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American Megatrends Super Voyager LPX User Manual

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American Megatrends, Inc.
Super Voyager LPX
ISA Motherboard
with Green PC and
Advanced Power Management
User's Guide
MAN-708
4/26/94

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  • Page 1 American Megatrends, Inc. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard with Green PC and Advanced Power Management User's Guide MAN-708 4/26/94...

  • Page 2: Limited Warranty

    Megatrends, Inc. 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 Megatrend's 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: Table Of Contents

    Section 3 Security ... 169 Section 4 Default ... 173 Flash EPROM Programming ... 175 Appendix A Upgrading Cache Memory ... 183 Appendix B Heat and Power Consumption ... 185 Index ... 187 Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 4: Technical Support

    This manual describes the specifications and features of the Super Voyager LPX motherboard. It explains how to assemble a system based on the Super Voyager LPX motherboard and how to use the AMIBIOS that is specifically designed for this motherboard.

  • Page 5: Packing List

    Packing List You should have received the following items: • an American Megatrends Super Voyager LPX ISA motherboard, • a Warranty Card for the Super Voyager LPX ISA motherboard, • The American Megatrends Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide, •...
  • Page 6 \DISK.ID \WIN30\INSTALL.EXE \WIN30\SYSTEM \WIN31\PM.EX_ \WIN30\SETRES\SETRES.EXE \WIN31\SETRES \WIN31\METER.DLL \WIN31\SYSTEM \WIN31\SETRES\SETRES.INI ! Windows NT drivers, diskette 5 of 5. File \DISK1 \CIRRUS2M.SYS Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide File \BVHSVGA.DL_ \CL600BC.DSP \CLI25620.CMD \DSPRES.DL_ \SCREEN01.SY_ \SV60016.DL@ \SVGA.EXE \WINXGA \WSPDSSF.DR File \README.1ST \WIN30\METER.DLL \WIN30\INSTALL.INF...

  • Page 7: System Overview

    The Super Voyager LPX is a high performance all-in-one motherboard with built-in local bus VGA and built-in local bus IDE. The Super Voyager LPX motherboard supports the EPA Green PC power management specification and provides an easy-to-use BIOS Setup utility.
  • Page 8 Super Voyager LPX Dimensions The Super Voyager LPX motherboard is approximately 9 inches wide by 13 inches long (the standard Western Digital LPX size with similar mounting hole locations). Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 9 Description Processor Type and Speed Processor in ZIF Socket (Upgrade Socket) Empty Empty 486DX AM486 Enhanced S Series (486DX, SX, and DX2) 486DX2 Overdrive® 486DX4 486SX Future Intel CPUs with internal write-back cache 487SX Chapter 1 System Overview PQFP Processor 486SX Enhanced S Series (486DX and SX)

  • Page 10: Cpu Sockets

    A heat sink is provided if the following CPUs are installed: Processor Speed The Super Voyager LPX motherboard has two clock speeds: high and low. High clock speed is factory-set to 25, 33, or 50 MHz. Low clock speed is achieved by adding the appropriate number of software delays, depending on the speed of the processor, and emulates an IBM®...

  • Page 11: Cache Memory

    SIMM Types Supported The Super Voyager LPX motherboard supports 256 KB x 36, 512 x 36, 1 MB x 36, 2 MB x 36, 4 MB x 36, 8 MB x 36, or 16 MB x 36 fast page mode SIMMs operating at 70 ns (RAS access time).

  • Page 12: System Bios

    Description, System BIOS The Super Voyager LPX motherboard has a 64 KB WinBIOS at F0000h - FFFFFh with built-in WinBIOS Setup. WinBIOS Setup has a graphical user interface that is extremely easy to use. WinBIOS Setup allows you to bypass error messages for missing video, keyboard, or floppy drives to facilitate the building of file servers.

  • Page 13: Expansion Slots

    The motherboard has one LPX/VL 32-bit expansion slot. This slot can be used with an LPX riser card. Local Bus The Super Voyager LPX motherboard has both VGA and IDE built-in to the VESA VL-Bus local bus. Keyboard and Mouse The keyboard connector is a standard 6-pin miniDIN keyboard connector.
  • Page 14 16-bit memory addresses to access up to 24 MB. I/O Channel Check The motherboard supports the use of the I/O channel check to generate NMIs. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued Cycle Time (in nanoseconds)

  • Page 15: I/O Wait State Generation

    The motherboard supports system memory refresh from channel processors. I/O Address Space The Super Voyager LPX motherboard uses I/O addresses 0100h through 03FFh for ISA-compatible I/O. Seven DMA Channels The motherboard has seven DMA channels. Any DMA channel can be set for 8 or 16-bit DMA device sizes.

  • Page 16: Green Pc Features

    Mode, Green PC Test System Configuration The American Megatrends Super Voyager LPX motherboard has been tested and found to comply with the EPA Green PC specifications with the following system configuration. There was a margin of 5 watts, which should allow for some variation in the configuration.
  • Page 17 OEM. After system BIOS POST (Power On Self Test) completes, AMIBIOS initializes the MEGAKEY keyboard controller using values preset by the OEM via AMIBCP (American Megatrends BIOS Configuration Program). The MEGAKEY supports hot key control of: system security locking. System security locking is enabled by pressing <Ctrl> <Alt> <Backspace>...
  • Page 18 Password LED in various modes: System Condition The password feature is enabled through WinBIOS Setup and <Ctrl> <Alt> <Backspace> is pressed. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued Password LED Other information State The LED blinks...
  • Page 19 Green PC Jumpers and Bergs J14 Password LED Select J14 is a three-pin berg that selects the Password LED. J14 Pin Settings Short Pins 1-2 Short Pins 2-3 J15 Password LED Connector J15 is a two-pin berg that can be attached via a cable to an LED that flashes when the system has been inactive for a specified length of time and Pins 2-3 of J39 are shorted.
  • Page 20 Some VL-Bus adapter cards cannot run at a slow speed. Do not set the Power Management Setup Low Speed Timeout option to Enabled if any VL-Bus adapter cards are installed. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Important Sleep Mode enabled.

