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EXP8C49
User's Manual
(Date 8/11/95

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  • Page 1 EXP8C49 User’s Manual (Date 8/11/95...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.........1 1.1 OVERVIEW............1 1.2 SYSTEM FEATURES...........1 1.3 SYSTEM SPECIFICATION........2 1.4 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE........2 1.5 EXP8C49 BOARD LAYOUT.........3 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION..............4 2.1 DRAM INSTALLATION.........4 2.2 SRAM INSTALLATION.........6 2.3 CPU INSTALLATION..........8 2.4 OTHER JUMPER AND CONNECTOR INSTALLATION............13 CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM BIOS SETUP..........16 3.1 SYSTEM SETUP..........18...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    EXP8C49 User’s Manual CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW The EXP8C49 is complemented by a 512KB second level Write-Back cache providing workstation level computing performance, and SIMM sockets support up to 64MB of DRAM. The EXP8C49 motherboard offers outstanding I/O capabilities. Three PCI Local Bus slots provide a high bandwidth data path for data- movement intensive function such as Graphics.

  • Page 4: System Specification

    EXP8C49 User’s Manual 1.3 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Processor: CYRIX CX486 DX2/DX4, 5x86 QFP CPU CPU Clock: 25/33/40 MHz CPU Memory: Up to 64MB Memory Configuration: 1MB/2MB/4MB/8MB/16MB/32MB/64MB SRAM Configuration: 128KB/256KB/512KB BIOS Subsystem: AMI BIOS I/O Subsystem No. Slot: Four 16-bit ISA Bus and three PCI Bus...

  • Page 5: Exp8C49 Board Layout

    EXP8C49 User’s Manual 1.5 EXP8C49 BOARD LAYOUT 8042 KEYBO MOUS W837 ¯ 5J P J P4 J P1 J P1 M1489 6 J P1 8 J P1 J P2 M1487 A1...
  • Page 6 EXP8C49 User’s Manual KEYL HDDL...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Installation

    Before the system is ready to operate, the hardware must be set up for various functions of the system. To set up the EXP8C49 motherboard is a simple task. The user only has to set a few jumpers, connectors and sockets.
  • Page 8 EXP8C49 User’s Manual The motherboard consists four memory banks, SM1, SM2, SM3 or SM4 . n TABLE 1 TOTAL MEMORY None None None None None None 12MB None None 12MB None None 16MB 16MB None None None 16MB 16MB None...

  • Page 9: Sram Installation

    EXP8C49 User’s Manual 2.2 SRAM INSTALLATION J P1 J P1 M1489 6 J P1 8 J P1 J P2 M1487 A1 KEYL HDDL CACHE CONFIGURATION SIZE 128K DATA J P3 J P1 J P4 J P2 U14-U17 8KX8 32KX8...
  • Page 10 EXP8C49 User’s Manual 128K DATA J P4 J P3 J P2 8KX8 32KX32 256K DATA J P1 J P2 J P3 J P4 U14-U17 16KX8, 64KX8 32KX8 256K DATA J P3 J P2 J P4 J P1 U14-U17 32KX8 32KX32...
  • Page 11 EXP8C49 User’s Manual U13, U22 16KX8, 32KX32 32KX8 512K DATA J P3 J P4 U14-U17 32KX8 128KX8 Default Setting...

  • Page 12: Cpu Installation

    EXP8C49 User’s Manual 2.3 CPU INSTALLATION CYRIX 5x86 (MISC) J P1 J P1 M1489 6 J P1 8 J P1 J P2 M1487 A1 KEYL HDDL...
  • Page 13 EXP8C49 User’s Manual CYRIX 486DX2/DX4 J P1 J P1 M1489 6 J P1 8 J P1 J P2 M1487 A1 KEYL HDDL 23 l...
  • Page 14 EXP8C49 User’s Manual J P4 J P1 J P1 M1489 6 J P1 8 J P1 J P2 M1487 A1 KEYL HDDL FREQUENCY SETTING 25MHz 33MHz...
  • Page 15 EXP8C49 User’s Manual J P1 J P1 J P1 J P1 J P1 J P1 J P1 J P1 J 40MHz (OR) 40MHz J P1 J P1 J P1 J P1 J P1 J P1 J P1 J P1 NOTICE The PCI clock specification should be under 33MHz.
  • Page 16 EXP8C49 User’s Manual J P1 J P1 M1489 6 J P1 8 J P1 J P2 M1487 A1 KEYL HDDL CPU POWER VOLTAGE 3.45V 3.6V 3.3V...
  • Page 17 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Default Setting 2.4 OTHER JUMPER SETTING 8042 KEYBO MOUS W837 ¯ 5J P J P4 J P1 J P1 6 J P1 8 J P1 J P2 M1487 A1 KEYL HDDL...
  • Page 18 EXP8C49 User’s Manual INTERNALKEYBOARD CONTROL JP19 JP39 JP40 ENABLE DISABLE Default Setting OTHER JUMPER DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 19 EXP8C49 User’s Manual JUMP DESCRIPTION EPP & ECP Function 1-2 DRQ1 2-3 DRQ3 EPP & ECP Function 1-2 DACK1 2-3 DACK 3 Printer Port 1-2 for IRQ 5 2-3 for IRQ 7 JP15 External Stop Buttom JP21 1-2 for 5V Flash Rom...
  • Page 20 EXP8C49 User’s Manual RESET J4 : +Anode -Cathode TB-LED J5 : Normal Turbo Speed TURBO Speed SWITCH J6 : Power LED Not Used Ground LOCK Keyboard Inhibitor Ground J7 : +5V DC Data Out SPEAKER Data Out Data Out KB1:...
  • Page 21 You will need to configure these options through the built-in Setup Utility prior to using EXP8C49 for the first time. This setup Utility is a multi-screen, menu driven program and is contained within the BIOS EPROM.
  • Page 22 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Press <DEL> while turning on or rebooting the system to invoke Setup Utility program. The main menu will be shown as follows: Figure 1 The functions are grouped into four categories which are Setup, Utility, Security and Default.

