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1. o EA EE Year 2000 Compliance Year 2000 Compliance The Tiger Star supports dates beyond December 31 1999 and is Year 2000 Compliant Year 2000 compliance has been verified through use of the YMARK2000 test program developed by NSTL National Software Testing Laboratories 67 INDEX Motherboard 6 39 Mounting 14 Access cover 12 15 Battery 1 BIOS Operating system 8 Type 7 PCI Plug and play setup 32 Setup 20 24 Peripheral setup Reset 40 Power management 29 Exiting 38 Power supply 8 Cache 6 Processor 6 Checklist package 9 RAM 7 CMOS see BIOS Retaining bracket card 12 13 Connectors Shadow configuration 27 Back panel 18 Slots expansion 7 Front panel 17 Specifications 6 Motherboard 43 Switches 17 18 Date 21 Time 21 Disk VGA Frame buffer 29 51 Bays 7 Video drivers 51 Controller 7 Voltage selection 12 Drives 21 Watchdog timer 6 47 Installation 13 Disk on chip 9 Display 26 DMA 33 Electrostatic discharge protection 12 Expansion cards 7 12 Fan 8 File driver loading 51 General purpose input output 7 Indicator lights 17 Installation Disk drives 13 Expansion cards 12 Hardware 12 IRQ Assignments 34 Loading files 51 LPTI 18 Memory 7 23 682. Tiger Star System User s Manual f OX Light Industrial Products a DFI company http www itox com Document No E ML 001A o ERA ET ITOX Inc 8 Elkins Road East Brunswick NJ 08816 U S A 732 390 2815 http www itox com DFI USA 135 Main Avenue Sacramento CA 95838 U S A 916 568 1234 http www dfiusa com DFI Computers Ltd Unit 1 Kangley BusinessCentre Kangley Bridge Road London UK SE65AQ 44 181 776 5555 http www dfiuk co uk DFI Germany Julius Faucher Str 31 28307 Bremen Germany 49 421 565 6811 DFI Germany t online de DFI Inc 100 Huan Ho St Hsi Chih Town Taipei Haien Taiwan R O C 886 22 694 2986 http www dfiweb com Printed in USA Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation adaptation without the prior written per mission from the copyright holders This publication is provided for informational purposes only The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any ex press or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the
3. A Enter BIOS to verify TV output is disabled chipset setup If you want to use TV output add black borders in the screen part of UMA Unified memory architecture configuration sheet page Control Panel Display icon Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with the Tiger Star To efficiently troubleshoot your system treat each problem individually This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below 1 The power switch of each peripheral device is turned on 2 All cables and power cords are tightly connected 3 The electrical outlet to which your peripheral devices are connected is working Test the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on E The display s brightness and contrast controls are ad justed properly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely TR Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly This includes setting up the BIOS to support the device DED Appendix D Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Make sure that the monitor s power switch is on 2 Check that one end of the monitor s power cord is prop erly at
4. Supports 360k 720k 1 22 MB 1 44MB 2 8 MB floppy drive Three 3 5 One externally accessible All disks mount in removable drive tray Supports optional M system Disk on Chip flash Disk up to 72MByte xan Tiger Star User s Manual Expansion Slots Input Output Ports Board Size Power Supply Cooling Fans Weight Dimensions Standard Color Certifications Other Features Operating Systems Three Slots total Two full length full height 16 bit ISA One shared PCI ISA Bus Voltages ISA slots 12 v 10 12v 10 5V 5 5v 5 PCI slot 12 v 10 12v 10 5v 5 Parallel printer port SPP EPP EPC compatible with IEEE 1284 specification 2 serial ports NS 16550A compatible 13 25 337 mm x 4 875 124mm 115 to 220 VAC switch selectable 50 60 Hz 150 watts with internal cooling fan ATX amp micro ATX connector Motherboard expansion slot area cooled by 3 2 80 mm Dia fan with air filter Additional 2 4 61 mm Dia fan in power supply 12 pounds 5 5 kg not including disk drives 15 5 394 mm x 5 25 133 mm x 10 5 266 mm Light Industrial Gray Pantone 429U UL FCC CSA CE Voltage Fan Temperature Monitor DOS Windows 3 1 95 98 NT and Linux compatible o ERA ET Introduction Operating Temp O to 45 C 32 to 113 F Operating Temp 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F Humidity
5. 6 mm pan head screws but can be used with any screws with a head diameter between 0 35 inch 9 mm and 0 55 inch 14 mm and a maximum head height of 0 2 inch 5 mm The screws should be installed to allow a clearance of 1 16 inch 1 5 mm under the screw head to provide clearance for the thickness of the mounting bracket Once the screws are installed in the wall to the proper depth place the mounting holes over the screw heads and then slide the Tiger Star down to secure it in place It can be removed for servicing by sliding the unit up and lifting the unit off the screw heads 14 Hardware Installation and Setup Installing Memory SIMM The SIMM sockets are divided into two banks on the Itox Star board Bank 0 and Bank 1 Each bank consists of 1 SIMM socket Your board supports 8MB to 128MB of DRAM memory using two 72 pin SIMM modules You must populate both banks with two single sided or double sided 72 pin SIMM Single In line Memory modules fast page or EDO DRAM 60 70 ns 5V Make sure you insert the same type and MB size into each bank The following table summarizes the bank locations and modules needed for the corresponding memory sizes ITOX STAR System Memory TOTAL MEMORY SIMMI SIMM2 8MB 4MB 4MB 16MB 8MB 8MB 32MB 16MB 16MB 64MB 32MB 32MB 128MB 64MB 64MB The STPC has a VGA display interface built in so some of the SIMM memory will be subtracted from the main system s total a
