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American Megatrends, Inc. Super Voyager LPX ISA Motherboard with Green PC and Advanced Power Ma nagemen t User's Guide M A N - 708 4/26/94.
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Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Table of Contents 1 System Overv iew .................................................................................................... 1 2I n s t a l l a t i o n .................................
Preface iv Preface To th e OEM T ha nk you for pur chasi ng the high p er for mance Americ an Me gatr end s Sup er Voy ager LPX ISA moth erboard. T his product i s a state of the art 486-bas ed m o therboard that includes th e famou s AMIBIOS.
Preface vi Packing List You sh ould have receiv ed the follow ing item s: • an A merican Meg atrends Super Voy ager LPX ISA motherboard, • a Warranty Card f o r the Super Voy ager LPX ISA motherbo.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Packing List, Conti nue d ! OS/2 v 2.x drivers, diskette 3 of 5, File F ile File File DISK.ID BVH SVGA.DL_ CL480B.DSP CL480BC.DSP CL600B .DSP CL600B C. DSP CL768B .DSP CL 768BC.DSP CLI1620.CMD CLI25620.
Chapter 1 System Overview 1 1 System Overview T he Supe r V o yager LPX is a hi gh pe rfo r mance a ll-i n-o ne moth erb o ard with b uilt-in local bus VGA and built- in local b us IDE. The Super Voy ager L PX moth erboard supports the EPA Green PC pow er man agemen t specification an d provides an eas y-to- use BIOS Setup utility .
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super Voyager LPX Dimensions The Super Voy ager LPX m otherboard is approxim ately 9 inch es w ide b y 13 inch es lo ng (the standard Western Digital LPX size w ith sim ilar mounting hole locatio ns).
Chapter 1 System Overview 3 Description Processo r Ty pe and Speed Processor in ZI F Socket (Upgra de Soc k e t) PQFP Processor Frequency Empty 486SX 20, 25, or 33 MHz Empty Enhanced S Se ries ( 486DX.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Description, Conti nue d CPU Sockets There are two C P U sockets: a PQFP and a ZIF socket. The ZIF socket is th e upgrade socket. If both the PQFP and ZIF sockets con tain CPUs, the CPU in the ZIF s o cket will be th e active CPU.
Chapter 1 System Overview 5 Description, Conti nue d Cache Memory The Super V oyager L PX moth erboard supports 64 KB or 256 KB of direct mapped, write-through or write-back L2 external (secondar y) cache mem or y.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Description, Conti nue d System BIOS The Super Voy ager LPX moth erboard has a 64 KB WinBIOS at F0000h - FFFFFh w ith built-in WinBIOS Setup. WinBIOS Setup has a graphical user in terface that is extrem ely easy to use.
Chapter 1 System Overview 7 Description, Conti nue d Expansion Slo ts The m otherboard has on e LPX/VL 32- bit expan sion slot . T his s lot can be us ed wit h an L P X riser card. Loca l B us The Super Voyager L P X moth erb o ard has both VGA and IDE built- in to the VESA VL- B us local bus.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Onboard I/O, Conti nue d Onboa r d Local B us IDE Support The onboard IDE is on the VES A local bus . T he IDE con troller support s IDE Modes 0, 1, and 2. It also supports IDE read data prefetch and w rite postin g.
Chapter 1 System Overview 9 Onboard I/O, Conti nue d I/O Wait State G eneration The motherboard has an open bus structure, allow ing m ultiple pr o cessors to share sy stem resources, incl uding m em ory. The m otherboard supports sys tem m emory refresh f rom chan nel processors.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Green PC Features The Am erican Megatren ds Super Voya ger LPX moth erboard has been desi gned w ith the EPA Green PC specif ications in m ind.
Chapter 1 System Overview 1 1 Compliance with EPA Green PC Specifications To meet the Green P C specification s, a compu ter syst em m ust be able to enter an idle state (Sleep Mode) that redu ces the total sy stem power u se to 30 watts or less on the input - AC side.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Green PC Hot Keys, Conti nue d System Security Locking Hot Key The default hot k ey option f o r this feature is <Ctrl> <A lt> <Backspace>, w hich can be c hanged by the OEM thro ugh AMIB CP.
Chapter 1 System Overview 13 Green PC Jumpers and Bergs J14 Password L ED Select J14 is a three-pin berg that selects th e P assw ord LED. J14 Pin Se ttings LED select ed Shor t Pins 1-2 Fro nt panel po we r L ED is Pas swo rd L ED. Shor t Pins 2-3 Se parate Pas swo rd L ED using J 15 (Factory setting) .
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Green PC Implementation Disclaimers Green PC Responsibility belongs to Sy stem Integ ra tor The sy stem in tegrator mu st be responsible f or Green PC complian ce.
Chapter 2 Installation 15 2 Installation Installation Steps The steps for as sembling a system that us es the Super Voy ager LPX m o therboard are show n in the f ollowin g table.
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Chapter 2 Installation 17 Step 1 Unpacking the Motherboard Step Acti on 1 I nspect the cardboard car ton for obvio us damage. I f damaged, cal l 404- 246-8600. L eav e the m otherbo ard in its or iginal packing . 2 Pe rfor m all unpacking and installa tion proce dures o n a gro und connecte d anti-static m at.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d SW1 SW1 is a four-position two-bit DIP sw itch that controls cache memory configur at i on. Se e the gra p hic o n p a ge 2 3 fo r the location of SW1.
Chapter 2 Installation 19 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J18 Serial Port 1 I RQ Select J18 is a th ree-pin s ingle- inlin e berg. Short pi ns 1-2 to s elect IRQ4 f or serial port 1 (th e factory settin g). Short pi ns 2-3 to select IRQ3 f or serial port 1.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J20 Onboard PS/2 M ouse E nable J20 is a th ree-pin s ingl e-inli ne berg. Sh ort pins 2- 3 to disable the on board PS/2 m ouse. Sh ort pins 1- 2 to enable th e onboard PS/ 2 mous e (the defa ult).
Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J5 Local Bu s ID3 Sel ect J5 is a three-pin sing le-inline berg. In normal operation, pins 1- 2 ar e sho rte d when running Lo ca l B us Ada p ter Car ds a t 2 0 , 25, or 33 MHz.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J30, J39, J36, J22, J29, J37, J42 CPU Sel ect J29 is a tw o- pin berg. J30 an d J39 are three-pin bergs. J22 an d J36 are fou r-pin berg s. J37 and J42 are six -pin bergs.
Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J36 Select CPU Type J22 Select CPU Type J42 Select CPU Type.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J37 Select CPU Type J30 Select CPU Type.
Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J39 Select CPU Type J29 Select CPU Type.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J37 Select 5V C PU J37 is a three by tw o d ual-inline berg. Short the f ollo w ing pins toget her: 1-2, 3- 4, and 5-6 w hen a 5 volt CPU is install ed on the m otherboard.
Chapter 2 Installation 27 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J42 Select 3.3V C PU Before us ing a 3.3V CPU, make sur e that a voltage r egulator is instal led with a heat s ink in U70. 3.3V CPUs cannot be used unles s this volt age regulator i s install ed.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J19 CMOS RAM Drain J19 is a three-pin sing le-inline berg. In n ormal operation, pins 1-2 are s horted. Short pins 2- 3 to drain CMOS RAM. Warning The com p uter pow er mus t be turned of f before moving the J 19 sho r ting b ri d ge to P ins 2-3 .
Chapter 2 Installation 29 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J27 Select E nhanced Parallel Port D M A Reques t J27 is a six- pin dual-in line header that selects the parallel port DMA request lin e. T he factory settin g is OPEN (no DMA channe l sele cte d) .
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J26 Select E nhanced Parallel Port DM A Ack now ledge J26 is a six- pin dual-in line header that selects the parallel port DMA A cknowl ed ge line. The factory setting is all OPEN (no DMA channel selected).
Chapter 2 Installation 3 1 Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d J31 Onboard VG A Interrupt En able J31 is a tw o-pi n berg th at enables u se of IRQ9 f or the onboard VGA con troller. Place a shorting bridg e on J31, shorting pins 1-2 together, to en ab le the VGA interrupt as IRQ9.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 2 Set Switch and Jumper Options, Continue d Bank 0 Ban k 1 Bank 2 Ban k 3 Tot al RAM 4 MB None N one No ne 4 MB 4 MB 1 MB x 36 None No ne 8 MB.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 3 Install Memory T he ma i n me mo r y su b sys t e m o n th e Su p e r V o ya ge r LP X m otherboard has one ban k of DRA M on the m otherboard an d four 32-bit SIMM (Sin gle Inline Mem ory Module) m emory sockets.
Chapter 2 Installation 3 4 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Mo t herbo ard M emory Configurations The Super Voy ager LPX m otherboard supports the follow ing moth erboard memory configu rations wh en the onboard DRA M bank is no t be ing used .
Install Memory, C o n t i nu e d Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide BANK0 BANK1 BANK2 BANK3 Tota l 1 MBx36-S 16 MBx36-S None None 68 MB 1 MBx36-S 1 MBx36- S 16 MBx 36-S N one 72 MB 4.
Chapter 2 Installation 36 Step 3 Install Memory, Continued SIMM Part Numb ers Type Manufactu rer Part Num ber 256 KB x 36 Micron® MT 9D25636M-7 Mitsubishi® MH26636BJ -7 Motor ola® MCM36256S- 70 Oki.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Installing SIM M s There are four x 36 SIMM sock ets located on the Super Voy ager LPX mot he rb o ard .
Chapter 2 Installation 38 Step 4 Install Upgrade Processor Follow the procedures described in this step to install an upgrade processor in the em pty ZIF s o cket near the CPU. Warning Improper Upg rade P rocessor installation can damag e the Upgrade Processor and/or the moth erboard.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 4 Install Upgrade Processor, Continue d Installing an Upgr a de Processor The follow ing di scussion applies only to 169-pin processors, such as the 486D X, 486DX2, 486DX4, 486SX, 487SX, A M486, SL Enhan ced S Series, P23T , or P24.
Install Upgrade Processor, Continue d Chapter 2 Installation 40 Step Actio n 4 C omplet e in s talla ti on by lift in g t he ZIF lever to the ot her si de of t h e socket, as sho wn belo w. Installing a P24 T o r P2 4CT The P24T and P24CT upgrade process ors are 240-pin packag e that uses all s o cket pins.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 5 Install the Motherboard The motherboard moun ting hole pattern is the same as th e mounting hole pattern on the standard Western Digital L P X motherboard. Standoffs and m ounting screw s are not supplied with the moth erboard.
Chapter 2 Installation 42 Step 5 Install the Motherboard, Continue d.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 6 Connect the Power Supply The power supply shou ld match the phys ical configuration of the chassis. Ma ke sure that the power switch is Off befo r e assembly. Before attaching all com po nents, make sure th at the prop er voltage has been selected.
Chapter 2 Installation 44 Step 6 Connect the Power Supply, Continue d Power Supply Connectors are K eyed The power con nectors are key ed to prevent incorrect installation . The key s on the connector m ust be cut to f it on some pow er supplies, as shown below.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 7 Connect the Keyboard Cable The key board attaches via a stan dard 6-pin min iDIN keyboard connector. A dj acent to the k eyboard connector is a 6- pin min iDIN connector f or a P S/2-ty pe mouse.
