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NetStrada 3000 (VULCAN)

CHARACTERISTICS

Microprocess or 200/66 MHz Inte l PENTIUM PRO insta lled in Socket 8
Chipset Intel 440FX (Natoma)
Dual-bus architecture - 32-bit primary PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect), 132 MB/sec

Expansion slots 3 PCI, 2 ISA
Cache 256 KB or 512 KB of second level cache integr at ed in eac h PPRO
ECC RAM 32 MB to 512 MB (using 3.3 V DIMMs)
Cabinet COPPER box
Versions available Standard and 19" Rack vers ion syst ems ar e availab le . The COPPER

Video controller Integrated on the onboa rd PCI bus, SVG A, compatible with the VG A m odes
Video memory 1 MB
SAR feature The Server Autom atic Rest ar t (SAR) feat ure har dwar e sup por t is provided

Configuration of
resilience systems

- 16-bit ISA (Indus try Standa rd Ar chit ectur e), 8 MB/sec

cabinet is the same, a RACK KIT- 3000 kit is available to conver t a
standar d syst em into a rac k ver sion.
With respect to the standar d sys te ms , the 19 " Rack syst em s ca n be hos ted
in a Rack cabinet which contains ot her units such as a monito r, keyb oar d,
UPS and PEM

by the motherboard. Following a system hang cause d by hardware or
software fa ilures , this f eat ur e al lows th e autom at ic res et of the syst em with
a successive reboot to ren der the system available ag ain w ithin a short
period of time an d witho ut requiring any manual in te rve ntio n.

With the RAID DPT Ultr a Wid e SCSI co ntroller for th e HDUs and the
onboard Ultra W id e contr o ller for the rem ovab le s.

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The particula r structure of the CO PPER cab inet , in associat ion with HDU
redundancy (RAID-1 and RAID-5), allows the host swapping of HDUs and
the automa tic r econ st ruc tion of the da ta on the new har d disk.

Configuration of
non-resilience
systems

Disk Duplexing Feature which cons ists of dividing the basic module SCSI chan nel w ith six

Peripheral
Expansion Module
PEM RS/RM Wid e

SIREN (Simple
Recovery Node)

Uninterruptible
Power Supply

With the onboard Ultra Wide SCSI contro ller for the HDUs and the internal
SCSI removables.

HDU hot swapping is not supported.

HDUs into two separate channe ls with thre e HDUs each . Each channel is
connected to a dedicated SCSI con troller t o creat e two mir ror ed
HDU/controller ch anne ls. Softwar e supp ort is pro vided by the O.S.

This optional ext er nal mo dule can only host HDUs and increa ses t he
system’s mas s stora ge cap acit y. The PEM for Sta ndar d syste ms derive s
from the SILVER Wid e box, the PEM for Rack syst em s is available in Rack
Wide version and can ho st up to 12 HDUs. The PEM Wide ca n only be
connected to the RAID DPT SCSI Wide cont roller and ther efore the HDUs
can always be hot swapped. Up to two PEMs can be conne cted t o the
system.

Possibility of SIREN configuration s w ith the RAID DPT U ltra Wide SCSI
controller used f or the managem en t of the HDUs in th e PEM. In this
configura tion there are only t wo bas ic modules con nected to a Wide PEM ;
in case one of the two syst ems f ails, the other ca n take con trol of the
HDUs shared in the PEM.

External, bat tery -eq uipped , Stand ard and Rack UPS models are available
which provide consta nt power supply to the sys tem in the eve nt of AC line
voltage failur es. To sa feguard the int egr ity of t he dat a stor ed on the hard
disks in the event of line voltage f ailu res, resilience sy stem s equipp ed with
the SCSI RAID DPT controller must be have a UPS.

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BAYS FOR
HOT
SWAPPABLE
HDUs

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Note: The commercial name of the NetStrada 3000 remains unchanged for the Standard and Rack

box versions. For simplicity and whenever necessary, this guide will distinguish between these
versions as follows:

- NetStrada 3000 Standard

- NetStrada 3000 Rack

NETSTRADA 3000 STANDARD BASIC MODULE

POWER SUPPLY

FRONT BAYS

POWER SUPPLY
FAN

MOTHERBOARD

SCSI
BACKPLANE

FOR
REMOVABLE
PERIPHERALS

EXPANSION
BOARD

FAN

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NETSTRADA 3000 RACK BASIC MODULE

EXPANSION
BOARDS

FAN

STRUCTURE
FOR HOT
SWAPPABLE
HDUs

BACKPLANE

POWER SUPPLY

MOTHERBOARD

FRONT BAYS FOR
REMOVABLE
PERIPHERALS

UPDATE LEVELS OF THE MAIN COMPONENTS ON THE FIRST
SERIES NETSTRADA 3000 MODELS (FIRST STEP)

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MOTHERBOARD

BA2315 lev. Nasc

RAID DPT SCSI CONTR.

Not suppor te d

BIOS
Rel. 1.00.01.DM0

ORCHESTRA rel. 2.0

Conf. 1.0, Diagn. 1. 0

POWER SUPPLY

SYSTEM TEST

Rel. 1.0

UPDATE LEVELS OF THE MAIN COMPONENTS ON THE FIRST
SERIES NETSTRADA 3000 MODELS (SECOND STEP)

MOTHERBOARD

BA2315 lev. Nasc

RAID DPT SCSI CONTR.

GO2173 lev. Nasc FW 7H0

Note: All the evolutions of the components are described further on, in the related sections.

BIOS
Rel. 1.00.02.DM0

ORCHESTRA rel. 2.1

Conf. 1.0, Diagn. 1. 0 up2

POWER SUPPLY

SYSTEM TEST

Rel. 1.0

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OPERATING SYSTEMS

Test Release with

Product

Availability

Windows 95 For single-user, single-task , graph ical

Windows NT Server and
Service pack 4

Windows NT Server 4.0 For network managem en t.
NetWare 3.x with the

following patch: 312.pt7
NetWare 4.x with the

following patches:

410.pt3, 410.it6, lan dr4.exe
UnixWare 2.1 For multiple-user, multiple-task environments.
SCO Open Serv er 5.02 For multiple-user , multip le-t ask environm ent s.
OS/2 2.x 2.11 For single-user , multip le -task enviro nment s.
OS/2 3.x 3.0 (Warp) For single-user , multip le -task enviro nment s.

3.51 For network management.

3.12 For network management.

4.1 For network management.

environment s.

Notes

The NetStrada 3000 first step comes with the following operating systems:

Note:

- NT3.51/4.0

- Novell NetWare 3.12/4.1

- OS/2 Warp 3.0
The other operating systems are available with the second step.

MONITORS

MODEL DESCRIPTION SUPPLIER PDG NAME

CDU 1460/MS

CDU 1564/MS

CDU 1786/D

CDU 1448/MS

CDU 1564/OD

14", VGA Plus, SVGA, 0.2 8 dp, MPR II/
PS/DDC1, 64 KHz, M ultifunct. color monitor

15", flat scre en, VG A Plus, SVGA, 0. 28 dp,
MPR II/O.S. , FTS, Multisync. color mo nito r

17", flat scre en, VG A Plus, SVGA, 0. 25 dp,
MPR II/PS/DDC1, 82 KHz Diam ond, Tron
Tub. color monitor

14" VGA Plus; SVGA, 0.2 8 dot pitch, MPR
II/PS/DDC, 48 KHz, Multifunct. color
monitor

15" flat screen, VGA Plus, SVGA, 0.28 dot
pitch, MPR II/DCC1, 28/64 KHz

Hyundai

Hyundai

Mitsubishi

Lite-On

Goldstar

KEYBOARD AND MOUSE

PDG DESCRIPTION

ANK 61-104 104-key "WIN95 " keyboard + cable.
ANK 61-105 105-key "WIN95 " keyboard + cable.
GRD 50-S35 /3 T Three-bu tto n high res olut io n mouse + m ana gem ent sof twar e

DSM 50-144

DSM 50-151

DSM 50-175

DSM 60-400

DSM 60-510

The WIN95 keyboards do not contain the basic module’s power cord in their box. This power

Note:

cord must be ordered separately using code CBL 2307.

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MAGNETIC PERIPHERALS

MODEL TYPE INT. CAP. SIZE PDG NAME

Y-E Data YD-702D-6537D
Sony MPF520- 3
Mitsumi D359T5
Panasonic JU-257A 746P

Wangtek 51000HT (s td front pane l)
Tandberg TDC4120

Hewlett Packard HP C1536A
Sony SDT-4000 (with mechanical
adapter for 5.25" bays)

Hewlett Packard HP C1533A
Sony SDT-7000 (with mech anca l
adapter for 5.25" bays)

Panasonic CR-506 -B (8X) CD-ROM SCSI 650 MB 5.25 " HH CDR 8S-500

Seagate ST31051W C (SCA conn. )

Seagate ST32151W C (SCA conn. )

Seagate ST32171W C (SCA conn. )

Seagate ST34371W C (SCA conn. )

Seagate ST19171W C (SCA conn. )

MFD SA450 1.44 MB 3.5" Under BU

STU SCSI 1/1.2 GB 5.25" HH STS 1G-95

DAT SCSI 2/8 GB 3.5" DAT 4000DDS

DAT SCSI 4/16 GB 3.5" DAT 8000DDS2

Wide

SCSI 1.05 GB 3.5" x 1" HDR 1G

5400 rpm

HDU
Wide

SCSI 2.1 GB 3.5" x 1" HDR 2G

5400 rpm

HDU

Ultra-Wide

SCSI 2.1 GB 3.5" x 1" HDR 2G72-UW

7200 rpm

HDU

Ultra-Wide

SCSI 4.2 GB 3.5" x 1" HDR 4G72-UW

7200 rpm

HDU

Ultra-Wide

7200 rpm

SCSI 9.1 GB 3.5" x 1 .6" HDR 9G72-UW

(only in the PEM)

HDU

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Notes:

- The HDUs that are compatible with this system and with the PEM are hot swappable drives
fixed on an appropriate support and equipped with an 80-pin SCA (Single Connector
Attachment) interface connector that allows direct connection to the system and PEM
backplane.

- The Ultra Wide HDUs available for this system only work in the Fast Wide mode since they are
always connected to a Fast Wide controller.

- The HDUs in the PEM must only work in the Wide mode.

- Do not use HDUs with different RPMs in the same RAID configuration.

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ELECTRONIC BOARDS

BOARD NAME DESCRIPTION BUS PDG NAME

BA2315 Motherboard with a 200/66 MHz Pentium PRO 200-256

GO2180
(AHA2940UW)

GO2173
(PM3334UW)
(RAID DPT)

IF2065
(SX4030/1UW)

IF2066
(SX4030/2UW)

MEM 2027
(SM4000/4)

IF2063 SCSI channel distribution board, always pr esen t, to be

IF2060 SCSI Wide backplane for the connectio n of the HDU to

IF2061 Swap Board for the console LED int erfac e. - Under BU
IF2054 Jumper board join ing th e two SCSI bus es of th e IF2060

IF2053 Terminator board to sepa rately ter mina te the two SCSI

processo r or a 200/66 M Hz Pent ium PRO 200- 512
processo r installed in a ZIF Socke t 8 with a dedicated
VRM, five expan sion slot s, fo ur DIM M socket s for a
system memory ranging from 32 MB to 512 MB,
R440FX chipset , AIC 7880 Ultr a Wide SCSI con troller,
SVGA video contr ol ler, 1 MB of video memor y, Ethern et
LAN controller, 512 KB BIOS Flash EPRO M, 8 KB
EEPROM storing th e system con figu ration pa ramet ers,
floppy disk contr oller, t wo serial ports, paral lel port,
keyboard a nd m ouse management. The PPRO 200-256
processo r has a 256 KB inte gra ted seco nd level cac he
while the PPRO 200-51 2 has a 51 2 KB integrat ed
second level cach e.

