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- Page 1 NPC-486E User's Manual Adastra Systems 26232 Executive Place Hayward, CA 94545 TEL (510) 732-6900 FAX (510) 732-7655...
- Page 2 Copyright © 1992 - 1995 by Adastra Systems Corporation Document MN0011-042595 Adastra Systems is a trademark of Adastra Systems Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. This document is designed to provide information about Adastra Systems Corporation products.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ___________________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.1 F ____________________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined. EATURE 1.2 F ______________________ Error! Bookmark not defined. UNCTIONAL PECIFICATIONS 1.3 P _________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined. HYSICAL PECIFICATIONS 1.4 T ______________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined. ECHNICAL UPPORT 2. - Page 4 6.2 N ________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined. EYBOARD PERATION 7. FRONT PANEL INTERFACE _________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.1 C _____________________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined. ONNECTOR 7.2 S ________________________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined. PEAKER 7.3 LED I __________________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined. NTERFACE 7.4 R ___________________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Page 8: Introduction
PC/AT architecture. The NPC-486E is guaranteed to run all PC/AT compatible software. The small form factor of the NPC-486E, 5.75" by 8", is achieved by using heavily integrated chip sets and state-of-the-art surface mount manufacturing. The form factor and mounting coincides with that of a standard 5.25"... -
Page 9: Functional Specifications
Functional Specifications 486SX or 486DX at 25 or 33MHz; 486DX2 at 50 or 66MHz (internal) 486DX4 at 75 or 100MHz (internal) RAM: 1M, 2M, 4M, 8M, 16M, or 32M BIOS Memory: One 128K byte 29F010 Flash - Field upgradeable PC System Chip Set: VLSI VL82C486, VL82C113A which contain the following: 82C37A DMA controller (2) 8254 Counter/Timer 82C59A Interrupt controller (2) -
Page 10: Physical Specifications
1.5A at 5 volt (80486SX, 33 MHz, 4 Mbytes RAM) Technical Support Adastra Systems Corporation technicians and engineers are available for technical support should the need arise. We are committed to making our product easy to use and will help in any way we can when you apply our products in your systems. -
Page 12: Cpu
The NPC-486E supports four variations of the Intel 80x86 and 100% compatible type CPUs: 486SX 486DX 486DX2 486DX4 The 486SX CPU is identical to the 486DX except that it does not contain an internal math coprocessor. The 486DX2 and 486DX4 processors have internal clock multiplication. -
Page 13: Cpu Type Jumper Settings
1 2 3 CPU Clock Speed and Power The NPC-486E has the ability to reduce clock speed to conserve power. there are two mechanisms to change the system clock speed on the board. One method is to use the VLSI 82C486 chip set clock speed control features. This method involves processor resets, thus requiring the state of the processor to be saved and restored when the clock speed is changed. - Page 14 An easier method is to use the clock control bits in Data Register 1 on the NPC-486E I/O subsystem. These bits allow the system clock speed to be changed without having to save and restore the processor state. However, processors with internal phase locked loops such as the DX2 and DX4 do not allow this method to be used.
- Page 15 486DX,DX2 Airflow- ft/min. (m/sec) Clock 1000 Frequency (1.01) (2.03) (3.04) (4.06) (5.07) Ta with 33 MHz Heat Sink 50 MHz 66 MHz Ta without 33 MHz Heat Sink 50 MHz 66 MHz Notes: ° 1. Temperature given in 2. Source: Intel Microprocessor Handbook...
