AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Windows NT User`s Manual
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1. 8 1 8 3 Beep Codes 8 2 8 4 Post Codes 8 2 8 5 Fail Safe Booter 8 3 v 8 6 Windows NT Startup 8 5 9 Battery Recycle Disposal Information A Support Products and Documentation A 1 Customer Support A 1 A 2 Supporting Products A 2 A 2 1 Memory A 2 A 2 2 Thermal Products A 2 A 2 3 Power Supply A 2 A 2 4 Enclosure A 3 A 3 Associated Documentation2. 7 1 7 1 1 AlphaBIOS Conventions 7 2 7 1 2 Starting the AlphaBIOS Setup Program 7 2 7 1 3 Upgrading AlphaBIOS 7 3 7 1 4 Performing CMOS Setup Tasks 7 4 7 1 5 Setting Up Your Hard Disk 7 4 7 1 6 Displaying Your System Configuration 7 5 7 1 7 Running a Maintenance Program 7 7 7 2 Installing the Windows NT Operating System 7 8 7 2 1 Requirements 7 9 7 2 2 Before Installing Windows NT 7 9 7 2 3 Starting Windows NT Setup 7 10 8 Troubleshooting 8 1 Password Bypass 8 1 8 2 Hardware Startup
3. A 3 vi Figures 2 1 AlphaPC 164SX Switch Connector Component Location 2 2 2 2 ATX Hole Specification 2 6 2 3 ATX I O Shield Dimensions 2 7 3 1 AlphaPC 164SX Configuration Switches 3 2 4 1 Multipurpose Connector Pinouts 4 10 5 1 Fan Heat Sink Assembly 5 5 7 1 AlphaBIOS Boot Screen 7 3 7 2 Display System Configuration 7 6 7 3 Run Maintenance Program Submenu 7 7 7 4 Entering the Program Name 7 8 vii Tables 2 1 AlphaPC 164SX Features 2 1 2 2 AlphaPC 164SX Switch Connector Component List
4. 4 9 4 13 Soft Power Connector Pinouts J1 4 9 4 14 Multipurpose Connector Pinouts J20 4 9 5 1 AlphaPC 164SX SDRAM Memory Configurations 5 2 6 1 ISA Interrupts 6 1 6 2 ISA I O Address Map 6 2 7 1 Action Keys 7 2 7 2 CMOS Setup Tasks 7 4 8 1 Beep Codes 8 2 8 2 Post Codes 8 2 About This Manual 1 1 1 About This Manual This manual describes the AlphaPC 164SX motherboard a board for computing systems based on the Alpha 21164PC microprocessor and the companion 21174 core logic chip It describes the motherboard s features and how to set its configuration switches This manual helps users to in
5. 4 9 4 13 Soft Power Connector Pinouts 4 9 4 14 Multipurpose Connector Pinouts 4 9 5 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration 5 1 Configuring SDRAM Memory 5 1 5 2 Upgrading SDRAM Memory 5 2 5 3 Increasing Microprocessor Speed 5 3 5 3 1 Preparatory Information 5 3 5 3 2 Required Tools 5 3 5 3 3 Removing the 21164PC Microprocessor 5 4 5 3 4 Installing the 21164PC Microprocessor 5 4 6 Interrupts and ISA Bus Addresses 6 1 Interrupts 6 1 6 2 ISA I O Address Map 6 2 7 Configuring for Windows NT 7 1 AlphaBIOS
6. 4 RESET_BUTTON Reset system 4 10 AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts Multipurpose Connector Pinouts Figure 4 1 Multipurpose Connector Pinouts 1 The halt button is not used with the Windows NT operating system 5 HD_PU Hard drive power up 6 HD_LED Pull up to Vdd 7 No connection 8 POWER_LED_L Pull up to Vdd 10 12 14 16 Gnd 9 SPKR Speaker output 15 Vdd 11 13 No connection Table 4 14 Multipurpose Connector Pinouts J20 Sheet 2 of 2 Pin Signal Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 HALT_BUTTON See note RESET_BUTTON HD_LED POWER_LED_L HD_PU SPKR Vdd Note The halt button is not used with Windows NT J20 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration 5 1 5 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration For higher system speed or greater throughput SDRAM memory can be upgraded by replacing DIMMs with those of greater size When configuring or upgrading SDRAM observe the following rules Each DIMM must be a 168 bit unbuffered version and have a frequency of 100 MHz Each bank consists of two DIMMs and must be fully populated Both DIMMs in the same bank must be of equal size 5 1 Configuring SDRAM Memory Although not an exhaustive list Table 5 1 lists the tested SDRAM memory configurations available As additional configurations become available they will be posted in online revis
7. 1 Start AlphaBIOS Setup select CMOS Setup and press Enter 2 In the CMOS Setup screen press F6 7 1 5 Setting Up Your Hard Disk Express hard disk setup is an easy way to create the recommended partition arrange ment on your first hard disk disk 0 Note however that express hard disk setup does not format the large partition with NTFS You will have the opportunity to do this during the Windows NT installation Note AlphaBIOS assigns disk 0 to the hard disk with the lowest SCSI ID number on the first bus in your system If no SCSI devices are present AlphaBIOS assigns disk 0 to the first IDE hard drive Caution If you have any information on your disk that you want to save be sure to back it up before using express hard disk setup Table 7 2 CMOS Setup Tasks Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Autostart Memory test Date and time PCI parity Floppy Password protection Keyboard SCSI termination SCSI BIOS emulation Configuring for Windows NT 7 5 AlphaBIOS To perform express hard disk setup 1 Start AlphaBIOS Setup select Hard Disk Setup and press Enter 2 Press F7 to enter express hard disk setup 3 Press F10 to continue with the setup For information on manually managing hard disks see the online documentation 7 1 6 Displaying Your System Configuration You can use AlphaBIOS to display your system configuration in a clear easy to read format organized by categ
8. 3 1 3 4 Fail Safe Booter CF7 3 2 4 AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts 4 1 PCI Bus Connector Pinouts 4 1 4 2 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts 4 3 4 3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts 4 4 4 4 EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4 5 4 5 Diskette Floppy Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4 6 4 6 Parallel Bus Connector Pinouts 4 6 4 7 COM1 COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts 4 7 4 8 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts 4 7 4 9 SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts 4 8 4 10 Input Power Connector Pinouts 4 8 iv 4 11 Enclosure Fan Power Connector Pinouts 4 8 4 12 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts
9. 3V A28 AD 22 A29 AD 20 A30 Gnd A31 AD 18 A32 AD 16 A33 3V A34 FRAME A35 Gnd A36 TRDY A37 STOP A38 STOP A39 3V A40 SDONE A41 SBO A42 Gnd A43 PAR A44 AD 15 A45 3V A46 AD 13 A47 AD 11 A48 Gnd A49 AD 09 A50 Not used A51 Not used A52 C BE 0 A53 3V A54 AD 06 A55 AD 04 A56 Gnd A57 AD 02 A58 AD 00 A59 Vdd A60 REQ64 A61 Vdd A62 Vdd B1 12V B2 TCK B3 Gnd B4 TDO B5 Vdd B6 Vdd B7 INTB B8 INTD B9 PRSNT1 B10 4 2 AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts PCI Bus Connector Pinouts B11 PRSNT2 B12 Gnd B13 Gnd B14 B15 Gnd B16 CLK B17 Gnd B18 REQ B19 Vdd B20 AD 31 B21 AD 29 B22 Gnd B23 AD 27 B24 AD 25 B25 3V B26 C BE 3 B27 AD 23 B28 Gnd B29 AD 21 B30 AD 19 B31 3V B32 AD 17 B33 C BE 2 B34 Gnd B35 IRDY B36 3V B37 DEVSEL B38 Gnd B39 LOCK B40 PERR B41 3V B42 SERR B43 3V B44 C BE 1 B45 AD 14 B46 Gnd B47 AD 12 B48 AD 10 B49 Gnd B50 Not used B51 Not used B52 AD 08 B53 AD 07 B54 3V B55 AD 05 B56 AD 03 B57 Gnd B58 AD 01 B59 Vdd B60 ACK64 B61 Vdd B62 Vdd 64 Bit PCI Connectors Only J18 J19 A63 Gnd A64 C BE 7 A65 C BE 5 A66 Vdd A67 PAR64 A68 D 62 A69 Gnd A70 D 60 A71 D 58 A72 Gnd A73 D 56 A74 D 54 A75 Vdd A76 D 52 A77 D 50 A78 Gnd A79 D 48 A80 D 46 A81 Gnd A82 D 44 A83 D 42 A84 Vdd
