Advanced/RH
LPX Motherboard
Technical Product Specification
Order Number 281809-003
April 1996
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification
Table of Contents
Introduction
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MOTHERBOARD MANUFACTURING OPTIONS
BOARD LEVEL FEATURES
LPX FORM FACTOR
8
CPU
8
PROCESSOR UPGRADE
9
SECOND LEVEL CACHE
9
SYSTEM MEMORY
9
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT (PCI) PCISET
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR PC87306B SUPER I/O CONTROLLER
GRAPHICS SUBSYSTEM
AUDIO SUBSYSTEM
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB)
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Connectors
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MOTHERBOARD CONNECTORS
FRONT PANEL CONNECTIONS (J3A1, J2A1)
AUDIO CONNECTORS
BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
Power Consumption
21
Appendix A − User-Installable Upgrades
SYSTEM MEMORY
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REAL TIME CLOCK BATTERY REPLACEMENT
CPU UPGRADE
GRAPHICS MEMORY UPGRADE
HARDWARE MPEG MODULE
Appendix B − Configuration Jumper Settings
CPU CONFIGURATION - JUMPER BLOCK J4L1(C&D)
CMOS -J4L1 A PINS 4-6
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PSWD -J4L1 A PINS 1-3
SETUP - J4L1 B PINS 1-3
RISER - J4G1
DRIVE OR OVERDRIVE - J6C2
RECOVERY JUMPER - J6C2
Appendix C − Memory Map
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Appendix D − I/O Map
Appendix E − PCI Configuration Space Map
Appendix F − Interrupts & DMA Channels
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Appendix G − Connectors
POWER SUPPLY
FRONT PANEL−J3A1
BACK PANEL I/O
PERIPHERALS
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MULTIMEDIA
Appendix-H Motherboard BIOS
FLASH MEMORY IMPLEMENTATION
BIOS UPGRADES
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SETUP UTILITY
PCI AUTO-CONFIGURATION
ISA PLUG ‘N’ PLAY
ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
LANGUAGE SUPPORT
PCI IDE
BOOT OPTIONS
FLASH LOGO AREA
SECURITY FEATURES
Appendix I − PCI Configuration Error Messages
43
Appendix J− AMIBIOS Error messages and Beep Codes
BEEP CODES
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ERROR MESSAGES
ERROR MESSAGES (CONT.)
ISA NMI MESSAGES
Appendix K − Soft-off Control
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Appendix L − Environmental Standards
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MOTHERBOARD SPECIFICATIONS
Appendix M − Reliability Data
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Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 4
Introduction
The Advanced/RH motherboard integrates the latest advances in processor, memory, and I/O technologies into a
standard LPX form factor that provides leading edge technology. This combination of high integration and high
performance makes the Advanced/RH motherboard the ideal platform for the increasing requirements of today's (and
tomorrow's) desktop applications in the corporate workspace.
The flexible LPX design will accept Pentium® processors operating at 75 MHz, 90 MHz, 100 MHz, 120 MHz, 133
MHz, 150 MHz and 166 MHz as well as future Pentium processors. The processor subsystem is complemented by a
Revision 2.1 Card Edge Low Profile (CELP 2.1) socket that accepts either a 256 KB or 512 KB second level write-
back cache module using pipelined synchronous burst technology. There is also an option for having 256 KB of
Pipeline Burst SRAM soldered onto the motherboard. If cache memory is soldered on the motherboard, the CELP
socket will not be installed. Only one type of cache may be used on the Advanced/RH motherboard. The memory
subsystem is designed to support up to 512 MB of EDO DRAM (for improved performance) or standard Fast Page
DRAM in standard 72-pin SIMM† sockets. A Type 7 Pentium OverDrive® socket provides an upgrade to future
OverDrive processors.
The Advanced/RH motherboard utilizes Intel's 82430HX PCIset to provide increased integration and performance
over other motherboard designs. The Intel 82430HX PCIset contains an integrated PCI Bus Mastering IDE controller
with two high performance IDE interfaces for up to four IDE devices (such as hard drives, CD-ROM readers, and so
forth). The 82430HX PCIset coupled with the integration of the industry’s latest peripherals gives the user a robust
computing platform.
Complementing the 82439HX PCI controller is the 82371SB PIIX3 ISA bridge, offering new technology like USB
expandability. The PIIX3 performs as a host on the Universal Serial Bus, and in the middle of 1996 Advanced/RH
will provide connectors to accommodate USB peripherals.
ATI† 264-VT video, with fast SGRAM video memory, provides excellent performance advantages over alternate
solutions using EDO memory. ATI Media Connector modules, supplied by ATI Technologies, can be used to
accelerate hardware MPEG and provide the tuner capabilities that previously required an entire add in card. Memory
expansion modules, also supplied by ATI, can upgrade the motherboard from 1MB to 2 or 4 MB of SGRAM.
The National PC87306B Super I/O controller integrates the standard PC I/O functions: floppy interface, two FIFO
serial ports, one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, a Real Time Clock, keyboard controller, and support for an IrDA†
compatible infrared interface.
To provide for the increasing number of multimedia applications, a Creative† VIBRA16S audio CODEC is integrated
onto the motherboard. Either consumer audio or business audio is selected by the OEM. Consumer audio will not
have onboard jacks, like business audio, but will provide audio connections via an audio riser card. Either audio
solution is provided by the VIBRA16S audio controller, and it provides 16-bit stereo, Sound Blaster Pro† compatible
audio with full duplex capabilities to meet the demands of interactive multimedia applications. PCI and ISA
expansion slots are supported by a connector on the motherboard designed to accept a riser card.
In addition to superior hardware capabilities, a full set of software drivers and utilities are available to allow
advanced operating systems such as Microsoft† Windows† 95 to take full advantage of the hardware capabilities.
Features such as bus mastering IDE, Windows 95-ready Plug ‘N’ Play, Advanced Power Management (APM) with
application restart, software-controlled power supply shutdown, and full duplex audio are all provided by software
available for the Advanced/RH.
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MOTHERBOARD MANUFACTURING OPTIONS
The following manufacturing options are available. Details for each option are found in the corresponding section
of this specification.
AUDIO SUBSYSTEM
Business audio
Consumer audio
No audio
VIDEO SUBSYSTEM
ATI VT graphic controller
ATI CT graphic controller
CACHE SUBSYSTEM
Soldered SRAM
CELP socket
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS
USB
No USB
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BOARD LEVEL FEATURES
A
B
C D EFG H I
J
K
L
M
N
JJ
II
O
P
HH
GG
FF
Q
R
EE
DD
S
T
CC
BB
U
V
AA
W
Z
Y X
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Figure 1. Advanced/RH Motherboard Features
A − VGA† connector
S − PCI / ISA expansion connector
T − National PC87306B I/O controller
U − Flash BIOS
V − PCI ISA/IDE Xcelerator (PIIX3)
W − Battery for the Real-time clock
X − Two PCI IDE interfaces
B − Parallel port connector
C − COM2 Header
D − COM2, or Dual in-line USB Connector
E − COM1 connector
F− Four Pin CD-ROM audio connector
G − PS/2† Mouse port
Y − CPU 3.3v voltage regulator
Z − Front Panel I/O connector
H − PS/2 Keyboard port
I − Two 3.5 mm Audio Jacks (mic in, line out)
J − Eight Pin Wave table upgrade connector
K − 3 Pin Modem Audio Connector
L − Creative Labs Vibra 16S audio, Yamaha† OPL3 FM
synthesizer
M − Midi Audio/Joystick connector
N − Floppy connector
AA − Socket 7 Pentium Processor socket
BB − Celp 2.1 connector cache module socket
CC − 82439HX controller (TXC)
DD − 256K L2 PBSRAM
EE − Riser Card 2/3 slot jumper
FF − ATI Media Channel Connector for H/W MPEG
GG − ATI graphics controller
O − Power Supply control connector
P − 3.3v Power connector
Q − Primary power connector
R − Six SIMM sockets (three banks)
HH − Configuration jumper blocks
II − Up to 2 MB graphics memory
JJ − SGRAM Graphics memory upgrade header
(This figure identifies the location of motherboard manufacturing options. Not all locations will be populated on all motherboards.)
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LPX FORM FACTOR
The Advanced/RH motherboard is designed to fit into a standard LPX form factor chassis. Figure 2 illustrates the
mechanical form factor for the Advanced/RH. The Advanced/RH LPX form factor does adhere to the standard
LPX guidelines in that the outer dimensions are 13” x 9”. Location of the I/O connectors, riser slot, and mounting
holes are in strict compliance with the LPX specification. However, if business audio is selected by an OEM, a
slight modification to the OEM’s chassis may be necessary to accept the audio jacks on the motherboard.
13.0
11.375
5.875
0.375
0.219
9.0
0.0
0.0
0.35
3.906
7.500
8.8125
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Figure 2. Advanced/RH Motherboard dimensions
CPU
The Advanced/RH LPX motherboard is designed to operate with 3.3 volt Pentium processors. The 3.3 volt power
is provided by a patented on-board voltage regulator circuit. An on-board jumper enables use of VRE specified
processors. The voltage regulator provides the required voltage for the processor from the 5 volt output of a
standard power supply. Processors which run internally at 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150 and 166 MHz, and have
iCOMP® ratings of 615, 735, 815, 1000, 1110, 1176 and 1308 respectively are supported. Future Pentium
processors will also be supported.
The Pentium processor maintains full backward compatibility with the 8086, 80286, Intel386 and Intel486
processors. It supports both read and write burst mode bus cycles, and includes separate 8 KB on-chip code and
data write-back caches. Also integrated into the Pentium processor is an advanced numeric coprocessor which
significantly increases the speed of floating point operations, while maintaining backward compatibility with the
Intel486DX math coprocessor and complying to ANSI/IEEE standard 754-1985.