Pentium PRO 200 -51 2 pro cess or with an act ive
heatsink an d a VRM. On t he Net St rad a 3000 the kit is
used to upgrad e the syst em s eq uipped with a PPRO
200-256 processor. The active heatsink provided in the
kit is not used since the pas sive hea ts ink on the PPRO
200-256 must be used.

Single-channel single -en ded Ultra Wide SCSI contro ller
based on the Adaptec AIC 788 0 chip. On th is system ,
this controller is only used for duplexing configur at io ns
or for the connection of exte rna l removab le SCSI
periphera ls, PEM exclud ed.

Single-/tri-channel single-ended Ultra Wide SCSI
controller with hard disk hot swapping RAID-0, 1, 5
features. The seco nd and third chan nels are opt ional
and are provided by mea ns of a board plugg ed int o the
specific sock et on the cont r ol ler board. The cont ro ller is
also equipped with four sockets f or the installat ion of
ECC cache; one socket with 4 MB is always filled.

Piggy back board providing t he sec ond Ult ra Wide SCSI
channel (exter nal only) , on the GO 2173 , inter nal SCSI
Wide cable for connect ion be twe en t he boa rd and SCSI
connector flush wit h th e system fram e.

Piggy back board providing t he sec ond an d third Ultra
Wide SCSI channels (e xtern al o nly), on the GO 21 73,
two internal SCSI W ide cab les fo r connect ion be twe en
the board and SCSI connect or s flush w ith the sy stem
frame.

One 4 MB ECC SIMM for cache ex pans io n on the
GO2173 co nt roller . Maximum expa nsion is obt aine d by
adding three kit s for a total of 16 MB. Only 4 MB and
16 MB configura tion s are support ed.

plugged into the on boar d SCSI Wide co nnec tor for the
connection of the HDU and the SCSI r emovab le s.

the SCSI controller an d to the power supply.

backplane. Used in non -du plexing co nf igura tion s.

buses of the basic mo dule IF206 0 back plane. For
duplexing configur at ions only. The kit also cont ains t he
internal SCSI Wide ca ble for the con nect ion of the
backplane t o the SCSI co nt roller .

- Under BU

- APU
200P6-P512

PCI SCC PCI

3000UW

PCI Under BU or

DCR

PCI1/3UW

- EXP

2NDSCSIUW

- EXP

2&3SCSIUW

- RACME 04

- Under BU

- Under BU

- Under BU

- DUP

KIT3000UW

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BOARD NAME DESCRIPTION BUS PDG NAME

GO2175 (Stallion) 32-channel RS232D multiport board. The kit also

contains the cab le for conn ect ion to th e DBOX
BOX 800 8-way RS232D dist ribut ion bo x for Stal lion (max 4) - DBOX 800
BOX 1600 16-way RS232D dist ribu tion box for Stallion (max 2) - DBOX 1600
(supplier Olicom) Token Ring 16/4 LAN cont roller PCI OC 3137
(supplier Z’NYX) Ethernet CO MBO (10BaseT + COAX) LAN controller PCI ZX312
(supplier 3Com) Etherlink III, 10Base_T LAN controller PCI 3C900 TPO
(supplier 3Com) Etherlink III, 10Base_T + AUI + COAX LAN controller PCI 3C900

(supplier 3Com) Fast Ethernet 10/100 LAN controller PCI 3C905 TX

Different LAN and WAN controller boards can be installed in the system. The table above only

Note:

lists the more recent ones, listed in the PdG.

ISA C-MUX8-32I

COMBO

POWER SUPPLIES AND SPS

POWER

SUPPLY

ASTEC

ATX 200-3505

The power supply is not equipped with a monitor power out connector and therefore, for the

Note:

requiring monitors, use adapter power cord CBL 2307 for connecting the monitor to the
electrical outlet.

APC - SMART UPS 1000 VA (*) 670 W 100/120 Vac
APC - SMART UPS 1400 VA (*) 950 W
APC - SMART UPS 2200 VA (*) 1600 W
APC - SMART UPS 3000 VA (*) 2250 W

(*) = Models also existing in a 19" RACK version for connection to the
NetStrada 3000 Rack.

Note: By connecting the UPS and system by means of the RS232 serial interface and with the support

of the PowerChute Plus software, specific for each operating system and available on diskette,
a complete setting of the UPS hardware can be made. This program displays the status of the
UPS on the system monitor, but its main feature is to perform a programmed system shutdown in
the event of extended line voltage failures. In addition, it is also runs a number of personalized
operations and functions.

OUTPUT

VOLT.

+3.3 V

+12 V

+5 AUX

UPS

+5 V

-12 V

-5 V

TOLERANCE

+3% -3%
+5% -5%

+5% -5%
+10% -10%
+10% -10%
+10% -10%

TOT

POW.

MAX

CURR

12 A

TOT.

POW.

200 W 100-120 Vac

20 A

6 A

0.8 A

0.5 A

0.1 A

VER.

220/240 Vac

INPUT

VOLTAGE

200-240 Vac

INPUT

VOLTAGE

100/120 Vac

50/60 Hz

220/240 Vac

50/60 Hz

FREQ. CABINET

50/60 Hz Base

OUTPUT

VOLTAGE

100/115 Vac

50/60 Hz

225/240 Vac

50/60 Hz

CAB.

External

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Note: The UPS model is selected according to the power required by the system, and must be backed

up by any external module connected to it such as, for example, a PEM.

Note: The UPS can be connected to the network by plugging a LAN board into the specific slot in the

UPS itself.
The batteries on these UPSes can also be replaced without removing power from the load.

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FANS

This system is equipped with two fans: one is located on the power supply while the other
is located at the front of the system, underneath the hard disk drives. The power supply
fan rotates at a constant speed and is directly powered by the power supply.

The front fan used on the first series systems is model NMB 3610 KL-04W-B19, 1750
rpm, equipped with two wires, code 211931 J. This fan is always in operation, it turns at a
constant speed and is powered by 12 V directly from the motherboard. If the fan fails a
temperature sensor on the motherboard will detect this condition and appropriately inform
the user who will power off the system if necessary.

The systems manufactured fr om 12/96 onwards use tachym etr ic fan NMB 3610
KL-04W-B29, 2000 rpm, equipped with three wires (+12 V, GND, tachymetric indication
on the speed of the fans), code 214450 F. When the fan turns, a signal in the third wire of
the fan toggles between 0 and 1; the fan stops the signal is at 0 or 1 indifferently. Serv e r
View is warned when the speed goes below the minimum threshold.

Note: With the new fan, the DMI register "System Product Version" value must be set to 02 (see

Appendix M).

SERIAL AND PARLLEL CONNECTION CABLES

PDG VAR. DESCRIPTION

CBL 2934 - Cr oss -wire d ser ial cable fo r DBOX to

CBL 2935 - Straight serial cable for DBOX to print er

CBL 2938 - Cr oss -wire d ser ial cable fo r DBOX to WS

CBL 5360 - Cr oss -wire d seria l cable for serial port to

CBL 5361 - St r aight serial cable for serial port to

CBL 5362 - C r oss -wire d seria l for serial por t to WS or

CBL 2491 CAV145 Parallel cable for parallel por t to

CAV146 3

CBL 2858 CAV 143 Straight serial exte nsion ca ble for modem

CAV 144 6

printer connections

connections

or printer connect ions

printer connections

modem connections

printer connections

periphera l co nnections

or printer connections . Used as an
extension for cables CBL 5360,
CBL 2934, CBL 536 1 and CBL 2935.

LENGTH

(m)

3 RJ45 - Cannon

3 RJ45 - Cannon

3 RJ45 - Cannon

3 Cannon D-shell

3 Cannon D-Shell

3 Cannon D-shell

1.5 Cannon - Centronics

3 Cannon - Cannon

CONNECTORS

8 M - 25 M

8 M - 25 M

8 M - 25 F

25 M - 9 F

25 M - 9 F

25 M - 9 F

25 M - 36 M

25 F - 25 M

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INTERRUPT LEVELS

LEVEL FUNCTION

INTR
NMI
IRQ0
IRQ1
IRQ2
IRQ3
IRQ4
IRQ5
IRQ6
IRQ7
IRQ8
IRQ9
IRQ10
IRQ11
IRQ12
IRQ13
IRQ14
IRQ15

Processor inter rup t
Fatal errors; syst em fai lure or doub le error in RAM
Timer interrup t
Keyboard contro ller from 873 08VUL
Not used, cascade conn ect ion to IRQ9
COM1 or COM2 on the motherboard from 87308VUL, configurable
COM1 or COM2 on the motherboard from 87308VUL, configurable
Free
Onboard floppy disk controller
Onboard LPT1 parallel port
Real time clock
Free
Assigned by the BIO S to the onboard Et her net contr oller (can be reas signed )
Assigned by the BIOS to the onboa rd SCSI cont r ol ler (can be reass ig ned)
Onboard mouse from 87308VUL
Math coproce ssor
Free
Reserved

SYSTEM MEMOPRY MAP

ADDRESS RANGE SIZE FUNCTI ON

00000H to 07FFFH
80000H to 9FFFFH
0A0000H to 0BFFFFH
0C0000H to 0C7FFFH
0C8000H to 0CFFFFH
0D0000H to 0EFFFFH
0F0000H to FFFFFH
100000H to 16 MB
15 MB to 16 MB
16 MB to 1 GB

512 KB
128 KB
128 KB
32 KB
32 KB
128 KB
64 KB
15 MB
1 MB

Base memory
Base memory or used by PCI boards
Video RAM
RAM shadow reserved for the video BI O S
RAM shadow reserved for the SCSI BI O S
User memory area
System BIO S
Extended ISA mem ory
Optional memory gap
System memory

DMA CHANNELS

CHANNEL FUNCTION CHANNEL FUNCTIO N

0
1
2
3

Free
Free or EPP/ECP on the mother boar d
Reserved for the onboard floppy disk con troller
Free or EPP/ECP on the mother boar d