  • Page 21: Installation

    Installation Installation Steps The steps for assembling a system that uses the Super Voyager LPX motherboard are shown in the following table. Each step is discussed in detail in the following pages. Step Unpack the motherboard Set switch and jumper options...
  • Page 22 Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 23: Step 1 Unpacking The Motherboard

    Step 1 Unpacking the Motherboard Step Inspect the cardboard carton for obvious damage. If damaged, call 404- 246-8600. 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 24 J17 is a three-pin single-inline berg. Short pins 2-3 to select IRQ4 for serial port 2. Short pins 1-2 (the default) to select IRQ3 for serial port 2. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued Cache Memory Configured 64 KB...
  • Page 25 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, J18 Serial Port 1 IRQ Select J18 is a three-pin single-inline berg. Short pins 1-2 to select IRQ4 for serial port 1 (the factory setting). Short pins 2-3 to select IRQ3 for serial port 1. J16 Parallel Port IRQ Select J16 is a three-pin berg that selects the IRQ for the parallel port.
  • Page 26 ISA or VL-Bus adapter card when the onboard mouse is enabled. The Mouse Support Option must be set to Enabled in Advanced Setup before the PS/2 mouse can be used. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued...
  • Page 27 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, J5 Local Bus ID3 Select J5 is a three-pin single-inline berg. In normal operation, pins 1- 2 are shorted when running Local Bus Adapter Cards at 20, 25, or 33 MHz. The factory setting depends on the motherboard frequency.
  • Page 28 486DX4 OPEN Short 1-2 (x 3) P24CT OPEN Short 2-3 The graphics on the following page depicts the jumper settings. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Short 2-3 Short 1-2 OPEN Short 3-4 Short 1-2 Short 1-2 OPEN Short 3-4...
  • Page 29 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continued J36 Select CPU Type J22 Select CPU Type J42 Select CPU Type Chapter 2 Installation...
  • Page 30 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continued J37 Select CPU Type J30 Select CPU Type Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 31 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continued J39 Select CPU Type J29 Select CPU Type Chapter 2 Installation...
  • Page 32 The J37 and J42 pin numbering is shown in the following graphic: Warning Short the Pins on either J37 or J42. NEVER SHORT PINS ON BOTH J37 AND J42. Short J37 pins for 5V CPUs. Short J42 for 3.3V CPUs. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 33 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, J42 Select 3.3V CPU Before using a 3.3V CPU, make sure that a voltage regulator is installed with a heat sink in U70. 3.3V CPUs cannot be used unless this voltage regulator is installed. J42 is a three by two dual-inline berg.
  • Page 34 You must then place the shorting bridge on Pins 1-2 of J19 before turning power on. Then you must run WinBIOS Setup to reconfigure the computer, since no system configuration data will now be stored in CMOS RAM. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Warning electrostatic discharge. again.
  • Page 35 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, J27 Select Enhanced Parallel Port DMA Request J27 is a six-pin dual-inline header that selects the parallel port DMA request line. The factory setting is OPEN (no DMA channel selected). The J27 pin configuration is shown in the following graphic: J27 Pin Setting All OPEN...
  • Page 36 J26 and J27 are used only for ECP (Extended Capability Port) and EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) support. The system BIOS on the Super Voyager LPX motherboard does not support ECP and EPP at this time. When ECP and EPP are supported, you may specify DMA channels for ECP and EPP support.
  • Page 37 J32 to disable the onboard VGA. J46 J47 Onboard DRAM Bank Select The Super Voyager LPX motherboard comes with 4 MB of system memory surface-mounted on the motherboard. The factory setting of J46 and J47 (pins 1-2 shorted together) enables this bank of memory.
  • Page 38 DRAM is disabled. See page 34, for the potential memory configurations if the onboard surface-mounted DRAM is disabled (Pins 2-3 of J46 and J47 are shorted together). Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Bank2 Bank3 None...

  • Page 39: Step 3 Install Memory

    512 KB x 36, 1 MB x 36, 2 MB x 36, 4 MB x 36, 8 MB x 36, or 16 MB x 36 SIMMs. The SIMMs can be single-sided or double-sided. The Super Voyager LPX motherboard uses fast page mode SIMMs operating at 70 ns (RAS access time).
  • Page 40 Motherboard Memory Configurations The Super Voyager LPX motherboard supports the following motherboard memory configurations when the onboard DRAM bank is not being used. BANK0 BANK1 256 KBx36-S None 256 KBx36-S 256 KBx36-S 256 KBx36-S 256 KBx36-S 512 KBx36-D 256 KBx36-S...
  • Page 41 8 MBx36-D 8 MBx36-D LEGEND: single-sided SIMMs double-sided SIMMs Selecting SIMMs Make sure SIMMs meet the following specifications: Parameter Page Mode Refresh Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide BANK3 Total None 68 MB None 72 MB None 80 MB None...

  • Page 42: Simm Part Numbers

    SIMM Part Numbers Type Manufacturer 256 KB x 36 Micron® MT9D25636M-7 Mitsubishi® MH26636BJ-7 Motorola® MCM36256S-70 Oki® MSC2320A-70YS9 PNY® P36256-70 Samsung® KMM536256B-7 512 KB x 36 Samsung KMM536512W-7 (single-sided) KMM536512W3-7 (double-sided) Motorola MCM36512S-70 1 MB x 36 Micron MT12D136M-7 Mitsubishi MH1M36ADJ-7 P361000-70 Motorola MCM36100AS-70...
  • Page 43 45 degree angle, then push it up to a vertical position. When properly inserted, the SIMM clicks into place as the latching pins engage. The 1 MBx36-S SIMMs look like this: Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 44: Step 4 Install Upgrade Processor

    Processor Type and Speed The Upgrade Processor socket is a 240-pin socket near one edge of the board. The Super Voyager LPX motherboard supports the following CPUs and Upgrade Processors: Processor in ZIF Socket PQFP Processor...
  • Page 45 486DX2, 486DX3, 486SX, 80487SX, P24, and P23T come in 169-pin packages. When these processors are installed, an extra row of socket pins should show on all four sides of the socket, as shown below. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued...
  • Page 46 Install Upgrade Processor, Continued Step Complete installation by lifting the ZIF lever to the other side of the socket, as shown below. Installing a P24T or P24CT The P24T and P24CT upgrade processors are 240-pin package that uses all socket pins. Use the same procedure describe above to install a P24T or P24CT.

  • Page 47: Step 5 Install The Motherboard

    If using metallic screws, make sure that the head of the screw fits completely inside the plated mounting holes. See the graphic on the following page. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 48: Step 5 Install The Motherboard

    Step 5 Install the Motherboard, Continued Chapter 2 Installation...