  • Page 23: System Setup

    EXP8C49 User’s Manual 3.1 SYSTEM SETUP There are five icons in the Setup Group Selecting Standard icon displays the following menu: Figure 2...
  • Page 24 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Selecting Date/Time icon displays the following menu: Figure 3 After entering correct date and time, press <Esc> to go back to the previous menu.
  • Page 25 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Selecting Floppy A/B icon displays the flowing menu: Figure 4...
  • Page 26 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Using arrow keys or mouse to select the correct specification of floppy drive. Press <Esc> key to go back to the previous menu. Figure 5...
  • Page 27 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Selecting Master/Slave Disk icon displays the following menu: Figure 6 Use arrow keys or mouse to select or enter the Master Hard Disk specifications. Press <Esc> to go back to the previous menu...
  • Page 28 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Selecting Slave Disk icon displays the following menu: Figure 7...
  • Page 29 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Selecting Advance icon displays the following menu: Use arrow keys to select the desired entries and make changes. Press <Esc> key to go back to the previous menu. Figure 8 Figure 9...
  • Page 30 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Figure 10 Figure 11...
  • Page 31 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Selecting Chipset icon displays the following menu: Figure 12...
  • Page 32 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Figure 13 NOTE: 1. Byte merge: This feature is used to merge byte or word to double word. Since PCI is a 32-bit bus. 2. Fast Back to Back: This feature is used to enable PCI fast-back-to-back cycle defined in PCI specification.
  • Page 33 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Many entries on the screen are defined in PCI specification. Unless you truely understand the meaning of these entries, please DO NOT try to change the settings. For more detailed information, refer to the PCI specification. Figure 14...
  • Page 34 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Figure 16...

  • Page 35: Utility

    EXP8C49 User’s Manual 3.2 UTILITY The following icons appear in this section: IDE SETUP If drive C: or D: is an IDE drive, the hard disk drive parameters for drive C: or D: are automatically detected and reported to the Hard Disk Drive C: or D: screen in Standard Setup, so you can easily configure drive C: or D:.
  • Page 36 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Figure 18 Use arrow key to select the desired entries and make changes, press <Esc> key to go back to the previous menu.
  • Page 37 EXP8C49 User’s Manual WinBios Setup has an optional password feature. The system can be configured so that all users must enter a password every time the system boots or when WinBIOS Setup is executed. The following screen appears when you select the password icon.
  • Page 38 EXP8C49 User’s Manual sure you write it down. If you forget it, you must drain CMOS RAM and reconfigure the system. WinBIOS will then display the following: Figure 20 Select the Password icon from the Security section of the WinBios Setup main menu.
  • Page 39 EXP8C49 User’s Manual (the DIAG switch) to ON, power on the computer. WinBIOS erases the password. When this icon is selected from the Security section of the WinBIOS Setup main menu, WinBIOS issues a warning when any program (or virus) issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive.

  • Page 40: Default

    EXP8C49 User’s Manual 3.3 DEFAULT The icons in this section permit you to select a group of settings for all WinBIOS Setup options. Not only can you use these icons to quickly set system configuration parameters, you can choose a group of settings that have a better chance of working when the system is having configuration-related problems.
  • Page 41 EXP8C49 User’s Manual Figure 22 Figure 23...
  • Page 42 EXP8C49 User’s Manual WINBIOS BEEP CODES BEEPS ERROR MESSAGE DESCRIPTION Refresh Failure The memory refresh circuitry is faulty. Parity error Parity error in the base memory (the first 64 KB block) of memory. Base 64 KB Memory Failure Memory failure in first 64 KB.
  • Page 43 EXP8C49 User’s Manual What to Do If the Computer Beeps Here is what you need to do if your computer has a WinBIOS and it starts beeping: IF THE SYSTEM BEEPS... THEM... 1, 2, or 3 times... reseat the memory SIMMs or DIPs. If the system still beeps, replace the memory.

  • Page 44: Appendix

    EXP8C49 User’s Manual APPENDIX : (On Figure 12) ONFIG UNCTION This option when set “Enabled” will automatically set the AT-bus clock, DRAM Read/Write Timing and SRAM Read/Write Timing according to the CPU configuration default table. : (On Figure 16) ROGRAMMING The settings are “Auto”...

  • Page 45: Rma Form

    RMA FORM When the motherboard can not work well, please fill up this form to describe related situations. If the space is not enough to use, you can attach separate paper. MODEL: MODEL NO: HARDWARE CPU: ______________, _____________, Brand Model Speed ______________ MHz CO-PROCESSOR:...
  • Page 46 ¨ HARD DISK R/W ERROR ¨ PARITY MEMORY ERROR ¨ OTHER ____________________________________________________ <B> ERROR MESSAGES ON YOUR SCREEN (PLEASE SHOW US THE WHOLE SENTENCE) <C> PROBLEM DESCRIPTION...

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