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W6-LI Pentium Pro PCI/ISA System Board Manual Document Number: 06-00288-02, Rev. 1B October 1996 221 Warren Ave., Fremont, CA 94539-7085...
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Micronics assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document. Micronics makes no commit- ments to update or to keep the information in this manual at a current level when changes are made to the product.
Table of Contents Introduction Features Software Compatibility Before You Begin Chapter 1 - Quick Installation Installing the W6-LI Chapter 2 - Configuring the W6-LI Static Electricity Office Environment W6-LI System Board W6-LI Back Panel Connections Jumper Settings Chapter 3 - Installing the W6-LI Introduction System Memory Support Installing the W6-LI...
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Installing a ISA Peripheral Card Installing a CD-ROM Drive The W6-LI Sound Option Connecting Sound Devices Connecting the Telephony Option Connecting the SCSI Option Chapter 4 - The BIOS Setup Utility Configuration Initial Bootup Setup Running the Setup Procedure Setting the Main Screen Setting the Advanced Screen Security Screen Boot Screen...
Appendix B - Post Messages Appendix C - Beep and POST Codes Appendix D - Hard Disk Drive Types Appendix E - Updating the System BIOS Appendix F - Warranties and Notices Limited Warranty FCC Statement Declaration of Conformity Glossary Index W6-LI System Board Manual...
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List of Figures Figure 1.1: Power-Up Screen Figure 2.1: W6-LI System Board Figure 2.2: W6-LI Back Panel Connections Figure 3.1: Installing a 168-Pin DIMM Figure 3.2: Installing a PCI Card Figure 3.3: Installing an ISA Peripheral Card Figure 3.4: Connecting External Sound Devices Figure 4.1: Power-Up Screen Figure 4.2: CMOS Main Screen Figure 4.3: IDE Device Submenu...
Micronics builds all products to exacting standards, using the highest quality components available. We are proud to provide this system board and believe you will be pleased with your purchase.
Introduction Features The W6-LI includes the following features: Dual ZIF socket 8's for Intel Pentium Pro Processor Supports 150, 166, 180 and 200MHz processors One integrated VRM and one VRM header to supply CPU-specific voltages Intel 440FX PCIset Intel PIIX 3 SMC FDC37C93X Ultra I/O chip Support for 60, 66MHz CPU Bus with configuration options to support CPU operation from 150 to 200 MHz...
Introduction Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for desktop peripheral expansion (optional) PS/2 style keyboard and mouse connectors Bi-directional parallel port (ECP and EPP compatible) Field upgradeable Flash Phoenix BIOS Software Compatibility The W6-LI system board has been thoroughly tested for compatibility with a variety of operating systems and envi- ronments, including: Windows 95 and Windows NT...
Introduction Before You Begin This manual will familiarize you with the features, installa- tion and use of your W6-LI. There are several symbols and conventions used throughout this manual to help draw your attention to a feature or to focus on important information: When you see the Magnifying Glass, it refers to something you should take a closer look at before proceeding further.
Chapter 1: Quick Installation Chapter Quick Installation We know that many experienced people prefer to read as little of the documentation as possible. If this sounds like you, here’s the short form to get up and running quickly. Installing the W6-LI 1.
Chapter 1: Quick Installation Figure 1-1: Power-Up Screen 9. Set the time and date. Adjust the BIOS settings to match your configuration. If installing an IDE drive, select the IDE device you wish to configure. Press ENTER with Autotype Fixed Disk selected and the BIOS will automatically configure the drive for you (refer to Chapter 4).
Chapter 2: Configuring the W6-LI Configuring the W6-LI Chapter Although the W6-LI system board is packaged in protec- tive materials, it is important to use care while unpack- ing and setting up. Static Electricity The W6-LI is shipped from the factory in an antistatic bag.
Chapter 2: Configuring the W6-LI W6-LI System Board Figure 2-1: W6-LI System Board W6-LI Back Panel Connections Figure 2-2: W6-LI Back Panel W6-LI System Board Manual...
Chapter 2: Configuring the W6-LI Jumper Settings This chapter gives you the jumper settings used for the W6-LI syste board. Table 2-1: Jumper settings to select the CPU frequency. These setting apply to both CPUs. NOTE: Before making your selection, verify that jumper W12 is closed.
Chapter 2: Configuring the W6-LI Table 2-3: Jumper settings for the ISA Bus clock frequency selection. Jumper Host Bus Speed ISA Bus Speed Setting 60MHz (default) 7.50MHz Close 66MHz (default) 8.25MHz Close Table 2-3: ISA BUS Clock Settings Table 2-4: Jumper settings to enable or disable the system power supply. Jumper Function Settings...