Chapter 2 Installation 46 Step 9 Connect Cables When conn ecting chassis connectors to the m otherboard, make s ure to connect th e correct connector end. Most conn ector wires are color-coded. Match the color of the wires leav ing the switch or LED to the sam e pin on the conn ector end.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 9 Connect Cables, Continue d J15 Password LE D Connector J15 a two- pin berg that can be attached v ia a cable to an LED that flash es when the end user presses <C trl> <Alt> <Backspace> to lock th e keyboard an d mouse an d Pins 2-3 of J14 are shorted.
Chapter 2 Installation 48 Step 9 Connect Cables, Continue d J38 Speak er Connector J38 is a four-pin s ingle-inline berg that is attached via a cable to the system speaker. AMI BIO S signals har dware p r obl ems through the speaker. Pin 1 on the m o therboa rd is id entified by the arrow on the w hite box aroun d the berg.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide J35 Keyboard Lock Power LED Connector J35 is a four pin sin gle-inline berg that is attached via a cable to the key board lock connector (or s eparate key board lock and Pow er LED connectors ). T he compu ter chassis m ay not include the key board lock and Power L ED on a singl e connector.
Chapter 2 Installation 50 Step 9 Connect Cables, Continue d J34 Turbo L ED J34 is a two- pin berg that is attached v ia a cable to the externally - mou nted bipolar Turbo LED.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 9 Connect Cables, Continue d J43 Turbo S w itch Connector J43 is a two- pin single- inline berg that is attach ed via a cable to the externally -mou nted bipolar Turbo switch on the chassis .
Chapter 2 Installation 52 Step 10 Connect Onboard I/O Onboard Ad apters The Super Voy ager LPX moth erboard has: • tw o serial ports (J23 and J28), • a paralle l port (J40), • a VGA con nector (.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 10 Connect Onboard I/O, Continue d J28 Serial Port 1 (COM1) and J23 Seri al Port 2 (COM 2) J28 and J23 are 9-pi n DB9 male con nectors that provide an AT- compatible serial port in terface. The DB9 connector pin placem ent is sh own bel ow.
Chapter 2 Installation 54 Step 10 Connect Onboard I/O, Continue d J40 Parallel Port J40 is a DB25 fem ale connector. The J40 pin placemen t is show n below .
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 10 Connect Onboard I/O, Continue d J45 VGA Con nector J45 is a st andard 15-pin DB15 VGA connector.
Chapter 2 Installation 56 Step 10 Connect Onboard I/O, Continue d J44 VGA Feature C onnector J4 4 is a V G A Feature conne ctor or a pass-t hr ough co nnecto r.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 11 Install Floppy Drive J2 Floppy Disk Drive Connecto r J2 is a 34-pi n dual-in line berg. Con nect the cable f rom the f loppy drive to J2, as shown below. The on board floppy con troller cannot be used if a hard disk adapt er card with floppy con troller is installed.
Chapter 2 Installation 58 Step 11 Install Floppy Drive, Continue d J2 Floppy Connector Pino ut Pin Use Pin Use 1G N D2 D E N S E 1 3G N D4 N / C 5G N D6 D R A T E 0 7 G ND 8 -INDEX 9 G ND 10 -MOTOR 0 .
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step 12 Install Hard Disk Attach IDE Cab le to J4 J4 is a 40-pin dual- inline berg that con nects an IDE hard disk drive to the on board IDE Controller. A ttach the 40- wire IDE ribbon cable to J4 as sh own below .
Chapter 2 Installation 60 Step 13 Test and Configure Review the fo l lowing po ints be fore po wer i ng up : _ mak e sure that all adapter cards are seated properly , _ mak e sure all connectors are p.
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Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 62 3V G A D r i v e r s VGA Drivers VGA Utility Software The following VGA utility program s are supplied : CL Mode config ures driv er optio ns. SetRE S modif ies the scr een re solution and the number of colors in Window s. Using CLMode CLMode s ets the m onitor ty pe and video m odes.
Using CLMODE, Continue d Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Step Actio n You can ce nter the s creen displ ay on the monitor by press ing the → , ← , ↑ , and ↓ key s while i n Pr eview mod e. If the s creen does n ot m ove when you pres s an arrow k ey, th e scre en is alre ady at the l imit in that direction.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 64 Using CLMode, Continue d CLMo de Co mm and Line Options Menu-drive w indows are not displayed w hen CLMODE is called from the DOS prom pt.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Using CLMode, Continue d CLMo de Co mm and Line Example To sele c t mode 3 with high VGA re fresh fo r a Sup er V GA monitor , type the f o llo wi ng comman d at the DOS pr o mpt: CL Mode 3+ m2+<Enter > Type an invalid option to display comm and line help.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 66 Using SetRES, Continue d Installat ion Step Action 1 S tart Windows and i nsert the Su per Voyager L PX Windows vi deo driver diskette in dri ve A: (or B:). 2 Ch oose Ru n from the File me nu in t h e Pr o gra m M a nage r. Typ e A:I NSTALL (or B:I NSTALL if usi n g th e B: d rive) and press <En ter>.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing Windows VGA Display Drivers Before Upgrading the Drivers From the C: DOS prompt, ty pe CD W IN DOWS and press <En ter>. T he type SETUP to run the Window s Setup pr o gram. Press the arrow keys to highlig ht the Display f ield and select VGA or Super VGA.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 68 Installing Windows 3.1 VGA Drivers Step Actio n 1 Make sure that Window s 3.1 is alre ady instal led. F rom the D OS prompt and the W indows dir ectory , type SETUP and press <Ente r> to run the Window s SETU P.EXE prog ram.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing the Windows NT Video Drivers Step Actio n 1 Start W indows NT . 2 Run the Windows NT Setup pr ogram fr om the Main w indow o f the Program Ma nager. 3 S elect Change System Settings fr om the W indows N T Setup pr ogram Options menu.