10. Heat Sink with Fan Mounting Holes Thermal Pad Alpha 21164PC Airflow 5 6 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration Increasing Microprocessor Speed b Attach the microprocessor heat sink The heat sink material is clear anodized hot water sealed 6061 T6 aluminum The nut material is 2011 T3 aluminum this grade is critical Perform the following steps to attach the heat sink 1 Observe antistatic precautions 2 Align the heat sink holes with the threaded studs on the ceramic package 3 Handle the heat sink by the edges and lower it onto the chip package taking care not to damage the stud threads 4 Set a calibrated torque driver to 15 in lb 2 in lb 2 3 Nm 0 2 Nm The torque driver should have a mounted 3 8 inch socket 5 Insert a nut into the 3 8 inch socket place on one of the studs and tighten to the specified torque Repeat for the second nut 6 If the sink chip fan clip is used properly install it by positioning it over the assembly and hooking its ends around the ZIF socket retainers c Attach the heat sink fan assembly 1 Place the fan assembly on top of the heat sink aligning the fan mounting holes with the corresponding threaded heat sink holes Align the fan so that the fan power sensor wires exit the fan closest to connector J14 see Figure 2 1 Fan airflow must be directed into the heat sink fan label fac ing down toward the heat sink 2 Using a calibrated torque driver se
11. 2 6 Features of the AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Physical Parameters 2 3 1 ATX Hole Specification Figure 2 2 shows the ATX hole specification for the AlphaPC 164SX Figure 2 2 ATX Hole Specification 800 TYP Between Connectors 650 500 400 4 900 1 612 600 625 9 600 8 950 6 100 ISA Connector 2 Places PCI Connector 4 Places 1 300 11 100 12 000 FM 06122 AI4 Features of the AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard 2 7 Physical Parameters 2 3 2 ATX I O Shield Requirements Figure 2 3 shows the ATX I O shield dimensions for the AlphaPC 164SX Figure 2 3 ATX I O Shield Dimensions 11 15 15 47 4 35 17 95 22 95 23 96 29 10 33 10 9 25 3 58 2 45 5 00 TYP R 1 00 21 36 16 05 68 4 64 9 24 7 16 7 35 5 43 5 74 8 78 2 85 4 87 2 94 4 98 9 64 91 60 26 51 27 42 28 40 48 34 13 25 14 16 15 14 35 8 00 0 99 9 98 11 78 18 13 19 93 28 92 37 91 44 26 46 06 55 05 64 04 70 39 72 19 81 18 90 17 95 40 14 96 R 1 00 7 19 TYP FM 05986 AI4 AlphaPC 164SX Switch Configuration 3 1 3 AlphaPC 164SX Switch Configuration The AlphaPC 164SX motherboard has a set of switches located at SW1 as shown in Figure 2 1 These switches set the hardware configuration Figure 3 1 shows these switch configurations 3 1 Password Bypass CF2 AlphaBIOS provides password protection However password bypass i
12. 2 3 2 3 Power Supply DC Current Requirements 2 4 2 4 AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Environmental Requirements 2 5 4 1 PCI Bus Connector Pinouts 4 1 4 2 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts J22 J23 4 3 4 3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts J7 through J10 4 4 4 4 EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts J5 J6 4 5 4 5 Diskette Floppy Drive Bus Connector Pinouts J11 4 6 4 6 Parallel Bus Connector Pinouts J13 4 6 4 7 COM1 COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts J3 4 7 4 8 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts J4 4 7 4 9 SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts J21 4 8 4 10 Input Power Connector Pinouts J2 4 8 4 11 Enclosure Fan 12 V dc Power Connector Pinouts J16 4 8 4 12 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts J14
13. IDE_D2 14 IDE_D13 15 IDE_D1 16 IDE_D14 17 IDE_D0 18 IDE_D15 19 Gnd 20 NC key pin 21 MARQ 22 Gnd 23 IOW 24 Gnd 25 IOR 26 Gnd 27 CHRDY 28 BALE 29 MACK 30 Gnd 31 IRQ 32 IOCS16 33 ADDR1 34 NC 35 ADDR0 36 ADDR2 37 CS0 38 CS1 39 ACT 40 Gnd Table 4 3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts J7 through J10 1 Sheet 2 of 2 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 4 6 AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts Diskette Floppy Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4 5 Diskette Floppy Drive Bus Connector Pinouts Table 4 5 shows the diskette floppy drive bus connector pinouts 4 6 Parallel Bus Connector Pinouts Table 4 6 shows the parallel bus connector pinouts Table 4 5 Diskette Floppy Drive Bus Connector Pinouts J11 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Gnd 2 DEN0 3 Gnd 4 NC 5 Gnd 6 DEN1 7 Gnd 8 INDEX 9 Gnd 10 MTR0 11 Gnd 12 DR1 13 Gnd 14 DR0 15 Gnd 16 MTR1 17 Gnd 18 DIR 19 Gnd 20 STEP 21 Gnd 22 WDATA 23 Gnd 24 WGATE 25 Gnd 26 TRK0 27 Gnd 28 WRTPRT 29 Gnd 30 RDATA 31 Gnd 32 HDSEL 33 Gnd 34 DSKCHG Table 4 6 Parallel Bus Connector Pinouts J13 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STB 2 PD0 3 PD1 4 PD2 5 PD3 6 PD4 7 PD5 8 PD6 9 PD7 10 ACK 11 BUSY 12 PE 13 SLCT 14 AFD 15 ERR 16 INIT 17 SLIN 18 Gnd 19 Gnd 20 Gnd 21 Gnd 22 Gnd 23 G
14. Table 4 10 Input Power Connector Pinouts J2 1 Pin Voltage Pin Voltage Pin Voltage Pin Voltage 1 3 3 V dc 2 3 3 V dc 3 Gnd 4 5 V dc 5 Gnd 6 5 V dc 7 Gnd 8 P_DCOK 9 5 V SB 10 12 V dc 11 3 3 V dc 12 12 V dc 13 Gnd 14 PS_ON 15 Gnd 16 Gnd 17 Gnd 18 5 V dc 19 5 V dc 20 5 V dc Table 4 11 Enclosure Fan 12 V dc Power Connector Pinouts J16 Pin Voltage 1 Gnd 2 12 V dc 3 Gnd AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts 4 9 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts 4 12 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts Table 4 12 shows the microprocessor fan power connector pinouts 4 13 Soft Power Connector Pinouts Table 4 13 shows the soft power connector pinouts Table 4 13 Soft Power Connector Pinouts J1 4 14 Multipurpose Connector Pinouts J20 is a multipurpose connector that provides pins for the following functions System speaker LEDs for power and the IDE drive Buttons for reset and halt Table 4 14 shows the multipurpose connector pinouts and Figure 4 1 shows the connector layout Table 4 12 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts J14 Pin Signal Description 1 12V 2 FAN_CONN_L Fan connected 3 Gnd Pin Signal Description 1 Input System power on off 2 Gnd Table 4 14 Multipurpose Connector Pinouts J20 Sheet 1 of 2 Pin Signal Description 1 Gnd 2 HALT_BUTTON1 Halt system 3 Gnd