6. ARMD FDD ARMD HDD SCSI CDROM IDE O HDD IDE 1 IDE 2 or IDE 3 The Optimal and Fail Safe default set ting is IDE 0 2nd Boot Device This option sets the type of device 2nd and 3rd boot drives that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the POST completes Settings in clude Disabled Floppy ARMD FDD ARMD HDD SCSI CDROM IDE O HDD IDE 1 IDE 2 or IDE 3 The Optimal and Fail Safe default set ting is Floppy Try other Boot Devices The standard default setting is YES which instructs AMI BIOS to boot from any other drive in the system if it cannot find a boot drive among the drives specified in the Ist boot device or 2nd boot device o ERA EE xan Tiger Star User s Manual Display Mode at Add On ROM Init Use this opition only if you are using a third party video card The set tings are Force BIOS or Keep Current Force BIOS is the default setting Force BIOS copies the VGA BIOS from the VGA add on card Keep current is a testing feature used to test the BIOS in DOS mode We recommend selecting Force BIOS S M A R T for Hard Disks The system board supports ATA 3 or later hard drives which contain the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T allows the drive to provide sufficient notice and time for the system or user to backup data prior to the drive s failure Disabled is the default If you are using hard drives that support S M A R T set this fi
7. choose this option to leave the BIOS Setup and to reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Exit Without Saving Choose this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration 3 8 o ERA ET ooo O Appendix A ITOX STAR Motherboard Layout and Jumpers I xan Appendix A Connector Locations and Functions The following connectors and jumper pins are provided on the ITOX STAR motherboard Connector locations on the Tiger Star motherboard are shown on the figure in this appendix Refer to the appropriate figures in chapter two for the location of the external connectors Connector Printer connector IR connector not enabled ATX Power connector Floppy disk connector IDE connector Chassis Fan connector Internal Speaker Unused Keyboard connector AT type Connector for PS 2 style mouse Standby Unused Coml connector Power LED HDD LED Com2 connector Chassis open connector Tamper Switch Reset Unused ATX Power Switch CPU Fan connector VGA connector 40 NE o ERA EE ITOX STAR Motherboard Layout and Jumpers JP2 For CMOS Setting FUNCTION Normal As shipped with default postions Clear Resets all BIOS parameters to default It will take about 5 seconds The power must be
8. the lt Enter gt key to return to the main menu If you chose to use a password Type in a password You are limited to six characters 3 7 3 o FETT EE xan Tiger Star User s Manual When done the message below will appear Retype new supervisor password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the cor rect password again If you lose your password use CMOS Clear to reinitialize the entire BIOS Note all CMOS settings will be reset to the default settings Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings The BIOS will automatically set all BIOS setup options to a complete set of default settings when you choose this option The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications In particular do not use the Optimal AMI BIOS Setup options if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings The BIOS will automatically set all BIOS Setup options to a complete set of default settings when you choose this option The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance Choose the Fail Safe BIOS Setup options if your computer is experiencing system configuration problems Save Settings and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes
9. BIOS If the system is configured with two hard drives make sure the bootable first hard drive is configured as Mas ter and the second hard drive is configured as Slave The master hard drive must have an active bootable par tition Excessively long formatting period 1 If your hard drive takes an excessively long period of time to format it is likely a cable connection problem However if your hard drive has a large capacity it will take a longer time to format Parallel Port The parallel printer doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured correctly If it 9541 Appendix D works the printer can be assumed to be in good condi tion If the printer remains inoperative replace the printer cable and try again Serial Port The serial device modem printer doesn t output anything or is outputting garbled characters 1 Make sure that the serial device s power is turned on and that the device is on line 2 Verify that the device is plugged into the correct serial port on the rear of the computer 3 Verify that the attached serial device works by attach
10. or placed on a shelf or table The STPC processor executes an enhanced 486 instruction set and is compatible with DOS Windows 3 1 Windows 95 98 and Windows NT operating systems An on board watchdog timer supports reliable operation in unattended applications by restarting the system automatically if the software hangs up Specifications The Tiger Star s processor is soldered in place on the motherboard Consequently the processor speed must be specified at the time of order Detailed Specifications Processor ST Microelectronics STPC client CPU Speed 66 MHz standard 133 MHz optional Factory configured Cache 8 Kbyte integrated L1 write back L2 cache subsystem is not supported o ERA ET Memory Size Memory Type Slots BIOS o ERA EE Introduction 8 Mbyte to 128 MB 0 memory in base system 2 Fast Page or EDO 72 pin SIMM Sockets 60 70 ns AMI BIOS Ver 1 2 Windows 95 PnP compatible Keyboard Connector AT Mounted on Front Panel Mouse Connector Watchdog Timer Video System Bus Clock Real Time Clock PCIIDE Interface Floppy Drive Disk Drive Bays Flash Disk Socket PS 2 Mounted on Front Panel Supports 8 set time intervals 0 5 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 sec 64 bit Windows Accelerator up to 1280 x 1024 resolution VGA Output 33 MHz Standard 32 768 KHz DMA Mode DMA 33 support DMA Transfer rate 33 MB sec PIO Mode Transfer Rate 16 6 MB sec
11. right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes All Rights Reserved Trademarks ITOX is a trademark of ITOX Inc Microsoft MS DOS is a regis tered trademark of Microsoft Corporation IBM is a registered trade mark of International Business Machine Corporation STPC is a registered trademarks of ST Microelectronics DiskOnChip is a reg istered trademark of M systems Inc Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders Caution Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dis pose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instruc tions FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC tules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can ra diate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in ac cordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not o