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 70 Installing ADI VGA Drivers The Super Voya ger LPX ADI (Au todesk Device Interf ace) driver is the TurboDL D Classic display list driver. It can: • speed A utoCAD redraw s, pans, an d zooms, and • provides a m ore productive user- friendly in terface.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued TurboDLD Classic Features • bird's ey e view , • accelerated redraw s, pans, and zoom s, • no n ew.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 72 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Quickstar t This is a summ ary of the basics for installing and using TurboDLD Cla ssic.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Configuring AutoCAD Relea se 12 Step Actio n 1 Begin A utoCAD with the re configur e switch o n. Type ACAD -R and pres s <Enter>. 2 C hoose option 3, Configure Video Display f rom the A utoCAD config uration menu.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 74 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Configuring Turbo DLD Classic The Turb oDL D Classic driver configu ration menu appears after selec t i ng the pr op e r di sp lay devi ce. Y ou must confi gur e the TurboDLD Cla ssic operating param eters.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Configuring Turbo DLD Classic , cont' d Basic Conf ig uration M enu Menu Option Descri pti on Aut o C AD T ext Li n es Sele cts the number of line s in AutoCA D comma nd prompt are a.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 76 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Configuring Turbo DLD Classic , cont' d Expert Configura tion M enu This men u custom izes of the driver or adjus ts for mem ory constraints . Menu Item Description Display L ist Enab les the display list feature.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Configuring Turbo DLD Classic , cont' d After all options hav e been set, scroll to the Save and Exit option and press <En ter> to continue. Next, conf igure the AutoC AD screen display ch aracteristics and type Y to accept the chan ges.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 78 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Reconfiguring TurboDLD Classic for AutoCAD R12 Step Actio n 1T y p e CONF IG and pres s <Enter> at the A utoCA D command pro mpt. 2 S elect option 3, Configure Video Display. 3T y p e No and pres s <Enter> at the Select a new video dr iver .
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Configuring an Auto CAD R1 1 Environment Duri ng t he T urb oDLD Classic installation pro cess, FASTACA D.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 80 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Configuring Aut oShade To configure A utoShade v2.0 to use TurboDL D Cla ssic, run FASTACAD.BA T to set the AutoShade environm ent variables. Ty pe SHADE /R and press <En ter> to reconfigure A utoShade.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Configuri ng 3D Studio Rel ease 1.x, 2.x, and 3.x Step Actio n 1 Firs t set the e nvironme nt variable s for 3D Studio by r unning PA NA3DS .BAT. N ext, change the fol low ing three l ines to use the RCPA DI r endering driver .
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 82 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Configuring 3 D Studio v3 .X Step Actio n 1T h e T u r b o D L D Classic drive rs run w ith 3D Studio re lease 3.X. Use the 3D Studio default RCPA DI VI BRANT GRA PHI C DRI VER CONF IG URA TI ON.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Configuring AVE Render Step A ction 1 AutoC AD R12 A VE Render uses the TurboDL D Classic render ing feature to rende r objects and drawings . You must fir st configure AVE Re nder bef ore r unning it.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 84 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Changin g Colors The CustomColors color configuration utility m odifies all customiza b le Auto CAD c olo r s while running AutoCAD.
Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Item Description Save Save s the curre nt color pal ette to D LDCO LOR.D AT in the directory pointed to by the DL DCF G env ironment v ariable in F AST ACA D or to the ACA DDRV (R12) directo ry if F AS TACA D is not use d.
Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 86 Comm a nd Descri ption DLDBPFREEZE Sets t he Bi g Pict ure (B P) zoom defin it ion a rea d i spla y option s. DLDBPFREEZE toggles t he Bi g Pic t ure Zoom M od e para meter in th e Turb oDLD Cl assic Expert Co nfiguration Me nu.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide * W hen issued fr om Auto CAD, this co mmand ove rrides the sele ctions made during Turb oDLD Cl assic configuratio n for the cur rent draw ing sessio n only . Exiting Auto CAD and re starting causes all feature se ttings to re vert to tho se sele cted in Turb oDLD Cl assic configuratio n.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 88 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Tips When up grad ing fro m olde r DLD d r iver s, make sure you remove any reference to previous DL D driver comm ands (FASTAC AD calls or SET param eters) or subdi rectories in A UT OEXEC.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Tips , cont' d Sometim es, wh en using the Big P icture, the digitizer cu rsor sticks to the edge of the bird's -eye.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 90 Installing ADI VGA Drivers, Continued Tips , cont' d If you ar e having t roub le with T urb oDLD Classic and third- party AutoCAD applications, m ake sure that the third-party app licatio n supports ADI 4.2. To use the A DI 4.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing GEM/3 Drivers Step Actio n 1 Cr ea te a GE M DR IVE R P AK. U si n g t h e s ta n d ar d DO S FOR M AT u ti l i t y, for ma t a blank diske tte. I nsert the dis kette in driv e A:. T ype FOR MAT A: / V and pres s <Enter>.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 92 Installing Lotus 1-2-3 v2.x, Symphony, and Report Writer Step Actio n 1 Run I NSTA LL .EXE. Cho ose the option fo r the L otus 1-2-3 and S ymphony drive rs. Specif y the dr ive and directo ry w here you w ant them copie d to (such as C: LOT US).
