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Motherboard User's Manual, Revision A.

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  • Page 1 AlphaPC 164 Motherboard User’s Manual Revision/Update Information: This document supersedes the AlphaPC 164 Motherboard User’s Manual, Revision A.
  • Page 2 January 1997 Printed in U.S.A. AlphaPC, DIGITAL, and Digital Semiconductor are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. CDC is a registered trademark of Control Data Corporation. CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc. FaxBACK and Intel are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. GRAFOIL is a registered trademark of Union Carbide Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Document Conventions..........Features of the AlphaPC 164 Motherboard .
  • Page 4 Using the Firmware Update Utility........Installing the Windows NT Operating System.
  • Page 5 AlphaPC 164 Jumper/Connector/Component Location..... AlphaPC 164 Configuration Jumpers ........
  • Page 6 Halt Button Connector Pinouts (J25)........AlphaPC 164 DRAM Memory Configurations ......

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    Digital Semiconductor 21172 core logic chipset. It describes the features of the motherboard and how to set the configuration jumpers. The manual is intended for users of the AlphaPC 164 motherboard to assist them in installing the motherboard and populating it with memory modules and peripheral cards.
  • Page 8 Terms: The following terms are used in this document: This term... Refers to... Microsoft Windows NT installation guide The Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Installation Guide and the Windows NT Server Installation Guide. Windows NT The Microsoft Windows NT Workstation and the Windows NT Server operating systems.

  • Page 9: Features Of The Alphapc 164 Motherboard

    The AlphaPC 164 motherboard uses a Digital Semiconductor 21164 Alpha microprocessor and companion Digital Semiconductor 21172 core logic chipset. Table 1 lists the features of the AlphaPC 164 motherboard. Figure 1 shows the board outlines, and identifies the location of jumpers, connectors, and major components.
  • Page 10 Figure 1 AlphaPC 164 Jumper/Connector/Component Location 3 1 1 3 39 40 39 40 Top: Mouse Bottom: Keyboard Top: COM1 Cache SRAM (L3) Bottom: COM2 MK-2306-35 View from edge Features of the AlphaPC 164 Motherboard...

  • Page 11: Alphapc 164 Jumper/Connector/Component List

    Table 2 AlphaPC 164 Jumper/Connector/Component List Item # Description Item # Description RTC battery (CR2032) Memory bus width jumper Fan power, enclosure (+12V) Power (+3V, +5V, -5V, +12V, -12V) COM1/COM2 (DB9) connectors DRAM SIMM 0 [35:0] connector DRAM SIMM 1 [71:36] connector...

  • Page 12: Power Requirements

    The 21164 microprocessor is cooled by a small fan blowing directly into the chip’s heat sink. The AlphaPC 164 motherboard is designed to run efficiently by using only this fan. Additional fans may be necessary depending upon cabinetry and the requirements of plug-in cards.

  • Page 13: Physical Parameters

    Rate of (dry bulb) temperature 11°C/hour 2°C/hour (20°F/hour 4°F/hour) change 2.3 Physical Parameters The AlphaPC 164 motherboard is an ATX-size printed-wiring board (PWB) with the following dimensions: • Length: 30.48 cm (12.0 in. ±0.0005 in.) • Width: 24.38 cm (9.6 in. ±0.0005 in.) •...

  • Page 14: Alphapc 164 Jumper Configuration

    3 AlphaPC 164 Jumper Configuration The AlphaPC 164 motherboard has three groups of jumpers at location J1, J30, and J31. These jumpers set the hardware configuration and boot options. Figure 1 shows the jumper location on the AlphaPC 164 motherboard. Figure 2 shows the jumper functions for each group.
  • Page 15 Figure 2 AlphaPC 164 Configuration Jumpers J30 System Configuration Jumpers IRQ3 Frequency Ratio IRQ3 IRQ2 IRQ1 IRQ0 Comments 366 MHz IRQ2 400 MHz 433 MHz IRQ1 466 MHz 500 MHz IRQ0 All other combinations Reserved Reserved (Default Out) Bcache Size...