15. and product documentation library Customer Support Feedback form Supporting Products A 2 Support Products and Documentation A 2 Supporting Products This section lists sources for components and accessories that are not included with the AlphaPC 164SX A 2 1 Memory Dual inline memory modules DIMMs are available from a variety of vendors For a list of the qualified vendors visit the Alpha OEM World Wide Web Internet site at URL http www digital com alphaoem Click on Technical Information Then click on Alpha OEM Hardware Compatibility List A 2 2 Thermal Products Components included in this heat sink and fan solution are heat sink GRAFOIL pad two hex nuts heat sink clips 52 mm fan and four screws These are available from United Machine and Tool Design Company Inc 18 River Road P O Box 168 Fremont NH 03044 Phone 603 642 5040 Fax 603 642 5819 PN 70 33148 01 A 2 3 Power Supply An ATX form factor power supply suitable for use with the AlphaPC 164SX 3 3 V 5 V 5 V 12 V 12 V is available from Quantum Power Labs Inc 1410 Gail Borden Place C 4 El Paso TX 79935 Phone 915 599 2688 Fax 915 599 2699 PN AP2 5300FRV 300 W Associated Documentation Support Products and Documentation A 3 Antec Inc 2859 Bayview Drive Fremont CA 94538 Phone 510 770 1200 ext 313 PN PP 253V 250 W A 2 4 Enclosure An enclosure suitable for housing the AlphaPC 164
16. by a small fan blowing directly into the chip s heat sink The AlphaPC 164SX motherboard is designed to run efficiently by using only this fan Additional fans may be necessary depending upon cabinetry and the requirements of plug in cards The AlphaPC 164SX motherboard is specified to run within the environment listed in Table 2 4 1 Values indicated are for an AlphaPC 164SX motherboard with an Alpha 21164PC microprocessor operating at 400 MHz with 128MB SDRAM excluding adapter cards and disk drives Table 2 3 Power Supply DC Current Requirements Voltage Tolerance Current1 3 3 V dc 5 5 0 A 5 V dc 5 12 0 A 5 V dc 5 0 0 A 12 V dc 5 1 0 A 12 V dc 5 100 0 mA Features of the AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard 2 5 Physical Parameters 2 3 Physical Parameters The AlphaPC 164SX motherboard is an ATX size printed wiring board PWB with the following dimensions Length 30 48 cm 12 0 in 0 0005 in Width 24 38 cm 9 6 in 0 0005 in Height 6 00 cm 2 4 in Table 2 4 AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Environmental Requirements Parameter Specification Operating temperature 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 F Storage temperature 55 C to 125 C 67 F to 257 F Relative humidity 10 to 90 with maximum wet bulb temperature 28 C 82 F and minimum dew point 2 C 36 F Rate of dry bulb temperature change 11 C hour 2 C hour 20 F hour 4 F hour
17. full 90 angle 3 Ensure that all the pins on the microprocessor package are straight 4 The ZIF socket and microprocessor are keyed to allow for proper installation Align the microprocessor with its missing AD01 pin with the corresponding plugged AD01 position on the ZIF socket Gently lower into position 5 Close the ZIF socket actuator handle to its locked position 6 Install the heat sink and heat sink fan as directed in the following steps A heat sink fan kit is available from the vendor listed in Appendix A Refer to Figure 5 1 for heat sink and fan assembly details Memory and Microprocessor Configuration 5 5 Increasing Microprocessor Speed Figure 5 1 Fan Heat Sink Assembly a Put the GRAFOIL thermal pad in place The GRAFOIL pad is used to improve the thermal conductivity between the chip package and the heat sink by replacing micro air pockets with a less insulative material Perform the following steps to position the GRAFOIL pad 1 Perform a visual inspection of the package slug to ensure that it is free of contamination 2 Wearing clean gloves pick up the GRAFOIL pad Do not perform this with bare hands because skin oils can be transferred to the pad 3 Place the GRAFOIL pad on the gold plated slug surface and align it with the threaded studs Screw 6 32 0 625 in Qty 4 Torque to 3 1 in lb Fan Clip Heat Sink Chip Fan Nut Hex Aluminum Flats Qty 2 Torque to15 2 in lb
18. to the microprocessor s IPGA package 1 4 inch hex bit 3 8 inch socket with 1 4 inch hex drive 2 Phillips head screwdriver bit 5 4 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration Increasing Microprocessor Speed 5 3 3 Removing the 21164PC Microprocessor Remove the microprocessor currently in place at location U31 by performing the following steps 1 Unplug the fan power sensor cable from connector J14 see Figure 2 1 2 Remove the four 6 32 0 625 inch screws that secure the fan to the heat sink 3 Remove the fan 4 If the sink chip fan clip is used remove it by unhooking its ends from around the ZIF socket retainers 5 Using a 3 8 inch socket remove the two nuts securing the heat sink to the micro processor studs 6 Remove the heat sink by gently lifting it off the microprocessor 7 Remove and discard the GRAFOIL heat conduction pad 8 Thoroughly clean the bottom surface of the heat sink before affixing it to the new microprocessor 9 Lift the ZIF socket actuator handle to a full 90 angle 10 Remove the microprocessor chip by lifting it straight out of the socket 5 3 4 Installing the 21164PC Microprocessor Install the new microprocessor in location U31 by performing the following steps Note Install the heat sink only after the microprocessor has been assembled to the ZIF socket 1 Observe antistatic precautions 2 Lift the ZIF socket actuator handle to a
19. 3 MEMCS16 64 SBHE 65 IOCS16 66 LA23 67 IRQ10 68 LA22 69 IRQ11 70 LA21 71 IRQ12 72 LA20 73 IRQ15 74 LA19 75 IRQ14 76 LA18 77 DACK0 78 LA17 79 DRQ0 80 MEMR 81 DACK5 82 MEMW 83 DRQ5 84 SD8 85 DACK6 86 SD9 87 DRQ6 88 SD10 89 DACK7 90 SD11 91 DRQ7 92 SD12 93 Vdd 94 SD13 95 MASTER 96 SD14 97 Gnd 98 SD15 4 4 AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts 4 3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts Table 4 3 shows the SDRAM DIMM connector pinouts Table 4 3 SDRAM DIMM Connector Pinouts J7 through J10 1 Sheet 1 of 2 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Gnd 2 DQ0 3 DQ1 4 DQ2 5 DQ3 6 3V 7 DQ4 8 DQ5 9 DQ6 10 DQ7 11 DQ8 12 Gnd 13 DQ9 14 DQ10 15 DQ11 16 DQ12 17 DQ13 18 3V 19 DQ14 20 DQ15 21 CB0 22 CB1 23 Gnd 24 NC 25 NC 26 3V 27 WE 28 DQMB0 29 DQMB1 30 S0 31 NC 32 Gnd 33 A0 34 A2 35 A4 36 A6 37 A8 38 A10 39 A12 40 3V 41 3V 42 CK0 43 Gnd 44 NC 45 S2 46 DQMB2 47 DQMB3 48 NC 49 3V 50 NC 51 NC 52 CB2 53 CB3 54 Gnd 55 DQ16 56 DQ17 57 DQ18 58 DQ19 59 3V 60 DQ20 61 NC 62 NC 63 CKE1 64 Gnd 65 DQ21 66 DQ22 67 DQ23 68 Gnd 69 DQ24 70 DQ25 71 DQ26 72 DQ27 73 3V 74 DQ28 75 DQ29 76 DQ30 77 DQ31 78 Gnd 79 CK2 80 NC 81 NC 82 SDA 83 SCL 84 3V 85 Gnd 86 DQ32 87 DQ33 88 DQ34 89
20. A1 8259 PIC 2 0C0 0DF 8237 DMA 2 2F8 2FF Serial port COM2 370 377 Secondary diskette floppy 3BC 3BF Parallel port LPT1 3F0 3F7 Primary diskette floppy 3F8 3FF Serial port COM1 Table 6 1 ISA Interrupts Sheet 2 of 2 Interrupt Number Interrupt Source Configuring for Windows NT 7 1 7 Configuring for Windows NT This chapter contains a subset of the online documentation necessary to start up your system You can access the complete documentation online when your system is up and running The online documentation describes configuration information for Alpha systems running AlphaBIOS The online documentation resides on a diskette labeled AlphaPC 164SX AlphaBIOS Firmware diskette The documentation is available as a text file and a Help file compatible with Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 95 7 1 AlphaBIOS The AlphaPC 164SX motherboard ships with AlphaBIOS firmware and online docu mentation that describes how to configure the firmware for Windows NT This firm ware initializes the system and enables you to install and boot the Windows NT operating system The AlphaBIOS firmware resides in the flash ROM on the AlphaPC 164SX motherboard 7 2 Configuring for Windows NT AlphaBIOS 7 1 1 AlphaBIOS Conventions AlphaBIOS uses universally accepted keys and key combinations for navigating the interface and selecting items If you are familiar with MS DOS or Microsoft Windows keyboard conventions n