Chapter 2: Configuring the W6-LI Table 2-7: Jumper settings for the Host Bus Agents pipelining mode. Host Bus Agents are devices connected to the CPU local bus, which include the CPUs and the 440FX chipset. Host Bus Agents can generate, up to eight at a time, multiple overlapped (or pipelined) bus transactions (or bus cycles).
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Chapter 2: Configuring the W6-LI Connector Function Notes J19-J20 ISA Bus Expansion Slots Power Supply Connector ATX Standard Front I/O Connector " System Power On/Off 1 - Power; 2 - Ground " Reset Switch 23 - Reset; 22 - Ground "...
Damage which occurs to the board while adding or removing peripherals or components may void the warranty. If prob- lems arise while installing peripherals, contact the computer dealer where you purchased the peripheral or Micronics’ Technical Support Department. System Memory Support...
ATX form factor and must be installed in an ATX chassis. NOTE: If you are unfamiliar with installing a system board, Micronics highly recommends that you read the computer user’s manual or contact your dealer’s technical support department. Tools Required...
DIMMs. DIMMs Supported The W6-LI supports the following types of 60 or 70ns For long DIMMs: term 8MB (1MBx64/72) reliability, Micronics 16MB (2MBx64/72) recom- 32MB (4MBx64/72) mends using DIMMs with 64MB (8MBx64/72)* gold-plated 128MB (16MBx64/72)* contacts.
Chapter 3: Installing the W6-LI Upgrade DIMMs one bank at a time. Start with Bank 0, then work your way up (one DIMM per bank), adding memory from the smallest to the largest size. Mixing EDO and FPM Memory The W6-LI can handle a combination of EDO and FPM memory.
Chapter 3: Installing the W6-LI Memory Configurations There is no The following tables list the most common memory need to set configurations. The memory available depends on the any jumpers. number of DIMMs installed. When you reboot, the size and type of Memory Bank 0...
Chapter 3: Installing the W6-LI Installing the DIMMs To install the DIMMs, locate the memory banks on the system board and perform the following steps: 1. Hold the DIMM so that the notched edge is aligned with the notch on the DIMM socket (Figure 3-1). 2.
Chapter 3: Installing the W6-LI Installing a CPU The W6-LI is designed to support dual Pentium Pro processors. Follow the steps below to install the main or second processor: 1. Turn off the computer and remove its cover. 2. Locate the ZIF socket illustrated in Figure 2-1. 3.
Chapter 3: Installing the W6-LI Installing a PCI Peripheral Card Micronics PCI slots accommodate all PCI peripherals that meet the PCI 2.1 specifications. Follow the steps below to install a PCI card: 1. Turn the computer system off and remove its cover.
Chapter 3: Installing the W6-LI Installing an ISA Peripheral Card Micronics ISA slots accommodate all standard ISA peripherals. Follow the steps below to install a PCI card: 1. Turn the computer system off and remove its cover. 2. Choose an unused ISA slot and remove the slot cover.
Chapter 3: Installing the W6-LI Installing a CD-ROM Drive If you are installing a CD-ROM drive, Micronics recom- mends the installation of an IDE CD-ROM drive. instructions below will help you with the installation, but also refer to the documentation that accompanied your CD-ROM drive.
Chapter 3: Installing the W6-LI The W6-LI Sound Option You can connect external sound devices to your W6-LI system board to take advantage of the optional sound support (refer to Figure 2.2). The sound option includes 16-bit stereo sound, a game and MIDI port and a telephony header.
Chapter 3: Installing the W6-LI Game Port You can use the Game Port connector to connect an IBM PC compatible joystick or MIDI instrument. Line Out The Line Out jack allows you to connect the audio output of the audio controller to your home stereo, VCR, or amplified speakers.
Chapter 3: Installing the W6-LI Connecting the SCSI Option The W6-LI can be upgraded to include integrated Ultra Wide SCSI PCI throughput (up to 40MBytes/sec data rate). Connectors are provided for Normal (Fast) SCSI (50-pin connector) and Wide (Ultra Wide) SCSI (68-pin connector).
Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility Chapter Configuration After the W6-LI system board and all hardware is in- stalled, the system is ready for configuration. Before turning on the computer, make sure all cables are cor- rectly connected and all jumpers are correctly set.
Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility After the system is turned on and goes through a memory test, the Power-Up screen (Figure 4-1) will appear on your monitor: Figure 4-1: Power-Up Screen When “Press <F2> to enter SETUP” appears at the bottom of the screen, press the <F2>...
Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility Running the Setup Procedure The W6-LI system board has five primary CMOS con- figuration screens: Main Screen, Advanced Screen, Security Screen, Boot Screen and Exit Screen. To toggle →> and the between the screens, press the right arrow < left arrow <...
