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  • Page 1 AlphaPC 164 Motherboard User’s Manual Revision/Update Information: This is a new manual.
  • Page 2 May 1996 Printed in U.S.A. AlphaPC, Digital, and Digital Semiconductor are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. CDC is a registered trademark of Control Data Corporation. CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc. FaxBACK and Intel are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Flash ROM Update Jumper (J31) ..... AlphaPC 164 Connector Pinouts ......
  • Page 4 Tables AlphaPC 164 Features ......AlphaPC 164 Jumper/Connector/Component List ..
  • Page 5 Halt Button Connector Pinouts (J25) ....AlphaPC 164 DRAM Memory Configurations ... .

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    Digital Semiconductor 21172 core logic chipset. It describes the features of the motherboard and how to set the configuration jumpers. The manual is intended for users of the AlphaPC 164 motherboard to assist them in installing the motherboard and populating it with memory modules and peripheral cards.
  • Page 8 Terms: The following terms are used in this document: This term . . . Refers to . . . Microsoft Windows NT The Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Installation installation guide Guide and the Windows NT Server Installation Guide. Windows NT The Microsoft Windows NT Workstation and the Windows NT Server operating systems.

  • Page 9: Features Of The Alphapc 164 Motherboard

    The AlphaPC 164 motherboard uses a Digital Semiconductor 21164 Alpha microprocessor and companion Digital Semiconductor 21172 core logic chipset. Table 1 lists the features of the AlphaPC 164 motherboard. Figure 1 shows the board outlines, and identifies the location of jumpers, connectors, and major components.

  • Page 10: Alphapc 164 Jumper/Connector/Component Location

    Figure 1 AlphaPC 164 Jumper/Connector/Component Location 3 1 1 3 39 40 39 40 Top: Mouse Bottom: Keyboard Top: COM1 Cache SRAM (L3) Bottom: COM2 J10 J11 MK−2306−35 View from edge...

  • Page 11: Alphapc 164 Jumper/Connector/Component List

    Table 2 AlphaPC 164 Jumper/Connector/Component List Item Number Description Item Number Description RTC battery (CR2032) Memory bus width jumper Fan power, enclosure (+12V) Power (+3V, +5V, -5V, +12V, -12V) COM1/COM2 (DB9) connectors DRAM SIMM 0 [35:0] connector DRAM SIMM 1 [71:36] connector...

  • Page 12: Power Requirements

    +12 Vdc, ±5% 1.0 A –12 Vdc, ±5% 100.0 mA Values indicated are for an AlphaPC 164 motherboard (64MB DRAM) excluding adapter cards and disk drives. Caution: Fan Sensor Required The 21164 microprocessor cooling fan must have a built-in sensor that will drive a signal if the airflow stops.

  • Page 13: Environmental Requirements

    2.2 Environmental Requirements The 21164 microprocessor is cooled by a small fan blowing directly into the chip’s heat sink. The AlphaPC 164 motherboard is designed to run efficiently by using only this fan. Additional fans may be necessary depending upon cabinetry and the requirements of plug-in cards.

  • Page 14: Alphapc 164 Jumper Configuration

    The AlphaPC 164 motherboard has three groups of jumpers at location J1, J30, and J31. These jumpers set the hardware configuration and boot options. Figure 1 shows the jumper location on the AlphaPC 164 motherboard. Figure 2 shows the jumper functions for each group. Section 3.1 through Section 3.7 describe the jumper configurations.

  • Page 15: Alphapc 164 Configuration Jumpers

    Figure 2 AlphaPC 164 Configuration Jumpers J30 System Configuration Jumpers IRQ3 Frequency Ratio IRQ3 IRQ2 IRQ1 IRQ0 Comments 300 MHz IRQ2 333 MHz 366 MHz IRQ1 400 MHz 433 MHz IRQ0 All other combinations Reserved Reserved (Default Out) Bcache Size...

