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DEC AlphaPC 164LX Technical Reference Manual (128 pages)
Semiconductor AlphaPC 164LX Motherboard
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Motherboard
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
15
Introduction
15
System Components and Features
15
Alphapc 164LX Functional Block Diagram
16
Figures
16
Tables
17
Alphapc 164LX SDRAM Memory Configurations
17
DIGITAL Semiconductor 21174 Core Logic Chip
17
Memory Subsystem
17
ISA Interface Overview
18
L3 Bcache Subsystem Overview
18
Miscellaneous Logic
18
PCI Interface Overview
18
Software Support
19
Alphabios Windows NT Firmware
19
Alpha SRM Console Firmware
19
Motherboard Software Developer's Kit (SDK)
20
Hardware Design Support
20
System Configuration and Connectors
21
Alphapc 164LX Jumper/Connector/Component Location
22
Alphapc 164LX Jumper/Connector/Component List
23
Alphapc 164LX Configuration Jumpers
24
CPU Speed Selection
25
Bcache Size Jumpers (CF1 and CF2)
25
Password Bypass Jumper (CF3)
25
Boot Option Jumper (CF7)
25
Flash ROM Update Jumper (J28)
26
Alphapc 164LX Connector Pinouts
26
PCI Bus Connector Pinouts
26
ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts
28
ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts (J30, J31)
28
SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts
29
SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts (J8 through J11)
29
EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts
30
EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts (J6, J7)
30
Diskette Drive Bus Connector Pinouts
31
Parallel Bus Connector Pinouts
31
January 1998 - Subject to Change
31
Diskette (Floppy) Drive Bus Connector Pinouts (J15)
31
Parallel Bus Connector Pinouts (J13)
31
COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts
32
Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts
32
COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts (J4)
32
Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts (J5)
32
SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts
33
Input Power Connector Pinouts
33
Enclosure Fan Power Connector Pinouts
33
SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts (J29)
33
Input Power Connector Pinouts (J3)
33
Enclosure Fan (+12 V DC) Power Connector Pinouts (J2, J19)
33
Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts
34
Power LED Connector Pinouts
34
Speaker Connector Pinouts (J20)
34
Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts (J18)
34
Power LED Connector Pinouts (J24)
34
IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts
35
Reset Button Connector Pinouts
35
Halt Button Connector Pinouts
35
Soft Power Connector Pinouts
35
IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts (J25)
35
Reset Button Connector Pinouts (J21)
35
Halt Button Connector Pinouts (J22)
35
Soft Power Connector Pinouts (J1)
35
Power and Environmental Requirements
37
Power Requirements
37
Power Supply DC Current Requirements
37
Environmental Requirements
38
Board Dimensions
38
Alphapc 164LX Motherboard Environmental Requirements
38
ATX Hole Specification
39
ATX I/O Shield Dimensions
40
ATX I/O Shield Requirements
40
Functional Description
41
Alphapc 164LX Bcache Interface
42
Alphapc 164LX L3 Bcache Array
42
DIGITAL Semiconductor 21174 Core Logic Chip
43
Main Memory Interface
43
21174 Chip Overview
44
Main Memory Interface
44
Alphapc 164LX PCI Bus Devices
45
Saturn-IO (SIO) Chip
46
PCI Expansion Slots
47
ISA Bus Devices
47
Combination Controller
47
Alphapc 164LX ISA Bus Devices
48
Utility Bus Memory Device
49
ISA Expansion Slots
49
ISA I/O Address Map
49
Flash ROM Address Map
50
Interrupts
50
Interrupt Logic
51
Alphapc 164LX System Interrupts
52
ISA Interrupts
53
Interrupt PLD Function
54
Interrupt/Interrupt Mask Registers
54
System Clocks
55
Alphapc 164LX System Clocks
56
Reset and Initialization
57
Serial ROM
58
System Reset and Initialization
58
DC Power Distribution
59
Alphapc 164LX Power Distribution
61
Upgrading the Alphapc 164LX
63
Configuring SDRAM Memory
63
Alphapc 164LX SDRAM Memory Configurations
63
Upgrading SDRAM Memory
64
Increasing Microprocessor Speed
64
Preparatory Information
65
Required Tools
65
Removing the 21164 Microprocessor
65
Installing the 21164 Microprocessor
66
Fan/Heat-Sink Assembly
67
System Address Space
69
Physical Address Map (Byte/Word Mode Disabled)
69
A.1 Address Map
69
Physical Address Map (Byte/Word Mode Enabled)
70
Address Map
72
Address Space Overview
73
Memory Remapping
74
PCI Address Space
74
21164 Address Space
75
System Address Map
78
System Address Map
79
21164 Byte/Word PCI Space
80
Byte/Word PCI Space
81
21164 Size Field
82
Cacheable Memory Space
83
PCI Dense Memory Space
83
Dense-Space Address Generation
85
PCI Sparse Memory Space
85
Hardware Extension Register (HAE_MEM
86
Memory Access Rules and Operation
86
Int4_Valid and 21164 Address Relationship
87
PCI Memory Sparse-Space Read/Write Encodings
88
PCI Memory Sparse-Space Address Generation - Region
89
PCI Address Mapping
89
PCI Memory Sparse-Space Address Generation - Region
90
Hardware Extension Register (HAE_IO
91
