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G586OP A
Rev . 0 +
System Board
User' s Manual
- D26250525 -

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  • Page 1 G586OP A Rev . 0 + System Board User’ s Manual - D26250525 -...
  • Page 2 DFI, Inc. DFI, Inc. makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability, quality, or fitness for any particular purpose.
  • Page 3 v FCC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer- ence when the equipment is operated in a residential installation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    v Table of Contents v Introduction ................Features and Specifications ......... Package Checklist ............Installation Overview ............... Preparing the Area .............. Handling the System Board ..........Tips in Handling the System Board ......Hardware Installation ............Memory Installation ............Installing the Modules ..........Board Configuration ............
  • Page 5 Initial Setup Program .............. Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utilities ........Standard CMOS Setup ..........BIOS Features Setup ............ Chipset Features Setup ..........Power Management Setup ........... PCI Configuration Setup ..........Load BIOS Defaults ............3-16 Load Setup Defaults ............. 3-17 Password Setting ............

  • Page 6: Introduction

    PCI/ISA System Board v Introduction The G586OPA system board offers several advanced features integrated into the system board. Its design is based on the new Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus and Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) standards. The G586OPA supports a 320-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) CPU socket for Pentium processors running at 75MHz, 90MHz, 100MHz, 120MHz or 133MHz fre-...

  • Page 7: Features And Specifications

    G586OPA Features and Specifications Processor • Intel Pentium 75/90/100/120/133MHz Chipset • OPTI: Viper chipset 82C556 - data buffer 82C557 - system controller 82C558 - Integrated Peripheral Controller Energy Efficient Design • Supports 3.3V CPUs • Supports system power management • Supports CPU stopped clock Power Management •...
  • Page 8 PCI/ISA System Board BIOS • Award Plug & Play BIOS • Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades • Supports IDE HDDs larger than 528MB under DOS (LBA mode only) Architecture • PCI/ISA Cache Memory • 256K, 512K or 1MB direct map write-back or write-through cache •...
  • Page 9 G586OPA ZIF Socket • 320-pin ZIF socket (Intel Socket 5) Board Dimensions • 33cm (12.87") x 22cm (8.58") Baby AT form factor Introduction u 1-4...

  • Page 10: Package Checklist

    PCI/ISA System Board Package Checklist The G586OPA package contains the following items: • The G586OPA system board • The G586OPA user’ s manual • Two IDE driver diskettes • One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable • Two 40-pin IDE hard disk cables •...

  • Page 11: Installation Overview

    G586OPA v Installation Overview This chapter summarizes the steps in installing the G586OPA system board into your system unit. It also includes a description of the area in which you must work and directions for memory installation. Before installing the system board, obtain the memory you plan to install.

  • Page 12: Handling The System Board

    PCI/ISA System Board ideal location, unpack the G586OPA system board carefully. Handling the System Board It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your system board even before installing it to your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer compo- nents without causing any signs of physical damage.

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    G586OPA ESD portection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection. Hardware Installation Memory Installation The G586OPA system board can support 2MB to...
  • Page 14 PCI/ISA System Board The following table summarizes the bank locations and modules needed for the corresponding memory sizes. Each bank consists of 2 SIMM sockets. Memory Size Bank 0 Bank 1 256Kx36 256Kx36 256Kx36 512Kx36 256Kx36 512Kx36 512Kx36 512Kx36 1Mx36 10MB 256Kx36 1Mx36...
  • Page 15 G586OPA OPTi 82C556 Bank 1 Bank 0 PC87332VF OPTi PC87410 82C557 OPTi 82C558 Socket 5 (ZIF Socket) Pin 1 of the SIMM socket Locations of the SIM Sockets on the System Board Installation Overview u 2-5...

  • Page 16: Installing The Modules

    PCI/ISA System Board Installing the Modules A SIM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the SIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket. 1. Position the HSIM module above the socket with the “notch”...

  • Page 17: Board Configuration

    G586OPA Board Configuration The G586OPA is designed with jumpers and connectors onboard. Make sure that the jumpers are set correctly before installing the system board into your system unit. OPTi 82C556 PC87332VF JP11 PCI 4 - Slave OPTi PC87410 82C557 JP13 PCI 3 - Master/Slave PCI 2 - Master/Slave...

