Samsung AlphaPC 164UX, User Manual

Page 1: ...AlphaPC 164UX BX Motherboard Windows NT User s Manual...

Page 2: ...ed in any form or by any means electric or mechanical by photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of Samsung Electronics Alpha Digital Semiconductor are trademarks of Digi...

Page 3: ...X Cutout Information 2 8 3 AlphaPC 164UX Jumper Configuration 3 1 CPU Speed Selection Option 1 2 3 4 3 2 3 2 Bcache Size Jumpers Option 14 15 3 3 3 3 Boot Option Jumper Option 11 3 3 4 AlphaPC 164UX C...

Page 4: ...ory 5 1 5 2 Upgrading SDRAM Memory 5 3 5 3 Increasing Microprocessor Speed 5 4 5 3 1 Preparatory Information 5 4 5 3 2 Required Tools 5 4 5 3 3 Removing the 21164 Microprocessor 5 5 5 3 4 Installing t...

Page 5: ...ng steps No Video 8 1 8 1 2 Troubleshooting steps Keyboard error on boot up 8 1 8 2 Beep Codes 8 2 8 3 Post Codes 8 2 8 4 Safe ARCSBIOS 8 3 8 4 1 Starting the Safe ARCSBIOS 8 4 9 Battery Recycle Dispo...

Page 6: ...tor Location 2 2 2 2 Board measurement and Hole Position Diagram 2 6 2 3 Board Vertical Clearance Diagram 2 7 2 4 ATX Back Panel Dimension 2 8 3 1 AlphaPC 164UX Configuration Jumpers 3 2 5 1 Fan Heat...

Page 7: ...us Connector J16 4 8 4 11 Fast and Wide SCSI Bus Connector Pinouts J15 4 9 4 12 10 100 Mbit Ethernet Connector Pinouts J34 4 9 4 13 Speaker Connector Pinouts J23 4 10 4 14 Microprocessor Fan Power Con...

Page 8: ...Controller which are not on AlphaPC 164BX motherboard The size of AlphaPC 164BX motherboard s L3 cache is 2MB The size of AlphaPC 164UX motherboard s L3 cache is 2MB or 4MB Except the above AlphaPC 16...

Page 9: ...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 eith...

Page 10: ...C Caching L1 Icache 8KB direct mapped instruction cache on the CPU chip L1 Dcache 8KB direct mapped data cache on the CPU chip L2 Scache 96KB three way set associative write back unified instruction a...

Page 11: ...2 1 AlphaPC 164UX Jumper Connector Location U5 U6 U7 U8 J24 J33 J22 J21 J7 J6 J5 J2 J13 J25 J12 J34 Pwr LED IDE LED SCSI LED Pwr Switch Reset Switch GND FOK 12 Blk wire Yellow wire Red wire J10 U3 U4...

Page 12: ...DIMM socket 5 J13 Parallel port connector U55 Microprocessor socket 21164 Alpha J15 Ultra Fast and Wide SCSI Connector J16 Narrow SCSI connector J17 SCSI LED connector J18 Power connector J21 Full len...

Page 13: ...The AlphaPC 164UX motherboard is designed to run efficiently using only this fan Additional fans may be necessary depending upon cabinetry and the requirements of add in cards and disk drives The Alph...

Page 14: ...e first is at the location of the 21164 the 2 5 region The second is at the location of the SCSI connectors the 1 0 region to the left of the second PCI slots The AlphaPC motherboard is an ATX size pr...

Page 15: ...cal Parameters Figure 2 2 Board measurement and Hole Position Diagram 2 3 2 Vertical Clearance Figure 2 3 shows the Board Vertical Clearance for the AlphaPC 164UX Board Measurements and Hole Locations...

Page 16: ...Features of the AlphaPC164UX Motherboard 2 7 Physical Parameters Figure 2 3 Board Vertical Clearance Diagram 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 5 2 5 VerticalClearance Requirements 1 5...

Page 17: ...chassis that supports a n standard ATX back panel cutout we have included the mechanical drawing used to create standard cutout 0 54 020 990 240 256 856 247 1 134 1 774 2 436 3 454 4 924 Standard 25 p...

Page 18: ...per Configuration The AlphaPC 164UX has one set of jumpers located at J28 These jumpers set the hardware configuration and boot options Figure 2 1 shows the jumper location on the AlphaPC 164UX mother...

Page 19: ...Out Option 8 Enable Firmware Debug Mode Default Out Option 9 Enable only 1 set of Scache Default Out Option 10 Reserved Default Out Option 11 Boot SAFE ARCSBIOS Image Default Out Option 12 Reserved De...

Page 20: ...on the other jumpers shown in Figure 3 1 0 1 are for other implementations Note The standard motherboard is manufactured with 128K X 18 or 256K X 18 data SSRAMs 3 3 Boot Option Jumper Option 11 The bo...

