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  • Page 1 Atlas PCI-II Pentium ISA Motherboard User's Guide MAN-727 4/30/96...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Limitations of Liability In no event shall American Megatrends be held liable for any loss, expenses, or damages of any kind whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential, arising from the design or use of this product or the support materials provided with the product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Hardware Installation ..........1 Atlas PCI-II Dimensions ................2 Atlas PCI-II Motherboard Layout ............4 Step 1 Unpack the Motherboard ............. 5 Avoid Static Electricity ................5 Step 2 Configure CPU ........
  • Page 4 This manual describes the specifications and features of the Atlas PCI-II motherboard. It explains how to assemble a system based on the Atlas PCI-II motherboard and how to use the AMIBIOS that is specifically designed for this motherboard. This manual is not meant to be read by the computer owner who purchases a computer with this motherboard.
  • Page 5 BIOS products. Product Engineering Change Notices, Tech Tips, Technical Notes, and complete technical manuals are available. Data Transmission Rates T he American Megatrends BBS automatically handles modems with data transmission rates from 1,200 to 28,800 bps.

  • Page 6: Packing List

    You should have received the following: • an Atlas PCI-II motherboard, • two serial cables, • one parallel cable, • a Warranty Card, and • the American Megatrends Atlas PCI-II Pentium ISA Motherboard User's Guide . Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Overview The American Megatrends Atlas PCI-II Pentium ISA motherboard features include: • support for an Intel Pentium 3.3V CPU operating at 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, 166, or 200 MHz, • support for up to 256 MB of system memory, •...

  • Page 8: Atlas Pci-Ii Dimensions

    Atlas PCI-II Dimensions The motherboard dimensions and height restrictions are shown below. The Atlas PCI II motherboard is the standard baby AT size with the standard mounting holes. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Install Memory

    Installation Steps Step Action Turn to Unpack the motherboard. Page 5 Configure the CPU. Page 6 Configure the CPU. Page 6 Select the CPU 3.3V Power Page 6 Source Select the CPU Voltage. Page 8 Select the CPU Speed. Page 8 Install the CPU.

  • Page 10: Atlas Pci-Ii Motherboard Layout

    Atlas PCI-II Motherboard Layout Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Step 1 Unpack The Motherboard

    Step 1 Unpack the Motherboard Step Action Inspect the cardboard carton for obvious damage. If damaged, call 770-246-8645. Leave the motherboard in its original packing. Perform all unpacking and installation procedures on a ground- connected anti -static mat. Wear an anti -static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti -static mat.

  • Page 12: Step 2 Configure Cpu

    VRM, or • 3.3V power supply. From RegulatorSet J21, J2, and J12 as follows to configure 3.3V power from the regulator: P in1 P in1 P in6 P in6 P in1 P in6 Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 13 Step 2 Configure CPU, Continued 3.3V CPU Power , cont’d From Regulator and VRM Set J21, J2, and J12 as follows to configure 3.3V power from the regulator and VRM: P in1 P in1 P in6 P in6 P in1 J1 2 P in6 From 3.3V Power Supply Set J21, J2, and J12 as follows to...
  • Page 14 OPEN Shorted Shorted Shorted 166 MHz Shorted OPEN Shorted Shorted 200 MHz Shorted OPEN OPEN Shorted Important Please contact American Megatrends technical support at 770-246-8645 to support a CPU running at a higher speed. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 15 Step 2 Configure CPU, Continued Connect CPU Fan J46 (shown below) is a two-pin berg that connects the fan on the CPU heat sink. Pentium CPUs running at 75 and 90 MHz are shipped with a heat sink. CPUs running at 100, 120, 133 MHz, or higher speeds are shipped with a heat sink and a CPU fan.
  • Page 16 Make sure you wear an antistatic wristband while installing the CPU. Follow all antistatic procedures described on page 5. Step Action Lift the lever on the ZIF socket. The empty CPU socket looks like this. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 17 Step Action Pin 1 of the socket has a white diagonal line across one corner on the motherboard, which corresponds to pin 1 of the CPU. Check for bent pins on the CPU. Gently straighten any bent pins with pliers. Place the CPU in the middle of the socket, as shown below.