  • Page 49: Step 6 Connect The Power Supply

    AT-compatible power supplies have two 6-pin connectors. The 6- pin connector with 3 red wires and 2 black wires is connected to P2 and the remaining 6-pin connector is connected to P1, as shown below. Power Supply Connectors Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 50 Power Supply Connectors are Keyed The power connectors are keyed to prevent incorrect installation. The keys on the connector must be cut to fit on some power supplies, as shown below. P1 Pinout Power Good (Orange wire) VCC (Red wire) +12 Volts (Yellow wire) -12 Volts (Blue wire) Ground (Black wire)

  • Page 51: Step 7 Connect The Keyboard Cable

    (J13). You can use a standard PS/2-compatible mouse or use a cable converter to attach another type of mouse to the PS/2 mouse miniDIN connector. The J13 Mouse connector pinout is: Mouse data Ground Mouse clock Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Assignments Keyboard data Ground Keyboard clock Assignments...

  • Page 52: Step 9 Connect Cables

    When connecting chassis connectors to the motherboard, make sure to connect the correct connector end. Most connector wires are color-coded. Match the color of the wires leaving the switch or LED to the same pin on the connector end. There may be more than one connector with the same color-coded wires.
  • Page 53 J41 is a two-pin single-inline berg that is attached via a cable to an externally-mounted reset switch. When the reset switch is pressed, the system performs a hard reset. Pin 1 is ground and Pin 2 is Hard Reset. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 54 J38 Speaker Connector J38 is a four-pin single-inline berg that is attached via a cable to the system speaker. AMIBIOS signals hardware problems through the speaker. Pin 1 on the motherboard is identified by the arrow on the white box around the berg. Chapter 2 Installation Continued Description...
  • Page 55 Pin 1 on the motherboard is identified by the arrow on the white box around the berg. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Description LED power...
  • Page 56 Step 9 Connect Cables, Continued J34 Turbo LED J34 is a two-pin berg that is attached via a cable to the externally- mounted bipolar Turbo LED. The LED lights when the motherboard is running at high speed. J21 IDE Activity Indicator LED J21 is a two-pin berg that is attached via a cable to the externally- mounted IDE Activity LED.
  • Page 57 J6 is a four-pin berg that connects to a 3.6 volt external battery. The positive (+) terminal (the red wire) connects to J6 Pin 1. The J6 pinout and connector are shown below. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Description VBat (red wire)

  • Page 58: Step 10 Connect Onboard I/O

    AMIBIOS is designed to minimize conflicts between onboard and offboard I/O. AMIBIOS automatically checks the adapter cards installed in the expansion slots on the Super Voyager LPX motherboard for a hard disk or floppy controller and serial or parallel ports.
  • Page 59 The DB9 serial port pinout is shown below. Signal Description Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Ground Data Set Ready Request to Send Clear to Send Ring Indicator Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued...
  • Page 60 J40 Parallel Port J40 is a DB25 female connector. The J40 pin placement is shown below. The J40 pinout is shown below. Signal Description STROBE# ACK# BUSY SLCT AUTOFD# ERROR# INIT# SLCTIN# Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Chapter 2 Installation Continued...
  • Page 61 Red Video Signal Green Video Signal Blue Video Signal Monitor ID Bit 2 Ground Red return Green Return Blue Return Sync Return Monitor ID Bit 0 Monitor ID Bit 1 Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued...
  • Page 62 J44 VGA Feature Connector J44 is a VGA Feature connector or a pass-through connector. J44 is a 26-pin dual-inline berg mounted on the motherboard. The pass- through feature permits an 8514-compatible graphics coprocessor adapter card to use the built-in VGA DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) and VGA connector on the motherboard.

  • Page 63: Step 11 Install Floppy Drive

    34-pin ribbon connector with two 34-pin edge connectors for attaching the floppy disk drives. There is a small twist in the cable between the floppy connectors. The last (end) connector should be connected to floppy drive A: as shown below. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 64: Twist In Floppy Cable

    J2 Floppy Connector Pinout Twist in Floppy Cable Floppy B to A Floppy B to A 10 to 16 12 to 14 11 to 15 13 to 13 Chapter 2 Installation Continued DENSE1 DRATE0 -INDEX -MOTOR0 -FDSEL1 -FDSEL0 -MOTOR1 -STEP -WDATA -WGATE -TRK0...

  • Page 65: Step 12 Install Hard Disk

    IDE interface can be disabled via Peripheral Setup (see page 164). The J4 pinout is: -RESET DATA7 DATA6 DATA5 DATA4 DATA3 DATA2 DATA1 DATA0 -IOW -IOR IOCHRDY INT14 -CS0 -IDEACT Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide DATA8 DATA9 DATA10 DATA11 DATA12 DATA13 DATA14 DATA15 -IOCS16 -CS1...

  • Page 66: Step 13 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, if the upgrade processor is used, make sure it 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...
  • Page 67 Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 68: Vga Drivers

    VGA Drivers VGA Drivers VGA Utility Software The following VGA utility programs are supplied: CLMode configures driver options. SetRES modifies the screen resolution and the number of colors in Windows. Using CLMode CLMode sets the monitor type and video modes. Perform the following steps to run CLMode: Step Change directories to the directory that has CLMODE.EXE.
  • Page 69 Press <Alt> <F4> to exit CLMode at any time or select the Exit button. The current video mode, monitor type, and VGA refresh rate is displayed when CLMode quits. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide , , and keys...
  • Page 70 Continued CLMode Command Line Options Menu-drive windows are not displayed when CLMODE is called from the DOS prompt. The monitor type, video mode, and refresh rate must be set at the DOS prompt. The command line options are: CLMode modenum m (monitor type) s where: modenum can be any valid video mode number.
  • Page 71 The new resolution takes effect when Microsoft Windows is started again. Installing SetRES SetRES assumes that the Super Voyager LPX Windows video drivers are correctly configured. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 72 Continued Installation Step Start Windows and insert the Super Voyager LPX Windows video driver diskette in drive A: (or B:). Choose Run from the File menu in the Program Manager. Type A:\INSTALL (or B:\INSTALL if using the B: drive) and press <Enter>. Specify the WINDOWS directory when prompted for a directory. The following screen appears: Copy the files to the Windows directory as prompted.

  • Page 73: Installing Windows Vga Display Drivers

    VGA controller. Run CLMode to determine the available video modes before beginning the driver installation. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 74 Scroll to the end of the display drivers list and select Other display (Requires disk from OEM)... Insert the Super Voyager LPX Windows video driver diskette in drive A:. Type and press <Enter>, then click on OK. The available drivers and resolutions are displayed: Cirrus 5428 v1.41, 1280x1024x16...
  • Page 75 Display line. Scroll to the end of the display drivers and select Other display (requires disk from manufacturer). Insert the Super Voyager LPX Windows NT video driver diskette in drive A:, type as the pathname and press <Enter>. Clock on OK.