  • Page 16: Mini-Debugger Jumper (Cf6)

    The Mini-Debugger jumper is located at J30–21/22 (CF6). The default position for this jumper is out (Figure 2). The Alpha SROM Mini-Debugger is stored in the SROM. When this jumper is in, it causes the SROM initialization to trap to the Mini- Debugger (communication through connector J32) after all initialization is complete, but before starting the execution of the system flash ROM code.

  • Page 17: Alphapc 164 Connector Pinouts

    4 AlphaPC 164 Connector Pinouts This section lists the pinouts of all connectors (see Table 5 through Table 21). See Figure 1 for connector locations. Table 5 Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) Bus Connector Pinouts Signal Signal Signal Signal 32-Bit and 64-Bit PCI Connectors (J19, J20, J26, J29)
  • Page 18 D[56] D[54] D[52] D[50] D[48] D[46] D[44] D[42] D[40] D[38] D[36] D[34] D[32] — — — C/BE#[6] C/BE#[4] D[63] D[61] D[59] D[57] D[55] D[53] D[51] D[49] D[47] D[45] D[43] D[41] D[39] D[37] D[35] D[33] — — AlphaPC 164 Connector Pinouts...

  • Page 19: Isa Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts (J33, J35)

    MEMCS16# SBHE# IOCS16# LA23 IRQ10 LA22 IRQ11 LA21 IRQ12 LA20 IRQ15 LA19 IRQ14 LA18 DACK0# LA17 DRQ0 MEMR# DACK5# MEMW# DRQ5 DACK6# DRQ6 SD10 DACK7# SD11 DRQ7 SD12 SD13 MASTER# SD14 SD15 — — — — AlphaPC 164 Connector Pinouts...

  • Page 20: Dram Simm Connector Pinouts (J5 Through J12)

    Table 8 IDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts (J13, J14) Signal Signal Signal Signal RESET IDE_D7 IDE_D8 IDE_D6 IDE_D9 IDE_D5 IDE_D10 IDE_D4 IDE_D11 IDE_D3 IDE_D12 IDE_D2 IDE_D13 IDE_D1 IDE_D14 IDE_D0 IDE_D15 NC (key pin) MARQ CHRDY BALE MACK IOCS16 ADDR1 ADDR0 ADDR2 AlphaPC 164 Connector Pinouts...
  • Page 21 INDEX MTR0 MTR1 STEP WDATA WGATE TRK0 WRTPRT RDATA HDSEL DSKCHG — — — — Table 10 Parallel Bus Connector Pinouts (J16) Signal Signal Signal Signal BUSY SLCT INIT SLIN — — — — — — AlphaPC 164 Connector Pinouts...

  • Page 22: Com1/Com2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts (J4)

    Keyboard Pin Mouse Pin (Top) Keyboard Signal (Bottom) Mouse Signal KBDATA MSDATA KBCLK MSCLK Table 13 SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts (J32) Signal Name — SROM_CLK_L Clock out — — TEST_SROM_D_L SROM serial data in — AlphaPC 164 Connector Pinouts...

  • Page 23: Input Power Connector Pinouts (J3)

    Voltage Ground +12 V dc Ground Table 16 Speaker Connector Pinouts (J23) Signal Name SPKR Speaker output — — — Table 17 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts (J21) Signal Name +12V — FAN_CONN_L Fan connected — AlphaPC 164 Connector Pinouts...

  • Page 24: Power Led Connector Pinouts (J27)

    Table 20 Reset Button Connector Pinouts (J24) Signal Name RESET_BUTTON Reset system — Table 21 Halt Button Connector Pinouts (J25) Signal Name HALT_BUTTON Halt system — The Halt button is not used with the Windows NT operating system. Note: AlphaPC 164 Connector Pinouts...