4
5
6
7

Reserved
Free
Free
Free

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I/O ADDRESS MAP

I/O ADDRESS DEVICE CHIP

000 - 00F
010 - 01F
020 - 021
022 - 02D
02E - 02F
030 - 03F
040 - 043
044 - 05F
060 - 064

61
062 - 063
065 - 06F

070

071
072 - 07F
080 - 081

081-08F

090 - 091

092

093

094
095 - 09F

0A0 - 0BF
0C0 - 0DF
0E0 - 0EF

0F0
0F1 - 0F7

0F8 - 0FF

100 - 16F
170 - 177

180 - 1EF

1F0 - 1F7

1F8 - 1FF

200 - 207
220 - 22F
238 - 23F
278 - 27F

2E8 - 2EF
2F8 - 2FF

338 - 33F
370 - 375
378 - 37F

3B4 - 3BA
3BC - 3BF
3C0 - 3CF
3D4 - 3DA

3E8 - 3EF

3F0 - 3F5
3F6 - 3F7

3F8 - 3FF

400 - 43F

Slave DMA controller 1
Not used
Master in terrupt controller 1
Reserved for the int er rup t cont roller
Super I/O index and data registers
Reserved for the int er rup t cont roller
Programma ble Time r 1
Reserved for the pr ogr am mable t imer
Keyboard/mouse controller
NMI status and co nt rol re gist er
In the AT standard , reser ved for the 8255
In the AT standard , reser ved for the 8255
NMI Mask (bit7) and RTC Address (bit 6:0)
Real time clock (RTC)
Not used
BIOS Timer
DMA low page regist er
Reserved for DMA
System control por t A (PC-AT cont rol- Port )
Reserved for DMA
Video controller
Reserved for DMA
Slave interrupt controller 2
Master DMA controller 2
Not used
Clears the NPX error
Coprocesso r registers
x87 math coproces sor
Not used
Not used
Not used
Not used
Not used
I/O game port
Serial port 1 (COM1)
Serial port 2 (COM2)
Parallel port 3 (LPT3)
Serial port 2 (COM2)
Serial port 2 (COM2)
Serial port 2 (COM2)
Second floppy disk
Parallel port 2 (LPT2)
Monochrom e monito r por t
Parallel port 1 (LPT1)
Video controller
Color graphics controller
Serial port 1
Floppy disk controller
Not used
Serial port 1 (COM1)
Extended DM A cont r ol ler 1 regits te rs

PIIX3
PIIX3

PIIX3
Chip sel. f ro m 873 08

PIIX3

Writ e o n ly
Chip sel. f ro m 873 08

PIIX3
PIIX3

PIIX3
PIIX3

Resets IRQ13

PIIX3

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I/O ADDRESS DEVIC E CHIP

461
462
480 - 48F
4C0 - 4CF
4D0 - 4D1
4D4 - 4D7
4D8 - 4DF
4E0 - 4FF
678 - 67A
778 - 77A
7BC - 7BE
800 - 8FF
CA9
CAA
CAB
C84
C85 - C86
CF8
CF9
CFC
46E8
xx00 - xx1F
xx00 - xxFF

Extended NM I register s/ res et cont ro l
Software NMI
DMA High Page Register
DMA controller 2, High Base Register
Interrupt con troller 1 an d 2 contr ol regist er
DMA controller 2, Extended mode register
Reserved
DMA channel Stop Registers
Parallel Port (ECP)
Parallel Port (ECP)
Parallel Port (ECP)
NVRAM
DISMIC Data Register
DISMIC Contr ol/St atus Regist er
DISMIC Flags Regist er
Board Revision Register
BIOS Function Control
PCI CONFIG_ADDRESS Register
PMC Turbo and Res et contro l
PCI CONFIG_DATA Register
Video controller
Space reserved for the SCSI registers
NIC registers mappe d in I/O

PIIX3
PIIX3
PIIX3

Located in PM C
PIIX3
Located in PM C

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ERROR MESSAGES AND CODES

The system BIOS displays error messages on the screen. Before the initia lization of the
monitor, acoustic signals inform when an error occurs. The error codes detected by the
POD are stored in NVRAM, the Extended BIOS Data Area (EBDA). Provided below are
the POD error codes, the POD acoustic signal codes and the system error messages.

POD ERROR CODES

Once the video controller is successfully initialized, the BIOS identifies the POD test
being run (check point) by writing a 2-digit hex code to I/O port 80h. If an ISA Port-80h
board is installed in the system, the code is displayed in hex format. The countdown code
indicates the distance within the POD at which the error has occurred. The coundown
range goes from 900 to 000 (OS boot). The following table lists the POD check points
that are displayed during the boot recovery procedure. Boot recovery is enabled by using
jumper J37-E1 on the motherboard and reinitializing the system. The system will boot
from the floppy inserted in drive A using the recovery BIOS image that is automatically
installed

Check Point

(code on

port 80)

02h
08h

13h
15h
1Bh
20h
23h
40h
65h
67h
80h
88h
A0h
00h

Countdown

code

900
800
700
650
600
500
400
300
200
100
000

Description

Internal cache disable
DMA controller 1 and 2 disable, interru pt contro ller 1 and 2
disable, and video display disable
Initialization of all t he chipset registers
System timer in itialization
64 KB Real-mode base memory test
16 KB base memory test
Setup interrupt vectors
Memory tes t in virtua l mod e
DMA controller 8237 initialization
Test interrupt cont roller 8259
Interrupt timer , keybo ard , unma sk diskette
Floppy disk initialization
Cache enable
Operating sys te m boot

The following table lists the POD check points on port 80 displayed during the normal
BIOS process.

Check Point

(code on

port 80)

D0h
D1h
D2h
D3h
D4h
D5h
D6h
D7h
D8h
D9h
DAh

DBh
DDh
DFh

E0h

E1h

E2h

E3h

Count-

down
Code

900

820

780

760

Description

First MP initialization, swit ch to real big mode
Power on initialization
NMI disable
Video controller reset
Switch to real time mode
8 KB BIOS checksum loaded
Correct checksum of the loaded BIOS
Check if the keyboa rd cont roller buffe rs (KBC) ar e free
Send BAT (Basic Assur ance Test) comman d to the KBC
Lettura del risultat o del test BA T
Check if the KBC has passed the BAT test
Successful keyboard initialization
Keyboard and auxiliary device disable
Disable of both keyboard controllers
PIC preliminar y initialization
Switch to real big mode and chipset and mem ory initialization
Timer 2 initialization for the speaker
Timer channel 0 initialization for the system timer

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Check Point

(code on

port 80)

E4h
E6h
E7h
E8h
E9h
EAh

EBh
ECh
EDh

23h

24h
0Dh

0Eh

0Fh

10h

25h

28h

29h

2Ah

2Bh

F0h
2Ch
2Dh

2Eh

2Fh

30h

31h

32h

34h

36h

37h

80h

81h

83h

F5h

39h

3Bh

43h

4Fh

52h

61h

62h

65h

66h

67h

F4h
8Ch

8Fh

92h

96h

97h

98h

9Ah
9Dh

A0h

A1h

A2h
ABh
ACh
ADh
AEh
AFh

B0h

A3h

Count-

down
Code

740

730

700

690

580
570

560

500
370

330

290

250

220
140
130

080

070

060

050

Description

Cancellation of every pending parity error
RAM test from 0 to 640 KB
2 MB memory test and initialization
RAM error, remap memory partition s and repea t test
Successful com plet e RAM te st. Parity error ca ncellat ion
Set stack at 30:10 0, cache and sha dow BI O S enable
Code dispatcher initialization
Set F000h DRAM R/W enable
Dispatch POD
Vector table setup init ializa tion
Interrupt vec to r table setup
Check on CMOS clear jumper
Check on CMOS validity
Force values in CMOS, if request ed
Complete CMO S init ialization
None
Monochrome mode setup
Color display setup
Parity status cancellat ion, warm reset fla g initializat ion
Video autoconfiguration and initialization
ISA slot initialization
Search for conventio nal video op tion ROM
User binary scan
Monochrome video initializat ion if the re are no othe r monit ors conne cted
Monochrome memory buffer test
Check on vertical and hor izont al t race
Color video memory test if there is no externa l video BIOS
Check on vertical trace
Message mark
Message initialization an d screen clea ring
Custom mark o n video
Keyboard/mo use po rt chec k
KBC initialization and testing
Check if the keyboard is locked
Mouse initialization
Keyboard, mouse and other sign-ons
Prepar at io n for mem ory tes t
Memory size fal chipset
Cache, memoy test and video memor y size disable
Initialization of ot her processors in MP systems, DMA controller reset
DMA register test
DMA test OK
DMA controller 8237 initialization
Cancellation of write reque st and m ask se t/r eset DMA regist er s
Test controller inter ru pt 8259
Extended NM I source enab le
Initialization of other plug & play dev ice (e.g. besid es the video ), IPL
initialization, IDE c ont roller initialization
Floppy initialization
Printer setup, RS232 timeout
Option ROM scan and initializat ion abo ve C800 h
User binary scan and conventional option ROM scan
User binary area scan
Soft reset flag cancellat io n, MP table com plet io n
Timer data area init ialization
Printer set up
RS232 setup
Stuck key verificat i on
NPX first initialization and testing ( math copr oces sor )
NPX initialization and testing
Update of coprocess or data in CMOS and checks um recalc ulat ion
Typematic rate setting
READ ID keyboard command
Awaiting READ ID reply
POD error display

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Check Point

(code on

port 80)

A6h
A7h
B1h
B3h
B4h

BBh

00h

Count-

down
Code

030

020
000

Description

Setup
Setup recall if requested, pass word prompt if enabled
Boot cache enable
Setup display mode
Skip to pre-OS code
SMI code initialization , prepa ration f or boot
BOOT execut io n

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL CODES DURING THE POD

An acoustic signal code is a series of individual beeps of the same length which are
emitted by the system speaker to identify an error occuring during the POD before the
initialization of the monitor and which therefore cannot be displayed. In the event of an
error, a long beep followed by two short beeps are emitted to inform that an error
occurred. These signals are then followed by a series of beeps of the same length that
actually code the error. The following table describes the error which is associated to
each beep code and the corresponding check point on port 80.

Number

of

Beeps

10

1
2
3
4
5
6

7
8

9

Check Point

(Code on

Port 80)

71h
72h
73h
74h
75h
76h

77h
78h

79h
7Ah

Description

Error in the memo ry ref res h circuitr y on the m ot her boar d
Unrecover able m em ory par ity erro r
Faulty first 4 MB of memory
Faulty onboard tim er
Processor error
The keyboar d con troller ga te A20 is off; the BIOS is una ble o switc h
into the protected mode
Processor in te rr upt exceptio n err or
Video memory read/wr ite erro r; the video is not presen t of video
memory is not work ing (no t a fatal err or)
ROM BIO S c hecksum error
CMOS RAM shutdown regist er rea d/writ e error

POD ERROR MESSAGES

The following table lists the POD error codes and the associated messages.