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing the Lotus 1-2-3 v3.x Driver Lotu s 1-2-3 v3.0 or 3.1 m ust already be inst alled on the h ard disk drive via the standard Lotus installation utility . Step Actio n 1 Make the dir ectory containing 1-2-3 v 3.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 94 Installing OS/2 V2.0 Drivers The 32-bit 256 color accelerated driver su pports the GD5428 only . You need CLMODE.EXE or a Video Adapter Utility program to select a m onitor type. 256 color accelerated drivers can only be us ed w ith the OS/2 2.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing OS/2 V2.0 Drivers, Continue d Installing the 256 Color Accelerated Driver 256 color accelerated drivers can on ly be used w ith the OS/2 2.0 Corrective Service Pack, an upgrade that can be purch ased from IBM and the G D5428 VGA chip.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 96 Installing the OS/2 V2.1 Drivers The OS/2 V2.1 256 color accelerated driver su pports the GD5428 chip. Run CLMODE.EXE or Video Adapter Utility program to select monitor ty pe. T he IBM DISPINST.EXE p r o gram calls SVGA.EXE to identify th e SVGA chipset before display driver installation.
Installing OS/2 Drivers, Continued Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide 8 Selec t th e di spla y resolu tion of choi ce from t h e SELECT DISPL AY RESOLUTION list box. 9 Click the I nstall button in the SOU RCE DI RECTORY dial og box and foll ow the scre en prompts .
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 98 Installing Windows 3.0 drivers for OS/2 2.0: Do not u se the 65,536 or 16 MB color drivers with OS/2. Step Actio n 1 Run Full Scree n Win-O S/2 and sele ct File from the dropdow n menu.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing Windows 3.1 drivers for OS/2 2.1 Installation for full screen 256 color accelerated driv ers is for Window s 3.1. Do not use th e 65,536 or 16 million color Window s 3.1 dr ivers with OS/2.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 100 Troubleshooting SVGA.EXE in a DOS Windows in OS/2 If you enco unter p ro b lems using SVGA.E XE in W indo wed DOS o r Full Screen DOS: Step Actio n 1 Have a D OS Boot Disk av ailable and bo ot with the D OS oper ating system in drive A:.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing the Ventura Publisher Drivers Step Actio n 1 I nstall V entura Publis her V2.0 as sho wn in the pr oduct manual, spe cifying th e Hercu les d river . 2 Insert th e Sup er Voyager LPX DO S d ri v er di s ket te i n Dri ve A: or B:.
Chapter 3 VGA Dri vers 102 Installing the Microsoft Word VGA Driver Step Actio n 1 I f yo u have not alr eady do ne so, instal l Microso ft Wor d. Foll ow the instructions supplied w ith Microsof t Word. 2 Whe n prompte d for a scre en display type , choose I BM Vide o Graphics Arr a y ( VGA) .
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Installing WordPerfect 5.1 and 6.0 Drivers To use high resolution m od es with W o rdPerfect 6.0, install the VESA driver th at comes w ith WordPerfect and configu re Wor dP erfec t to use one o f t he VESA high re solutio n grap hics modes .
104 4 VGA BIOS This chapter describes th e specification for the extern al software interface of the Super Voyag er LPX motherboard VGA BIOS (Basic Input Output Sy stem). The Super Voyager LPX m otherboard Super VGA BIOS is fully compatible w ith the standard IBM VGA BIOS and the INT 10h video serv ice functi ons.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide VGA BIOS Implementation The VGA BIOS runs at seg ment C000h . T he sy stem BIO S makes a FAR CAL L to initialize the video subsystem at po wer up. This video initialization m ust occur before initializing any adap ter video BIOS.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 106 VGA BIOS Configuration The sys tem BIOS on the Super Voy ager LPX m otherboard im plements INT 15h functi on AX=448Eh. Wh en issued, th e INT 15h A X=448Eh funct ion sign als that th e video BIOS is ready to accept INT 10h option calls.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Supported Video Modes, Continue d Mode Color s Char /Row Char/Cell Resolution Display Mode Dot Clock MHz Ho riz. Freq. KHz Vert. Freq. Hz 14 16, 256 KB 132x25 8x26 1056x400 T ext 41.5 31.5 70 54 16, 256 KB 132x43 8x8 1056x350 Text 41.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 108 INT 10h Interface Extensions The Super Voy ager LPX m otherboard BIOS su pports all standard INT 10h video service functions. In add ition, the Super VGA BIOS provides ex tensive su pport for VGA con troller features. Thes e fun ctions are available as extended f unctions un der INT 10h.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide VGA BIOS INT 10h Inquiry Functions The inquiry f unctions allow applications softw are to determine the existe nce and meaning o f o ther func tio ns.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 110 VGA BIOS INT 10h Inquiry Functions , Continued Function 12h Subf unct io n 81h Inquire BIOS Version Number This function provides a mech anism for softw are to determine the BIOS version num ber. For example, if the BIOS version is 1.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide VGA BIOS INT 10h Inquiry Functions , Conti nue d Function 12h Subfunction 93h Force 8- bit O pera tio n This function forces 16-bit operation in an en vironment w here 16-bit operation is poss ible.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 112 VGA BIOS INT 10h Inquiry Functions , Conti nue d Function 12 h Subf unct io n 9Ah Inquire User Options This function return s the current status of the u ser optio ns.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide VGA BIOS INT 10h Inquiry Functions , Conti nue d Function 12h Subfunct io n A0 h Query Video Mo de Availability This subfunction return s information on the availability of a video mode.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 114 VGA BIOS INT 10h Inquiry Functions , Continue d Function 12h Subf unct ion A1h Read M onitor ID/Ty pe This function reads the m onitor ID and senses the type of m onitor attached.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide VGA BIOS INT 10h Inquiry Functions , Continued Function 12 h Subf unct io n A2h Set M onitor Ty pe ( H orizonta l) This function sets the m onitor type horizontal timin gs. The monitor type inform ation is used by the VGA BIOS to select the optimal display timin gs for extended m odes.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 116 VGA BIOS INT 10h Inquiry Functions , Conti nue d Function 12h Subf unct io n A4h Set M onitor Type ( Vertical) This function sets the m onitor type vertical timin gs. The monitor type inform ation is used by the VGA BIOS to determin e the frequency to us e w hen selecting an ex tended mode.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super VGA Functions The purpose of the VESA Su per VGA specif ication is to propose a comm on softw are interface to SVGA video adapters to provide a sim plified softw are access to advanced VGA products.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 118 Super VGA Functions, Continue d Compatibility The V E SA INT 10 h SV G A BIOS E xtensio n p rese rve maximum compatibility w ith the standard VGA en vironment. The VESA INT 10h Super VGA BIOS exten sions min imize the chan ges necessary to an exist ing VGA BIOS.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super VGA Functions, Continue d Super VGA Mode Numbers Standard VG A mode n umbers are s even bits w ide and rang e from 00h to 13h.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 120 Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 00h Return Super VGA Inform ation This function provides information to the calling program about the general capabilities of the SVGA en vironment. The fu nction fills an inform ation block structu re at the address specified by the caller.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 00h Return Super VGA Inform ation , cont' d VgaInfoBlock Field Description Field Description VESA Signature contains the char acters 'VESA ' if this is a valid blo ck.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 122 Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 01h Return Super VGA M ode Info rm a t ion This function returns in formation about a specific SVGA video m od e that w as returned by Function 0. The function f ills a mode information block stru cture at the address specified by the caller.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 01h Return Super VGA M ode Info rm a t ion , cont' d Mo deInf oBloc k Fields Field Description ModeA ttributes Descr ibes certain im portant character istics of the video mo de.
