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  • Page 1 Kingston Technology MCMaster User’s Guide Model: MC133PD...
  • Page 3 Kingston Technology’s MCMaster 486DX4 Processor Upgrade Micro Channel Adapter User’s Guide Part No. 4460012-001. B06 Kingston Technology Company 17600 Newhope Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 435-2600 MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Preparing your Reference Disk... 4 Installing Memory ... 4 Memory Requirements ... 4 Installing SIMMs... 6 Verifying Configuration Jumpers ... 6 Installing the MCMaster ... 7 Configuring the System... 8 Running Automatic Configuration... 8 MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 ONTENTS Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 6 Configuration Options...12 Appendix B MCMaster Software Utilities...20 Appendix C Troubleshooting ...26 Configuration Problems... 26 Using the MCMaster Diagnostic...29 Hardware Issues...35 How to Reach Kingston... 48 Appendix D Product Warranties and Notices ...49 Kingston Technology Company MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Installation Guide. If you experience problems which you are unable to resolve with the use of this manual or have questions regarding the Kingston MCMaster, please feel free to call Kingston Technical Support at (714) 435-2639. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 8: General Description

    General Description The Kingston Technology MCMaster processor upgrade board is a busmaster processor upgrade card. It provides your computer with a powerful 486DX2 microprocessor to give your system the increased performance to handle today’s most demanding graphical software applications. Your MCMaster includes these important features:...

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    User’s Guide If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Kingston dealer for a replacement. Be sure the items you receive are genuine Kingston Technology products. The printed circuit board has the Kingston name etched on its surface. If the Kingston name is missing, it’s not a genuine Kingston product.

  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    MCMaster uses IBM standard 32-bit wide, 70 nanosecond dynamic SIMM memory modules. SIMMs (Single In-line Memory Modules) that do not adhere to the IBM standard can cause compatibility problems. Kingston Technology Company Hardware Installation MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...
  • Page 11 If 16MB or 32MB SIMMs are used, verify Jumper J801 is connected to 1 and 2. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Part No. KTM1x32L-70T KTM2x32L-70T KTM4x32L-70T KTM8x32L-70T Be aware, however, that U901 Socket none 4 MB none 4 MB none 16MB none 16MB 32MB Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 12: Installing Simms

    J100 * 1-2 connected 2-3 connected J801 * 1-2 connected 2-3 connected Jumper locations are shown in the illustration below: Kingston Technology Company Hardware Installation Function 486DX CPU 486SX CPU Non-IBM SIMMs IBM SIMMs MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...

  • Page 13: Installing The Mcmaster

    Be careful that the forked bottom of the backplate goes outside the lip of the chassis. Finger-tighten the screw. Replace the system cover, and tighten the screws. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Your PS/2 Quick Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 14: Configuring The System

    Copyright Aox Incorporated 1993 All Rights Reserved Press space bar to stop memory test Press 'o' to return to original cpu (and stop memory test) Kingston Technology Company Configuring the System "Do you want to MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...

  • Page 15: What's Next

    MCMaster, it would have been a lot more work to do so. Please back up your MCMaster option diskette, as well as your IBM Reference diskette. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Please read the section on Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 16 Configuring the System Kingston Technology Company MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...

  • Page 17: Appendices

    Appendices MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 18: Appendix A Configuration Options

    MCMaster will be aware of the third-party memory and install its own memory above the third-party memory. The installable device driver is on the MCMaster option disk. It's called MMPIDD.SYS. Kingston Technology Company Appendix A Configuration Options...
  • Page 19 If you don't find I008E.ADF, copy it from the option diskette onto the Reference diskette before proceeding any further. Load the file A:@008E.ADF into your favorite text editor or EDLIN. At or near lines 12 and 13, you will see: MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 20 The Micro Channel includes logic to arbitrate bus requests among multiple adapters: each adapter card must have its own arbitration level. If this level conflicts with another adapter, you can change it to any other level. Kingston Technology Company Appendix A Configuration Options...

  • Page 21: Interrupt Level

    In a Model 50 or 60, it will "think" that it is in an 80286-based system, and not boot. Selecting "YES" causes the MCMaster to return the system ID of a PS/2 Model 80. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 22: Flush Mode

    This is strictly a precaution against unforeseen circumstances. In our testing, we have not yet found this to be necessary. However, if your application experiences unexpected keyboard behavior, try switching to software emulation. Kingston Technology Company MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...