12. 10 to 90 relative humidity Non condensing Options Rack mount adapter System Configuration The Tiger Star is an industrial computer intended for light industrial applications The base confirguration includes an all steel case power supply motherboard with three expansion slots and a factory installed processor The standard Tiger Star is configured with a 66 MHz proces sor A 133 MHz processor is available as a factory installed option and must be specified at the time the system is ordered The system accommodates 8 to 128MB of fast page or EDO DRAM which is sold separately The system supports a keyboard mouse and VGA display which are also sold separately Several disk storage options are available and are not included in the basic configuration Available options include hard drives of various capacities 3 Ya floppy disk and flash disk in capacities up to 72 MB The flash disk chip mounts in a socket provided on the motherboard Hard drives are mounted in a removable disk tray for easy assembly The removable disk tray feature also allows field application software up grades to be performed by shipping the user a preloaded hard drive mounted in a spare disk tray Optically available operating systems include Microsoft MS DOS 6 22 Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT Contact ITOX concerning compatibly with other operating systems o ERA EE aan Tiger Star User s Manual Pack
13. SA adapter card installed in the system uses VGA palette snooping The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Select Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus includes a bus mastering capability The settings are Enabled or Disa bled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled DMA Channel Setup DMA Channel DMA Channel DMA Channel DMA Channel DMA Channel DMA Channel 7 G U U H These options allow you to specify the bus type used by each DMA channel The settings are PnP or ISA The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are PnP 33 3 xan Tiger Star User s Manual AVAILABLE IRQ s IRQ3 IRQ4 IROS IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRO11 IRQ14 IRQ15 These options specify the bus on which the specified IRQ line is used These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards They determine if the BIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS The settings are ISA PnP PCI PnP or PCI The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are PCI PnP If more IRQs must be removed from the pool the end user can use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA setting to it Onboard I O is configured by the BIOS All IRQs used by onboard I O are configured as PCI PnP or PCI PnP IRQ14 and 15 will not be available if the onboard Triton 2 PCI IDE is ena
14. Vac Removing the Access Cover Remove the six screws on the side of the Tiger Star cabinet five on one side amp one on the top back middle side and remove the access cover to install expansion cards and set jumpers The Tiger Star is supplied with a retaining bracket to hold expansion cards in place Remove the screw at each end of the bracket and remove the bracket to provide access for installing expansion cards Installing Expansion Cards Warning Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system 12 o ERA ET Hardware Installation and Setup chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection The Tiger Star is designed to accept three full length full height expan sion cards utilizing the 16 bit ISA and PCIASA shared interface connec tors Remove the appropriate number of filler plates from the back of the unit install the cards in the normal manner and secure them in place with the screw previously used to hold the filler plate in place The retaining bracket should be replaced after the cards have been instal
15. a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive When enabled is selected the following appears when a write is attempted to the boot sector You may have to type N several times to prevent the boot sector write BootSector Write Possible VIRUS Continue Y N _ The following appears after any attempts to format any cylinder head or sector of any hard disk drive via the BIOS INT 13 Hard Disk Drive Service Format Possible VIRUS Continue Y N _ Advanced CMOS Setup The advanced CMOS setup allows you to configure your system for ba sic operation Some entries are defaults required by the system board while others if enabled will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference EEEEEEEEEEEENEEEEEENNEENENENEN BIOS Setup Utility amniBIoSs SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP fra r ic figa tr il Ri Auallable Options gt D blei Setup Ma llr i tasBinek Enabled i ESC Exi nu Prlip PgDn Mod i F2 P3 1 Quick Boot Disabled is the default setting Selecting Enabled will reduce the amount of time to run the power on self test POST but may result in important steps being skipped 1st Boot Device This option sets the type of first boot device drives that the AMI BIOS attempts to boot from after the POST completes Settings include Disa bled Network Floppy
16. age Checklist o ERA ET The Tiger Star system package contains the following items e One Tiger Star complete with motherboard and power supply e One Power Cable Driver software floppy disk e One Manual Optional items such as disk drives may also be enclosed in the package Check your packing list carefully If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your supplier for assistance 1 0 ooo O CHAPTER 2 Hardware Installation and Setup m Tiger Star User s Manual II Hardware Installation and Set Up Caution Always unplug the AC power cord from the Tiger Star before opening the cabinet to prevent possible contact with the rotating fan blade or hazardous voltage The Tiger Star is designed so that all high voltage components remain enclosed in the lower portion of the cabinet when the access panel is removed However contact with potentially hazardous voltage is possible if tools or screws enter the lower portion of the case through the cable or cooling holes Set Input Voltage Selector Switch The Tiger Star is equipped with a dual range power supply for operation with AC input voltage from 100 to 240 VAC at 50 60 Mz Set the AC voltage selector switch on the rear panel of the Tiger Cub to the appropri ate postion based table below AC Voltage Switch Settings Normal Input Voltage Switch Setting 100 120 Vac 200 240