21. A85 D 40 A86 D 38 A87 Gnd A88 D 36 A89 D 34 A90 Gnd A91 D 32 A92 A93 Gnd A94 B63 B64 Gnd B65 C BE 6 B66 C BE 4 B67 Gnd B68 D 63 B69 D 61 B70 Vdd B71 D 59 B72 D 57 B73 Gnd B74 D 55 B75 D 53 B76 Gnd B77 D 51 B78 D 49 B79 Vdd B80 D 47 B81 D 45 B82 Gnd B83 D 43 B84 D 41 B85 Gnd B86 D 39 B87 D 37 B88 Vdd B89 D 35 B90 D 33 B91 Gnd B92 B93 B94 Gnd Table 4 1 PCI Bus Connector Pinouts Sheet 2 of 2 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts 4 3 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts 4 2 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts Table 4 2 shows the ISA expansion bus connector pinouts Table 4 2 ISA Expansion Bus Connector Pinouts J22 J23 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Gnd 2 IOCHCK 3 RSTDRV 4 SD7 5 Vdd 6 SD6 7 IRQ9 8 SD5 9 5V 10 SD4 11 DRQ2 12 SD3 13 12V 14 SD2 15 ZEROWS 16 SD1 17 12V 18 SD0 19 Gnd 20 IOCHRDY 21 SMEMW 22 AEN 23 SMEMR 24 SA19 25 IOW 26 SA18 27 IOR 28 SA17 29 DACK3 30 SA16 31 DRQ3 32 SA15 33 DACK1 34 SA14 35 DRQ1 36 SA13 37 REFRESH 38 SA12 39 SYSCLK 40 SA11 41 IRQ7 42 SA10 43 IRQ6 44 SA9 45 IRQ5 46 SA8 47 IRQ4 48 SA7 49 IRQ3 50 SA6 51 DACK2 52 SA5 53 TC 54 SA4 55 BALE 56 SA3 57 Vdd 58 SA2 59 OSC 60 SA1 61 Gnd 62 SA0 6
22. AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Windows NT User s Manual Order Number EC R57DB TE Revision Update Information This is a revised document It supersedes the AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Windows NT User s Manual EC R57DA TE October 1998 The information in this publication is subject to change without notice COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN NOR FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES RESULTING FROM THE FURNISHING PERFORMANCE OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WAR RANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE GOOD TITLE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT This publication contains information protected by copyright No part of this publication may be photocopied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Compaq Computer Corporation 1998 Compaq Computer Corporation All rights reserved Printed in U S A AlphaPC COMPAQ DIGITAL the Compaq logo and the DIGITAL logo registered in United States Patent and Trademark Office Cypress and hyperCache are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation GRAFOIL is a registered trademark of Union Carbide Corporation Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and other countries Microsoft MS DO
23. DQ35 90 3V 91 DQ36 92 DQ37 93 DQ38 94 DQ39 95 DQ40 96 Gnd 97 DQ41 98 DQ42 99 DQ43 100 DQ44 101 DQ45 102 3V 103 DQ46 104 DQ47 105 CB4 106 CB5 107 Gnd 108 NC 109 NC 110 3V 111 CAS 112 DQMB4 113 DQMB5 114 S1 115 RAS 116 Gnd 117 A1 118 A3 119 A5 120 A7 121 A9 122 BA0 123 A13 124 3V AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts 4 5 EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts 4 4 EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts Table 4 4 shows the EIDE drive bus connector pinouts 1 Pins 1 through 84 are on the front side and pins 85 through 168 are on the back side 2 The AlphaPC 164SX uses BA1 as both BA1 and ADDR12 Therefore four bank DIMMs using ADDR 11 0 are the maximum size Two bank DIMMs can use ADDR 12 0 3 Pull down 125 CK1 126 BA12 127 Gnd 128 CKE0 129 S3 130 DQMB6 131 DQMB7 132 PD3 133 3V 134 NC 135 NC 136 CB6 137 CB7 138 Gnd 139 DQ48 140 DQ49 141 DQ50 142 DQ51 143 3V 144 DQ52 145 NC 146 NC 147 PD 148 Gnd 149 DQ53 150 DQ54 151 DQ55 152 Gnd 153 DQ56 154 DQ57 155 DQ58 156 DQ59 157 3V 158 DQ60 159 DQ61 160 DQ62 161 DQ63 162 Gnd 163 CK3 164 NC 165 SA0 166 SA1 167 SA2 168 3V Table 4 4 EIDE Drive Bus Connector Pinouts J5 J6 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RESET 2 Gnd 3 IDE_D7 4 IDE_D8 5 IDE_D6 6 IDE_D9 7 IDE_D5 8 IDE_D10 9 IDE_D4 10 IDE_D11 11 IDE_D3 12 IDE_D12 13
24. IMM 0 0 63 connector U21 L2 cache tag SRAM J8 SDRAM DIMM 1 64 128 connector U33 21174 core logic chip J9 SDRAM DIMM 2 0 63 connector U19 U26 U29 Memory address control buffers J10 SDRAM DIMM 3 64 128 connector U1 U3 U4 U5 U7 U12 U13 U17 U18 U23 U24 U25 U27 Data switches J11 Diskette floppy drive connector U40 to U43 Interrupt shift registers J13 Parallel I O connector U30 Flash ROM 1MB J14 Microprocessor fan fan sense connector U46 PCI ISA Bridge CY82C693U NC J15 PCI slot 3 32 bit U36 to U38 IDE buffers J16 Fan power enclosure 12 V U47 Combination controller FDC37C669 J17 PCI slot 2 32 bit U2 U28 U32 Reg reg cache isolate logic J18 PCI slot 1 64 bit U31 Microprocessor socketed Alpha 21164PC J19 PCI slot 0 64 bit U45 Microprocessor clock synthesizer MC12439 2 4 Features of the AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Power Requirements 2 1 Power Requirements The AlphaPC 164SX motherboard has a total power dissipation of 90 W excluding any plug in PCI and ISA devices Table 2 3 lists the power requirement for each dc supply voltage The power supply must be ATX compliant Caution Fan sensor required The 21164PC microprocessor cooling fan must drive an RPM indicator signal If the airflow stops the sensor on the motherboard detects that the RPM has stopped and resets the system 2 2 Environmental Requirements The 21164PC microprocessor is cooled
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26. NT are released it might be necessary to upgrade AlphaBIOS to the latest version Additionally as improvements are made to AlphaBIOS it might be desirable to upgrade to take advantage of new features To upgrade from an earlier version of AlphaBIOS 1 Insert the diskette or CD ROM containing the AlphaBIOS upgrade 2 Run the AlphaBIOS Setup program by restarting your system and pressing F2 when the boot screen is displayed 3 In the main AlphaBIOS Setup screen select Upgrade AlphaBIOS and press Enter This menu option is used to upgrade to later versions of AlphaBIOS When you choose this option the existing AlphaBIOS searches for an executable AlphaBIOS update file first on CD ROM then on diskette Once the update file has been found AlphaBIOS executes it and the firmware is upgraded 4 After the upgrade is complete the system either resets automatically or prompts you to reset the system Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP d i g i t a l AlphaBIOS Version 5 60 Please select the operating system to start Windows NT Workstation 4 00 Press Enter to choose 7 4 Configuring for Windows NT AlphaBIOS 7 1 4 Performing CMOS Setup Tasks CMOS Setup is divided into two modes standard and advanced Table 7 2 lists the tasks that you can perform in standard and advanced setup mode To enter standard CMOS Setup Start AlphaBIOS Setup select CMOS Setup and press Enter To enter advanced CMOS Setup