  • Page 25: Configuring And Upgrading Dram Memory

    All SIMMs must be of equal size. 5.1 Configuring DRAM Memory Table 22 lists the DRAM memory configurations available. Refer to Figure 1 for SIMM connector location. Table 22 AlphaPC 164 DRAM Memory Configurations Total Memory 128-Bit Memory Mode (J1 In) J5 Through J8 Populated with SIMM Sizes...

  • Page 26: Upgrading Dram Memory

    5.2 Upgrading DRAM Memory There are three options for upgrading DRAM memory (Table 23). Table 23 Memory Upgrade Options Memory Bus Memory Bus Option Width Before Width After Upgrade Possibilities 128-bit 128-bit Replace the 4 SIMMs in sockets J5 through J8 with SIMMs of greater size, thus retaining the 128-bit memory bus width.

  • Page 27: Interrupts And Isa Bus Addresses

    This section lists the system and I/O interrupt assignments. It also lists the physical AlphaPC 164 I/O space assignments. 6.1 Interrupts Table 24 lists each AlphaPC 164 ISA interrupt and its source. Table 24 ISA Interrupts Interrupt Number Interrupt Source...

  • Page 28: Isa I/O Address Map

    6.2 ISA I/O Address Map Table 25 lists the AlphaPC 164 ISA I/O space address mapping. Table 25 ISA I/O Address Map Range (hex) Usage 000-00F 8237 DMA #1 020-021 8259 PIC #1 040-043 8253 timer 060-061 Ubus IRQ12 and NMI control...

  • Page 29: Windows Nt Arc Firmware

    The Windows NT ARC firmware initializes the system and enables you to install and boot the Windows NT operating system. This firmware resides in the flash ROM on the AlphaPC 164 motherboard. 7.1 Firmware Conventions To select and choose different options in the Windows NT firmware menus, use the...
  • Page 30 Boot menu: Boot Windows NT Boot an alternate operating system... Run a program... Supplementary menu: Supplementary menu... Install new firmware... Install Windows NT from CD-ROM Setup menu: Setup the system... Display hardware configuration Set the time... Boot menu... Set default environment variables... Set default configuration...

  • Page 31: Firmware Menu Descriptions

    7.4 Firmware Menu Descriptions This section describes the Windows NT firmware menu options. 7.4.1 Boot Menu This section describes the Boot menu options. Boot menu . . . Ä Boot Windows NT Boots the default boot selection. Note that the string “Windows NT” will appear as the name of your default boot selection.

  • Page 32: Setup Menu

    Boot menu . . . Ä Ä Supplementary menu . . . Install Windows NT from CD-ROM Starts an installation of Windows NT from a CD-ROM. See Section 7.7 for more information about installing Windows NT. Ä Boot menu . . . Ä...
  • Page 33 Boot menu . . . Ä Ä Supplementary menu . . . Ä Setup the system . . . Set default environment variables . . . Allows you to set the default system partition. The system partition is the disk partition where the Windows NT osloader, PALcode, and HAL reside.
  • Page 34 Boot menu . . . Ä Ä Supplementary menu . . . Ä Setup the system . . . Set system language . . . Allows you to specify the language that you want to use while interacting with the firmware.

  • Page 35: Manage Boot Selection Menu

    Boot menu . . . Ä Ä Supplementary menu . . . Ä Setup the system . . . Reset system to factory defaults . . . Resets all options to the factory defaults. Ä Boot menu . . . Ä...
  • Page 36 Boot menu . . . Ä Ä Supplementary menu . . . Ä Setup the system . . . Ä Manage boot selection menu . . . Change a boot selection . . . Allows you to modify a boot selection. Boot menu .

  • Page 37: Machine Specific Setup Menu

    Boot menu . . . Ä Ä Supplementary menu . . . Ä Setup the system . . . Ä Manage boot selection menu . . . Setup the system . . . Returns you to the Setup menu. 7.4.5 Machine Specific Setup Menu This section describes the Machine specific setup menu options.