  • Page 18: Step 3 Install Memory

    384 KB less than the total memory installed. Select SIMMs SIMMs must meet the following specifications: Parameter Specification Page Mode FAST Refresh CAS before RAS ≤ 20 ns ≤ 80 ns ≤ 45 ns 70 ns ≤ 45 ns Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 19: Simm Part Numbers

    Step 3 Install Memory, Continued SIMM Part Numbers Type Manufactur Part Number 256 KB x 36 Micron® MT9D25636M-7 “ Mitsubishi® MH26636BJ-7 “ Motorola® MCM36256S-70 “ Oki® MSC2320A-70YS9 “ PNY® P36256-70 “ Samsung® KMM536256B-7 1 MB x 36 Micron MT12D136M-7 “ Mitsubishi MH1M36ADJ-7 “...
  • Page 20 Installing SIMMs There are four x 36 SIMM sockets located on the Atlas PCI-II motherboard. These sockets can be filled with either 256 KB x 32 (or 36), 512 KB x 32 (or 36), 1 MB x 32 (or 36), 2 MB x 32 (or 36), 4 MB x 32 (or 36), 8 MB x 32 (or 36), or 16 MB x 32 (or 36) SIMMs.
  • Page 21 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Configure Cache Memory The Atlas PCI-II motherboard supports 256 KB, 512 KB or 1 MB of L2 cache memory. Cache memory is either surface-mounted SRAMs or a standard cache memory module. Important The Atlas PCI-II works with either the SMT cache memory or a cache module, but not both.
  • Page 22 Before inserting the cache module: • turn the computer off, • make sure you follow all antistatic procedures, • disable SMT cache by shorting Pins 2-3 of J30, and • use only COAST 1.0-compliant cache modules. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 23 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Upgrade Cache Select the SRAM module in the SRAM Type option in Chipset Setup in WINBIOS Setup. Insert the cache module as shown below: Chapter 1 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 24: Step 4 Install The Motherboard

    If using metallic screws, make sure you use them only in the plated mounting holes. If using metallic screws, make sure the head of the screw fits completely inside the plated mounting holes. See the graphic on the following page. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 25 Step 4 Install Motherboard, Continued Chapter 1 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 26: Step 5 Attach Cables

    If so, follow the wire to the switch or LED. All motherboard components are outlined by a white rectangular box with a broad arrow at one end. Pin 1 is at the arrow end: Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 27 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued J42 Green PC Monitor J42 is a 10-pin connector that can be used to attach your monitor to the motherboard to allow AMIBIOS to conserve monitor power. If the VGA card in your computer is not DPMS-aware (Display Power Management Services), this connector provides a way to conserve monitor power.
  • Page 28 After the timeout period specified in Power Management Setup expires, the motherboard drives the SYNC ENABLE, HSYNC, and VSYNC signals Low through open collector outputs. Monitors that support DPMS can turn power off after examining this condition, saving power. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 29 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued Connect Power Supply The power supply should match the physical configuration of the chassis. Make sure the power switch is off before assembly. Before attaching all components, make sure the proper voltage has been selected. Power supplies often can run on a wide range of voltages and must be set (usually via a switch) to the proper range.

  • Page 30: P1 Pinout

    +12 Volts (Yellow wire) -12 Volts (Blue wire) Ground (Black wire) Ground (Black wire) P2 Pinout Description Ground (Black wire) Ground (Black wire) -5 Volts (White wire) VCC (Red wire) VCC (Red wire) VCC (Red wire) Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 31: Keyboard Connector

    Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued P3 Pinout P3 provides 3.3V power. Description Ground (Black wire) Ground (Black wire) -5 Volts (White wire) 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V Keyboard Connector The keyboard connector (J5) is a six-pin DIN socket. The J5 pinout is shown below. The keyboard connector position is shown on page Assignments Keyboard clock...
  • Page 32 Connect Mouse Cable The mouse connector (J13) is a 10-pin berg. The mouse cable is the same as the serial cable in the Atlas PCI-II motherboard. Two serial cables are shipped with the motherboard. Use one of these cables for the mouse, or you can make your own cable using the following pinouts.
  • Page 33 AMIBIOS signals hardware problems through the speaker. Pin 1 on the motherboard is identified by the arrow on the white box around the berg. The Atlas PCI-II motherboard also has a built- in speaker mounted on the motherboard. Description Data Out Cont’d...