Super VGA Functions, Continue d Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 124 Field Description 1 Wind o w is wr it ea ble Bit 1 Wi ndow readable 0 Wind o w is no t re a d a ble 1 Wind o w is r e a d a b le Bi t 0 Win dows .
Super VGA Functions, Continue d Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Field Description 08h-0F h = Reserv ed, to be defined by VESA 10h-F Fh = To be de fined by OEM I n versio n 1.
Super VGA Functions, Continue d Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 126 Field Description Bit 1 Rsvd field i s reserved. 0 R svd field i s reserved. 1 Rsvd fie ld is usable by the appl ication. Bit 0 Color ra mp i s fixed/ program mable 0 Color ramp is fi xed 1 Color ramp is p rogramma ble MapFuncA ddr Spec ifies the addr ess of the mapping functio n.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 02h Set Super VGA Video Mo de This function initializes a v ideo mode. The BX register contains the video m ode num ber. T he format of VESA m ode num bers is described in Chapter 2.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 128 Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 04h Subfunct io n 00h Save/Resto re Buffer Size Saves and res tores the SVGA video s tate. T he functions are a superset of the thre e subfunct i ons in sta nd ard INT 10 h Functio n 1 Ch Save a nd Restore Video State.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 04h Subf unct ion 02h Resto re Super VGA Video State Input: AH = 4 Fh SVGA support AL = 04h Save/Res tore .
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 130 Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 05h Subfunct io n 01h Return SVGA Video M emory Window Input: AH = 4 Fh SVGA support AL = 05h SVGA v ideo mem ory w indow control BH = 0.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 06h Subfunct ion 00h Select Scan Line Leng t h This function sets the leng th of a logical scan line. This function allow s an application to con figure a logical vi deo memory buffer th at is wider than the display ed area.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 132 Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 07 h Subf unct io n 00h Set Display Start This function selects the pixel to be displayed in the u pp e r left corner of the display f r o m th e lo gical page. T his fun ctio n can be used to pan and scroll around log ical screens that are larger than the displayed screen .
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 08h Subfunction00h Set DAC Palette Contro l This function queries the operating m od e o f the DAC palette. Som e DACs are config urable to p rovide 6, 8, or more bits of color de finition per red, green, an d blue primary color.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 134 Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 10h Subfunctio n 00h Report VBE/PM Capa bilit ies This function queries the con tro ller p o wer m anagem ent capab ilities and states. Input: AH = 4Fh SVGA Support AL = 10h VBE/PM Services BL = 00h Repo r t VBE/PM Cap a b ilities ES:DI = Null pointer, m ust be 0000: 0000 in version 1.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super VGA Functions, Continue d Function 10 h Subf unct io n 02h Get Display P ower Sta te Input: AH = 4Fh SVGA Support AL = 10h VBE/PM Services BL.
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 136 Super VGA Functions, Continue d System BIOS Pro cessing The Am erican Megatrends WinBIOS determ ines the m ode to select by processin g a linked l ist of exten ded mode suppl emental param eters tables, w hile evaluating s everal factors such as memory size, monitor ty pe, mem ory clock, and t he chipset.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Super VGA Functions, Continue d Extended M o de Supplemental Parameters Offset Size Description 00 byte Vide o mode number 01 word VESA video mode .
Chapter 4 VGA BIOS 138 5 A MIBIOS Power-On Self Test AMIBIOS Power-On Self Test AMIBIOS provides all IBM-standard POST routines as w ell as enhanced A MIBIOS P OST routines and C P U internal diagn ostics. AMIBIOS POST codes can be accessed via th e Manufacturin g T est Po rt (I/O Port 80h).
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Beep Codes Errors m ay occur durin g POST (Power On Self T est), performed ev ery time the system is powered on.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS POST 140 AMIBIOS Displayed Error Messages If POST initializes the system video monitor, errors can be displayed on the screen. These errors usually allow the sy stem to contin ue.
AMIBIOS Displayed Error Messages, Continue d Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Error Message Explan ation screen instructions. Displa y Switch Not Proper Some syste ms requir e video switch on the motherbo ard be set t o eit her c olor or mon och rome.