27. S Windows and Windows 95 are registered trademarks and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation SMC is a registered trademark of Standard Microsystems Corporation Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies iii Contents 1 About This Manual 1 1 Manual Conventions and Terminology 1 1 2 Features of the AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard 2 1 Power Requirements 2 4 2 2 Environmental Requirements 2 4 2 3 Physical Parameters 2 5 2 3 1 ATX Hole Specification 2 6 2 3 2 ATX I O Shield Requirements 2 7 3 AlphaPC 164SX Switch Configuration 3 1 Password Bypass CF2 3 1 3 2 Mini Debugger CF3 3 1 3 3 CPU Speed Selection CF 6 4
28. SX and its power supply is available from Delta Axxion Technology 1550 Northwestern El Paso TX 79912 Phone 915 877 5288 PN DL17 A 3 Associated Documentation You can order the following associated documentation directly from the vendor If you have feedback about the Alpha technical documentation please send your comments to alpha techdoc compaq com Title Vendor Alpha Architecture Reference Manual EY W938E DP Call your sales office or call Butterworth Heinemann DIGITAL Press at 1 800 366 2665 Alpha Architecture Handbook EC QD2KB TE Order online http www digital com alphaoem Alpha 21164PC Microprocessor Hardware Reference Manual EC R2W0A TE See previous entry Alpha 21164PC Microprocessor Data Sheet EC R2W1A TE See previous entry Associated Documentation A 4 Support Products and Documentation PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 1 PCI Multimedia Design Guide Revision 1 0 PCI System Design Guide PCI to PCI Bridge Architecture Specification Revision 1 0 PCI BIOS Specification Revision 2 1 PCI Special Interest Group U S 1 800 433 5177 International 1 503 797 4207 Fax 1 503 234 6762 CY82C693U hyperCache Stand Alone PCI Peripheral Controller with USB Data Sheet Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 3901 North First Street San Jose CA 95134 Phone 1 800 858 1810 Super I O Floppy Disk Controller with Infrared Support FDC37C669 Data Sheet Standard
29. age can be loaded safely from the flash you can run the fail safe booter and boot another image from a diskette that is capable of repro gramming the flash 18 Icache flush code written to memory 19 CPU errors cleared jump to system code 20 ISA bus reset 3A Jump to Mini Debugger 3F Fatal error Second code identifies source of error 05 No memory found 06 Checksum error detected when image was read back from memory AlphaBIOS 98 Firmware has control 97 Buses initialized 95 Video console opened 51 FATAL returned from boot menu selection 50 FATAL firmware fatal error 42 Firmware drivers have been started 00 Firmware has been initialized Fail safe booter FD FC I O bus initialization I O initialization complete FB UART initialization BF Fail safe booter is scanning the diskette 1 Fail safe booter is loading the Windows NT AlphaBIOS 2 Fail safe booter is loading the Debug Monitor 3 Fail safe booter is loading the SRM console 4 Fail safe booter is loading the Linux mini loader Table 8 2 Post Codes Sheet 2 of 2 Source Post Code hex Description 8 4 Troubleshooting Fail Safe Booter Starting the Fail Safe Booter You can start the fail safe booter in one of two ways If the primary firmware image is unavailable when the system is powered on or reset the fail safe booter runs automatically When the fail safe booter runs the system emits a series of beeps through the speaker as beep cod
30. avigating AlphaBIOS is simple Table 7 1 shows the keys to use for navigating and selecting items in AlphaBIOS Two levels of keyboard help are available Press F1 once to display explanations of the keystrokes available for the cur rently displayed part of AlphaBIOS Press F1 twice to display explanations of the keystrokes available for navigating throughout AlphaBIOS 7 1 2 Starting the AlphaBIOS Setup Program When you power up or reset your system the boot screen with the system logo is dis played Pressing F2 at this screen starts the setup program Figure 7 1 shows an example of an AlphaBIOS Boot Screen with the Press lt F2 gt to enter SETUP mes sage at the bottom Table 7 1 Action Keys Press To TAB Move highlight forward between fields of a dialog SHIFT TAB Move highlight backwards between fields of a dialog or Move highlight within a menu or cycle through available field val ues in a dialog window ALT Drop down a menu of choices from a drop down listbox A drop down listbox can be recognized by the symbol HOME Move to the beginning of a text entry field END Move to the end of a text entry field Move to the left or right in a text entry field ESC Discard changes and back up to previous screen Configuring for Windows NT 7 3 AlphaBIOS Figure 7 1 AlphaBIOS Boot Screen 7 1 3 Upgrading AlphaBIOS As new versions of Windows
31. e 1 2 3 that is one beep and a pause followed by two beeps and a pause followed by three beeps After the diskette activity light flashes insert the AlphaPC 164SX AlphaBIOS Firmware diskette The fail safe booter will load and run AlphaBIOS from this diskette Proceed to Section 7 1 3 and follow the procedure for updating your flash ROM You can also start the fail safe booter manually as follows 1 Power off your system 2 Slide switch CF7 to off as described in Section 3 4 3 Power on your system 4 Insert the AlphaPC 164SX AlphaBIOS Firmware diskette into the diskette drive 5 Proceed to Section 7 1 3 and follow the procedures Troubleshooting 8 5 Windows NT Startup 8 6 Windows NT Startup While booting the Windows NT operating system you may receive one of the fol lowing error messages The required system file DISPLAY_DRIVER DLL is bad or missing The required system file DISPLAY_DRIVER SYS is bad or missing These error messages indicate video driver problems Use the following chart to solve common video driver problems If the Then Driver becomes disabled Boot the Windows NT operating system with the last known good configuration Incorrect video driver is chosen while installing the Windows NT operating system Reinstall the Windows NT operating system with the correct driver New video card was installed before the driver was installed Reinstall the old video card boot
32. ed ISA expansion slots SMC FDC37C669 combination controller chip provides control for diskettes two UARTs with modem control and parallel port 1MB flash ROM Firmware Windows NT AlphaBIOS firmware 2 2 Features of the AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Figure 2 1 AlphaPC 164SX Switch Connector Component Location XU59 Q8 J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 J10 J11 J13 21164PC U31 J14 J16 J15 J17 J18 J19 J20 J21 SW1 J22 J23 Q5 Q4 Q7 XB1 X2 X1 X3 U47 U39 21174 U33 U30 U46 U45 U25 U27 U23 U24 U17 U18 U12 U13 U7 U5 U3 U4 U1 U28 U32 U10 U11 U20 U21 U22 U48 U49 U50 U52 U51 U53 U54 U55 U40 U41 U42 U43 U44 U2 U8 U9 U6 U16 U14 U15 U19 U26 U29 U34 U35 U36 U37 U38 U56 Features of the AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard 2 3 Table 2 2 AlphaPC 164SX Switch Connector Component List Item No Description Item No Description XB1 RTC battery CR2032 J20 LEDs speaker buttons connectors J1 Soft power connector J21 SROM test port connector J2 Input power 3 V 5 V 5 V 12 V 12 V J22 ISA slot 1 J3 COM1 COM2 DB9 connectors J23 ISA slot 0 J4 Keyboard mouse connectors SW1 Configuration switchpack J5 EIDE drive 2 3 connector U48 System clock PLL CY2081 J6 EIDE drive 0 1 connector U10 U11 U20 U22 L2 cache data SRAMs J7 SDRAM D