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Page 16: System Memory
System Memory The system memory of the NPC-486E consists of two 72-pin SIMM style DRAM modules. A SIMM module is standard sized printed circuit board containing memory chips. Physical Configurations There are two SIMM memory sockets on the NPC-486E. SIMMs... -
Page 17: Installing Simm Modules
3.1.1 Installing SIMM Modules 1. Insure that power to the system is off. Rotate 2. Carefully insert the SIMM module into the socket Insert at a 90_ angle. 3. Slowly rotate the module to lie in the angled socket. Apply pressure evenly, along the entire length of the module. -
Page 18: Changing Memory Configuration
This is memory beyond the first 1 MB. This memory is directly addressable by programs in the NPC-486E. However, it is usually controlled by an installed memory manager, such as HIMEM.SYS, to prevent programs from using the same area of extended memory. -
Page 19: Shadow Memory
3.2.4 Shadow Memory BIOS may be copied from its ROM memory to a bank of RAM. Execution of BIOS can then take place from the faster RAM memory, enhancing performance. The RAM used is called shadow RAM. A special BIOS utility will copy ROM BIOS to shadow RAM if some of the system memory is allocated for the shadow RAM (using Set-up). -
Page 20: Ide Host Adapter
IDE Host Adapter The NPC-486E contains a built-in IDE Host Adapter capable of driving two embedded hard disks. The embedded drives are connected, in a daisy chain fashion, to the NPC- 486E through a 44 conductor cable. Connector The IDE connector, J11, is a 44-pin, dual-in-line, 2mm, male header. -
Page 21: Port Address And Irq
IDE Connector, J11, pin out: Signal Signal IDE Reset Data 7 Data 8 Data 6 Data 9 Data 5 Data 10 Data 4 Data 11 Data 3 Data 12 Data 2 Data 13 Data 1 Data 14 Data 0 Data 15 Signal GND no connect no connect... - Page 22 The following table describes disk specification parameters for several small form factor (2.5") drives with capacities greater than 40 MB: Maker Form Model Cylinders Heads Sectors Landing Capacity Maxtor 2.5" 2585 85 M Maxtor 2.5" 25128 1024 128 M Conner 2.5"...
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Page 24: Floppy Disk Interface
Floppy Disk Interface The floppy disk interface can support two drives. The drives may be 3.5" (720K or 1.44M), 5.25" (360K or 1.2M), or a mix of the two. Connector The floppy disk connector is a 34-pin, dual-in-line, male header designated J12. Floppy The required cable connects to 5.25"... -
Page 25: Drive Type Specification
Pin-out for the floppy disk connector, J12: Signal Signal Density Select no connect Drive Type Index Motor 0 Drive Select 1 Drive Select 0 Motor 1 Direction Step Write Data Write Gate Track 0 Write Protect no connect Read Data Head Select no connect Disk Change... -
Page 26: Keyboard And Ps/2 Mouse Interface
Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Interface The NPC-486E supports the PS/2 style mouse and keyboard through one port. Both PC/AT and PC/XT style keyboards are supported on this port. The NPC-486E includes BIOS support for the PS/2 style mouse. Connector The keyboard/mouse connector, J13, is a 8-pin, friction-lock, single-line header connector. - Page 27 (POST) after a reset, if a keyboard is not present. The NPC-486E BIOS is configured not to fail in the absence of a keyboard. It reports nothing or a simple warning instead of the standard error message and continues with...
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Page 28: Front Panel Interface
The front panel refers to the standard output annunciators of the PC. It consists of the speaker, hard disk access indicator, and the input switch for reset. On the NPC-486E, the signals to and from these devices are available on a single connector. -
Page 29: Speaker
Speaker The NPC-486E can drive a standard PC/AT speaker or other audio annunciator. The PC/AT speaker is an 8 ohm, typically 2" speaker. Alternatives to speakers, such as piezo- electric devices, must have drive characteristics similar to that of a speaker. -
Page 30: Reset Switch
Reset Switch The reset switch should be a momentary, normally open single pole switch. The switch should be rated for 10 ma, 5V. Reset Switch + Reset Switch -... -
Page 32: Serial Communication Interface
Serial Communication Interface The NPC-486E supports two serial ports, a primary and a secondary. These ports may be configured as COM1 and COM2 of a standard PC/AT. The line drivers used conform to the IEEE RS-232C standard. The secondary port also supports RS-485 signal levels. - Page 33 13 & 14. Multi-drop operation requires supplemental software to control the active transmitter in both one and two channel implementations. Application notes and technical support are available from Adastra Systems for RS-485 multi-drop. Inquiries should be directed to customer service. Data...
