IBM PC 300GL, PC 300GL Type 6272, PC 300GL Type 6282 Technical Information Manual

Technical Information Manual

PC 300GL (6272 and 6282)

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Technical Information Manual

PC 300GL (6272 and 6282)

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Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Manual Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Chapter 1. System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Major Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Other Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Wake on LAN .................................................. 2

Wake Up On Ring ................................................ 2

Network Enablement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Chapter 2. System Board Features ...................................... 3

Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chipset Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

L2 Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

PCI Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Bus Master IDE Interface ........................................... 6

PCI to ISA Bridge ................................................ 6

USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Video Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cirrus CL-GD5446 Chip ............................................ 8

Video Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Input/Output Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Diskette Drive Support ............................................. 9

Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Parallel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Keyboard and Mouse Ports .......................................... 10

Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

General Purpose I/O Ports ........................................... 11

Real-Time Clock and CMOS .......................................... 11

Flash EEPROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Riser Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Physical Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chapter 3. Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

PC 300GL 6272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

PC 300GL 6282 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 4. Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

PC 300GL 6272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

PC 300GL 6282 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Component Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Output Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Connector Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chapter 5. System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Plug and Play .................................................... 25

POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Configuration/Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Advanced Power Management (APM) ...................................... 26

Flash Update Utility ................................................ 26

Diagnostic Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 6. System Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Hardware Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Hardware Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Diskette Drives and Controller ......................................... 29

Hard Disk Drives and Controller ........................................ 29

Software Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Software Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Machine-Sensitive Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Appendix A. Connector Pin Assignments .................................. 31

System Memory Connector ............................................ 32

IDE Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

USB Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Monitor Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Diskette Drive Connector ............................................. 35

Serial Port Connectors ............................................... 37

Parallel Port Connector .............................................. 37

Keyboard and Mouse Port Connectors ..................................... 38

ISA Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

PCI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Wake on LAN and Modem/Ring Wakeup Connectors ............................. 43

Power Supply Connectors ............................................. 43

Appendix B. System Address Maps ..................................... 44

System Memory Map ............................................... 44

Input/Output Address Map ............................................ 45

DMA I/O Address Map ............................................... 48

Appendix C. IRQ and DMA Channel Assignments ............................ 50

Appendix D. Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

POST Error Codes ................................................. 52

Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Appendix E. Notices and Trademarks .................................... 55

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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1. L2 Cache Characteristics .......................................... 4

2. L2 Cache Timings .............................................. 4

3. System Memory Configuration ....................................... 5

4. Serial Port Assignments .......................................... 9

5. Parallel Port Assignments ......................................... 10

6. Riser Card Characteristics ......................................... 12

7. J6 CMOS Clear/Password Jumper .................................... 14

8. Microprocessor Speed (SW1 1-4) ..................................... 14

9. Ethernet Disable/Enable (SW1 5) ..................................... 14

10. Diskette-Write Protection (SW1 6) ..................................... 14

11. Size (PC 300GL 6272) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

12. Weight (PC 300GL 6272) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

13. Cables (PC 300GL 6272) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

14. Air Temperature (PC 300GL 6272) .................................... 17

15. Humidity (PC 300GL 6272) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

16. Heat Output (PC 300GL 6272) ...................................... 18

17. Electrical (PC 300GL 6272) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

18. Size (PC 300GL 6282) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

19. Weight (PC 300GL 6282) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

20. Cables (PC 300GL 6282) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

21. Air Temperature (PC 300GL 6282) .................................... 20

22. Humidity (PC 300GL 6282) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

23. Heat Output (PC 300GL 6282) ...................................... 20

24. Electrical (PC 300GL 6282) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

25. Power Input Requirements ......................................... 21

26. Power Output (85 Watt) ........................................... 22

27. Power Output (145 Watt) .......................................... 22

28. System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

29. Keyboard Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

30. Auxiliary Device Port ............................................ 23

31. ISA-Bus Adapters (Per Slot) ........................................ 23

32. PCI-Bus Adapters (Per Slot) ........................................ 23

33. Internal DASD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

34. 5.25-Inch Diskette Drive Reading, Writing, and Formatting Capabilities ............... 29

35. 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive Reading, Writing, and Formatting Capabilities ................ 29

36. System Memory Connector Pin Assignments .............................. 32

37. IDE Connector Pin Assignments ...................................... 34

38. USB Connector Pin Assignments ..................................... 35

39. Monitor Connector Pin Assignments ................................... 35

40. Diskette Drive Connector Pin Assignments ................................ 35

41. Serial Port Connectors Pin Assignments ................................. 37

42. Parallel Port Connector Pin Assignments ................................. 37

43. Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Pin Assignments .......................... 38

44. ISA Connector Pin Assignments ...................................... 39

45. PCI Connector Pin Assignments ...................................... 41

46. J27 Modem Ring ............................................... 43

47. J28 Wake on LAN .............................................. 43

48. Pin Assignments for Power Supply Connectors ............................. 43

49. System Memory Map ............................................ 44

50. I/O Address Map ............................................... 45

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51. DMA I/O Addresses ............................................. 48

52. IRQ Channel Assignments ......................................... 50

53. DMA Channel Assignments ........................................ 51

54. POST Error Codes ............................................. 52

55. Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Preface

This

Technical Information Manual

intended for developers who want to provide hardware and software products to operate with these IBM
computers and provides a more in-depth view of how these IBM computers work. Users of this publication
should have an understanding of computer architecture and programming concepts.

provides information for the IBM PC 300GL (6272 and 6282). It is

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Related Publications

In addition to this manual, the following IBM publications provide information related to the operation of the
PC 300GL (6272 and 6282). To order publications in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, call 1-800-879-2755. In
other countries, contact an IBM reseller or an IBM marketing representative.

Using Your Personal Computer



This publication contains information about configuring, operating, and maintaining the PC 300GL
(6272 and 6282). Also, information on diagnosing and solving problems, how to get help and service,
and warranty issues is included.



Installing Options in Your Personal Computer

This publication contains instructions for installing options in the PC 300GL (6272 and 6282).



Understanding Your Personal Computer

This publication includes general information about using computers and detailed information about the
features of the PC 300GL (6272 and 6282).



PC 300 Systems (6272/6282) Compatibility Report

This publication contains information about compatible hardware and software for the PC 300GL
(6272 and 6282). This publication is available at

http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/cdt

.



Network Administrator's Guide

This publication contains information for network administrators who configure and service local-area
networks (LANs). Look for this publication at

http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/cdt

.

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Manual Style

Warning: The term

reserved

describes certain signals, bits, and registers that should not be changed.
Use of reserved areas can cause compatibility problems, loss of data, or permanent damage to the
hardware. When the contents of a register are changed, the state of the reserved bits must be preserved.
When possible, read the register first and change only the bits that must be changed.

In this manual, some signals are represented in a small, all-capital-letter format (

-ACK). A minus sign in

front of the signal indicates that the signal is active low. No sign in front of the signal indicates that the
signal is active high.

The use of the letter “h” indicates a hexadecimal number. Also, when numerical modifiers such as “K”,
“M” and “G“ are used, they typically indicate powers of 2, not powers of 10. For example, 1 KB equals

10

1024 bytes (2

), 1 MB equals 1 048576 bytes (220), and 1 GB equals 1073741824 bytes (230).

When expressing storage capacity, MB equals 1000 KB (1024000). The value is determined by counting
the number of sectors and assuming that every two sectors equals 1 KB.

Note: Depending on the operating system and other system requirements, the storage capacity available

to the user might vary.

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Chapter 1. System Overview

Chapter 1. System Overview

The IBM PC 300GL (6272 and 6282) are versatile products designed to provide state-of-the-art computing
power with room for future growth. Several model variations are available.

Major Features

The major features are:

 Intel Pentium Processor or Intel Pentium Processor with MMX Technology
 256 KB of external L2 cache (expandable to 512 KB)
 Up to 128 MB of system memory
 Cirrus CL-GD5446 video subsystem
 1 MB of video memory expandable to 2 MB or 2 MB standard

 Industry-standard compatibility
 Network connection

– Integrated 10BASE-T Ethernet controller (some models only)
– Ethernet Wake on LAN adapter (some models only)
– Token-ring Wake on LAN adapter (some models only)

 ISA/PCI I/O-bus compatibility
 ISA/PCI expansion slots
 Enhanced IDE drives
 Bus master IDE controller
 Two 16550-UART serial ports
 Two USB ports
 One 15-pin monitor port
 One infrared port
 One parallel port
 Ports for keyboard and mouse
 Preinstalled 16X Max CD-ROM drive (some models only)
 Preinstalled SoundBlaster compatible audio adapter (some models only)

 EnergyStar compliant

 Choice of system unit size

– The PC 300GL 6272 has two expansion slots and three drive bays
– The PC 300GL 6282 has four expansion slots and four drive bays

 PC 300GL 6272 Without Diskette Drive is shipped with a cover torx screw for extra security and

without a diskette or CD-ROM drive

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Chapter 1. System Overview

Other Features

The following features are supported by the PC 300GL (6272 and 6282). Optional hardware is required
for these features.

Wake on LAN

The power supply of the computer supports Wake on LAN. Wake on LAN allows the computer to turn on
when a specific LAN frame is passed to the PC over the LAN.

To use Wake on LAN, the computer must be equipped with a network subsystem that also supports Wake
on LAN. The integrated Ethernet feature provided with some computers supports Wake on LAN. If IBM
has equipped your computer with an Ethernet or token ring adapter, it also supports Wake on LAN.

The menu used for setting the Wake on LAN feature is found in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

Wake Up On Ring

All models are configurable to turn on the computer after a ring is detected from an external or internal
modem. The menu used for setting the Wake Up On Ring feature is found in the Configuration/Setup
Utility program. Two options control this feature:

 Serial Ring Detect: Use this option if the computer has an external modem connected to the serial

port.

 Modem Ring Detect: Use this option if the computer has an internal modem.

Network Enablement

The PC 300GL (6272 and 6282) is enabled to support management over the network. The following is a
list of functions that are supported:

 Selectable startup sequence
 Selectable Automatic Power On Startup Sequence
 Update POST/BIOS form network

 Ethernet setup

 Wake on LAN
 CMOS Save/Restore utility
 CMOS setup over LAN

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Chapter 2. System Board Features

Chapter 2. System Board Features

This section includes information about system board features. For an illustration of the system board,
see “System Board” on page 13.