33. eplace the DIMMs 8 3 Beep Codes The beep codes provide error information about the AlphaPC 164SX system Table 8 1 lists and describes the beep codes 8 4 Post Codes The post codes indicate the progress of the SROM and AlphaBIOS firmware Table 8 2 lists and describes the post codes 1 One beep and a pause followed by two beeps and a pause followed by three beeps Table 8 1 Beep Codes Beep Code Description 1 2 31 This sequence represents the fail safe booter startup 4 No valid header found in ROM loading entire ROM 5 No memory found 6 Checksum error detected when image was read back from memory Table 8 2 Post Codes Sheet 1 of 2 Source Post Code hex Description SROM 00 Firmware initialization is complete 01 CPU speed detected 02 CPU speed converted 03 Configuration jumpers read 04 Bcache configuration value computed 05 Bcache control value computed 0C Memory sized and memory bank 0 written 0D Enable Dcache 13 All of memory rewritten good data parity written 14 Memory errors cleared start reading system ROM 15 Loading ROM without SROM decompression 16 Loading ROM using SROM decompression 17 System ROM loaded to memory Troubleshooting 8 3 Fail Safe Booter 8 5 Fail Safe Booter The fail safe booter provides an emergency recovery mechanism when the primary firmware image contained in flash memory has been corrupted When flash memory has been corrupted and no im
34. er to Section 7 1 4 for more information about the CMOS Setup program Perform an express hard disk setup This configures the first hard disk that AlphaBIOS detects in your system with the recommended default partition arrangement See Section 7 1 5 for more information on setting up your hard disk If you do not want to use the express hard disk setup refer to the online AlphaBIOS documentation for other hard disk setup options 7 10 Configuring for Windows NT Installing the Windows NT Operating System 7 2 3 Starting Windows NT Setup Windows NT Setup located on the Microsoft Windows NT compact disk installs the Windows NT operating system Windows NT Setup provides a brief description of the available key functions at the bottom of the screen During the Windows NT installation procedure you may be prompted for the type of computer that you have For the AlphaPC 164SX system choose AlphaPC 164SX If AlphaPC 164SX is not one of the choices choose other after you have inserted the AlphaPC 164SX Windows NT 4 0 Installation diskette The following procedure supersedes the Starting Setup on a RISC based Computer section of the Microsoft Windows NT installation guide To start the Windows NT Setup program 1 Insert the Windows NT compact disc in the CD ROM drive 2 Restart your computer 3 Start AlphaBIOS Setup select Install Windows NT and press Enter 4 Follow the instructions on the screen Troublesho
35. gram to be run at the Program Name prompt as shown in Figure 7 4 Then tab to the Loca tion list box and select the hard disk partition floppy diskette or CD ROM drive from which to run the program 3 Press Enter to execute the program Press ENTER to run an AlphaBIOS maintenance program AlphaBIOS Setup F1 Help ESC Exit Display System Configuration AlphaBIOS Upgrade Hard Disk Setup CMOS Setup Network Setup Install Windows NT Utilities About AlphaBIOS OS Selection Setup Run Maintenance Program 7 8 Configuring for Windows NT Installing the Windows NT Operating System Figure 7 4 Entering the Program Name If you are running a utility from a floppy diskette you can simply type the utility s name into the Program Name field and press Enter This is because the floppy drive is the default selection in the Current Partition field Use Alt when a list box is selected to open the list 7 2 Installing the Windows NT Operating System This section supplements the Microsoft Windows NT installation guide for installing the Windows NT operating system on an AlphaPC 164SX system If you already have a previous version of Windows NT installed see the Microsoft Windows NT installation guide for information about how to upgrade to a new ver sion of the operating system AlphaBIOS Setup Display System Configuration AlphaBIOS Upgrade Hard Disk Setup CMOS Setup Network Setu
36. has been corrupted and no image can be loaded safely from the flash you can run the fail safe booter and boot another image from a diskette that is capable of repro gramming the flash Refer to Section 8 5 for more information Figure 3 1 AlphaPC 164SX Configuration Switches CF Bit 400 MHz 533 MHz 4 1 1 5 1 0 6 1 1 CF0 CF1 CF2 CF3 CF4 CF5 CF6 CF7 0 1 Password Bypass 0 bypasses password protection 1 requires AlphaBIOS password Fail Safe Booter 0 Fail Safe 1 AlphaBIOS Note All other combinations are reserved Note Switch defaults are in bold Reserved This must remain CF0 1 CF1 0 Mini Debugger 0 enables Mini Debugger 1 disables Mini Debugger AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts 4 1 4 AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts This chapter lists the pinouts of the AlphaPC 164SX connectors see Table 4 1 through Table 4 14 See Figure 2 1 for connector locations 4 1 PCI Bus Connector Pinouts Table 4 1 shows the PCI bus connector pinouts Table 4 1 PCI Bus Connector Pinouts Sheet 1 of 2 Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 32 Bit and 64 Bit PCI Connectors J15 J17 J18 J19 A1 TRST A2 12V A3 TMS A4 TDI A5 Vdd A6 INTA A7 INTC A8 Vdd A9 A10 Vdd A11 A12 Gnd A13 Gnd A14 A15 RST A16 Vdd A17 GNT A18 Gnd A19 A20 AD 30 A21 3V A22 AD 28 A23 AD 26 A24 Gnd A25 AD 24 A26 IDSEL A27
37. ions of this manual on the Alpha OEM home page See Appendix A for the URL For a list of vendors who supply components and accessories for the AlphaPC 164SX see Appendix A Refer to Figure 2 1 for DIMM connector locations Note 1Mb 72 DIMMs are not supported 5 2 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration Upgrading SDRAM Memory 5 2 Upgrading SDRAM Memory You can upgrade memory in the AlphaPC 164SX by adding more DIMMs or replacing the ones you have with a greater size Refer to Figure 2 1 for DIMM connector locations Use the following general guidelines 1 Observe antistatic precautions Handle DIMMs only at the edges to prevent damage 2 Remove power from the system 1 64 bit wide DIMMs can also be used Table 5 1 AlphaPC 164SX SDRAM Memory Configurations Bank 01 Bank 11 Total Memory J7 J8 J9 J10 32MB 2Mb 72 2Mb 72 64MB 2Mb 72 2Mb 72 2Mb 72 2Mb 72 4Mb 72 4Mb 72 96MB 4Mb 72 4Mb 72 2Mb 72 2Mb 72 128MB 4Mb 72 4Mb 72 4Mb 72 4Mb 72 8Mb 72 8Mb 72 160MB 8Mb 72 8Mb 72 2Mb 72 2Mb 72 192MB 8Mb 72 8Mb 72 4Mb 72 4Mb 72 256MB 8Mb 72 8Mb 72 8Mb 72 8Mb 72 16Mb 72 16Mb 72 512MB 16Mb 72 16Mb 72 16Mb 72 16Mb 72 Memory and Microprocessor Configuration 5 3 Increasing Microprocessor Speed 3 Align the DIMM