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Page 34: Dte Signals
8.1.1 DTE Signals The COM ports are configured as DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) type serial devices. The signal definitions for a DTE are: Mnemonic Signal Input/Output Clear To Send Input Data Carrier Detect Input Data Set Ready Input Data Terminal Ready Output Signal Ground No Connect... -
Page 35: Port Addresses And 8.3 Rs-485 Operation
Port Addresses and Enables In the NPC-486E, the primary serial port is designated as COM1 and the secondary serial port is designated as COM2. The interrupts used by these ports are fixed: IRQ4 for the primary port and IRQ3 for the secondary port. - Page 36 8.3 RS-485 Operation The COM2 port of the NPC-486E supports RS-485 drive capability as an alternative to the standard RS-232 on the COM2 serial port. RS-485 uses a differential drive technique resulting in more robust, noise-immune transmission. Multi-drop support is included in the NPC-486E implementation.
- Page 37 RS485 RXD + RS485 RXD - The selection of RS-485 versus RS-232 drive types is controlled by bit 4 in the NPC-486E Custom I/O Register 0. A “1” on this bit disables RS-485 and selects RS-232; a “0” on this bit selects RS-485.
- Page 38 When finished, the transmitter should be disabled. In the RS-485 implementation of multi-drop of the NPC-486E, the transmitter enable line is controlled by bit 5 of Custom I/O register 0. The transmitter is enabled by writing a “1”...
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Page 40: Parallel Communication Interface
Parallel Communication Interface The NPC-486E supports one parallel port. This port maintains full compatibility with the PC/AT printer port and adds PS/2 bi-directional capability. It is configured as PC/AT printer port LPT1. Connector The connector is a 26-pin, dual in line, male header, reference J10. -
Page 41: Port Address
26-pin Header to 25-pin D-Sub conversion Port Address The parallel port of the NPC-486E is factory set to I/O addresses 278-27A. The parallel port may be disabled or re-configured to a different I/O address by re-programming the I/O controller chip. Information on how to do this is available from Adastra Systems. - Page 42 IRQ5 connected Bi-directional Operation The standard PC/AT parallel port is an output only device. The NPC-486E parallel port is fully bi-directional. The bi-directional functions are compatible with those of a PS/2 style parallel port. This functionality is always available and does not conflict with normal printer use.
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Page 44: Ethernet Interface
10. Ethernet Interface The NPC-486 on-board Ethernet interface is based on the Advanced Micro Devices AM79C961 Ethernet Controller. The AM79C961 emulates a Novell NE2100 network interface card. The NE2100 uses a 16-bit, bus master type architecture. The interface is supported by all major network operating systems, and several real-time and embedded operating systems. -
Page 45: Ase -T Operation
10.2 10Base-T Operation The 10Base-T, J16, is a 10-pin, dual-in-line, male header. Pin # Signal Pin # Signal Link Status LED RCV+ RCV- Reverse Polarity LED Disable Transceiver XMT+ XMT- There are two status LEDs associated with the 10Base-T connection. One indicates the link status of the hub connection and the other indicates reverse line polarity. -
Page 46: I/O Address , Interrupt
The AUI connector, J17, is a 16-pin, dual-in-line male header. Pin # Signal Pin # Signal CL-, collision input CL+, collision input DO-, AUI transmit DO+, AUI transmit DI-, AUI receive DI+, AUI receive +12V See Appendix A for adapter part numbers and ordering information. 10.4 I/O Address, Interrupt, and DMA Configuration The on-board Ethernet interface may be configured by a software utility program. -
Page 47: Interface Enable
10.5 Interface Enable Jumper The network interface can be enabled or disabled by jumper E19: Network interface enabled OUT: Network interface disabled 10.6 Network Software Drivers Drivers for the popular PC/AT network operating systems are available and may be ordered directly from Adastra (see Appendix A for ordering information). The following drivers are available: •... - Page 48 Many of the AMD PCnet Family software driver diskettes are structured for automatic OEM installation. The directory structures on these diskettes are setup to correspond with Network Operating Systems search path during the installation process. Note: Please refer to the appropriate OEM's User Manuals for specific instructions on loading additional drivers from an external floppy diskette.