  • Page 18: Jumper Settings For Flash Eprom, Ps/2 Mouse And Display Type

    PCI/ISA System Board Jumper Settings Jumper Settings for Flash EPROM, PS/2 Mouse and Display Type PCI 4 - Slave PCI 3 - Master/Slave PCI 2 - Master/Slave OPTi 82C558 PCI 1 - Master/Slave Socket 5 (ZIF Socket) ISA Slot ISA Slot ISA Slot ISA Slot Locations of Jumpers J16, J17 and J18...
  • Page 19 G586OPA Jumper J16 Flash EPROM Voltage The G586OPA supports 5 Volt and 12 Volt Flash EPROM. Set Jumper J16 according to the voltage of the Flash EPROM installed on the system board. Refer to page 2-7 for the locaton of the Flash EPROM. 1-2 On: 5V Flash 2-3 On: 12V Flash EPROM...
  • Page 20 PCI/ISA System Board Jumper J18 Display Type Select Jumper J18 sets the display adapter to color or mono. This jumper must match the type of display adapter installed. If you change your video adapter, make sure this jumper is changed accordingly. 1-2 On: Mono 2-3 On: Color (Default)

  • Page 21: Jumper Settings For Parallel Port

    G586OPA Jumper Settings for Parallel Port PC87332VF PCI 4 J P 1 1 PCI 3 J P 1 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 Locations of Jumpers JP11 and JP13 on the G586OPA System Board Installation Overview u 2-11...
  • Page 22 PCI/ISA System Board Jumper JP11 ECP DACK Select The G586OPA system board supports an ECP parallel port that allows you to use DMA Acknowledge (DACK) Channel 1 or 3. Set Jumper JP11 according to the DACK channel used by the system board. 1-2 On: DACK 3 2-3 On: DACK 1 (Default)

  • Page 23: Cache Configuration

    G586OPA Cache Configuration The G586OPA system board can be configured to three different cache sizes: 256KB, 512KB and 1MB. 256KB is the default size. The SRAM sockets allow you to install either 32Kx8, 64Kx8 or 128Kx8 SRAM. Regard- less of the amount of cache memory installed, one 32Kx8 (U30) is needed for tag RAM to store the cacheable addresses.

  • Page 24: Jumper Settings For Cache Memory

    PCI/ISA System Board SRAM Socket Jumper Setting for Cache Memory OPTi 82C556 OPTi PC87410 82C557 OPTi 82C558 Socket 5 (ZIF Socket) Locations of Jumpers J6, J7, JP1 and JP2 on the System Board 2-14 u Installation Overview...
  • Page 25 G586OPA Jumpers J6 and J7 Level 2 Cache Jumpers J6 and J7 should be set according to the cache size as shown below. L2 Cache 256K* 512K * Default setting Cache Size U7- U10, U17-U20 256KB* 32Kx8 512KB 64Kx8 128Kx8 * Default setting Installation Overview u 2-15...
  • Page 26 PCI/ISA System Board Jumpers JP1 and JP2 Level 2 Cache Voltage Select Set Jumpers JP1 and JP2 according to the voltage of the SRAM installed on the G586OPA system board. 2-3 On: 3.3V/5V Mixed 1-2 On: 3.3V SRAM Voltage SRAM (Default) Note: Locations U7-U10 and U17-U20 are SRAM sockets that...

  • Page 27: Cpu Installation

    G586OPA CPU Installation The G586OPA is equipped with a 320-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket at location U22 of the system board. The ZIF socket allows for easy installation of upgrade CPUs as your system needs grow. Make sure all jumpers are set correctly before applying power, or you may damage the CPU or system board.

