G586VPM/R Rev. 0 + System Board User Manual
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1. e Pin 1 of the socket System Memory 12 The G586VPMR system board can support 4MB to 512 MB of memory using 72 pin SIMMs Single In line Memory Module A SIM module consists of several RAM chips soldered onto a small circuit board The SIM sockets are divided into four banks on the system board Each bank consists of 2 SIMM sockets You can insert single sided or double sided SIM modules to any of the banks located on the system board You can also populate one SIM module in a bank to allow smaller upgrade increments The G586VPM R system board uses 256KBx32 36 512KBx32 36 1MBx32 36 2MBx32 36 4MBx32 36 8MBx32 36 and 16MBx32 36 SIMM modules Your system board can be configured with 4MB 6MB SMB 12MB 16MB 24MB 32MB 48MB 64MB 96MB 128MB 192MB iis o DEE NH 256MB or 512MB of onboard memory Please refer to page 12 for the locations of the SIMM sockets Installing a SIM Module A SIM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board Pin 1 of the SIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket ra 1 Position the SIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket 2 Seat the module at a 45 angle into the bank Make sure it is com pletely seated Tilt the module upright until it locks in place in the socket2. a ee iis o EE a O FCC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful in terference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular in stallation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by tuming the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to oper ate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the
3. lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one below will appear The screen displays the parameters detected and allows you to accept or reject the parameters Type Y and press lt Enter gt to accept the parameters or press lt Esc gt to abort If you select Y the parameters of the hard disk will be displayed in the Standard CMOS Setup HDD Low Level Format This option will format set the interleave mode and do a media analysis of your hard drives Highlight this option and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one below will appear 36 iis o EE a O Warning Do not attempt to do a low level format or you may cause senous dam age to the drive IDE disk drives are already low level formatted with any bad track errors entered when shipped by the drive manufacturer Use the arrow keys to select an option and press lt Enter gt to accept the option Press lt Esc gt when done Save amp Exit Setup When all the changes have been made highlight Save amp Exit Setup and press lt Enter gt The following message will appear Save to CMOS and Exit Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The following message will appear Reboot System Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory and the system will reboot You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to
4. make additional changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simul taneously or lt Del gt after the memory testing is completed Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made highlight this option and press lt Enter gt The following message will appear Quit Without Saving Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen If you wish to make any changes to the setup press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt after the memory testing is completed 37 iis o EE a O IDE Device Drivers To install the IDE device drivers supported by the G586VPIWR board please refer to the Readme file contained in the provided diskette 38 iis o EE a Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Checkiist If you experience difficulty with the G586VPM R system board please refer to the checklist below If you still cannot isolate the problem please contact your dealer 1 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set If in doubt refer to the Hardware Installation section Verify that all SIM modules are seated securely into the bank sock ets Make sure that the SIM modules are in the correct locations Check that all populated memory banks are filled with valid size SIM m
5. selected is relatively free of dust and static electricity Excessive expo sure to dust static electricity direct sunlight excessive humidity ex treme cold and water can damage the operational capabilities of your system board Avoid placing the unit on surfaces such as carpeted floors These areas also attract static electricity which can damage some circuits on your system board Make sure the power source has a properly grounded three pronged socket It is essential that the power connection be properly grounded for correct functioning of your system board For further protection we recommend that you use a Surge suppressor This will protect the sys tem board from damage that may result from a power surge on the electrical line Move items that generate magnetic fields away from your system board since magnetic fields can also damage your system board Once you have selected the ideal location unpack the G586VPM R system board carefully Handling the System Board It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your system board even before installing it in your system unit Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage You must take extra care in handling the system board to ensure against electrostatic build up iis o EE a O Static Electricity Precautions 1 To prevent electrostatic build up leave the board in its anti static bag until