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PROCESSOR UPGRADE
The Advanced/RH motherboard is manufactured with the 321-pin (socket 7) ZIF processor socket. Socket 7
provides a processor upgrade path that includes higher performance Pentium OverDrive processors than can be
supported with socket 5. The motherboard is built to support uniplane CPUs. However, a manufacturing option
allows the socket 7 design to support split voltage planes that can supply different voltages for a processor’s CPU
core and for the I/O core. Installing a split plane CPU into a motherboard configured only for uniplane processor
may cause damage to the CPU.
SECOND LEVEL CACHE
The Intel 82430HX PCIset supports a second level cache that uses high performance Synchronous Pipeline Burst
SRAM. Asynchronous cache is not supported by the 82430HX controller. Pipeline Burst (PB) SRAM provides
performance similar to expensive Synchronous Burst SRAMs for only a slight cost premium over slower
performing asynchronous SRAMs.
As a manufacturing option, the Advanced/RH motherboard without onboard cache can be provided with a Card
Edge Low Profile (CELP) version 2.1 socket that provides flexibility for second level cache options. The CELP
socket can accommodate either a 256 KB or 512 KB cache module and is designed to work with modules that
adhere to the COAST (Cache On A Stick) specification, version 2.1. The cache size is automatically detected and
configured by the system BIOS for optimal performance. For a list of cache module suppliers or a copy of the
COAST specification, contact your local Intel sales office or Intel authorized distributor.
SYSTEM MEMORY
The Advanced/RH motherboard provides six 72-pin SIMM sites for memory expansion. The sockets support 512
KB x 32 (2MB double sided SIMMs only), 1M x 32 (4 MB), 2M x 32 (8 MB), 4M x 32 (16 MB), 8M x 32 (32
MB), 16M x 32 (64MB), and 32M x 32 (128MB) single-sided or double-sided SIMM modules. Minimum memory
size is 8 MB and maximum memory size, using four 32M x 32 SIMM modules, is 512 MB. Memory timing
requires 70 ns fast page devices or, for optimum performance 60 ns EDO DRAM. 36-bit SIMM modules may be
used for parity or ECC generation and checking.
The six sockets are arranged as Bank 0, Bank 1, and Bank 2. Each bank consists of two sockets and provides a
64/72-bit wide data path. Both SIMMs in a bank must be of the same memory size and type, although each bank
may have different types of memory installed. It is even possible to have 70 ns Fast Page DRAM in one bank and
60 ns EDO DRAM in the other, in which case each bank is independently optimized for maximum performance.
Any combination of the banks may be populated. There are no jumper settings required for the memory size or
type, which is automatically detected by the system BIOS. The Advanced/RH motherboard supports only tin-lead
SIMMs.
When banks 1 and 2 are populated at the same time, memory timing is modified from x333 to x444. This is due to
loading on the address line shared by these two banks. In most applications the L2 cache will mask any
performance degradation that is incurred. In addition, when using EDO Parity memory in an ECC configuration
memory timing is changed from x222 to x333 to allow the chipset to perform Read Modify Writes.
EDO DRAM
Extended Data Out, or Hyper Page, DRAM is designed to improve the DRAM read performance. EDO
DRAM holds the memory data valid until the next CAS# falling edge, unlike standard fast page mode
DRAM which tri-states the memory data when CAS# negates to precharge for the next cycle. With EDO,
the CAS# precharge overlaps the data valid time, allowing CAS# to negate earlier while still satisfying
the memory data valid window time.
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EXPANSION RISER
An expansion slot riser connector of EISA form factor provides the capability to support either two or three PCI
slots by changing a motherboard jumper to route any extra IRQ and ID selects. A riser board can also support up
to five ISA expansion slots. The PCI bus is compliant with the PCI 2.1 specification.
To ensure that the lowest positioned slot on the riser card can support a full length add-in card the following
conditions must be met.
1) The minimum height requirement for the lowest positioned slot on the CPU side of the riser is 1.2”. Therefore
the CPU heat sink should be no more than 1.2” high once installed on the processor.
2) The minimum height requirement for the lowest positioned slot on the SIMM side of the riser is 1.3”.
Therefore, once SIMM memory is installed they should not be taller than 1.3”.
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT (PCI) PCISET
The Intel 82430HX PCIset is made up of two components: The 82439HX controller (TXC) and the 82371SB
PCI ISA IDE Xcellerator (PIIX3) ISA bridge. The PCIset provides the following functions:
•
•
CPU interface control
Integrated L2 write-back cache controller
– Pipeline Burst SRAM
(with B0 stepping of the PIIX 3)
– Host/Hub Controller
– Two USB ports
– 256 KB or 512 KB Direct Mapped
Integrated DRAM controller
– 64/72-bit path to Memory
– Support for EDO and Fast Page DRAM
– 8 MB to 512 MB main memory
– Parity and ECC support
•
Integrated fast IDE interface
– Support for up to 4 devices
– PIO Mode 4 transfers up to 16 MB/sec
– Integrated 8 x 32-bit buffer for Bus
Master PCI IDE burst transfers
– Bus Master mode
•
•
Fully synchronous PCI bus interface
– 25/30/33 MHz
– PCI to DRAM > 100 Mbytes/sec
Interface between the PCI bus and ISA bus
Universal Serial Bus Controller
•
•
•
•
•
PCI 2.1 Compliant
Enhanced Fast DMA controller
Interrupt controller and steering
Counters/Timers
•
•
SMI interrupt logic and timer with Fast On/Off mode
82439HX TXC
The 439HX controller provides all control signals necessary to drive a second level cache and the DRAM array,
including multiplexed address signals. It also controls system access to memory and generates snoop controls to
maintain cache coherency. The 439HX controller comes in a 324 pin Ball Grid Array package.
82371SB PCI ISA IDE XCELERATOR (PIIX3)
The PIIX3 provides the interface between the PCI and ISA buses and integrates a dual channel fast IDE interface
capable of supporting up to 4 devices. USB host/hub bus is provided by the PIIX 3. The PIIX3 integrates seven
32-bit DMA channels, five 16-bit timer/counters, two eight-channel interrupt controllers, PCI-to-AT interrupt
mapping circuitry, NMI logic, ISA refresh address generation, and PCI/ISA bus arbitration circuitry onto the same
device. The PIIX3 comes in a 208 pin QFP package.
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IDE SUPPORT
The Advanced/RH motherboard provides two independent high performance bus-mastering PCI IDE interfaces
capable of supporting PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 devices. The system BIOS supports Cylinder Sector Head (CHS),
Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and Extended Cylinder Sector Head (ECHS) translation modes as well as ATAPI
(e.g. CD-ROM) devices on both IDE interfaces. IDE device transfer rate and translation mode capability can be
automatically determined by the system BIOS.
Normally, programmed I/O operations require a substantial amount of CPU bandwidth. In multi-tasking operating
systems like Microsoft Windows 95, the CPU bandwidth freed up by using bus mastering IDE can be used to
complete other tasks while disk transfers are occurring. A driver is required for the IDE interface to operate as a
PCI bus master capable of supporting PIO Mode 4 devices with transfer rates up to 22 MB/sec while minimizing
the system demands upon the processor.
Detailed information on the PCIset is available in the Intel 82430HX PCIset data sheet.
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR PC87306B SUPER I/O CONTROLLER
Control for the integrated serial ports, parallel port, floppy drive, RTC and keyboard controller is incorporated into a single
component, the National Semiconductor PC87306B. This component provides:
• Two NS16C550-compatible UARTs with send/receive 16 byte FIFO
— Support for an IrDA compliant Infra Red interface
• Multi-mode bi-directional parallel port
— Standard mode; IBM† and Centronics† compatible
— Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) with BIOS/Driver support
— High Speed mode; Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) compatible
• Industry standard floppy controller with 16 byte data FIFO (2.88 MB floppy support)
• Integrated Real Time Clock accurate within +/- 13 minutes/yr at 25º C and 5 volts when the system is continuously
powered on
• Integrated 8042 compatible keyboard controller
The PC87306B is normally configured by the BIOS automatically. However configuration of these interfaces is possible via
the CMOS Setup program that can be invoked during boot-up. The serial ports can be enabled as COM1, COM2, IrDA, or
disabled. The parallel port can be configured as normal, extended, EPP/ECP, or disabled. The floppy interface can be
configured for 360 KB or 1.2 MB 5¼” media or for 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, or 2.88 MB 3½” media. Header pins located
near the back of the board allow cabling to use these interfaces
FLOPPY CONTROLLER
The PC87306B is software compatible with the DP8473 and 82077 floppy disk controllers. The floppy interface
can be configured for 360 KB or 1.2 MB 5¼” media or for 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, or 2.88 MB 3½” media in
the BIOS setup. By default, the Floppy A interface is configured for 1.44 MB and Floppy B is disabled. Another
setup option prevents the user from being able to write to floppy. Configuring the floppy interface for 1.2 MB 3
½” (3-mode floppy) requires the use of a driver to operate correctly.
KEYBOARD INTERFACE
PS/2 keyboard/mouse connectors are located on the back panel side of the motherboard. The 5V lines to these
connectors are protected with a PolySwitch† circuit which acts much like a self-healing fuse, re-establishing the
connection after an over-current condition is removed. While this device eliminates the possibility of having to
replace a fuse, care should be taken to turn off the system power before installing or removing a keyboard or
mouse. The system BIOS can detect and correct keyboards and mice plugged into the wrong PS/2† style
connector.
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The integrated 8042 microcontroller contains the AMI Megakey keyboard/mouse controller code which, besides
providing traditional keyboard and mouse control functions, supports Power-On/Reset (POR) password protection.
The POR password can be defined by the user via the Setup program. The keyboard controller also provides for
the following "hot key" sequences:
• <CTRL><ALT><DEL>: System software reset. This sequence performs a software reset of the system by jumping to
the beginning of the BIOS code and running the POST operation.
