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Apollo III PCI Pentium
ISA Motherboard
User's Guide
12/6/96
MAN-752
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Limited Warranty Limitations of Liability Trademarks Revision History ii Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide Updated manual for new version of BIOS. 12/6/96 Initial release. 7/28/96 All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. VESA is a trademark of the Video Electronics Standards Association. Toshiba is a registered trademark of Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba. SCO, UnixWare, and Unix are registered trademarks of The Santa Cru
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Preface To the OEM purchasing the high performance American Megatrends Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA motherboard. This product is a state of the art motherboard that includes the famous AMIBIOS. It is assumed that you have also licensed the rights to use the American Megatrends documentation for the American Megatrends Apollo III motherboard This manual was written for the OEM to assist in the proper installation and operation of this motherboard. This manual describes the specifications and based
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Packing List • an Apollo III Pentium PCI ISA motherboard, • an optional USB cable and mounting bracket, • • one parallel cable, • a Warranty Card, and • the American Megatrends Apollo III Pentium ISA Motherboard User's Guide. Static Electricity sure you take appropriate precautions against static electric discharge: • wear a properly-grounded wristband while handling the Apollo III motherboard or any other electrical component, • touch a grounded anti-static surface or a grounded metal fixture
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1 Hardware Installation Overview The American Megatrends Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA motherboard includes CPU The motherboard supports an Intel® Pentium™ 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, 166, 180, 200 MHz or higher speed CPU operating at Standard, VR, or VRE voltages. The CPU speed and voltage are set via jumpers. Upgrade CPU You can install an Intel P54C series, P54CT, or P55C CPU. Chipset The Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA motherboard uses an Intel 82430HX, including CPU interface controller, advanced c
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Overview, Continued DRAM Cached If 256 KB of L2 secondary cache memory is installed on the motherboard, up If 512 KB of L2 secondary cache memory is installed on the motherboard, up System Memory stem memory mounted on the motherboard in two banks of 72-pin 4 MB, 8 MB, or 16 MB SIMMs. Use Fast Page Mode or Extended Data Out (EDO) SIMMs operating at 60 ns. Fast ATA The motherboard supports the Fast ATA specification using PIO mode 4 and System BIOS This motherboard has a 128 KB AMIBIOS system BIO
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Overview, Continued AMIBIOS Features • • IDE 32-bit data transfer support, • IDE Programmed I/O mode 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 support, • • APM (Advanced Power Management) and Flash BIOS hooks, • EPA Green PC-compliant, • PCI and Plug and Play (PnP) support, and • DIM (Device Initialization Manager) support, • DMI (Desktop Management Interface) support, • ATAPI support, • • parameters, • Intel NSP-compliant, • Fast ATA IDE mode programming, • • instant-on support, • IDE The Apollo III motherboard
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Overview, Continued Mouse The Apollo III motherboard includes a 5-pin berg mouse connector. USB T detected and configured through a single port. The AMIBIOS on the Apollo Infrared A 10-pin infrared connector is provided on the motherboard. The motherboard and AMIBIOS comply with the IrDA SIR infrared device standards and specifications. Power Connectors The Apollo III motherboard has three power supply connectors. RTC/CMOS RAM provided on the motherboard. Power Management Power management serv
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Overview, Continued PCI Slots The motherboard conforms to the PCI Version 2.1 specification. The PCI CPU External Clock Frequency PCI Expansion Slot Frequency Onboard I/O The Apollo III Pentium ISA motherboard includes: • • • • • • • • Apollo III Dimensions Power Connectors Keyboard 2.0" SIMM Connector Sockets 0.85" 2.5" Expansion Slots 0.62" CPU Heat Sink 8.625" 1.75" 10" Heat Sink 1.5" 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation a PS/2 mouse connector. a keyboard connector, and two USB connector
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Installation Steps Step Action 1 Unpack the motherboard. 2 Configure the CPU. Install the CPU. 3 Install memory. 4 Install the motherboard. 5 Attach cables. 6 Connect onboard I/O. Connect the serial ports. Connect the parallel port. 7 8 Connect the IDE drive(s). 9 Test and configure. Warning This motherboard contains sensitive electronic ensure correct installation and to avoid static damage. 6 Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide electricity. Follow the instructions carefully to
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IDE1 USB1 COM1 IDE2 COM2 USB2 PCI SLOT 1 PCI SLOT 2 PCI SLOT 3 PCI SLOT 4 AMIBIOS Apollo III Motherboard Layout P S / 2 M o u s e Keyboard Power Supply RPW_CON IR Floppy LPT1 EP3 EP2 EP1 C P S CLK1 CLK2 B a n k 0 B a n k 1 V R 1 M 2 M 1 M 4 M 3 F R E Q 2 F R E Q 1 V R 2 F a n M 5 M 6 The connectors in this Block T a g R A M Header are detailed below. A S q u a r e P a d i d e n t i f i e s P i n 1 i n J u m p e r s a n d C o n n e c t o r s . R e m o t e S p e a k e r I D E P o w e r S w i t c
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Step 1 Unpack the Motherboard Step Action 1 call 770-246 -8645. Leave the motherboard in its original 2 Perform all unpacking and installation procedures on a ground- -static mat. Wear an anti -stat ic wristband grounded at the same point as the anti -static mat. Or use a megohm resistor instead of the anti -static mat. Similarly, a strip of conductive aluminum foil wrapped around the wrist and grounded through a 1 megohm resistor serves the same purpose as the wristband. 3 Inside the carton, th
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Set Jumpers Set all jumpers and install the CPU before placing the motherboard in the chassis. Set jumpers by placing a shunt (shorting bridge) on the designated pins of the jumper. A shunt and jumpers are shown below: 3 - d i m e n s i o n a l v i e w o f m o t h e r b o a r d j u m p e r s a n d a s h u n t . S h u n t 2 - p i n B e r g 3 - p i n B e r g I n t h i s m a n u a l , j u m p e r s a r e s h o w n i n t w o - d i m e n s i o n s , a s i f v i e w e d f r o m d i r e c t l y a b o v
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Step 2 Configure CPU Important motherboard before installing a CPU. External and Internal CPU Clock CLK1, CLK2, FREQ1, and FREQ2 are 3-pin bergs that set the CPU external and internal clock frequencies. FREQ1 and FREQ2 are next to the CPU. CLK1 and CLK2 are towards the middle of the motherboard. External Internal CLK1 CLK2 FREQ1 FREQ2 Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pins Short Pin
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Step 2 Configure CPU, Continued JVR Set CPU Voltage Install Intel Pentium CPUs that adhere to either the standard or VRE voltage specifications. VR1 and VR2 are 6-pin bergs that set CPU voltage. VR1 is near the top of the CPU socket. VR2 is next to the CPU, near the edge of the motherboard. Standard and VRE Voltage This is the factory setting. 3 . 4 9 V S t a n d a r d a n d V R E f o r I n t e l P 5 4 C C P U s P i n s 7 5 3 1 P i n s 7 5 3 1 P i n s 8 6 4 2 P i n s 8 6 4 2 VR1 VR2 Standard Vol
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Step 2 Configure CPU, Continued Important If you are not sure about the voltage specification for the CPU that will be installed in this motherboard, please call Intel and make sure that you set the voltage jumpers correctly. Selecting the wrong voltage may damage the CPU. Install CPU Install the CPU in the ZIF (zero insertion force) socket by performing the Warning Improper CPU installation can damage the CPU and the motherboard. You must follow the procedures in this section exactly as documen
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Step Action 2 Check for bent pins on the CPU. Gently straighten any bent pins with pliers. Place the CPU in the middle of the socket, as shown below. Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is aligned with pin 1 of the socket. Make sure you are properly grounded while handling the CPU. 3 Complete installation by lifting the ZIF lever to the other side of the socket, as shown below. 13 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
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Step 3 Install Memory System Memory The motherboard has four 32 -bit SIMM – Single Inline Memory Module) Memory must be populated one bank at a time. Each bank has two sockets. is installed in the first socket in Bank0, then the same type of 1 MB SIMM must be installed in the second Bank0 SIMM socket. Each socket can hold one 72-pin SIMM. You can use: • 1 MB x 36, • 4 MB x 36, • 8 MB x 36, or • 16 MB x 36 SIMMs. The motherboard supports banks of fast page mode and EDO (Extended Data Out) memory
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Step 3 Install Memory, Continued DRAM Configurations Valid memory configurations include: Total RAM Bank0 Bank0 Bank1 Bank1 8 MB 4 MB 4 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 24 MB 8 MB 8 MB 4 MB 4 MB 32 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 40 MB 16 MB 16 MB 4 MB 4 MB 48 MB 16 MB 16 MB 8 MB 8 MB 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 72 MB 32 MB 32 MB 4 MB 4 MB 80 MB 32 MB 32 MB 8 MB 8 MB 96 MB 32 MB 32 MB 16 MB 16 MB 128 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 136 MB 64 MB 64 MB 4 MB 4 MB 144 MB 64 MB 64 MB 8 MB 8 MB 160 MB 64 MB 6
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Step 3 Install Memory, Continued Installing SIMMs with either 1 MB x 36, 4 MB x 36, 8 MB x 36, or 16 MB x 36 SIMMs. Place the motherboard on an anti-static mat. With the component side of the SIMM facing you, firmly push the SIMM into the socket at an angle, then push it up. When properly inserted, the SIMM clicks into place as the latching pins engage. The SIMM installation process is shown below: Cont’d 16 Apollo III PCI Pentium ISA Motherboard User’s Guide The motherboard has four x 36 SIMM