  • Page 76: Installing Adi Vga Drivers

    The Super Voyager LPX ADI (Autodesk Device Interface) driver is the TurboDLDClassic display list driver. It can: • speed AutoCAD redraws, pans, and zooms, and • provides a more productive user-friendly interface. This driver is resident in memory. It inserts itself between AutoCAD and the graphics adapter card.
  • Page 77 31-Bit regen space. TurboDLDClassic requires an Intel 386, 486, or Pentium-based PC that supports AutoCAD Release 12, 11/386, AutoShade 2 with RenderMan, or 3D Studio V1.x/2.x. Additional extended memory is recommended for optimal performance. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued...
  • Page 78 AutoCAD. If there is significant hard disk activity while you are using TurboDLDClassic, add more memory. TurboDLDClassic Installation Insert the Super Voyager LPX video driver diskette in drive A: (or B:). Type A:\INSTALL choose the option for the Autodesk AutoCAD drivers and specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as C:\ACAD\DRV).
  • Page 79 5, Configure AutoCAD from the AutoCAD main menu. From the next menu, select option 3, Configure Video Display. Choose Item 1, P386 ADI 4.0/4.1 (R11) as the display device. See the AutoCAD Installation and Performance Guide for additional information. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued...
  • Page 80 Classic Configuring TurboDLD The TurboDLDClassic driver configuration menu appears after selecting the proper display device. You must configure the TurboDLDClassic operating parameters. These parameters have been logically grouped into menus based on their interaction with AutoCAD. Complete all menu options to configure TurboDLDClassic.

  • Page 81: User Interface

    TIGA-based graphics adapter cards. BP Cache is normally disabled. The performance is only about 1% with VGA adapter cards but as much as 400% with TIGA-based graphics cards. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued Classic , cont'd...
  • Page 82 Classic Configuring TurboDLD Expert Configuration Menu This menu customizes of the driver or adjusts for memory constraints. Menu Item Display List Enables the display list feature. This option should always be enabled. Disabling it causes TurboDLDClassic to run as an ordinary non-display list driver.
  • Page 83 Logo in the lower righthand corner. • If running AutoCAD with no side menu, type DLDVER and press <Enter> at the AutoCAD command prompt. This command should return the current version and serial number. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 84 Reconfiguring TurboDLDClassic for AutoCAD R12 Step Type CONFIG and press <Enter> at the AutoCAD command prompt. Select option 3, Configure Video Display. Type and press <Enter> at the Select a new video driver ... prompt to start the TurboDLDClassic configuration program. Make the desired changes to the driver and choose Save and Exit to continue to the AutoCAD drawing editor.
  • Page 85 FASTACAD.BAT, enlarge the environment by adding SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM /P /E:768 to CONFIG.SYS. /E:768 specifies an environment size of 768 bytes. Change this number as appropriate. Reboot after modifying CONFIG.SYS for the changes to take effect. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued...
  • Page 86 Configuring AutoShade To configure AutoShade v2.0 to use TurboDLDClassic, run FASTACAD.BAT to set the AutoShade environment variables. Type SHADE /R and press <Enter> to reconfigure AutoShade. Select the P386 Autodesk Device Interface display driver. Select the P386 Autodesk Device Interface rendering driver. If running the display and rendering screen on the same monitor, tell AutoShade.
  • Page 87 Rendering but you do not have to select display and rendering resolutions again. Press <Enter> and highlight Save and Exit. If FASTACAD.BAT is called, the configuration menu appears for RDPADI and DSPADI devices if present. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued...
  • Page 88 Configuring 3D Studio v3.X Step The TurboDLDClassic drivers run with 3D Studio release 3.X. Use the 3D Studio default RCPADI VIBRANT GRAPHIC DRIVER CONFIGURATION. Follow the Vibrant Graphics Configuration Program Setup Procedures in the 3D Studio 3.X Installation Manual for ADI 4.2 Drivers.
  • Page 89 Render to Screen. To render to a viewport you must be use a resolution with at least 256 colors. Select Exit to the Drawing Editor from the Render Configuration menu. Type Y to keep the changes. Press <F1> to change to the graphics screen if necessary. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued Action...

  • Page 90: Changing Colors

    Changing Colors The CustomColors color configuration utility modifies all customizable AutoCAD colors while running AutoCAD. CustomColors simulates an AutoCAD screen. At the AutoCAD drawing editor command line, type DLDCOLOR and press <Enter> to edit the color configuration. The DLDCOLOR menu items are described below. Item Object Changes the color of any AutoCAD screen object.
  • Page 91 ¼ to ½ the width of the display. This command functions like the pan/zoom selection box in the BP. To abort, hold the right mouse button down until the moving box disappears. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide (BP). The Description...
  • Page 92 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Command DLDBPFREEZE Sets the Big Picture (BP) zoom definition area display options. DLDBPFREEZE toggles the Big Picture Zoom Mode parameter in the TurboDLDClassic Expert Configuration Menu. In a zoomed view of the static BP, as the current viewport is zoomed or panned, Float mode causes the image in the BP to move around within the bird's-eye window, keeping the zoomed viewport area fixed in the center of the bird's-eye.
  • Page 93 Do not display the text layer when editing the drawing to minimize memory use and speed pans, redraws, and zooms. The AutoCAD manuals have an excellent section on performance and memory use. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 94 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Tips When upgrading from older DLD drivers, make sure you remove any reference to previous DLD driver commands (FASTACAD calls or SET parameters) or subdirectories in AUTOEXEC.BAT or AutoCAD startup batch files. If you have been using a previous DLD driver and want to use the color palette you customized for it with TurboDLDClassic, copy DLDCOLOR.DAT from the old DLD directory to the new subdirectory.
  • Page 95 The REGENAUTO setting is also saved as part of your drawing file, so you only need to execute it once per drawing. You may even want to set REGENAUTO off in your ACAD.DWG drawing template. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 96 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Tips, cont'd If you are having trouble with TurboDLDClassic and third-party AutoCAD applications, make sure that the third-party application supports ADI 4.2. To use the ADI 4.2 specification, third-party applications require new T drivers. If your third-party application is ADI 4.2-compatible and you are having trouble using TurboDLDClassic, run AutoCAD without the third-party application to isolate the problem.
  • Page 97 <Enter>. COPY A:MDGEM?.SYS B: and press <Enter>. Insert the Super Voyager LPX video driver diskette in Drive A:. Type A:INSTALL choose the option for the GEM/3 drivers. Specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as B:\). GEM/3 requires that the drivers be installed from the root directory of the diskette in drive A:.
  • Page 98 Writer Step Run INSTALL.EXE. Choose the option for the Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony drivers. Specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as C:\LOTUS). From the Lotus subdirectory, type: INSTALL and press <Enter>. From the next menu, select Advanced Options for Lotus 123 v2.2 or Change Selected Equipment for Lotus 123 v2.3.
  • Page 99 Choose Save Changes. When some high-resolution modes are selected, a message may appear asking for the drive letter of the floppy disk. Before entering the drive letter, insert the disk that is requested in the floppy drive. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Action...