• <CTRL><ALT><+> and <CTRL><ALT><->: Turbo mode selection. <CTRL><ALT><-> sets the system for de-
turbo mode, emulating an 25 MHz AT, and <CTRL><ALT><+> sets the system for turbo mode. Changing the
Turbo mode may be prohibited by an operating system, or when the CPU is in Protected mode or virtual x86 mode
under DOS.
• <CTRL><ALT><defined in setup>: Power down and coffee-break key sequences take advantage of the SMM
features of the Pentium Processor to greatly reduce the system’s power consumption while maintaining the
responsiveness necessary to service external interrupts.
REAL TIME CLOCK, CMOS RAM AND BATTERY
The integrated Real Time Clock (RTC) is DS1287 and MC146818 compatible and provides a time of day clock
and a 100-year calendar with alarm features. The RTC can be set via the BIOS SETUP program. The RTC also
supports a 242-byte battery-backed CMOS RAM area in two banks. This area is reserved for BIOS use. The
CMOS RAM can be set to specific values or cleared to the system default values using the BIOS SETUP program.
Also, the CMOS RAM values can be cleared to the system defaults by using a configuration jumper on the
motherboard. Table B-1, in Appendix B, lists the configuration jumper settings.
An external coin-cell style battery provides power to the RTC and CMOS memory. The battery has an estimated
lifetime of three years if the system is not plugged into the wall socket. When the system is plugged in, power is
supplied from the LPX power supply’s 5v standby current to extend the life of the battery. See Appendix A for
information regarding replacement batteries.
IRDA (INFRA-RED) SUPPORT
A 5-pin interface on the front panel I/O connector is provided to allow connection to a Hewlett Packard HSDSL-
1000 compatible Infra-red (IrDA) transmitter/receiver. Once the module is connected to the front panel I/O
header, serial port 2 can be re-directed to the IrDA module, allowing the user to transfer files to or from portable
devices such as laptops, PDA’s and printers using application software such as LapLink. The IrDA specification
provides for data transfers at 115 Kbps from a distance of 1 meter.
PARALLEL PORT
The Parallel port can be configured in the BIOS setup as output only compatible mode, bi-directional mode, ECP
or EPP modes. The highly flexible parallel port can also be assigned to I/O addresses 278H, 378H, or 3BCH and
IRQ’s 5 or 7. Furthermore, a routable DMA scheme allows Plug ‘N’ Play operating systems such as Windows 95
to route either DMA channel 1 or 3 to the parallel port for ECP mode. EPP BIOS support must be provided by a
device driver or TSR.
GRAPHICS SUBSYSTEM
The ATI-264VT controller is a highly integrated multimedia graphics & video controller for PCI bus systems. The VT
achieves enhanced performance with an all in one design that integrates a video scaler, a color space converter, a true color
palette DAC, and a triple clock synthesizer with ATI’s proven Mach64† graphics engine. The ATI-264VT controller is
register compatible with ATI’s Mach64 accelerator series, and therefore is immediately compatible with a wide range of
software applications and drivers.
As a manufacturing option, the Advanced/RH board is also available with an ATI-264CT video controller and 1 MB of
EDO video DRAM, upgradeable to a total of 2 MB by adding 1 MB of socketed video DRAM.
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ATI-264VT RESOLUTIONS SUPPORTED BY THE MOTHERBOARD
1 MB
SGRAM
2 MB
SGRAM
Max Vertical
Refresh Rate
Resolution
640x480x4bpp
640x480x8bpp
640x480x16bpp
640x480x24bpp
640x480x32bpp
800x600x4bpp
800x600x8bpp
800x600x16bpp
800x600x24bpp
1024x768x4bpp
1024x768x8bpp
1024x768x16bpp
1280x1024x4bpp
1280x1024x8bpp
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
60 Hz
X
X
X
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
75 Hz
X
X
X
75 Hz
Table 1. Advanced/RH Audio resource mapping
GRAPHICS DRIVERS AND UTILITIES
Graphics drivers and utilities for Windows† 3.11 or for Windows 95 are supplied with the Advanced/RH
motherboard.
AUDIO SUBSYSTEM
The Advanced/RH offers three audio options for the OEM. The consumer audio option uses an onboard header to route
audio to a riser card in the I/O panel. Consumer audio also includes a wave table upgrade header for future expansion.
The business audio option includes mike and line jacks on the motherboard next to the mouse and keyboard connectors. A
third option is to have the board with no on-board audio.
The Advanced/RH audio subsystem is based upon the Creative Labs Vibra 16S audio controller and Yamaha OPL3 FM
synthesizer. The controller features a 16-bit stereo audio sub-system as a factory installed option along with the OPL3 FM
synthesizer. The Vibra 16S controller provides all the digital audio and analog mixing functions required for recording and
playing of audio on personal computers. These functions include stereo analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters,
analog mixing, anti-aliasing and reconstruction filters, line and microphone level inputs, and digital audio compression via
selectable A-law / µlaw, and full digital control of all mixer and volume control functions.
VIBRA 16S RESOURCE MAP
Base Address (software configured)
220H - 22FH(Default) or
240H - 24FH or
Joystick Enable (software configured)
Default Enabled
Interrupt (Software configured)
IRQ2/9 or
260H - 26FH or
280H - 28FH
IRQ5 (default) or
FM Address (fixed)
IRQ7 or
388H - 38BH
IRQ10
Joystick Address/Game Port (fixed)
200H - 207H
8-bit DMA Channel (software configured)
DMA Channel 1 (default) or
DMA Channel 3
MPU-401 Address (software configured)
300H - 301H or
16-bit DMA Channel (software configured)
DMA channel 5 (default)
DMA channel 7
330H - 331H (default)
MPU-401 Enable (software configured)
Default is disabled
Table 2. Advanced/RH Audio resource mapping
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AUDIO DRIVERS
Audio software and utilities are provided for the Advanced/RH motherboard. A Windows setup program
installs all of the software programs and utilities onto the system hard drive. Included in the Creative
audio software are DOS utilities that allow the user to play a CD-ROM, control sound volume and mixer
settings, run diagnostics, and switch between Sound Blaster Pro and Windows Sound System modes.
Windows drivers and utilities include the Windows sound driver, audio input control panel, audio mixer
control panel, and a business audio transport utility.
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB)
When B0 steppings of PIIX 3 are used in manufacturing, USB connectors may be added as a manufacturing option
to support the new technology. The USB connector will occupy the serial 2 connector location, and there is a
header to reroute COM2 to a breakout in the chassis or IO panel if the customer so desires.
Connectors
MOTHERBOARD CONNECTORS
There are connectors on-board for Floppy, IDE, Graphics memory upgrade sockets, VESA† feature connector,
SIMMs, CELP cache modules, battery holder and front panel I/O connectors.
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 14
Simm
Socket(6)
PCI/ISA Expansion
Connector(J6J2)
Bank 0(J2D1, J2D2)
Bank 1(J2E1, J2F1)
Bank 2(J2E1, J2F1)
1
4
CDROM
J6N1
J9N2
Modem/Audio
Connector
J9N1
1
5
2
1
1
2
Floppy
Drive
7
8
J9K2
J9K1
Wave
Table
1
3
PS Remote
Connector
33
34
34
33
ATI Media
Connector
(J1H1)
1
3.3V
Power
MIDI
Audio
J9H1
CELP
Connector
(J1D1)
6
2
1
1
J9L1
Primary
Power
1
2
J9H1
PCI IDE
Connector(2)
12
J5C1
J6C1
39
40
J3A1
29
1
Front Panel I/O Connector
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Figure 3. Advanced/RH connector locations
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POWER SUPPLY CONTROL (J9H1,J9K2)
When used with a power supply that supports remote power on/off, the Advanced/RH motherboard can
turn off the system power via software control (“soft-off”). The Powerman utility supplied for Windows
3.1x allows for soft-off as does the shutdown icon in Windows 95 Start menu. The system BIOS will turn
the system power off when it receives the proper APM command from the OS. For example, Windows
95 will issue this APM command when the user selects the “Shutdown the computer” option. Note that
APM must be enabled in the system BIOS and OS in order for the soft-off feature to work correctly.
Power supplies that support “soft-off” connect to the motherboard via the 3-pin “PWS CNTRL”
connector, which is a Molex 2695 connector featuring a security latch for reliability. In order for the
system to recognize the presence of a “soft-off” power supply, the supply must tie pin 3 of the PWS
Control connector to ground.
FRONT PANEL CONNECTIONS (J3A1, J2A1)
The Advanced/RH motherboard provides header connectors to support functions typically located on the chassis
bezel. Refer to Appendix G for exact pinout definitions for all of the connectors. Front panel features supported
include:
•
•
•
•
System Speaker
•
•
•
Power LED
System Reset
CPU fan
Infra-Red (IrDA) port
Sleep/Resume
Hard Drive activity LED
J3A1
29
1
SPKR
IR
SLP/PS-ON
HDLED
PWRLED
RST
FAN
OM04279
Figure 4. Front Panel I/O Connectors
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 16
SPEAKER
The external speaker provides error beep code information during the Power-On Self Test if the system cannot
use the video interface. If no speakers are plugged into the audio output jack, the audio output is redirected to
the external PC speaker.