  • Page 16: Mini-Debugger Jumper (Cf6)

    3.5 Mini-Debugger Jumper (CF6) The Mini-Debugger jumper is located at J30—21/22 (CF6). The default position for this jumper is out (Figure 2). The Alpha SROM Mini-Debugger is stored in the SROM. When this jumper is in it causes the SROM initialization to trap to the Mini-Debugger (communication through connector J32) after all initialization is complete, but before starting the execution of the system flash ROM code.

  • Page 17: Alphapc 164 Connector Pinouts

    4 AlphaPC 164 Connector Pinouts This section lists the pinouts of all connectors (see Tables 5 through 21). See Figure 1 for connector locations. Table 5 Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) Bus Connector Pinouts Signal Signal Signal Signal 32-Bit and 64-Bit PCI Connectors (J19, J20, J26, J29)
  • Page 18 Table 5 (Cont.) Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) Bus Connector Pinouts Signal Signal Signal Signal 64-Bit PCI Connectors Only (J26, J29) C/BE#[7] C/BE#[5] PAR64 D[62] D[60] D[58] D[56] D[54] D[52] D[50] D[48] D[46] D[44] D[42] D[40] D[38] D[36] D[34] D[32] — —...

  • Page 19: Isa Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts (J33, J35)

    Table 6 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts (J33, J35) Signal Signal Signal Signal IOCHCK# RSTDRV IRQ9 –5V DRQ2 –12V ZEROWS# +12V IOCHRDY SMEMW# SMEMR# SA19 IOW# SA18 IOR# SA17 DACK3# SA16 DRQ3 SA15 DACK1# SA14 DRQ1 SA13 REFRESH# SA12 SYSCLK SA11 IRQ7 SA10...

  • Page 20: Dram Simm Connector Pinouts (J5 Through J12)

    Table 7 DRAM SIMM Connector Pinouts (J5 through J12) Signal Signal Signal Signal DQ10 DQ11 DQ12 DQ13 DQ14 DQ15 DQ16 RAS3 RAS2 DQ17 DQ18 DQ19 DQ20 CAS0 CAS2 CAS3 CAS1 RAS0 RAS1 DQ21 DQ22 DQ23 DQ24 DQ25 DQ26 DQ27 DQ28 DQ29 DQ30 DQ31...

  • Page 21: Diskette Drive Bus Connector Pinouts (J18)

    Table 9 Diskette Drive Bus Connector Pinouts (J18) Signal Signal Signal Signal DEN0 DEN1 INDEX MTR0 MTR1 STEP WDATA WGATE TRK0 WRTPRT RDATA HDSEL DSKCHG — — — — Table 10 Parallel Bus Connector Pinouts (J16) Signal Signal Signal Signal BUSY SLCT INIT...

  • Page 22: Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts (J15)

    Table 12 Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts (J15) Keyboard Mouse Pin Pin (Top) Keyboard Signal (Bottom) Mouse Signal KBDATA MSDATA KBCLK MSCLK Table 13 SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts (J32) Signal Name — SROM_CLK_L Clock out — — TEST_SROM_D_L SROM serial data in —...

  • Page 23: Enclosure Fan (+12 Vdc) Power Connector Pinouts (J2, J22)

    Table 15 Enclosure Fan (+12 Vdc) Power Connector Pinouts (J2, J22) Voltage Ground +12 Vdc Ground Table 16 Speaker Connector Pinouts (J23) Signal Name SPKR Speaker output — — — Table 17 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts (J21) Signal Name +12V —...

  • Page 24: Ide Drive Led Connector Pinouts (J28)

    Table 19 IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts (J28) Signal Name HD_ACT_L Hard drive active HD_LED_L Pullup to VDD Table 20 Reset Button Connector Pinouts (J24) Signal Name RESET_BUTTON Reset system — Table 21 Halt Button Connector Pinouts (J25) Signal Name HALT_BUTTON Halt system —...