Microprocessor

The microprocessor in the PC 300GL (6272 and 6282) is the Intel Pentium Processor or the Intel Pentium
Processor with MMX Technology. The microprocessor features are:

 Intel Pentium Processor

– 8 KB write-through code cache (internal)
– 8 KB write-back data cache (internal)

 Intel Pentium Processor with MMX Technology

– 16 KB write-through code cache (internal)
– 16 KB write-back data cache (internal)
– Split power supplies (V
– Support for Intel architecture MMX technology

= 3.3 V, V

IO

CORE

= 2.8 V)

 Superscalar architecture
 Branch prediction

 Power management capabilities
 Enhanced floating point capabilities
 64-bit data bus, 32-bit address bus

The system board operates with a 3.3 volt microprocessor. The microprocessor plugs directly into a
321-pin zero-insertion-force (ZIF) socket (Socket 7). Socket 7 allows for a performance upgrade. After
installing an upgrade, the internal speed of the microprocessor is updated by setting switches on the
system board. For information on switch configuration, see “Switches” on page 14.

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Chapter 2. System Board Features

Chipset Control

The Intel Triton-VX chipset is the interface between the microprocessor and the following:

 L2 cache controller
 Memory subsystem
 PCI bus

 Bus master IDE connection

 High performance PCI to ISA bridge
 USB port

L2 Cache

The chipset supports an L2 cache that uses pipeline-burst, synchronous random access memory (SRAM).
L2 cache modules are removable and the base size module of 256 KB is upgradeable to 512 KB. In
addition to these sizes, a "cacheless" state with 0 KB of L2 cache is supported. Characteristics of each
L2 cache size are shown below.

Figure 1. L2 Cache Characteristics

Cache Characteristics 256 KB L2 Cache 512 KB L2 Cache

Cacheable Memory 64 MB 64 MB
Line Size 32 bytes 32 bytes
SRAM Type 2 chips 32K x 32 4 chips 32K x 32
SRAM Voltage 3.3 V with 3.3 V output 3.3 V with 3.3 V output
SRAM Speed 8.5 ns 8.5 ns
Tag RAM Type 1 chip 8K x 8 2 chips 8K x 8 or 1 chip 16K x 8
Tag RAM Voltage 5 V 5 V
Tag RAM Speed 15 ns 15 ns
Tag RAM Tag Address A(25:18) A(25:19)
Tag RAM Set Address A(17:5) A(18:5)

The L2 cache is a look-aside, direct-mapped (one-way associativity) cache architecture. The L2 cache
operates in write-back mode, and by default, is implemented as unified cache (stores code and data). The
L2 cache supports the cache timings shown below.

Figure 2. L2 Cache Timings

Cycle 256 KB L2 (60/66 MHz) 512 KB L2 (60/66 MHz)

Single Read 3 3
Burst Read Hit 3-1-1-1 3-1-1-1
Burst Read Hit Pipelined 3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 3-1-1-1-2-1-1-1
Single Write 3 3
Burst Write Hit 3-1-1-1 3-1-1-1
Write Miss NA NA

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Chapter 2. System Board Features

System Memory

The system memory interface is controlled by the chipset. Synchronous dynamic random access memory
(SDRAM) is standard.

The maximum amount of system memory is 128 MB. For memory expansion, the system board provides
two dual inline memory module (DIMM) connectors. DIMM sizes of 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, and 64MB with a
speed of 60ns are supported. The amount of memory preinstalled varies by model.

The following information applies to system memory:

 SDRAM, nonparity memory is standard.
 Extended data output (EDO), nonparity DRAM is also supported.
 The maximum height of memory modules is 3.18 cm (1.25 in.).
 Only industry-standard, gold-lead DIMMs are supported.
 A mix of parity and nonparity types configures as nonparity.

For information on the pin assignments for the memory module connectors, see “System Memory
Connector” on page 32.

The following figure shows configuration information for the supported DIMMs.

Figure 3. System Memory Configuration

Total Memory (MB) DIMM 0 DIMM 1

8 8 0
16 8 8
16 16 0
24 16 8
24 8 16
32 32 0
32 16 16
40 8 32
48 16 32
64 32 32
72 8 64
80 16 64
96 32 64

128 64 64

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PCI Bus

The fully synchronous 30/33 MHz PCI bus originates in the chipset. Features of the PCI bus are:

 Zero wait state microprocessor-to-PCI write interface for high performance graphics
 Built-in PCI bus arbiter with support for up to five masters
 Microprocessor-to-PCI memory write posting with 5 Dword deep buffers
 Converts back-to-back sequential microprocessor-to-PCI memory write to PCI burst write
 PCI-to-DRAM posting 18 Dwords
 PCI-to-DRAM up to 120 MB/sec bandwidth
 Multi-transaction timer to support multiple short PCI transactions within one PCI ARB cycle
 PCI 2.1 compliant

Bus Master IDE Interface

Chapter 2. System Board Features

The system board incorporates a PCI-to-IDE interface that complies with the

Extensions

interface.
The chipset functions as a

directly to the PCI bus and is designed to allow concurrent operations on the PCI bus and IDE bus. The
chipset is capable of supporting PIO mode 0-4 devices and IDE DMA mode 0-2 devices.

A ribbon cable provided with the computer can attach up to four IDE devices to the IDE connectors on the
system board. The IDE devices receive their power through a four-position power cable containing +5,
+12, and ground voltage. When adding devices to the IDE interface, one device is designated as the
primary or master device and another is designated as the secondary or subordinate device. These
designations are determined by switches or jumpers on each device.

For the IDE interface, no resource assignments are given in the system memory or the direct memory
access (DMA) channels. For information on the resource assignments, see “Input/Output Address Map”
on page 45 and Figure 52 on page 50 (for IRQ assignments).

Two connectors are provided on the system board for the IDE interface. For information on the connector
pin assignments, see “IDE Connectors” on page 34.

. The subsystem that controls direct access storage devices (DASD) is integrated with the IDE

bus master

for the IDE interface. The chipset is PCI 2.1 compliant; it connects

AT Attachment Interface with

PCI to ISA Bridge

On the system board, the chipset provides the interface between the peripheral component interface (PCI)
and industry standard architecture (ISA) buses. The chipset is used to convert PCI bus cycles to ISA bus
cycles; the chipset also includes all the subsystems of the ISA bus, including two cascaded interrupt
controllers, two DMA controllers with four 8-bit and three 16-bit channels, three counters equivalent to a
programmable interval timer, and power management. The ISA bus operates at speeds of 7.5 MHz with a
60 MHz microprocessor bus and 8.25 MHz with a 66 MHz microprocessor bus (one-quarter of the PCI bus
speed).

For the ISA bus, no resource assignments are given in the system memory or the DMA channels. For
information on resource assignments, see “Input/Output Address Map” on page 45 and Figure 52 on
page 50 (for IRQ assignments).

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USB Interface

Universal serial bus (USB) technology is a standard feature of the computer. Using the chipset, the
system board provides the USB interface with two connectors. A USB-enabled device can attach to each
connector, and if that device is a hub, multiple peripherals can attach to the hub and be used by the
system. The USB connectors use Plug and Play technology for installed devices. The speed of the USB
is up to 12 Mb/s with a maximum of 127 peripherals.

Features provided by USB technology include:
 Hot pluggable

 Support for concurrent operation of multiple devices
 Suitable for different device bandwidths
 Up to five meters length from host to hub or hub to hub
 Guaranteed bandwidth and low latencies appropriate for specific devices
 Wide range of packet sizes
 Limited power to hubs

For information on the connector pin assignments for the USB interface, see “USB Connectors” on
page 35.

Chapter 2. System Board Features 7

Video Subsystem

Chapter 2. System Board Features

The video subsystem on the system board includes the
DRAM.

Cirrus CL-GD5446

chip and up to 2 MB of EDO

Cirrus CL-GD5446 Chip

The CL-GD5446 chip supports all video graphics array (VGA) modes and is compliant with super video
graphics array (SVGA) modes, Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) 1.2. Some enhanced
features of the chip are:

 Plug and Play support
 50 nanosecond (ns) single-cycle EDO DRAM support
 Advanced Power Management support
 Color space conversion

 Hardware scaling
The chip is connected to the PCI bus and is PCI 2.1 compliant. The CL-GD5446 video subsystem

supports the VESA Display Data Channel (DDC) standard 1.1 and uses DDC1 and DDC2B to determine
optimal values during automatic monitor detection.

For information on resource assignments, see Appendix B, “System Address Maps” on page 44 and
Appendix C, “IRQ and DMA Channel Assignments” on page 50.

The video subsystem provides a 15-pin monitor port on the system board; For information on connector
pin assignments, see “Monitor Connector” on page 35.

Video Memory

The video memory modules used are 256 KB x 16 (512 KB total) 50 nanosecond (ns) EDO DRAMs.
The maximum amount of video memory that can be used with the video subsystem is 2 MB. Systems are

shipped standard with either two modules that total 1 MB and create a 32-bit data path to video memory
or four modules that total 2 MB and create a 64-bit data path to video memory. For systems with 1 MB of
video memory, an upgrade is available.

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Input/Output Controller

Control of the integrated input/output (I/O) ports and diskette drive controller is provided by a single chip,
the National Semiconductor PC87307. This chip, which supports Plug and Play, controls the following
features:

 Diskette drive support
 Serial port
 Parallel port

 Keyboard and mouse ports
 Infrared port

 General purpose I/O ports
 Real-time clock

 Advanced Power Management support
The chip requires an external 24 MHz frequency.

Diskette Drive Support

A maximum of two diskette drives and one tape backup drive is supported on the system board. The
actual number of diskette drives that can be installed is dependent upon the system unit size (the
PC 300GL 6272 has three drive bays for installing devices and the PC 300GL 6282 has four drive bays
for installing internal devices). The following is a list of devices that the diskette drive subsystem supports:

 1.44 MB, 3.5" diskette drive

 2.88 MB, 3.5" diskette drive

 1.2 MB, 5.25" diskette drive

One connector is provided on the system board for diskette drive support. For information on the
connector pin assignments, see “Diskette Drive Connector” on page 35.