  • Page 38: Using The Disk Partition Utility

    7.5 Using the Disk Partition Utility The disk partition utility is used to partition your hard drive and to format or quick format a partition with a FAT file system. The disk partition utility also displays information about the drive, such as the manufacturer and model ID strings and the ARC path.

  • Page 39: Using The Firmware Update Utility

    7.7 Installing the Windows NT Operating System This section supplements the Microsoft Windows NT installation guide for installing the Windows NT operating system on an AlphaPC 164 system. If you already have a previous version of Windows NT installed, see the Microsoft Windows NT installation guide for information about how to upgrade to a new version of the operating system.

  • Page 40: Requirements

    7.7.1 Requirements You need the following hardware and software to install the Windows NT operating system on an AlphaPC 164 system: • A 100MB or larger hard drive For information regarding IDE/ATA hard drives, ATAPI CD-ROM Note: drives, and support for QLogic ISP 1020 SCSI host adapters, see the README.TXT file on the Update and Windows NT 3.51 Firmware...

  • Page 41: Before Installing Windows Nt

    7.7.2 Before Installing Windows NT Before you install Windows NT, ensure that you have completed the following tasks: • Defined the environment variables for the default system partition. For more information about describing your system configuration, see the description for Set default environment variables .

  • Page 42: Starting Windows Nt Setup

    For the AlphaPC 164 system, choose Digital AlphaPC 164. If AlphaPC 164 is not one of the choices, then insert the Update and Windows NT 3.51 Firmware diskette. The following procedure supersedes the Starting Setup on a RISC-Based Computer section of the Microsoft Windows NT installation guide.

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    8 Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to some of the common problems that you may encounter while using the Windows NT firmware and installing the Windows NT operating system. This section also provides a description of post and beep codes, and instructions on how to use the fail-safe booter.

  • Page 44: Beep Codes

    8.1 Beep Codes The beep codes provide error information about the AlphaPC 164 system. Table 26 lists and describes the beep codes. Table 26 Beep Codes Beep Code Description 1–2–3 This sequence represents the fail-safe booter startup No valid header found in ROM; loading entire ROM...
  • Page 45 Table 27 (Continued) Post Codes Post Code Description (hex) Icache flush code written to memory CPU errors cleared; jump to system code ISA bus reset Jumping to SROM Mini-Debugger Fatal error. Second code identifies source of error: 05 = No memory found 06 = Checksum error detected when image was read back from memory 07 = Could not determine the SIMM type Firmware environment has been loaded...

  • Page 46: Fail-Safe Booter

    8.3 Fail-Safe Booter The fail-safe booter provides an emergency recovery mechanism when the primary firmware image contained in flash memory has been corrupted. When flash memory has been corrupted, such that no image is safely loaded from the flash, the fail-safe booter can be run to facilitate booting another image from a diskette that is capable of reprogramming the flash.

  • Page 47: Battery Recycle/Disposal Information

    9 Battery Recycle/Disposal Information NOTICE: Recycle or dispose of batteries promptly in accordance with your organization’s environmental policies. If this is a LITHIUM battery, the following additional precautions may apply: • Replace batteries correctly to prevent possible explosion. • Replace batteries with the same or equivalent type. •...

  • Page 48: Ordering Associated Documentation

    10 Ordering Associated Documentation The following table lists some of the available third-party documentation that supports the AlphaPC 164 motherboard. You can order literature directly from the vendor. Title Vendor Alpha AXP Architecture Reference Manual Call 1–800–344–4825 from the U.S. or (PN EY–T132E–DP)
  • Page 49 Title Vendor PCI System Design Guide PCI Special Interest Group 1–800–433–5177 (U.S.) 1–503–797–4207 (International) 1–503–234–6762 (FAX) PCI Local Bus Specification, Rev 2.1 PCI Special Interest Group (See previous entry.) 82420/82430 PCIset ISA and EISA Bridges Intel Corporation (includes 82378IB/ZB SIO) (PN 290483) Literature Sales P.O.

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