  • Page 25: Configuring And Upgrading Dram Memory

    All SIMMs must be of equal size. 5.1 Configuring DRAM Memory Table 22 lists the DRAM memory configurations available. Refer to Figure 1 for SIMM connector location. Table 22 AlphaPC 164 DRAM Memory Configurations 128-Bit Memory Mode (J1 In) Total J5 Through J8 Populated Memory with SIMM Sizes .

  • Page 26: Upgrading Dram Memory

    5.2 Upgrading DRAM Memory There are three options for upgrading DRAM memory (Table 23). Table 23 Memory Upgrade Options Memory Bus Memory Bus Option Width Before Width After Upgrade Possibilities 128-bit 128-bit Replace the 4 SIMMs in sockets J5 through J8 with SIMMs of greater size, thus retaining the 128-bit memory bus width.

  • Page 27: Interrupts And Isa Bus Addresses

    6 Interrupts and ISA Bus Addresses This section lists the system and I/O interrupt assignments. It also lists the physical AlphaPC 164 I/O space assignments. 6.1 Interrupts Table 24 lists each AlphaPC 164 ISA interrupt and its source. Table 24 ISA Interrupts Interrupt Number...

  • Page 28: Isa I/O Address Map

    6.2 ISA I/O Address Map Table 25 lists the AlphaPC 164 ISA I/O space address mapping. Table 25 ISA I/O Address Map Range (hex) Usage 000-00F 8237 DMA #1 020-021 8259 PIC #1 040-043 8253 timer 060-061 Ubus IRQ12 and NMI control...

  • Page 29: Windows Nt Arc Firmware

    The Windows NT ARC firmware initializes the system and enables you to install and boot the Windows NT operating system. This firmware resides in the flash ROM on the AlphaPC 164 motherboard. 7.1 Firmware Conventions To select and choose different options in the Windows NT firmware menus, use...

  • Page 31: Firmware Menu Descriptions

    7.4 Firmware Menu Descriptions This section describes the Windows NT firmware menu options. 7.4.1 Boot Menu This section describes the Boot menu options. Boot menu . . . Boot Windows NT Boots the default boot selection. Note that the string ‘‘Windows NT’’ will appear as the name of your default boot selection.

  • Page 32: Supplementary Menu

    7.4.2 Supplementary Menu This section describes the Supplementary menu options. Boot menu . . . Supplementary menu . . . Install new firmware . . . Runs the firmware update program. Ensure that there is no CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive, and that your firmware diskette is in the appropriate drive.

  • Page 33: Setup Menu

    Boot menu . . . Supplementary menu . . . Boot menu . . . Returns you to the Boot menu. 7.4.3 Setup Menu This section describes the Setup menu options. Boot menu . . . Supplementary menu . . . Setup the system .
  • Page 34 Boot menu . . . Supplementary menu . . . Setup the system . . . Set default configuration . . . Allows you to describe your system’s monitor resolution, diskette capacity, keyboard type, and SCSI host ID to the firmware. If you are unsure of the values for your system, use the following typical values: 1024...
  • Page 35 Boot menu . . . Supplementary menu . . . Setup the system . . . Setup autoboot . . . Allows you to specify whether or not the system should autoboot your default boot selection. If you choose to autoboot, you will also be prompted for the number of seconds to wait before autoboot should occur.

  • Page 36: Manage Boot Selection Menu

    Boot menu . . . Supplementary menu . . . Setup the system . . . Supplementary menu, and do not save changes . . . Returns you to the Supplementary menu, discarding any changes made from the Setup menu. Boot menu .
  • Page 37 Boot menu . . . Supplementary menu . . . Setup the system . . . Manage boot selection menu . . . Verify boot selections Checks your boot selections and reports any problems found. Boot menu . . . Supplementary menu .