  • Page 100: Installing Os/2 V2.0 Drivers

    REM device=C:\os2\mdos\vvga.sys Display a DOS full screen session. Run CLMODE.EXE to set monitor the type. Insert the Super Voyager LPX OS/2 driver diskette in drive A: (or B:) and type A: (or B:)SVGA.EXE ON and press <Enter> to create SVGADATA.PMI.
  • Page 101 REM device=C:\os2\mdos\vvga.sys Bring up a DOS full screen session and run CLMODE.EXE to set the monitor type. Insert the Super Voyager LPX OS/2 driver diskette in drive A: (or B:) and type A: (or B:)SVGA.EXE ON and press <Enter> to create an svgadata.pmi file.
  • Page 102 The OS/2 V2.1 256 color accelerated driver supports the GD5428 chip. Run CLMODE.EXE or Video Adapter Utility program to select monitor type. The IBM DISPINST.EXE program calls SVGA.EXE to identify the SVGA chipset before display driver installation. The IBM SVGA.EXE shipped with OS/2 2.1 does not correctly ID the chipset.
  • Page 103 Select the display resolution of choice from the SELECT DISPLAY RESOLUTION list box. Click the Change button in the SOURCE DIRECTORY dialog box and type c:\disp_1 in the edit box and follow the screen prompts. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Action...

  • Page 104: Installing Windows 3.0 Drivers For Os/2 2.0

    Step Run Full Screen Win-OS/2 and select File from the dropdown menu. Select Run and then Browse the floppy drive (A: or B:) where you inserted the Super Voyager LPX Windows/OS/2 Driver Disk. For OS/2 2.0, type CD \Win30 and type install.exe.
  • Page 105 Run Full Screen Win-OS/2. Select File from the drop-down menu. Select Run and then browse the A: or B: floppy drive where you have inserted the Super Voyager LPX Windows/OS/2 Driver Disk. For OS/2 2.1, type CD \WIN31 and press <Enter>. Type install.exe.
  • Page 106 OS/2 If you encounter problems using SVGA.EXE in Windowed DOS or Full Screen DOS: Step Have a DOS Boot Disk available and boot with the DOS operating system in drive A:. Run CLMODE.EXE to set the monitor type, for example: CLMODE M5 Insert the CIRRUS OS/2 Installation Disk in Drive A:.

  • Page 107: Installing The Ventura Publisher Drivers

    Install Ventura Publisher V2.0 as shown in the product manual, specifying the Hercules driver. Insert the Super Voyager LPX DOS driver diskette in Drive A: or B:. Run INSTALL.EXE from the diskette. Choose the option for the Ventura Publisher drivers and specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as A:\).
  • Page 108 Step If you have not already done so, install Microsoft Word. Follow the instructions supplied with Microsoft Word. When prompted for a screen display type, choose IBM Video Graphics Array (VGA). Run the Super Voyager DOS driver INSTALL.EXE utility. Choose the option for the Microsoft Word drivers and specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as C:\WORD5).
  • Page 109 If you have not already done so, install WordPerfect. Follow the instructions supplied with WordPerfect. Run the Super Voyager LPX INSTALL.EXE utility. Choose the option for the WordPerfect drivers and specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as C:\WP51).

  • Page 110: Vga Bios

    Super Voyager LPX motherboard VGA BIOS (Basic Input Output System). The Super Voyager LPX motherboard Super VGA BIOS is fully compatible with the standard IBM VGA BIOS and the INT 10h video service functions. This chapter does not describe the standard INT 10h functions.
  • Page 111 BIOS. Only certain system BIOS functions, such as save and restore state, should be used unless the interrupt table and BIOS data area are correctly initialized. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 112: Supported Video Modes