38. nd 24 Gnd 25 Gnd AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts 4 7 COM1 COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts 4 7 COM1 COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts Table 4 7 shows the COM1 COM2 serial line connector pinouts 4 8 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts Table 4 8 shows the keyboard mouse connector pinouts Table 4 7 COM1 COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts J3 COM1 Pin Top COM1 Signal COM2 Pin Bottom COM2 Signal 1 DCD1 1 DCD2 2 RxD1 2 RxD2 3 TxD1 3 TxD2 4 DTR1 4 DTR2 5 SG1 5 SG2 6 DSR1 6 DSR2 7 RTS1 7 RTS2 8 CTS1 8 CTS2 9 RI1 9 RI2 Table 4 8 Keyboard Mouse Connector Pinouts J4 Keyboard Pin Top Keyboard Signal Mouse Pin Bottom Mouse Signal 1 KBDATA 1 MSDATA 2 NC 2 NC 3 Gnd 3 Gnd 4 Vdd 4 Vdd 5 KBCLK 5 MSCLK 6 NC 6 NC 4 8 AlphaPC 164SX Connector Pinouts SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts 4 9 SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts Table 4 9 shows the SROM test data input connector pinouts 4 10 Input Power Connector Pinouts Table 4 10 shows the input power connector pinouts 4 11 Enclosure Fan Power Connector Pinouts Table 4 11 shows the enclosure fan power connector pinouts 1 This pinout is ATX compliant Table 4 9 SROM Test Data Input Connector Pinouts J21 Pin Signal Description 1 NC 2 SROM_CLK_L Clock out 3 Gnd 4 NC 5 TEST_SROM_D_L SROM serial data in 6 NC
39. ories system board memory hard disk PCI SCSI and peripherals To display your system configuration 1 Start AlphaBIOS Setup select Display System Configuration and press Enter 2 In the Display System Configuration screen use the arrow keys to select the configuration category that you want to see such as the example shown in Figure 7 2 7 6 Configuring for Windows NT AlphaBIOS Figure 7 2 Display System Configuration Systemboard Configuration Hard Disk Configuration PCI Configuration SCSI Configuration ISA Configuration Memory Configuration Integrated Peripherals Processor Speed Cache Memory Alpha 21164PC Revision 1 533 MHz 1 MB 128 MB System Type AlphaPC 164SX Floppy Drive A Floppy Drive B Keyboard 3 5 1 44 MB None U S 101 keyboard AlphaBIOS Version 5 60 Display System Configuration ESC Exit Use the Arrow or Tab keys to view different categories of configuration information Configuring for Windows NT 7 7 AlphaBIOS 7 1 7 Running a Maintenance Program You can run maintenance programs such as RAID and other configuration utilities directly from the AlphaBIOS utility menu To run a maintenance program 1 Start AlphaBIOS Setup select Utilities select Run Maintenance Program from the submenu shown in Figure 7 3 and press Enter Figure 7 3 Run Maintenance Program Submenu 2 In the Run Maintenance Program dialog box type the name of the pro
40. oting 8 1 8 Troubleshooting This chapter contains information about troubleshooting hardware and software during AlphaPC 164SX startup 8 1 Password Bypass AlphaBIOS provides password protection However password bypass is provided for system setup or startup when the AlphaBIOS password is unavailable Password bypass is enabled by sliding switch CF2 in the SW1 switchpack to the off position see Figure 3 1 This disables the AlphaBIOS password verification and enables the user to set up or start up their system without the AlphaBIOS password Password bypass also clears the password 8 2 Hardware Startup Use the following troubleshooting steps if video is not working on your system If you still have no video after reviewing these steps please call your system vendor Troubleshooting Steps No Video 1 Check the connection to the ac outlet 2 Check the voltage setting on the power supply 115 V ac in the U S 3 Check that the frequency switch selection matches the speed of the Alpha chip 4 Check that the CPU fan is connected and spinning 5 Ensure that the flash ROM update procedure was performed correctly If you have a terminal attached to COM1 check the output for error messages after verifying that the flash ROM update procedure was performed correctly 6 Reseat the video card and ensure that it is connected to the monitor 8 2 Troubleshooting Beep Codes 7 Reseat the DIMMs 8 R
41. p Install Setup Utilities About AlphaBIOS Run ECU floppy OS Selection Setup Run Maintenance Program Run Maintenance Program F1 Help Program Name rcu exe Location ENTER Execute A CD Disk 0 Partition 1 Disk 0 Partition 2 Disk 1 Partition 1 Configuring for Windows NT 7 9 Installing the Windows NT Operating System 7 2 1 Requirements You need the following hardware and software to install the Windows NT operating system on an AlphaPC 164SX system A 100MB or larger drive Note For information regarding supported IDE ATA hard drives ATAPI CD ROM drives SCSI hard drives CD ROM drives and controllers supported as boot installation devices see the README TXT file on the AlphaPC 164SX AlphaBIOS Firmware diskette 32MB or more of memory The Microsoft Windows NT compact disk The AlphaPC 164SX AlphaBIOS Firmware diskette The AlphaPC 164SX Windows NT 4 0 Installation diskette Note The AlphaPC 164SX Windows NT 4 0 Installation diskette is required for the Windows NT 4 0 operating system Future versions of Windows NT may not require this diskette Contact your OEM or system vendor for details 7 2 2 Before Installing Windows NT Before installing Windows NT ensure that you have completed the following tasks Use the CMOS Setup program to Set the system date and time Verify that all other standard CMOS settings match your system Ref
42. s provided for system setup or startup when the AlphaBIOS password is unavailable Password bypass is disabled by default with switch CF2 of SW1 in the on position see Figure 3 1 When this function is enabled it disables the AlphaBIOS password verification and enables the user to set up or start up their system without the Alpha BIOS password Password bypass also clears the password To disable this function and require a password slide CF2 to the on position 3 2 Mini Debugger CF3 The Alpha SROM Mini Debugger is stored in the flash ROM and is enabled disabled by switch CF3 The default position for this switch is on see Figure 3 1 When this switch is off it causes the SROM initialization to trap to the Mini Debugger after all initialization is complete but before starting the execution of the system flash ROM code 3 3 CPU Speed Selection CF 6 4 The clock synthesizer at U45 makes it possible to change the frequency of the microprocessor s clock output The switch configuration is set in SW1 CF 6 4 These three switches set the speed at power up as listed in Figure 3 1 The microprocessor frequency divided by the ratio determines the system clock frequency 3 2 AlphaPC 164SX Switch Configuration Fail Safe Booter CF7 3 4 Fail Safe Booter CF7 The fail safe booter provides an emergency recovery mechanism when the primary firmware image contained in flash memory has been corrupted When flash memory