PCI Sparse I/O Space Access Operation
91
PCI Sparse I/O Space Read/Write Encodings
92
PCI Sparse I/O Space Address Translation (Region A, Lower 32MB)
93
PCI Sparse I/O Space Address Translation (Region B, Higher Area)
93
PCI Sparse I/O Space
91
PCI Configuration Space
94
PCI Configuration Space Definition (Dense)
95
PCI Configuration Space Definition (Sparse)
95
CPU Address to IDSEL Conversion
96
PCI Configuration Space Read/Write Encodings
97
PCI Bus Hierarchy
98
Hardware and Miscellaneous Address Map
99
Hardware-Specific and Miscellaneous Register Space
99
PCI Special/Interrupt Cycles
99
PCI to Physical Memory Address
100
PCI Target Window Mask Register Fields
101
PCI DMA Addressing Example
103
PCI Target Window Compare
104
Direct-Mapped Addressing
105
Direct-Mapped PCI Target Address Translation
105
Scatter-Gather Addressing
106
Scatter-Gather Mapped PCI Target Address Translation
107
Scatter-Gather PTE Format
107
Scatter-Gather TLB
108
Scatter-Gather Associative TLB
109
Scatter-Gather TLB Hit Process
110
Scatter-Gather TLB Miss Process
110
Scatter-Gather Map Translation
111
A.16 Suggested Use of a PCI Window
112
Default PCI Window Allocation
112
Suggested Use of a PCI Window
113
Peripheral Component Architecture Compatibility Addressing and Holes
113
Memory Chip Select Signal Mem_Cs_L
113
PCI Window Power-Up Configuration
113
Supporting Products
117
Memory
117
B.1 Memory
117
Thermal Products
119
Power Supply
119
B.2 Thermal Products
119
B.3 Power Supply
119
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DEC AlphaPC 164LX User Manual (64 pages)
Motherboard
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
1 About this Manual
9
Manual Conventions and Terminology
9
2 Features of the Alphapc 164LX Motherboard
11
Alphapc 164LX Features
11
Alphapc 164LX Jumper/Connector/Component Location
12
Alphapc 164LX Jumper/Connector/Component List
13
Power Requirements
14
Environmental Requirements
14
Power Supply DC Current Requirements
14
Physical Parameters
15
Alphapc 164LX Motherboard Environmental Requirements
15
ATX Hole Specification
16
ATX I/O Shield Requirements
17
ATX I/O Shield Dimensions
17
3 Alphapc 164LX Jumper Configuration
19
CPU Speed Selection
19
Bcache Size Jumpers (CF1 and CF2)
19
Alphapc 164LX Configuration Jumpers
20
Password Bypass Jumper (CF3)
21
Boot Option Jumper (CF7)
21
Flash ROM Update Jumper (J28)
21
4 Alphapc 164LX Connector Pinouts
23
PCI Bus Connector Pinouts
23
ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts (J30, J31)
25
SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts (J8 through J11)
26
EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts (J6, J7)
27
Diskette Drive Bus Connector Pinouts
28
Diskette (Floppy) Drive Bus Connector Pinouts (J15)
28
Parallel Bus Connector Pinouts (J13)
28
COM1/COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts (J4)
29
Keyboard/Mouse Connector Pinouts (J5)
29
Input Power Connector Pinouts
30
Enclosure Fan Power Connector Pinouts
30
SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts (J29)
30
Input Power Connector Pinouts (J3)
30
Enclosure Fan (+12 V DC) Power Connector Pinouts (J2, J19)
30
Speaker Connector Pinouts
31
Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts
31
Power LED Connector Pinouts
31
Speaker Connector Pinouts (J20)
31
Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts (J18)
31
Power LED Connector Pinouts (J24)
31
IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts
32
Reset Button Connector Pinouts
32
Halt Button Connector Pinouts
32
Soft Power Connector Pinouts
32
IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts (J25)
32
Reset Button Connector Pinouts (J21)
32
Halt Button Connector Pinouts (J22)
32
Soft Power Connector Pinouts (J1)
32
5 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration
33
Configuring SDRAM Memory
33
Alphapc 164LX SDRAM Memory Configurations
33
Upgrading SDRAM Memory
34
Increasing Microprocessor Speed
34
Preparatory Information
35
Required Tools
35
Removing the 21164 Microprocessor
35
Installing the 21164 Microprocessor
36
Fan/Heat-Sink Assembly
37
6 Interrupts and ISA Bus Addresses
39
Interrupts
39
ISA Interrupts
39
ISA I/O Address Map
40
Flash ROM Address Map
41
7 Configuring for Windows NT
43
Alphabios
43
Alphabios Conventions
44
Starting the Alphabios Setup Program
44
Action Keys
44
Upgrading Alphabios
45
Alphabios Boot Screen
45
Performing CMOS Setup Tasks
46
Setting up Your Hard Disk
46
CMOS Setup Tasks
46
Displaying Your System Configuration
47
Display System Configuration
48
Running a Maintenance Program
49
Run Maintenance Program Submenu
49
Installing the Windows NT Operating System
50
Entering the Program Name
50
Requirements
51
Before Installing Windows NT
51
Starting Windows NT Setup
52
8 Troubleshooting
53
Password Bypass
53
Hardware Startup
53
Beep Codes
54
Post Codes
54
Fail-Safe Booter
55
Windows NT Startup
56
9 Battery Recycle/Disposal Information
57
Supporting Products
59
A.1 Memory
59
A.2 Thermal Products
61
A.3 Power Supply
61
A.4 Enclosure
61
Enclosure
61
Power Supply
61
Thermal Products
61
Associated Documentation
63
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