  • Page 34: Keyboard Lock

    In some IDE drives, you may have to disable the IDE LED mounted on the drive by changing a jumper or setting a switch on the IDE drive itself, before the IDE drive sends a signal to J34. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 35: Onboard Adapters

    AMIBIOS minimize conflicts between onboard and offboard I/O devices. AMIBIOS automatically checks the adapter cards installed in the expansion slots on the Atlas PCI-II motherboard for a hard disk or floppy controller and serial or parallel ports. J3 SER1 J4 SER2 J3 and J4 are 10-pin connectors that provide an AT-compatible serial port interface.
  • Page 36 All parallel port settings can be configured through Peripheral Setup in WINBIOS Setup. Signal Signal Description Description STROBE# ACK# BUSY SLCT AUTOFD# ERROR# INIT# SLCTIN# Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 37 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued J7 Floppy J7 is a 34-pin dual-inline berg. Connect the cable from the floppy drive to J7, as shown below. The onboard floppy controller cannot be used if a hard disk card with a floppy controller is installed. Choose Standard Setup and Peripheral Setup to configure the floppy controller.

  • Page 38: Twist In Floppy Cable

    Floppy B to A Floppy B to A Floppy B to A Floppy B to A 10 to 16 12 to 14 14 to 12 16 to 10 11 to 15 13 to 13 15 to 11 Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 39: Primary Ide Connector

    Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued IDE Drives Attach the IDE drives in the following manner. Choose Peripheral Setup in WINBIOS Setup to enable the onboard IDE controller. Sec ond ary Slave Dri v e Se co nd a ry M a ster Dri v e Secondary IDE Connector Primary IDE Connector Prim ary M aste r Drive...
  • Page 40 Disable the onboard IDE interface in Peripheral Setup to use an ISA ESDI, RLL, MFM, or SCSI hard disk drive controller. Install IDE Drivers American Megatrends provides IDE drivers for the onboard IDE controller. These drivers are unnecessary if running in DOS, but must be loaded for other operating systems.
  • Page 41 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued J8 Pinout The J8 pinout is: -RESET DATA7 DATA8 DATA6 DATA9 DATA5 DATA10 DATA4 DATA11 DATA3 DATA12 DATA2 DATA13 DATA1 DATA14 DATA0 DATA15 KEY (N/C) -IOW -IOR IDERDY INT14 -IOCS16 -CS0 -CS1 -IDEACT J1 Secondary IDE Controller J1, the secondary IDE connector, is a 40-pin dual-inline berg that connects the secondary primary and slave IDE drives to the...
  • Page 42 Step 5 Attach Cables, Continued J1 Pinout The J1 pinout is: -RESET DATA7 DATA8 DATA6 DATA9 DATA5 DATA10 DATA4 DATA11 DATA3 DATA12 DATA2 DATA13 DATA1 DATA14 DATA0 DATA15 KEY (N/C) -IOW -IOR IDERDY INT15 -IOCS16 -CS2 -CS3 Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Step 6 Test And Configure

    Step 6 Test and Configure Review the following points before powering up: • make sure that all adapter cards are seated properly, • make sure all connectors are properly installed, • make sure the CPU is seated properly, • make sure there are no screws or other foreign material on the motherboard, •...
  • Page 44 Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 45: Winbios Setup

    New BIOS Setup American Megatrends has a new type of system BIOS Setup utility. WINBIOS Setup has a graphical user interface the end user can access using a mouse.