Serial Port

Integrated into the system board are two universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) serial ports.
The serial ports include a 16-byte data, first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer, and have programmable baud rate
generators. The serial ports are NS16450 and PC16550A compatible.

For information on the connector pin assignments, see “Serial Port Connectors” on page 37.
Note: Current loop interface is not supported.
The following figure shows the serial port assignments used in configuration.

Figure 4. Serial Port Assignments

Port Assignment Address Range IRQ Level

Serial 1 03F8h–03FFh IRQ4
Serial 2 02F8h–02FFh IRQ3
Serial 3 03E8h–03FFh IRQ4
Serial 4 02E8h–02FFh IRQ3

Chapter 2. System Board Features 9

Parallel Port

Integrated in the system board is support for extended capabilities port (ECP), enhanced parallel port
(EPP) and standard parallel port (SPP) modes. The modes of operation are selected through the
Configuration/Setup Utility program with the default mode set to SPP.

The following figure shows the parallel port assignments used in configuration.

Figure 5. Parallel Port Assignments

Port Assignment Address Range IRQ Level

Parallel 1 03BCh–03BEh IRQ7
Parallel 2 0378h–037Fh IRQ5
Parallel 3 0278h–027Fh IRQ5

The system board has one connector for the parallel port. For information on the connector pin
assignments, see “Parallel Port Connector” on page 37.

Keyboard and Mouse Ports

Chapter 2. System Board Features

The keyboard and mouse subsystem is controlled by a general purpose 8-bit microcontroller; it is
compatible with 8042AH. The controller consists of 256 bytes of data memory and 2 KB of read only
memory (ROM).

The controller has two logical devices: one controls the keyboard and the other controls the mouse. The
keyboard has two fixed I/O addresses and a fixed IRQ line and can operate without the mouse. The
mouse cannot operate without the keyboard because, although it has a fixed IRQ line, the mouse relies on
the addresses of the keyboard for operation. For the keyboard and mouse interfaces, no resource
assignments are given in the system memory addresses or DMA channels. For information on the
resource assignments, see “Input/Output Address Map” on page 45 and Figure 52 on page 50 (for IRQ
assignments).

The system board has one connector for the keyboard port and one connector for the mouse port. For
information on the connector pin assignments, see “Keyboard and Mouse Port Connectors” on page 38.

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Network Connection

Some models have a Crystal CS8920 Ethernet 10BASE-T controller and an RJ-45 connector integrated on
the system board that provides a high-performance LAN connection. This integrated Ethernet is an ISA
Plug and Play device with built-in support for Wake on LAN.

Some models are equipped with an Ethernet or token-ring adapter.
Features of the Ethernet adapter are:

 Operation in shared 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX environment

 Transmits and receives data at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps

 RJ-45 connector for LAN attachment

 Operates in symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) environments

 Wake on LAN support

 Remote Program Load (RPL) support

Note: The following information is for PC 300GL 6272 Without Diskette Drive computers:

For operation of the computer within FCC Class A limits, you must use category 5 network cabling
at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.

Features of the token-ring adapter are:

 Transmits and receives data at 4 Mbps or 16 Mbps

 RJ-45 and D-shell connectors for LAN attachment

 Wake on LAN support

 Remote Program Load (RPL) support

General Purpose I/O Ports

The system board has up to 16 general purpose input/output (GPIO) pins which are implemented by two
8-bit GPIO ports. The use of GPIO pins is dependent upon system design. Features of the GPIO ports
are:

 Open-drain outputs with internal pull-ups and transistor-transistor logic (TTL) inputs

 Base address is software configurable

 Direction is programmable

 Occupies 4-byte I/O address

Real-Time Clock and CMOS

The real-time clock is a low-power clock that provides a time-of-day clock and a calendar. The clock
settings are maintained by an external battery source of 3 V.

The system uses 242 bytes of memory to store complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
memory. Moving a jumper (J6) on the system board erases CMOS memory.

To locate the battery or J18, see “System Board” on page 13.

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Chapter 2. System Board Features

Flash EEPROM

The system board uses a flash electrically-erasable, programmable, read-only memory (EEPROM) chip to
store the basic input/output system (BIOS), video BIOS, IBM logo, Configuration/Setup Utility, and Plug
and Play data.

If necessary, the EEPROM can be easily updated using a standalone utility program that is available on a

3.5" diskette.

Riser Card

The system board uses a riser card to route PCI and ISA bus signals to the expansion connectors. Each
ISA-expansion connector is 16-bits, and each PCI-expansion connector is 32-bits. PCI-expansion
connectors support the 32-bit 5-V dc local-bus signalling environment that is defined in

Specification 2.1

assuming two low-power Schottky (LS) loads per slot.
The system board uses one of two riser cards. Different riser cards provide a different configuration of

PCI and ISA connectors and are representative of the different mechanical sizes. The following figure
summarizes the characteristics of the two riser cards.

. The ISA bus is buffered to provide sufficient drive for the ISA-expansion connectors,

PCI Local Bus

Figure 6. Riser Card Characteristics

Expansion Slots 2x3 Riser Card 4x4 Riser Card

Shared ISA/PCI 2 2
Dedicated ISA 0 1
Dedicated PCI 0 1

For information on the connector pin assignments, see “ISA Connectors” on page 39 and “PCI Connector”
on page 41.

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Physical Layout

The system board might look slightly different from the one shown.
Note: A diagram of the system board, including switch and jumper settings, is attached to the underside

of the computer cover.

System Board

.1/ Monitor port
.2/ Parallel port
.3/ Universal Serial Bus Port
.4/ Universal Serial Bus Port
.5/ Mouse port
.6/ Keyboard port
.7/ Serial port 1
.8/ Ethernet port (some models only)
.9/ Serial port 2 connector
.1ð/ Main power connector (J2)
.11/ Clear CMOS jumper (J6)
.12/ Diskette drive connector (J3)
.13/ Primary IDE connector (J12)
.14/ Secondary IDE connector (J13)
.15/ Power LED connector (J8)
.16/ DIMM sockets (J14 and J16)
.17/ Configuration switch (SW1)
.18/ 3.3 V power connector (J22)
.19/ Fan connector (J18)
.2ð/ LAN activity LED connector (J24) (some models only)
.21/ COAST cache module socket (J26)
.22/ Pentium processor socket 7
.23/ Riser connector
.24/ Battery
.25/ Video RAM expansion sockets (U20 and U25)
.26/ Wake on LAN connector (J28)
.27/ Wakeup on Modem/Ring connector (J27)

Chapter 2. System Board Features 13

Jumpers

Jumpers on the system board are used for custom configurations. The following figures show the
description of pin numbers for specific jumpers. To locate these jumpers, see “System Board” on
page 13.

Figure 7. J6 CMOS Clear/Password Jumper

Pins Description

1 and 2 Normal
2 and 3 Clear CMOS/Password

Switches

The switches (SW1) are used for setting the microprocessor speed and diskette-write protection.
The following figure shows the configuration of switches 1–4 for the different microprocessor speeds.

Figure 8. Microprocessor Speed (SW1 1-4)

Switch 100 MHz 120 MHz 133 MHz 150 MHz 166 MHz 200 MHz 233 MHz

1 Off On On On On Off Off
2 Off Off Off On On On Off
3 Off On Off On Off Off Off
4 On Off On Off On On On

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The following figure shows the configuration of switch 5 for disabling or enabling the Ethernet controller.
Note: This switch is functional only on models with integrated/on-board Ethernet only.

Figure 9. Ethernet Disable/Enable (SW1 5)

Switch Enabled Disabled

5 On Off

Note: This switch should not be used to disable the Ethernet controller under normal conditions. BIOS

will disable it if selected in setup. This switch should only be used to aid in diagnosing problems.

The following figure shows the configuration of switch 6 for diskette-write protection.

Figure 10. Diskette-Write Protection (SW1 6)

Switch Diskette Write-Enabled Diskette Write-Protected

6 Off On

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Connectivity

The connections the computer provides are at the back of the computer. The connectors are:
 Network

– Ethernet integrated with the system board (some models only)

– Ethernet or token ring adapter (some models only)
 Keyboard
 Mouse
 Serial (2)
 Parallel
 Monitor
 USB (2)

 Audio (some models only)

Connections integrated with the system board can be identified by a symbol directly above the connection.
Connectors provided by an adapter might not have an identifying symbol, as shown in the following
illustration.

Line Out

Line In

Monitor

Ethernet

Serial

B

A

Serial

Mouse

Keyboard

Game/MIDI Microphone

(Audio Adapter)

12

USB Parallel

The following illustration shows the connections for the PC 300GL 6272 Without Diskette Drive.

Serial

B

A

Serial

MIDI/

Game

Mouse

Keyboard

Microphone

12

USB Parallel

LineInLine

Out

Speakers

Audio
Adapter

Network
Adapter

Monitor

Note: Connections can vary by computer.

Chapter 2. System Board Features 15

Chapter 3. Physical Specifications

Chapter 3. Physical Specifications

This section lists the physical specifications for the PC 300GL (6272 and 6282). The PC 300GL 6272
has two expansion slots and three drive bays, and the PC 300GL 6282 has four expansion slots and four
drive bays.

Note:

 The maximum altitude for the PC 300GL (6272 and 6282) is 2133.6 m (7000 ft.). This is the

maximum altitude at which the specified air temperatures apply. At higher altitudes, the
maximum air temperatures are lower than those specified.

 The PC 300GL (6272 and 6282) computers are electromagnetic compatible with FCC Class B.
 The PC 300GL 6272 Without Diskette Drive computers are electromagnetic compatible with

FCC Class A.

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PC 300GL 6272

The following figures list the physical attributes for the PC 300GL 6272.