    The system BIOS on the Super Voyager LPX motherboard implements INT 15h function AX=448Eh. When issued, the INT 15h AX=448Eh function signals that the video BIOS is ready to accept INT 10h option calls. When this interrupt is received, the system BIOS performs any option selection required via INT 10h Function 12h, as described on page 109.
  • Page 113 256, 256 160x64 8x16 16 MB, 16 80x30 8x16 64 KB, 64 32 KB direct color/256 color mixed mode. A character "" stands for interlaced mode1. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued Resolution Display Horiz. Mode Clock Freq. 1056x400 Text 41.5...
  • Page 114 The Super Voyager LPX motherboard BIOS supports all standard INT 10h video service functions. In addition, the Super VGA BIOS provides extensive support for VGA controller features. These functions are available as extended functions under INT 10h. The standard VGA BIOS INT 10h video service functions are not described in this chapter.
  • Page 115 Function 12h Subfunction 80h Inquire VGA Type This function provides a mechanism for software to determine the type of Super Voyager LPX motherboard VGA controller, silicon revision number and corresponding hardware capabilities. VGA BIOS versions that do not support this family of functions preserve the input in AL.
  • Page 116 Function 12h Subfunction 81h Inquire BIOS Version Number This function provides a mechanism for software to determine the BIOS version number. For example, if the BIOS version is 1.02, AH will contain 01h and AL will contain 02h. Input: AH = 12h BL = 81h Output: AH = Major BIOS version number AL = Minor BIOS version number...
  • Page 117 This function forces 16-bit operation in an environment where 16-bit operation is possible. The function takes effect immediately. Input: AH = 12h BL = 93h AL = 00h Run as 16-bit device = 01h Force 8-bit operation Output: None Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide , Continued...
  • Page 118 Function 12h Subfunction 9Ah Inquire User Options This function returns the current status of the user options. Input: AH = 12h BL = 9Ah Output: AX = Contains the following options: Bit 15 Reserved Bit 14 Vertical monitor type 640x480 frequency (VGA refresh) Bits 13-11 Reserved...
  • Page 119 BX = Offset to the BIOS subroutine that modifies the parameters pointed to by DS:SI. This routine requires that ES:DI point to the proper supplemental video parameters. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide , Continued...
  • Page 120 Function 12h Subfunction A1h Read Monitor ID/Type This function reads the monitor ID and senses the type of monitor attached. Input: AH = 12h BL = A1h Read monitor ID and type from 15-pin connector Output: BH = Monitor ID IBM 8604/8507 or equivalent 0Ah IBM 8514 or equivalent 0Bh IBM 8515 or equivalent...
  • Page 121 The current refresh can be read using INT 10h function 12h subfunction 9Ah. Input: AH = 12h BL = A3h Set High/Low VGA refresh AL = Enable/Disable 01h Enable high refresh 00h Use normal VGA refresh Output: None Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 122 Function 12h Subfunction A4h Set Monitor Type (Vertical) This function sets the monitor type vertical timings. The monitor type information is used by the VGA BIOS to determine the frequency to use when selecting an extended mode. It also is used to define the available mode resolutions.
  • Page 123 Function 05h provides an interface to the underlying memory mapping hardware. Function 04h saves and restores a SVGA state without knowing anything of the specific implementation. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 124 Super VGA Functions, Continued Compatibility The VESA INT 10h SVGA BIOS Extension preserve maximum compatibility with the standard VGA environment. The VESA INT 10h Super VGA BIOS extensions minimize the changes necessary to an existing VGA BIOS. RAM-based and ROM-based SVGA BIOS implementations are possible.
  • Page 125 Every function returns status information in the AX register. The format of the status word is as follows: AH Contents AL Contents not 4Fh not 00h Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Meaning Function is supported. Function is not supported. Function call was successful. Function call was...
  • Page 126 Function 00h Return Super VGA Information This function provides information to the calling program about the general capabilities of the SVGA environment. The function fills an information block structure at the address specified by the caller. The information block size is 256 bytes. Input: AH = 4Fh SVGA is supported.
  • Page 127 Return Super VGA mode information. Not all SVGA video cards support all modes. TotalMemory Specifies the amount of memory installed on the VGA board. Its value represents the number of 64 KB blocks of memory currently installed. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Description...
  • Page 128 Function 01h Return Super VGA Mode Information This function returns information about a specific SVGA video mode that was returned by Function 0. The function fills a mode information block structure at the address specified by the caller. The mode information block size is maximum 256 bytes.
  • Page 129 Describe the characteristics of the CPU windowing scheme, such as if WinBAttributes windows exist and are readable and writable, as follows: Bit 7-3Reserved Bit 2 Window writable 0 Window is not writeable Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Description...
  • Page 130 Super VGA Functions, Continued Field 1 Window is writeable Bit 1 Window readable 0 Window is not readable 1 Window is readable Bit 0 Windows supported 0 Window is not supported 1 Window is supported If neither window is supported (bit 0 is 0), window paging is not supported and the display memory buffer resides at the CPU address appropriate for the MemoryModel of the mode.
  • Page 131 VGA DAC color registers BIOS call (AX = 1012h). Bit 1 specifies if the Rsvd field of the direct color pixel can be used. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Description...
  • Page 132 Super VGA Functions, Continued Field Bit 1 Rsvd field is reserved. 0 Rsvd field is reserved. 1 Rsvd field is usable by the application. Bit 0 Color ramp is fixed/programmable 0 Color ramp is fixed 1 Color ramp is programmable MapFuncAddr Specifies the address of the mapping function.
  • Page 133 In this SVGA function, the memory clear bit is not returned in BX. Call INT 10h Function 0Fh to query the memory clear bit. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued Clear video memory...
  • Page 134 Continued Function 04h Subfunction 00h Save/Restore Buffer Size Saves and restores the SVGA video state. The functions are a superset of the three subfunctions in standard INT 10h Function 1Ch Save and Restore Video State. The complete SVGA video state except video memory should be saved or restored by setting the requested states mask in CX to 000Fh.
  • Page 135 BH = 00h Select SVGA video memory window BL = Window number 0 Window A 1 Window B DX = Window position in video memory (in window granularity units) Output: AX = Status Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued...
  • Page 136 Continued Function 05h Subfunction 01h Return SVGA Video Memory Window Input: AH = 4Fh SVGA support AL = 05h SVGA video memory window control BH = 01h Return SVGA video memory window BL = Window number 0 Window A 1 Window B Output: AX = Status DX = Window position in video memory (in window granularity units)
  • Page 137 In text modes the application should find the current character cell width through INT 10h Function 01h Return Super VGA Mode Information, multiply that times the desired number of characters per line, and pass that value in the CX register. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 138 Continued Function 07h Subfunction 00h Set Display Start This function selects the pixel to be displayed in the upper left corner of the display from the logical page. This function can be used to pan and scroll around logical screens that are larger than the displayed screen. This function can also be used to rapidly switch between two different displayed screens for double buffered animation effects.
  • Page 139 DAC palette width to the desired value. If the SVGA is not capable of selecting the requested palette width, the next lower value that the SVGA is capable of selecting. The resulting palette width is returned. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 140 Continued Function 10h Subfunction 00h Report VBE/PM Capabilities This function queries the controller power management capabilities and states. Input: AH = 4Fh SVGA Support AL = 10h VBE/PM Services BL = 00h Report VBE/PM Capabilities ES:DI = Null pointer, must be 0000:0000 in version 1.0 Output: AX = Status 0 Not supported 1 Supported...
  • Page 141 Dynamic saver area pointer (palette save area) dword Alpha mode auxiliary character generator pointer. dword Graphics mode auxiliary character generator pointer. dword Secondary save pointer dword Reserved and set to zero dword Reserved and set to zero Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued Description...
  • Page 142 Super VGA Functions, Continued System BIOS Processing The American Megatrends WinBIOS determines the mode to select by processing a linked list of extended mode supplemental parameters tables, while evaluating several factors such as memory size, monitor type, memory clock, and the chipset. From the top down, WinBIOS services a mode set request once all factors have been satisfied.
  • Page 143 SR0F, DRAM Ctrl byte SR0E, VCLK3 numerator byte SR1e, VCLK3 denominator byte GR0B, Graphics Extensions byte CR19, Interlace end byte CR1A, Misc Ctrl byte CR1B, Display Ctrl byte DACEXT, DAC hidden register Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Description...

  • Page 144: Amibios Power-On Self Test

    POST Phases When the system is powered on, the AMIBIOS executes POST, which has two phases: • System Test and Initialization (test and initialize motherboards for normal operations), and • System Configuration Verification (compare defined configuration with there hardware actually installed).

  • Page 145: Beep Codes

    BIOS ROM chip. 11 times... reseat the cache memory on the motherboard. If it still beeps, replace the cache memory. 4, 5, 7, or 10 times... the motherboard must be replaced. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Description then...