Page 21: ...1 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 3V...

Page 22: ...B59 Vdd B60 ACK64 B61 Vdd B62 Vdd 64 Bit PCI Connectors Only J2 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...

Page 23: ...2 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 SA...

Page 24: ...A2 35 A4 36 A6 37 A8 38 A10 39 A12 40 3 3V 41 3 3V 42 CK0 43 Gnd 44 NC 45 S2 46 DQMB2 47 DQMB3 48 NC 49 3 3V 50 NC 51 NC 52 CB2 53 CB3 54 Gnd 55 DQ16 56 DQ17 57 DQ18 58 DQ19 59 3 3V 60 DQ20 61 NC 62...

Page 25: ...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 3 3V 158 DQ60 159 DQ61 160 DQ62 161 DQ63 162 Gnd 163 CK3 164 NC 165 SA0 166 SA1 167...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...rd mouse connector pinouts Table 4 7 COM1 COM2 Serial Line Connector Pinouts J12 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 SG...

Page 28: ...nd 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 10 Narrow SCSI Bus Connector J16 Pin Sig...

Page 29: ...D 8 GND 9 GND 10 GND 11 GND 12 GND 13 GND 14 GND 15 GND 16 GND 17 TERMPWR1 18 TERMPWR1 19 NC 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND 23 GND 24 GND 25 GND 26 GND 27 GND 28 GND 29 GND 30 GND 31 GND 32 GND 33 GND 34 GND 35...

Page 30: ...an power connector pinouts Table 4 13 Speaker Connector Pinouts J23 Pin Signal Name 1 SPKR Speaker output 2 NC 3 VDD 4 GND Table 4 14 Microprocessor Fan Power Connector Pinouts J35 Pin Signal Name 1 1...

Page 31: ...e soft power switch connector pinouts 4 19 SCSI LED Connector Pinouts Table 4 19 shows the SCSI LED connector pinouts Table 4 16 IDE Drive LED Connector Pinouts J29 Pin Signal Name 1 ACTIVITY Hard dri...

Page 32: ...MHz All DIMMs must be of equal size if they are in the same bank 5 1 Configuring SDRAM Memory Although not an exhaustive list Table 5 1 lists the tested SDRAM memory configurations available For a lis...

Page 33: ...MB 16MB 16MB 16MB 128MB 128MB 32MB 32MB 352MB 128MB 128MB 32MB 32MB 16MB 16MB 384MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 128MB 128MB 64MB 64MB 416MB 128MB 128MB 64MB 64MB 16MB...

Page 34: ...he system 3 Open levers and align the DIMM 256MB 256MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 256MB 256MB 64MB 64MB 672MB 256MB 256MB 64MB 64MB 16MB 16MB 704MB 256MB 256MB 64MB 64MB 32MB 32MB 768MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 128...

Page 35: ...r a properly grounded antistatic wriststrap Use of antistatic mats ESD approved workstations or exercising other good ESD prac tices is recommended A 21164 microprocessor with a higher speed rating is...

Page 36: ...eat 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 microproce...

Page 37: ...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 G...

Page 38: ...ds 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...

Page 39: ...e assignments 6 1 Interrupts Table 6 1 lists each Alpha 164UX ISA interrupt and its source Table 6 1 ISA Interrupts Sheet 1 of 2 Interrupt Number Interrupt Source IRQ0 Internal timer IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ...

Page 40: ...dress ranges 0 to 00 00FF FFFF and 0F FC00 0000 to 0F FFFF FFFF are enabled After the system has been initialized these two address ranges are disabled Byte mode is then enabled in the 21164 and 21174...

Page 41: ...s and ISA Bus Addresses 6 3 ISA I O Address Map instructions LDBU and STB must be used to access this region Any other instruction will produce UNDEFINED results with the possibility of damaging the f...

Page 42: ...rd 7 1 1 Navigating the ARCSBIOS Table 7 1 shows the keys used to navigate the ARCSBIOS and their function 7 1 2 Exploring the ARCSBIOS The main screen of the ARCSBIOS is displayed when the motherboar...

Page 43: ...ormation about the microproces sor It also displays the sizes of the primary secondary and external caches The primary and secondary caches are built into the Alpha 21164 microprocessor The external c...

Page 44: ...igure 7 0 the type section is left blank for the hard drive and CD ROM drive In a real system the manufacturer and model of the drives would be displayed 7 2 ARCSBIOS Setup If you choose the enter set...

Page 45: ...s and Memory Resources c Set NVRAM Options This option brings up another menu with three selections These selections are described below 1 Set Device Options This selection brings up a screen that all...

Page 46: ...ices d Upgrade Firmware The section allows you to upgrade the ARCSBIOS firm ware see Section 7 3 e Show Firmware Revision This option displays the revision of the ARCSBIOS firmware and shows if it is...