Figure 11. Size (PC 300GL 6272)

Description Measurement

Width 369 mm (14.5 in)
Depth 400 mm (15.8 in)
Height 95 mm (3.7 in)

Figure 12. Weight (PC 300GL 6272)

Description Measurement

Minimum configuration 6.8 kg (15.0 lb)
Maximum configuration (fully populated with typical options) 10.4 kg (23.0 lb)

Figure 13. Cables (PC 300GL 6272)

Description Measurement

Power cable 1.8 m (6 ft)
Keyboard cable 2 m (6 ft 6.7 in)

Figure 14. Air Temperature (PC 300GL 6272)

Description Measurement

System on 10.0 to 32.0°C (50 to 90°F)
System off 10.0 to 43.0°C (50 to 110°F)

Chapter 3. Physical Specifications 17

Figure 15. Humidity (PC 300GL 6272)

Description Measurement

System on 8% to 80%
System off 8% to 80%

Figure 16. Heat Output (PC 300GL 6272)

Description Measurement

Minimum configuration 35 W (120 Btu per hour)
Maximum configuration (based on 145-watt maximum capacity of the power supply) 200 W (685 Btu per hour)

Figure 17. Electrical (PC 300GL 6272)

Description Measurement

Low range 90 (min) to 137 (max) V ac
High range 180 (min) to 265 (max) V ac
Frequency 50 ± 3 Hz or 60 ± 3 Hz
Input, Minimum configuration 0.08 kVA
Input, Maximum configuration 0.30 kVA

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Chapter 3. Physical Specifications

PC 300GL 6282

The following figures list the physical attributes for the PC 300GL 6282.

Figure 18. Size (PC 300GL 6282)

Description Measurement

Width 440 mm (17.3 in)
Depth 420 mm (16.5 in)
Height 110 mm (4.3 in)

Figure 19. Weight (PC 300GL 6282)

Description Measurement

Minimum configuration 9.1 kg (20.0 lb)
Maximum configuration (fully populated with typical options) 14.1 kg (31.1 lb)

Figure 20. Cables (PC 300GL 6282)

Description Measurement

Power cable 1.8 m (6 ft)
Keyboard cable 2 m (6 ft 6.7 in)

Chapter 3. Physical Specifications 19

Figure 21. Air Temperature (PC 300GL 6282)

Description Measurement

System on 10.0 to 32.0°C (50 to 90°F)
System off 10.0 to 43.0°C (50 to 110°F)

Figure 22. Humidity (PC 300GL 6282)

Description Measurement

System on 8% to 80%
System off 8% to 80%

Figure 23. Heat Output (PC 300GL 6282)

Description Measurement

Minimum configuration 35 W (120 Btu per hour)
Maximum configuration (based on 200-watt maximum capacity of the power supply) 310 W (1060 Btu per hour)

Figure 24. Electrical (PC 300GL 6282)

Description Measurement

Low range 90 (min) to 137 (max) V ac
High range 180 (min) to 265 (max) V ac
Frequency 50 ± 3 Hz or 60 ± 3 Hz
Input, Minimum configuration 0.08 kVA
Input, Maximum configuration 0.52 kVA

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Chapter 4. Power Supply

Chapter 4. Power Supply

The power supply requirements are supplied by a 85-watt (PC 300GL 6272) or 145-watt (PC 300GL

6282) power supply. The power supply converts the ac input voltage into four dc output voltages and
provides power for the following:

 System board
 Adapters

 Internal DASD drives
 Keyboard and auxiliary devices

A logic signal on the power connector controls the power supply; the front panel switch is not directly
connected to the power supply.

Power Input

The following figure shows the input power specifications. The power supply has a manual switch to
select the correct input voltage.

Figure 25. Power Input Requirements

Specification Measurements

Input voltage, low range 90 (min)–137 (max) V ac
Input voltage, high range 180 (min)–265 (max) V ac
Input frequency 50 Hz ± 3 Hz or 60 Hz ± 3 Hz

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Power Output

The power supply outputs shown in the following figures include the current supply capability of all the
connectors, including system board, DASD, PCI, and auxiliary outputs.

Note: Simultaneous loading of +5 V and +3.52 V must not exceed 50 watts.

PC 300GL 6272

Figure 26. Power Output (85 Watt)

Output Voltage Regulation Minimum Current Maximum Current

+5 volts +5% to -4% 1.0 A 10.0 A
+12 volts +5% to -5% 0.2 A 2.5 A

-12 volts +10% to -9% 0.0 A 0.4 A

-5 volts +10% to -10% 0.0 A 0.3 A
+3.52 volts +2% to -2% 0.0 A 7.0 A
+5 volt (auxiliary) +5% to -10% 0.0 A .02 A
+5 volt (LAN Wake-Up) +5% to -10% 0.0 A .25 A

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PC 300GL 6282

Figure 27. Power Output (145 Watt)

Output Voltage Regulation Minimum Current Maximum Current

+5 volts +5% to -4% 1.5 A 18.0 A
+12 volts +5% to -5% 0.2 A 4.2 A

-12 volts +10% to -9% 0.0 A 0.4 A

-5 volts +10% to -10% 0.0 A 0.3 A
+3.52 volts +2% to -2% 0.0 A 10.0 A
+5 volt (auxiliary) +5% to -10% 0.0 A .02 A
+5 volt (Wake on LAN) +5% to -10% 0.0 A .50 A

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Component Outputs

The power supply provides separate voltage sources for the system board and internal storage devices.
The following figures show the approximate power that is provided for specific system components. Many
components draw less current than the maximum shown.

Figure 28. System Board

Supply Voltage Maximum Current Regulation Limits

+3.52 V dc 3000 mA +2% to −2.0%
+5.0 V dc 4000 mA +5.0% to −4.0%
+12.0 V dc 25.0 mA +5.0% to −5.0%

−12.0 V dc 25.0 mA +10.0% to −9.0%

Figure 29. Keyboard Port

Supply Voltage Maximum Current Regulation Limits

+5.0 V dc 275 mA +5.0% to −4.0%

Figure 30. Auxiliary Device Port

Supply Voltage Maximum Current Regulation Limits

+5.0 V dc 300 mA +5.0% to −4.0%

Figure 31. ISA-Bus Adapters (Per Slot)

Supply Voltage Maximum Current Regulation Limits

+5.0 V dc 4500 mA +5.0% to −4.0%

−5.0 V dc 200 mA +5.0% to −5.0%
+12.0 V dc 1500 mA +5.0% to −5.0%

−12.0 V dc 300 mA +10.0% to −9.0%

Figure 32. PCI-Bus Adapters (Per Slot)

Supply Voltage Maximum Current Regulation Limits

+5.0 V dc 5000 mA +5.0% to −4.0%
+3.52 V dc 5000 mA +5.0% to −4.0%

Note: For each PCI connector, the maximum power consumption is rated at 25 watts for +5 V and

+3.52 V combined.

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Chapter 4. Power Supply

Figure 33. Internal DASD

Supply Voltage Maximum Current Regulation Limits

+5.0 V dc 1400 mA +5.0% to −5.0%
+12.0 V dc 1500 mA +5.0% to −5.0%

Note: Some adapters and hard disk drives draw more current than the recommended limits. These

adapters and drives can be installed in the system; however, the power supply will shut down if the
total power used exceeds the maximum power that is available.

Output Protection

The power supply protects against output overcurrent, overvoltage, and short circuits. Please see the
power supply specifications for details.

A short circuit that is placed on any dc output (between outputs or between an output and dc return)
latches all dc outputs into a shutdown state, with no damage to the power supply. If this shutdown state
occurs, the power supply returns to normal operation only after the fault has been removed and the power
switch has been turned off for at least one second.

If an overvoltage fault occurs (in the power supply), the power supply latches all dc outputs into a
shutdown state before any output exceeds 130% of the nominal value of the power supply.

Connector Description

The power supply for the PC 300GL 6272 has three 4-pin connectors and the PC 300GL 6282 has four
4-pin connectors for internal devices. The total power used by the connectors must not exceed the
amount shown in “Component Outputs” on page 23. For information on the pin assignments for the
different connectors, see Appendix A, “Connector Pin Assignments” on page 31.

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Chapter 5. System Software

Chapter 5. System Software

This section briefly describes some of the system software included with the computer.

BIOS

The system uses the IBM SurePath basic input/output system (BIOS), which is stored in flash electrically
erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM). Some features of the BIOS are:

 PCI support according to PCI BIOS Specification 2.1
 Plug and Play support according to Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.1
 Advanced Power Management (APM) support according to APM BIOS Interface Specification 1.2
 PCI Bus Master IDE interface with device specific performance tuning
 IDE LBA support
 Cirrus video BIOS for the video chip
 Bootable CD-ROM support
 Flash over LAN support

Plug and Play

Support for Plug and Play conforms to the following:

 Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.1 and 1.0
 Plug and Play BIOS Extension Design Guide 1.0
 Plug and Play BIOS Specification, Errata and Clarifications 1.0
 Guide to Integrating the Plug and Play BIOS Extensions with system BIOS 1.2
 Plug and Play Kit for DOS and Windows

POST

IBM power-on self test (POST) code is used. Also, initialization code is included for the Intel 54C
microprocessor, the National PC87307 chip, the I/O chip, and the Cirrus video chip.

POST error codes include text messages for determining the cause of an error. For more information, see
Appendix D, “Error Codes” on page 52.

Configuration/Setup Utility

The Configuration/Setup Utility program provides menus for selecting options for devices, I/O ports, date
and time, system security, start options, advanced setup, ISA legacy resources, and power management.

More information on using the Configuration/Setup Utility program is provided in

Computer

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.

Using Your Personal

Chapter 5. System Software

Advanced Power Management (APM)

The PC 300GL (6272 and 6282) come with built-in energy-saving capabilities. Advanced Power
Management (APM) is a feature that reduces the power consumption of systems when they are not being
used. When enabled, APM initiates reduced-power modes for the monitor, microprocessor, and hard disk
drive after a specified period of inactivity.

The BIOS supports APM 1.1. This enables the system to enter a power managed state, which reduces
the power drawn from the ac wall outlet. Advanced Power Management is enabled through the
Configuration/Setup Utility program and is controlled by the individual operating system.

For more information on APM, see

Computer

.

Using Your Personal Computer

and

Understanding Your Personal

Flash Update Utility

The flash update utility is a standalone program to support flash code updates. This utility program
updates the BIOS code in flash and the MRI to different languages.

The flash update utility program is available on a 3.5" diskette.