  • Page 28: Jumper Settings For Cpu

    PCI/ISA System Board Jumper Settings for CPU OPTi 82C556 PC87332VF OPTi PC87410 82C557 OPTi 82C558 Socket 5 (ZIF Socket) Locations of Jumpers J9, J10 and J13 on the G586OPA System Board 2-18 u Installation Overview...
  • Page 29 G586OPA Jumpers J9 and J10 System (External) Bus Speed Select Jumpers J9 and J10 should be set according to the system (external) bus speed . Please also refer to the section below describing Jumper J13. System (External) Bus Speed 50MHz 60MHz* 66MHz * Default setting...
  • Page 30 PCI/ISA System Board Off: the speed ratio On: the speed ratio is 2/3 (Default) is 1/2 J13 Speed System (External) CPU Internal Ratio Bus Speed Speed 50MHz 75MHz 60MHz 90MHz 66MHz 100MHz 50Mhz 100MHz 60MHz 120MHz 66MHz 133MHz Note: Please refer to your CPU specifications for the CPU internal speed and then determine the appropriate speed ratio.

  • Page 31: Installing Upgrade Cpus

    G586OPA Installing Upgrade CPUs The G586OPA is equipped with a 320-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket at location U22 of the system board. This socket is designed for easy removal of the old CPU and easy insertion of the upgrade CPU. The socket allows you to carefully place the new CPU into its position.
  • Page 32 PCI/ISA System Board Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) Socket To install an upgrade CPU in the G586OPA, follow the steps below. 1. Make sure the handle on the side of the ZIF socket is up. To raise the handle, push down and pull it out to the side a little and raise it as far as it will go.
  • Page 33 G586OPA Lifting the Handle 2. Once the lever is completely up, remove the old CPU by carefully lifting it straight out of the socket. You are now ready to insert the new CPU. Pin 1 of the ZIF Socket Installation Overview u 2-23...
  • Page 34 PCI/ISA System Board 3. Position the CPU above the ZIF socket. Make sure pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket. Lower the chip until the pins are inserted properly in their corresponding holes. Remember that no force is needed to install the CPU.
  • Page 35 G586OPA Clearance Requirements The 3.3V Pentium Upgrade Processor comes with a heat sink mounted on top. To maintain proper airflow once the upgrade is installed on the system board, the processor and sink require certain space clearances. The clearance above 3.3V Pentium Upgrade Processor's fan/heat-sink must be at least 0.4 in.

  • Page 36: Built-In Ports

    PCI/ISA System Board Built-in Ports The G586OPA system board is equipped with two serial ports, one ECP/EPP parallel printer port, one FDD connector, two IDE hard disk connectors and one PS/2 mouse port. Parallel Printer Floppy Disk Drive Connector Connector Secondary IDE Primary IDE Connector...

  • Page 37: Serial Ports

    G586OPA Serial Ports The built-in serial ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports with 16C550-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices. The G586OPA system board supports IRQ4 for the primary serial port and IRQ3 IRQ9 for the secondary serial port. These serial ports use the following system I/O addresses: Port Configuration...

  • Page 38: Parallel Port

    PCI/ISA System Board The Primary and Secondary Serial Ports on the G586OPA System Board Parallel Port The G586OPA system board has a standard connector for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. This port is compatible with both IBM AT printer ports and the new, high speed, bi-directional Extended Capabilities Port standard.
  • Page 39 G586OPA Connecting the Parallel Printer Port Attach the DB-25S printer port cable, which came with the motherboard, to Connector JP3 on the G586OPA system board. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable aligns with pin 1 of Connector JP3. Use a small nutdriver to mount the cable into a DB-25 cutout in the system chassis.
  • Page 40 PCI/ISA System Board Floppy Disk Drive Controller The G586OPA system board has a built-in floppy disk controller that supports two standard floppy disk drives. You can install any 360KB/720KB/1.2MB/1.44MB/ 2.88MB floppy disk drives. Connecting the Floppy Disk Cable The Floppy Disk Connector on the G586OPA System Board Step 1 Install the 34-pin header connector into the floppy disk...
  • Page 41 G586OPA Step 2 Install the other 34-pin header connector(s) into the disk drive(s) with the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable aligned to pin 1 of the drive edge connector(s). The end-most connector should be at- tached to the drive you want to be Drive A. IDE Hard Disk Interface The G586OPA system board is equipped with two PCI IDE connectors that will interface four IDE (Integrated...
  • Page 42 PCI/ISA System Board Connecting the IDE Hard Disk Interface The IDE Hard Disk Connector on the G586OPA System Board Step 1 If you are connecting two hard drives, install the 40-pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary disk con- nector (JP6).
  • Page 43 G586OPA Note: Refer to your disk drive user's manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings. Adding a Second IDE Hard Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instruc- tions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives.

