Upgradable 486-class processors
Energy Star compliant, low-power
standby, doze and suspend modes for the
CPU, hard disk drive, and video signals
sent by the computer to the monitor; select
time-out periods in SETUP; in a standard
configuration of one hard disk drive and
one diskette drive, system consumes less
than 30 Watts in standby mode
Fast and slow processor speeds available;
fast is the speed of the processor and slow
is 8 MHz; from MS-DOS applications,
speed selectable by keyboard command
4 or 8MB RAM standard using SIMMs;
expandable to 128MB using 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,
and 32MB SIMMs; SIMMs must be
tin-plated, 72-pin, 32-bit, fast-page mode
type with access speed of 70ns or faster
128KB Phoenix system BIOS, video BIOS,
and SETUP code located in Flash ROM on
main system board
POWER
button
RESET
button
option
slots
Video RAM
POWER light
SPEED light
hard disk
\
+
access light
WV
drive bays
Shadow RAM
Cache
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Math
coprocessor
/
/
VGA monitor
\
,
printer (parallel device)
serial 2
serial 1
mouse
keyboard
AC inlet
’
voltage selector switch
AC outlet
Clock/calendar
Controllers
PCI Chipset
1MB DRAM on main system board;
expandable to 2MB using two 512KB,
40-pin, SOJ flat pack video DRAM chips
Cirrus Logic GD5430 high-performance
GUI accelerator controller supports
resolutions up to 1024 x 768 in 256 colors
with 1MB of video DRAM; 1280 x 1024
with 2MB of video DRAM
Controller on main system board supports
up to two diskette drives or one diskette/
combo diskette and one tape drive
Two PCI, ATA-2 compatible two-channel,
local bus IDE interfaces on main system
board support up to four IDE devices (two
on each channel); CD-ROM drives cannot
be connected to the same channel as hard
disk drives; BIOS provides hard disk
auto-sensing and enhanced IDE functions
Energy Star compliant video interface for
fixed or multi-frequency monitor built into
system board; 15-pin, D-shell connector
One standard, multimode parallel
interface built into main system board;
supports S-bit unidirectional, 16-bit
bidirectional, and EPP/ ECP (Enhanced
Parallel Port/Extended Capability Port)
modes; 25-pin, D-shell connector;
operation controllable by SETUP program
and jumpers
Two high-speed RS-232C, programmable,
asynchronous interfaces built into main
system board; 16C550-compatible; 9-pin,
D-shell connectors
PS/2™ compatible keyboard interface built
into main system board; 6-pin, mini DIN
connector
PS/2 compatible mouse interface built
into main system board; 6-pin, mini DIN
connector
Connector card with five I/O expansion
slots; three ISA compatible (8.33 MHz bus
speed), two PCI compatible (33 MHz bus
speed)
Internal
Mass Storage
Slimline
Internal mount:
One
3l!-inch
wide, one-inch high drive
Externally accessible mounts:
One
3%inch
and two
wide, one-inch high drive
5l!-inch
Tower
Front internal mount:
One
3l!-inch
wide, one-inch high drive
Rear internal mounts:
Two 3%-inch wide, one-inch high drives or
one
3l!-inch
wide, full-height drive
Externally accessible mounts:
Two
3%inch
Diskette drive
types
and two
3%-inch
storage capacity;
5l!-inch
diskette drive, 720KE or 1.44ME
360KB or 1.2MB storage capacity;
or combination
3l&inch/PCMCIA diskette drive
Hard disk drive
types
51/4-inch
or 3%-inch form factor hard disk
drive(s), up to half-height size; maximum
of four drives
Other devices
Half-height tape drive, CD-ROM drive,
optical drive, PCMCIA card reader, or
other storage device;
with mounting frames
Keyboard
Detachable, two-position height; 101 or
102 sculpted keys; country-dependent
main typewriter keyboard;
numeric/cursor control keypad; four-key
cursor control keypad; 12 function keys
Mouse
SETUP
Program
System security
Detachable, two-button, PS/2 compatible
Stored in ROM; accessible by pressing
during boot
User and Supervisor level passwords
available for system boot or diskette access
Virus protection
Write protection feature for the hard disk
drive boot sector
Physical Characteristics
Dimension
Width
Depth
Height
Weight
Slimline
16.8 inches (427 mm)
15.8 inches (401 mm)
4.4 inches (112 mm)
18.2 lb (8.3 kg) with one
diskette drive, without
keyboard
wide, half-height drives
wide, one-inch high drives
wide, half-height drives
51/4-inch
3Q-inch/5l/4-inch
diskette drive,
5l/4-inch,
or
or
3l!-inch
Del
7.1 inches (181 mm)
16.2 inches (413 mm)
13.2 inches (337 mm)
20.6 lb (9.3 kg) with one
diskette drive, without
keyboard
The diagram below illustrates the components on the ActionPC 7000/ActionTower 7000/Endeavor 486i board.