6. Ground Connector J3 Speaker Connector Pin Function 1 Signal 2 None 3 Ground 4 5V NA Connector J4 Turbo Switch Connector Pin Function An Low Speed Off Turbo Normal Speed Connector J5 Keylock Connector Pin Function 1 LED Signal 2 Reserved 3 Ground 4 Keylock Signal 5 Ground 50 iis Connector J6 PCI IDE LED Pin 1 2 Connector J7 Disk Active Pin 1 2 Connector J11 PS 2 Mouse Connector Pin 0 010 mn Connector J12 Green Function LED Pin 4 2 Function Signal G Function 51 52 Connector J13 Turoo LED Function LED LED Connector J15 External Battery Function 1 3V 2 NC 3 NC 4 Ground Connectors CN3 and CN6 Primary and Secondary IDE Hard Disk Drive Connectors y WO 0 Y 0 01 E 0 NN Function Reset Ground peer 3 y 3588 LBRRERELEBRBABDERERN Function Eni zz iis Connector CN4 Floppy Disk Drive Connector y OMNIDDARON Function Ground DENSEL Connector CN5 y O 0 Y 0 01 2 0 NN Parallel Printer Port Function Strobe Data O Data 1 y SBRBLZSRBRBNUBRRBBYBGS Ground iis o EE a O Connectors CN8 and CN7 Primary COM A and Secondary COMB Serial Ports y Function DCD Data Camer Detect RX Receive Data TX Transmit Data DTR Data Terminal Ready Ground Si
7. Type Y and press lt Enter gt to load the Setup default values After pressing lt Enter gt you will be retumed to the main menu To configure your system for optimum performance you must reset the options under the Chipset Features Setup However you are allowed to do so under the instruction of a technical engineer otherwise failure may occur Password Setting If you want to set a password make sure that the Security Option under the BIOS Features Setup is set to System or Setup Refer to the BIOS Features Setup option for more information Use the arrow keys to highlight the Password Setting option and press lt Enter gt The message below will appear Enter Password Type in the password You are limited to eight characters Type ina password that is eight characters long or shorter When done the mes sage below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same pass word If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again Otherwise enter a new password To delete or disable the password function simply press lt Enter gt in stead of typing in a new password Press the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu 35 iis o EE a O IDE HDD Auto Detection This option detects the hard disk parameters for the hard disk drives installed in your system Highlight this option and press
8. while using a non green CPU it will occupy IRQ15 Note The 16 levels of system interrupts have the following prionty HOO gt FOTSHOS HOGHOTOSHOM TS ROT2 gt HO13 gt RO14 ROT5HOB RO4 gt IRQ5 gt IRQ6 gt IRQ7 System Timers System Timer IRQO Refresh Request Generator 15us Rate Generator Period Signal Tone Generation for Speaker 59 60 Address B00P8898A8L8RP98 Day of Week Date of Month Month Year Register A Register B Register C Register D NR EE
9. you are ready to install it 2 Wear an antistatic wrist strap 3 Do all preparation work on a static free surface with components facing up 4 Hold the system board by its edges only Be careful not to touch any of the components contacts or connections especially gold contacts on the board 5 Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors Hold modules and connectors by their ends Warning Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is NA not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an anti NA static wnst strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requinng ESD protection Installing the System Board If you are installing the G586VPM R system board the following outlines the basic installation instructions Before installing the system board into your system unit you should prepare the tools you will need You will need One medium size flat bladed screwdriver One medium Phillios screwdriver 1 Unlock your system unit Turn off the power and disconnect all power cords and cables 10 iis o EE a O 10 11 Remove the system unit cover Refer
10. Assignments rnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnennnnr Connector Pin Assignments annxrnnnnennnnennnnnennnnennnnnrn Award BIOS Hard Disk Table rrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennn iis o DEE NH Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction The G586VPM R system board offers several advanced features inte grated into the system board It supports a 320 pin Zero Insertion Force ZIF CPU socket for Cyrix P120 P133 P150 or P166 CPUs These Cyrix CPUs support Linear burst mode with power supply sup porting up to 10 ampere CPU power consumption The ZIF socket allow users to easily upgrade their CPUs The G586VPIWR also supports Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades Flash EPROM is a memory chip for the storage of BIOS which can be erased in bulk or modified using a software utility Equipped with two built in Bus Master PCI IDE connectors the G586VPM R system board can control four drives and supports fast PIO Modes 3 and 4 hard drives and hard drives larger than 528MB Bus mastering reduces CPU use during disk transfer The system board is also equipped with two NS16C550A compatible serial ports an SPP EPP ECP a floppy disk drive controller and one mini DIN 6 connector for the PS 2 mouse The G586VPM R can be configured to 22 different memory sizes rang ing from 4MB to 512MB using 256KBx32 36 512KBx32 36 1MBx32 36 2MBx32 36 4MBx32 36 8MBx32 36 or 16MBx32 36 non parity parity SIM modu
11. Controller The G586VPM R system board has a built in floppy disk controller that supports two standard floppy disk drives You can install any 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy disk drives 25 iis o EE a O Connecting the Floppy Disk Cable 1 Install the 34 pin header connector into the floppy disk connector CN4 on the G586VPM R system board with the colored edge of the ribbon aligned to pin 1 Install the other 34 pin header connector s into the disk drive s with the colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable aligned to pin 1 of the drive edge connector s The end most connector should be attached to the drive you want to be Drive A IDE Hard Disk Interface 26 The G586VPM R system board is equipped with two PCI IDE connec tors that will interface four IDE Integrated Drive Electronics hard disk drives An IDE drive is a hard drive with the controller electronics built into the disk assembly The integration of the controller and the drive as a single unit increases reliability and performance by eliminating redun dant circuitry Note Only IDE drives can be connected to the IDE interface Connecting the IDE Hard Disk Interface 1 If you are connecting two hard drives install the 40 pin connector of the IDE cable into the primary disk connector CNS If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device install the 40 pin connector of the other IDE cable into the secon