Diagnostic Programs

Two diagnostic products are supplied with the PC 300GL (6272 and 6282): QAPlus/WIN-WIN, a Windows
program which provides the best software coverage, and QAPlus/PRO for DOS which provides the best
hardware coverage. For more information on these diagnostic programs, see

Computer

PC 300GL 6272 Without Diskette Drive computers use the PC Doctor programs and IBM advanced
diagnostics. See

.

About Your Software

and

Using Your Personal Computer

Using Your Personal

for more information.

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Chapter 6. System Compatibility

Chapter 6. System Compatibility

This chapter discusses some of the hardware, software, and BIOS compatibility issues for the computer.
Refer to
options.

Hardware Compatibility

This section discusses hardware, software, and BIOS compatibility issues that must be considered when
designing application programs.

Many of the interfaces are the same as those used by the IBM Personal Computer AT. In most cases,
the command and status organization of these interfaces is maintained.

The functional interfaces are compatible with the following interfaces:

 The Intel 8259 interrupt controllers (edge-triggered mode)
 The National Semiconductor NS16450 and NS16550A serial communication controllers

PC 300 Systems (6272/6282) Compatibility Report

for a list of compatible hardware and software

 The Motorola MC146818 Time of Day Clock command and status (CMOS reorganized)
 The Intel 8254 timer, driven from a 1.193 MHz clock (channels 0, 1, and 2)
 The Intel 8237 DMA controller, except for the Command and Request registers and the Rotate and

Mask functions; the Mode register is partially supported

 The Intel 8272 or 82077 diskette drive controllers
 The Intel 8042 keyboard controller at addresses 0060h and 0064h
 All video standards using VGA, EGA, CGA, MDA, and Hercules modes
 The parallel printer ports (Parallel 1, Parallel 2, and Parallel 3) in compatibility mode

Use the following information to develop application programs. Whenever possible, use the BIOS as an
interface to hardware to provide maximum compatibility and portability of applications among systems.

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Hardware Interrupts

Hardware interrupts are level sensitive for PCI interrupts and edge sensitive for ISA interrupts. The
interrupt controller clears its in-service register bit when the interrupt routine sends an End-of-Interrupt
(EOI) command to the controller. The EOI command is sent regardless of whether the incoming interrupt
request to the controller is active or inactive.

The interrupt-in-progress latch is readable at an I/O-address bit position. This latch is read during the
interrupt service routine and might be reset by the read operation or it might require an explicit reset.

Note: For performance and latency considerations, designers might want to limit the number of devices

sharing an interrupt level.

With level-sensitive interrupts, the interrupt controller requires that the interrupt request be inactive at the
time the EOI command is sent; otherwise, a new interrupt request will be detected. To avoid this, a
level-sensitive interrupt handler must clear the interrupt condition (usually by a read or write operation to
an I/O port on the device causing the interrupt). After processing the interrupt, the interrupt handler:

1. Clears the interrupt

2. Waits one I/O delay

3. Sends the EOI

4. Waits one I/O delay

5. Enables the interrupt through the Set Interrupt Enable Flag command

Hardware interrupt IRQ9 is defined as the replacement interrupt level for the cascade level IRQ2.
Program interrupt sharing is implemented on IRQ2, interrupt 0Ah. The following processing occurs to
maintain compatibility with the IRQ2 used by IBM Personal Computer products:

1. A device drives the interrupt request active on IRQ2 of the channel.

2. This interrupt request is mapped in hardware to IRQ9 input on the second interrupt controller.

3. When the interrupt occurs, the system microprocessor passes control to the IRQ9 (interrupt 71h)
interrupt handler.

4. This interrupt handler performs an EOI command to the second interrupt controller and passes control
to the IRQ2 (interrupt 0Ah) interrupt handler.

5. This IRQ2 interrupt handler, when handling the interrupt, causes the device to reset the interrupt
request before performing an EOI command to the master interrupt controller that finishes servicing
the IRQ2 request.

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Diskette Drives and Controller

The following figures show the reading, writing, and formatting capabilities of each type of diskette drive.

Figure 34. 5.25-Inch Diskette Drive Reading, Writing, and Formatting Capabilities

Diskette Drive Type 250/500 KB Mode 300/500 KB Mode 1 MB Mode

Single sided (48 TPI) RWF — —
Double sided (48 TPI) RWF RWF —
High capacity (1.2 MB) RWF RWF RWF

Figure 35. 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive Reading, Writing, and Formatting Capabilities

Diskette Drive Type 720 KB Mode 1.44 MB Mode 2.88 MB Mode

1.44 MB drive RWF RWF —

2.88 MB drive RWF RWF RWF

Notes:

1. Do not use 5.25-inch diskettes that are designed for the 1.2MB mode in either a 250/500 KB or
300/500 KB diskette drive.

2. Low-density 5.25-inch diskettes that are written to or formatted by a high-capacity 1.2 MB diskette
drive can be reliably read only by another 1.2 MB diskette drive.

3. Do not use 3.5-inch diskettes that are designed for the 2.88 MB mode in a 1.44MB diskette drive.

Copy Protection

The following methods of copy protection might not work in systems using the 3.5-inch 1.44 MB diskette
drive.

 Bypassing BIOS routines:

– Data transfer rate: BIOS selects the proper data transfer rate for the media being used.
– Diskette parameter table: Copy protection, which creates its own diskette parameter table, might

not work in these drives.

 Diskette drive controls:

– Rotational speed: The time between two events in a diskette drive is a function of the controller.
– Access time: Diskette BIOS routines must set the track-to-track access time for the different types

of media that are used in the drives.

– ‘Diskette change’ signal: Copy protection might not be able to reset this signal.

 Write-current control: Copy protection that uses write-current control does not work, because the

controller selects the proper write current for the media that is being used.

Hard Disk Drives and Controller

Reading from and writing to the hard disk is initiated in the same way as in IBM Personal Computer
products; however, new functions are supported.

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Software Compatibility

To maintain software compatibility, the interrupt polling mechanism that is used by IBM Personal Computer
products is retained. Software that interfaces with the reset port for the IBM Personal Computer
positive-edge interrupt sharing (hex address 02Fx or 06Fx, where x is the interrupt level) does not create
interference.

Software Interrupts

With the advent of software interrupt sharing, software interrupt routines must daisy chain interrupts. Each
routine must check the function value, and if it is not in the range of function calls for that routine, it must
transfer control to the next routine in the chain. Because software interrupts are initially pointed to
address 0:0 before daisy chaining, check for this case. If the next routine is pointed to address 0:0 and
the function call is out of range, the appropriate action is to set the carry flag and do a RET 2 to indicate
an error condition.

Machine-Sensitive Programs

Programs can select machine-specific features, but they must first identify the machine and model type.
IBM has defined methods for uniquely determining the specific machine type. The machine model byte
can be found through Interrupt 15H, Return System Configuration Parameters function ((AH)=C0H).

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Appendix A. Connector Pin Assignments

Appendix A. Connector Pin Assignments

The following figures show the pin assignments for various system board connectors.

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System Memory Connector

Appendix A. Connector Pin Assignments

85

1

168

84

Figure 36 (Page 1 of 3). System Memory Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

1 GND NA 85 GND NA
2 MD0 I/O 86 MD32 I/O
3 MD1 I/O 87 MD33 I/O
4 MD2 I/O 88 MD34 I/O
5 MD3 I/O 89 MD35 I/O
6 VDD I/O 90 VDD NA
7 MD4 I/O 91 MD36 NA
8 MD5 I/O 92 MD37 I/O
9 MD6 I/O 93 MD38 I/O
10 MD7 I/O 94 MD39 I/O
11 PAR0 I/O 95 PAR4 I/O
12 GND NA 96 GND NA
13 MD16 I/O 97 MD48 I/O
14 MD17 I/O 98 MD49 I/O
15 MD18 I/O 99 MD50 I/O
16 MD19 I/O 100 MD51 I/O
17 MD20 I/O 101 MD52 I/O
18 VDD NA 102 VDD NA
19 MD21 I/O 103 MD53 I/O
20 MD22 I/O 104 MD54 I/O
21 MD23 I/O 105 MD55 I/O
22 PAR2 I/O 106 PAR6 I/O
23 GND I/O 107 GND NA
24 NC NA 108 NC NA
25 NC NA 109 NC NA
26 VDD NA 110 VDD NA
27 WE0 I 111 NC NA
28 CAS0 I 112 CAS2 I
29 CAS2 I 113 CAS3 I
30 RAS0 I 114 RAS1 I
31 OE0 I 115 NC NA
32 GND NA 116 GND NA
33 A0A I 117 A1 I
34 A2 I 118 A3 I
35 A4 I 119 A5 I
36 A6 I 120 A7 I

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Figure 36 (Page 2 of 3). System Memory Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

37 A8 I 121 A9 I
38 A10 I 122 A11 I
39 A12 I 123 A13 I
40 VDD NA 124 VDD NA
41 NC NA 125 NC NA
42 NC NA 126 B0 O
43 GND NA 127 GND NA
44 OE1 I 128 NC NA
45 RAS2 I 129 RAS3 I
46 CAS4 I 130 CAS6 I
47 CAS5 I 131 CAS7 I
48 WE1 I 132 PDE I
49 VDD NA 133 VDD NA
50 NC NA 134 NC NA
51 NC NA 135 NC NA
52 MD8 I/O 136 MD40 I/O
53 MD9 I/O 137 MD41 I/O
54 GND NA 138 GND NA
55 MD10 I/O 139 MD42 I/O
56 MD11 I/O 140 MD43 I/O
57 MD12 I/O 141 MD44 I/O
58 MD13 I/O 142 MD45 I/O
59 VDD NA 143 VDD NA
60 MD14 I/O 144 MD46 I/O
61 NC NA 145 NC NA
62 DU NA 146 NC NA
63 NC NA 147 NC NA
64 NC NA 148 GND NA
65 MD15 I/O 149 MD47 I/O
66 PAR1 I/O 150 PAR5 I/O
67 MD24 I/O 151 MD56 I/O
68 GND NA 152 GND NA
69 MD25 I/O 153 MD57 I/O
70 MD26 I/O 154 MD58 I/O
71 MD27 I/O 155 MD59 I/O
72 MD28 I/O 156 MD60 I/O
73 VDD NA 157 VDD NA
74 MD29 I/O 158 MD61 I/O
75 MD30 I/O 159 MD62 I/O
76 MD31 I/O 160 MD63 I/O
77 PAR3 I/O 161 PAR7 I/O
78 GND NA 162 GND NA
79 PD1 O 163 PD2 O