CODE ERROR MESSAGE

0002 Primary Boot Device Not Fou nd
0010 Cache Memory Failure, Do Not Enable Cach e
0015 Primary Out put Device Not Fou nd
0016 Primary Input Device Not Found
0041 ISA ID Mismatc h for Slot
0043 ISA Invalid Configuration for Slot
0044 ISA Configuration NOT ASSURED!
0045 ISA Expansio ne Boar d Not Ready in Slot
0047 ISA CMOS Conf igur ation Not Set
0048 ISA CMOS Checksum Failure
0049 ISA NVRAM Invalid
0060 Keyboard Lock ed. Please Unloc k
0070 CMOS Time & Date Not Set

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CODE ERROR MESSAGE

0080 Option has Bad Checksum
0083 Shadow of PCI ROM Failed
0085 Shadow of ISA ROM Failed
0131 Floppy Drive A:
0132 Floppy Drive B:
0135 Floppy Disk Controller Failed
0140 Shadow of System BIOS Failed
0171 CPU Failure - Slot 1, CPU 1
0171 Previous CPU Failure - Slot 1, CPU 1
0191 CMOS Battery Failed
0195 CMOS System Options Not Set
0198 CMOS Checksum Invalid
0289 System Memory Size Mismatch
0295 Address Line Short Det ect ed
0297 Memory Size Decreased
0299 ECC Error Correction Failure
0301 ECC Single Bit Correction Fa iled , Correct ion Disabled
0302 ECC Double Bit Error
0310 ECC Address Failur e, Partition #
0370 Keyboard Controller Error
0373 Keyboard Stuck Key Det ected
0375 Keyboard and Mouse Swapped
0380 ECC DIMM Failure, Board in S lot 1 DIMM #
0430 Timer Channel 2 Failure
0440 Gate-A20 Failure
0441 Unexpected Inter rup t in Protect ed Mode
0445 Master Interrup t Con troller Er ror
0446 Slave Int errupt Cont ro ller Error
0450 Master DMA Cont roller Error
0451 Slave DMA Cont roller Error
0452 DMA Controller Error
0460 Fail-safe Timer NMI Failure
0461 Software Port NMI Failure
0465 Bus Timeout NM I in Slot
0467 Expansion Board NM I in Slot
0501 PCI System Error
0510 PCI Parity Error
0710 System Boar d Device Resour ce Conf lict
0711 Static Device Resource Conflict
0800 PCI I/O Port Conflict
0801 PCI Memory Conflict
0802 PCI IRQ Conflict
0803 PCI Error Log is Full

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CODE ERROR MESSAGE

0810 Floppy Disk Controller Resource Conflict
0815 Paral lel Por t Re source Conflict
0816 Serial Por t 1 Re source Conflict
0817 Serial Por t 2 Re source Conflict
0818 USB 1
0819 USB 2
0820 Expansion Board Disable d in Slot
0900 NVRAM Checksum Error, NVRAM Cleared
0903 NVRAM Data Invalid, NVRAM Cleared
0905 NVRAM Cleared by Jumper
0982 I/O Expansion Bo ard NMI in Slot
0984 Expansion Board Disable d in Slot
0985 Fail-safe Timer NMI
0986 System Rese t caused by Watchdog Timer
0987 Bus Timeout NMI in Slot

The error messages related to the RAID DPT SCSI controller are given in Appendix C, in the

Note:

section that deals with the related controller.

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The system configur ation uti lities consist of four to five programs depending on whether
the system is equipped with the RAID DPT SCSI controller or not. Two programs, the
System Configuration Utility (SCU) and Storage Manager, are stor ed on the Orchest ra
CD-ROM provided in the syst em Star ter Kit, the third and fourth programs, BIOS Setu p
and SCSI Select Utility, are stored in the system BIOS and can be activated directly fr om
the keyboard while the fifth program, DPT Configuration Utility , resides in the firmware of
the RAID DPT controller and can therefore be activated directly from the keyboar d.
The Storage Manager is described in Appendix F, the DPT Configuration Utility is
described in the section dealing with the DPT controller in Appendix C, the BIOS Setup
and SCSI Select Utility are described in Appendix E while general information on the
Starter Kit as far as software configurat ion is concerned is provided below.

ORCHESTRA SYSTEMA CD-ROM

The Orchestra CD-ROM kit rel. 2.0 consists of the following disks:

• Orchestra Systema Boot. 3.5" 1.44 MB diskette which is used to boot the system
and access the contents of the Orchestra Systema CD-RO M or activat e the System
Configuration Utility (SCU). This CD also contains the .CMS files containing the
current system configuration and a library of ISA configuration files which includes the
*.CFG files for the different expansion boards that can be added to the system. The
SCU has the following main functions:

–

Provide the configuration and jumper settings of ISA boards

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–

Provide information on the resources assigned to the PCI and P&P ISA boards

–

Record any configuration conflict and attempt to solve it automatically

–

Provide and support configuration files (CFG)

–

Create and update the .CMS file on the boot disk as backup of the system’s

non-volatile memory.

• Orchestra Systema Diagnostics. 3.5" 1.44 MB diskette (five languages) cont aining a
set of low level tests for the hardware modules installed in the system. To run a more
extended test on the system, the field engineer can use the System Test diskett e
which differs from the diagnostic diskett e pr ovided in the kit mainl y for the addition of
certain destructive tests that could be dangerous if used at user level.

• Orchestra Systema CD-ROM. CD-ROM containing all the software that can be
installed on the systems including the available configuration utilities. The user
interface, called Orchestra Sys tem a, is only available in English. This CD-ROM allows
the following major functions:

–

By running the Storage Manager Utility (available for system s equipped with the
RAID DPT SCSI controller), check the hardware configuration of the RAID DPT
SCSI controllers and of the devices connected to them, configure Disk Arrays and
run SCSI subsystem diagnostics.

–

Provide the online documentation of the boards inst alled in the basic module.

–

Install the Resilience Support software package (only or systems in a resilience
configuration) which in turn consists of the OLIHIT and OLISAR software
packages.

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OLIHIT, together with the swap board, allows the management of dangerous
situations caused by high temperatures or by the redundant components present
in the system and PEM. The following are checked in particular:

- High temperatures, in the basic module and PEM

- Power supply failures, in redundant systems and PEMs

- Fan failures, in redundant systems and PEMs
When any of the above events occurs, the OLIHIT softwar e takes the following
actions:

- Sends messages to the user

- Records the failure in the error log file

- Shuts down the operating system in the more dangerous cases, such as
high temperatures or fan failures.

- Automatically turns the system off when the UPS is not present.
OLISAR allows the management of the SAR (Systema Automatic Restart) feature

which is a hardware/firmware/software mechanism capable of automatically
restarting the system after a hang following hardware/softwar e failures. The main
purpose of the OLISAR package is to reduce the time between the moment at
which the event occurred and the moment of operator intervention. When enabled
and activated, the SAR feature perform s the following operations:

- Starts a hardware counter.

- Resets the system when the counter reaches a determined value.
OLISAR can determine the number of resets to be performed before powering off
the system and the time span between the system hang and the reset. The SAR
feature is initially disabled and can only be enabled via software.

The Orchestra CD-ROM from rel. 2.1 onwards consists of the following disks:

• Orchestra Systema Diagnostics. As the O rchest ra Syst ema CD-RO M 2.0

• Orchestra Systema CD-ROM. CD-ROM containing all the software that can be

installed on the system, including the available configuration utilities and the System
Configuration Utility (SCU). This CD-ROM also contains a library of ISA configuration
files which includes the *.CFG files for the different expansion boards that can be
added to the system. This CD-ROM allows the following major functions:

–

Provide the configuration and jumper settings of ISA boards

–

Provide information on the resources assigned to the PCI and P&P ISA boards

–

Record any configuration conflict and attempt to solve it automatically

–

Provide and support configuration files (CFG)

–

By running the Storage Manager Utility (available for systems equipped with the
RAID DPT SCSI controller), check the hardware configurat ion of the RAID DPT
SCSI controllers and of the devices connected to them, configure Disk Arrays an d
run SCSI subsystem diagnostics.

–

Provide the online documentation of the boards installed in the basic module.

–

Install the Resilience Support software package (only or systems in a resilience
configuration) which in turn consists of the OLIHIT and OLISAR software
packages.

–

Install the Server View software that provides, in a local area network, an
intelligent monitoring and signalling system that allows a visua l check to be made
on the network servers from a Windows workstation.

Note: In order to be able to activate the SCU from a CD-ROM, the CD-ROM must be enabled to boot.

In the SCSI Select Utility, under the Advanced Configuration Options menu, the BIOS Support for
Bootable CD-ROM and BIOS Support for INT13 Extensions options must be set to Enabled.

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION UTILITY

The following table shows the default configuration of the basic system.

SLOT 0 : System Board

SYSTEM GROUP

System Identificat ion and Ver sion Inf or ma tion

System Ident ification Strin g IDNODM 0
Config and Overlay Version Overlay ve rsion : 1.00 Rele ase

BIOS Version String BIOS: 1.00.01.DM0
System Pro cessor Pentium (R) PRO Processor at 200 MHz
System Per fo rm ance

Power-On Speed Opt ion Processor Speed = FAST

MEMORY SUBSYSTEM GROUP

Base Memory Options 640 KB Base Memory
Shadowing ISA ROMs Option s Press ’Enter’ to Modif y the Shado wing O ptio ns
Extended Mem or y Opt ions (Ca che, 1M B ISA Hole)

31 MB Extended Me mory / 256 KB Cach e (WB)

ON-BOARD DISK CONTROLL ERS

On-Board Floppy Contro ller Enable
Primary On-board I DE Controller Disable
Secondary ON-boar d IDE Cont roller Disable

ON-BOARD COMMUNICATION DEVICES

Serial Port 1 Configurat ion Port:3F8h IRQ : 4 (COM 1)
Serial Port 2 Configurat ion Port:2F8h IRQ : 3 (COM 2)
Parallel Port Configurat ion Port:378h IRQ:7 (LPT 1)
Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port Mode ISA-Compatible

FLOPPY DRIVE SUBSYSTEMS GROU P

Floppy Drive A Options 3.5 inch 1.44/1.25 MB drive
Floppy Drive B Options Disable or Not Installed

IDE SUBSYSTEM GROUP

ISA IDE DMA Transf ers Disable
IDE Configuratio n - Primary Mast er Disable
IDE Drive Options - Primary Master

Multi-Sector Transfer Disable
Translation Mode Auto Configu red
Enhanced IDE Mode Disable

IDE Configuratio n - Secondary Mast er Disable
IDE Drive Options - Secondar y Mast er

Multi-Sector Transfer Disable
Translation Mode Auto Configu red
Enhanced IDE Mode Disable

IDE Configuratio n - Secondary Slave Disable
IDE Drive Options - Secondar y Slave

Multi-Sector Transfer Disable
Translation Mode Auto Configu red
Enhanced IDE Mode Disable

BIOS LANGUAGE SUPPO RT G ROU P

BIOS Language Suppor t Option s

Current BIOS Lang uage English (US)

KB AND MOUSE SUBSYSTEM GROUP

Keyboard and Mouse Opt ions

NumLock Options OFF at Boot
Tipematic Speed Auto
Mouse Control O pti on Mouse Auto Det ect ed

Console Redirect ion / Console Re d irection C on tro l

COM Port for Redirection Disable
Serial Port Baud Rat e 115.2 K Baud
Hardware Flow Contro l CTS/RTS
Select Termin al T ype ANSI

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SECURITY SUBSYSTEMS GROUP

Amministrative Pas swor d Opt ion Disabled
User Password Option Disabled
Hot Key Option Disabled
Lockout Timer 10 minutes
Secure Boot Mode Disable
Video Blanking Disable
Floppy Writes Disable

BOOT SUBSYSTEM GROUP

Boot Options

First Boot Device Boot Floppy
Second Boot Device Boot hard Disk
Third Boot Device Boot Disabled

Fourth Boot Device Boot Disabled
Display ’<F1> for Setup’ Mes sage during POST Enable
Require User Inter action on POST Er ror s Disable

SCSI ROM BIOS OPTI ONS G RO UP

SCSI-A ROM BIOS Scan Enable

MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM GRO U P

System Sensor Cont ro l Press ’Enter ’ to modif y the Syst em Sensors
Speaker Options En able
Scan User Flash Area Disable (see the note)
System Management Options

System Management Mode Disable (see the note)

Event Logging Disable (see the note)

PCI System Err or Det ection Enable
Reserved Sy s te m Resour ces

SLOT 16 : PCI ETHERNET DEVICE

Etherne t (Function 0) En abled: Curren t Con figu rati on

SLOT 17 : PCI VGA DEVIC E

VGA (Function 0) Enabled: Cur ren t Configu rat ion

SLOT 18 : PCI SCSI DEVIC E

SCSI (Funct ion 0) Enabled: Current Configu rati on

SLOT 19 : PCI MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE

ISA Bridge (Function 0)
IDE (Function 1) Enabled: Cur ren t Configu rat ion

SLOT 20 : PCI SCSI DEVIC E

SCSI (Function 0) Free Resour ces -- Re-assig n at next boot

There are no resource s cur ren tly as signed to this funct ion

The three options specified are set to Disabled on the NetStrada 3000 first step, which does not

Note:

support the Manageability feature. These options are set to Enabled on the NetStrada 3000
second step.