  • Page 46: Using A Mouse With Winbios Setup

    Return to the previous page <PgDn> Advance to the next page. <Home> Returns to the beginning of the text. <End> Advance to the end of the text. <Ctrl><Alt><+ Change to high speed > <Ctrl><Alt><-> Change to low speed. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 47: Winbios Setup Menu

    WINBIOS Setup Menu The WINBIOS Setup main menu, shown below, is organized into four sections. Each of these sections corresponds to a section in this chapter. Each section contains several icons. Clicking on each icon activates a specific AMIBIOS function. The WINBIOS Setup main windows and related functions are described on the next page.
  • Page 48 89 , has two icons that control AMIBIOS security features, and • Default, described in Section 4 beginning on page 93 , this section has three icons that permit you to select a group of settings for all AMIBIOS WINBIOS Setup options. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: Section 1 Setup

    Section 1 Setup Standard Setup Standard Setup options are displayed by choosing the Standard icon from the WINBIOS Setup main menu. All Standard Setup options are described in this section. The Standard Setup screen follows. Date/Time Select the Standard option. Select the Date and Time icon.

  • Page 50: Landing Zone

    Capacity The formatted capacity of the drive is the number of heads times the number of cylinders times the number of sectors per track) times 512 (bytes per sector). Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 51: Hard Disk Drive Types

    Standard Setup, Continued Hard Disk Drive Types Type Cylinders Heads Write Landing Sectors Capacity Precompensation Zone 10 MB 20 MB 31 MB 62 MB 47 MB 65535 20 MB 31 MB 65535 30 MB 65535 112 MB 65535 20 MB 65535 35 MB 65535...

  • Page 52: Advanced Setup

    PS/2-type mouse. Pins 1-2 of J38 on the motherboard must be shorted together to enable PS/2 mouse support. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is Enabled. The Fail- Safe default setting is Disabled. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 53: Above 1 Mb Memory Test

    Advanced Setup, Continued Above 1 MB Memory Test When this option is enabled, the BIOS memory test is performed on all system memory. When this option is disabled, the memory test is done only on the first 1 MB of system memory. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.

  • Page 54: Os/2 Compatible Mode

    When this option is enabled, AMIBIOS performs a Seek command on floppy drive A: before booting the system. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is Disabled. The Fail-Safe default setting is Enabled. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 55: External Cache

    Advanced Setup, Continued Floppy Drive SwappingSet this opt ion to Enabled to permit drives A: and B: to be swapped. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. System Boot Up Sequence This option sets the sequence of boot drives (either floppy drive A: or hard disk drive C:) AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes.

  • Page 56: System Bios Cacheable

    If a hard reset is generated, a PCI caching controller card cannot flush data from cache memory to a hard disk drive before the reset. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: Adaptor Rom D800, 16K

    Advanced Setup, Continued Video ROM C000,32K This option controls the location of the contents of video ROM. The settings are: Setting Description Enabled The contents of the video ROM area (C0000h - C7FFFh) are written to the same address in RAM. Disable The video ROM is not copied to RAM.

  • Page 58: Chipset Setup

    I/O operations. The length of the delay is related to the CPU type and frequency. The settings are BCLK, 5 BCLK, 4 BCLK, or 3 BCLK. The Optimal default setting is 3 BCLK. The Fail-Safe default setting is 8 BCLK. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 59: Cpu To Pci Burst Write

    Chipset Setup, Continued 16 Bit I/O Recovery This option specifies the length of the delay that is added to the CPU cycle between consecutive 16- bit I/O operations. The length of the delay is related to the CPU type and frequency. The settings are BCLK, 4 BCLK, 3 BCLK, or 2 BCLK.

  • Page 60: Isa Memory Block Base

    ISA memory block. The settings are Disabled (only if the ISA Memory Block Base option is set to Disabled), 8KB, 16KB, 32KB, or 64KB. The Optimal default setting is 8KB. The Fail- Safe default setting is Disabled. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 61: Block Base

    Chipset Setup, Continued Non-Cacheable Block1 Non-Cacheable Block2 These options specify how non-cacheable memory blocks 1 and 2 are used. The settings are: Setting Description Disabled This block of memory is not used. DRAM This block of memory can be used for system memory.

  • Page 62: Power Management Setup

    Standby The video subsystem will power down when the computer enters Standby mode. Suspend The video subsystem will power down when the computer enters Suspend mode. The Optimal and Fail-Safe defaults are Disabled. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 63: Hard Disk Power Down Mode

    Power Management Setup, Continued Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power management state in which the hard disk drive will be powered down. The settings are: Setting Description Disabled The hard disk drive does not power down when the computer enters a power saving mode.