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Page 49: Net Boot
360h BOOTP Allowed Configurations Most net boot ROM images are 16K bytes in size. In the NPC-486E, the image is typically located within the BIOS memory device and at address CC000h. The Boot ROM images are distributed with the network drivers and can be obtained from the factory. -
Page 50: Vga Interface
11. VGA Interface The NPC-486E includes a local bus VGA interface with up to 1 Mbyte of memory. The interface can drive conventional CRT displays with resolution up to 1024x768. Resolutions of 640x480 and 800x600 support 256 colors while 1024x768 supported 16 colors. - Page 51 The pin-out for connector J1 is: Pin # Signal Pin # Signal GREEN Signal GND BLUE Signal GND HSYNC Chassis GND VSYNC Chassis GND Chassis GND Connector J2 and J3 are used for flat-panel displays. The pin-out for these connectors is: Pin # Signal Description...
- Page 52 CRT and 512 color TFT LCD. When first prototyping with the NPC-486E, it is best to use a CRT so that you confirm that everything is properly connected. After testing the set-up with a CRT, re-program the BIOS (if necessary) with...
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Page 53: Panel Powers
11.4 LCD Bias Voltage and Contrast Control The NPC-486E provides on-board LCD bias voltages for both monochrome and color passive liquid crystal displays. Typical monochrome LCDs require approximately -24V. Color passive displays operate at +28V. The bias voltage supply generates both positive and negative voltages at the same time. -
Page 54: Vga Video Modes
11.5 VGA Enable The VGA subsystem may be disabled in hardware or software. Jumper E18 provides a hardware disable of the VGA. If an external VGA card is to be used with the system, you must disable the on-board VGA and re-program the System BIOS to remove the VGA component. -
Page 55: Pc Video Overlay
1 Mbyte option is available at order time. 11.7 PC Video Overlay The PC video overlay feature is compatible with the Chips and Technologies PC Video™ standard. It enables the user to supply digital full motion video data to the NPC-486E and... - Page 56 Video Audio Board (DVAB-104X) available from Adastra. Designed for use with the NPC-486E, it can display live video with VGA text and graphics on a CRT monitor or flat panel display. The scaleable video window may be positioned anywhere using X-Y coordinates or color keying.
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Page 58: Operation
12. Watchdog Timer The watchdog timer feature of the NPC-486E provides a means to insure the integrity of system operation. When enabled, the timer must be refreshed by the system software every 250 milliseconds or it will assert a hardware signal which will reset the system. -
Page 60: Pc/104 Isa Bus Expansion
It eliminates the need for a backplane, it provides for compact adapters, and allows for reduced bus signal drive requirements. 13.1 Connector There are two physical connectors associated with the 16-bit PC/104 expansion supported by the NPC-486E, J5 and J6. PC104... - Page 61 J5 is a 64-pin, dual row socket connector, with 0.1" x 0.1" pitch, which implements the standard 8-bit ISA bus signals. J6 is a 40-pin connector of the same style and implements the ISA bus 16-bit expansion signals. All ISA bus signals are supported. Pin # Signal Pin #...
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Page 62: Dapter Ard Ounting
PC/104 adapter cards are mounted in a "stackthrough" manner. Adapter cards are designed with plugs on their undersides which mate with the PC/104 socket connectors of the NPC-486E. PC/104 adapters can support the socket connector version on their top side and allow further "stacking" of adapters. -
Page 64: Solid State Disks
The first Solid State Disk of the NPC-486E consists of one or two Flash memory devices soldered on the NPC-486E. This SSD is referred to as the "Factory" SSD since it is factory installed and must be specified at ordering time. It has a maximum capacity of 4M bytes (realized by two 2M devices). - Page 65 The Page Selection Registers for the Factory and Socket SSDs are accessed through the NPC-486E Custom Features I/O. See Chapter __ for a complete explanation of the Custom Feature I/O registers. 14. 2 Socket SSD Configuration The Socket SSD has a maximum capacity of 0.5M. It supports EPROM, EEPROM, SRAM, and Flash memory types, in sizes of 32K, 128K, 256K, or 512K bytes.