17. an Mego tren 11 Rig on Oct 19 1998 10 49 31 1 44 MB 3 Met Trctal Ind ESC PqUp PgDa Mod if Farr3 c The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Date The date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt Day displays a day from Sunday to Saturday Month displays the month from January to December Date displays the date from 1 to 31 Year displays the year from 1994 to 2079 Time The time format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 pm is 13 00 00 Hour displays hours from 00 to 23 Minute displays minutes from 00 to 59 Second dis plays seconds from 00 to 59 Drive A and Drive B These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed The options for drive A and B are None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 1 4 in Standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 3 1 2 in Double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 1 2 in Double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 1 2 in Double sided drive 2 88MB capacity 21 3 o BREI aan o ERA ET Tiger Star User s Manual Note Choosing an incorrect type might cause your system to format the floppy disk improperly and you may not be able to access your data Primary Master Primary S
18. bled If all IRQs are set to ISA and IRQ14 and 15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE IRQ9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices because at least one IRQ must be available for PCI and PnP devices o ERA ET ian CA BIOS Setup Utility Peripheral Setup AMIBIOS SETUP PERIPHERAL SETUP wrt ELI 5 I L ni 5 gh RCS fivailoble Options er hrcore am ECP 3 ESC Exi Th Se PoUp Pgln Modify FZ FA Cali The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Watchdog Timer The system board supports the Watchdog Timer function allowing your application to regularly reset the system at the set time interval If the sys tem hangs or fails to function it will reset at the set time interval so that your system will restart You may set the time interval in 0 5 1 2 4 8 16 32 or 64 sec The default is 4 sec Refer to Appendix B for instructions on using the Watchdog Timer func tion OnBoard FDC Set this option to Enabled to use the floppy drive controller on the motherboard The settings are Auto AMI BIOS automatically determines if the floppy controller should be enabled Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default setting is Enabled The Fail Safe default setting is Auto 33 o EEA EE xan Tiger Star User s Manual OnBoard Serial PortA and PortB These options specify the base I O
19. cal to this one 3 o REL EE xan o EEE Ea Tiger Star User s Manual Power Management APM Set this option to Enabled to enable the chipset power management and APM Advanced Power Management features The settings are Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Disabled Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC compliant video monitor enters when the BIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are Standby Suspend or Off The default setting is Disabled Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power state that the video subsystem enters when the BIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are Standby Suspend or Disabled The default setting is Disabled Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired The settings are Disabled Standby or Suspend The default setting is Disabled Hard Disk Timeout Minute This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive inactivity When this length of time expires the computer enters power conserving state specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option The settings are Disabled I min minute 2 min 3 min 4 min 5
20. ccrccccrocorccc aro 2 29 PCT Plug and Play Ganfiquration cccceccecsescccsovcscccescevaes 32 Epa Dic tree errr canas 35 Crer SP Oasen ieee dass wake E EEE 37 Connector Jumper Setting Locations amp Functions 40 TO SSI PUTA AG secs een 41 TEL MB SACI msn une 41 PA BE o A a names 41 JPS Msystem Acoress let 41 JU AJ S POW ad HD TED scares seas me deu or scan qua dass 42 System Board Connector Jumper LayOUt cc cece cece cece ee eees 43 3 KA o REL EE Appendix B Watchdog Timer o ERA ET ooo O CHAPTER Introduction KA I xan Tiger Star User s Manual Features and Specifications Introduction Tiger Star System Concept The ITOX Tiger star uses state of the art design to provide a compact low cost PC platform for Computer Telephony and other industrial applications that require multiple full length ISA PCI interface cards The Tiger Star uses the highly integrated ST Microelectronics STPC micro processor which combines all the functions normally found on a PC into one powerful chip The Tiger Star features full PC compatibility including keyboard mouse floppy disk and video controller in a very small industrial case that doesn t look like a PC The Tiger Star is designed for operation in light industrial environments It is packaged in a small industrial enclosure that can be mounted on a wall
21. ccur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the re ceiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s author ity to operate the equipment 2 Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits Tiger Star Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Tops Star System CHOVE ua ssh ew incas ramas 6 SEITHER A cul a aU ans e sis ii sda vores 6 cats als ur ao AAA Reha 9 ice 20 200 6 1 EiS o E E 9 RETO the ACESS COVES suis V vl vv 2 Tealing EAS CAS a dv nice ca ern eee ree er ee 2 Installirg Disk D ah NA 3 Vell Monting the Tiger GD een en 4 TETU id a 5 BITS MEN A ie 7 PRK MION nein lehnen 8 Te Basic TRAE OBAL sen 20 SEAMOS SELBER PRESA E RA 20 BENE CMOS ac 24 AE CA aaa 27 MESE FEAS HD ei is 28 Power Management Sl oocoocoocommcrrsccccrr