  • Page 64: Display Activity

    Monitor. The system exits Suspend mode if any activity occurs on any IRQ set to Monitor. Each of these options can be set to Monitor or Ignore. The default setting for all options is Ignore. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 65: Peripheral Setup

    IDE drives. First, definitions for IDE terms are provided. Term Description Onboard The IDE controllers on the Atlas PCI-II motherboard. There is a primary and a secondary IDE controller on the motherboard. Each IDE controller supports up to two IDE devices. Offboard The IDE controllers on an IDE controller adapter card inserted in an ISA or PCI expansion slot.

  • Page 66: Secondary Ide Controller

    IDE controller. Slave Enable IDE LBA mode for the slave drive attached to the primary IDE controller. Both Enable IDE LBA mode for both the Primary and Secondary IDE controller enabled. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 67 Peripheral Setup Description Option IDE Block Mode IDE Block mode enables higher data transfer rates. Setting Description Disabled Do not enable IDE Block Mode (Default). Master Enable IDE Block Mode for the master IDE drive attached to the primary IDE controller.
  • Page 68 Primary and Secondary IDE controller Onboard Primary/ You can enable or disable posted writes to the Onboard specified IDE drive through these options. The Secondary settings are Enabled or Disabled. IDE Post Write Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 69 Peripheral Setup Description Option IDE Master/Slave Not available for Offboard Primary and Offboard Secondary IDE Controller. The IDE PIO (Programmed I/O) mode is a standard for information storage and retrieval. In general, higher modes provided better performance than lower modes. The PIO mode for all IDE drives is set at the factory and cannot be changed.
  • Page 70 Offboard Secondary IDE Controller. Use this option to specify the PCI interrupt used by the offboard PCI IDE controller (if installed). The settings are INTA, INTB, INTC, INTD, or Not Used. The default setting is INTA. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 71 Peripheral Setup, Continued Onboard Primary/Secondary Controllers The Peripheral Setup IDE options that become available depends on the onboard IDE controllers you enable: Controller Peripheral Setup IDE Options Only Set Onboard Primary/Secondary IDE to Primary Primary. The following options become available: Onboard Primary LBA Mode, Onboard Primary Block Mode, Onboard Primary 32-Bit Transfer,...
  • Page 72 None, 1 Drive , or 2 Drives . The following options become available: Onboard Secondary Drives Present, Onboard Secondary LBA Mode, Onboard Secondary Block Mode, Onboard Secondary 32-Bit Transfer, Onboard Secondary Prefetch, Onboard Secondary Master PIO, and Onboard Secondary Slave PIO. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 73 Peripheral Setup, Continued Offboard Primary/Secondary Controllers The IDE op tions that become available depend on the enabled offboard IDE controllers. Set Onboard Primary/Secondary IDE to Disabled. Set Offboard PCI/ISA IDE • ISA if an ISA IDE card is installed in an ISA expansion slot.

  • Page 74: On-Board Floppy

    Serial Port2 IRQ This option specifies the IRQ (Interrupt Request Line) used by serial port 1. The settings are IRQ 3 or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is IRQ 3. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled. Cont’d Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 75: Parallel Port Address

    Peripheral Setup, Continued Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 2. The settings are 2F8h, 2E8h, or Disabled. The Optimal default setting s 2F8h. The Fail-Safe default setting is N/A. Serial Port2 FIFO This option enables the FIFO buffer for the second serial port.
  • Page 76 Parallel Port DMA This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is ECP. The settings are DMA CH (channel) 0, DMA CH 1, or DMA CH 3. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is DMA Ch 0. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 77: Section 2 Utility

    Section 2 Utility The following icons appear in this section: Detect C: if drive C: is an IDE drive, the hard disk drive parameters for drive C: are automatically detected and reported to the Hard Disk Drive C: screen in Standard Setup, so you can easily configure drive C:.