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Page 66: Socket Ssd Battery Connection
The NPC-486E includes circuitry which allows reliable battery backed SRAM operation. The on-board battery used by the Real-Time Clock (RTC) of the NPC-486E can be used by Socket SSD SRAM as well. It is also possible to use an external battery. Using the RTC battery will diminish it lifetime, and an external battery is recommended. -
Page 67: Socket Ssd Page Selection
14.2.2 Socket SSD Page Selection The Socket SSD memory is divided into 32 16K Page Units. Page selection is accomplished using Custom Register 2 of the Custom Feature I/O. Bits 0 through 4 of Register 2 select one of the 16K pages for access in the Socket SSD Window. For larger page sizes (64K or 128K), low order bits are ignored. -
Page 68: Actory Ssd Configuration
The Socket SSD memory can be read anytime. It can be written as well, but a Write Enable line, controlled by software, must be asserted first. Writes are ignored when the Write Enable Line is de-asserted. This is useful to protect the contents of the SSD from being compromised by errant programs. -
Page 69: Factory Ssd Page Selection
F a c t o r y S S D P a g e S e lec t i o n R e g i s t e r B it S e lec t s 1 6 K P a g e S i z e 1 o f 2 5 6 S e lec t s 6 4 K P a g e S i z e... -
Page 70: Factory Ssd Power Control
C u s t o m F e a t u r e In d e x R e g i s t e r B it In d e x 0 : F a c t o r y S S D W r i t e s D i s a b l e d 1 : F a c t o r y S S D W r i t e s E n a b l e d 14.3.3 Factory SSD Power Control There are two issues concerning the power required by the Factory SSD. - Page 71 and Offset values may be derived and are dependent on the Window Size and the Page Unit size of 16K. The location of the SSD window provides the segment address to complete the physical address specification to allow a program access to the memory. Page = Linear Address / Page Unit Offset...
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Page 72: Bios
15. BIOS Physical BIOS memory is located in a 128K byte, 32-pin, PLCC device designated U15. BIOS Memory Device The device spans 128K of memory in the Upper Memory Area, addresses C0000h to CFFFFh and F0000h to FFFFFh. System BIOS occupies the upper 64K bytes and the VGA BIOS and various drivers occupy the lower 64K 100000h System BIOS &... -
Page 73: Lash Fusion ™ ™ Flash Bios Update Utility
The lower 64K bytes of the BIOS memory is located in the NPC-486E memory map at 0C0000h. Half of this memory (32K) is used for VGA BIOS. The remaining 32K can be used for network Boot ROM images, the Solid State Disk driver, and other custom drivers. -
Page 74: Etwork Boot Driver
15.3 Network Boot Driver Network Boot ROM images are available for many network operating systems. A net boot image may be incorporated into the ROM BIOS by special order or by FlashFusion. -
Page 76: Power
The NPC-486E can operate using +5V only supplied on the main power input. The +12V supplied on the main power connector is used for CPU fans and in conjunction with input voltages of -5V and -12V on the peripheral power connector to operate peripherals and PC/104 adapters. -
Page 77: Eripheral Ower Onnector
Main Power Connector, J14 Front View +12V 16.2 Peripheral Power Connector The peripheral power connector, J7, accepts -5V and -12V required for some PC/104-ISA bus expansion boards. It also will accept power from an external battery for use with SRAM devices in the Socket SSD. This is the recommended method for providing battery back-up to the SRAM SSD. -
Page 78: Lcd Bias Adjust And Fan Power Connector
16.4 Power Consumption As discussed in Chapter 2 and Appendix C, the NPC-486E has the ability to slow down the CPU speed or shut down peripherals in order to conserve power. The following tables illustrates typical current requirements at 5V for the 80486SX, DX, DX2, and DX4 processors with 4 Mbytes of memory. - Page 79 80486DX Current (Amps) at 5V Peripherals 33 MHz 25 MHz 16 MHz 8 MHz All peripherals enabled 1.63 1.39 1.17 Network only disabled 1.59 1.19 1.12 VGA only disabled 1.42 1.19 All peripherals disabled 1.39 1.16 80486DX2 Current (Amps) at 5V Peripherals 33 MHz 25 MHz...