  • Page 44: Ps/2 Mouse Port

    PCI/ISA System Board PS/2 Mouse Port The PS/2 mouse port is a 6-pin connector on the system board. Attach the 6-pin mouse port cable, which came in the G586OPA box, to Connector JP9. Make sure the brown wire on the PS/2 mouse connector aligns with pin 1 of connector JP9.

  • Page 45: Installing Expansion Cards

    G586OPA Installing Expansion Cards The G586OPA is equipped with three dedicated PCI and three dedicated ISA slots. One PCI slot and one ISA slot are shared. You can only install a card in one or the other of the shared slots at a time, you cannot install devices in both slots.

  • Page 46: Installing The System Board

    PCI/ISA System Board Installing the System Board Before installing the system board into your system unit, you should prepare the tools you will need: You will need: • one medium size, flat-bladed screwdriver • one medium Phillips screwdriver Step 1 Unlock your system unit.
  • Page 47 G586OPA Step 5 Remove the G586OPA from its original packing box. Be careful to avoid touching all connectors and pins on the board. Please refer to the handling instructions on pages 2-1 and 2-2 for proper handling techniques. Step 6 Insert the HSIM modules into the SIMM banks on the G586OPA.

  • Page 48: Initial Setup Program

    PCI/ISA System Board v Initial Setup Program After you power up your system, the BIOS message appears on your screen and the memory count begins. After the memory test, the following message will appear on the screen: Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond, restart your system or press the “Reset”...

  • Page 49: Award Bios Cmos Setup Utilities

    G586OPA Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> or <Del> simultaneously to enter the Setup utility. A screen similar to the one below will appear. Use the arrow keys to highlight the option you want and press <Enter>. Standard CMOS Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Setup”...
  • Page 50 PCI/ISA System Board Date and Time Sets the time and date for the system. Press <F3> for the calendar. Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master and Secondary Slave If you have added an IDE drive, you must select the appropriate type for the drive. You may use the “IDE HDD Auto Detection”...
  • Page 51 G586OPA If none of the pre-set types is appropriate for your drive, choose “User”, which is the user-definable type. To use this type, highlight either the drive you want to set: Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master or Secondary Slave. Use the arrow keys until type “User” is showing.

  • Page 52: Bios Features Setup

    PCI/ISA System Board All, But Disk/Key: The system will stop for any errors except a keyboard or disk error. Memory The lower right hand corner shows the base memory size, extended memory size, and the other memory size of your system. You cannot alter these items; your computer automatically detects and displays them.
  • Page 53 G586OPA The Virus Warning option may be set to “enabled” or “disabled”. When enabled, the BIOS issues a warning when any program or virus sends a Disk Format com- mand or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive.

  • Page 54: Chipset Features Setup

    PCI/ISA System Board Chipset Features Setup The G586OPA uses OPTi Viper chipset. The Chipset Features Setup allows you to modify some functions to optimize system performance. It also allows you to enable, disable or select the port address of the built-in serial ports, parallel port, floppy disk controller and hard disk controller.

  • Page 55: Power Management Setup

    G586OPA Power Management Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight the "Power Management Setup" and press <Enter>. A screen similar to one below will appear Choosing "Enabled" in the Power Management option will allow you to set Doze Mode, Standby Mode and Suspend Mode.