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CONFIGURATION OF OPTIONAL BOARDS

Any system device requires the availability of resources to use in order to work and
communicate w ith other devics. Basic ally there is the need to define which interrupts,
memory addresses and DMA channels must be assigned to this device. The term device
refers to a component integrated on the motherboard, the mot herboard installed on the
bus and the different peripherals connected to the system. Syst em conf iguration means
assigning these resources without generating conflicts between the different devices.

This product line uses the Plug and Play (PnP) technology that, along with the system
BIOS, allows the automatic configurat ion of PCI and Plug and Play ISA AT boards
according to the resources available. Furthermore, thanks to the ECU, this technology
allows the automatic configuration of EISA boards and also provides configuration
information for earlier ISA AT boards that are configured by means of jumpers or
DIP-switches so that confl icts with other system devices are avoided.

CONFIGURAT ION OF PCI AND ISA AT PLUG AND PLAY BOARDS

These boards are implemented with specific hardware through which they can
communicate w ith the system. By means of this hardware, the boards can inform the
system of the resources they need and of possible alternatives.

The system BIOS implem ents a code which is capable of supporting this technology.
Each time the system is activat ed, during the POD this code controls a ll the expansion
boards and devices installed, detects the resources that are available in NVRAM and
automatically assigns these resources in the best possible way. In case of unresolvable
conflicts during the division of these resources, the BIOS is capable of relinquishing the
control over to the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU). The utility will require operator
intervention who at this point will decide how to solve the conflicts.

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During the POD configuration phase all the resources that can be automatica lly modified
by the BIOS are considered as available. Therefore by installing a new board it may be
possible that the resources assigned to PCI and ISA PnP boards previously insalled in
the system are changed.

At the end of installation it is possible to activate the Built-in ROM Setup or EISA
Configuration Utility which, along with the Configuration Manager, displays the resources
that have been automatically assigned by the BIOS. Some of these resources can also
be modified by using the utility, and any changes made are only accepted if they do not
generate conflicts with other devices. If they do, the previous BIOS values are restore d
the next time the system is powered on.

Even when a PCI or ISA P&P board is removed, this board needs to be physically
removed from the bus and the system reboot ed so that it is automatically cleared from
the configuration.

Note: Even though being a PCI board, the RAID DPT SCSI controller has certain parameters (such as

the termination or ID) that must be set or of which the default values have to be checked by
means of the DPT Configuration Utility.

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CONFIGURATI ON OF ISA BOARDS

The System Configuration Utility (SCU) program guides the user in the configuration of
ISA AT boards that do not support the Plug and Play feature.

Each optional ISA board comes with a diskette containing a file (with .CFG extension)
with information on the resources required by the board for its own configuration and the
possible alternative values. The SCU can read this information and suggest which
resources can be assigned to the board without generating conflicts. If the board has
jumpers or DIP-Switches, the SCU can indicate the specific settings in comp lianc e with
the assignment of the resources that has been made.

The system Configuration Utility has a database conta ining the configuration data for the
more common ISA AT boards. Before physically installing a board, add the related .CFG
file to the database if this file is not already present.

During the SCU configuration phase, all the resources that can be automatically modified
are considered as being available. By installing a new board, therefore, it is also possible
that the resources assigned to boards previously installed in the system are changed. In
the case of ISA boards equipped with jumpers or DIP-Switches, make sure that the
settings made are still valid. To avoid this it is suggested to block, using the specific
command, the configuration paramet ers of the boards that need to be manually
configured using jumpers or DIP-Switches. The configuration must be unblocked during
the resolution of any conflict between resources.

At the end of the configuration process the information is stored in the motherboard
NVRAM so that the system resources are checked each time the system is powered on.
With the Orchestra Sys tem a rel. 2.0, the inform ation is also stored in a .CMS file on the
Orchestra Systema Boot disket te. This file is updated each time a configuration is made.

Note: Since it is not possible to write to CD-ROM with Orchestra Systema rel 2.1, listed below are the

differences with respect to release 2.0:
To configure ISA boards and a copy of the configuration in the .CMS file is not required, use the

SCU of the Orchestra Systema CD-ROM otherwise copy the SCU onto diskette using the Create
User Disk option and configure the system using the User Disk.

To configure ISA boards and the .CFG file related to the board is not contained on Orchestra
but is only available on a diskette provided in the board packaging, or the diskette is not even
available, copy the SCU on a diskette using the Create User Disk option and configure the
system using the User Disk.

Note: All User Disk functions are self-explanatory and are aided by an online Help facility that can be

recalled by pressing the F1 key. The utilities can therefore be correctly executed by following
the instructions displayed.

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ORCHESTRA SYSTE MA CD-RO M EVOLUTI O N

DATE REL. REASON FOR CHANGE

10/96 2.0 New Orches tra Syst em a CD-RO M code 269 2539 S and boot flo ppy co de

2692134 M for the NetSt rada 30 00 f irst step. This version do es not con tain
Resilience Support nor Serve r View, and the Syst em Configur at ion Ut ility (SCU)
rel. 1.00 is cont ained on the Orche st ra Boo t diskette .
Listed below are the main progr ams on t he CD- RO M:

- Support for th e following O.S.: NT4.0 - 3. 51, NetWare 4.1 - 3.12, O S/2 Warp 3.0

- AIC7880 family SCSI drive r, MANAGER SET r el 1.3

- EZ-SCSI 4.0

- EVD 1.0 for Windows 95

- Intel Pro 100 LAN driver for the onboa rd LAN cont roller :

- Win 95, NT4.0 - 3.51: ver 2.02

- NetWar e 4.1 - 3.1 2: ver 1. 46

- OS/2 2.11 - Warp 3.0: ver 1.34

- DPT Storage Manager rel. 2.2

- Power Chute rel 4.2.1 UPS driver for the f ol low ing O.S. : SCO UNIX

3.2.4.2, SCO O pen Serv er R5. 0, SCO UnixWare 2.1, OS/2 R2.1 V2. 11, OS/2
R3.0 Warp.

- Power Net rel 1.0 UPS driver for the following O.S.: Windows NT 3.51
NetWare 3.12, NetWar e 4.1.

1/97 2.1 New Orchestra Systema CD-ROM code 269 2215 R for the NetStr ada 30 00

second step. This version allows t he sys te m to be boot ed dire ctly from CD-RO M
and therefore the O rches tra Boot diskette co de 269 2134 M is eliminated . It
differs from the previous version as follows:

- System Configura tion Util ity SCU rel. 1.00 on CD-RO M

- Resolution of some of the pro blem s encount er ed with the previo us rele ase

- Support for a l l the expected operating systems

- Resilience Support 3.0 with SAR rel 1.0

- Support for NetStr ada 30 00

- Server View rel. 3.0

- Support for NetStr ada 30 00

- Eliminated the support for SCO 3.2.4.2

- Support for the RAID DPT co ntroller

- Demo on the SIREN system conf igur at ions.
For the Server View 3.0 and Resilience S up por t 3.0 pa ckag es t o work correct ly,
the BIOS must suppo rt the SAR fea tu re and the DMI BIO S dat a must be writte n
using the SYSID Uti lity.

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USER DIAGNOSTIC EVO L UTI O N

DATE REL. REASON FOR CHANGE

10/96 1.0 New Us er Diagnostic disket t e code 2692 136 V for the Net St ra da 3000 first step.

1/97 1.0 up2 New User Diagnostic disket te cod e 2692 216 V for the Net Stra da 300 0 seco nd

step.

SYSTEM TEST EVOLUTION

DATE REL. REASON FOR CHANGE

10/96 1.0 New Syst em Test . Library ver. DDK 1.07; SCSI librar y ver. 0.31.

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BIOS UPDATE UTILITY

The BIOS is stored in a Flash EPROM that can be cancelled and rewritten to by means of
a specific file and utility stored on diskette, without needing to physically replace the BIOS
ROM. The BIOS update utility is called FMUP and always updates the video controller
and onboard SCSI controller BIOS, the Setup Utilities, the user-defined Flash EPRO M
area and the nationalization files.

Note: The ROM Setup nationalization files will be recopied when the BIOS is updated. If a specific

nationalization file has been created, it must be recopied upon completion of the BIOS update
procedure.

Note: Before installing a new BIOS it is important to make a back-up copy of the user-defined flash

memory area on hard disk or on diskette.

The FMUP Utility is used to:

• Save: copy a determined area of flash memory on hard disk or on diskette.

• Update: copy the file from hard disk or diskette and update the corresponding Flash

memory area.

• Verify: compare an area of flash memory with the files on hard disk or on diskette to
check that the versions are the same and to make sure that the system is using the
correct BIOS version.

The new BIOS is contained in .BIx files and the number of files depends on the size of
the Flash BIOS area. The system BIOS files are named in the following way:
xxxxxxxx. BI 0, xxxxxx xx. BI1, xxxxxxx x.B I2, etc.

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Note : The name of the files cannot be changed since the FMUP Utility checks to make sure that they

exist before beginning. The first file in the list can be renamed, the others cannot.

USER-DEFINE D FLASH MEMO RY AREA

In the BIOS there is a general purpose 8 KB block; the FMUP Utility can update this area
with codes and data provided by the user. The file containing the user code which is
recognized by the FMUP Utility has the xxxxxx.USR extens ion. This area can be scanned
during the POD to check for the presence of an optional board BIOS. Any BIOS located
in this area will be initialized as an optional board BIOS. To enable the scan process
select the SCU or Setup "User BIOS Scan" option and assign "Enable" to it.

BIOS UPDATE PROCEDURE

• Insert the diskette containing the FMUP Utility into drive A and power on the system.

• The Main Menu is displayed after the boot phase. Select "Update Flash Memory Area

from a File" and press Enter.

• Select "Update System BIOS + User Area" and press Enter.

• Select the path A:\*.BIO and press Enter. T he BIO S update procedure now begins.

• Repeat the operation using the Extension Code diskette in order to also update the

Extension Code BIOS (turn to page 9-27).

Note: The BIOS update procedure does not cancel the system configuration data stored in CMOS

RAM.

Note: The BIOS update procedure does not cancel the system identification parameters stored in the

Flash EPROM. The parameters are written and read by means of the SYSID Utility (see Appendix
M).

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BIOS RECOVERY THROUG H BOOT BLOCK

The BIOS recovery procedure must be used in case the BIOS .Blx files are corrupt or if
the BIOS update procedure was unsuccessful due to, for example, a power failure. Flash
memory contains a protected Boot Block area that cannot be corrupted so the code in
this area can be used to boot the system from drive A even though the BIOS is corrupt.
This recovery code boots the system from drive A and runs a specific AUTOEX EC.BAT
file provided with the BIOS version. This batch file activates the FMUP that automatically
restores the system BIOS from the files on diskette.