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Page 80: Appendix A: Options And Adapters
A.1. Cables The following table describes the cables available for the NPC-486E. These cables mate to the on-board connectors of the NPC-486E, and terminate in a connector style common to the peripheral they serve. Part NPC-486E... -
Page 81: Software , Network
Memory Part Number 100-049: 256Kx36 (1Mbyte), 70ns, 72-pin, single-sided SIMM Part Number 100-043: 512Kx36 (2Mbyte), 70ns, 72-pin, single-sided SIMM Part Number 100-031: 1Mx36 (4Mbyte), 70ns, 72-pin, single-sided SIMM Part Number 100-077: 2Mx36 (8Mbyte), 70ns, 72-pin, single-sided SIMM Part Number 100-039: 4Mx36 (16Mbyte), 70ns, 72-pin, single-sided SIMM Network AUI Part Number 940-001: AUI to 10Base2 transceiver Disk Drives... - Page 82 The following table describes the allocation of the 16 hardware interrupt lines for the NPC-486E. The allocations shown are typical. Many subsystems which use the hardware interrupt lines can use alternate lines if desired. These alternate choices are selectable via jumper or BIOS Configuration.
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Page 84: Appendix C: I/O Port Assignment
Appendix C: I/O Port Assignment The following table shows the allocation of I/O port addresses in the NPC-486. The PC/AT only decodes the first 10 I/O address lines. The I/O map repeats on 1K boundaries. The NPC-486 decodes an additional line and the repeat boundary is 2K. Standard PC/AT I/O Address Range 000 - 3FFH Address range Function... - Page 85 NPC-486 Extended I/O The I/O system is implemented in an Altera programmable logic device. The description below applies to Adastra part number 750-104 rev. A. C.2.1 I/O Locations The I/O system is an indexed system which occupies two I/O locations. The base location address depends on E13.
- Page 86 Data Register 0 R/W (@ 511 if E13 in; 591 if E13 out; IDX1, IDX0 == 0) This register shadows a latch external to the 486IO chip. Power up default (external latch): (0101 1111) Power up default (shadow latch): (0000 0000) REG0_7 VPP enable (Flash +12V): high =>...
- Page 87 Data Register 3 R/W (@ 511 if E13 in; 591 if E13 out; IDX1, IDX0 == 3) Power up default: (0000 0000) REG3_7 4 Meg SSD address line 21 REG3_6 4 Meg SSD address line 20 REG3_5 4 Meg SSD address line 19 REG3_4 4 Meg SSD address line 18 REG3_3...
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Page 88: Appendix D: Mechanical Specification
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Page 90: Appendix E: Jumper Settings
Appendix E: Jumper Settings Jumper Locations E2 - E4 E5 - E17 E18 - E25 E27 - E30 E31 - E32... -
Page 91: Jumper Definitions
Jumper Definitions (by numerical order) In the following tables: Single pole jumpers have only two pins (1 and 2), double pole jumpers have three pins (1, 2, and 3). A jumper setting "OUT" indicates the jumper is not present; the designations "IN"... - Page 92 Designation Function Setting Selection Watchdog Timer Enabled Enable OUT * Disabled E17, E16, E15 Custom Features E17 IN IRQ15 IRQ Selection E16 IN IRQ11 (at most one IN) E15 IN IRQ10 all OUT * No IRQ Selected VGA Enable IN * On-board VGA Enabled On-board VGA Disabled Network Enable...
