Kingston Technology KTM8000/386 Installation Manual

KTM-8000/386

Memory Expansion Board for IBM

PS/2 Model 70 and Model 80

Computers

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serial number and a detailed description of

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Table of Contents

General Description

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Precautions .....................................

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Installation Procedure ...............................

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Create a Configuration Diskette ..........................

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Installing SIMM Modules ..............................

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Installing the Memory Expansion Board .....................

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Configuring the System

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Installing Kingston EMS Driver ..........................

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Reconfigure Kingston EMS Driver .........................

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Appendix ......................................

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List of Figures

Figure 1: KTM-8000/386 Memory Expansion Board

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Figure 2: Installing the SIMM Module

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Figure 3: Installing the SIMM Module

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Figure 4: 32-bit Memory Expansion Slots

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Figure 5: Installing the KTM-8000/386

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KTM-8000/386

Memory Expansion Board

General Description

The Kingston Technology Corporation
(KTC) memory board can expand

the memory of the IBM PS/2

Model 70 or 80 personal com­puter. Up to four 2MB SIMM
modules can be installed directly
on the KTM-8000/386 32-bit sys-

tem memory board.

Install two KTM-8000/386 memory

expansion boards for a maximum

16MB system memory capacity.

Figure 1 shows the KTM-8000/386
memory expansion board.

Figure 1:

KTM-8000/388 Memory Expansion
Board

Precautions

The KTC memory boards are packaged in you are discharged of static electricity by

special static “bubble” envelopes that touching a grounded metal object.
protect them from shock and static

electricity that could cause damage to the

Do not use any magnetic tools for memory

memory chips. Handle the memory boards installation. Do not place the boards near
carefully and keep them in the protective en- any magnetic devices.
velope until you are ready to install them.

Before handling the KTC board, be sure

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Installation Procedure

Installation Procedure

CONFIGURE THE SYSTEM
BY USING THE
CONFIGURATION DISKETTE

ADDED MEMORY

TO BE WANDED MEMORY

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INSTALL THE
KINGSTON EMS DRIVER

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Installation Procedure

Installation Procedure

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CONFIGURE THE SYSTEM
BY USING THE
CONFIGURATION DISKElTE

ADDED MEMORY

ADDED MEMORY

TO BE EXTENDED MEMORY

TO BE EXPANDED MEMORY

1 STOP HERE

INSTALL THE
KINGSTON EMS DRIVER

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Installing SIMM Modules

Installing SIMM Modules

Use Kingston’s 2MB SIMM modules (KTM­20OO/M70) or equivalent to plug into the
KTM-8000/386 memory expansion board.

Use the following figures and procedure to
install SIMM memory modules onto the
KTM-8000/386 expansion memory board.

1. SIMM modules must be installed con­secutively in Pl, P2, P3, and then P4.

Install the first SIMM module in
memory bank 0 (Pl) shown in Figure

1.

The second SIMM module is installed

in memory bank 1 (P2). Up to four
SIMM modules can be installed,

where the last SIMM module occupies

bank 3 (P4).

2. Install each module by plugging it into
the appropriate SIMM socket. Notice

that the SIMM module plugs into the
socket at an angle (Figure 2).

Figure 2:

Installing the SIMM Modules

3. Carefully push the SIMM module into
the SIMM socket until it is firmly

seated.

4. Push the SIMM module towards the

memory expansion board. Push
downwards on the SIMM module until
the flange shown in Figure 3 snaps
over the module.

Figure 3: Installing the SIMM Module

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Installing the Memory Expansion Board

Once YOU ~lua the desired number of
SIMM -modules into the KTM-8000/386
memory board and you have created the
Configuration Diskette, you can install the
KTM-8000/386 board into the IBM PS/2
computer. Use the following procedure to
install the KTM-8000/386.

4. Plug the KTM-8000/386 into one of the
32-bii expansion slots. Push the board
down until it seats firmly into the slot.

1. Turn off the PS/2 computer and discon­nect the AC cord. Unlock the security
lock and disconnect the keyboard and
any peripheral devices.

2. Refer to your IBM user’s manual for
detailed instructions on removing the
cover.

3. The KTM-8000/386 must be installed in

a 32-bit expansion slot on the PS/2
motherboard. The 32-bft expansion
slots are longer than other expansion
slots. Figure 4 shows the location of
the expansion slots.

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igure 5:

Installing the KTM-8000/388

5. Reinstall the PSJ2 cover and reconnect
the peripheral components.

The Model 70 has
two expansion slot
locations. Figure 4
shows version E61.
Your locations may
vary, depending on
your version. Figure
4 also shows the
three expansion slot
locations for the
Model 80 (version Ill).

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Figure 4:

32-bit Memory Expansion Slots

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Configuring the System

Configuring the System

Wiih the KTM-8000/386 board added to the
system, you have to reconfigure the system
so that the system will recognize the new
board. You can use the Configuration Dis­kette created earlier to accomplish this.

3. Press [ENTER] to generate the next

screen display.

4. At the message “Automaticaily con­figure the system? (Y/N)“, press [VI.

1. Insert the Configuration Diskette in

5. After the automatic configuration is

drive A. done, remove the Configuration Dis-

kette and press [ENTER] to reboot the

2. Turn on the computer. The screen

system. The screen will display the total

should display the size of base memory as installed during the reboot
memory, followed by the number 765. process.
This indicates a new device has been in­stalled on the system. The IBM logo will
appear after 5-10 seconds.

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Installing Kingston EMS Driver

After you install the memory expansion
board and reconfigure the system, the sys­tem will treat the added memory as ex­tended memory. If that is what you want,
stop here.

In some cases, you have to use the added
memory as expanded memory, because it
is required by the application program.
Then you have to install the Kingston EMS
Driver (on Kingston Option Diskette) onto
your boot disk by using the following proce­dure.

Note: If you are not familiar with the ex-

tended or expanded memory, refer to Ap-

pendix A for details.

Before you install KEMM.SYS, copy the file
KEMM.SYS to the directory of your system

disk.

1. Insert the Kingston Options Diskette in
floppy drive A.

Then, you should make a new direc­tory on your system disk for EMS
driver program.

At ‘C:\l’ prompt (if you booted from

hard drive) type the following:

CD\

{ENTER}

MD KTCEMS

{ENTER}

COPY A:\KTCEMS\KEMM.SYS

C:\KTCEMS\KEYM.SYS {ENTER}

(type all in one line)

Most systems have a CONFIG.SYS file for
the computer to load special software
device drivers each time the system is
booted up.

Modify your CONFIGSYS file to include the
EMS driver in the next step.

2. After you copy the KEMM.SYS file, use a
text editor to add the following line into
your CONFIG.SYS file:

DEVICE=C:\KTCEMS\KEMM.SYS.

If the KEMMSYS is installed without
any special paramemters, it will look
for an available page frame segment
address and use all available ex­tended memory.

3. You can also add parameters to your

KEMM.SYS command line for special
needs. The extra parameters are or-

ganized in the following format:

DEVICE=C:\KTCEMS\KEMM.SYS
FRAME=XXXX BASE=YYYYY HAND
LES=Zi!

(type all in one line)

Where...

XxXx This parameter tells KEMM.SYS

where to look for a valid page
frame. The page frame is the first
address of the EMS mapping win­dow.

Example

FRAME=COOO

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YYYYY This parameter tells KEMM.SYS

where the start of extended

memory is to use. