Octek Panther-II, Manual

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Page 2: ...e recei ver Move the computer away from the receiver Plug the power cord of computer into a different outlet so that computer and receiver are on different branch circuits Ensure that card slot covers...

Page 3: ...information only and is subject to change without notice REVISION 1 1 IBM IBM PC XT AT PC DOS MS DOS OS 2 UNIX XENIX MR BIOS AMI BIOS INTEL 386SX 386 and 286 ARE THE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMAR...

Page 4: ...ables or papers Don t push your computer flush against the wall leave it some breathing space Heat can destroy compu ter ch ips CLEANING THE GOLDEN FINGER Whenever inserting an add on card to the moth...

Page 5: ...cautions should be taken before removing the dev ice from its bags When installing or removing any add on card DRAM module or coprocessor care should be taken when handling these devices Touch an unpa...

Page 6: ...cover off your computer and vacuum the interior to remove accumulated dust Use a brush attachment on the vacuum and carefully go over all exposed parts To prevent dust from accumulating on the mother...

Page 7: ...0 Keyboard Output Buffer Full Interrupt from CTLR 2 Real time Clock Interrupt Software Redirected to INT OAH lRQ2 Reserved Reserved Reserved Coprocessor Fixed Disk Controller Reserved Serial Port 2 S...

Page 8: ...iod signal 4 4 TECHNICAL INFORMATION REAL TIME CLOCK AND CMOS RAM Real time clock is build in for maintaining the time and date This subsystem also contains 114 bytes of RAM in addition to the Clock C...

Page 9: ...O OBF Interrupt Controller 2 8259 OCO ODF DMA Controller 2 8237 OFO Clear Math Coprocessor Busy OFt Reset Ma th Coprocessor OF8 0FF Ma th Coprocessor Port 4 2 j TECHNICALINFORMATION REAL TIME CLOCK IN...

Page 10: ...ng figure shows the pin numbering for I O channel connectors J A I to J A6 Pin Assignment I Vdc 2 not used REAR PANEL 3 Ground 4 Ground 81 Al KB J Keyboard Connector 810 Al0 Pin Assignment I Keyboard...

Page 11: ...I O A5 SD4 I O A6 SD3 I O A7 SD2 I O P 3 Turbo Switch Connector A8 SDI I O A9 SDO I O I Pin I Assignment I Selection Pin A 10 I O CH RDY I A II AEN 0 A 12 SAI9 I O 2 Ground Al3 SA 18 I O A 14 SAI7 I O...

Page 12: ...is re installed to its normal position after resetting the CMOS Setup After the CMOS Setu p is cleared the Setup will be loaded with the BIOS default value upon power up and you may continue to define...

Page 13: ...nterface for operating systems and applications to access the hardware It is fully compatible with s tandard AT BIOS and works flawlessly in the network system It also performs self test after reset a...

Page 14: ...modules should be locked by the locking latches of the sockets firmly Please check carefully before turning on the power Otherwise the system will not work properly 3 6 I AMI System BIOS System Config...

Page 15: ...you to minimize the system cost There are several combinations of DRAM types you may consider So a basic system can be equipped with fewer memory and later more memory can be added when upgrading the...

Page 16: ...manual to determine its correct type The parameters such as cylinder number head number sector number and pre compensation must match your fixed disk s parameters Use PgUp and PgDn keys to change the...

Page 17: ...s and they are recognized as drive A and B Select the correct types Otherwise the drives cannot work properly If one of them is not installed select Not Installed for that drive OPTION 4 DISPLAY Four...

Page 18: ...test your system first to make sure that the settings are cor r ec t It is Iike 1y t hat you r s ys t e m bee 0 mes unstable and you need to setup the registers again In this section you simply use th...

Page 19: ...urson pair s t hat are of the same type In a system with three banks populated the first two banks perform two way interleave if they are of the same DRAM type Next table 2 8 AMI System BIOS Numeric P...

Page 20: ...ion set Specific 387SX math operations include logari thmic ari th metic exponen tiona I and trigonometric functions The 387SX supports integer extended integer floating point and BCD data formats and...

Page 21: ...complete capabilities of the 386SX Microprocessor are unlocked when the processor operates in Protected Virtual Address Mode Protected Mode vastly increases the linear address space to four gigabytes...

Page 22: ...circuit Ex ternal battery connector Hardware turbo switch o c AMI System BIOS 5 HARD DISK UTILITY Hard Disk Utility program option is invoked by selecting the HARD DISK UTILITY at the Main Setup Menu...

Page 23: ...e the Hard Disk Format option to integrate a new hard disk to the system or to reformat a used hard disk which has developed some bad tracks To find these bad tracks on a used drive select the Media A...

Page 24: ...S DOS Xenix Unix and all PC AT application programs Users can run applications designed for the PC AT on Panther II without any modification Multi tasking and multi user capabilities are fully functio...

Page 25: ...r hardware and software engineers The manual compose of 4 chapters Chapter contains a brief introduction of Panther II motherboard In Chapter 2 specifications and functions of Panther II are discussed...

Page 26: ...ty architecture by supporting 80386SX processor speeds up to 33 Mhz See NOTE on preface The design utilizes advanced main frame techniques such as two or four way interleaving along with high speed pa...

Page 27: ...Proceed prompt is N to prevent accidental formatting of the hard drive and subsequent loss of data Once this prompt is changed to V and the ENTER key pressed andy data residing on the hard disk will...

Page 28: ...o interleave and media analysis options Simply follow the instructions in the Hard Disk Format If you have a bad track list but have not been provided with the optimum interleave factor follow the ins...

Page 29: ...fits of a 32 bit programming architecture with the cost saving associated with 16 bit hardware systems The 386SX Microprocessor is 100 object code compatible with the 386DX 286 and 8086 microprocessor...

Page 30: ...K2 4 are available refer to the following table for the corresponding I O speed of different systems It is strongly recommended that the AT Bus speed be kept at or below 8 33 so as to comply with ISA...

Page 31: ...save time on your favourite spreadsheet database engineering scien tific and graphics packages The 387SX CoProcessor is object code compatible with the 387DX and upward object code compatible from th...

Page 32: ...r on So you can use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad without pressing the num lock key GENERAL FEATURES shows the automatic interleaving options that occur versus the number of populated banks In...

Page 33: ...it DEL M ace Display Enabled Adapter ROM Shadow EOOO IGK Disabled Hard Disk Type 7 RAM Area 0 300 Sy tem ROM Shadow FOOO 16K Di bled Wait for Fl if Any Error Enabled Syllem Boot Up Num Lock On Numeric...

Page 34: ...44M A 8 Chapter 3 Installing Components Warning Be sure to turn off the comput er power switch be fore installing or replacing all component If installation sounds risky let your dealer install the 80...

Page 35: ...11 ESC Exit I T Seleet F2 F3 Color PgUp PgDn Modify A 6 INSTALLING COMPONENTS SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION Four DIP memory banks and two SIMM memory banks are available on Panther II these memory bank...

Page 36: ...llowing messages are shown on the screen A 4 Cj INSTALLING COMPONENTS The memory size is detected automatically by system BIOS and indicated after power up No switches or jumpers are required to be se...

Page 37: ...Memory Parity Error 3 B ase 64KB Memory Failure 4 System Time Failure 5 Processor Error 6 Keyboard Controller Gate A20 Failure 7 Processor Exception Interrupt Error 8 Display Memory Read Write Error V...

Page 38: ...dc DI7 MASTER D18 GND 4 18 I O I I I I I I I 0 I 0 I 0 I 0 I Power I 0 Ground INSTALLING COMPONENTS SYSTEM BOARD JUMPER SETTING There are a few jumpers in the motherboard that allow the user to select...

Page 39: ...Power Ground 0 0 I O I O I 0 I 0 I O 0 I I I I I 0 0 0 Power 0 Ground INSTALLING COMPONENTS SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTORS Under typical conditions these connectors should be connected to the indicators and...

Page 40: ...O channel connectors JBI JB4 Pin Assignment I 5 Vdc REAR PANEL 2 Key 3 Ground 4 Keyboard inhibit 01 C1 5 Ground 010 C10 P6 P7 Power Supply Connector Pin Asstgnrnen t I POWERGOOD 2 5 Vdc 018 C18 3 12 V...

Page 41: ...provides technical information about Panther II and is intended for advanced users interested in the basic design and operation of Panther II MEMORY MAPPING IAddress II Range II Function I 000000 000...

Page 42: ...memory byte 32 Date century byte 33 Information flags set during power on 34 7F User RAM Standby These bytes are not included in the checksum calculation and are not part of the configuration record C...

Page 43: ...MA Channel 2 0081 DMA Channel 3 0082 DMA Channel 5 008B DMA Channel 6 0089 DMA Channel 7 008A Refresh 008F 4 8 0 C TECHNICAL INFORMATION The 8254 Timer Counters are treated by system programs as an ar...

Page 44: ...are sensitil e to dust and dirt Do inspect and clean the computer system regularly Turn off the power whenever you install OJ remove any connector memory module and add on card Before turning on the...