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Page 94: Appendix F: Connectors
Appendix F: Connectors Connector Layout 10Base-T AUI Port Fan Power / LCD Contrast Main Power Keyboard/Mouse DVAB Floppy PC104 PC104 Parallel VGA, CRT VGA, Flat Panel 1 VGA, Flat Panel 2 Front Panel Peripheral Power COM2 COM1... -
Page 95: Mating Connector
Mating Connector Specifications The following table describes the cables available for the NPC-486. These cables mate to the on-board connectors of the NPC-486, and terminate in a connector style common to the peripheral they serve. Reference Function NPC-486 Connector Mating Connector Designator Description manufacturer: part... -
Page 96: Appendix G: Aminstal Utility
Appendix G: AMINSTAL Utility The AMINSTAL Utility provides an easy-to-use user interface to automatically configure the on board Ethernet network interface and install one software driver. The network interface is based on Advanced Micro Devices PCnet family of network interfaces. In addition to configuring the hardware, AMINSTAL can also install the following drivers: •... -
Page 97: Configuration
G.2 Configuration The first section of AMINSTAL is used to configure network interface hardware. The utility will allow the user to view and modify the I/O base address, IRQ channel, and DMA channel. The network interface can operate in two different modes: •... -
Page 98: Driver Installation
G.3 Driver Installation The second section of AMINSTAL can be used to install the following drivers: • Novell NetWare DOS ODI Client driver • NDIS 2.01 driver • Packet driver The AMINSTAL “Installation” dialog box is used for installing the drivers listed above. Some drivers must be installed using the Network Operating System’s OEM installation guidelines. -
Page 99: Installing Thep
“AUTOEXEC.NET” contains the following command lines: PCNTNW IPXODI NETX • LSL.COM Link Support Layer • PCNTNW.COM AMD NetWare DOS ODI Client driver • IPXODI.COM An IPX protocol stack file (e.g., IPXODI.COM) • NETX.EXE NetWare Shell (used with conventional memory workstations) The user must copy these files into the specified directory above. - Page 100 Follow the steps listed below: Run the AMINSTAL Utility to configure your network interface’s I/O base address, IRQ channel, and DMA channel. Once you have completed the configuration of your network interface using AMINSTAL, go to step 2 below to continue. Select the “Continue”...
- Page 101 G.3.3 Installing The Packet Driver The AMD Packet Driver for the PCnet architecture (backwards compatible to the Am2100/Am1500T) is based on the packet driver from Clarkson University. Follow the steps listed below: Run the AMINSTAL Utility to configure your network interface’s I/O base address, IRQ channel, and DMA channel.
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Page 102: Appendix H: Flashfusion™ Bios Load
Appendix H: FlashFusion™ BIOS Load FlashFusion is a utility which can update the on-board BIOS of the NPC-486E in-circuit. This allows changes to the BIOS without having to physically remove parts, or dismantle the system in any way. BIOS is composed of three parts: 1) System BIOS, 2) VGA BIOS, and 3) Adastra BIOS Extensions. -
Page 103: Lb Menu
BIOS component to be updated at all. This is done for two reasons. First, if the System BIOS is unsuccessfully loaded, the NPC-486E cannot boot at all. The BIOS device must be removed from its socket and be replaced by a pre-programmed device. Second, if an... -
Page 104: Vga Bios, Adastra
H.3.1 VGA BIOS, Adastra BIOS, System BIOS Allows a component to be specified for update. The selected component images are read into an Update Buffer, which contains the new BIOS image. Invoking any one of these fields causes a second menu, a list of BIOS image files, to be activated. - Page 105 H.4 BIOS Image File List BIOS.LST lists all component image files which LB can use. Files can be added to the list if done with care. Each image file in is described in BIOS.LST by two lines of text. The first line is the actual file name (with path information) of the image file.