F2 Drive C: if system is booted up from hard disk 5.
  • Page 24 Diskette from drive A, and insert your standard DOS boot diskette. Press any key to continue. INSTALLATION Version 1.0 (C) Copyright 1990, Kingston Technology Corporation Install EMS Driver onto a New Drive and Configure Insert Kingston Option Diskette into Drive A: Press Any Key to Continue The INSTALL program now copies the EMS driver from the computer’s...
  • Page 25 Installing the Kingston EMS Driver INSTALLATION Version 1.0 (C) Copyright 1990, Kingston Technology Corporation Install EMS Driver onto a New Drive and Configure F1 A000 Only if MONOCHROME CARD is installed in your system F2 B000 Reserved F3 C000 Reserved F4 D000 Default Selection Two additional choices now appear on your screen.
  • Page 26: Changing Existing Ems Driver Parameters

    Kingston Option Diskette into drive A, and at the DOS prompt, type: and press [Enter]. 2. To start the INSTALL program, type: INSTALL Now when you press [Enter], the following screen appears: KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 27 Installing the Kingston EMS Driver INSTALLATION Version 1.0 (C) Copyright 1990, Kingston Technology Corporation F1 Install Configuration Files onto Reference Disk F2 Install KEMM.SYS EMS Driver onto a Working Disk. F3 Change Existing EMS Driver Parameters. F4 Exit and Back to DOS 3.
  • Page 28 Installing the Kingston EMS Driver INSTALLATION Version 1.0 (C) Copyright 1990, Kingston Technology Corporation Install EMS Driver onto a New Drive and Configure F1 A000 Only if MONOCHROME CARD is installed in your system F2 B000 Reserved F3 C000 Reserved F4 D000 Default Selection F1 YES if you would like to update the config.sys file...
  • Page 29: Changing The System Configuration

    3. Press [Enter] to see the next screen. 4. Press [N] for No to automatically configure the system. 5. When the Set Configuration menu appears, select Change Configuration, and press [Enter]. Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 30: Changing The Amount Of Expanded Memory

    1. Insert the backup Reference diskette into drive A. 2. Reboot the computer. NOTE: No error occurs during boot-up, and therefore, auto-configure is not asked for. 3. When the Set Configuration menu appears, select Change Configuration, and press [Enter]. KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 31 10. Now as the system boots, you will see the total amount of memory minus the amount allocated as Expanded displayed on the screen. When the EMS driver initializes, it will display the amount of memory allocated as Expanded memory. Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 32: Appendices

    Appendices KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 33: Appendix A Extended Vs. Expanded Memory

    RAM disks. Because the memory addresses continue sequentially from beginning to end, this memory is known as linear memory. Both conventional and Extended memory are classified as linear memory. Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 34: Expanded (Paged) Memory

    EMS software allows you to allocate up to 32MB of memory as Expanded memory since it is not restricted by the 1MB limit of DOS or the 16MB limit of the processor. Insert previous illustration here Figure A-1 Extended and Expanded Memory Configuration KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 35: Appendix B Modifying Config.sys

    DEVICE=d:[path]\KTCEMM.SYS[options] where d: and [path] represent the drive and path where the driver is located, and [options] represents those parameters described in the "Command Line Options" Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 36 Appendix B Modifying CONFIG.SYS section later in this appendix. If you leave the options out of the command line, default values are used. KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 37: Testing The Kingston Ems Driver

    16KB (that is, end in 00). For example if a network card had memory at address CC00, then EXCLUDE = CC00-CFFF should be used. Note that the driver checks for the presence of ROM/RAM in the range A000-FFFF, Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 38 Not all of the shadow RAM is used, however. The areas that are not used may be scavenged for use as EMS KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 39 SCAVENGE option. In most cases, SCAVENGE = A000-FFFF is sufficient; however, some systems may experience problems. In cases where problems are encountered, specific areas such as video adapters may have to be avoided (SCAVENGE = C800-FFFF). Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 40: Appendix C Troubleshooting

    I/O Address of the offending adapter. The KTM-609/16 uses an I/O address of 0208h. ® Other adapters like the IRMAboard use an address range of 0200h-0220h. Change the IRMAboard I/O address to avoid conflicts. KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 41 Make sure the SIMMs are installed in the correct sequence on the memory board, and that all the SIMMs and memory boards are seated firmly in their sockets. Reboot from your standard DOS diskette or hard drive. Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 42 Invalid page frame address. The page frame address in the FRAME option in the CONFIG.SYS file must be one of the following values: C000, C400, C800, CC00, D000, D400, D800, DC00, or E000 KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 43 16 to 255. (If you did not specify the HANDLES option, the default value is 64.) Reboot your computer with the backup Reference diskette, and check the CONFIG.SYS to make sure you specified a valid number of handles. Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...
  • Page 44: Working With Qemm 50/60 Memory Manager

    QEMM version 6.0 with KTM-609/16 Plus revision C or later. Note: When using QEMM 50/60, you must configure the KTM-609/16 memory as Extended memory. Refer to "Configuring the System" section of this manual for details. KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1 Kingston Technology Corporation...
  • Page 45: Revision History

    Type I - 0MB soldered 4 SIMM sockets Type II - 4MB soldered 3 SIMM sockets Type III - 8MB soldered 2 SIMM sockets Re-wrote INSTALL procedure, Extended Expanded Memory, Troubleshooting Error Messages. Kingston Technology Corporation KTM-609/16 Installation Guide - Rev. D1...

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