Note: Before beginning the BIOS recovery procedure, check whether the BIOS of an added board is

mapped within the E0000 address range; in this case the board must be mapped in another
area before beginning the recovery procedure or removed from the system.

Note: Exit from Windows and disable EMM386 before running the FMUP Utility. This utility must be

launched without the the presence of a 386 control program such as Windows or EMM386.

The recovery procedure only updates the system BIOS . The display is not initialized and
the keyboard is disabled. Since there is nothing displayed, a series of beep codes are
generated as indicated in the following table:

RECOVERY

BEEP CODES

1 Indicates the beginning of the reco very pro cedu re; the pr oces s lasts 2 to 4

2 Indicates the successf ul out co me of the recov ery proc ess
4 The system was unable t o boot from diske tte
Continuous

series of low
beeps

minutes

One or all of the following causes oc cur red :

- The files of an incorre ct reco ver ed BI OS have b e en use d

- The "boot opt ion" conf igur at ion jum per is in the wrong pos ition. This op tion
allows BIOS recovery

- One or more files of the system BIOS FM UP Utilit y are corrupt or missing

DESCRIPTION

BIOS recovery requires at least 4 MB of RAM installed, a 3.5" 1.44 MB drive A and a
diskette containing the FMUP Utility.

Proceed as follows to recover the BIOS:

• Power off the system and the connected peripherals, then access the motherboard.

• Locate the boot recovery jumper J37 E1 and move it from "RECOVERY BOO T

DISABLED" (default) to "RECOVE RY BOO T ENABLED" .

• Reassemble the system and insert the diskette containing t he FM UP Utility into drive
A. Power on the system; a single beep is sounded to inform that the system is being
booted.

• Another single beep is sounded to indicate the beginning of the recovery procedure
during which the monitor and keyboard are disabled. This procedure lasts from two to
four minutes.

• Two beeps are sounded when the procedure ends successfully; if errors occur, beeps
will be sounded as indicated in the above table.

• Make sure that the diskette drive LED is off, remove the FMUP diskette from drive A,
power off the system and access the motherboard.

• Locate the boot recovery jumper J37 E1 and move it from "RECOVERY BOO T
ENABLED" to "RECOVERY BOOT DISABLE D" (default) .

• Reassemble the system and check that the updated BIOS version is displayed during
the boot phase.

• Run the SCU to check the configuration of the system.

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NetStrada 3000 UPGRADE STARTER KIT

The NetStrada 3000 step 1 released in October 1996 does not support the

Automatic Restar t (SAR)

does not contain Resilience Support and Server View. The Manageability feature enables
the system to send and store messages if the values detected by the sensor are not
included within the ranges specified in the BIOS. These features are available on the
NetStrada 3000 step 2 released in January 1997. The upgrade Starter Kit, code
214711 Y, is used to upgrade the system from step 1 to step 2. This kit includes:

• Orchestra rel 2.1 CD-ROM (code 2692215 R)

• User Disk Diagnostic (code 2692216 V)

• Getting Started (code 2692556 F)

• Last Minute Information (code 2692560 S)

• NetStrada 3000 Set Default Utility 1.0 (code 2692176 Z)

• NetStrada 3000 BIOS and Flash Eprom Utility (code 2692213 Y)

• NetStrada 3000 BIOS Extension Code and Flash Eprom Utility 1.01 (code 2692214 M)

• System Upgrading (code 2692564 Y).

To upgrade the system proceed in the following order:

1 Flash the BIOS using the BIOS diskette and t hen flash t he BI OS E xtended Code us ing

the Extended Code diskette.

2 Set the sensors to the ir default settings, using the Set Default Utility diskett e, and then

enable the Manageability feature by using the BIOS-resident Setup Utility .

and

Manageability

features, and the Orchestra 2.0 CD-ROM

System

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FLASHING THE BIOS AND BIO S EXTENDE D CODE

• Insert the BIOS diskette into drive A and power on the system. The FMUP.EXE utility
is automatically activated aft er the boot phase; press Ent er to continue.

• Using the cursor movement keys, selec t
press Enter, then select Update BIOS+ User Area and press Enter.

• Press the TAB key to select (*.BIO) and press Enter.

• Go to the next menu and press Enter again.

• Once flashing is complete, remove the BIOS diskette and insert the Extension Code

diskette. Press Enter to reboot the system .

• The FMUP.EXE utility is activated af ter the boot phase; press Enter to continue.

• Using the cursor movement keys, selec t

press Enter, then select

• Press the TAB key to select the file to be loaded (*.USR) and then press Enter.

• Go to the next menu and then press Enter again. Once flashing is complete, remove

the diskette and press Enter to reboot the system .

Update User Data Area

Update FLASH Memory Area From File

Update FLASH Memory Area From File

and press Enter.

and

and

SETTING DEFAULT VALUES AND ENABLING MANAGEABILITY

• Insert the Set Default Utility diskette into drive A and boot the system.

• Select

the system returns to the DOS prompt. Reboot the system.

• Press the F1 key to activate the BIOS Setup Utility, select the

Advanced Chipset Configuration

• Set the
reboot the system.

1) Update Sensor Value

and press Enter. After the message

menus.

SMM Feature, Event logging

and

User Flash Scan

Done!

is displayed

Advanced

options to Enabled, then

and

NetStrada 3000 (VUL CAN) 9-27

MOTHERBOARD BA2315

J29

J27

J14

J16

J30

BUZZER

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J6

J12

J5

J4

J3

J1

J15

J13

J11 - PCI SLOT 3

J10 - PCI SLOT 2

J9 - PCI SLOT 1

J8 - ISA SLOT 2

J18

J17

INTEL
PENTIUM PRO
INSTALLED IN
SOCKET 8

VIDEO
CONTR.

BIOS

VRAM

FPC

J19

EXPANSION
VRAM

PIIX3

J20

J23

J24

DBX

J26

BANK 0
BANK 1

BANK 2
BANK 3

J22

J21

SUPER
I/O

J25

PMC

LAN
CONTR.

DC-DC CONVERTER
FOR PROCESSOR
POWER SUPPLY

SCSI
CONTR.

J28

DISMIC

J31

BATTERY

BMC

J32

J35

J34

J38

J33

J37

J36

J7 - ISA SLOT 1

J1

LAN connector

J3

VGA video interfa ce con nect or

J4

LPT1 parallel port connector

J5

First COM1 serial port con nect or

J6

Double connector:
High - mouse, Low - keyboard

J7

ISA slot 1

J8

ISA slot 2

J9

PCI slot 1

J10

PCI slot 2

J11

PCI slot 3

J12

Second COM2 seria l port connect or

J13

Memory bank 3 so cket

J14

Memory bank 2 so cket

J15

Memory bank 1 so cket

J16

Memory bank 0 so cket

J17

Active heatsin k fan conn ect or for th e 5 V
Pentium PRO (not used)

J18

Swap board connector

J19

Power supply conne ctor

J20

Fan connector FAN2 for the 12 V
processor (not used)

J21

Primary IDE0 HDU connec to r (not used)

J22

Secondary IDE1 HDU connect or (no t

J23

used)

J24

Auxiliary Power connector (not used)

J25

HDU Activity LED connector (not used)
ITP connecto r (not fit ted, used for

J26

debugging)

J27

Test connector (not fitted)
Server Monit or connec to r (to the Server

J28

Manageme n t Module SMM boar d)

J29

I2C bus connector (to the SMM boa rd)

J30

Floppy int er fa ce con nect or

J31

Internal SCSI Wide co nnec tor
ISP connector (no t fitt ed , used f or

J32

processor debugging )

J33

Main Power connector (no t used)
FAN1 fan connector (to the fan under the

J34

HDUs)

J35

FAN0 fan connect or (not used)

J36

FAN3 fan connect or (not used)

J37

Configuration jumpers

J38

Configuration jumpers
AT Header jumpers

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JUMPERS J36

Configurati on By-Pass Jump er (A1 - CMOS CL EAR)

ENABLED
DISABLED

ENABLED

The system is set acco rding to the de fa ult co nf igura tion and the
configura tion stored in EEPROM is ignore d. The m essa ge
"ERROR905: NVRAM cleared by Jump er" is displaye d

A1 DESCRIPTION

ENABLED
DISABLED

DISABLED *

Normal setting , at power on the syst em is set according t o the
configuration stored in EEPROM

Password Clear Jumper (B1 - PASSW ORD CL EAR)

ENABLED
DISABLED

ENABLED
DISABLED

B1 DESCRIPTION

ENABLED

The keyboard, power o n and adm inist rato r passwor d is cle are d
during system reset

DISABLED *

Normal setting, t he sys tem pa sswor d is main ta ined eve n af ter a
reset (default setting)

Flash EEPROM Protectio n Jump er (C1 - FLASH BOOT BLOCK)

ENABLED
DISABLED

ENABLED
DISABLED

C1 DESCRIPTION

ENABLED

The BIOS boot block is write pr ot ect ed ( def ault sett in g). In th is
condition the BI O S EEPROM can be canc el led and
reprogrammed

DISABLED *

The BIOS boot block is write pr ot ect ed ( def ault sett in g). In th is
condition the BI O S EEPROM cannot be can celled nor rewr itten

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An incorrect BIOS boot block programming can prevent the system from booting. The BIOS is

Note:

structured in blocks, and the write protection does not allow any of these blocks to be
cancelled. If a power failure occurs during the rewriting of the BIOS, the system can be booted
from floppy disk if this block is integral.

JUMPERS J37

Chassis Intrusion Detecti on Jumper D1

ENABLED
DISABLED

ENABLED
DISABLED

Normal boot or Recove ry boot Jumper E 1

ENABLED
DISABLED

ENABLED
DISABLED

D1 DESCRIPTION

ENABLED
DISABLED *

Not used
Setting to be used

E1 DESCRIPTION

ENABLED

If the BIOS is damaged , this jum per setting enables the system
to be booted from the rec over ed BI O S having inserted the
diskette containing the FMUP Utility (BIO S recover y) into drive A.

DISABLED *

The BIOS is located in the high ar ea of the Flash and is writ e
protected so tha t it can be read by the system (de fault setting)

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160
180

F1

SETTING 160 SETTING 180 DESCRIPTION

ON
OFF

OFF
ON

166 MHz core clock (not use d)
180 MHz core clock (not use d)

Processor Core Clock Jumper G1

266
200

G1

SETTING 200 SETTING 266 DESCRIPTION

ON
OFF

OFF
ON

200 MHz core clock (setting t o be use d)
266 MHz core clock (not use d)

JUMPERS J38

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

J38

PWR HDLED SPKR PWRLED RST

SPKR ON BOARD

J38 PINS DEFAULT DESCRIPTION

1-2 PWR OFF Not used; the ON/ O FF swit ch cou ld be conn ect ed to t hese pins
3-6 HDLED OFF Not used; the HDU LED could be connected to th ese pins
7-8 SPKR OFF Not used; the buzzer could be connec te d to the se pins
8-9 SPKR ON ON This jumper is always present and must be ON; ena bles the

operation of the onbo ard buzze r
10-11 PWRLE D OFF Not used; the O N/ OFF HDU could be conne cted t o these pins
14-15 RS T O FF Not used; the re set but t on cou ld be conn ect ed t o these pins

THE SMALL SQUARES IDENTIFY
THE PINS THAT ARE PRESENT: THE
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PINS
ARE NOT JUMPERS BUT A
SERIGRAPH INDICATING THE
FUNCTION OF THE PIN

MICROPROCESSO R

The motherboard uses a 200/66 MHz Pentium PRO 200-256 or 200/66 MHz Pentium
PRO 200-512 processor installed in a Zero Insertion Force, dual-cavity, 387-p in Socket 8.
The processor core works at 200 MHz, the bus at 66 MHz. The motherboard is equipped
with the processor core frequency selection jumpers J37 (see the previous section).