SLEEP / RESUME
When Advanced Power Management (APM) is activated in the system BIOS and the operating system’s
APM driver is loaded, Sleep mode (Stand-By) can be entered in one of three ways: an optional front panel
“Sleep/Resume” button, a user defined keyboard hot key, or prolonged system inactivity. The
Sleep/Resume button is supported by a 2-pin header located on the front panel I/O connector. Closing the
“Sleep” switch will generate an SMI (System Management Interrupt) to the processor which immediately
goes into System Management Mode (SMM), the so called “Sleep” mode. The front panel “Sleep mode”
switch must be a momentary two pin SPST type that is normally open. The function of the Sleep/Resume
button can also be achieved via a keyboard hot-key sequence, or by a time-out of the system inactivity
timer. Both the keyboard hot-key and the inactivity timer are programmable in the BIOS setup (timer is
set to 10 minutes by default). To re-activate the system, or “Resume”, the user must simply press the
sleep/resume button again, or use the keyboard or mouse. Note that mouse activity will only “wake up”
the system if a mouse driver is loaded. While the system is in Stand-By or “sleep” mode it is fully
capable of responding to and servicing external interrupts (such as incoming fax) even though the monitor
will only turn on if a user interrupt (keyboard/mouse) occurs as mentioned above. This interface is also
supported by pins 1 and 2 of the PS SLEEP connector.
INFRA-RED (IRDA) CONNECTOR
Serial port 2 can be configured to support an IrDA module via a 5 pin header connector . Once
configured for IrDA, the user can transfer files to or from portable devices such as laptop computers,
PDA’s or printers using application software such as Traveling Software’s LapLink. The IrDA
specification provides for data transfers at 115 Kbps from a distance of 1 meter.
RESET
This 2-pin header can be connected to a momentary SPST type switch that is normally open. When the switch
is closed, the system will hard reset and run POST.
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 17
AUDIO CONNECTORS
There are two methods of accessing the audio features on the Advanced/RH. The method installed depends on the
audio option that has been selected. For business audio, audio is accessed using audio jacks provided on the
motherboard. These two 1/8” jacks supply Line Out, and Mic In connections and are available through the back
I/O panel.
MIDI/AUDIO I/O CONNECTOR
Consumer audio is provided by using an audio riser card connected to the audio/midi connector of the
motherboard. The audio riser card contains all of the necessary audio jacks (Speaker Out, Line In, Mic
In) and the game port. It plugs into a 34-pin header connector on the motherboard. An example of the
consumer audio riser card is shown below. The audio connectors are 1/8” stereo jacks
.
Figure 5. Advanced/RH Consumer audio I/O module
CD-ROM AUDIO INPUT
A four pin connector is provided for interfacing the audio output stream from a CD-ROM reader into the
audio sub-system mixer. This connector is compatible with the typical cable that is supplied with CD-
ROM readers for interfacing to audio add-in cards. This feature is available in both consumer and
business audio options.
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 18
WAVE TABLE UPGRADE
An eight pin header is provided as part of the consumer audio option to connect to a wave table upgrade
card for richer sound quality in both DOS and Windows environments. The wave table upgrade module
is simply installed into a standard ISA slot with a cable routed to the connector.
Compatible wave table upgrade cards are available from several venders; the ICS WaveFront upgrade
module and the CrystaLake Series 2000 wave table product family add a complete General MIDI
compatible music solution to the Advanced/RH based system.
For more information on CrystaLake products Contact CrystaLake Mulitmedia at
Figure 6. Advanced/RH Wave Table Upgrade module
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 19
BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
The back panel provides external access to PS/2 style keyboard and mouse connectors as well as two serial and one
parallel port, which are integrated on the Advanced/RH motherboard. If a USB connector is present, COM2 can be
routed to a back panel knockout from the COM2 header on the motherboard. Audio jacks for Speaker Out and
Microphone are provided for business audio on the back I/O panel. By adding an audio riser for consumer audio
solutions a Midi/Game port can be made available through an ISA panel. Figure 5 shows the general location of
the I/O connectors. Business audio jacks and the consumer audio/midi riser are mutually exclusive features.
PS/2
Keyboard
COM 1
COM 2
Parallel Port
VGA
Audio
Jacks
PS/2
Mouse
OM04272
Figure 7. Back Panel I/O Connectors
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 20
Power Consumption
Tables 3 and 4 list the measured current and voltage requirements for the Advanced/RH motherboard configured
with 16 MB of DRAM. Table 5 lists the typical power consumed by the same configuration.. This information is
preliminary and is provided only as a guide for calculating approximate total system power usage with additional
resources added.
Voltage
DC Voltage
Acceptable tolerance
+/- 5%
+3.3V
+5V
+5V SB (stand by)
-5V
+/- 5%
+/- 5%
+/- 5%
+12V
+/- 5%
-12V
+/- 5%
Table 3. Advanced/RH Voltage tolerance
Current and Power
AC (watts)
+5v
DC (amps)
+12v
No APM enabled
DOS prompt
Windows95 @1024x768
28
28
3.5A
4.0A
160mA
160mA
APM enabled
DOS prompt
Windows95 @1024x768
Suspended
24.3
24.4
2.2A
2.2A
160mA
160mA
20.3
2.2A
160mA
Table 4. Advanced/RH Power and Current Requirements
System Configuration
System Configuration
Advanced/RH motherboard, 166 MHz Pentium Processor, 24 MB EDO
RAM, 256 KB PBSRAM L2 cache, Floppy drive, 1.6 GB hard drive,
Sony CDU-77E CD-ROM drive
Table 5. Power use by System Resources
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 21
Appendix A − User-Installable Upgrades
SYSTEM MEMORY
Supported SIMM Sizes
512K x 32 (2 MB)
1M x 32 (4 MB)
Bank Size
4MB
Note
1
8MB
2M x 32 (8 MB)
16MB
4M x 32 (16 MB)
8M x 32 (32 MB)
16M x 32 (64MB)
32M x 32 (128MB)
32MB
64MB
2
2
2
128MB
256MB
Table A-1. Supported Memory SIMM Sizes and Configuration
Note 1: 512K x 32 SIMMs are supported, however, they must be double sided SIMMs
Note: 2 When using Single Sided High Density SIMMs such as 32 MB single sided, 64 MB double sided, or 128
MB SIMMs, SIMMs that have less than 32 MB per side will NOT be recognized in the system.
The Advanced/RH will support both Fast Page DRAM or EDO DRAM SIMMs, but they cannot be mixed within
the same memory bank. If Fast Page DRAM and EDO DRAM SIMMs are installed in separate banks, each bank
will be optimized for maximum performance. Parity or ECC generation and detection are supported when parity
SIMMs are the only SIMMs present on the motherboard. SIMM requirements are 70 ns Fast Page Mode or 60 ns
EDO DRAM with tin-lead connectors.
8 MB is the minimum memory size supported by the Advanced/RH motherboard. 512 MB is the maximum
memory that can be supported in any combination of SIMMs from the table.
REAL TIME CLOCK BATTERY REPLACEMENT
The battery can be replaced with a Sanyo CR2032, or equivalent, coin cell lithium battery. This battery has a 220
mAh rating.
CPU UPGRADE
A Type 7 Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket provides users with a performance upgrade path to the P54CTB
OverDrive technology. LPX form factor makes it easier for the end user to replace the processor.
GRAPHICS MEMORY UPGRADE
The ATI-264VT graphics subsystem has either 1 or 2MB of SGRAM soldered down on the base board.
Video memory can be upgraded with a daughter card that is compatible with ATI PCI add in cards.
Information on the memory upgrade can be obtained by contacting ATI Technologies at the numbers listed
below in the HARDWARE MPEG MODULE section.
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 22
HARDWARE MPEG MODULE
ATI provides a hardware MPEG module that will work with the Advanced/RH. This module mounts onto
connector J1H1, and uses mounting holes provided on the motherboard. This modul is also known as the
ATI Multimedia Controller, or AMC.
(905) 882-2626 . . . . . Customer Support (voice)
(905) 882-0546 . . . . . Customer Support (fax)
(905) 764-9404 . . . . . ATI DOWNLOAD BBS (8N1)
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 23
Appendix B − Configuration Jumper Settings
6
5
4
3
2
1
D
3
2
1
6
5
4
C
6
5
4
3
2
1
B
A
3
2
1
3
2
1
6
5
4
6
5
4
J4L1
J4G1
Riser Jumpers
Clock Speed, CMOS, Password
4
5
6
1
2
3
J6C2
OverDrive Voltage Jumper
Figure B-1. Configuration Jumper locations
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 24
JUMPER
BLOCK
FUNCTION
FREQ **
CONFIGURATION
See table B-2 below
(Note: These jumpers also set PCI,
and ISA clock speeds.)
MULT
(cpu clock multiplier)
CMOS
(resets CMOS settings to default)
PSWD
(Password Clear)
SETUP
J4L1(C)
J4L1(D)
J4L1(A)
J4L1(A)
J4L1(B)
J4G1
See table B-2 below
* 4-5 Keep (normal)
5-6 CLR (reset to default)
* 1-2 Keep (Password Enabled)
2-3 CLR (Password Clear/Disabled)
* 1-2 ENBL (Access Allowed)
2-3 DIS (Access Denied)
* 1-2 & 4-5 2 SLOTS
(CMOS Setup Access)
RISER
(Select # of PCI slots on riser)
Recovery
2-3 & 5-6
*1-2 Normal operation
3 SLOTS
J6C2
2-3 Recovery mode
Drive or OverDrive
Processor Voltage **
* Default configuration
** As shipped
J6C2
*5-6- Default voltage (VRE)
4-5 OverDrive processor voltage (VR)
Table B-1. Configuration Jumper settings
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 25
CPU CONFIGURATION - JUMPER BLOCK J4L1(C&D)
These allow the motherboard to be switched between different speeds of the Pentium processor. These jumpers
also affect the PCI and ISA clock speeds according to the following table:
Host Bus
Host Bus
Clk Ratio
Clk Ratio
CPU Freq.
(MHz)
166
150
133
120
100
90
75
reserved
Host Bus
Freq. (MHz)
pins J4L1C
1-3
pins J4L1C
4-6
pins J4L1D
pins J4L1D
PCI Freq.