  • Page 146: Amibios Displayed Error Messages

    Cache memory on the motherboard is defective. Consult Do Not Enable Cache! the cache memory manufacturer. CH-2 Timer Error Most AT motherboards include two timers. An error occurred with timer 2. CMOS Battery State CMOS RAM is powered by a battery. The battery power is low.
  • Page 147 XXXX is the hex address where the error occurred. Run AMIDiag to find and correct memory problems. Parity Error ???? Parity error in system memory at an unknown address. Run AMIDiag to find and correct memory problems. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued Explanation...
  • Page 148 A device other than the CPU has driven the bus signal for more than 7.8 microseconds. AMIBIOS Configuration Summary Screen The AMIBIOS displays the following screen when the POST routines are successfully completed. AMIBIOS System Configuration (C) Copyright 1985-1994 American Megatrends Inc. Main Processor : 80486DX4 Numeric Coprocessor : Present Floppy Drive A: : 1.2 MB ½...

  • Page 149: Post Memory Test

    Enable the Wait for <F1> If any Error option in Advanced Setup before using this method to freeze the screen. The following message is displayed after POST is completed: Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP Press <Del> to access AMIBIOS Setup. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 150: Winbios Setup

    A New Type of System BIOS Setup Utility American Megatrends has now made available a new type of system BIOS Setup utility. WinBIOS Setup has a graphical user interface that permits mouse access, and is so compact that it can reside on the same ROM as the system BIOS.

  • Page 151: Using The Keyboard With Winbios Setup

    Advances to the end of the text. <Alt> Used with certain key function, as in <Alt> <key>. Press <Ctrl> <Alt> <+> to change to High speed. Press <Ctrl> <Alt> <- > to change to Low speed. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 152 WinBIOS Setup The WinBIOS Setup main menu, shown below, is organized into four sections. Each of these sections corresponds to a section in this chapter. Each section contains several icons. Clicking on each icon activates a specific AMIBIOS function. The WinBIOS Setup main windows and related functions are described on the next page.
  • Page 153 AMIBIOS security features, and Default described in Section 4 beginning on page 173, this section has three icons that permit you to select a group of settings for all AMIBIOS WinBIOS Setup options. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 154: Section 1 Setup

    Setup Standard Setup Standard Setup options are displayed by choosing the Standard icon from the WinBIOS Setup main menu (see page 146). All Standard Setup options are described in this section. The Standard Setup screen follows. Date, Day and Time Configuration Select the Standard option.
  • Page 155 34 sectors per track. SCSI and IDE drive may have even more sectors per track. Capacity The formatted capacity of the drive is (Number of heads) x (Number of cylinders) x (Number of sectors per track) x (512 bytes per sector) Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Description...
  • Page 156 Continued Hard Disk Drive Types Hard Disk Drive Types Type Cylinders Heads Write Precompensation 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 1024 65535 65535 65535 1024 65535 1024 65535 1024 1024 1024 65535 1024 65535 65535 1224 65535 USER-DEFINED HARD DRIVE - Enter user-supplied parameters. Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup Landing Sectors...
  • Page 157 Move the cursor to these fields via and select the floppy type. The settings are 360 KB 5¼ inch, 1.2 MB 5¼ inch, 720 KB 3½ inch, 1.44 MB 3½ inch, or 2.88 MB 3½ inch. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 158: Advanced Setup

    Advanced Setup Advanced Setup options are displayed by choosing the Advanced icon from the WinBIOS Setup main menu (see page 146). All Advanced Setup options are described in this section. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and held down.
  • Page 159 Hit <DEL> Message Display Disabling this option prevents Hit <DEL> if you want to run Setup from appearing when the system boots. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 160 Continued Extended BIOS RAM Area Specify in this option if the top 1 KB of the system programming area beginning at 639K or 0:300 in the BIOS area in low memory will be used to store hard disk information. The settings are Top 1K or 0:300. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 0:300.
  • Page 161 If Setup is chosen, the password prompt appears if WinBIOS is executed. See page 169 for instructions on changing a password. The Optimal and Power-On defaults are Setup. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 162: Video Rom Shadow Cacheable

    Advanced Setup, Continued Video ROM Shadow Cacheable If Enabled is selected, the contents of the RAM area (C0000h - C7FFFh) where the video ROM has been copied can be read from or written to secondary cache memory. The video ROM BIOS is always shadowed to RAM for faster execution.
  • Page 163 This option specifies the size of the Non-Cacheable area of memory. The settings are Disabled, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, 1 MB, 2 MB, or 4 MB. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 164 Continued Non-Cacheable Block Base This option specifies the starting address of the Non-Cacheable area of memory. The settings are 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB 1 MB, 2 MB, 4 MB, or 8 MB. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 64 KB. 8/16 Bit I/O Recovery This option specifies the length of the delay that is added to the CPU cycle after an 8-bit or 16-bit I/O operation.
  • Page 165 A shorting bridge must be installed on J12. The setting of this option has no effect on the configuration of any other type of Intel CPU. It only affects the 100 MHz 486DX4 CPU. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Motherboard Jumper Settings...

  • Page 166: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup Power Management Setup options are displayed by choosing the Power Mgmt icon from the WinBIOS Setup main menu (see page 146). All Power Management Setup options are described in this section. Display Timeout Power to the system monitor can be controlled when this option is set to Enabled.
  • Page 167 1 Min and 15 Min. and the Stop Clock Mode option must be set to Enabled. This option is only supported if an S-Series Intel CPU is installed on the motherboard. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 168 Power Management Setup, Continued Power Supply Timeout This option can be used to control a Green PC-capable power supply (such as the SENSTRON GP2-4200F power supply). When this option is set to Enabled, the power supply can be placed in Green PC poser savings mode when the timeout period specified in the System Event Timer option expires via the J1 output.
  • Page 169 Min, 8 Min, 9 Min, 10 Min, 11 Min, 12 Min, 13 Min, 14 Min, or 15 Min. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. This option is only supported if an S-Series Intel CPU is installed on the motherboard. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 170: Peripheral Setup

    Peripheral Setup Peripheral Setup options are displayed by choosing the Peripheral Setup icon from the WinBIOS Setup main menu (see page 146). All Peripheral Setup options are described in this section. On-Board Floppy This option enables the use of the floppy drive controller on the motherboard (if installed).
  • Page 171 IRQ7 is used for the parallel port (LPT1). The IRQ can be changed to IRQ5. This option enables the parallel port on the motherboard, if installed. The settings are 378h, 278h, or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 172 Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup...