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Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility System Time and Date To set the time, use the <-> key to decrease the number and the <+> key to increase the number. To move the prompt forward, use the <Tab> key; to move the prompt backward, use the <Shift-Tab>...
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Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility Choosing Shadowed & Cached (default) caches the shadowed video BIOS for even higher performance. To disable the Video BIOS category, select Disabled. System BIOS The System BIOS category allows you to Shadow or Shadow & Cache the system BIOS. Choosing Shadowed copies the system BIOS into RAM for faster execution.
Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility Figure 4-3: IDE Device Submenu Autotype Fixed Disk The easiest way to set your IDE devices is to let the BIOS do it for you. When the IDE Device submenu first appears, the Autotype Fixed Disk selection is high- lighted.
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Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility you are using a SCSI hard drive, select None and refer to the documentation which came with the SCSI adapter. Multiple-Sector Transfers This category determines the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfers. The options are Disabled (default), 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, and 16 Sectors.
Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility Setting the Advanced Screen To move to the Advanced screen, use the left and right arrow keys <←/→> keys until you see the screen below. Figure 4-4: Advanced Screen Serial Port A Serial Port A may be set for Auto (default), COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4 or Disabled.
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Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility Parallel Port The parallel port may be set for Auto (default), LPT1, LPT2, LPT3 or may be disabled. Parallel Port Mode The parallel port may be set for output mode (AT) (default), bidirectional mode (PS/2) and Extended Capa- bilities Port (ECP).
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Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility Integrated Sound This selection enables or disables the onboard sound controller. The default setting is Enabled. IRQ12 This selection routes IRQ12 to the PS/2 Mouse (default) or the ISA bus. Plug & Play O/S This selection, when set to Yes, allows the system to work with a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95.
Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility Security Screen The Security screen controls access to the computer. The security screen allows for settings of two passwords. The Supervisor Password allows access to the system and Setup. The User Password allows access to the system, but not to all Setup features.
Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility Set Supervisor Password Press the ENTER key to enter the Supervisor Pass- word submenu. Figure 4-6: Supervisor Password Submenu Type the password and press the ENTER key. Retype the password and press the ENTER key again. Write down the password somewhere safe so it will not be forgotten.
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Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility Password on Boot When enabled, the system requires a password upon power up. Either the Supervisor or User Password may be entered. Diskette Access This selection allows floppy disk access with an option of the supervisor or user.
Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility Boot Screen The Boot screen allows you to configure the power up system configuration settings. Figure 4-7: Boot Screen Boot Sequence This selection will read the diskette drive (default) and the hard drive in sequence on boot. Setup Prompt If this selection is enabled, the message "Press F2 to enter Setup"...
Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility prompt. If this selection is disabled, the system will always attempt to boot. Numlock Setting this to ON activates Numlock upon boot. Setting this to Auto activates Numlock if the BIOS detects a numeric keyboard. It may also be set to OFF (default). Exit Screen After you complete configuring the BIOS, select the Exit screen.
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Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility W6-LI System Board Manual...
Chapter 5: Installing Device Drivers Chapter Installing Device Drivers This chapter explains how to install the software device drivers and utilities necessary to utilize the optional sound and SCSI support. Other drivers and utilities are available through our online services. About Device Drivers Device drivers are necessary for the computer system to communicate with devices such as CD-ROM drives,...
Chapter 5: Installing Device Drivers 4. Insert the sound driver disk into your floppy drive. 5. If you are using Windows 3.1x, go to the Program Man- ager File menu, click on Run and type A:\SETUP . 6. If you are using Windows 95, refer to the Windows 95 user’s manual for instructions on how to install sound drivers.
Appendix A: Technical Information Specifications Appendix Part Number: 09-00288-01 Processor: Dual ZIF socket 8's for Intel Pentium Pro Processor. Supports 150, 166, 180 and 200MHz processors. One integrated VRM and one VRM header to supply CPU-specific voltages. Chipset: Intel 440FX PCIset with PIIX 3. SMC FDC37C93X Ultra I/O chip.
Two resident 40-pin IDE connector. Multiple sector transfer support. Auto detection of add-in IDE board. Environmental Specifications The environment in which the W6-LI is located is critical. Micronics recommends the following environmental specifications: Temperature Range Operating: 50 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (10 to 40 degrees Celsius).
Appendix A: Technical Information Battery Disposal WARNING: Please do not open battery, dispose of in fire, recharge, put in backward or mix with used or other battery types. The battery may explode or lea and cause personal injury. W6-LI System Board Manual...
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Appendix A: Technical Information W6-LI System Board Manual...