  • Page 56: Pci Configuration Setup

    PCI/ISA System Board PCI Configuration Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight “PCI Configuration Setup” and press <Enter>, a screen similar to the one below will appear. The G586OPA system board supports four PCI slots. Each slot may be assigned INT A, B, C, D if the card installed in the slot requires an interrupt.
  • Page 57 G586OPA Example 1: DFI NET-800P DFI SHA-1000P (AMD 79C970) (NCR 53C810) PCI1 PCI Slot PCI2 IRQ10 IRQ9 System IRQ INT B INT on Adapter INT C Example 2: Adaptec DFI NET-800P WG-9140P AHA-2940 (AMD 79C970) (Power 9100) PCI Slot PCI2...
  • Page 58 PCI/ISA System Board Example 3: Buslogic DFI NET-800P WG-9140P (Power 9100) BT-946C (AMD 79C970) PCI Slot PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 System IRQ IRQ11 IRQ10 None INT on Adapter INT C INT A None 3-11 u Initial Setup Program...
  • Page 59 G586OPA Example 4: DFI SHA-1000P DFI NET-800P WG-3120P (NCR 53C810) (AMD 79C970) (S3 Trio64) PCI Slot PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 System IRQ IRQ10 IRQ11 None INT on Adapter INT B INT C None Initial Setup Program u 3-12...
  • Page 60 PCI/ISA System Board Example 5: WG-3000P DFI NET-800P (S3 82C864P) (AMD 79C970) PCI Slot PCI4 PCI3 System IRQ None IRQ11 INT on Adapter None INT B Card Type (Master/Slave) Slave Master DFI NET-800P DFI SHA-1000P (AMD 79C970) (NCR 53C810) PCI Slot...
  • Page 61 G586OPA Example 6: SHA-1X00P WG-3000P (NCR 53C81X) (S3 82C860-P) PCI Slot PCI2 PCI4 System IRQ IRQ10 None INT on Adapter INT C None Card Type (Master/Slave) Master Slave SHA-1X00P NET-800P (NCR 53C81X) (AMD 79C970) PCI Slot PCI3 PCI1 System IRQ IRQ11 IRQ9 INT on Adapter...
  • Page 62 PCI/ISA System Board Example 7: NET-800P NET-800P (AMD 79C970) (AMD 79C970) PCI Slot PCI1 PCI2 System IRQ IRQ5 IRQ9 INT on Adapter INT A INT B Card Type (Master/Slave) Master Master NET-800P WG-3000P (AMD 79C970) (S3 82C864P) PCI Slot PCI3 PCI4 System IRQ IRQ10...

  • Page 63: Load Bios Defaults

    G586OPA Use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to the option you wish to change or modify. Use the <Page Up>, <Page Down>, <+> or <-> keys to make the corresponding changes. If the changes you made are incorrect or you change your mind, press <F6>...

  • Page 64: Load Setup Defaults

    PCI/ISA System Board Load Setup Defaults The Setup default values are the most stable and should be selected as standard values for your system. Highlight this option on the main menu and press <Enter>. The message below will appear. Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)? N Type “Y”...

  • Page 65: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    G586OPA Type in the password. You are limited to eight charac- ters. Type in a password that is eight characters long or shorter. When done, the message below will appear: Confirm Password: You are asked to verify the password. Type in exactly the same password.

  • Page 66: Save & Exit Setup

    PCI/ISA System Board The screen displays the parameters detected and allows you to accept or reject the parameters. Type “Y” and press <Enter> to accept the parameters or press <Esc> to abort. If you select “Y”, the parameters of the hard disk will be displayed in the Standard CMOS Setup.

  • Page 67: Exit Without Saving

    G586OPA Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight this option and press <Enter>. The message below will appear: Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen.