CLK Ratio
1-3
2-3
2-3
2-3
2-3
1-2
1-2
1-2
X
4-6
5-6
5-6
4-5
4-5
4-5
4-5
4-5
X
(MHz)
33
30
33
30
33
30
25
-
66
60
66
60
66
60
50
-
1-2
2-3
1-2
2-3
1-2
2-3
2-3
1-2
5-6
4-5
5-6
4-5
5-6
4-5
5-6
4-5
5/2
5/2
2
2
3/2
3/2
3/2
-
Table B-2. CPU/SYSTEM speed settings (* default setting)
The ISA clock is derived from the PCI bus clock. The BIOS automatically sets the ISA clock speed to one fourth of
the PCI frequency.
PCI Frequency
25 MHz
ISA clock speed
6.25 MHz
30 MHz
7.5 MHz
33 MHz
8.25 MHz
Table B-3. ISA clock settings set by the BIOS based on PCI Clk Speed
CMOS -J4L1 A PINS 4-6
Allows CMOS settings to be reset to default values by moving the jumper from pins 4-5 to pins 5-6 and turning the
system on. When the system reports “NVRAM cleared by jumper”, the system can be turned off and the jumper
should be returned to the 4-5 position to restore normal operation. This procedure should be done whenever the
system BIOS is updated. Default is for this jumper to be on pins 4-5.
PSWD -J4L1 A PINS 1-3
Allows system password to be cleared by moving the jumper from pins 1-2 to pins 2-3 and turning the system on.
The system should then be turned off and the jumper should be returned to the 1-2 position to restore normal
operation. This procedure should only be done if the user password has been forgotten. The password function is
effectively disabled if this jumper is in the 2-3 position. Default is for the password to be enabled (1-2 position).
SETUP - J4L1 B PINS 1-3
Allows access to CMOS Setup utility to be disabled by moving this jumper from the 1-2 position to the 2-3
position. Default is for access to setup to be enabled (1-2 position).
RISER - J4G1
The riser jumper block allows routing of an extra IRQ and ID select to the riser card for an additional PCI slot to
support a maximum of 3 PCI slots on a riser. Default is set for 2 PCI slots on the riser card (1-2 position and 4-5
position).
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 26
DRIVE OR OVERDRIVE - J6C2
Sets the CPU voltage to either standard voltage (3.3v), or OverDrive (3.6v). The Default setting is for a jumper to
connect pin 5-6 for standard voltage. Move the jumper to connect pins 4-5 to select OverDrive voltage.
RECOVERY JUMPER - J6C2
This jumper should be set to normal mode, Pins 1-2, and should only be moved when a recovery is being
performed, i.e. jumper 2-3.
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 27
Appendix C − Memory Map
Address Range
Address Range
100000-20000000
F0000-FFFFF
EC000-EFFFF
EA000-EBFFF
E8000-E9FFF
E0000-E7FFF
C8000-DFFFF
A0000-C7FFF
9FC00-9FFFF
80000-9FBFF
00000-7FFFF
Size
511M
64K
16K
8K
Description
1024K-512M
Extended Memory
960K-1023K
944K-959K
936K-943K
928K-935K
896K-927K
800-895K
640K-799K
639K
AMI System run time BIOS
Main BIOS Recovery Code
ESCD (Plug ‘N’ Play configuration area)
OEM LOGO (available as UMB)
BIOS RESERVED (Currently available as UMB)
Available HI DOS memory (open to ISA and PCI bus)
Off-board video memory and BIOS
Extended BIOS Data (moveable by QEMM, 386MAX)
Extended conventional
8K
32K
96K
160K
1K
512K-638K
0K-511K
127K
512K
Conventional
Table C-1. Advanced/RH Memory Map
The table above details the Advanced/RH memory map. The ESCD area from EA000-EBFFF is not available for use
as an Upper Memory Block (UMB) by memory managers. The area from E0000-E7FFF is currently not used by the
BIOS and is available for use as UMB by memory managers. Parts of this area may be used by future versions of the
BIOS to add increased functionality.
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 28
Appendix D − I/O Map
Address (hex)
0000 - 000F
0020 - 0021
002E - 002F
0040 - 0043
0048 - 004B
0060
Size
16 bytes
2 bytes
2 bytes
4 bytes
4 bytes
1 byte
Description
PIIX - DMA 1
Address (hex)
0388 - 038B
03B4 - 03B5
03BA
Size
4 bytes
2 bytes
1 byte
Description
PIIX - Interrupt
Ultra I/O configuration
PIIX - Timer 1
03BC - 03BF
03C0 - 03CA
03CC
4 bytes
12 bytes
1 byte
Parallel Port 3
PIIX - Timer 2
Keyboard Controller
PIIX - NMI, speaker
Kbd Controller,
0061
1 byte
03CE - 03CF
03D4 - 03D5
03DA
2 bytes
2 bytes
1 byte
0064
1 byte
0070, bit 7
0070, bits 6:0
0071
1 bit
PIIX - Enable NMI
PIIX - Real Time
PIIX - Real Time
Reserved - Brd.
Reserved - Brd.
PIIX - DMA Page
PIIX - Interrupt
7 bits
03E8 - 03EF
03F0 - 03F5
03F6
8 bytes
6 bytes
1 byte
Serial Port 3
1 byte
Floppy Channel
Pri IDE Chan
Floppy Chan 1
Floppy Disk
0078
1 byte
0079
1 byte
03F7 (Write)
03F7, bit 7
03F7, bits 6:0
03F8 - 03FF
LPT + 400h
04D0 - 04D1
0608 - 060B
0CF8*
1 byte
0080 - 008F
00A0 - 00A1
00C0 - 00DE
00F0
16 bytes
2 bytes
31 bytes
1 byte
1 bit
7 bits
Pri IDE Chan
On-Board Serial
ECP port, LPT
Edge/Level
PIIX - DMA 2
8 bytes
8 bytes
2 bytes
4 bytes
4 bytes
1 byte
Reset Numeric Error
Secondary IDE
Primary IDE Channel
Game Port
0170 - 0177
01F0 - 01F7
0200 - 0207
0220 - 022F
0278 - 027B
02F8 - 02FF
0330 - 0331
0376
8 bytes
8 bytes
8 bytes
8 bytes
4 bytes
8 bytes
1 bytes
1 byte
PCI Config
0CF9
Turbo & Reset
PCI Config Data
Parallel Port 2
0CFC-0CFF
0FF0 - 0FF7
FF00 - FF07
FFA0 - FFA7
FFA8 - FFAF
4 bytes
8 bytes
8 bytes
8 bytes
8 bytes
On-Board Serial Port 2
MPU - 401 (MIDI)
Sec IDE Chan Cmd
Sec IDE Chan Stat
Parallel Port 1
IDE Bus Master
IDE primary
0377
1 byte
IDE secondary
0378 - 037F
8 bytes
Table D-1. Advanced/RH I/O Address Map
I/O Port 78 is reserved for BIOS use. Port 79 is a read only port, the bit definitions are shown below in Table D-2.
Bit #
Description
Reserved
Bit = 1
n/a
Bit = 0
n/a
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Soft Off capable power supply present
Onboard Audio present
External CPU clock
External CPU clock
Setup Disable
No
Yes
Yes
No
Table B-2
Table B-2
Enable access
Keep values
Keep password
Table B-2
Table B-2
Disable access
Clear values
Clear password
Clear CMOS
Password Clear
Table D-2. Advanced/RH Port 79 Definition
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 29
Appendix E − PCI Configuration Space Map
The 82430HX PCIset uses Configuration Mechanism 1 to access PCI configuration space. The PCI Configuration
Address register is a 32-bit register located at CF8h, the PCI Configuration Data register is a 32-bit register located
at CFCh. These registers are only accessible by full DWORD accesses. The table below lists the PCI bus and device
numbers used by the motherboard.
Bus Number
Dev Number (hex)
Func. Number
Description
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
07
07
08
0B
11
13
00
00
01
00
00
00
00
Intel 82437HX
Intel 82371FB (PIIX 3) PCI/ISA bridge
Intel 82371FB (PIIX 3) IDE Bus Master
Video [ATI]
Option PCI expansion Slot for 3 Slot Riser
PCI Expansion Slot
PCI Expansion Slot
Table E-1. Advanced/RH PCI Configuration. Space Map
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 30
Appendix F − Interrupts & DMA Channels
IRQ
System Resource
NMI
0
I/O Channel Check
Reserved, Interval Timer
Reserved, Keyboard buffer full
Reserved, Cascade interrupt from slave PIC
Serial Port 2
1
2
3
4
Serial Port 1
5
Audio
DMA
Data Width
System Resource
6
Floppy
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8- or 16-bits
8- or 16-bits
8- or 16-bits
8- or 16-bits
Audio
7
Parallel Port 1
Audio
8
Real Time Clock
Floppy
9
User available
Parallel Port (for ECP/EPP Config.)