  • Page 23: Memory Options

    MCMaster's 32-bit memory, and the MCMaster's memory starts at address 0000 from both the MCMaster and the host point of view. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 If you select "Unmapped," the Your Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 24 This is not the same as "Report MCMaster memory." In this mode, planar memory is still visible from the host point of view, and the same advantages and disadvantages of "Mapped, report all" apply. Kingston Technology Company MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...
  • Page 25 MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Other 16MB Total Busmaster System Memory Unmapped or Mapped, report all, Report MM <16M Unmapped or Mapped, Report Report MM MM, <16M Unmapped or Mapped, Report Report MM MM, <16M Unmapped Unmapped, <16M Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 26: Appendix Bmcmaster Software Utilities

    EPROM must be run with the original processor in control of the system. Note: EPROM will work in an OS/2 DOS window, but not in a Windows 3.0/3.1 DOS window. Kingston Technology Company MCMaster Software Utilities MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...
  • Page 27 Loading hex file MM202.HEX into temporary storage File version 2.02 Successfully read 2051 lines of hex code from MM202.HEX 28F256 found. Conditioning Eprom OK Erasing Eprom OK Programming Eprom OK MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 OPERATE Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 28 EMM386 and, if it finds it, allows it to work properly with INT 4Bh calls. This switch may also be required if the MCMaster is being used with other busmastering adapters. Contact Kingston for details. Kingston Technology Company MCMaster Software Utilities It also looks for...
  • Page 29 ASCII files: Copy the file MMVDMAD.386 from the MCMaster option diskette into your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Edit the file SYSTEM.INI in your \WINDOWS directory. (Find SYSTEM.INI with the Windows File Manager and MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 30 Manager screen opens up. For either one of these drivers, you should either: (a) install the correct driver before you install the MCMaster; or (b) press the [o] key to disable the MCMaster, booting OS/2 on the original processor. Kingston Technology Company MCMaster Software Utilities MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...
  • Page 31 OS/2 is a trademark of IBM. Put OS/2 install diskette in and press ENTER key to boot, or Esc to exit. Insert the OS/2 Install diskette and press [Enter]. Installation will proceed normally. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 All rights reserved Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 32: Appendix C Troubleshooting

    ROM, and will select "Disable Board" by default. If this happens, you will have to run the Manual Set Configuration and move ROM addresses around to make a space for the MCMaster's Option ROM. Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Troubleshooting...
  • Page 33 This message indicates that an adapter on the Micro Channel bus is holding the bus too long, causing problems for the MCMaster. If you see this message, take note of what adapters are in the system and contact Kingston Technical Support at (714) 435-2639. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 34 If you need to contact IBM for questions, file updates, or ECA's (engineering change announcements), their support number is (800) 772-2227. For free driver updates and information, dial the BBS at (404) 835-6600. Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Troubleshooting MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...

  • Page 35: Using The Mcmaster Diagnostic

    To RUN A SINGLE OR MULTIPLE TESTS MULTIPLE TIMES: Position the highlight bar using the cursor up and down keys to be over the test you wish to change the attributes of. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 36 The up and down arrow keys move it. If the test list is longer than four tests, the list will scroll up and down in the window as required. The bottom window is the status window. As the diagnostic runs, Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Troubleshooting Once you have Ver.
  • Page 37 If you want to select one of these tests, move the green highlight bar down to that test and press [S] (Select). To deselect a test, simply press [S] again. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 38 To test from the MCMaster side, just boot the system normally. Instead of pressing the [o] key, let the MCMaster take control of the system. When you run MMDIAG, only a few tests will be loaded. The rest of them won't run Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Troubleshooting...

  • Page 39: Command Line Switches

    This will cause MMDIAG to exit in case of errors. This is particularly helpful if you are running the diagnostic with the logfile enabled, so that if an error occurs the logfile won't expand to fill up your entire disk. ERREXIT automatically enables the logfile. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 40: Interpreting The Results

    If any of the other tests fail, something on the board has malfunctioned that probably cannot be corrected in the field. Contact your dealer or Kingston Technical Support for information on getting the board repaired. Kingston Technology Company MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...