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Figure 36 (Page 3 of 3). System Memory Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

80 PD3 O 164 PD4 O
81 PD5 O 165 PD6 O
82 PD7 O 166 PD8 O
83 ID0 O 167 ID1 O
84 VDD NA 168 VDD NA

IDE Connectors

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2

1

40

39

Figure 37. IDE Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

1 RESET O 21 NC NA
2 Ground NA 22 Ground NA
3 Data bus bit 7 I/O 23 IO Write O
4 Data bus bit 8 I/O 24 Ground NA
5 Data bus bit 6 I/O 25 IO Read O
6 Data bus bit 9 I/O 26 Ground NA
7 Data bus bit 5 I/O 27 IO Channel Ready I
8 Data bus bit 10 I/O 28 ALE O
9 Data bus bit 4 I/O 29 NC NA
10 Data bus bit 11 I/O 30 Ground NA
11 Data bus bit 3 I/O 31 IRQ I
12 Data bus bit 12 I/O 32 CS16# I
13 Data bus bit 2 I/O 33 SA1 O
14 Data bus bit 13 I/O 34 PDIAG# I
15 Data bus bit 1 I/O 35 SA0 O
16 Data bus bit 14 I/O 36 SA2 O
17 Data bus bit 0 I/O 37 CS0# O
18 Data bus bit 15 I/O 38 CS1 O
19 Ground NA 39 Active# I
20 Key (Reserved) NA 40 Ground NA

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USB Connectors

1

3

2

4

Figure 38. USB Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal

1 VCC
2 -Data
3 +Data
4 Ground

Monitor Connector

5

10 6

15 11

1

Figure 39. Monitor Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

1 Red O 2 Green O
3 Blue O 4 Monitor ID 2 - Not

used
5 Ground NA 6 Red ground NA
7 Green ground NA 8 Blue ground NA
9 +5 V, used by DDC2B NA 10 Ground NA
11 Monitor ID 0 - Not

used
13 Horizontal sync O 14 Vertical sync O
15 DDC2B clock I/O

I 12 DDC2B serial data I/O

I

Diskette Drive Connector

Figure 40 (Page 1 of 2). Diskette Drive Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

1 Drive 2 installed # I 2 High density select O
3 Not connected NA 4 Not connected NA
5 Ground NA 6 Data rate 0 NA
7 Ground NA 8 Index# I
9 Reserved NA 10 Motor enable 0# O
11 Ground NA 12 Drive select 1# O
13 Ground NA 14 Drive select 0# O
15 Ground NA 16 Motor enable 1# O

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Figure 40 (Page 2 of 2). Diskette Drive Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

17 MSEN1 I 18 Direction in# O
19 Ground NA 20 Step# O
21 Ground NA 22 Write data# O
23 Ground NA 24 Write enable# O
25 Ground NA 26 Track0# I
27 MSEN0 I 28 Write protect# I
29 Ground NA 30 Read data# I
31 Ground NA 32 Head 1 select# O
33 Data rate 1 NA 34 Diskette change# I

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Serial Port Connectors

1

69

5

Figure 41. Serial Port Connectors Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

1 Data carrier detect I 2 Receive data# I
3 Transmit data# O 4 Data terminal read O
5 Ground NA 6 Data set ready I
7 Request to send O 8 Clear to send I
9 Ring indicator I

Parallel Port Connector

13

25

Figure 42. Parallel Port Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

1 STROBE# I/O 2 Data bit 0 I/O
3 Data bit 1 I/O 4 Data bit 2 I/O
5 Data bit 3 I/O 6 Data bit 4 I/O
7 Data bit 5 I/O 8 Data bit 6 I/O
9 Data bit 7 I/O 10 ACK# I
11 BUSY I 12 PE I
13 SLCT I 14 AUTO FD XT# O
15 ERROR# I 16 INIT# O
17 SLCT IN# O 18 Ground NA
19 Ground NA 20 Ground NA
21 Ground NA 22 Ground NA
23 Ground NA 24 Ground NA
25 Ground NA

1

14

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Keyboard and Mouse Port Connectors

Appendix A. Connector Pin Assignments

6
4

2

Figure 43. Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

1 Data I/O 2 Reserved NA
3 Ground NA 4 +5 V dc NA
5 Clock I/O 6 Reserved I/O

5
3

1

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Appendix A. Connector Pin Assignments

ISA Connectors

A1

B1

A31

B31C1D1

Note: The ISA connectors are part of the riser card.

Figure 44 (Page 1 of 2). ISA Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

B1 GROUND NA A1 IOCHCK# I
B2 RESET DRV O A2 SD7 I/O
B3 +5 V dc NA A3 SD6 I/O
B4 IRQ2 I A4 SD5 I/O
B5 -5 V dc NA A5 SD4 I/O
B6 DRQ2 I A6 SD3 I/O
B7 -12 V dc NA A7 SD2 I/O
B8 OWS# I A8 SD1 I/O
B9 +12 V dc NA A9 SD0 I/O
B10 GROUND NA A10 IOCHRDY I
B11 SMEMW# O A11 AEN O
B12 SMEMR# O A12 SA19 I/O
B13 IOW# I/O A13 SA18 I/O
B14 IOR# I/O A14 SA17 I/O
B15 DACK3# O A15 SA16 I/O
B16 DRQ3 I A16 SA15 I/O
B17 DACK1# O A17 SA14 I/O
B18 DRQ1 I A18 SA13 I/O
B19 REFRESH# I/O A19 SA12 I/O
B20 CLK O A20 SA11 I/O
B21 IRQ7 I A21 SA10 I/O
B22 IRQ6 I A22 SA9 I/O
B23 IRQ5 I A23 SA8 I/O
B24 IRQ4 I A24 SA7 I/O
B25 IRQ3 I A25 SA6 I/O
B26 DACK2# O A26 SA5 I/O
B27 TC O A27 SA4 I/O
B28 BALE O A28 SA3 I/O
B29 +5 V dc NA A29 SA2 I/O
B30 OSC O A30 SA1 I/O
B31 GROUND NA A31 SA0 I/O

D1 MEMCS16# I C1 SBHE# I/O
D2 IOCS16# I C2 LA23 I/O
D3 IRQ10 I C3 LA22 I/O

C18

D18

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Figure 44 (Page 2 of 2). ISA Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

D4 IRQ11 I C4 LA21 I/O
D5 IRQ12 I C5 LA20 I/O
D6 IRQ15 I C6 LA19 I/O
D7 IRQ14 I C7 LA18 I/O
D8 DACK0# O C8 LA17 I/O
D9 DRQ0 I C9 MEMR# I/O
D10 DACK5# O C10 MEMW# I/O
D11 DRQ5 I C11 SD8 I/O
D12 DACK6# O C12 SD9 I/O
D13 DRQ6 I C13 SD10 I/O
D14 DACK7# O C14 SD11 I/O
D15 DRQ7 I C15 SD12 I/O
D16 +5 V dc NA C16 SD13 I/O
D17 MASTER# I C17 SD14 I/O
D18 GROUND NA C18 SD15 I/O

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PCI Connector

Note: The PCI connectors are part of the riser card.

Figure 45 (Page 1 of 2). PCI Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

A1 TRST# O B1 −12 V dc NA
A2 +12 V dc NA B2 TCK O
A3 TMS O B3 Ground NA
A4 TDI O B4 TDO I
A5 +5 V dc NA B5 +5 V dc NA
A6 INTA# I B6 +5 V dc NA
A7 INTC# I B7 INTB# I
A8 +5 V dc NA B8 INTD# I
A9 Reserved NA B9 PRSNT1# I
A10 +5 V dc (I/O) NA B10 Reserved NA
A11 Reserved NA B11 PRSNT2 I
A12 Ground NA B12 Ground NA
A13 Ground NA B13 Ground NA
A14 Reserved NA B14 Reserved NA
A15 RST# O B15 Ground NA
A16 +5 V dc (I/O) NA B16 CLK O
A17 GNT# O B17 Ground NA
A18 Ground NA B18 REQ# I
A19 Reserved NA B19 +5 V dc (I/O) NA
A20 Address/Data 30 I/O B20 Address/Data 31 I/O
A21 +3.3 V dc NA B21 Address/Data 29 I/O
A22 Address/Data 28 I/O B22 Ground NA
A23 Address/Data 26 I/O B23 Address/Data 27 I/O
A24 Ground I/O B24 Address/Data 25 NA
A25 Address/Data 24 I/O B25 +3.3 V dc NA
A26 IDSEL O B26 C/BE 3# I/O
A27 +3.3 V dc NA B27 Address/Data 23 I/O
A28 Address/Data 22 I/O B28 Ground NA
A29 Address/Data 20 I/O B29 Address/Data 21 I/O
A30 Ground I/O B30 Address/Data 19 NA
A31 Address/Data 18 I/O B31 +3.3 V dc NA
A32 Address/Data 16 I/O B32 Address/Data 17 I/O
A33 +3.3 V dc NA B33 C/BE 2# I/O
A34 FRAME# I/O B34 Ground NA
A35 Ground NA B35 IRDY# I/O
A36 TRDY# I/O B36 +3.3 V dc NA
A37 Ground NA B37 DEVSEL# I/O
A38 STOP# I/O B38 Ground NA
A39 +3.3 V dc NA B39 LOCK# I/O

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Figure 45 (Page 2 of 2). PCI Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O