12. The G586VPMR is equipped with a 320 pin Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket at location U5 of the system board This socket is designed for easy removal of an old CPU and easy insertion of an upgrade CPU The socket allows you to carefully place the new CPU into its position If you need to apply excessive force to insert the CPU you are not installing the CPU correctly Warning Open the socket only if you are actually installing a CPU The warranty on the original CPU will be voided if the S N seal is broken Before proceeding with the upgrade take note of the following The mi croprocessor and heat sink may be hot if the system has been running To avoid the possibility of a burn power the system off and let the processor and heat sink cool for 10 minutes The 320 pin ZIF socket consists of five rows of pin holes on each side To prevent improper CPU installation the ZIF socket has a Plug Keying mechanism Several holes in the socket are plugged so that CPUs will go in only one way If you cannot easily insert the CPU verify that pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket A warning note be extremely careful to match pin 1 of the CPU with pin 1 of the socket Usually pin 1 of the CPU is marked by a dot or a cut comer Zero Insertion Force ZIF Socket To install an upgrade CPU do the following 1 Make sure the handle on the side of the ZIF socket i
13. The lower serial port cable should be used for the COM B secondary serial port connect it to Connector CN7 on the system board Make sure the col 24 iis o EE a ored stripes on the ribbon cables align with pin 1 of Connectors CN7 and CN8 Mount the card edge bracket to the system chassis PS 2 Mouse Port The PS 2 mouse port is a 6 pin connector on the G586VPM R system board Attach the 6 pin mouse port cable which came in the G586VPM R box to connector J11 Make sure the brown wire on the PS 2 mouse connector aligns with pin 1 of connector J11 The other end of the wires are attached to the card edge bracket that also holds the two serial port cables Parallel Port The G586VPIMR system board has a standard connector to a parallel printer This port is compatible with both IBM AT printer ports and the new high speed bi directional Extended Capabilities Port standard The parallel port on your system board can be set to any of the following system I O addresses as Port Configuration VO Address LPT 1 3BC 3BE Hex LPT2 378 37A Hex LPT3 278 27A Hex Connecting the Parallel Printer Port Attach the DB 255 printer port cable which came with the system board to Connector CN5 on the G586VPM R system board Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable aligns with pin 1 of Connector CN5 Use a small nutdriver to mount the cable into a DB 25 cutout in the system chassis Floppy Disk Drive
14. This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot 43 iis o EE a O 44 MEMORY ADDRESS ERROR AT Indicates a memory address error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips MEMORY PARITY ERROR AT Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT Memory has been added or removed since the last boot Enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields MEMORY VERIFY ERROR AT Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory Use the location along with your system s memory map to locate the bad chip OFFENDING ADDRESS NOT FOUND This message is used in conjunction with the VO CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated OFFENDING SEGMENT This message is used in conjunction with the VO CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated PRESS A KEY TO REBOOT This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires a reboot Press any key and the system wil reboot PRESS F1 TO DISABLE NM F2 TO REBOOT When BIOS detects a Non maskable Interrupt condit
15. Y Memory Configuration 13 Cache Memory The G586VPM R provides a cache module slot rather than a build in cache The system board can be configured to two different cache sizes 256KB default and 512KB Insert the cache module into the cache module slot The system board is equipped with a 8Kx8 Tag RAM mounted on location U6 Please refer to page 12 for the locations of the cache module slot and U6 Cacheable Memory Range 256KB with 32 byte line size 064MB 512KB with 32 byte line size 0 128MB 14 iis o EE a O Jumpers JP6 JP8 JP19 and JP20 Cache Memory Jumpers JP6 JP8 JP19 and JP20 should be set according to the cache size as shown below JP6 JP7 PB JP19 PD 256KB with 32 byte 1 20n 1 20n 120n 1 20n 1 2 On line size 512KB with 32 byte 230n 230n 230n 1 20n 1 20n line size Default setting 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 On 2 3 On Installing the Cache Module Locate the 160 pin cache module slot on the system board Position the cache module above the slot Make sure pin 1 of the cache module is aligned with pin 1 of the slot Carefully slide the module into the slot Press firmly on the top of it to seat it properly 15 iis o EE a O CPU Installation The G586VPMR is equipped with a 320 pin Zero Insertion F
16. also allows you to enable disable or select the port address of the built in serial ports parallel port floppy disk controller and hard disk controller If you press lt Enter gt a screen similar to the one below will appear Use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to the option you wish to change or modify Use the lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt lt gt or lt gt keys to make the corresponding changes If the changes you made are incorrect or you change your mind press lt F6 gt or lt F7 gt to return to the default setting iis o EE a O Power Management Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight the Power Management Setup and press lt Enter gt a screen similar to the one below will appear The above Power Management Setup configuration will not use any of the power management features at all since Power Management is dis abled Choosing User Defined in the Power Management option will allow you to set the time of the power management features Min Power Saving and Max Power Saving will set the minimum and maximum value of these options respectively Choose Disabled if you do not wish your system to enter the power saving mode If you want your computer to resume an IRQ event you can enable that IRQ For example if you have a network card installed that uses IRQ 5 you may want to turn IRQ 5 to On to allow the computer to resume when the n