Page 47: ...ve 2 Get the motherboard to the bios level 3 From the main ARCSBIOS screen select Enter Setup 4 From the Setup Menu select Advanced Setup 5 From the Advanced Setup Menu select Upgrade Firmware 6 Press...

Page 48: ...ether the drives on that bus are IDE or SCSI Use the Arcinstall utility to create a system partition Follow the steps below 1 Insert the Windows NT CD into the CD ROM drive 2 From the main ARCSBIOS sc...

Page 49: ...enter a description of the FLASH file Type description and press Enter ex Adaptec 10 In Maintain Flash Device Menu select save changes to Flash and Exit and Enter 11 If upgrade Firmware completed pres...

Page 50: ...ain Note The next steps depend on the type of drives that you have You must have determined if you have IDE SCSI or a combination of drives Setup will come up with a screen that says Setup could not d...

Page 51: ...ntain 2 entries AlphaPC 164UX PCI Ultra SCSI Symbios Logic 53C875 and AlphaPC 164UX PCI IDE ATAPI Highlight AlphaPC 164UX PCI Ultra SCSI and press ENTER The next screen displayed will say Setup will l...

Page 52: ...he video card s driver disk in drive A and press ENTER A list of drivers on the disk will be displayed Select the appropriate driver and press ENTER The display will return to the hardware and softwar...

Page 53: ...ard sleeve that your Windows NT CD ROM came in Enter the number into the field and click the NEXT button The next screen prompts you to Enter the computer name This is the name it will use on the netw...

Page 54: ...n A pop up window titled DEC DC21143 based adapter setup will come up Scroll down the list to Autodetect Click the OK button Setup will now copy files to the hard drive The next screen that is display...

Page 55: ...he test pattern correctly click the OK button on the Display Properties window Setup will copy files and then display a screen saying Windows NT 4 0 has been installed successfully Restart your comput...

Page 56: ...Video 1 Check the connection to the ac outlet 2 Check the voltage setting on the power supply 3 Check that the frequency jumper selection matches the speed of the Alpha chip 4 Check that the CPU fan i...

Page 57: ...ribes the post codes Table 8 1 Beep Codes Beep Code Description 1 Very long beep No Fan Shut down the system immediately 1 Long 1 short Cannot measure CPU speed 1 Long 2 short Invalid DIMM configurati...

Page 58: ...ory controller Srom 03 Initialize external cache Codes 04 Test memory cached 05 Test memory noncached 07 Verify SROM checksum PAL checksum copy PAL to memory 08 Initialize registers for PAL jump into...

Page 59: ...OS runs automatically When the safe ARCSBIOS runs the system will emit 1 long beep and 2 short beeps Follow the procedure in Sec tion 7 3 for updating the flah ROM You can also start the safe ARCSBIOS...

Page 60: ...this is a LITHIUM battery the following additional pre cautions may apply Replace batteries correctly to prevent possible explosion Replace batteries with the same or equivalent type Prior to disposa...

Page 61: ...Jose CA 95134 USA Phone 1 408 544 4322 VisionTek 1175 Lakeside Dr Gurnee IL 60031 Phone 847 360 7500 Fax 847 360 7403 Table A 1 Samsung DIMM Part Number List Size Part Number of Bank Width ECC 16MB K...

Page 62: ...rt Number List Size Part Number Width ECC 16MB VT16455 0 72bit Yes 64MB VT164 0 72bit Yes 128MB VT164V6 0 72bit Yes Table A 3 Viking Components DIMM Part Number List Size Part Number Width ECC 16MB VE...

Page 63: ...le from United Machine and Tool Design River Road Fremont NH 03044 Phone 603 642 5040 Fax 603 642 5819 PN 70 32810 02 A 3 Power Supply An ATX form factor power supply suitable for use with the AlphaPC...

Page 64: ...is available from Axxion 11 B Leigh Fisher El Paso Tx 79906 Phone 915 772 0360 Fax 915 778 3200 PN DL17 Addtronics Industrial 43263 Osgood Road Fremont Ca 94539 Phone 510 490 9898 Fax 510 490 7132 PN...

Page 65: ...site http www samsungsemi com You can also call or e mail to Samsung CPU Marketing Team Please use the follow ing information lines for support For documentation and general information Korea 82 331...

Page 66: ...processor 500 MHz KP21164 500CN Samsung Electroncis 21164 Alpha microprocessor 533 MHz KP21164 533CN Samsung Electronics 21164 Alpha microprocessor 566 MHz KP21164 566CN Samsung Electroncis 21164 Alph...

Page 67: ...BX UM1 Title Vendor Alpha AXP Architecture Reference Manual PN EY T132E DP Call your local distributor or call Butterworth Heinemann Digital Press at 1 800 366 2665 Alpha Architecture Handbook1 PN EC...

Page 68: ...I 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 82420 82430 PCIset ISA and EISA Bridges includes 82371SB Intel Corporati...