22. directional communi cation 36 o EE ET BIOS Setup Utility EPP Version This option specifies the Enhanced Parallel Port specification version number that is used if the Parallel Port Mode option is set to EPP It can only be selected if the Parallel Port Mode option is set to EPP The settings are 1 7 or 1 9 There are no Optimal and Fail Safe default settings because the default setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is not EPP Parallel Port IRQ This option specifies the IRQ used by the parallel port The settings are Auto 5 or 7 The Optimal default setting is 7 The Fail Safe default setting is Auto Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is ECP This option sets the DMA channel used by the parallel port The settings are DMA Channel 0 1 or 3 The Optimal default setting is 3 A Fail Safe default is Not Available Other Setup Options Auto Detect Hard Disks Choose this option to let the BIOS automatically detect the hard disk drive parameters The Standard CMOS Setup screen will appear after the BIOS has configured the drives Press lt Esc gt and choose Save Settings and Exit to reconfigure the system configuration with the new hard disk drive parameters Supervisor Password To delete or disable the password function highlight Supervisor Pass word and press lt Enter gt instead of typing in a new password Press
23. dog Timer on page 35 The default setting is 4 sec To initiate the program you must type the fol lowing IN ASSEMBLY To enable Watchdog Timer and reload the timer type MOV DX 0443H IN AL DX To disable type MOV DX 043H IN AL DX IN GWBASIC To enable Watchdog Timer and reload the timer type A INP amp H443 To disable type A INP amp H43 Please note that your custom software must regularly reload the timer by reading that port before the Watchdog Timer times out Otherwise the system will think the machine has already hung up and will next reboot Remember to disable it before the software ends exits o REL EE ooo O Appendix C Video Subsystem 5 Video Subsystem Graphics Driver Installation The ITOX STAR board comes with a VGA driver diskette UMA txt To install the VGA drivers please refer to the Readme file contained in the provided diskette All steps or procedures to install software drivers are subject to change without notice since the software may be updated Please refer to the readme files for the latest information VGA Frame Buffer Size The STPC processor uses a portion of the main memory as a video buffer The size of the video buffer can be set within the BIOS as described in Chapter 3 The following buffer sizes are recommended for the resolu tions and number of colors as shown in the c
24. efault setting is No The Tiger Star does not support OS 2 Internal Cache This category speeds up the memory access The default setting is Enabled System BIOS Cacheable When set to Enabled the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be read from or written to cache memory The contents of this memory segment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster execution The settings are Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Enabled Video Shadow Default Setting C000 16k Shadow Cached C400 16k Shadow Cached C800 16k Shadow Disabled CCOO 16k Shadow Disabled D000 16k Shadow Disabled D400 16k Shadow Disabled D800 16k Shadow Disabled DC00 16k Shadow Disabled 27 o FETT EE ipa o EEE EE Tiger Star User s Manual ZNHENNNNNNNENNNEHNINNE These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area in the option title Setting Description Enabled The contents of the ROM area are written to the corresponding address in RAM for faster execution Cached The contents of the ROM area are written to the corresponding RAM address and can be read from or written to cache memory Disabled The ROM is not copied to RAM The contents of the video ROM cannot be read from or written to cache memory Advanced Chipset Setup IBIGS SE ADVANCED CHI The settings on the screen are for reference only Your ver sion may not be identical to this one This section gives you functions t
25. eld to Enabled Bootup Num Lock On is the default setting Floppy Drive Swap Disabled is the default setting The system will boot from drive A Floppy Drive Seek Enabled is the default setting PS 2 Mouse Support Enabled is the default setting System Keyboard Present is the default setting This option does not specify if a keyboard is attached to the computer Instead it speci fies if error messages are displayed if a keyboard is not attached This allows you to configure workstations with no keyboards The available setting are Absent or Present Primary Display This option configures the type of monitor at tached to the computer Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in Setup VGA EGA is the default setting VGA EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SVGA and PGA monitor adapters CGA 40x25 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 40 column mode CGA 80x25 Color Graphics Adapter Power up in 80 column mode 26 o ERA ET BIOS Setup Utility Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution monochrome adapters Password Check This option enables the password check everytime the system boots or the end user runs Setup If Always is chosen a user password prompt will appear every time the computer is turned on Setup is the default setting and the password prompt appears if the BIOS is executed Boot to OS 2 The d
26. enable or disable Plug and Play with your op erating system Yes Select this option when you need Windows 95 to detect the Plug and Play devices automatically No Select this option when you need the ability to change IRQ settings that are selected by the plug and play process We recommend that you select this option default PCI Latency Timer This option specifies the latency timings in PCI clocks for devices installed in the PCI slots The settings are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 or 248 The Optimal default settings is 32 The Fail Safe default setting is 64 32 NE o FETT EE BIOS Setup Utility PCI VGA Palette Snoop When this option is set to Enabled multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit 0 is disabled For example if there are two VGA devices in the computer one PCI and one ISA and the VGA Palette Snoop bit is Snoop Bit Action Disabled Data read and written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA device s palette registers Enabled Data read and written by the CPU is directed to the both the PCIVGA device palette registers and the ISA VGA device palette registers and the palette registers of both devices can be identical This option must be set to Enabled if an I
