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Thank you for purchasing the 586MI system board. This document gives an aid to the configuration and installation of this
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586MI System Board User's Manual
PREFACE
TRADEMARKS
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- Page 1 PREFACE Thank you for purchasing the 586MI system board. This document gives an aid to the configuration and installation of this system board. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. This document contains information protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be used or reproduced in any forms or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
WINDOWS 3.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION APPENDIX A: KEYBOARD SPEED SWITCH APPENDIX B: AMI BIOS HARD DISK TYPE APPENDIX C: MEMORY MAPPING APPENDIX D: AT I/O ADDRESS MAP APPENDIX E: INTERRUPT ASSIGNMENTS APPENDIX F: SPECIFICATION Page 2 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction
The 586MI system board adds to our product line high integration and cost effective solution without compromising performance and quality. All Pentium and Pentium Overdrive CPUs are supported on the 586MI system board. With top speed at 66MHz and integrated 256K/512K Write-Back cache, the 586MI dramatically boosts system throughput for even the most demanding applications. - Page 4 · Supports 360KB / 720KB / 1.2MB / 1.44MB densities. · Floppy Disk Controller can be disabled. Peripherals: · Supports two Serial ports and one Parallel port. On-Board Battery: · 3.6V/60mA on-board battery. Page 4 586MI System Board User's Manual...
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Page 5: Chapter 2: Jumpers & Connectors
Figures 1 on the next page shows the component layout of the 586MI system board with locations of the system board jumpers and connectors. Note that most jumpers and connectors on the system board are labeled with proper names with pin 1 marked as '1'. -
Page 6: Cpu Frequency Jumpers
System board runs one wait state write transfer. All VL- SHORT Bus adapters can operate in this mode. (Default) System board runs zero wait state write transfer. Some OPEN VL-Bus adapters may not be able to run this mode. Page 6 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 7: Cache Size Jumpers
Function JP15 Normal CMOS Operation (Default) Clear CMOS Data Display Type Jumper Display Type JP14 Video display VGA, EGA, OPEN Monochrome. (Default) Video display is CGA. SHORT 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 7... -
Page 8: Ide Port Jumpers
Select interrupt line IRQ5 for Parallel port. FLASH BIOS Jumper FLASH BIOS Control JP13 Disable FLASH (optional) programming. OPEN This is normal operation. (Default) Enable FLASH BIOS programming. Contents of system board BIOS can be re- programmed. Page 8 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 9: System Board Connectors
Keyboard No Connection. (General Purpose). When this pin is at low level, it can switch other system device to stand-by mode saving power. Ground No Connection. 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 9... -
Page 10: Power Supply Connectors
Connector PS1 Connector PS2 Power Good Ground +5 VDC Ground +12 VDC -5 VDC -12 VDC +5 VDC Ground +5 VDC Ground +5 VDC Page 10 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 11: Keyboard Connector
LED at the front panel and connect security keyboard lock to the keyboard controller. This allows you to switch off the keyboard and so provide limited security against casual intruders. The pin assignments are indicated below: Description LED Power Key (No Connection) Ground Keyboard Lock Ground 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 11... -
Page 12: Speaker Connector
System reset can be done by shorting pin 1 to pin 2 with the same effect as turning the power off and then on again. Description Ground Reset Input Page 12 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 13: Turbo Switch Connector
The Turbo LED connector, marked as 'TB/LED', is a 2-pin BERG strip. It is used to connect a CPU operating frequency indicator LED from the front panel to the system board. The pin assignments are indicated below: Description LED Anode LED Cathode 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 13... -
Page 14: Parallel Port Connector
Description Carrier Detect (RLSD) Receive Data (RXD) Transmit Data (TXD) Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Signal Ground Data Set Ready (DSR) Request To Send (RTS) Clear To Send (CTS) Ring Indicator (RI) No Connection Page 14 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 15: Floppy Interface Connector
Drive 2 Ground Drive 1 Ground Motor 2 Ground Direction Ground Step Ground Write Data Ground Write Enable Ground Track0 Ground Write Protect Ground Read Data Ground Head Select Ground Disk Change Ground 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 15... -
Page 16: Ide Interface Connector
The hard disk activity LED connector (label as "HDLED") is a 2-pin keyed BERG strip. It is used to connect to front panel hard disk LED. Description LED Anode (+) LED Cathode (-) Page 16 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 17: Chapter 3: Hardware Installation
Sockets labeled SIM1 and SIM2 constitute bank 0. Sockets labeled SIM3 and SIM4 constitute bank 1. They support 256Kx36, 512Kx36, 1Mx36, 2Mx36, 4Mx36, and 8Mx36 DRAM SIMMs. DRAM speed must be 60ns or 70ns. You can configure the memory of the 586MI in a variety of ways as shown below. Total SIM1 &... - Page 18 3. Gently push the SIMM to an upright position until it "snaps" into place. 4. Repeat above steps until the entire bank is filled. Page 18 586MI System Board User's Manual...
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Page 19: Installing A Vl-Bus Card
The on-board Serial port 2 (labeled as COM2) address can be set to 2F8(COM2), 2E8(COM4), or Disabled. The 586MI BIOS can detect external Serial port addresses and sets different addresses for the on-board Serial ports or disables them entirely. User's responsibility is to select the Serial port addresses on the external I/O card. There are no jumpers on 586MI to be changed. - Page 20 The 586MI BIOS can detect external Parallel port addresses and sets different address for the on-board Parallel port or disables it. User's responsibility is to select the Parallel port address on the external I/O card. There are no jumpers on 586MI to be changed.