10
11
12
13
14
15
User available
Reserved - Cascade channel
Audio
16-bits
16-bits
16-bits
Open
Open
Open
Onboard Mouse Port
Reserved, Math coprocessor
Primary IDE
Table F-2. Advanced/RH DMA Map
Secondary IDE if present, else user available
Table F-1. Advanced/RH Interrupts
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 31
Appendix G − Connectors
POWER SUPPLY
PRIMARY POWER J9H1
Pin
Name
PWRGD
+5 V
Function
Power Good
+ 5 volts Vcc
+ 12 volts
- 12 volts
1
2
PCI (3.3V) POWER J9J1 NOT
POPULATED
3
+12 V
-12 V
GND
GND
GND
GND
-5 V
4
Pin
Name
Function
5
Ground
1
GND
Ground
6
Ground
2
GND
Ground
7
Ground
3
GND
Ground
8
Ground
4
+3.3 V
+3.3V
+3.3 V
+ 3.3 volts
+ 3.3 volts
+ 3.3 volts
9
-5 volts
5
10
11
12
+5 V
+ 5 volts Vcc
+ 5 volts Vcc
+ 5 volts Vcc
6
+5 V
+5 V
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification •
Page 32
FRONT PANEL−J3A1
SLEEP/RESUME
Pin
Signal Name
15
16
17
18
19
SW_ON
GND
SLEEP
SLEEPPU
KEY
POWER INTERFACE HARD
DRIVE LED (DISK)
INFRA-RED
Pin
Signal Name
Pin
Signal Name
25
24
23
22
21
20
CONIRRX
IRTX
14
13
12
11
PWRPU
PWDRV
HDA
GND
IRRIN
NC
HDPU
VCC
POWER LED / KEYLOCK
Signal Name
POWER INTERFACE CPU FAN
Signal Name
10
9
PWDRV
NC
3
2
Ground
+12V
8
PWRPU
KEY
31
Ground
7
POWER INTERFACE SPEAKER
CONNECTOR
POWER INTERFACE RESET
CONNECTOR
Pin
Signal Name
Pin
Signal Name
29
28
27
26
GND
Key
6
5
4
Key
RESET
Ground
SPKSRC
SPKOUT
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification •
Page 33
BACK PANEL I/O
PS/2 KEYBOARD J8N1 & MOUSE
PORTS J7N1
Pin
Signal Name
1
2
3
4
5
Data
No Connect
Ground
Vcc
Clock
SERIAL PORTS COM1 J6N2 & COM2
J5N1
PARALLEL PORT J3N1
Pin
Signal Name
Signal Name
STROBE-
Data Bit 0
Data Bit 1
Data Bit 2
Data Bit 3
Data Bit 4
Data Bit 5
Data Bit 6
Data Bit 7
ACK-
Pin
1
Pin
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Signal Name
AUTO FEED-
ERROR-
INIT-
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
DCD
Serial In - (SIN)
Serial Out - (SOUT)
DTR-
2
3
4
SLCT IN-
Ground
GND
5
DSR-
6
Ground
RTS-
7
Ground
CTS-
8
Ground
RI
9
Ground
10
11
12
13
Ground
BUSY
Ground
USB J5N2 REPLACES COM2
PE (Paper End)
SLCT
Ground
Pin
Signal Name
N.C.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
VCC
USBP0-
USBP0
GND
VIDEO MONITOR PORT J1N1
Pin
Signal Name
VCC
1
Red
USBP1-
USBP1
GND
2
Green
3
Blue
4
No Connect
Ground
5
6
Ground
LINE OUT J9N2
7
Ground
Pin
Signal Name
8
Ground
1
Line Out
9
No Connect
Ground
10
11
12
13
14
15
MIC IN J8N2
No Connect
MONID1
Horizontal Sync.
Vertical Sync.
MONID2
Pin
Signal Name
1
Line Out
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 34
PERIPHERALS
IDE CONNECTORS J5C1 & J6C1
Signal Name
Reset IDE
Pin Pin
Signal Name
Ground
FLOPPY CONNECTOR J9K1
1
2
Signal Name Pin
Pin
2
Signal Name
DENSEL
Host Data 7
Host Data 6
Host Data 5
Host Data 4
Host Data 3
Host Data 2
Host Data 1
Host Data 0
Ground
3
4
Host Data 8
Host Data 9
Host Data 10
Host Data 11
Host Data 12
Host Data 13
Host Data 14
Host Data 15
Key
Ground
Ground
Key
1
5
6
3
4
Reserved
7
8
5
6
FDEDIN
9
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
MSEN1
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
MSEN0
Ground
Ground
Ground
7
8
Index-
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
9
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
Motor Enable A-
Drive Select B-
Drive Select A-
Motor Enable B-
DIR-
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
DDRQ0 (DDRQ1)
I/O Write-
Ground
STEP-
Ground
Write Data-
Write Gate-
Track 00-
I/O Read-
Ground
IOCHRDY
Vcc pull-up
Ground
DDACK0 (DDACK1)-
IRQ14 (IRQ15)
Addr 1
Write Protect-
Read Data-
Side 1 Select-
Diskette Change-
NC
NC
Addr 0
Addr 2
Chip Select 1P (1S)-
Activity-
Chip Select 3P (3S)-
Ground
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 35
MULTIMEDIA
MIDI/AUDIO CONNECTOR J9L1
Signal Name
+5 V
Pin
1
Pin
2
Signal Name
+5 V
JoyStick But0
JoyStick X1
Ground
3
4
JoyStick But2
JoyStick X2
MIDI Out
JoyStick Y2
JoyStick But3
MIDI In
5
6
ATI MULTI-MEDIA CON. (AMC) J1H1
7
8
Signal Name
Ground
Ground
Ground
Data enable
Sync enable
PCLK enable
SDA
Pin
Pin
Signal Name
Data 0
Data 1
Data 2
Data 3
Data 4
Data 5
Data 6
Data 7
DCLK
Ground
9
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
1
2
JoyStick Y1
JoyStick But1
+5 V
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
3
4
5
6
Key
7
8
Key
Key
9
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
Line Out Right
Right Speaker
Left Speaker
Line Out Left
Line In Right
Line In Left
Mic In
Ground
Ground
Key
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
Ground
Ground
Ground
VFCSNS
SCL
Ground
-12 V
BLANK
HSYNC
VSYNC
GND
Ground
+12 V
Ground
Ground
KEY
key
key
(NOT A MM OPTION)
VCC
SA
RST
SNRDY
VMASK
WAVE TABLE UPGRADE
CONNECTOR J9N1
SAD
NC
GND
+12V
NC
Pin
Signal Name
NC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Wave Right
Ground
Wave Left
Ground
CD-ROM AUDIO INTERFACE J6N1
Pin
Signal Name
Key
1
2
3
4
Ground
CD-LEFT
Ground
Ground
MIDI_Write
MIDI_OUT
CD-Right
MIDI/GAME PORT (ON AUDIO
RISER)
TELEPHONY CONNECTOR J9L2
Pin
Signal Name
Pin
Signal Name
1
2
Vcc
JSBUT0
JSX1R
GND
1
2
3
4
Ground
Mono Out
Mic In
3
4
No Connect
5
GND
6
JSY1R
JSBUT1
Vcc
7
8
9
Vcc
10
11
12
13
14
15
JSBUT2
JSX2R
MIDI-OUT-R
JSY2R
JSBUT3
MIDI-IN-R
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 36
PCI / ISA RISER (J6J2)
Signal Name
Pin
Pin
Signal Name
Signal Name
Pin
Pin
Signal Name
IOCHK-
SD7
A1
A2
B1
B2
GND
RSTDRV
Vcc
GND
GND
PCIINT0-
PCIINT1-
Vcc
E1
E2
F1
F2
GND
GND
PCIINT2-
PCIINT3-
Vcc
SD6
A3
B3
E3
F3
SD5
A4
B4
IRQ9
E4
F4
SD4
A5
B5
-5V
E5
F5
SD3
A6
B6
DRQ2
-12V
Key
E6
F6
Key
SD2
A7
B7
Vcc
E7
F7
Vcc
SD1
A8
B8
0WS-
PCIRST-
GNT0-
REQ0-
GND
PCLKE
GND
AD30
3.3V
E8
F8
PCLKF
GND
GNT1-
GND
REQ1-
AD31
AD29
3.3V
SD0
A9
B9
+12V
E9
F9
IOCHRDY
AEN
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
A16
A17
A18
A19
A20
A21
A22
A23
A24
A25
A26
A27
A28
A29
A30
A31
C1
B10
B11
B12
B13
B14
B15
B16
B17
B18
B19
B20
B21
B22
B23
B24
B25
B26
B27
B28
B29
B30
B31
D1
GND
E10
E11
E12
E13
E14
E15
E16
E17
E18
E19
E20
E21
E22
E23
E24
E25
E26
E27
E28
E29
E30
E31
G1
F10
F11
F12
F13
F14
F15
F16
F17
F18
F19
F20
F21
F22
F23
F24
F25
F26
F27
F28
F29
F30
F31
H1
SMEMW-
SMEMR-
IOW-
SA19
SA18
SA17
SA16
SA15
SA14
SA13
SA12
SA11
SA10
SA9
IOR-
DACK3-
DRQ3
DACK1-
DRQ1
REFRESH-
SYSCLK
IRQ7
Key
Key
3.3V
3.3V
AD28
AD26
AD24
AD22
AD20
AD18
3.3V
AD27
AD25
CBE3-
AD23
AD21
AD19
3.3V
IRQ6
SA8
IRQ5
SA7
IRQ4
SA6
IRQ3
Key
Key
SA5
DACK2-
TC
3.3V
3.3V
SA4
AD16
FRAME-
CBE2-
TRDY-
STOP-
SDONE
SBO-
CBE1-
PAR
AD17
IRDY-
DEVSEL-
PLOCK-
PERR-
SERR-
AD15
AD14
AD12
GND
Key
SA3
BALE
SA2
Vcc
SA1
OSC
SA0
GND
SBHE-
LA23
LA22
LA21
LA20
LA19
LA18
LA17
MEMR-
MEMW-
SD8
MEMCS16-
IOCS16-
IRQ10
IRQ11
IRQ12
IRQ15
IRQ14
DACK0-
DRQ0
DACK5-
DRQ5
DACK6-
DRQ6
DACK7-
DRQ7
Vcc
C2
D2
G2
H2
C3
D3
G3
H3
C4
D4
G4
H4
C5
D5
GND
Key
G5
H5
C6
D6
G6
H6
C7
D7
GND
AD13
AD11
AD9
G7
H7
GND
AD10
AD8
C8
D8
G8
H8
C9
D9
G9
H9
C10
C11
C12
C13
C14
C15
C16
C17
C18
D10
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15
D16
D17
D18
G10
G11
G12
G13
G14
G15
G16
G17
G18
G19
H10
H11
H12
H13
H14
H15
H16
H17
H18
H19
AD7
CBE0-
AD6
AD5
SD9
AD3
SD10
SD11
SD12
SD13
SD14
SD15
AD4
AD1
AD2
AD0
Key
Key
Vcc
Vcc
MASTER-
GND
Vcc
Vcc
GND
GND
GND
GND
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 37
CELP 2.1 CONNECTOR (J1D1)
Signal Name
Pin
Pin
Signal Name
Signal Name
Pin
Pin
Signal Name
GND
TIO0
TIO2
TIO6
TIO4
TIO8
VCC3
TWE*
CADS*
GND
CWE4*
CWE6*
CWE0*
CWE2*
VCC3
CCS*
GWE*
BWE*
GND
A3
1
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
D58
D56
GND
D54
D52
D50
D48
GND
D46
D44
D42
VCC3
D40
D38
D36
GND
D34
D32
D30
VCC3
D28
D26
D24
GND
D22
D20
D18
VCC3
D16
D14
D12
GND
D10
D8
GND
TIO1
TIO7
TIO5
TIO3
TI09
81
82
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
D59
D57
GND
D55
D53
D51
D49
GND
D47
D45
D43
VCC5
D41
D39
D37
GND
D35
D33
D31
VCC5
D29
D27
D25
GND
D23
D21
D19
VCC5
D17
D15
D13
GND
D11
D9
2
3
83
4
84
5
85
6
86
7
VCC5
TIO10
CADV*
GND
COE*
CWE5*
CWE7*
CWE1*
VCC5
CWE3*
CAB3
CALE
GND
RSVD
A4
87
8
88
9
89
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
A7
A5
A6
A11
A8
A16
A10
VCC3
A18
VCC5
A17
GND
A12
GND
A9
A13
A14
ADSP*
ECS1*
ECS2*
PD1
A15
RSVD
PD0
PD2
PD3
PD4
GND
CLK1
GND
D62
D6
GND
CLK0
GND
D63
D7
VCC3
D4
VCC5
D5
D2
D3
VCC3
D60
D0
VCC5
D61
D1
GND
GND
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 38
Appendix-H Motherboard BIOS
The Advanced/RH motherboard uses an Intel BIOS, which is stored in Flash EEPROM and easily upgraded using
a floppy disk-based program. BIOS upgrades can be down loaded from the Intel Applications Support electronic
bulletin board service, or the Intel FTP site. In addition to the Intel BIOS, the Flash EEPROM also contains the
Setup utility, Power-On Self Tests (POST), APM 1.1, the PCI auto-configuration utility, and Windows 95 ready
Plug ‘N’ Play. This motherboard also supports system BIOS shadowing, allowing the BIOS to execute from 64-bit
on-board write-protected DRAM.
