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dix D is a quick reference guide to the setup of your system. The KP 286 12MHz is a fully PC/AT compatible system board im plemented with a highly integrated chip set. It uses a reliable 80286-12 CPU, and the system speed can be either 6MHz or 12MHz selectable by hardware or software.
___________________________________ 1-2 Specifications 1- 2.1 Features ■ Reliable, highly integrated, 80286-12 CPU running at 12MHz. ■ TURBO/NORMAL system speed selectable by hardware or software. ■ Hardware and software reset. ■ Flexible memory size; 512K, 640K, IM, 2M or 4M bytes available on board with parity check.
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II-2.5 Keyboard Inhibited and Power On LED Indicator Connector (JP20) Description II-2.6 Keyboard Connector (JP22) Description П-2.7 Power Supply Connector (P8) There is a 12-pin male connector linking the mainboard to the power supply. Description...
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II-2.8 DIP Switch Pin Assignment (DSW1) SW1 : System speed select SW2 : Display mode select SW3 : Test (factory use only) SW4 : EMS port address SW5 : BIOS ROM select SW6 : On board RAM type and memory partition SW7 : On board RAM type and memory partition SW8 : On board RAM type and memory partition...
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______________________ II - 3 Jumpers and Switch Setting When setting jumpers & switches remember that on the KP 286 12MHz, Pin 1 is the first pin on the right. See printed pin labels on board. II-3.1 Keyboard BIOS Select (JP1, JP2, JP3, JP4) These jumpers are used to select the OUTPUT PIN of the keyboard BIOS (8742).
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П-3.3 Setting the System Speed and Wait State The system speed can be set at either NORMAL (6MHz) or TURBO (12MHz) speed by hardware (Jumper JP7) or software (Keyboard). The jumper (JP7) is usually connected to a button switch on the front pan- nel by wires, the user just pushes the button to switch between TURBO and NORMAL mode.
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Example 2. How to switch between TURBO and NORMAL modes: Step 1 Set the system at TURBO mode (refer to example 1) Step 2 The speed can now be switched by hardware or software: Set by hardware switch: Set jumper JP7 OPEN (or push the button of the front pannel), to switch the system from TURBO to NORMAL mode.
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Setting the On Board RAM Bank and Memory Partition (DSW1-SW6,7,8) KP 286 12MHz system board was designed to support on board memory of up to 4M bytes, with 512K, 640K, IM, 2M or 4M bytes installed in the dual-purpose 34-pin sockets. The RAM bank can be partitioned into various configurations.
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The DOS Conventional Memory is a linear memory which can be recogniz ed by DOS. The Extended Memory is also a linear memory, but it is possible to run in protected mode from IM to 16M. The Expanded Memory is a “ pag ed ”...
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II-3.3.10 Setting the EMS Port Address The default setting for this PIN is OFF, setting the address at 98H. Usual ly the user is reminded not to change this setting. In the case (nearly impossi ble) there is any add-on card which conflicts with this address, you may change the setting to ON for the next address.
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III -1 Real Time Clock and CMOS RAM Setup The system board contains user modifiable system configuration infor mation in a CMOS RAM. This power conserving RAM is battery-backed up so that it retains the configuration setup information even when the computer ’ s power is switched off.
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III- 1.1 Switch on the System, screen shows: III- To Enter the CMOS SETUP III- 1.2.1 If you want to bypass the memory test press < ESC >, otherwise wait for the system to complete the memory test, and screen appears as below. Press <DEL>...
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III-1.2.2 After a few seconds the system displays the test result, for exam ple as shown below: III- 1.2.3 Press <F1 > to run setup utility, screen shows:...
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III- 1.2.4 Respond “ Y ” , and type in the data required by the screen. Press < Enter > if the default data is correct. The bottom of the screen shows you options. Please refer to the example shown below:...
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III- 1.3 Final Approval After all entries have been completed, respond “ Y ” to Otherwise respond ‘ N ’ to go back to step 2. Refer to the follow ing example: III-1.4 Respond “ Y ” , and wait for the system to reboot. SETUP pro cedure is now complete.
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III - 2 Example: How co Pre for mat a Hard Di k with AMI BIOS III- Switch on the System, screen shows: III-2.2 To Enter the DIAGNOSTICS III-2.2.1 If you wish to bypass the memory test press < ESC >, otherwise wait for the system to complete the memory test, and the screen display shown below.