17. are appropriate for your drive choose User which is the user definable type To use this type highlight ei ther the drive you want to set Primary Master Primary Slave Second ary Master or Secondary Slave Use the arrow keys until type User is showing Fill in all the parameters as specified by the drive manufac turer If a drive is not installed select None and press lt Enter gt Drive A and Drive B These options are used to select the type of floppy disk drives installed in your system If either of the drives is not present select None Make sure you choose the correct drive type otherwise your system might improperly format the device Video This is used to select the type of video adapter installed in your system Halt on The system will halt if an error is detected during power up No Errors The system boot will not stop for any detected errors All Errors The system will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system will stop for any errors except a key board error All But Diskette The system will stop for any errors except a disk error All But Disk Key The system will stop for any errors except a keyboard or disk error iis o EE a O Memory The lower right hand comer shows the base memory size extended memory size and the other memory size of your system You cannot alter these items your computer automa
18. dary connector CN6 Make sure the colored edge of the ribbon is aligned to pin 1 Install the other 40 pin header connector s into the device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned to pin 1 of the drive edge connector s Note Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings iis o EE a O Adding a Second IDE Hard Drive When using two IDE drives one must be set as the master and the other as the slave Follow the instructions provided by the drive manu facturer for setting the jumpers and or switches on the drives No changes are needed on the G586VPM R system board when adding a second hard drive We recommend that the IDE hard drives be from the same manufac turer In a few cases drives from two manufacturers will not function properly when used together The problem lies in the hard drives not the G586VPMR system board Preparing an IDE Drive for Use IDE disk drives are already low level formatted with any bad track er rors entered when shipped by the drive manufacturer Do not attempt to do a low level format or you may cause serious damage to the drive To use an IDE drive you need to enter the drive type this information is provided by the drive manufacturer into the system s CMOS setup table Then run FDISK and FORMAT provided with DOS Note Do not run FDISK and FORMAT programs on a drive that has already bee
19. emission limits iis o EE a O Contents Chapter 1 Introduction usaiesisssanasssaidiegiasinneninasihanisasisn cs cnaishaia sis 5 Features and Specifications eres 6 Package CNecklSt oocoooccococccoccncconooncnononocncnonaronnnnonncnonanonnnnos 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation coooccoocncoococoocncnoocoroonanonnnnrs 9 Prepanngthe Area oococococococonoconoconononocononononononononanonanenanenones 9 Handling the System Board erre 9 Static Electricity PrecautiONS cooooccccccncccocncconnnconcnononos 10 Installing the System Board ococooccccoccnccccncconcnonocnnnoncncnncnnnnons 10 BoardLayout ee 12 SystemMemory 00 0 cccccceececeeeeeseeeeseeeeeseeeesseeeeseesesseeeesaeeeseeeees 12 Installing ASIMMOdUle ccccccceecceeeecseesceseseeeeseeeseeeens 13 Memory Configuration ccccececececeeeseeeeseeeseeeeeeeeseeeeseeesaes 18 SA 14 Installing the Cache Module ooocccooccccocccccccnccncnccnacnnnos 5 CREE SADO re 16 Jumper Settings for CPU rrarrnnnnrrnnnnerrnnrennnnennnnrnnnnnennnnennnn 16 Installing Upgrade CPUS erre 18 Jumper Settings for PCI Slot 4 erre 22 Jumper Settings for Parallel Port ccoooccooccoocccoccnocacnnnos 22 Jumper Settings for Display erre 23 Jumper Settings for PS 2 Mouse eres 23 Factory Testing Jumpers cooocccoccccccnccncnconcnconnonncnc
20. etwork polls the system PCI Configuration Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight PCI Configuration Setup and press lt Enter gt a screen similar to the one on the next page will appear 33 The G586VPM R system board supports four PCI master slave slots Each slot may be assigned INT A B C D or Auto if the card installed in the slot requires an interrupt Each INT may then be assigned an IRQ value Note We recommend that you assign all slots to Auto Load BIOS Defaults If for some reason the CMOS becomes corrupted the system can be NA reconfigured with the default values stored in the ROM chips The BIOS default values provide the slowest performance for the system but are stable You should use these values only if you are having hardware problems Highlight this option on the main menu and press lt Enter gt The mes sage below will appear Load BIOS Defaults Y N N Type Y and press lt Enter gt to load the BIOS setup default values Af ter pressing lt Enter gt you will be returned to the main menu Load Setup Defaults The Setup default values are stable and optimized for standard configu ration These defaults must be selected as standard values for your sysiem 34 iis o DEE a O Highlight this option on the main menu and press lt Enter gt The mes sage below will appear Load Setup Defaults Y N N