A40 SDONE I/O B40 PERR# I/O
A41 SBO# I/O B41 +3.3 V dc NA
A42 Ground NA B42 SERR# I/O
A43 +3.3 V dc NA B43 +3.3 V dc NA
A44 C/BE(1)# I/O B44 C/BE 1# I/O
A45 Address/Data 14 I/O B45 Address/Data 14 I/O
A46 Ground NA B46 Ground NA
A47 Address/Data 12 I/O B47 Address/Data 12 I/O
A48 Address/Data 10 I/O B48 Address/Data 10 I/O
A49 Ground NA B49 Ground NA
A50 Key NA B50 Key NA
A51 Key NA B51 Key NA
A52 Address/Data 8 I/O B52 Address/Data 8 I/O
A53 Address/Data 7 I/O B53 Address/Data 7 I/O
A54 +3.3 V dc NA B54 +3.3 V dc NA
A55 Address/Data 5 I/O B55 Address/Data 5 I/O
A56 Address/Data 3 I/O B56 Address/Data 3 I/O
A57 Ground NA B57 Ground NA
A58 Address/Data 1 I/O B58 Address/Data 1 I/O
A59 +5 V dc (I/O) NA B59 +5 V dc (I/O) NA
A60 ACK64# I/O B60 ACK64# I/O
A61 +5 V dc NA B61 +5 V dc NA
A62 +5 V dc NA B62 +5 V dc NA

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Wake on LAN and Modem/Ring Wakeup Connectors

Figure 46. J27 Modem Ring

Pin Description

1 Ground
2 External Wake Up on Ring

Figure 47. J28 Wake on LAN

Pin Description

1 Ground
2 External Wake on LAN

Power Supply Connectors

Figure 48. Pin Assignments for Power Supply Connectors

Connector Location Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6

P1 System Board PWRGOOD +5 V +12 V -12 V GND GND
P2 System Board GND GND -5 V +5 V +5 V +5 V
P3 3.5" Diskette Drive +5 V GND GND +12 V – –
P4 DASD +12 V GND GND +5 V – –

1

P5

2

P9
P10 Riser 3 V +3.3 V +3.3 V +3.3 V GND GND GND
P11 System Board 3 V +3.3 V +3.3 V +3.3 V GND GND GND
P12 LAN +5 V CONTROL GND – – –

DASD +12 V GND GND +5 V – –
System Board +5 V CONTROL GND – – –

1

Connectors provided only with the 145W power supply.

2

AUX 5

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Appendix B. System Address Maps

Appendix B. System Address Maps

System Memory Map

The first 640 KB of system board RAM is mapped starting at address 0000000h. A 256-byte area and a 1
KB area of this RAM are reserved for BIOS data areas. Memory can be mapped differently if POST
detects an error.

Figure 49. System Memory Map

Address Range (hex) Size Description

00000000–0007FFFF 512 KB Conventional
00080000–0009FBFF 127 KB Extended conventional
0009FC00–0009FFFF 3 KB Extended BIOS data
000A0000–000BFFFF 128 KB Video RAM
000C0000–000C7FFF 32 KB Video ROM BIOS (shadowed)
000D8000–000DFFFF 96 KB ISA/PCI space; available to ISA adapter ROMs
000E0000–000FFFFF 128 KB System ROM BIOS (ISA bus, shadowed)
00100000–00FFFFFF 15 MB ISA/PCI space
01000000–07FFFFFF 111 MB PCI space
08000000–72FFFFFF 1712 MB PCI space
73000000–76FFFFFF 64 MB Video linear frame buffer
77000000–FFFDFFFF 2191.9 MB PCI space
FFFE0000–FFFFFFFF 128 KB System ROM BIOS (ISA bus)

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Appendix B. System Address Maps

Input/Output Address Map

The following figure lists resource assignments for the I/O address map. Any addresses that are not
shown are reserved.

Figure 50 (Page 1 of 3). I/O Address Map

Address (Hex) Device

0000–001F DMA 1
0020–002D Interrupt controller 1
002E–002F Plug and Play index registers
0030–003F Interrupt controller 1
0040–0043 Timer 1
0044–0047 Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
0048–0049 Power Management
004A–0053 Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
0054–0057 GPIO CPU speed detect
0058–005B GPIO PAP jumper, VPD, Flash/EEPROM lock, APC Power-off Request
005C–005D Power Management
005E–005F Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
0060 Keyboard controller data byte
0061 System Port B
0062–0063 Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
0064 Keyboard controller, command and status byte
0065–006F Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
0070, bit 7 Enable/disable NMI
0070, bits 6:0 Real time clock address
0071 Real time clock data
0072–0077 Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
0078 GPIO CPU speed detect
0079 National 87307 GPIO
007A-007B Available to ISA bus
007C L2 Cache ID, SMI/PCI IRQ enable
007D PCI interrupts to SMI enable
0080 POST Checkpoint register
0080-008F DMA page register
0090–009F Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
00A0–00B1 Interrupt controller 2
00B2–00B3 Power management
00B4–00BF Interrupt controller 2
00C0–00DF DMA 2
00E0–00EF Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
00F0 Coprocessor busy–Clear
00F1–00FF Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
0100–016F Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
0170–0177 IDE channel 1

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Figure 50 (Page 2 of 3). I/O Address Map

Address (Hex) Device

01F0–01F7 IDE channel 0
0220–0227 National 87307, serial port 3 or 4
0278–027F National 87307, parallel port 3
02E8–02EF National 87307, serial port 3 or 4
02F8–02FF National 87307, serial port 2
0338–033F National 87307, serial port 3 or 4
0340–0373 Available I/O for ISA/PCI bus
0374–0377 IDE channel 1
0377, bit 7 IDE, diskette change
0378–037F National 87307, parallel port 2
03B4–03BB CL-GD5446 Video chip
03BC–03BE National 87307, parallel port 1 (system board)
03BF–03DF CL-GD5446 Video chip
03E8–03EF National 87307, serial port 3 or 4
03F0–03F5 National 87307, diskette channel 0
03F6 IDE channel 0
03F7, bit 7 IDE, diskette change
03F7, bits 6:0 IDE channel 0
03F8–03FF National 87307, serial port 1 (system board)
04D0–04D1 Interrupt Edge/level control 1 and 2
0CF8–0CFB PCI configuration address register
0CF9 Reset control register
0CFC–0CFF PCI configuration data registers
42E8–42E9 CL-GD5446 Video
4AE8–4AE9 CL-GD5446 Video
8180–8187 CL-GD5446 Video
8190–819B CL-GD5446 Video
81A0 CL-GD5446 Video
81C0–81FF CL-GD5446 Video
82E8 CL-GD5446 Video
86E8 CL-GD5446 Video
8AE8 CL-GD5446 Video
8EE8 CL-GD5446 Video
92E8 CL-GD5446 Video
96E8 CL-GD5446 Video
9AE8 CL-GD5446 Video
9EE8 CL-GD5446 Video
A2E8 CL-GD5446 Video
A6E8 CL-GD5446 Video
AAE8 CL-GD5446 Video
AEE8 CL-GD5446 Video
B2E8 CL-GD5446 Video
B6E8 CL-GD5446 Video

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Figure 50 (Page 3 of 3). I/O Address Map

Address (Hex) Device

BAE8 CL-GD5446 Video
BEE8 CL-GD5446 Video
E2E8 CL-GD5446 Video
E2EA CL-GD5446 Video

Appendix B. System Address Maps 47

DMA I/O Address Map

The following figure lists resource assignments for the DMA address map. Any addresses that are not
shown are reserved.

Figure 51 (Page 1 of 2). DMA I/O Addresses

Address (Hex) Description Bits Byte Pointer

0000 Channel 0, Memory Address register 00–15 Yes
0001 Channel 0, Transfer Count register 00–15 Yes
0002 Channel 1, Memory Address register 00–15 Yes
0003 Channel 1, Transfer Count register 00–15 Yes
0004 Channel 2, Memory Address register 00–15 Yes
0005 Channel 2, Transfer Count register 00–15 Yes
0006 Channel 3, Memory Address register 00–15 Yes
0007 Channel 3, Transfer Count register 00–15 Yes
0008 Channels 0–3, Read Status/Write Command register 00–07
0009 Channels 0–3, Write Request register 00–02
000A Channels 0–3, Write Single Mask register bits 00–02
000B Channels 0–3, Mode register (write) 00–07
000C Channels 0–3, Clear byte pointer (write) N/A
000D Channels 0–3, Master clear (write)/temp (read) 00–07
000E Channels 0–3, Clear Mask register (write) 00–03
000F Channels 0–3, Write All Mask register bits 00–03
0081 Channel 2, Page Table Address register
0082 Channel 3, Page Table Address register
0083 Channel 1, Page Table Address register
0087 Channel 0, Page Table Address register
0089 Channel 6, Page Table Address register
008A Channel 7, Page Table Address register
008B Channel 5, Page Table Address register
008F Channel 4, Page Table Address/Refresh register 00–07
00C0 Channel 4, Memory Address register 00–15 Yes
00C2 Channel 4, Transfer Count register 00–15 Yes
00C4 Channel 5, Memory Address register 00–15 Yes
00C6 Channel 5, Transfer Count register 00–15 Yes
00C8 Channel 6, Memory Address register 00–15 Yes
00CA Channel 6, Transfer Count register 00–15 Yes
00CC Channel 7, Memory Address register 00–15 Yes
00CE Channel 7, Transfer Count register 00–15 Yes
00D0 Channels 4–7, Read Status/Write Command register 00–07
00D2 Channels 4–7, Write Request register 00–02
00D4 Channels 4–7, Write Single Mask register bit 00–02
00D6 Channels 4–7, Mode register (write) 00–07
00D8 Channels 4–7, Clear byte pointer (write) N/A
00DA Channels 4–7, Master clear (write)/temp (read) 00–07

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

00–07
00–07
00–07
00–07
00–07
00–07
00–07

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Appendix B. System Address Maps

Figure 51 (Page 2 of 2). DMA I/O Addresses

Address (Hex) Description Bits Byte Pointer

00DC Channels 4–7, Clear Mask register (write) 00–03
00DE Channels 4–7, Write All Mask register bits 00–03
00DF Channels 5–7, 8- or 16-bit mode select 00–07

3

Upper byte of memory address register.

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Appendix C. IRQ and DMA Channel Assignments

The following figures list the interrupt request (IRQ) and direct memory access (DMA) channel
assignments.

Figure 52. IRQ Channel Assignments

IRQ System Resource

NMI Critical system error
SMI System/power management interrupt
0 Reserved (internal timer)
1 Reserved (keyboard)
2 Reserved (cascade interrupt from slave)
3 Serial port 2
4 Serial port 1
5 Parallel port 2
6 Diskette controller
7 Parallel port 1
8 Reserved (real-time clock)
9 Video adapter
10 ISA/PCI bus
11 ISA/PCI bus
12 Mouse port
13 Reserved (math coprocessor)
14 IDE Channel 1
15 IDE Channel 2

4
4

4

4

4

4

4

4
4

Appendix C. IRQ and DMA Channel Assignments

4

If not assigned, this resource is available for the ISA/PCI bus.