Appendix B: POST Messages Appendix POST Messages The following table lists the Power On Self Test (POST) messages, possible causes and solutions. Message Possible Cause Solution DISKETTE DRIVE A Drive A failed or is Check Setup and cable FAILURE missing. connections.
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Appendix B: POST Messages Message Possible Cause Solution MONITOR TYPE Monitor type not Run Setup and enter DOES NOT MATCH correctly identified in correct monitor type. CMOS Setup. OPERATING Operating system Check Setup to see if SYSTEM NOT cannot be located on Drive A: and C: are FOUND Drive C: or Drive A:...
Appendix C: Beep and POST Codes Beep and POST Codes Appendix Beep codes are a series of beeps sent through the speaker which indicate a problem during the Power On Self Test (POST). If text appears on the video screen, the W6-LI has completed POST;...
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Appendix C: Beep and POST Codes Code Beeps POST Routine Description Verify Real Mode. Get CPU type. Initialize system hardware. Initialize chipset registers with initial POST values. Get in POST Reg. Initialize CPU registers. Initialize cache initial POST values. Initialize I/O. Initialize the localbus IDE.
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Appendix C: Beep and POST Codes Code Beeps POST Routine Description Initialize all video adapters in system. Shadow video BIOS ROM. Display copyright notice. Display CPU type and speed. Initialize EISA board. Test keyboard. Set key click if enabled. Enable keyboard. 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts.
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Appendix C: Beep and POST Codes Code Beeps POST Routine Description Set up Power Management. Enable hardware interrupts. Set time of day. Check key lock. Initialize typematic rate. Erase F2 prompt. Scan for F2 keystroke. Enter SETUP. Clear in-POST flag. Check for errors.
Appendix D: Hard Disk Drive Types Appendix Hard Disk Drive Types The following table lists the IDE hard disk types sup- ported by the W6-LI. Type Cylinders Heads Write Sectors Size Precomp none none none none none none none none 1024 none none...
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Appendix D: Hard Disk Drive Types Type Cylinders Heads Write Sectors Size Precomp none none 1024 none 1024 none 1024 none none W6-LI System Board Manual...
Appendix E: Updating the System BIOS Updating the System BIOS Appendix The Micronics system boards are designed so that the BIOS can be reprogrammed using a BIOS file. You can easily FLASH a BIOS by following the steps below: 1) After downloading the appropriate BIOS file from our BBS or Website, extract it to a bootable MS- DOS 6.X diskette.
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Appendix E: Updating the System BIOS $50.00. Overnight shipping costs an additional $10.00. (Price and availability subject to change.) If you prefer to send your system board in for the upgrade, the RMA department offers this service free of charge if your system board is under warranty.
Micronics or its authorized service centers will, at Micronics’ option, repair or re- place the product at no additional charge. The warranty does not cover loss or damage which occurs...
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Micronics will not be liable for any lost profits or any indirect, special incidental or consequential damages in connection with the product, even if Micronics has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. To meet FCC requirements, shielded cables are required. NOTE: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Micronics could void your authority to operate the equipment. W6-LI System Board Manual...
Appendix F: Warranties and Notices Declaration of Conformity Application of Council Directives 89/336/EEC. Standards to which the conformity is declared: EN55022 EN50082-1 Manufacturer's Name: Micronics Computers, Inc. Manufacturers Address: 221 Warren Avenue Fremont, California 94539 Telephone: (510) 651-2300 Fax: (510) 651-9450 Type of Equipment:...
Glossary Glossary Byte - A group of adjacent bits treated 16550 UART - A high speed chip for as a unit. Eight bits are typically con- controlling serial ports. Although un- necessary for a mouse, it is required sidered one byte. Also called a char- for modems that are 14,400 baud or acter.
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Glossary read/write head across the disk’s sur- type of ROM chip that can be pro- face in order to read or write data in grammed with relatively simple tools magnetic code. that will retain its data until erased. It can only be erased by exposing the cir- DRAM - An acronym for Dynamic cuitry in the chip to ultraviolet light.
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Glossary the bytes arrive simultaneously, as op- ROM - An acronym for Read Only posed to serial transmission in which Memory. A type of memory that re- bits arrive one by one. tains its data without requiring power. Once written, it cannot be modified. Parallel Port - A connection for a See EPROM and Flash ROM.
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Glossary Wide SCSI - A SCSI-2 enhancement Although they are faster than DRAM, that allows data to be transferred 16 they hold less data and are more ex- or 32 bits at a time on the SCSI bus pensive. instead of 8 bits at a time. Synchronous - Protocols that require the clocks of communicating ma- Write-Back Cache - Upon a cache...
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