21. gnal Ground DSR Data Set Ready RTS Request to Send CTS Clear to Send RI Ring Indicator O 0 Y 0 01 E 0 NN 54 iis o DEE NH Appendix G Award BIOS Hard Disk Table Example Model TEAC SD510 MMI 112 5412 Seagate S1225 514026 Seagate ST125 Tandon TM262 Tandon TM 703 Disctron 526 MMI M125 462 133 900 820 855 855 306 733 Microscience HH725 Syquest 3250 3425 55 Seagate ST4038 Seagate S 14051 Seagate ST4096 Maxtor 2085 Maxtor 2140 Priam S14 Maxtor 2190 Priam S19 Maxtor 1085 Micropolis 1325 Maxtor 1105 1120 4780 Maxtor 1170 Maxtor 1140 4380 Seagate ST251 56 Seagate 4053 Miniscribe 3053 6053 Miniscribe 3053 6053 RLL Miniscribe 3650 Miniscribe 3675 RL Conner CP3104 Conner CP3204 User Defined 57 iis o EE a O Appendix H System Overview DMA Channels DMA Controller 1 DMA Controller 2 Ch0 Reserved for User Ch4 Cascade for CTRL 1 Chi ECP i Ch5 Reserved for User Ch2 Diskette Ch6 Reserved for User Ch3 Reserved for User Ch7 Reserved for User ECP DMA channel can be changed to Ch3 by us
22. ing Jumpers JP26 and JP27 see page 21 of the manual Note DMA controller 1 supports 8 bit data transfer DMA controller 2 supports 16 bit data transfer Address Generation for DMA Channels 3 to 0 Source DMA Page Memory DMA Controller 1 Address A3 lt gt A16 A15 lt gt AO Address Generation for DMA Channels 7 to 5 Source DMA Page Memory DMA Controller 2 Address A23 lt gt A17 A16 lt gt Al Page Memory Address VO Port Address Page Memory 0081H DMA Channel 2 0082H DMA Channel 3 0083H DMA Channel 1 0087H DMA Channel 0 0089H DMA Channel 6 Q08AH DMA Channel 7 008BH DMA Channel 5 58 so iis ES System Interrupts Interrupt Controller 1 IRQO Timer Output Out 0 IRQ1 Keyboard Output Buffer Full IRQ2 Interrupt from INTR2 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 IRQ5 Parallel Port 2 or 3 IRQ6 Diskette Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port 1 or 2 JIN Interrupt Controller 2 IRQ8 Realtime Clock INT IRQ9 Software Redirected to INT OAH IRQ2 IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 Primary Fixed Disk Controller 1F0 IRQ15 Secondary Fixed Disk Controller 170 Green IRQ The on board parallel port can be configured to either Parallel Port 1 2 or 3 The Parallel Port 1 uses O address 3BCh Parallel Port 2 VO address 378h while Parallel Port 3 uses VO address 278h If you enable the Green function in the CMOS Setup
23. ion during boot this will allow NMI to be disabled and continue to boot You can also reboot the system with the NMI enabled RAM PARITY ERROR CHECKING FOR SEGMENT Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory iit o DERE 0 SYSTEM HALTED CTRL ALT DEL TO REBOOT Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL simultaneously 45 iis Appendix C Memory and VO Maps Memory Address Map Address Name 0000000 to 640K System OOOFFFF Board RAM O0A0000 to 128K Video OOBFFFF Display Memory 00C0000 to 192K VO OODFFFF Expansion ROM 00E0000to 128K ROM on FFFF the System Board 0100000 to Mexmum SFFFFFF Memory 128M 46 Eni zz Function System Board Memory Reserved for Graphics Display Memory Reserved for ROM on VO Adapter Card System Board BIOS System Board Memory o EE a O VO Address Map VO Address Function 000 01F DMA Controller 1 8237A 5 020 03F Interrupt Controller 1 8259A Master 040 05F Timer 8254 2 060 06F 8742 Keyboard and Mouse Controller 070 07F Realtime Clock NMI Non maskable Interrupt Mask 080 09F DMA Page Memory 7415612 OAD 08F Interrupt Controller 2 8259A OCO ODF DMA Controller 2 8237A 5 OE8 Shadow RAM and Cache Control Bit OFO Clear Numeric Processor Extension Busy OF1 Rese
24. is set to a different setting than indi cated in Setup Determine which setting is correct and then either turn off the system and change the jumper or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection DISPLAY TYPE HAS CHANGED SINCE LAST BOOT Since last powering off the system the display adapter has been changed You must configure the system for the new display type ERROR ENCOUNTERED INITIALIZING HARD DRIVE Hard drive cannot be initialize Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached Also be sure the cor rect hard drive type is selected in Setup refer to Appendix G ERROR INITIALIZING HARD DISK CONTROLLER Cannot initialize controller Make sure the card is correctly and firmly installed in the bus Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup Also check to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive FLOPPY DISK CNTRLR ERROR OR NO CNTRLR PRESENT Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller Make sure the con troller is installed correctly and firmly If there are no floppy drives in Stalled be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE KEYBOARD ERROR OR NO KEYBOARD PRESENT Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached cor rectly and no keys are being pressed during the boot If you are purposely configuring the system without a keyboard set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL BUT KEYBOARD
25. les iis o EE a O Features and Specifications Processor e Cy P1204 P133 P150 or P166 Linear burst mode supported Power supply supports up to 10 ampere CPU power consumpton Chipset VLSI Wildcat chipset VLSI VL82C594 system controller VLSI VL82C595 data buffer VLSI VL82C597 PCI bridge Cache Memory e One 160 pin cache module slot Supports 256KB or 512KB buffered write through cache module Uses 3 3V pipeline burst SRAM System Memory e Upto 512MB e Eight 72 pin single and or double density SIMM sockets 256KBx32 36 512KBx32 36 1MBx32 36 2MBx32 36 4MBx32 36 8MBx32 36 or 16MBx32 36 non parity parity SIMMs 60ns or 7Ons fast page mode DRAM or EDO DRAM BIOS Award Flash BIOS Windows 95 Plug and Play compatible Supports IDE HDDs larger than 528MB LBA mode only Energy Efficient Design System Power Management supported e Microsoft Intel APM V1 1 compliant e Highly efficient switching power circuit CPU stopped clock control iis o EE a O PCI IDE Connectors CMD 646 Bus Master PCI IDE chip e Two IDE connectors to control four drives PIO Modes 3 amp 4 Enhanced IDE e DMA Mode 2 Bus Master IDE ATAPI IDE CD ROM supported Integrated VO e Two NS16C550A compatible high speed UARTs One SPP EPP ECP Supports 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB floppy drives ZIF Socket One 320 pin ZIF