The table following it describes these components.
U8
U9, U10Soldered standard Video RAM
U11
U12Phoenix system and video BIOS chip
U16, U18Video DRAM expansion sockets
U22
U23-27, U35-37
1 U30
PS/2 keyboard connector
15-pin DIN type VGA connector
VGA feature connector
Secondary IDE connector
HDD LED connector
Pins 2-3: Turbo LED connector
Pins 9-10: Hardware reset connector
Pins 11-13: Power LED connector
Pins 17-20: Speaker connector
Riser card slot; default settings of PCI AD Select are
AD12 and AD13
AMIKEY-2 keyboard controller
UMC UM8881 PCI chipset
SMC FDC 37C665 parallel port super l/O diskette
controller
Cirrus Logic GD5430 VGA controller
Dallas DS 12887 real-time clock chip
CPU
External cache memory sockets
Cache tag RAM chip
SIMM configurations
SIMM Installation
The computer comes with 4 or 8MB of memory using
SIMMs. By installing additional SIMMs, you can increase the
amount of memory up to 128MB.
There are four SIMM sockets on the main system board, and
each can contain one memory module. You can install 1MB,
2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, and 32MB SIMMs. The sockets are
labeled on the main system board.
The following table shows the recommended SIMM
configurations. Do not install SIMMs in any other
configuration.
Bank0Bank1Bank2Bank3
(SIM1) Type(SIM2) Type(SIM3) Type(SIM4) Type
16MB Single16MB Single 8MBDouble 16MB Single16MB Single16MB Single 16MB Single16MB Single 8MB
16MB Single16MB Single16MB Single16MB Single 64MB
16MB Single16MB Single 32MB Double 16MB Single16MB Single 32MB Double 32MB
32MB
If you install SlMMs in both Bank 0 and Bank 1 or Bank 2 and Bank 3, SIMM
types must match.
Double -
Double 8MBDouble 48MB
Single1MB
Double -
Total
memory
40MB
48MB
64MB
Double 96MB
32MB
64MB
64MB
Single 66MB
66MB
Use only tin-plated, 32-bit, 72-pin, fast-page mode SIMMs
that operate at an access speed of 80ns or faster. Be sure all
the SIMMs operate at the same speed.
External Cache
You can install 128KB, 256KB, or 512KB of external cache
with 32K x 8, 64K x 8, or 128K x 8 15ns or 20ns, SRAM DIP
chips and one 32K x 8 15ns or 20ns tag chip. The computer
may already have cache installed.
You must install cache in one of the configurations in the
table below (each bank contains four cache memory sockets).
Cache memory configurations
BANK 0
U23, 24, 25, 26
32K x 8, 28-pin
32K x 8, 28-pin
64K x 8, 28-pin
128K x 8, 32-pin
Processor Upgrades
The computer’s processor can be upgraded by replacing the
existing processor with a faster one. The following table lists
supported processors and voltages.
Supported processors
BANK 1
U27, 35, 36, 37
None
32K x 8, 28-pin
64K x 8, 28-pin
None
Tag SRAM
U30
32K x 8, 28-pin
32K x 8, 28-pin
32K x 8, 28-pin
32K x 8, 28-pin
Total cache
128KB
256KB
512KB
512KB
Video Memory
The computer comes with 1MB of video memory. You can
increase the video memory to 2MB by installing two 512KB,
40-pin SOJ flat pack video DRAM chips. (You cannot
increase video memory by installing just one chip.)
Video resolutions and colors
Resolution
640 x 480
800 x 600
1024 x 768
1280 x 1024
* Non-interlaced and interlaced
** Interlaced
Memory
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Refresh
60/72/751 8 bits/pixel
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Hard Disk Drive Types
Your computer comes with a hard disk auto-sensing feature.