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Ш-2.2.2 The screen will show the following questions. III-2.2.3 After few seconds screen shows as follows. Select options, the Hard Disk Utility. The display should look like the chart shown below:...
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Ш-2.3 Execute the Diagnostic Program The AMI utilities include support of hard disk, floppy, keyboard, video and miscellaneous. It provides an easy to operate screen-menu allowing the user to operate the program. Simply press “ f ” or “ | ” to move the highlight bar to select the option desired.
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Ш-2.4 Example to Preformat a 20MB (Type 2) Hard Disk. III-2.4.1 Move highlight bar and press < ENTER > to select ‘ Hard Disk For mat ’ (this means you will preformat the hard disk). Then type ‘ C ’ to select 'Disk Drive C: ’...
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< ----- Type “ 2 ” to change Interleave for 2:1 III-2.4.3 The cursor will then move to next item and the default value is given, press < ENTER > to confirm or type a new value to change. In this ex ample we want to mark a bad track, you may skip to step III-2.4.4 if no values need to be changed.
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A. Respond “ Y" to ‘ Mark Bad Track [Y/N] ? ’ screen shows the ‘ Bad Track Edit Menu ’ as follows: B. Move highlight bar and press < ENTER > to select ‘ Add an entry ’ . Key in the bad track and head number provided by the hard disk manufacturer.
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Screen shows status while preformat is in precess, user may Hit III-2.4.6 <ESC> to abort. When preformat complete screen shows: FORMAT COMPLETE...
III - 3 EMS Driver Setup III-3.1 What Is EMS The LIM Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) was created by Lotus Development Corporation, Intel Corporation, and Microsoft Corporation to use memory beyond DOS ’ s 640K byte limit. It supports up to 32M bytes of expanded memory, and defines the software interface between the memory and the Expanded Memory Manager (EMM).
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С.' Create a boot up configuration file This file will automatically install the EMS Driver when the system boots up. Type: Reboot the system to install the EMS software The EMS will be automatically setup when system boots, the screen shows:...
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III-3.3 Example: To create a file for installing a 384KB virtual disk and the EMS driver. Create a configuration file as follow:...
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IV - 1 Microprocessor The 80286-12 microprocessor is a 16-bit data pathing, 24-bit addressing microprocessor. It has four levels of memory protection in memory manage ment. In real address mode (8086/8088 compatible), it supports one mega byte of continuous memory by generating a 20-bit physical address. In protected mode, it has one gigabyte of virtual address space per task mapped into a 16 megabyte physical address space.
IV - 2 System Board IV-2.1 System Board Block Diagram...
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System Memory Map The system board contains up to four banks of dynamic RAM. The RAM is parity checked and will generate an NMI interrupt if a parity error occurs.
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IV-2.3 I/O Channel Map and Pin Assignments...
V - 2 Appendix В Partitioning and Formatting by MS-DOS A new hard disk must be pre formatted before partitioning, but a used hard disk need not be preformatted if it just needs to be reinitialized. Below is the process of partitioning and formatting a 10MB hard disk using MS-DOS Ver 3.30.
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Select “ 1 ” to choose ‘ Create DOS partition ’ . Screen shows: Enter ‘ Г to create primary partition, screen will show: Respond “ Y ” to use the maximum size for DOS partition. The partitioning process is now complete, You may proceed to formatting the hard disk.
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Formatting a Hard Disk Boot DOS from drive A, and type: After a few seconds the screen will prompt you with a ready message. Respond “ Y ” and the formatting begins. You must wait for a few minutes until the process is complete. The screen will show: The above screen tells the user that the hard disk drive was formatted with total disk space of 10M bytes.
V - 4 ___________________________________________ Appendix D Quick Reference On DIP Switch &. Jumper Setting Note: In the chart following * means default (factory set) setting. The symbol @ means the jumpers are connected to swiches on the front pannel through wires. Users usually operate by these push-button or turning key-lock switch.
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Jumper # Pin # Setting Function Description @JP20 3. DIP SWITCH Setting (1) Function Switch...
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4. DIP Switch Setting (2) May 1989 Release...
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