26. n formatted or you will lose all programs and data stored on the drive Installing Expansion Cards The G586VPM R is equipped with three dedicated PCI and three dedi cated ISA slots One PCI slot and one ISA slot are shared You can only install a card in one or the other of the shared slots at a time you cannot install devices in both slots The location of the expansion slots are shown below Note The BIOS needs to be configured for the PCI add on caras insialled in the PCI slots Refer to the PCI Configuration Setup on pages 33 and 34 for more information 27 iis o EE a O Chapter 3 Initial Setup Program After you power up your system the BIOS message appears on your screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the following message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart your system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt keys simultaneously If you do not press these keys at the correct time and the system does not boot the following error message will appear Press Del to enter Setup If you have set a password and selected System in the Security Op tion of the BIOS Feature Setup menu you will be prompted for the O password everytime the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter gt Setup Type in the correct pas
27. nnot initialize the video screen to display any additional information This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps Error Messages 42 One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED CMOS battery is no longer functional It should be replaced The re placement battery is a Lithium watch battery 3 Volt or equivalent Re placing the battery will clear the CMOS and return the CMOS settings to the default values CIMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has be come corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak battery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISK BOOT FAILURE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER No boot device was found Insert a system disk into Drive A and press lt Enter gt Assuming the system is booted from the hard drive make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly at tached Also be sure the disk is formatted as a boot device Then reboot the system iis o EE a DISKETTE DRIVES OR TYPES MISMATCH ERROR RUN SETUP The type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition Run setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly DISPLAY SWITCH IS SET INCORRECTLY Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color This indicates the switch
28. odules If your board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components gently press each component into the socket If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults 39 iis o EE a O XA Types of Modules The G586VPM R system board allows you to populate memory with 256Kx36 512Kx36 1Mx36 2Mx36 4Mx36 and 8Mx36 SIM modules The following modules have been tested with this board Most untested brands will work but a few may fail to do so For SIM 256Kx36 Modules Brand Chip Number OK M51C256A 70 For SIM 512Kx36 Modules Brand Chip Number OK M514256B 70J For SIM 1Mx36 Modules Brand Chip Number Toshiba TC511000AJL OK GT 1M 36B Fujitsu 81C1000A 70 For SIM 2Mx36 Modules Brand Chip Number OK M511000B 40 Chip Number M514100A 70S Chip Number M514100AL 70K 41 o PE a O iis o EE a O x B Append System Error Report When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something either a beep code will sound or a message will be dis played in a box in the middle of the screen and a message PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP will be shown in the information box at the bottom POST Beep Currently there is only one beep code in BIOS This code indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS ca
29. oncnnonnnoncnonons A BUAIR ONS stos calce E O A A A PS 2Mouse Port cooccoocccocccccccccncnconnnoncnonanonnnnconcnnnnncnncnonanonos 20 E A end aa DR dad 2 Floppy Disk Drive Controller occoooccocoocoocococococncoo 2 IDE Hard Disk Interface oooocccccoccncococoncconcnncnononononon 2 Installing Expansion Cards occcccocccccccnccocncconcnonacnnnnnnnnnaconnnons 27 Chapter 3 Initial Setup Program occoocccconccconcncconnccnnnnncnnanonannnnnnnos 28 Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility een 8 Standard CMOS Setup eres 29 BIOS Features Setup ooccccoocnccoccnccncnccncnnonanncononononcnonncnnnnnos 3l Chipset Features Setup eres 2 Power Management Setup occoocccoccccncncooconncnconcnnnononncnonanonos 33 iis PCI Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Password Setting IDE HDD Auto Detection Configuration Setup HDD Low Level Format Save amp Exit Setup WithoutSaving IDE Device Drivers Exit Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Checklist cooooccoococoococooonocoonaconnas Appendix A Types of Modules Appendix B AppendixC Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F AppendixG Appendix H System Error Report asxrvnnevnnnennnvrnnnnnnnnennnnrnnnennnvennnr Memory and VO Maps rnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnennnnennnnnnn PCIVO Pin Assignments nnernnnennnnvnnnennnnennnnnnnnennnvennnr ISAVO Pin
30. orce ZIF socket at location U5 of the system board The ZIF socket allows for easy installation of upgrade CPUs as your system needs grow Make sure all jumpers are set correctly before applying power or you may damage the CPU or system board Refer to page 12 for the location of the ZIF socket Jumper Settings for CPU 16 Jumpers J1 JP11 and JP12 CPU Extemal Clock Speed and CPU IntemalExtemal Speed Ratio To allow optimum performance of your CPU the CPU s external clock speed and its internal external speed ratio must be set accordingly For example if you are using 100MHz Cynx CPU set external clock speed to 50MHz J1 and set JP11 JP12 frequency ratio to 2 which is the recommended speed ratio of a 100MHz processor Jumper J1 Pins 1 2 Pins34 Pins 56 Qn Off Qn Off Qn Off Qn Qn Qn Qn Qn Off Qn Qn Qn Off Qn ey 9999292898 1 2 8 1 2 3 9 1 2 On 2 3 On 9 Frequency Ratio 1 5 refers to 1 5 times the speed of the CPU s external clock speed 2 refers to twice the speed of the CPU s external clock speed 2 5 refers to 2 5 times the speed of the CPU s external clock speed 17 iis o EE a O Jumper JP3 CPU Voltage Select Set Jumper JP3 according to the voltage of the CPU installed on the G586VPM R system board 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 On 3 45V 3 6V 2 3 On 3 3V 3 45V Default Installing Upgrade CPUs 18