Chapter 5 AMIBIOS POST 142 NMI Messages ISA NMI Mess age Explanat ion Memory Parity Error at xxxxx Memo ry fail ed. I f the mem ory l ocation can be de termine d, it is display ed as xxxxx . I f not, the message is Memory Parity Err or ???? . I/O Card Pari t y Error at xxxxx An adapte r card faile d.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide POST Memory Test Normally , the only visible POST routine is the m emory test. The screen that appears w hen the s ystem is powered on is shown below.
144 6W i n B I O S S e t u p In ISA an d EISA comput ers, the sys tem param eters (such as am ount of me mory, t ype of disk drives and v ideo display s, and man y other elemen ts) are stored in CMOS RAM. Un like the DRAM (dy namic random access mem ory) that is used for standard s ystem mem ory, CMOS RAM requires very little power.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Using a Mouse with WinBIOS Setup WinBIOS Setup has a built-in m ouse driver and can be accessed by either a s erial mous e or PS/2-sty le mou ses. WinBIOS Se tup supports Microsoft- Compatible serial mou ses and all PS/2-ty pe mouses.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 146 WinBIOS Setup The W inB I OS Setup main menu, shown belo w, is orga ni zed i nt o four sections. Each of these sections corresponds to a section in th is chapter. Each section con tains several icons . Clicking on each icon activates a specific A MIB IOS fun ction.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide WinBIOS Setup, Continue d WinBIOS Setup M ain Windo ws The WinBIOS Setup main window s are: Setup described in Sect ion 1 on page 148, th is sectio.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 148 Section 1 Setup Standard Setup Standard S etup options are di splayed by choosing the Standard i con from the WinBIOS S etup mai n menu (see page 146). Al l Standard Setu p options are described in this section. T he Standard Setup screen follows.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Standard Setup Hard Disk C: Type Hard Disk D: Type Select one of th ese hard disk drive icons to configure the driv e named in the option. A scrollable screen that lists all valid disk drive types is displayed.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 150 Standard Setup, Continue d Hard Disk Drive Types Hard Disk Drive Types Type Cylinder s Heads Write Precom pensation Landing Zon e Sectors Capacity 1 306 4 128 305 17 10 MB .
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Standard Setup, Continue d Using Auto Detect Hard Disk (Only for IDE Drives) If y o u select Detect C: or Detect D: from the Utility section of the WinBIOS Setup main m enu, AMIBIOS autom atically finds all IDE hard disk drive param eters.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 152 Advanced Setup Adva nced Setup option s are display ed by choosi ng the A dvanced icon from the WinBIOS S etup mai n menu (see page 146).
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Advanced Setup, Continue d Above 1 MB Memory Test When this option is enabled, the BIOS mem ory test is performed on all system mem o ry. When this option is disabled, the mem ory test is done only on the first 1 MB of s ystem mem ory.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 154 Advanced Setup, Continue d Extended BIOS RAM Area Specify in this optio n if the top 1 KB of the system programm ing area beginn ing at 639K or 0:300 in the BIOS area in low mem ory w ill be used to store h ard disk inform ation.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Advanced Setup, Continue d System Boot Up Sequence This option sets the se quence of boot driv es (either floppy drive A : or hard disk drive C:) th at the AMIBIOS attempts t o boot from af ter AMIBIOS POST completes.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 156 Advanced Setup, Continue d Video ROM Shadow Cacheable If Enabled is s elected, the contents of th e RAM area (C0000h - C7FFFh) wh ere the video ROM has been copied can be read from or written to secondary cache mem ory. The video ROM BIOS is alw ays shadowed to RAM f or faster execution.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Advanced Setup, Continue d Shadow RAM Write-P r o tection When this option is set to Enabled, the sy stem m emory locations that have been copied from ROM f or faster execution cannot be w ritten to.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 158 Advanced Setup, Continue d Non-Cacheable Block Base This option specifies the starting address of the Non-Cach eable area of mem ory. The setting s are 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 K B 1 MB, 2 MB, 4 MB, or 8 MB. The Optim al and Fail-Safe default settings are 64 KB.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Advanced Setup, Continue d External Clock for 100MHz DX4 This option s pecifies the ex ternal clock speed f or a 100 MHz 486DX4 CPU. The settings are 50M Hz or 33 MHz. The Optim al and Fail-Safe default settings are 50MHz.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 160 Power Management Setup Pow er Managem ent Setu p options are displ ayed by choosing the Powe r Mgm t icon from the WinBIOS Setup m ain men u (see page 146). A ll Power Managem ent Setup options are described in this section.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Power Management Setup, Continue d Low Spe ed Timeout The clock on the m otherboard can be sw itched to 8 MHz (after th e timeou t period specified in the System Event Tim er option expi res) wh en this optio n is set to Enabled.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 162 Power Management Setup, Continue d Power Supply Timeout This option can be u sed to control a Green PC-capable pow er supply (such as the SENSTRO N GP2-4200F pow er supply) .
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Power Management Setup, Continue d Stop Clock Mode When this option is set to Enabled, the C PU stop clock is prog ramm ed thro ugh t he system event timer. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe defau lt settings are Dis abled.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 164 Peripheral Setup Peripheral S etup options are di splayed by choosin g the Peripheral S etup icon f rom the Win BIOS Setup m ain m enu (see pag e 146).