27. er Cor IILI Connecto AC Voltage OP 0 115v 230v S Selection Switch o ERA ET ooo M CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup Utility ipa o EEE EE Tiger Star User s Manual BEER RRR The Basic Input Output System The Basic Input Output System BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals In addition the BIOS also has support for various advanced features found in this system board This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the AMI BIOS For clarity the selected or available selections are printed in italics in this section After you power up your system the BIOS message appears on your screen and the memory count begins After the memory test the follow ing message will appear on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart your system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys simultaneously When you press lt Del gt the setup screen will appear AMLBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 20 198 fMmerican Mogo Inc nl iig Standard CMOS Setup Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Setup and press lt Enter gt A screen similar to the one on the next page will appear 20 CA BIOS Setup Utility APIIBIUS SETUP STANDARD COS SETUP nr
28. hart below Recommended Video Frame Buffer Size Resolution 256 colors 65 000 colors 16 7 million 8 bit 16 bit colors 24 bit true color SI Appendix D Frequently Asked Questions amp Answers Troubleshooting Appendix D Frequently Asked Tiger Star Questions Q The first time I turn on the machine the message CMOS Checksum Bad appears A This message is normal and will occur only during first time turn on and when F2 is pressed during BIOS default setup Either Press Fl to RUN SETUP This will take you to the CMOS setup screen Make the desired changes ie time floppy etc then save the value This error message will not appear again Or Press F2 to load default values and continue Q My VGA quality is very bad What could be wrong A First check that your DRAM is placed in two DRAM SIMMS slots The embedded VGA function uses 64 bit wide data while the SIMMS use only 32 bit wide data Q Windows 95 displays this message at startup Your display adapter is not configured properly A Press OK and let Windows 95 proceed with hardware automatic detection Windows 95 will install the standard VGA driver Then install the VGA driver supplied with the system Q Windows 95 crashes at startup A Enter BIOS to verify VGA frame buffer size see advanced chipset setup in chapter 3 54 Troubleshooting Q The top or bottom part of the screen is not displayed
29. ing it to a serial port that is working and configured cor rectly If the serial device does not work either the cable or the serial device has a problem If the serial device works the problem may be due to the onboard I O or the address setting 4 Make sure the COM settings and I O address are configured correctly Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard is pressed 1 Make sure the keyboard is properly connected 2 Make sure there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the ex pansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are properly set 3 8 Troubleshooting Verify that all SIMMs are the correct type and that they seated securely into the SIMM sockets Make sure the SIMMs are in the correct locations If the board fails to function place the board on a flat surface and seat all socketed components Gently press each component into the socket If you made changes to the BIOS settings re enter setup and load the BIOS defaults 59 60 ooo O Appendix E Limited Warranty D ND Limited Warranty Tiger Star Limited Warranty ITOX Inc warrants to the end user of this prod
30. lave Secondary Master and Secondary Slave These categories allow you to enter the appropriate specifica tions for the type of hard disk drive s installed in your sys tem There are 46 predefined types for hard drives Type 1 to Type 46 are predefined Type User is user definable Press lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press lt Enter gt The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper infor mation for this category You can use Type User to define your own drive type manually This information should be included in the E documentation from your hard disk vendor Ea If the controller of the HDD interface is SCSI you must select None Auto is the standard default for Primary Master meaning the BIOS will auto detect the HDD drive at the POST stage and show the IDE parameters for the HDD drive If a hard disk has not been installed select Not Installed and press lt Enter gt Select ARMD if configuring an ATAPI drive AMIBIOS dis plays the drive parameters ENTERING DRIVE PARAMETERS You can also enter the hard disk drive parameters The driv parameters are 22 BIOS Setup Utility Parameter Description Type The number for a drive with certain identification parameters Cylinders The number of cylinders in the disk drive Heads The number of heads Write The size of a sector gets
31. le through the opening so they can be connected to the 13 o REL EE xan o EEE Ea Tiger Star User s Manual disk drive The connectors are keyed for proper attachment make sure that the connectors are attached to the drive in the proper orientation 4 Install the drive tray back into the Tiger Star case Slide the drive tray back into the case guide the cables into the opening while doing this to keep them away from any sharp edges and insure they remain fully engaged Secure the drive tray in place with the two screws removed in step 1 above Wall Mounting the Tiger Star The Tiger Star is designed to be placed on a shelf table or other flat surface or wall mounted Rubber feet are provided for table top operation Four key hole shaped mounting holes are provided in the side of the Tiger Star for wall mounting Use of all four wall mounting points is recommended and will result in the most secure installation at least one of the front brackets and one of the rear brackets must be used to provide adequate support A template for installing the mounting screws in the wall is provided in the Tiger Star box The Tiger Star mountings have a protective back plate that prevents narrow objects from entering the case The mounting holes are designed to slip over the heads of screws mounted in the wall or other vertical surface upon which the Tiger Star is to be mounted The holes are designed for 4 inch