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Figure 53. DMA Channel Assignments

DMA Channel Data Width System

Resource

0 ISA bus 8 bits
1 ISA bus 8 bits
2 Reserved (diskette drive) 8 bits
3 ECP parallel port
4 Reserved (cascade channel) –
5 ISA bus 16 bits
6 ISA bus 16 bits
7 ISA bus 16 bits

5

8 bits

5

If not assigned, this resource is available for the ISA bus.

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Appendix D. Error Codes

Appendix D. Error Codes

The following figures list the POST error codes and beep error codes for the computer.

POST Error Codes

POST error messages appear when POST finds problems with the hardware during power-on or when a
change in the hardware configuration is found. POST error messages are 3-, 4-, 5-, 8-, or 12-character
alphanumeric messages. An x in an error message can represent any number.

Figure 54 (Page 1 of 2). POST Error Codes

Code Description

101 Interrupt failure
102 Timer failure
103 Timer-interrupt failure
104 protected mode failure
105 last 8042 command not accepted –keyboard failure
106 System board failure
108 Timer bus failure
109 low MB chip select test
110 System board parity error 1 (system board parity latch set)
111 I/O parity error 2 (I/O channel check latch set)
112 I/O channel check error
113 I/O channel check error
114 external ROM checksum error
115 DMA error
116 System board port read/write error
120 Microprocessor test error
121 Hardware error
151 Real time clock failure
161 Bad CMOS Battery
162 CMOS RAM checksum/configuration error
163 Clock not updating
164 CMOS RAM memory size does not match
167 Clock not updating
175 Riser card or system board error
176 System cover has been removed
177 Corrupted administrator password
178 Riser card or system board error
183 Administrator password has been set and must be entered
184 Password removed due to checksum error
185 Corrupted boot sequence
186 System board or hardware security error
189 More than three password attempts were made to access system
201 Memory date error

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Figure 54 (Page 2 of 2). POST Error Codes

Code Description

202 Memory address line error 00-15
203 Memory address line error 16-23
221 ROM to RAM remapping error
225 Unsupported memory type installed or memory pair mismatch
301 Keyboard error
302 Keyboard error
303 Keyboard to system board interface error
304 Keyboard clock high
305 No keyboard +5 V
601 Diskette drive or controller error
602 Diskette IPL boot record not valid
604 Unsupported diskette drive installed
605 POST cannot unlock diskette drive
662 Diskette drive configuration error
762 Math coprocessor configuration error
11xx Serial port error (xx = serial port number)
1762 Hard disk configuration error
1780 Hard disk 0 failed
1781 Hard disk 1 failed
1782 Hard disk 2 failed
1783 Hard disk 3 failed
1800 PCI adapter has requested an unavailable hardware interrupt
1801 PCI adapter has requested an unavailable memory resource
1802 PCI adapter has requested an unavailable I/O address space, or a defective adapter
1803 PCI adapter has requested an unavailable memory address space, or a defective adapter
1804 PCI adapter has requested unavailable memory addresses
1805 PCI adapter ROM error
1962 Boot sequence error
2401 System board video error
8601 System board - keyboard/pointing device error
8602 Pointing device error
8603 Pointing device or system board error
12092 Level 1 cache error (Processor chip)
12094 Level 2 cache error
16101 Riser card battery is dead
I9990301 Hard disk failure
I9990305 No operating system found

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Appendix D. Error Codes

Beep Codes

For the following beep codes, the numbers indicate the sequence and number of beeps. For example, a
“2-3-2” error symptom (a burst of two beeps, three beeps, then a burst of two beeps) indicates a memory
module problem.

Figure 55. Beep Codes

Beep Code Probable Cause

1-1-3 CMOS write/read failure
1-1-4 BIOS ROM checksum failure
1-2-1 Programmable interval timer test failure
1-2-2 DMA initialization failure
1-2-3 DAM page register write/read test failure
1-2-4 RAM refresh verification failure
1-3-1 1st 64 K RAM test failure
1-3-2 1st 64 K RAM parity test failure
2-1-1 Slave DMA register test in progress or failure
2-1-2 Master DMA register test in progress or failure
2-1-3 Master interrupt mask register test failure
2-1-4 Slave interrupt mask register test failure
2-2-2 Keyboard controller test failure
2-3-2 Screen memory test in progress or failure
2-3-3 Screen retrace tests in progress or failure
3-1-1 Timer tick interrupt test failure
3-1-2 Interval timer channel 2 test failure
3-1-4 Time-of-Day clock test failure
3-2-4 Comparing CMOS memory size against actual
3-3-1 Memory size mismatch occurred

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Appendix E. Notices and Trademarks

Appendix E. Notices and Trademarks

References in this publication to IBM products, programs, or services do not imply that IBM intends to
make these available in all countries in which IBM operates. Any reference to an IBM product, program,
or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product, program, or service may be used.
Subject to IBM’s valid intellectual property or other legally protectable rights, any functionally equivalent
product, program, or service may be used instead of the IBM product, program, or service. The evaluation
and verification of operation in conjunction with other products, except those expressly designated by IBM,
are the responsibility of the user.

IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in this document. The
furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents. You can send license
inquiries, in writing, to:

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The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both:
AT Personal Computer AT

IBM SurePath
PC 300 Wake on LAN

Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

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References



82439HX PCISet System Controller (TXC)

Source: Intel Corporation; available at

http://www.intel.com/design/pcisets/datashts



82371SB PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator (PIIX3)

Source: Intel Corporation; available at

http://www.intel.com/design/pcisets/datashts



Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS
Interface Specification 1.2/

Source: Intel Corporation



AT Attachment Interface with Extensions

Source: American National Standard of Accredited
Standards Committee



Extended Capabilities Port: Specification Kit

Source: Microsoft Corporation



Intel Microprocessor and Peripheral Component
Literature

Source: Intel Corporation



PCI BIOS Specification 2.0

Source: PCI Special Interest Group



PCI Local Bus Specification 2.1

Source: PCI Special Interest Group



Plug and Play BIOS Specification 1.1

Source: Microsoft Corporation; available at

http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev



Plug and Play BIOS Specification, Errata and
Clarifications 1.0

Source: Microsoft Corporation



Universal Serial Bus Specifications

Source:



Video Electronics Standards Association 1.2

Source:

http://www.teleport.com/˜usb

http://www.vesa.org

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Index

Index
A

address map

DMA 48
I/O 45

system memory 44
advanced power management 26
altitude 17
APM 26

B

beep codes 54
BIOS 25
BIOS data areas 44
bus

IDE 6

ISA 6, 12

PCI 6, 12

universal serial bus 7
bypassing BIOS 29

C

cables 17, 19
chipset 4, 9
clock, real-time 11
CMOS RAM 11
compatibility

hardware 27

software 30
component maximum current 23
configuration/setup utility 25
connector

DIMM 32

diskette drive 35

IDE 34

ISA bus 39

keyboard/mouse ports 38

modem/ring wakeup 43

monitor 35

parallel port 37

PCI 41

power supply 43

serial ports 37

USB 35

Wake on LAN 43
controller

diskette drive 9, 29

I/O 9

keyboard/mouse 10

parallel 10

serial 9

copy protection 29
current, electrical 18, 20

D

depth, system unit 17, 19
diagnostic programs 26
DIMM connectors 5
diskette drive

change signal 29
compatibility 29
controller 9

write current 29
diskette drives 29
DMA (direct memory access) channel assignments 51

E

electromagnetic compatibility 17
environment, operating 16, 19
error codes, POST 52
ethernet port 11
external cache (L2) 4

F

fault, overvoltage 24
flash EEPROM 12
flash update 26
frequency 18, 20
frequency, input power 21

G

GPIO ports 11

H

hard disk drive

compatibility 29

controller 29
hardware compatibility 27
hardware interrupts 28
heat output 18, 20
height, system unit 17, 19
humidity 18, 20

I

I/O

controller 9

features 15

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Index

I/O address map 45
IDE interface 6
information, related viii
input power

frequency 21
requirements 21

voltage 21
interrupt request assignments 50
ISA

bus 6

connectors 12

J

jumper

configuration 14

locations (system board) 13

K

keyboard cable 17, 19

L

L2 cache (external) 4
level-sensitive interrupts 28
load currents 23

PCI

bus 6

connectors 12
Pentium microprocessor 3
Plug and Play 25
polling mechanism 30
port

ethernet 11

GPIO 11

keyboard/mouse 10

parallel 10

serial 9
POST 25, 44
POST error codes 52
power

cable 17, 19

consumption 26

description 21

for components 23

load currents 23

management modes 26

output protection 24

outputs 23

specifications 18, 20
protection, power supply 24
publications, related viii

M

machine-sensitive programs 30
measurements, system unit 17, 19
memory

error in 44
map, system 44
RAM 44

system memory map 44
messages, POST error 52
microprocessor

features 3

upgrade socket 3
modes, power management 26

N

network enablement 2

O

ordering publications viii
outputs, power supply 23
overvoltage fault 24

P

parallel port 10

Q

QAPlus/PRO 26
QAPlus/WIN-WIN 26

R

RAM (random access memory) 44
random access memory (RAM) 44
references 56
related information viii
reserved

areas ix

riser card 12

S

SDRAM (synchronous dynamic random access

memory) 5
serial port 9
short circuit 24
size, system unit 17, 19
socket, microprocessor upgrade 3
software

compatibility 30
interrupts 30

specifications

mechanical 16
physical 19

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Index

switches, configuration 14
system

memory maps 44
specifications 16, 19

system board

T

temperature 17, 20
token ring port 11

U

universal serial bus

connectors 35
port 7
technology 7

V

video

subsystem 8
voltage, input power 21
voltage, output power 22

W

Wake on LAN 2
Wake Up On Ring 2
warning, reserved areas ix
weight, system unit 17, 19
width, system unit 17, 19
write current, diskette 29

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