  • Page 68: Ide Device Drivers

    PCI/ISA System Board v IDE Device Drivers The G586OPA system board incorporates a high perfor- mance PCI IDE interface. It uses the NS PC87410 PCI IDE chip and is equipped with two 40-pin IDE connec- tors. The G586OPA comes with two PCI IDE driver dis- kettes.
  • Page 69 G586OPA For operating systems that require track remapping, the drive type must be set to “Not Installed” in the CMOS setup. Example: A user has four 806MB drives with the following parameters: CYL=1600, HEAD=16, SECTOR=63. Case 1: Drive 0 = Master drive of primary IDE M/B Drive C = type 47 Drive 1 = Slave drive of primary IDE M/B Drive D = non-installed...
  • Page 70 PCI/ISA System Board 3. Mode 3 - This option is only for HDDs that support Mode 3. 4. Logical Block Addressing (LBA) - This option is only for HDDs that support LBA mode. 5. Drive Speed - INSTALL.EXE, under the DOSDRV directory get the hard drive's speed from the DEVICE.LOG file if the information is already present in the file.
  • Page 71 G586OPA Speed Cycle Time 630ns 600ns 540ns 480ns 450ns 420ns 390ns 360ns 330ns 300ns 270ns 240ns 210ns 180ns Note: You must reinstall the drivers everytime you add or change your hard drive to gain the maximum perfor- mance, otherwise, the driver will use 600ns cycle time for the added or changed drive.
  • Page 72 PCI/ISA System Board The following explains the INSTALL.BAT and DEVICE.LOG files. INSTALL.BAT This is used to configure working hard drives for future installation under DOS, Windows NT and OS/2. The HDD’ s parameter information includes: R/W Multiple, Track Remapping, Mode 3, LBA, and Drive Speed. After confirming “Yes”, the DOS drive will be installed and the configuration information for OS/2 and Win- dows NT will also be updated to the following files.
  • Page 73 G586OPA Installing the Windows 3.1x and Windows for Workgroups Driver To install: 1. You must first install the DOS driver. (Run INSTALL.EXE, under the DOSDRV directory, to install the DOS driver). 2. Use Windows File Manager to run A:\WINDRV\INSTALL.EXE. To remove: 1.
  • Page 74 PCI/ISA System Board Installing NetWare 3.11, 3.12, SFT-III, 4.00, 4.01 Driver 1. You must first install the DOS driver. (Run INSTALL.EXE, under the DOSDRV directory, to install the DOS driver). 2. Follow the installation procedures of the NetWare installation manual. Installing the Windows NT v3.x Driver To install: 1.
  • Page 75 G586OPA Installing the OS/2 v2.1x Driver To install: 1. Insert the “PC87410 PCI IDE Device Drivers” diskette into a floppy drive. 2. After OS/2 is installed, click the OS/2 System icon. The OS/2 System - Icon View screen will appear. Select the System Setup icon.
  • Page 76 PCI/ISA System Board 2. Copy the DEVICE.LOG file from the DOSDRV directory of the diskette to /etc by typing the follow- ing at the prompt: doscp a:/dosdrv/device.log /etc 3. Type: cd /dev mv dsk/finstall dsk/finstall.org ; mknod dsk/finstall b 2 mv rdsk/finstall rdsk/finstall.org ;...
  • Page 77 G586OPA 9. Reboot the system by typing: haltsys To remove: 1. At the UNIX prompt, type:removepkg 2. Type “NS-IDE NS (PC87410) PCI-IDE Driver Package.” 3. Press <Enter> to remove the NS-IDE driver. 4. Type “Y” twice to make the newly built kernel as the booting default.

  • Page 78: Troubleshooting Checklist

    PCI/ISA System Board v Troubleshooting Checklist If you experience difficulty with the G586OPA system board, please refer to the checklist below. If you still cannot isolate the problem, please contact your dealer. 1) Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set.

  • Page 79: Appendix A: Types Of Modules

    G586OPA v Appendix A: Types of Modules The G586OPA system board allows you to populate memory with 256Kx36, 512Kx36, 1Mx36, 2Mx36, 4Mx36 and 8Mx36 SIM modules. The following mod- ules have been tested with this board. Most untested brands will work but a few may fail to do so. For SIM 256Kx36 Modules Brand Chip Number...
  • Page 80 PCI/ISA System Board For SIM 2Mx36 Modules Brand Chip Number M511000B For SIM 4Mx36 Modules Brand Chip Number M514100A-70S For SIM 8Mx36 Modules Brand Chip Number M514100AL-70K A-2 u Appendix A...

  • Page 81: Appendix B: System Error Report

    G586OPA v Appendix B: System Error Report When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and a message PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom.
  • Page 82 PCI/ISA System Board Then reboot the system. DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR - RUN SETUP Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition. Run setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly. DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color.
  • Page 83 G586OPA FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. Make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE. KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT Cannot initialize the keyboard.
  • Page 84 PCI/ISA System Board MEMORY VERIFY ERROR AT... Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along with your system’ s memory map to locate the bad chip. OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.