32. led Install the screws which hold the black rubber pads into the bracket so they hold the expansion cards firmly in place The access cover should be replaced after the jumpers have been set See appendix A for the correct jumper setting for your system configuration Installing Disk Drives The Tiger Star uses a removable disk tray for quick and easy mounting of hard and floppy disk drives 1 Remove the drive tray from the front panel of the Tiger Star It is not necessary to remove the access cover to install disk drives Verify that the Tiger Star power cord is disconnected from the AC voltage source Remove the two phillips head screws located closest to the outside edges of the lower portion of the front panel Then slide the drive tray out the front of the unit 2 Install the drive s in the drive tray The drive tray includes slots for mounting up to three 3 disk drives Select the set of slots you want to use and mount the drive according to the manufacturer s instructions The center drive position has a knock out section that can be removed to provide exterior access to the drive This position is typically reserved for floppy drives Remove the knock out before installing any of the drives if a floppy drive will be installed 3 Connect the data and power cables Reach into the lower portion of the Tiger Star case through the opening where the drive tray mounts Gently guide the power cable and ribbon type data cab
33. mages such as loss of profits or business opportunities and in no event shall ITOX s liability exceed the original purchase price This warranty gives you specific legal rights you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state Purchasers requesting service under this limited warranty must contact the ITOX Customer Service Department at 800 375 8842 or 732 390 2815 to request a Return Material Authorization RMA number and provide the following information 1 Item s to be returned 2 Serial number of each item 3 Invoice date invoice number and reference number for each item 4 Detailed description of the technical failure 6 3 o FETT EE xan Appendix E Upon confirmation of the above information ITOX will issue a RMA number and appropriate shipping instructions The item s and proof of purchase date a copy of the invoice must be shipped to ITOX freight prepaid ITOX will return the repaired replaced item by prepaid ground freight Check the ITOX website http www itox com for additional warranty information and updates This limited warranty is valid only within the United States TTOX is not responsible for costs incurred due to shipping insurance customs or duties International customers should contact ITOX for warranty information concerning their locality 6 4 o ERA ET NE ooo O Appendix E Year 2000 Compliance
34. min 6 min 7 min 8 min 9 min 10 min 11 min 12 min 13 min or 14 min The default setting is Disabled Standby Time Out Minute This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Full power on state When this length of time expires the computer enters Standby power state The settings are Disabled 4 min 8 min up to and including 508 minutes in increments of 4 minutes The default setting is Disabled 30 Suspend Timeout o REL EE BIOS Setup Utility This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Standby state When this length of time expires the computer enters Suspend power state The settings are Disabled 4 min 8 min up to and including 508 minutes in increments of 4 minutes The default setting is Disabled ipa o EE zs Tiger Star User s Manual ZNENHHNNNNNNENNENNENNE PCI Plug and Play Configuration This section describes configuring the PCI bus system It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings mmibios SETUP Pi Z PLUG AND PLAY SETUP Pog 1 Em U i K ye fivallable Options N PCI FnF PCI Pur P ESC 14 Prlip Pag Du Mod PPA H The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Plug and Play Aware OS This category is used to
35. o configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources 28 dl KA ian CA BIOS Setup Utility It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus These items should not be altered unless necessary Depending on your add in boards you may not or should not enable some of those features The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered some incompatibility or that data was being lost while using your system VGA Frame Buffer Size This is the amount of memory which is allocated to the built in VGA see appendix C The default setting is 512 KB For high resolution view ing it is recommended that 1024 KB be selected This amount of memory will be subtracted from the main system total available memory The maxi mum VGA buffer size is 4096 KB Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy If you like to use the soft power down fea ture of Windows 95 98 you must enable the Power Management as de scribed below AMIBIOS SETUP PUWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ve 1 Pa i 11 Rights I Available Options Disabled The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identi
36. on when the jumper is in place to clear the BIOS Default 1 2 ON JP4 For BIOS Size Setting Lupa EPROM Size 1 2 1M bii amp 2 3 2M bi Default 1 2 ON Factory Default The standard Tiger Star BIOS uses a 1M bit EPROM This jumper should not be changed JP5 For M system Flash Disk Address Select C8000 D0000 7 8 D8000 Default 3 4 On 41 xan ME A Appendix A J11 Power LED Connector Pin Ji 2 Function LED Power GND J12 HDD LED Connector sa Ja Ja J8B PS2 Mouse J8A a ITOX STAR Motherboard Layout and Jumpers J15 J12 Reset J16 ATX Power Switch HD LED Ju Egi Power LED TA J7 Speaker in E J6 Fan BE i i x i s SE J5 IDE B a ee J14 Chassis Ms h Switch J3 Power be M system Ti Flash Disk Address U7 Socket for Pos Select Flash Disk E PRE J1 LPT Pim E AH B J10 COM1 T j J13 COM2 JP2 Clear CMOS Located on back of board 43 KA o ERA EE ooo O APPENDIX B Watchdog Timer Using the Watchdog Timer Function The following are the parameters for enabling or disabling the Watch dog Timer function when using ASSEMBLY or GWBASIC applications When enabled the application accesses read port 443 HEX When disabled it accesses read port 43 HEX To set the timer see peripheral setup Watch