43. so that the notch in the DIMM matches the key in the socket 4 Firmly push the DIMM straight into the connector Ensure that the DIMM snaps into the plastic locking levers on both ends 5 Restore power to the system 5 3 Increasing Microprocessor Speed This section describes how to complete the following actions to increase microprocessor speed Replace the Alpha 21164PC microprocessor with an Alpha chip that has a higher speed rating Reconfigure the clock divisor switches 5 3 1 Preparatory Information Caution Static Sensitive Component Due to the sensitive nature of electronic components to static electricity anyone handling the microprocessor must wear a properly grounded antistatic wriststrap Use of antistatic mats ESD approved workstations or exercising other good ESD prac tices is recommended An Alpha 21164PC microprocessor with a higher speed rating is available from your sales office See Appendix A for information about supporting products When replacing the microprocessor chip also replace the thermal conducting GRAFOIL pad See Appendix A for information about the parts kit which includes the heat sink GRAFOIL pad two hex nuts heat sink clips 52 mm fan and four screws 5 3 2 Required Tools The following tools are required when replacing the microprocessor chip A TS30 manual nut torque driver or equivalent with the following attachments is required to affix the heat sink and fan
44. stall and populate the AlphaPC 164SX motherboard with memory boards and peripheral cards 1 1 Manual Conventions and Terminology The following conventions are used in this manual Caution Cautions indicate potential damage to equipment software or data Note Notes provide additional information about a topic Numbering All numbers are decimal or hexadecimal unless otherwise indicated In case of ambiguity a subscript indicates the radix of nondecimal numbers For example 19 is a decimal number but 1916 and 19A are hexadecimal numbers Extents Extents are specified by a single number or a pair of numbers in brackets separated by a colon and are inclusive For example bits 7 3 specify an extent including bits 7 6 5 4 and 3 Multiple bit fields are shown as extents Register Figures Register figures have bit and field position numbering starting at the right low order and increasing to the left high order Signal Names All signal names are printed in boldface type Signal names that originate in an industry standard specification such as PCI or IDE are printed in the case as found in the specification usually uppercase Active low signals have either a pound sign appended or a not overscore bar for example DEVSEL and RESET Italic Type Italic type emphasizes important information and indicates complete titles of documents 1 2 About This Manual Manual Conventions and Terminolog
45. t to 3 in lb 1 in lb secure the fan to the heat sink with four 6 32 0 625 inch screws 3 Plug the fan power sensor cable into connector J14 Note When installing the microprocessor you must change the frequency of its clock output by setting the system clock divisor switches as described in Section 3 3 Interrupts and ISA Bus Addresses 6 1 6 Interrupts and ISA Bus Addresses This section lists the system and I O interrupt assignments It also lists the physical AlphaPC 164SX I O space assignments 6 1 Interrupts Table 6 1 lists each AlphaPC 164SX ISA interrupt and its source Table 6 1 ISA Interrupts Sheet 1 of 2 Interrupt Number Interrupt Source IRQ0 Internal timer 1 IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt from controller 2 IRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM1 IRQ5 Available IRQ6 Diskette floppy IRQ7 Parallel port IRQ8 1 Reserved IRQ9 Available IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ12 Mouse 6 2 Interrupts and ISA Bus Addresses ISA I O Address Map 6 2 ISA I O Address Map Table 6 2 lists the AlphaPC 164SX ISA I O space address mapping 1 The symbol indicates an active low signal IRQ13 Available IRQ14 IDE IRQ15 IDE Table 6 2 ISA I O Address Map Range hex Usage 000 00F 8237 DMA 1 020 021 8259 PIC 1 040 043 8253 timer 060 061 Ubus IRQ12 and NMI control 070 CMOS RAM address and NMI mask register 080 08F DMA page registers 0A0 0
46. the Windows NT operating system and install the driver for the new video card Then install the new video card and reboot the Windows NT operating system Battery Recycle Disposal Information 9 1 9 Battery Recycle Disposal Information NOTICE Recycle or dispose of batteries promptly in accordance with your organization s environmental policies If this is a LITHIUM battery the following additional precautions may apply Replace batteries correctly to prevent possible explosion Replace batteries with the same or equivalent type Prior to disposal or recycling protect all batteries against accidental short cir cuiting by affixing nonconductive tape across battery terminals or conductive surfaces Keep batteries away from small children Support Products and Documentation A 1 A Support Products and Documentation A 1 Customer Support The Alpha OEM website provides the following information for customer support URL Description http www digital com alphaoem Contains the following links Developers Area Development tools code examples driver developers information and technical white papers Motherboard Products Motherboard details and performance information Microprocessor Products Microprocessor details and performance information News Press releases Technical Information Motherboard firmware and drivers hardware compatibility lists
47. y Terms The following terms are used in this manual This term Refers to Microsoft Windows NT installation guide The Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Installation Guide and the Windows NT Server Installation Guide Windows NT The Microsoft Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server operating systems Features of the AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard 2 1 2 Features of the AlphaPC 164SX Motherboard Table 2 1 provides an overview of the AlphaPC 164SX motherboard s features Figure 2 1 shows the AlphaPC 164SX motherboard and its components and Table 2 2 describes these components Table 2 1 AlphaPC 164SX Features Feature Description Microprocessor Alpha 21164PC microprocessor 64 bit RISC Core logic chip 21174 core logic chip comprising a single control chip that pro vides an interface to system memory and the PCI bus Synchronous DRAM SDRAM memory 32MB to 512MB memory array Two banks of 128 bit memory 168 pin unbuffered SDRAM DIMMs Caching L1 Icache 16KB direct mapped instruction cache on the CPU chip L1 Dcache 8KB direct mapped data cache on the CPU chip L2 backup cache Onboard 1MB direct mapped synchronous SSRAM backup cache with 128 bit data path I O and miscellaneous support 32 bit and 64 bit 33 MHz PCI Two 64 bit and two 32 bit PCI expansion slots Cypress CY82C693U NC chip with a PCI to ISA bridge PCI EIDE keyboard mouse and time of year clock Two dedicat
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