CORE CLOCK CPU BUS CLOCK PCI CLOCK SETTING

166 MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz Not used
180 MHz 60 MHz 30 MHz Not used
200 MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz Default

The processor has a 16 KB internal cache and a 256 KB secondary cache in the case of
the PPRO 200-256 or 512 KB for the PPRO 200-512. The processor with a 256 KB
cache can be replaced by the processor with a 512 KB cache, or it can be replaced by
the future Intel OverDrive processors. On the motherboard there is a DC/DC converter
that provides power to the processor core, drawing it from the +5 V. It is the processor
itself that informs the DC/DC converter of the voltage required (from 2.4 V to 3.4 V). A
passive heatsink is used to cool down the processor.

Note: If the PPRO 200-256 is replaced by the PPRO 200-512 of kit APU 200P6-512, do not use the active

heatsink provided in the kit but re-use the one on the PPRO 200-256.

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MEMORY EXPANSION DIMMS

The motherboard has four 168-pin sockets for the instal lation of 3.3 V DIMMs. The
memory controller supports fast page mode parity checking or ECC DIMM s, or no parity
EDO or ECC DIMMs. The memory controller on these systems is programm ed to support
fast page mode DIMMs with ECC. When DIMMs are either installed or removed, simply
power on the system again and run the ICU; there are no hardware jumper settings to be
made.

Listed below are the rules to follow when configuring memory:

• The system sees its own memory as being divided into four banks (0, 1, 2, 3). Each
bank consists of one socket on the motherboard. Bank 0, socket J16; Bank 1, socket
J15; Bank 2, socket J14; Bank 3, socket J13. The DIMMs can also be installed
individually.

• The motherboard can host DIMMs of different capacities.

• The minimum system memory has a capacity of 32 MB expandible to 512 MB.

• Always install the DIMMs starting from bank 0 and in the following order: socket J16,

J15, J14 and J13.

The following ECC DIMMs are to be used:

PDG NAME SIZE MEMORY EXPANSION KIT

EXM 3V008 8 MB One 1 Mbit x 72 bit, 60 ns, 3.3 V DIMM.
EXM 3V016 16 MB One 2 Mbit x 72 bit, 60 ns, 3.3 V DIMM.
EXM 3V032 32 MB One 4 Mbit x 72 bit, 60 ns, 3.3 V DIMM.
EXM 3V032S 32 MB On e 4 Mbit x 72 bit, 60 ns, 3.3 V DIMM.
EXM 3V064 64 MB One 8 Mbit x 72 bit, 60 ns, 3.3 V DIMM.
EXM 3V128 128 MB One 16 Mbit x 72 bit, 60 ns, 3.3 V DIMM .

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The following table provides some of the possible system memory configurations.

TOTAL

MEMORY

32 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB
32 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB
48 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB
56 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB
48 MB 8 MB 8 MB 32 MB
80 MB 8 MB 8 MB 32 MB 32 MB
104 MB 8 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB
80 MB 8 MB 8 MB 64 MB
144 MB 8 MB 8 MB 64 MB 64 MB
200 MB 8 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB
144 MB 8 MB 8 MB 128 MB
272 MB 8 MB 8 MB 128 MB 128 MB
392 MB 8 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB
32 MB 16 MB 16 MB
48 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB
64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB
64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB

BANK 0 BANK 1 BANK 2 BANK 3

SOCKET J16 SOCKET J15 SOCKET J14 SOCKET J13

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TOTAL

MEMORY

96 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB
112 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB
96 MB 16 MB 16 MB 64 MB
160 MB 16 MB 16 MB 64 MB 64 MB
208 MB 16 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB
160 MB 16 MB 16 MB 128 MB
288 MB 16 MB 16 MB 128 MB 128 MB
400 MB 16 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB
32 MB 32 MB
64 MB 32 MB 32 MB
96 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB
128 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB
64 MB 64 MB
128 MB 64 MB 64 MB
192 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB
256 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB
256 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB
384 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB
448 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB
128 MB 128 MB
256 MB 128 MB 128 MB
384 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB
512 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB

BANK 0 BANK 1 BANK 2 BANK 3

SOCKET J16 SOCKET J15 SOCKET J14 SOCKET J13

Warning:

Some DIMM combinations are not supported by BIOS release 1.00.01. DM0, however
there are no problems with the successive releases. The following table lists the memory
combinations that cause error.

TOTAL

MEMORY

96 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB
96 MB 64 MB 32 MB
96 MB 64 MB 32 MB

BANK 0 BANK 1 BANK 2 BANK 3

SOCKET J16 SOCKET J15 SOCKET J14 SOCKET J13

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VIDEO CONTROLL ER

The onboard SVGA video controller is the Cirrus CL_GD54M40 which is implemented on
the PCI bus. Video memory has a capacity of 1 MB. The following table lists the
supported resolutions.

Standard Video Mode

Mode Resolution/Colors

0H, 1H
2H, 3H
4H, 5H

6H

7H
DH
EH
FH

10H
11H
12H

12+H

13H

360x400
720x400
320x200
640x200
720x400
320x200
640x200
640x350
640x350
640x480
640x480
640x480
320x200

Extended Vid eo Mo de

Mode Resolution

14,55H

54H
58,6AH
58,6AH

5CH
5CH
5CH
5DH
5DH
5DH
5DH
5FH
5FH
60 H
60 H
60 H
60 H
64 H
64 H
65 H
65 H
65 H
66 H
66 H
67 H
67 H

6C H

1056x400
1056x350

800x600
800x600
800x600
800x600

800x600
1024x768
1024x768
1024x768
1024x768

640x480

640x480
1024x768
1024x768
1024x786
1024x768

640x480

640x480

800x600

800x600

800x600

640x480

640x480

800x600

800x600

1280x1024

Pixel

(MHz)

Rate

41.5

41.5
40

49.5
36
40

49.5

44.9
65
75

78.7
25

31.5

44.9
65
75

78.7
25

31.5
36
40

49.5
25

31.5
40

49.5
75

Pixel

Rate

(MHz)

14
28

12.5
25
25

12.5
25
25
25
25
25

31.5

12.5

Horizonta l

Frequency

(KHz)

31.5

31.5

37.8

46.9

35.2

37.9

46.9

35.5

48.3
56
60

31.5

37.5

35.5

48.3
56
60

31.5

37.5

35.2

37.8

46.9

31.5

37.5

37.8

46.9
48

Horizontal

Frequency

(KHz)

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

31.5

Vertical

Frequency

(Hz)

70
70
60
75
56
60
75
87
60
70
75
60
75
87
60
70
75
60
75
56
60
75
60
75
60
75
87

Vertical

Frequency(H

z)

70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
60
60
75
70

Memory

(KB)

512
512
512
512
512
512
512
512
512
512
256
512

512
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024
1024

Memory

(KB)

256
256
256
256
256
256
256
256
256
256
256

16/256K interlaced

256/256K inte rlace d

32K direct/256 mixed
32K direct/256 mixed
32K direct/256 mixed
32K direct/256 mixed

16/256K interlaced

Colors

16/256K
16/256K

4/256K
2/256K

Monochr.

16/256K
16/256K

Monochr.

16/256K

2/256K
16/256K
16/256K

256/256K

Colors

16/256K
16/256K
16/256K

16/256K
256/256K
256/256K
256/256K

16/256K

16/256K

16/256K
256/256K
256/256K

256/256K
256/256K
256/256K

64K
64K
64K
64K
64K

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SWAP BOARD WITH
SCSI TERMINATORS
INSERTED ON THE
HIGH PART AND LOW
PART

HDU

BACKPLANE

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GOVERNO SCSI

The SCSI controller embedded on the motherboard is implemented on the PCI bus and
provides a single-ended Ultra Wide (16-bit) SCSI channel based on the Adaptec AIC7880
controller. This chip is a bus master interface controller that can take control of the bu s
and transfer information to system memory at the maximum speed allowed on the PCI
bus (133 MB/sec). The controller handles the 8-bit Fast SCSI Narrow interface providing
10 MB/sec data transfers, the 16-bit Fast SCSI Wide interface providing 20 MB/sec data
transfers and the 16-bit SCSI Ultra Wide interface providing 40 MB/sec data transf ers.

On the motherboard there is also one 68-pin high density SCSI Wide connector J8. SCSI
bus distribution board IF2063 is attached to connector J8 so that HDUs and removable
peripherals can be connected. There are three SCSI connectors on this board:

• 68-pin male internal Wide connector for the connection of the SCSI distribution board
to onboard connector J8

• 68-pin female internal Wide connector used for the connection of internal Wide / Ultra
Wide SCSI HDUs by means of the SCSI backplane.

• 50-pin internal Narrow connector used for the connection of the internal removable
SCSI Narrow peripherals.

Up to 16 SCSI devices can be connected to the SCSI Wide channel, controller included.
These devices can be assigned IDs ranging from 0 to 15, but this system only uses IDs
from 0 to 7. The SCSI controller must always have a SCSI ID of 7, set by means of the
SCSI Select Utility
The SCSI terminators are present on the motherboard, are active and are automatically
configured without the need of operator intervention.
The configurations of peripherals are described in the chapter entitled "Configuration of
Peripherals with a Copper Box", while the SCSI Select Utility is described in Appendix E.
There are no SCSI configuration jumper sett ings to be made on the motherboard.
The following block diagram shows the path of the SCSI channel with HDUs and
removables connected to the onboard SCSI controller.

REMOVABLE
PERIPHERAL WITH
SCSI TERMINATORS
INSERTED ON THE
LOW PART

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STU/DATCDROM

INTERNAL SCSI
NARROW CABLE

MOTHERBOARD

IF2063

AIC7880
SCSI CONTR

INTERNAL SCSI
WIDE CABLE

SCSI TERMINATORS SET
AUTOMATICALLY

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LAN CONTROLLER

The motherboard hosts a 10BASE-T /100BA SE-T X LAN contr oller that uses the Fast
Ethernet PCI bus Controller 82557 physical interface components 83040 and 83223. The
82557 is interfaced on the PCI bus and works as a bus master with a maximum transfer
rate of 133 MB/sec. The Net work ID is stored in the Flash EEPRO M on the motherboar d.
The motherboard has three LEDs that inform on the status of the network.

NETWORK

STATUS LED

DS3 Activity ON or flashing The LAN controller sends or receives dat a over th e networ k. The

DS2 Link ON Valid link on the LAN: t he LAN co ntroller and HUB are power ed;

DS1 Speed ON The LAN co ntroller works at a 100 Mbps tran sfer rat e

LED STATUS DESCRI PTI ON

LED flashing frequenc y depe nds on network traf fic.

OFF The LAN controller does not send nor receive dat a ov er the

network.

the controller-HUB c onne ctio n cable is operationa l

OFF The LAN controller and HUB are not powered; th e contr o ller-H U B

connection cable is not operation al or ther e is a problem with th e
configuration of the drive r.