  • Page 41: Hardware Issues

    8580-321 Systems manufactured in Australia. 8580-121 8580-321 Systems manufactured in Scotland 8580-M21 8580-X21 8580-111 MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 System boards FRU number (part System serial number 72-6101500 72-9015000 72-6553500 72-9215500 90-3100250 90-3400600 55-00LFVW0 55-00WMZ45 55-00F6001 Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 42 SC.EXE. You will find detailed instructions for using it with the MCMaster under the heading "Operating Mode." If you haven't installed such a memory board, you don't need to worry about this feature. Kingston Technology Company MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...

  • Page 43: Software Issues

    BlueMAX and QEMM take advantage of the 486 processor's memory mapping capabilities to map memory into unused areas, freeing up more conventional memory (below 640K) for DOS applications. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 44 MCMaster memory. This results in a lot more disk reads than are necessary, degrading performance significantly. Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Troubleshooting "Configuring...
  • Page 45 MCMaster and will load itself into the MCMaster's 32-bit memory, this does not cause the performance problems that it would with other operating systems. For more information on MCMaster memory modes, read "Memory Options". MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 46 "stealthed." Edit the MCA.ADL file as shown on the previous page, and include the /xst=... switches as shown. When QEMM386 starts up, it reads this file and uses it to locate the MCMaster's option ROM. Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Troubleshooting...

  • Page 47: Sco Xenix/Unix

    INT 8 requests. The Solution According to Wordperfect Corporation, this special keyboard handling can be disabled by starting Wordperfect with the /NC command line switch, like this: wp /nc MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 This Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 48 Install the Above Board with the MCMaster already installed. Rerun SOFTSET (Intel's program for setting up the Above Board) after the MCMaster is installed. Before you begin, we recommend reading the "Overview" on the next page. Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Troubleshooting MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...
  • Page 49 Note that in the following sections the Above Board must be set up in Extended Memory mode only. If you need Expanded Memory, use a memory manager or "LIM Simulator" such as the BlueMAX from Qualitas or QEMM-386 from Quarterdeck. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 50 Changing the amount of memory on the MCMaster has no effect. However, if you change the amount of memory on the Above Board, you'll have to rerun SOFTSET. Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Troubleshooting MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...
  • Page 51 This will look for a file named I008E.ADF (which should be on the same disk) and link it into the initializers on track 0 of your hard disk. If you see an error MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...
  • Page 52 Reference menu completely and let the system reboot. 10. Once the system boots, insert the INTEL option diskette and run the SOFTSET program. Make sure to set Expanded Memory to 0. Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Troubleshooting MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...
  • Page 53 Insert the INTEL diskette in Drive A. Run the SOFTSET program. Make sure that you set Expanded Memory to 0. To re-enable the MCMaster, insert the MCMaster diskette into Drive A, then type: A: [Enter] setinit i008e.adf [Enter] Reboot the system. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 54: How To Reach Kingston

    Internet: Visit Kingston’s Web site at http://www.kingston.com For Product Information: sales@kingston.com For Technical Support: tech_support@kingston.com RAMfax: Automatic Faxback System (U.S. and Canada) (800) 435-0056 or (714) 435-2677 Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Troubleshooting ™ GO KINGSTON MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...

  • Page 55: Appendix D Product Warranties And Notices

    Appendix D Product Warranties and Notices Limited Warranty KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ("Kingston") warrants that this product is free from defects in material and workmanship. Subject to the conditions and limitations set forth below, Kingston will, at its option, either repair or replace any part of this product which proves defective by reason of improper workmanship or materials.
  • Page 56 Kingston product, even if Kingston has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Copyright © 1996 Kingston Technology Company. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Kingston Technology and the Kingston logo are trademarks of Kingston Technology Company. All other trademarks are properties of their respective companies.
  • Page 57 CAUTION: Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the device. MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company...

  • Page 58: Revision History

    Removed 25SX version. Added 50DX & 33SX versions. Added 66MHz version, removed 33Mhz versions. Added 133MHz, removed 66MHz and 50MHz. Resized to new smaller packaging. New Limited Warranty in back. Kingston Company. Kingston Technology Company For Internal Use Only MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06...

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