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Page 21: Equipment Required
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED The dimension of the 586MI system board is designed to fit perfectly in a PC/XT (or PC/AT) standard case. To build a complete high performance system based on the 586MI system board, the following equipment are needed: A chassis with dimension similar to PC/XT/AT standard chassis. -
Page 22: Entering Setup
UPDATED BIOS SETUP FOR 586MI BIOS V1.1 You need to setup a system once every time: · You start a new and unconfigured system. · You receive a start-up error message indicating the configuration information stored in the non-volatile CMOS RAM has somehow become corrupted. - Page 23 : Old Setup Values <F6> : BIOS Setup Default Values <F7> : Power On Default Values <ESC> : Exit Setup Section Arrow Keys : Select Setup Item <PG UP/ PG DN> : Modify the Setup Item 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 23...
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Page 24: Standard Cmos Setup
· Keyboard: Default is "Installed". "Not Installed" allows your system to operate without keyboard. After all selections have been done, press <Esc> key to exit this section. Page 24 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 25: Advanced Cmos Setup
SCSI controller, you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use. · Boot Sector Virus Protection: Select 'Enabled' to protect the Boot sector of your hard disk from software virus such as "Michael Angelo". 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 25... - Page 26 Page 26 586MI System Board User's Manual...
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Page 27: Advanced Chipset Setup
Non-Cache: Memory in this area is not cached. · DRAM A/B Region Size: Region block sizes are 512KB, 1MB, 2MB, or 4MB. · DRAM A/B Region Base: This option defines starting address of DRAM region from 0 to 128MB. 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 27... - Page 28 18. Some video card may not support 26-pin Feature connector. · W1-PIN 3, 7 AND 4: Normally select "Disabled". Select from 1 minute to 255 minutes to enable other peripheral power saving mode. Page 28 586MI System Board User's Manual...
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Page 29: Auto Configuration - Bios Defaults
PERIPHERAL MANAGEMENT SETUP This section allows user to setup the 586MI on-board I/O peripheral devices. · Programming Option: Normally select "Auto" so all of the selections below will assume their default values. · On-Board Floppy Drive: User should only select 'Disabled' for a diskless workstation or when an external floppy controller card is present. -
Page 30: Auto Detect Hard Disk
WRITE TO CMOS AND EXIT After you have made any changes during setup, use this option to store those new information into non-volatile CMOS memory. The system should reboot with the correct system board configuration. Page 30 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 31: Do Not Write To Cmos And Exit
The Green PC power savings Press any key for full power feature is enabled through BIOS operation. Setup, Password is disabled and the <Ctrl> <Alt> <\> key sequence is pressed. 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 31... -
Page 32: Chapter 5: Vl-Bus Ide Drivers
[drive:] and [\path\] point to the directory that contains the file IDEDRV.386, for example: device=c:\windows\system\idedrv.386 4. Delete the command line "device=*wdctrl" from the [386Enh] section if it exists. 5. Restart Windows by typing WIN. Page 32 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 33: Appendix A: Keyboard Speed Switch
Set by pressing < > key once while holding <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Shift> keys. Slow speed: System is slowed down. Set by pressing < > key once while holding <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Shift> keys. 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 33... -
Page 34: Appendix B: Ami Bios Hard Disk Type
41MB 41MB 48MB 65535 69MB 65535 114MB 1224 65535 1223 152MB USER'S TYPE APPENDIX C: MEMORY MAPPING Address Function Comments (hex) 00000000- 512K System RAM Cached 0007FFFF 00080000- 128K System RAM Cached 0009FFFF Page 34 586MI System Board User's Manual... - Page 35 00BFFFFF (RAM) 00C00000- System Memory Cached 00FFFFFF (RAM) 01000000- System Memory Cached BFFFFFFF (RAM) C0000000- System Memory Cached C1FFFFFF (RAM) C2000000- System Memory Cached FFFDFFFF FFFE0000- 128K On-Board Not cached FFFFFFFF BIOS ROM 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 35...
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Page 36: Appendix D: At I/O Address Map
EE2 - EE3 Data Acquisition Adapter 3 1390 - 1393 Cluster Adapter 3 22E1 GPIB Adapter 1 2390 - 2393 Cluster Adapter 4 42E1 GPIB Adapter 2 62E1 GPIB Adapter 3 82E1 GPIB Adapter 4 Page 36 586MI System Board User's Manual... -
Page 37: Appendix E: Interrupt Assignments
Parallel Port 1 IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Expansion Bus Pin IRQ10 Expansion Bus Pin IRQ11 Expansion Bus Pin IRQ12 Expansion Bus Pin IRQ13 Coprocessor Error IRQ14 Fixed Disk Drive Controller IRQ15 Expansion Bus Pin 586MI System Board User's Manual Page 37... -
Page 38: Appendix F: Specification
50 o to 104 o Fahrenheit (10 o to 40 o Celsius) Non-Operating: -22 o to 140 o Fahrenheit (-30 o to 60 o Celsius) Shipping: RELATIVE HUMIDITY (NON-CONDENSING) Operating: 20% to 80% Non-Operating: 5% to 90% Page 38 586MI System Board User's Manual...
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