37. port address of the built in serial ports The settings are Auto the BIOS automatically determines the cor rect base I O port addresses Disabled 3F8h COM1 2F8h COM2 3E8h COMS or 2E8h COMA The Optimal default setting is 3F8W COM1 for Serial PortA The Optimal default setting is2F8h COM2 for Serial PortB The Fail Safe default settings are Auto OnBoard Parallel Port This option specifies the base I O port address of the built in parallel port The settings are Auto the BIOS automatically determines the correct base VO port address Disabled 378h 278h or 3BCh The Optimal default setting is 378h The Fail Safe default setting is Auto Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode The Optimal default setting is ECP The Fail Safe default setting is Normal The settings are Setting Description Normal The normal parallel port mode is send only not bidirectional Bi Dir Use this setting to support bidirectional transfers on the parallel port EPP The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Enhanced Parallel Port EPP specification EPP uses the ex isting parallel port s signals to provide asymmetric bidirec tional data transfer driven by the host device ECP The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Extended Capabilities Port ECP specification ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates up to 2 5 MB per second ECP provides symmetric bi
38. progressively smaller as the track diameter diminishes Yet each sector must still hold 512 bytes Write precompensation circuitry on the hard disk compensates for the physical difference in sector size by boosting the write current for sectors on inner tracks This parameter is the track number where write precompensation begins Sectors The number of sectors per track MFM drives have 17 sectors per track RLL drives have 26 sectors per track ESDI drives have 34 sectors per track SCSI and IDE drives have more sectors per track LBA BIk Block and PIO Programmed IO Mode With Auto selected these will remain blank 32 Bit Mode The default is Off Select On if you know your hard disk supports it to increase performance Memory The base memory size extended memory size and the other memory size cannot be altered your computer automatically detects and displays them Base Memory The POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 640K 23 3 NE o FETT EE xan o EEE Ea Tiger Star User s Manual Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above IMB in the CPU s memory address map Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled is the default setting Choose Enabled to enable boot sector protection AMI BIOS will display
39. tached to the monitor and the other end is plugged into a working AC outlet If necessary try another out let 3 Check that the video input cable is properly attached to the monitor and the system s display adapter 4 Adjust the brightness of the display by turning the moni tor s brightness control knob The picture seems to be constantly moving 1 The monitor has lost its vertical sync Adjust the moni tor s vertical sync 2 Move away any objects such as another monitor or fan that may be creating a magnetic field around the display 3 Make sure your video card s output frequencies are sup ported by this monitor The screen seems to be constantly wavering 1 If the monitor is close to another monitor the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off Fluorescent lights ad jacent to the monitor may also cause screen wavering Floppy Drive The computer cannot access the floppy drive 1 The floppy diskette may not be formatted Format the diskette and try again 2 The diskette may be write protected Use a diskette that is not write protected 56 Troubleshooting You may be writing to the wrong drive Check the path statement to make sure you are writing to the targeted drive There is not enough space left on the diskette Use an other diskette with adequate storage space Hard Drive Hard disk failure 1 Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the
40. uct that the product will be in good working condition and free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase by the original end user Should the product in the opinion of TTOX malfunc tion during the warranty period ITOX will at its option repair or replace the product at no additional charge except as set forth below Repair and replacement products will be furnished on an exchange basis be either reconditioned or new and will be warranted for either the remainder of the original end user warranty period or 30 days which ever is longer All replaced parts and products will become the property of ITOX This limited warranty does not include service to repair damage to the product resulting from accident disaster misuse abuse neglect or non ITOX authorized alterations modifications and or repairs Products requiring service under this limited warranty must be returned according to ITOX s Return Material Authorization RMA policy ITOX shall make the final determination as to the existence and cause of any alleged defect This limited warranty applies to hardware products only This warranty is in lieu of any other warranty expressed or implied ITOX makes no other warranties expressed or implied including any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or of merchantability In no event shall ITOX be liable to the buyer or end user for direct indirect special or consequen tial da
41. vailable memory To select the VGA frame buffer size select the Advanced Chipset Setup screen during BIOS setup see page 28 The default seeting is 512KB but for high resolution viewing it is recommended that 1024 KB be selected 15 o REL EE xan o ERA ET Tiger Star User s Manual Installing a SIM Module A SIM module simply snaps into a socket on the system board Pin 1 of the SIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket A 1 Load the outside socket which faces the keyboard connector first 2 Position the SIMM above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket E 3 Seat the module at a 45 angle into the bank Make sure it is completely seated Tilt the module upright until it locks in place in the socket 4 Repeat the procedure for the second socket 1 36 tan o ERA EE Hardware Installation and Setup Front View of Tiger Star System Connectors Switches and Indicators AT Keyboard Connector PS Type Mouse Connector Power Switch VGA Display Connector HD Active LED Yellow Power LED Green 17 dl I HER Tiger Star User s Manual Back View of Tiger Star System Connectors Switches and Ports COM1 Port j x ka N Parallel Port LPT1 i I i A r COM2 Port Io i 1 o Pow
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