The BIOS displays a sign-on message during POST identifying the type of BIOS and a five-digit revision code.
The initial production BIOS in the Advanced/RH will be identified as 1.00.01.CV0.
Information on BIOS functions can be found in the IBM PS/2 and Personal Computer BIOS Technical Reference
published by IBM, and the ISA and EISA Hi-Flex AMIBIOS Technical Reference published by AMI. Both manuals
are available at most technical bookstores.
FLASH MEMORY IMPLEMENTATION
The Intel 2 Mb Flash component is organized as 32 x 8 (256 KB). The Flash device is divided into five
areas, as described in Table H-1.
System Address
FLASH Memory Area
64 KB Main BIOS
F0000H
EC000H
EA000H
E8000H
E0000H
FFFFFH
EFFFFH
EBFFFH
E9FFFH
E7FFFH
16 KB System BIOS RECOVERY
8 KB Plug ‘N’ Play ESCD Storage Area
8 KB OEM Logo Area
32 KB System BIOS Reserved during boot
Table H-1. Flash memory organization
BIOS UPGRADES
Flash memory makes distributing BIOS upgrades easy. A new version of the BIOS can be installed from
a diskette. BIOS upgrades are available to be down loaded from the secure section on the Intel bulletin
board, or Intel’s FTP site.
The disk-based Flash upgrade utility, FMUP.EXE, has three options for BIOS upgrades:
• The Flash BIOS can be updated from a file on a disk;
• The current BIOS code can be copied from the Flash EEPROM to a disk file as a backup in the event that an
upgrade cannot be successfully completed; or
• The BIOS in the Flash device can be compared with a file to ensure the system has the correct version.
The upgrade utility ensures the upgrade BIOS extension matches the target system to prevent accidentally
installing a BIOS for a different type of system.
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 39
SETUP UTILITY
The ROM-based Setup utility allows the configuration to be modified without opening the system for
most basic changes. The Setup utility is accessible only during the Power-On Self Test (POST) by
pressing the <F1> key after the POST memory test has begun and before boot begins. A prompt may be
enabled that informs users to press the <F1> key to access Setup. A jumper setting (See table B-1 in
appendix B) on the motherboard can be set to prevent user access to Setup for security purposes.
PCI AUTO-CONFIGURATION
The PCI auto-configuration utility operates in conjunction with the system Setup utility to allow the
insertion and removal of PCI cards to the system without user intervention (Plug ‘N’ Play). When the
system is turned on after adding a PCI add-in card, the BIOS automatically configures interrupts, I/O
space and other parameters. PCI interrupts are distributed to available ISA interrupts that have been not
been assigned to an ISA card, or system resources. Those interrupts left set to “available” in the CMOS
setup will be considered free for PCI add-in card use. It is nondeterministic as to which PCI interrupt
will be assigned to which ISA IRQ.
The PCI Auto-Configuration function complies with version 2.10 of the PCI BIOS specification. System
configuration information is stored in ESCD format. The ESCD data may be cleared by setting the
CMOS clear jumper to the ON position.
PCI specification 2.1 for add-in card auto-configuration is also a part of the Plug ‘N’ Play BIOS. Peer-to-
peer hierarchical PCI Bridge 1.0 is supported, and by using an OEM supplied option ROM or TSR, a
PCI-to-PCMCIA bridge capability is possible as well.
ISA PLUG ‘N’ PLAY
The BIOS incorporates ISA Plug ‘N’ Play capabilities as delivered by Plug ‘N’ Play Release 1.0A (Plug
‘N’ Play BIOS V.. 1.0A, ESCD V.. 1.03). When used in conjunction with the ISA Configuration Utility
(ICU) for DOS or Windows 3.x, the system allows auto-configuration of Plug ‘N’ Play ISA cards, PCI
cards, and resource management for legacy ISA cards. Because the BIOS supports configuring devices
across PCI bridges, release 1.41 or greater of the ICU must be used with the Advanced/RH motherboard
to properly view and change system settings. System configuration information is stored in ESCD
format. The ESCD data may be cleared by setting the CMOS clear jumper to the ON position (See
Appendix B for jumper details).
The Advanced/RH BIOS also has a setup option to support the Windows 95 run time plug and play
utilities. When this option is selected, only devices required to boot the system are assigned resources by
the BIOS. Device Node information is available for all devices to ensure compatibility with Windows
95.
Copies of the IAL Plug ‘N’ Play specification may be obtained from the Intel BBS or from CompuServe
by typing Go PlugPlay.
ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
The Advanced/RH BIOS has support for both 1.0 and 1.1 Advanced Power Management (APM). The
version of APM drivers loaded in the operating system by the user will determine what specification the
BIOS will adhere too. In either case the energy saving Stand By mode can be initiated by a keyboard hot
key sequence set by the user, a time-out period set by the user, or by a suspend/resume button tied to the
front panel sleep connector.
When in Stand-by mode, the Advanced/RH motherboard reduces power consumption by utilizing the
Pentium processor’s System Management Mode (SMM) capabilities and also spinning down hard drives
and turning off VESA DPMS compliant monitors. The user may select which DPMS mode (Stand By,
Suspend, or Off) to send to the monitor in setup. The ability to respond to external interrupts is fully
maintained while in Stand-by mode allowing the system to service requests such as in-coming FAX’s or
network messages while unattended. Any keyboard or mouse activity brings the system out of the energy
saving Stand By mode. When this occurs the monitor and IDE drives are turned back on immediately.
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 40
APM is enabled in BIOS by default, however, the system must be configured with an APM driver (such
as Power.exe for DOS or vpowerd.386 for Windows 3.x) in order for the system power saving features to
take effect. Windows 95 will enable APM automatically upon detecting the presence of the APM BIOS.
LANGUAGE SUPPORT
The BIOS setup screen and help messages are supported in 32 languages. There are 5 languages
translated at this time for use; American English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish. Translations of
other languages will available at a later date.
With a 1 Mb Flash BIOS, only one language can be resident at a time. The default language is American
English, and will always be present unless another language is programmed into the BIOS using the Flash
Memory Update Program (FMUP) available on the Intel BBS.
PCI IDE
The two local bus IDE connectors with independent I/O channel support are setup up automatically by
the BIOS if the user selects “Autoconfiguration” in setup. The IDE interface supports PIO Mode 3 and
Mode 4 hard drives and recognition of ATAPI CD-ROMs, tape drives, and any other ATAPI devices. The
BIOS will determine the capabilities of each drive and configure them to optimize capacity and
performance. For the high capacity hard drives typically available today, the drive will be automatically
configured for Logical Block Addressing (LBA) for maximum capacity and to PIO Mode 3 or 4
depending on the capability of the drive. The user is able to override the auto-configuration options by
using the manual mode setting.
BOOT OPTIONS
Booting from CD-ROM is supported in adherence to the “El Torito” bootable CD-ROM format
specification developed by Phoenix Technologies and IBM. Under the Boot Options field in setup, CD-
ROM is one of four possible boot devices defined in priority order. The default setting is for floppy to be
the primary boot device and hard drive to be the secondary boot device and CD-ROM to be the third
device. The forth device is set to disabled in the default configuration.. The user can also select network
as a boot device. The network option allows booting from a network add-in card with a remote boot
ROM installed.