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Peripheral Setup, Continue d IDE Read Ahead When this option is set to Enabled, the data transf er rate from the IDE drive is im proved because sequen tial accesses to the IDE drive are anticipated.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 166.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Section 2 Utility The following icons appear in this section : Detect C: if drive C: is an IDE drive, the h ard d isk drive parameters for drive C: are au tomatically detected an d reported to the Hard Disk Drive C : screen in Standard Setup, so y ou can easily config ure drive C:.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 168.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Section 3 Security AMIBIOS Password Support WinBIOS Setup has an optional passw ord feature. The sys tem can be config ured so that all users m ust enter a passw ord every time the sy stem boots or w hen Win BIOS Setup is ex ecuted.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 170 Changing a Password Select the Password icon from th e Security section of the WinBIOS Setup m ain m enu. Enter t he passw ord and press <Enter>. The sc reen does not display the characters entered. A fter the new password is entered, rety pe the new passw ord as prompt ed and press <Enter>.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Anti-Virus When this icon is selected from the Security section of the WinBIOS Setup m ain men u, AMIBIOS issu es a warn ing wh en any prog ram (or virus ) issues a Dis k Format com man d or attempts to w rite to the boot sector of the h ard disk drive.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 172.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Section 4 Default The icons in this section permit y ou to select a group of settings for all WinBIOS Setup options.
Chapter 6 AMIBIOS Setup 174.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide 7 Flash EPROM Programming All versions o f the Am erican Megatrends Super Voyag er LPX ISA moth erboard use Flash EPROM to store the s ystem BI OS. The advantage of using a Flash EP ROM is that th e EP ROM chip does not have to be replaced to u pdate the BIOS.
Chapter 6 AMIF lash Utility 176 Reprogramming from System Boot When y ou reprogram from s ystem boot, the Am erican Megatren ds Flash utility: 1. reads S708P.RO M from th e root directory of the floppy disk in drive A:, 2. erases the Flash EPROM, 3. program s the Flas h EPROM w ith the data read f rom the f loppy disk in drive A:, an d 4.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Reprogramming from System Boot, Continue d Sequence of Operation The follow ing table lists the sequ ence of operation and the ex pected behavi or of the AMIF lash Code. Step Expected behavior 1 L ook for floppy disk.
Chapter 6 AMIF lash Utility 178 Reprogramming from System Boot, Continue d Beep Codes During n o rmal operation, the Flash utility produces a series of beeps to: • signif y com pletion of a st ep (as show n on the prev ious page), or to • signal an error.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide AMIFlash Checkpoint Codes Code Descr iptio n 02h V erify the AMI Fl ash BIO S checksum and disable internal cache memory . 0Eh Make the CMOS RA M checksum bad and initialize the CMOS RAM status registers.
Chapter 6 AMIF lash Utility 180 AMIFlash Starting AMIF lash Ty pe AMIFla s h and press <Enter> at the DOS prompt. AMIFlash will prompt for the filenam e. T ype S708P.RO M and press <En ter>. Pr essing <Esc> exits AMIFlash any time before Flash EP ROM r epr o gramming begins.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide AMIFlash, Continue d Enter the filen ame with which Flash EP ROM will be reprogramm ed (S708P.ROM). A MIFlash reads the file an d displays a startup m essage. Pre ss any key to cont i nue . After Fl a sh pro gramming starts, pro gramming activity is indicated b y a rotating / character.
AMIFlash, Continue d Chapter 6 AMIF lash Utility 182 Message Ex planation Disk Reading BI OS F ile from Disk Display ed w hen the fil e with w hich Flash E PROM wil l be prog rammed is be ing read f rom the disk. Pre ss <ESC> to Exit W hen this mess age is display ed, y ou can exit A MIF lash by pr essing <Esc >.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Appendix A Upgrading Cache Memory Cache m emory American Meg atrends Super Voy ager LPX motherboard can be upg raded from 64 KB to 256 KB.
Appendix A Upgrading Cache Memory 184.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Appendix B Heat and Power Consumption Tem perature Ranges The followi ng values are am bient temperatures in side the computer cas e. The board tem p eratures reflect th e 80486 CPU Heat dissipation requiremen ts because it will be the hottest componen t.
Appendix B Heat and Power Consum ption 186 Heat and Power Consumption, Continue d The Am erican Megatrends Super Voy ager LPX m otherboard requires 7 amps maxim um at 5 volts. The +12V su pply curren t to the ISA Bu s is limited by the pow er connector.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Index 16550 UA RTs 7 8/16 Bit I /O Recov ery 158 8042 - G ate A20 F ailure 139 Abo ve 1 MB Memo ry T est 153 AMI F lash 176, 181 Bee p Codes 179 Ch.
Index 188 Index, Continue d CPU Cl ock Spee d 19 CPU So ckets 4 Dime nsions 2 Displ ay Tim eout 160 DMA Channels 9 Expansio n Slots 7 Exte nded BI OS RAM A rea 154 Exte rnal Battery Connecto r 51 Exte.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Index, Continue d Heat and P owe r Consumptio n 186 Heat S ink 4 Height restri c tions 2 Hit <DEL > if y ou want to run Setup 153 Hit <DEL.
Index 190 Index, Continue d J36 Se lect CPU T ype 23 J37 Se lect 5V CPU 26 J37 Se lect CPU T ype 24 J38 Spe aker Conne ctor 49 J39 Se lect CPU T ype 25 J41 Res et Switch Co nnector 48 J42 Se lect 3.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Index, Continue d Onboar d I/O 7 Onboar d Mouse Enabl e 20 Onboar d VGA Disable 31 Onboar d VGA Inte rrupt Enable 31 Orig inal 174 Parallel Port 54.
Index 192 Index, Continue d Serial Port 2 IRQ Select 19 Setup 144 Wait for F1 If Any Error 154 Shad ow RAM Write-Prot ec tion 15 7 SIMM Part Numbers 37 SI MMs 33 I nstalling 38 Part num bers 37 Select.
Super Voyager LPX I SA Motherboard User's Guide Index, Continue d Tabl es, cont'd Steps for instal ling mothe rboard 42 Sw itch settings 18 Tw ist in flo ppy cable 58 Unpacking ins tructions.
Index 194.
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