  • Page 173: Section 2 Utility

    Detect D:if drive D: is an IDE drive, the hard disk drive parameters for drive D: are automatically detected and reported to the Hard Disk Drive D: screen in Standard Setup, so you can easily configure drive D:. Color Set sets the WinBIOS Setup screen colors. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 174 Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup...

  • Page 175: Section 3 Security

    Make sure you write it down. If you forget it, you must drain CMOS RAM and reconfigure the system. If You Do Not Want to Use a Password Just press <Enter> when the password prompt appears. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...

  • Page 176: Changing A Password

    Changing a Password Select the Password icon from the Security section of the WinBIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press <Enter>. The screen does not display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted and press <Enter>. If the password confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears.
  • Page 177 The following is displayed after any attempt to format any cylinder, head, or sector of any hard disk drive via the BIOS INT 13 Hard Disk Drive Service: Format!!! Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _ Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 178 Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup...

  • Page 179: Section 4 Default

    Fail-Safe icon from the Default section of the WinBIOS Setup main menu. The Fail-Safe settings provide far from optimal system performance, but are the most stable settings. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system is behaving erratically. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 180 Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup...

  • Page 181: Flash Eprom Programming

    7 Flash EPROM Programming All versions of the American Megatrends Super Voyager LPX ISA motherboard use Flash EPROM to store the system BIOS. The advantage of using a Flash EPROM is that 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.
  • Page 182 S708P.ROM resides on a floppy disk and contains the updated main BIOS code. American Megatrends will provide this file when the AMIBIOS for the Super Voyager LPX ISA motherboard must be updated. S708P.ROM must be present in the root directory of the floppy disk before the onboard Flash EPROM can be reprogrammed.

  • Page 183: Sequence Of Operation

    Four beeps sound when reprogramming has been the Flash EPROM. successfully completed. 9 AMIFlash does a reset. A CPU reset is generated (the system reboots). 10 Reboot Reboot the system. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Continued Expected behavior...
  • Page 184 Beep Codes During normal operation, the Flash utility produces a series of beeps 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 185 Disable internal cache memory. Enable and reset flash memory. Detect the flash type if present. Flash memory not detected. Begin erasing flash blocks. Begin programming flash blocks. Flash programming successful and the system reboots, if possible. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 186 Starting AMIFlash Type AMIFlash and press <Enter> at the DOS prompt. AMIFlash will prompt for the filename. Type S708P.ROM and press <Enter>. Pressing <Esc> exits AMIFlash any time before Flash EPROM reprogramming begins. General Operation If Flash EPROM is present, AMIFlash asks if you want to save the existing BIOS file.
  • Page 187 Drive:\Pathname\Filename.Ext and press <Enter>. Programming Flash Displayed when the Flash EPROM is being programmed. EPROM Saving BIOS File in Displayed when the existing BIOS is saved to disk. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Explanation...
  • Page 188 AMIFlash, Continued Message Disk Reading BIOS File Displayed when the file with which Flash EPROM will be from Disk programmed is being read from the disk. Press <ESC> to Exit When this message is displayed, you can exit AMIFlash by pressing <Esc>. Press Any Key to Exit Usually displayed below another message when a fatal error occurs, for example, no Flash EPROM present in...

  • Page 189: Appendix A Upgrading Cache Memory

    Upgrading Cache Memory Cache memory American Megatrends Super Voyager LPX motherboard can be upgraded from 64 KB to 256 KB. Nine 32 KB x 8 15 ns SRAMs are required. Recommended Parts Manufacturers of the 32 KB x 8 15 ns SRAMs are:...
  • Page 190 Appendix A Upgrading Cache Memory...

  • Page 191: Appendix B Heat And Power Consumption

    100 MHz 200 feet per 486DX4 minute Humidity The recommended humidity range for operation of the American Megatrends Super Voyager LPX motherboard is 20% to 80% non- condensing. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide Airflow over Maximum other Ambient...
  • Page 192 5 volts. The +12V supply current to the ISA Bus is limited by the power connector. Power Supply Requirements The Super Voyager LPX ISA motherboard requires +5V, -5V, +12V, - 12V, and about 44 Amps maximum. Power Consumption The SIMM memory banks consume 2 Amps each, for a total of 8 Amps.

  • Page 193: Index

    IDE Hard Disk Drive 59 J3 Keyboard Connector 46 Keyboard 46 Mouse 46 P6 Floppy Disk Drive 53 Power supply 45 Reset Switch 48 Serial ports 53 SIMM 38 Speaker 49 Turbo LED 50 Turbo switch 51 Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 194 Continued CPU Clock Speed 19 CPU Sockets 4 Dimensions 2 Display Timeout 160 DMA Channels 9 Expansion Slots 7 Extended BIOS RAM Area 154 External Battery Connector 51 External Cache 155 External Cache Write Mode 157 Figures CPU Socket 40 External battery connector 51 Floppy drive cable 57 Floppy drive connector 57...
  • Page 195 J3 Manufacturing Diagnostics 18 J30 Select CPU Type 24 J31 Onboard VGA Interrupt Enable 31 J32 Onboard VGA Disable 31 J33 Disable PQFP CPU 27 J34 Turbo LED 50 J35 Keyboard Lock Power LED Connector 49 Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 196 Continued J36 Select CPU Type 23 J37 Select 5V CPU 26 J37 Select CPU Type 24 J38 Speaker Connector 49 J39 Select CPU Type 25 J41 Reset Switch Connector 48 J42 Select 3.3V CPU 27 J42 Select CPU Type 23 J43 Turbo Switch Connector 51 J44 VGA Feature Connector 56 J45 VGA Connector 55...
  • Page 197 Real Time Clock 6 Refresh Generation 6 Reset Switch Connector 48 Resource conflicts 52 Screen savers 14 Second Serial Port Address 165 Second Serial Port FIFO 165 Serial port Pinout 53 Serial Port 1 Select 18 Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 198 Continued Serial Port 2 IRQ Select 19 Setup 144 Wait for F1 If Any Error 154 Shadow RAM Write-Protection 157 SIMM Part Numbers 37 SIMMs 33 Installing 38 Part numbers 37 Selecting 36 Sleep Mode 14 SMC FDC37C665 Universal Peripheral Controller 7 Speaker 7 Speaker Cable Connector 49 Stop Clock Mode 163...
  • Page 199 Turbo Switch Connector 51 Unpacking the Motherboard 17 Upgrade Processor 4, 39, 40 VGA Drivers 62 Video ROM Shadow Cacheable 156 VL Bus 7 VL-Bus 7 Wait for F1 If Any Error 154 Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard User's Guide...
  • Page 200 Index...

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