  • Page 78: Section 3 Security

    Make sure you write it down. If you forget it, you must drain CMOS RAM and reconfigure. If You Do Not Want to Use a Password Just press <Enter> when the password prompt appears. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 79: Changing A Password

    Changing a Password Select the Password icon from the Security section of the WINBIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press <Enter>. The screen does not display the characters entered. After the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted and press <Enter>.

  • Page 80: Section 4 Default

    Default section of the WINBIOS Setup main menu. The Fail-Safe settings provide far from optimal system performance, but are the most stable settings. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system is behaving erratically. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 81: Programming The Flash Rom

    Programming the Flash All versions of the Atlas PCI-II motherboard use Flash EPROM to store the system BIOS. The advantage of Flash EPROM is the EPROM chip does not have to be replaced to update the BIOS. The end user can actually reprogram the BIOS, using a ROM file supplied by American Megatrends..
  • Page 82 BIOS code. American Megatrends will provide this file when the AMIBIOS for the Atlas PCI-II ISA motherboard must be updated. S727P.ROM must be present in the root directory of the floppy disk before the onboard Flash EPROM can be reprogrammed.

  • Page 83: Beep Codes

    Programming the Flash ROM, Continued Beep Codes The bootblock code produces a series of beeps during Flash ROM programming to: • signify completion of a step (as shown on the previous page), or to • signal an error. Error beeps are arranged in a coded sequence and have different meanings depending on when they occur.

  • Page 84: Bootblock Code Checkpoint Codes

    Flash ROM. Detect the flash type. Start erasing flash blocks. Program the Flash ROM in the E0000-EFFFFh region. Start programming Flash at F0000-FFFFF region. Flash programming is successful. The computer reboots. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 85: A Specifications

    A Specifications Item Description Intel Pentium 75, 90, 100, 120, 133 MHz, or higher 3.3V CPU Expansion slots Four ISA expansion slots Four PCI expansion slots L1 internal The Intel Pentium has 8 KB data cache and 8 KB cache memory instruction cache.

  • Page 86: Instant On Support

    Green PC LED, power management signal to Green PC-aware power supplies, automatic IDE and video power down, monitor blanking, SMI (System Management Interrupt) support, APM, and system stop clock. Speaker Standard four-pin speaker connection. Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 87: Appendix B Configuring An Offboard Ide Controller

    If you need to install IDE drives in the computer and you are not using the onboard PCI IDE controller on the Atlas PCI-II motherboard, you must configure an offboard IDE controller. The following instructions have been tested with a TekRAM and BusLogic DC-690CD PIC IDE controller.
  • Page 88 Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...

  • Page 89: Index

    Index Connectors —1— Floppy disk, 31 16 Bit I/O Recovery, 53 IDE Activity Indicator, 28 IDE Hard Disk Drive, 34 —8— Keyboard, 25 8 Bit I/O Recovery, 52 Power supply, 24 Reset Switch, 27 —A— Serial ports, 29 Above 1 MB Memory Test, 47 SIMM, 14 Adaptor ROM D800, 16K, 51 Speaker, 27...
  • Page 90 Installing the Motherboard, 18 —L— Instant On Support, 56 Internal Cache, 49 Landing Zone, 44 IRQ 10, 51 —M— IRQ 11, 51 Max Burst Range in PCI IRQ 12, 51 Master, 53 IRQ 14, 51 Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 91 Memory Pinouts Reporting, 12 IDE Activity Indicator, 28 Memory Test Tick Sound, 47 Keyboard lock, 28 Monitor, 46 P1 Power Supply, 24 Motherboard P2 Power Supply, 24, 25 Dimensions, 2 Reset Switch, 27 Height restrictions, 2 Serial ports, 29 Mouse Support, 46 Turbo LED, 28 Power Management Setup, 56 —N—...
  • Page 92 WINBIOS Setup, 69 —V— VGA Memory Upgrading, 77 Video BIOS Cacheable, 50 Video Power Down Mode, 56 Video ROM C000,32K, 51 —W— Wait for F1 If Any Error, 48 WINBIOS Setup, 39 Write Precompensation, 44 Atlas PCI-II Motherboard User’s Guide...
  • Page 93 Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup...

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