To use it, select one of the drives you have installed from the
Fixed Disk Setup screen. On the screen that appears for that
drive, press Enter to select the Autotype Fixed Disk
option. The system detects the type of hard disk drive, fills in
the drive’s parameters, and sets the remaining options on the
screen.
Interrupt controller 2, 8259
DMA controller 2, 8237
Clear math coprocessor
Reset math coprocessor
Math coprocessor
Primary hard disk Interface
Secondary hard disk Interface
Game I/O
Parallel printer port
Alternate enhanced graphics adapter
GPIB (adapter 0)
1
Data acquisition (adapter 0)
Serial port 2
Prototype card
Available
Available
Parallel printer port 1
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Diskette drive controller
Serial port
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
2
1
Serial port connector pin assignments (J4 and J5)
Pin
Signal
1
Data carrier detect
2
Receive data
3
Transmit data
4
Data terminal ready
1
Ground
I5
Pin
Signal
6
Data set ready
7
Request to send
8
Clear to send
9
Ring indicator
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II
Keyboard and mouse connector pin assignments (J1 and J3)
Pin
Signal
1
Data4
2
NC5Clock
3Ground6NC
Pin
Signal
Vcc
VGA port connector pin assignments (J7)
LED connector pin assignments (J21)
Pin
Signal
1
NC
2
Turbo LED (yellow)
3
Turbo LED (white)
4NC
5NC
6NC
7
NC
8
NC
9Hardware reset (white)
Pin
Signal
11
Power LED (yellow)
12
NC
13
Power LED
14NC
15NC
16NC
17
Speaker
18
NC
(white)
(red)
HDD LED connector pin assignments (J15)
Pin 1 Signal
1
1 Red
1
Pin1 Signal
Power supply connector pin assignments (J9)2390-2393
The following operating environments have been tested for
compatibility with the system.
Microsoft® MS-DOS® 3.3 and later
Novell® DR DOS®
Novell NetWare®* 3.12 and 4.02
Novell Personal NetWare
IBM® OS/2® including version 3.0 (Warp)
SCO® UNIX®
SCO Open Desktop
Microsoft Windows 3.0 and later
Microsoft Windows for WorkGroups
Microsoft Windows NT, including version 3.5
* Certified as workstation; tested as file server
Your system has also received Novell’s “Yes, NetWare tested
and approved” certification as a workstation. As new
environments become available, these also will be tested.
Installation/Support Tips
Installing Diskette Drives
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Make sure that the drive type has been correctly selected
in the SETUP program.
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Make sure jumper JP2 is set to position 1-2 to enable the
diskette drive controller.
Installing Option Cards
If you are installing a video adapter card, make sure you
disable the built-in VGA controller by setting JP50 to 2-3.
Upgrading the Processor
When you replace the processor, you need to check the
settings of several jumpers, as listed on page 3.
Booting Sequence
If you cannot boot the computer from the hard disk, make
sure the booting sequence in SETUP is set to A:
Then boot the computer from a system diskette in drive A.
then C :
Password
If you forget your password, you must discharge your
CMOS memory as follows:
1.
Turn off the computer and remove the cover.
2.
Disable the password by setting jumper JP49 on the main
system board to on.
3.
Turn the computer on, leave it on for a few seconds, then
turn it off again.
4.
Set jumper JP49 back to off to select the system board
battery.
5.
Run SETUP to enter a new password, if desired.
Installing Hard Disk Drives
If you are installing a drive that cannot use the embedded
IDE interface (such as an ESDI drive), it is recommended
that you use a 16-bit, AT-type hard disk controller. If you
install a non-IDE hard disk drive and controller card, you
must set jumper JP25 to on to disable the built-in IDE hard
disk drive interface. Also, remove the hard disk drive
ribbon connector from the system board.
When installing a hard disk drive, use the auto-sensing
feature in SETUP to select the correct type for the drive. If
the auto-sensing feature does not produce a match for the
drive, you can define your own drive type by selecting
User as the type and entering the drive’s parameters.
Software Problems
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When installing a copy-protected software package, first
try the installation at high speed. If this does not work
properly, select low speed by pressing
numeric keypad). Try loading the program at low speed
and then switching to high speed, if possible.
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When running a software package that uses a key disk as
its copy-protection method, try loading it at high speed. If
this does not work, load it at low speed.