OFF The LAN controller works at a 10 Mbps transfer rate

LAN CONNECTOR

DS3 ACTIVITY
DS2 LINK
DS1 SPEED

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SEQUENCE OF BOARDS IN THE MOTHERBOARD SLOTS

Board Name Max. No. of Boards Slot Connector

PCI BUS

Full size PCI board 3 Slot 1

ISA BUS (all bus mast er slot s)

Full size ISA board 2 Slot 1

Notes:

During system boot the BIOS scans the PCI slots in the following order: PCI slot 1, onboard SCSI

1

controller, PCI slot 2 and PCI slot 3.

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Slot 2
Slot 3

Slot 2

J9
J10
J11

J7

J8

INSERT IT INTO

SLOT 2

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2 There are no priorities concerning ISA slots, however it is suggested to:

- Insert the STALLION board in slot 2

- Insert the HOBBES board in slot 1.

3 The optional AHA2940UW SCSI controller must be installed in PCI slot 3; if due to configurability

problems it must be installed in PCI slot 1, duri ng the configuration of the board with the SCSI Select
Utility set the "Include BIOS Scan" option to NO and the "Host Adapter BIOS" option to "Disabled".

4 Up to two DPT SCS I controllers can be installed in the system. The first DPT controller must be installed

in PCI slot 2 while t he second in PCI s lot 3. I f i nstalled i n PCI slot 3, problems ma y occur with operating
systems that are not compatible with the 2.1 specifications since the interrupt of this slot is shared
with the onboard S CSI controller and the software is not always able to detect whether the interrupt
originates from the onboard SCSI controller or from the DPT controller.

FLOW CHART ON THE INSTALL AT ION OF A BOARD ON THE PCI BUS

PCI BOARD

INSERT IT INTO

SLOT 3

(only supported by a PCI 2.1-compliant O.S.)

See note 4

INSERT IT INTO THE FIRST FREE SLOT

AND IN THIS ORDER (see note 3):

SLOT 3
SLOT 1
SLOT 2

INSERT IT INTO

SLOT 1

INSERT IT INTO

SLOT 3

YES

YES

YES

nd

2

FIRST

OR SECOND

DPT?

OTHER

2940UW ?

NO

LAN ?

NO

BOARD WITH

NO IRQ ?

(eg.: Video)

st

1

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NO

SLOT X

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BOARD BA2315 EVOLUTION

DATE LEV. VIMO CODE REASON FOR CHANGE APPLIC.

10/96 Nasc 212794 S New boa rd. The first BIO S release is 1. 00. 01. DM 0

Factory
code 214763 C lev. Nasc. The BI OS evolut ions are
described further on.

2/97 01 Corrected the Pentium PRO ste p B1 reset: add

Factory
470 Ohm (pitch 0805 5%) resistor R411.
This modification doe s not affe ct the oper atio n with
the current proc esso r step ( B0).

ROSEWOOD BIO S EVOLUTI ON FOR THE BA2315

DATE LEV. BIOS CODE REASON FOR CHANGE

10/96 Nasc 1.00 .0 1

.DM0

1/97 01 1.00.02

.DM0

214763 C New BIOS on the NetStrada 3000 step 1. This BIOS

release does not suppor t the SAR and Managea b ility
featur es.

New BIOS on the NetStrada 3000 step 2. The ma in
differences wit h res pect to th e previous r elease are the
following:

- Support for the SAR featur e.

- Solved the problems with the installat ion of the DPT boar d
with NT 3.51 due to confl icts with non exist ent EI SA I/O
locations.

- Support for the Manageab ility feat ur e.

- Solved the problems with some memory con figu rations
using 16 MB DIMMs.

- SCSI BIOS Adaptec 1.26 to support boot s from CD-ROM .

- Solved the problems with the conf igura tion with th e
AHA2940 board .

- Support for 38400 baud r ates f or the se rial por ts.

- Elimination of the "Warning Resou rce Conflict " when us ing
IRQ15.

- Handl in g of the Pentium PRO 200-512 Step B1 CPU

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Kit code 214711 Y allows th e upgrading of the BIOS on the first series NetStrada 3000 (step 1)

Note:

models to step 2. To upgrade the BIOS, this kit has the following utilities: "NetStrada 3000 Set
Default Utility", "NetStrada 3000 BIOS and Flash Eprom Utility" and "NetStrada 3000 BIOS Extension
Code and Flash Eprom Utility". The BIOS upgrade procedure is described in the section entitled
"NETSTRADA 3000 UPGRADE STARTER KIT".

Note: From February 1997 Intel is no longer producing the step B0 PPRO processors which will therefore

be replaced by the PPRO 200/512 Step B1 code 4893196M when out of stock. The system with
the Step B1 processor must have BIOS rel. > 1.00.02.DM0 which correctly recognizes the new
step processor.

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SCSI CHANNEL DISTRIBUTION BOARD IF2063

The motherboard has only one female 68-pin SCSI Wide connector J8; the SCSI channel
distribution board with the following three connectors must be attached to onboard
connector J8 so that the HDUs and removable SCSI peripherals can be connected:

• Male 68-pin for connection to the motherboard

• Female 68-pin for connection to the SCSI cable for connection to the backplane

• Male 50-pin for connection to the SCSI cable for removable peripherals.

The system always comes with the SCSI channel distribution board, a SCSI Wide cable
connecting the distribution board to the SCSI backplane and the SCSI Narrow cable for
removable peripherals.

If the HDUs in the basic module are connected to the Ultra Wide SCSI DPT controller,
disconnect the HDU SCSI cable from board IF2063 and connect it to the DPT SCSI
controller. The SCSI cable of the removable peripherals remains connected to the
distribution board. In this case the SCSI controllers need to be terminated differently as
indicated in the chapter "Configuration of the Peripherals with a Copper Box".

FEMALE 68-PIN SCSI WIDE CONNECTOR FOR
CONNECTION TO THE BACKPLANE

TOP VIEW

MALE 50-PIN SCSI NARROW CONNECTOR FOR
CONNECTION OF REMOVABLE PERIPHERALS

BOTTOM
VIEW

MALE 68-PIN SCSI WIDE
CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTION
TO THE MOTHERBOARD

BOARD IF2063 (P.c.b. code 654537 T) EVOLUTION

DATE LEV. VIMO CODE REASON FOR CHANGE APPLIC.

10/96 Nasc 212788 C New board. Factory

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NOTES AND LIMITATIONS

CONFIGURATION

• If the user decides not to use some of the HDUs present in the system and removes
them from the rack, they must be completely removed to prevent the HDU slides from
causing the loss of the hot swapping feature.

• NetStrada 3000 step 1 released in October 1996 has the following limitations:

–

The O.S. released are: NT3.51/4.0, Novell NetWare 3.12/ 4.1, OS/2 Warp 3.0

–

The RAID DPT board and duplexing configuration are not supported; all the SCSI

devices are connected to the onboard SCSI controller.

–

SAR, Manageability, Resilience Support and Server View are not supported.

These limitations will be removed with NetStrada 3000 step 2 released in January

1997. Update kit code 214711 Y is used to upgrade the NetStrada step 1 to step 2.

• Since there are more PCI devices and slots than PCI interrupts, the onboard SCSI
controller must share the interrupt with an expansion PCI slot.
The following table shows the connection of the PCI interrupt lines.

PCI INTERRUPT

LEVELS

PCI_INTA_L PCI inte rrupt level A to the PII X3. To slot 1 as INTA_L

PCI_INTB_L PCI inte rrupt level B to the PII X3. This interrupt

level is also used by the onboard LAN con troller

PCI_INTC_L PCI interrupt level C to the PIIX3. This interrupt

level is also used by the onboard SCSI
controller.

PCI_INTD_L PCI interrupt level D to the PIIX3. To slot 1 as INTD_L

DESCRIPTION

Example 1: a PCI board that interrupts on INTA_L and which is plugged into slot 3, is
interpreted by the system as INTC_L which is already used by the onboard SCSI
controller. INTC_L can only be shared with another LAN controller that uses similar
drivers and not with a network board (this only applies if the O.S. is not PCI 2.1
compliant, otherwise there are no restrictions).

CONNECTED TO THESE

PCI SLOTS

To slot 2 as INTB_L
To slot 3 as INTC_L

To slot 1 as INTB_L
To slot 2 as INTC_L
To slot 3 as INTD_L

To slot 1 as INTC_L
To slot 2 as INTD_L
To slot 3 as INTA_L

To slot 2 as INTA_L
To slot 3 as INTB_L

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Example 2: a PCI board that interrupts on INTB_L and which is plugged into slot 1, is
interpreted by the system as INTB_L which is already used by the onboard SCSI
controller. INTB_L can only be shared with another LAN controller that uses similar
drivers and not with a SCSI board (this only applies if the O.S. is not PCI 2.1
compliant, otherwise there are no restrictions).

Example 3: a PCI board that interrupts on INTC_L and which is plugged into slot 1, is
interpreted by the system as INTC_L which is already used by the onboard SCSI
controller. INTC_L can only be shared with another SCSI controller that uses similar
drivers and not with a network board (this only applies if the O.S. is not PCI 2.1
compliant, otherwise there are no restrictions).

Example 4: a PCI board that interrupts on INTA_L and which is plugged into slot 1, is
interpreted by the system as INTA_L which is available.

Example 5: a PCI board that interrupts on INTA_L and which is plugged into slot 2, is
interpreted by the system as INTD_L which is available.

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• The optional AHA2940UW SCSI controller must be installed in PCI slot 3; if due to
configurability problems this controller is installed in PCI slot 1, set the "Host Adapter
BIOS" option to "Disabled" during the configuration of the board with the SCSI Select
Utility.

• In the case of Main system + PEM with RAID configurations consisting of disks
distributed on more than one channel of the same controller (GO2173), system power
ons and offs must all be made on the UPS that supports the Main system and PEM; it
is therefore suggested to lock the ON/OFF switches of the two boxes to the ON
position using the appropriate keys.

• The Orchestra CD-ROM contains a SIREN demo; for program limitations see th e
description given in the release note contained in the Orchestra CD-ROM.

• When exiting from the DPT Storage Manager in complex RAID configurations, the
following message can be displayed:

"Either memory is insufficient to run KRNL386.exe or the value.... ..."

and the system crashes. Power the system off and then on again, and then reload
Orchestra.

• When replacing the PPRO 200-256 processor with the PPRO 200-512 processor
provided in the APU 200P6-512 kit, do not use the active heatsink contained in the kit
but fit the passiv e heatsink of the PPRO 200-256 on the new processor.

OPERATING SYSTEMS

• The ZX312 board with the OS/2 Warp 3.0 operating system must only be installed in
PCI slots 1 or 2.

• With the Novell NetWare 3.12 and 4.11 operating system, the Ultra Wide DPT
GO2173 board cannot use interrupt IRQ9. Another IRQ can be assigned to the board
(for example IRQ5).

• With the NT 3.51 operating system on systems whose HDUs have been cancelled
using the CLEANPRO utility, set the "Enable translation for HDU > 1GB" parameter of
the SCSI Select Utility to "Disable" so as to avoid prob lems during the installation of
the operating system.

• To install the SCO Open Server 5.0x operating system, when SCSI controllers of the
same kind are installed (for example two Adaptec), the boot CD-ROM and HDU must
be connected to the same channel and the CD-ROM must have a SCSI ID=5. There
are no limitations if the removables and HDUs are connected to two different kinds of
SCSI controllers (for example the removables to the Adaptec and the HDUs to the
RAID DPT).

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