  • Page 85: Appendix C: Memory & I/O Maps

    G586OPA v Appendix C: Memory & I/O Maps Memory Address Map Address Name Function 0000000 to 640K System System Board Memory 009FFFF Board RAM 00A0000 to 128K Video Reserved for Graphics Display 00BFFFF Display Memory Memory 00C0000 to 192K I/O Reserved for ROM on I/O 00EFFFF Expansion ROM...
  • Page 86 PCI/ISA System Board I/O Address Map I/O Address Function 000-01F DMA Controller 1, 8237A-5 020-03F Interrupt Controller 1, 8259A, Master 040-05F Timer, 8254-2 060-06F 8742 (Keyboard Controller) 070-07F Real-time Clock, NMI (Non-maskable Interrupt) Mask 080-09F DMA Page Memory, 74LS612 0A0-08F Interrupt Controller 2, 8259A 0C0-0DF DMA Controller 2, 8237A-5...

  • Page 87: Appendix D: Pci I/O Pin Assignments

    G586OPA v Appendix D: PCI I/O Pin Assignments Component Side Solder Side -12V - 01 - TRST# +12V - 02 - Ground - 03 - - 04 - - 05 - - 06 - INTA# INTB# - 07 - INTC# INTD# - 08 - PRSNT1#...

  • Page 88: Appendix E: Isa I/O Pin Assignments

    PCI/ISA System Board v Appendix E: ISA I/O Pin Assignments -I/O Chck - 01 - Reset Drv - 02 - +5V DC - 03 - IRQ9 - 04 - -5V DC - 05 - DRQ2 - 06 - -12V DC - 07 - O W S - 08 -...

  • Page 89: Appendix F: Connector Pin Assignments

    G586OPA v Appendix F: Connector Pin Assignments Connector JP3 Parallel Printer Port Function -Strobe Data 0 Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 -Ack Busy Paper Empty Select -Autofd -Error -Init -Slctin Ground Ground Ground Ground...
  • Page 90 PCI/ISA System Board Connectors JP4 and JP6 Primary and Secondary IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors Function -Reset Ground Ground Reserved Reserved Ground -IOW Ground -IOR F-2 u Appendix F...
  • Page 91 G586OPA Function Ground Reserved BALE Reserved Ground IRQ14 IOCS16 Reserved HCS0 HCS1 Ground Connector JP5 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Function Ground DENSEL Ground Reserved Ground Drate0 Ground Index Appendix F u F-3...
  • Page 92 PCI/ISA System Board Function Ground MTR0 Ground Ground Ground MTR1 Drate1 Ground Step Ground Write Data Ground Write Gate Ground Track 0 MSEN Wr Protect Ground Read Data Ground Head Select Ground Disk Change F-4 u Appendix F...
  • Page 93 G586OPA Connectors JP7 and JP8 Primary (COM-A) and Secondary (COM-B) Serial Ports Function DCD (Data Carrier Detect) RX (Receive Data) TX (Transmit Data) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) Ground (Signal Ground) DSR (Data Set Ready) RTS (Request to Send) CTS (Clear to Send) RI (Ring Indicator) Connector JP9 PS/2 Mouse Connector...
  • Page 94 PCI/ISA System Board Connector JP14 PCI IDE LED Function LED (+) LED (-) Connector JP15 Keylock Connector Function LED Signal Reserved Ground Keylock Signal Ground Connector JP16 Speaker Connector Function Signal Connector to Buzzer Ground F-6 u Appendix F...
  • Page 95 G586OPA Connector JP17 Reset Switch Connector Function Reset Ground Connector JP18 Green LED Connector Function LED (-) LED (+) Connector JP22 CPU Fan Connector Function +12V Appendix F u F-7...

  • Page 96: Appendix G: Award Bios Hard Disk Table

    PCI/ISA System Board v Appendix G: Award BIOS Hard Disk Table Type Size Cylinders Heads Sectors Write Land Example (MB) Precomp Zone Model TEAC SD510, MMI 112, 5412 Seagate ST225, ST4026 None Seagate ST125, Tandon TM262 None Tandon TM 703 None None None...
  • Page 97 G586OPA Example Type Size Cylinders Heads Sectors Write Land (MB) Precomp Zone Model 1024 None 1023 Maxtor 1085, Micropolis 1325 None 1023 Maxtor 1105 1120, 4780 None 1023 Maxtor 1170 1024 None CDC 9415 1024 None 1023 1024 None 1023 1024 None 1023...
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