NOTE: A copy of “El Torito” is available on Phoenix Web page.
FLASH LOGO AREA
Advanced/RH supports a 4 KB programmable flash user area located at EC000-ECFFF. An OEM may
use this area to display a custom logo. The Advanced/RH BIOS accesses the user area just after
completing POST. A utility called USRLUTIL is available on the Intel BBS to assist with installing a
logo into flash for display during POST.
SECURITY FEATURES
Administrative Password
If enabled, the administrative password protects all sensitive Setup options from being changed by a user
unless the password is entered. Without the proper password the user will be able to configure only the User
password and the power management hot key fields. The User password does not alter the protection
provided by the Administrative password.
User Password
The User Password feature provides security, preventing the system from booting or entering setup unless the
user selected password is entered during the boot process,. The user password can be set using the Setup
utility, and must be entered prior to peripheral boot or keyboard/mouse operation.
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 41
If the password is forgotten, it can be cleared by turning off the system and setting the "password clear" jumper
(See Appendix B: table B-1) to the ON position and briefly powering up the system. The Administrative
password and User password are both cleared by this operation. After returning the jumper to the “password
keep” position, a new password can be entered in Setup to re-enable password protection.
Setup Enable Jumper
A motherboard configuration jumper (See Appendix B: table B-1) controls access to the BIOS Setup utility.
By setting the jumper to the disable position, the user is prevented from accessing the Setup utility during the
Power-On Self Test or at any other time. The message prompting the user to press <F1> to enter setup is also
disabled.
Floppy Write Protect
A BIOS setup option under “floppy options” prevents writing to any attached floppy drives. This field is
controlled by the administrative password and can be altered only if the administrative password (if set) is
entered.
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 42
Appendix I − PCI Configuration Error Messages
The following PCI messages are displayed as a group with bus, device and function information.
<'NVRAM Checksum Error, NVRAM Cleared'>, \ ; String
<'System Board Device Resource Conflict'>, \ ; String
<'Primary Output Device Not Found'>, \ ; String
<'Primary Input Device Not Found'>, \ ; String
<'Primary Boot Device Not Found'>, \ ; String
<'NVRAM Cleared By Jumper'>, \ ; String
<'NVRAM Data Invalid, NVRAM Cleared'>, \ ; String
<'Static Device Resource Conflict'>, \ ; String
The following messages chain together to give a message such as:
"PCI I/O Port Conflict: Bus: 00, Device 0D, Function: 01".
If and when more than 15 PCI conflict errors are detected the log full message is displayed.
<'PCI I/O Port Conflict:'>, \ ; String
<'PCI Memory Conflict: '>, \ ; String
<'PCI IRQ Conflict: '>, \ ; String
<' Bus '>, \
; String
<', Device '>, \ ; String
<', Function '>, \ ; String
<‘,PCI Error Log is Full.'>, \ ; String
<'Floppy Disk Controller Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text
<'Primary IDE Controller Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text
<'Secondary IDE Controller Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text
<'Parallel Port Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text
<'Serial Port 1 Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text
<'Serial Port 2 Resource Conflict '>, \ ; Text
Advanced/RH Technical Product Specification • Page 43
Appendix J− AMIBIOS Error messages and Beep Codes
Errors can occur during POST (Power On Self Test) which is performed every time the system is powered on. Fatal
errors, which prevent the system from continuing the boot process, are communicated through a series of audible
beeps. Other errors are displayed in the following format:
ERROR Message Line 1
ERROR Message Line 2
For most displayed error messages, there is only one message. If a second message appears, it is "RUN SETUP". If
this message occurs, press <F1> to run AMIBIOS Setup.
BEEP CODES
Beeps
Error Message
Description
The memory refresh circuitry on the motherboard is faulty.
Parity is not supported on this product, will not occur.
Memory failure in the first 64 KB.
1
2
3
4
Refresh Failure
Parity Error
Base 64 KB Memory Failure
Timer Not Operational
Memory failure in the first 64 KB of memory, or Timer 1 on the motherboard is not
functioning.
5
6
Processor Error
The CPU on the motherboard generated an error.
The keyboard controller (8042) may be bad. The BIOS cannot switch to protected
mode.
8042 - Gate A20 Failure
7
8
Processor Exception Interrupt Error
Display Memory Read/Write Error
The CPU generated an exception interrupt.
The system video adapter is either missing or its memory is faulty. This is not a fatal
error.
9
ROM Checksum Error
ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in BIOS.
10
CMOS Shutdown Register Rd/Wrt Error The shutdown register for CMOS RAM failed.
VIDEO ERROR Video Controller failure
1 LONG
3 SHORT
ERROR MESSAGES
Error Message
Explanation
8042 Gate - A20 Error
Gate A20 on the keyboard controller (8042) is not working. Replace the 8042.
Error in the address decoding circuitry on the motherboard.
Cache memory is defective. Replace it.
Address Line Short!
Cache Memory Bad, Do Not Enable Cache!
CH-2 Timer Error
Most AT systems include two timers. There is an error in timer 2.
CMOS RAM is powered by a battery. The battery power is low. Replace the battery.
After CMOS RAM values are saved, a checksum value is generated for error checking. The
previous value is different from the current value. Run AMIBIOS Setup.
The values stored in CMOS RAM are either corrupt or nonexistent. Run Setup.
The video type in CMOS RAM does not match the type detected by the BIOS. Run AMIBIOS
Setup.
CMOS Battery State Low
CMOS Checksum Failure
CMOS System Options Not Set
CMOS Display Type Mismatch
CMOS Memory Size Mismatch
The amount of memory on the motherboard is different than the amount in CMOS RAM. Run
AMIBIOS Setup.
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ERROR MESSAGES (CONT.)
CMOS Time and Date Not Set
Run Standard CMOS Setup to set the date and time in CMOS RAM.
Diskette Boot Failure
The boot disk in floppy drive A: is corrupt. It cannot be used to boot the system. Use another boot disk
and follow the screen instructions.
Display Switch Not Proper
DMA Error
The display jumper is not implemented on this product, this error will not occur.
Error in the DMA controller.
DMA #1 Error
Error in the first DMA channel.
DMA #2 Error
Error in the second DMA channel.
FDD Controller Failure
The BIOS cannot communicate with the floppy disk drive controller. Check all appropriate connections
after the system is powered down.
HDD Controller Failure
The BIOS cannot communicate with the hard disk drive controller. Check all appropriate connections
after the system is powered down.
INTR #1 Error
Interrupt channel 1 failed POST.
INTR #2 Error
Interrupt channel 2 failed POST.
Invalid Boot Diskette
Keyboard Is Locked...Unlock It
Keyboard Error
The BIOS can read the disk in floppy drive A:, but cannot boot the system. Use another boot disk.
The keyboard lock on the system is engaged. The system must be unlocked to continue.
There is a timing problem with the keyboard. Set the Keyboard option in Standard CMOS Setup to Not
Installed to skip the keyboard POST routines.
KB/Interface Error
There is an error in the keyboard connector.
Off Board Parity Error
Parity error in memory installed in an expansion slot. The format is:
OFF BOARD PARITY ERROR ADDR (HEX) = (XXXX)
XXXX is the hex address where the error occurred.
On Board Parity Error
Parity Error ????
Parity is not supported on this product, this error will not occur.
Parity error in system memory at an unknown address.
ISA NMI MESSAGES
ISA NMI Message
Explanation
Memory failed. If the memory location can be determined, it is displayed as xxxxx. If not, the message is
Memory Parity Error ????.
Memory Parity Error at xxxxx
I/O Card Parity Error at xxxxx
DMA Bus Time-out
An expansion card failed. If the address can be determined, it is displayed as xxxxx. If not, the message is
I/O Card Parity Error ????.
A device has driven the bus signal for more than 7.8 microseconds.
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Appendix K − Soft-off Control
The Advanced/RH design supports Soft-off control via the SMM code in the BIOS. The CS1 pin out of the National
306B Ultra I/O controller is connected to the Soft-off control line in our power supply circuit.
The registers in the Ultra I/O controller that sets the I/O address and control of the CS1 pin is NOT setup until the
SMM code is activated. The code performs the following operations:
OUT 0Ch to I/O port 2Eh
OUT 75h to I/O port 2Fh
OUT 11h to I/O port 2Eh
OUT 00h to I/O port 2Fh
OUT 0Dh to I/O port 2Eh
OUT A0h to I/O port 2Fh
After setting the above registers, any read operation to I/O location 75H will trigger the Soft-off circuit and turn the
power supply off.
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Appendix L − Environmental Standards
MOTHERBOARD SPECIFICATIONS
Parameter
Condition
Specification
Temperature
o
o
Non-Operating
Operating
-40 C to +70 C
o
o
+0 C to +55 C
(minimum air flow of 200 LFM)
DC Voltage
Vibration
+5 V
-5 V
±5 %
±5 %
±5 %
±5 %
+12 V
-12 V
Unpackaged
Packaged
5 Hz to 20 Hz : 0.01g² Hz sloping up to 0.02 g² Hz
20 Hz to 500 Hz : 0.02g² Hz (flat)
10 Hz to 40 Hz : 0.015g² Hz (flat)
40 Hz to 500 Hz : 0.015g² Hz sloping down to 0.00015 g² Hz
Shock
Unpackaged
Packaged
50 G trapezoidal waveform
Velocity change of 170 inches/sec.
Half Sine 2 millisecond
Product
(Weight)
< 20 lb.
21 - 40
41 - 80
81 - 100
Free Fall
Velocity
(Height in inches)
(Change (in / sec))
36
30
24
18
167
152
136
118
Table L-1. Environmental standards
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Appendix M − Reliability Data
The Mean-Time-Between-Failures (MTBF) data is calculated from predicted data @ 55C.
Advanced/RH motherboard
72706 Hours
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