  • Page 38: Machine Specific Setup Menu

    7.4.5 Machine Specific Setup Menu This section describes the Machine specific setup menu options. Boot menu . . . Supplementary menu . . . Setup the system . . . Machine specific setup . . . Partition disks . . . Starts the disk partition utility.
  • Page 39 Special Keys The following chart lists the disk partition utility special keys and their functions. Description up and down arrows Change selections in the active cell. left and right arrows Change the active cell. Exit the disk partition utility. Keyboard commands Listed in the Keyboard Commands box.

  • Page 40: Using The Firmware Update Utility

    7.7 Installing the Windows NT Operating System This section supplements the Microsoft Windows NT installation guide for installing the Windows NT operating system on an AlphaPC 164 system. If you already have a previous version of Windows NT installed, see the Microsoft Windows NT installation guide for information about how to upgrade to a new version of the operating system.

  • Page 41: Requirements

    7.7.1 Requirements You need the following hardware and software to install the Windows NT operating system on an AlphaPC 164 system: • A 100MB or larger hard drive Note For information regarding IDE/ATA hard drives, ATAPI CD-ROM drives, and support for QLogic ISP 1020 SCSI host adapters, see README.TXT...

  • Page 42: Before Installing Windows Nt

    7.7.2 Before Installing Windows NT Before you install Windows NT, ensure that you have completed the following tasks: • Defined the environment variables for the default system partition. For more information about describing your system configuration, see the description for Set default environment variables . . . in Section 7.4. •...

  • Page 43: Starting Windows Nt Setup

    During the Windows NT installation procedure, you may be prompted for the type of computer that you have. For the AlphaPC 164 system, choose Digital AlphaPC 164. If AlphaPC 164 is not one of the choices, then insert the Update and Windows NT 3.51 Firmware diskette. The following procedure supersedes the Starting Setup on a RISC-Based Computer section of the Microsoft Windows NT installation guide.

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    8 Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to some of the common problems that you may encounter while using the Windows NT firmware and installing the Windows NT operating system. This section also provides a description of post and beep codes, and instructions on how to use the fail-safe booter. Problem When you turn on your computer, nothing displays.

  • Page 45: Beep Codes

    8.1 Beep Codes The beep codes provide error information about the AlphaPC 164 system. Table 26 lists and describes the beep codes. Table 26 Beep Codes Beep Code Description 1–2–3 This sequence represents the fail-safe booter startup No valid header found in ROM; loading entire ROM...
  • Page 46 Table 27 (Cont.) Post Codes Post Code (hex) Description Memory errors cleared; start reading system ROM Loading ROM without SROM decompression Loading ROM using SROM decompression System ROM loaded to memory Icache flush code written to memory CPU errors cleared; jump to system code ISA bus reset Jumping to SROM Mini-Debugger.

  • Page 47: Fail-Safe Booter

    Table 27 (Cont.) Post Codes Post Code (hex) Description The firmware kernel debugger module is starting Video subsystem and keyboard are okay; using graphic console Video or keyboard is missing or broken; using COM1 as console Trying to initialize video subsystem and keyboard as graphic console Serial ports have been initialized;...

  • Page 48: Ordering Associated Literature

    9 Ordering Associated Literature The following table lists some of the available third-party literature that supports the AlphaPC 164 motherboard. You can order literature directly from the vendor. Title Vendor Alpha AXP Architecture Reference Manual Call 1–800–344–4825 from the U.S.
  • Page 49 Title Vendor 82420/82430 PCIset ISA and EISA Bridges Intel Corporation (includes 82378IB/ZB SIO) Literature Sales (PN 290483) P.O. Box 7641 Mt. Prospect IL 60056 USA 1–800–628–8686 FaxBACK® Service 1–800–628–2283 BBS 1–916–356–3600 Super I/O Combination Controller Standard Microsystems (FDC37C935) Data Sheet Corporation 80 Arkay Drive Hauppauge NY 11788 USA...

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