31. ouse is not used the IRQ12 interrupt is available for other devices On IRQ12 Enabled Off IRQ12 Default Disabled 23 iis o EE a O Factory Testing Jumpers The jumpers below are for factory testing only and should always be set to their default configurations Reconfiguring these jumpers will cause problems with your system board JP21 JP23 Off JP10 Off J14 JP14 and JP16 1 2 On JP4 JP5 and JP13 2 3 On Built in Ports The G586VPM R system board is equipped with two serial ports one ECP EPP parallel printer port one FDD connector two IDE hard disk connectors and one PS 2 mouse port Please refer to page 12 for the locations of the built in ports Serial Ports ee The built in serial ports are RS 232C asynchronous communication ports with NS16C550 compatible UARTs that can be used with mo dems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial devices The G586VPM R system board supports IRQ4 for the primary serial port and IRQ3 for the secondary serial port These serial ports use the following system I O addresses Port Configuration VO Address COM 1 3F8n COM2 2F8h Connecting the Serial Ports Two DB 9P serial port cables are provided with the system board They are mounted on a card edge bracket along with the PS 2 mouse cable The upper serial port cable should be used for the COM A primary se rial port connect it to Connector CN8 on the system board
32. s up To raise the handle push it down slightly pull it out to the side then raise it as far as it will go The top plate will slide back Do not use screw drivers or other tools to open the socket or you may damage the system or socket It may be necessary to initially apply a small amount of sideways force to free the handle from its retaining tab Once clear of the tab the handle will open relatively easily gt Handle Lifting the Handle 19 iis o EE a O 2 Once the lever is completely up remove the old CPU carefully by lifting it straight out of the socket You are now ready to insert the new CPU Pin 1 3 Position the CPU above the ZIF socket Make sure pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket Lower the chip until the pins are inserted properly in their corresponding holes Remember that very little force is needed to install the CPU If the CPU is not easily inserted verify whether or not pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket Applying too much pressure can damage gt the CPU or the socket TH entuim Processor NS E ey ee E CPU Pin 1 Positioning the CPU Above the ZIF Socket 20 iis o EE a 4 Push the handle down until the handle locks into place The top plate will slide for
33. socket Intel Socket 5 Connectors e 2 serial ports e 1 parallel port e 2IDE connectors e 1 floppy connector e 1 PS 2 mouse port e 1 mini DIN 6 PS 2 keyboard connector or AT keyboard connector Expansion Slots e 3 dedicated PCI slots e 3 dedicated 16 bit ISA slots e 1 shared PCIISA slot PCB e Glayers Baby AT form factor 38cm 12 87 x 22cm 8 58 iis o EE a O Package Checklist The G586VPM R package contains the following items G586VPIMR system board G586VPMR users manual e One 40 0in IDE hard disk cable One 34 pin floppy disk drive cable e One 25 pin printer port cable for chassis mounting e One card edge bracket with serial and mouse port cables Ore IDE driver diskette If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance iis o DEE NH Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter summarizes the steps in installing the G586VPM R system board into your system unit It also includes a description of the area in which you must work and directions for memory installation Before in Stalling the system board obtain the memory you plan to install Please refer to the memory chart on pages 13 and 14 for the number and type of SIM modules needed for the amount of memory you require Preparing the Area Before unpacking the system board make sure the location you have
34. sword and press lt Enter gt If you selected Setup in the Security Option you will be prompted for the password only when you try to enter Setup Refer to the BIOS Features Setup section for more information Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt simultaneously or lt Del gt to enter the Setup utility A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear 28 Use the arrow keys to highlight the option you want and press lt Enter gt Standard CMOS Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Setup and press lt Enter gt a screen similar to the one below will appear Date and Time sets the time and date for the system Press lt F3 gt for the calendar Hard Drive Type If you have added an IDE drive you must select the appropriate type for the drive You may use the IDE HDD Auto Detection from the main CMOS setup menu or you can set it manually The G586VPM R has 46 pre set types and one user definable type Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt keys to select the appropriate type for the drive 29 iis o DEE a O 30 The table in Appendix G gives a complete listing of the available drive types Any given drive must be set to one specific drive type number Please refer to your IDE drive documentation to find the appropriate type number If none of the pre set types
