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American Megatrends 87 Series User Manual

American Megatrends 87 Series User Manual (121 pages)

American Megatrends Enterprise-IV Motherboards: User Guide

Brand: American Megatrends | Category: Motherboard | Size: 0 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 Introduction to VL-Bus

7
Chapter 2 Enterprise-IV Description

9
- Specifications
  10
- Programmable Crystal Oscillator
  11
- SRAM Type
  12
- PS/2 Mouse
  14
- Specifications
  14
Chapter 3 Installation

17
- Step 1 Unpack the Motherboard
  17
- Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options
  19
- Sw1
  19
- Step 3 Install Memory
  22
  - SIMM Part Numbers
    23
  - Installing Simms
    23
  - Step 3 Install Memory
    24
- Step 4 Install Upgrade Processor
  25
- Step 5 Install the Motherboard
  27
- Step 6 Connect the Power Supply
  30
- Step 6 Connect the Power Supply
  32
- P1 Pinout
  32
- P2 Pinout
  32
- P3 Pinout
  32
- Step 7 Connect the Keyboard
  33
- Step 8 Connect the Mouse
  33
- Step 9 Connect Cables
  34
- Step 9 Connect Cables
  36
- Step 10 Install Adapter Cards
  38
- EISA Adapter Cards
  39
- VL-Bus Cards
  43
- Step 11 Perform Initial Test and Configuration
  45
- Step 11 Perform Initial Test and Configuration
  46
Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Power-On Self Test

47
- Beep Codes
  48
- Processor Error
  48
  - Amibios Displayed Error Messages
    49
  - Troubleshooting System Problems
    49
  - AMIBIOS Displayed Messages
    50
  - Standard CMOS Setup
    50
  - Bios Configuration Summary Screen
    52
  - Eisa Nmi Messages
    52
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS Setup

55
- Section 1 Running AMIBIOS Setup
  57
  - Warning Message
    57
  - Amibios Setup Main Menu
    58
  - Amibios Setup Keys
    58
  - Change Password
    59
- Auto Configuration with BIOS Defaults
  59
- Section 2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP
  61
  - Date and Day Configuration
    61
  - STANDARD CMOS SETUP Options
    61
  - Time Configuration
    61
  - Hard Disk Drive C: and D
    62
  - Using Auto Detect Hard Disk
    62
  - Hard Disk Drive Types
    63
  - Floppy Drive a and Floppy Drive B
    64
  - Keyboard
    64
  - Primary Display
    64
- Section 3 ADVANCED CMOS SETUP
  65
- Mouse Support Option
  65
- System Boot up Num Lock
  65
- Floppy Drive Seek at Boot
  65
- System Boot up Sequence
  65
- System Boot up CPU Speed
  65
- Help Screens
  65
- Shadow RAM Write Protection
  65
- Non-Cacheable Area
  65
  - Above 1 MB Memory Test
    66
  - ADVANCED CMOS SETUP Options
    66
  - Mouse Support Option
    66
  - Typematic Rate
    66
  - Typematic Rate Delay
    66
  - Typematic Rate Programming
    66
  - Floppy Drive Seek at Boot
    67
  - Memory Parity Error Checking
    67
  - Memory Test Tick Sound
    67
  - System Boot up Num Lock
    67
  - System Boot up Sequence
    67
  - External Cache Memory
    68
  - Internal Cache Memory
    68
  - Password Checking Option
    68
  - System Boot up CPU Speed
    68
  - Adaptor ROM Shadow C800,32K
    69
  - Adaptor ROM Shadow D000,64K
    69
  - Adaptor ROM Shadow E000,64K
    69
  - Video ROM Shadow C000,32K
    69
  - Shadow RAM Write Protection
    70
  - System ROM Shadow F000,64K
    70
  - Boot Sector Virus Protection
    71
  - Cache Write Back
    71
  - LBD Sampling Point
    71
  - Non-Cacheable Area 1
    72
  - Non-Cacheable Area 1 Size
    72
  - Non-Cacheable Area 1 Start
    72
  - Hidden Refresh
    73
  - I/O Recovery Select
    73
- Section 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP
  75
  - ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP Options
    75
  - On Board Floppy Controller
    75
  - On Board IDE Controller
    75
  - On Board Parallel Port
    75
  - On Board Serial Port 1
    75
  - On Board Floppy Controller
    76
  - On Board IDE Controller
    76
  - On Board Parallel Port
    76
  - On Board Serial Port 2
    76
- Section 5 AMIBIOS Password Support
  77
  - Setting a Password
    77
  - Changing a Password
    78
  - Remember the Password
    78
- Section 6 Hard Disk Utility
  79
- Media Analysis Utility
  84
  - Hard Disk Utility Error Messages
    85
  - Operation Errors
    86
Appendix A Temperature and Power Considerations

87
- Power Considerations
  88
- Power Consumption
  88
- Power Source
  88
- Power Supply
  88
Appendix B Heat Dissipation

89
Appendix C EISA Configuration Worksheets

91
Appendix D Flash EPROM Support

107
- Flash Programming
  107
Index

115
- Memory Test Tick Sound 60
  116
- Mouse 27
  116
- Eisa 35
  116
- Power Supply
  116
- Warning Message 50
  121

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