35. t Numeric Processor Extension OF8 OFF Numeric Processor Extension 1F0 1F8 Fixed Disk Control 1 170 178 Fixed Disk Control 2 200 207 Game O 218 27F Parallel Printer Port 2 2F8 2FF Serial Port 2 300 31F Prototype Card 360 36F Reserved 3 83 F Parallel Printer Port 1 gt 380 38F SDLC Bisynchronous 2 3A0 3AF Bisynchronous 1 3B0 3BF Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter 3C0 3CF Reserved 3D0 3DF Color Graphics Monitor Adapter 3F0 3F7 Diskette Controller 3F8 3FF Serial Port 1 Note The VO address hex 000 to OFF are reserved for the system board VO Hex 100 to SFF are available on the VO channels 47 iis Appendix D PCI VO Pin Assignments Component Side B Reserved PRSNT2 Ground Ground Reserved Ground LK 48 Eni zz A Solder Side 5V Reserved 5V I O Reserved Ground Ground Reserved RST 5V o GNT Ground Reserved RAE 3 3V AD 28 AD 26 Ground AD 24 IDSEL 3 3V C BE 0 GER AD 06 ADIOS Ground its o EE a Appendix E ISA VO Pin Assignments RH OODANDMBWN RH DO 0D UE 0 NONoO 0 0 UU E UI NN 0 UY IN IN IND NNNNDNNN RR eR aaa ADO O OO O O OD O Ra a 2 a nd nd a a a KO 0 000000 0 DU EA UN ONO 0 Dl UE UN I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 49 iis o EE a O Appendix F Connector Pin Assignments Connector J2 Reset Switch Connector Pin Function 1 Reset 2
36. ter add in card is installed in PCI Slot 4 the IDE drivers DMA mode must be set to Disabled Set Jumpers JP24 and JP25 as shown below PCI Slot 4 installed with Master add in card 230n 230n Onboard PCI IDE must be set to PIO mode PCI Slot 4 installed with Slave add in card 120n 1 2On Onboard PCI IDE can be set to PIO or DMA mode Default setting 120n 230n Jumper Settings for Parallel Port Jumpers JP26 and JP27 SPP EPP ECP Printer Port DMA Channel Select Jumpers JP26 and JP27 are used to select the SPP EPP ECP Printer ports DMA Channel The G586VPM R system board supports DMA Channel 1 or 3 Set JP26 and JP27 according to the DMA channel used by the system board DMA Channel JP26 JP27 DMA 1 120n 120n DMA 3 230n 230n Default setting 22 iis o EE a O 3 2 1 3 2 1 120n 230n Jumper Settings for Display Jumper JP17 Display Type Select Jumper JP17 sets the display adapter to color or mono This jumper must match the type of display adapter installed If you change your video adapter make sure this jumper is changed accordingly On Color Off Mono Default Jumper Settings for PS 2 Mouse Jumper JP18 PS 2 Mouse The G586VPM R package includes a card edge bracket with serial and mouse port The PS 2 mouse port uses IRQ12 If you set Jumper JP18 to IRQ12 Enabled make sure you connect the PS 2 mouse port to Connector J11 When IRQ12 is disabled and a PS 2 m
37. tically detects and displays them The Other Memory size refers to the memory located in the 4MB to 256MB address space This is the memory used for different applica tions DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for application programs Most use this for the Shadow RAM When you are through making changes in the Standard CMOS Setup press lt Esc gt to retum to the main menu BIOS Features Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight BIOS Features Setup and press lt En ter gt a screen similar to the one below will appear The Virus Waming option may be set to Enabled or Disabled When enabled the BIOS issues a waming when any program or virus sends a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive 31 iis o DEE NH If you choose System in the Security Option you will be prompted for a password every time you cold boot your system or access setup If you choose Setup you will be prompted for a password only when trying to access setup If the changes you made are incorrect or you change your mind press lt F6 gt or lt F7 gt to retum to the default settings Press lt Esc gt after mak ing the changes to retum to the main menu Chipset Features Setup 32 The G586VPM R uses VLSI chipset The Chipset Features Setup allows you to modify some functions to optimize system performance It
38. to the manufacturers instruc tions if necessary Remove expansion cards seated in any of the expansion slots and detach all connectors from the old system board Loosen the screws holding the original system board and remove the board from the system Save the screws Remove the G586VPM R from its original packing box Be careful to avoid touching all connectors and pins on the board Please refer to the handling instructions on pages 9 10 for proper handling tech niques Insert the SIMMs into the SIMM banks on the G586VPM R The quantity and location of the SIMMs is dependent upon the memory configuration and type of modules you intend to use Insert the cache module if any into the cache module slot on the G586VPMR Install the CPU Be sure pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket Set the corresponding jumpers Install the prepared G586VPM R system board into the case and replace the screws Reinstall all cards and connectors and replace the system unit cover Reconnect all power cords and cables 11 CNS Printer cove QB ON7 CNS Primary IDE JP10 C PA VL82C595 PE PE
39. ward You will feel some resistance as the pres sure starts to secure the CPU in the socket This is normal and will not damage the CPU However if the handle is not completely Closed damage to the CPU and or system board may result Clearance Requirements Your CPU comes with a heat sink mounted on top To maintain proper airflow once the upgrade is installed on the system board the CPU and heatsink require certain space clearances The clearance above the CPU s fan heat sink must be at least 0 4 inches The clearance on at least 3 of 4 sides of the CPU must be at least 0 2 inches The cables for floppy drive hard drive CD ROM etc must be routed clear of the CPU and its airspace Fan Exhaust The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan exhaust configuration in connection with the heatsink The temperature of the air entering the gt fan heatsink cannot exceed 45 C 113 F The ambient or room tem O perature must be below 37 C 99 F In order to provide proper airflow to the CPU all movable obstructions power supply cables cards floppy disk cables must be clear of the CPU fanheatsink component in accordance with the space clearance discussed in the Clearance Requirements section of this manual 21 iis o DERE 0 Jumper Settings for PCI Slot 4 Jumpers JP24 and JP25 PCI Slot 4 Master Slave Select PCI Slot 4 of the G586VPM R system board supports Master and Slave modes If a Mas
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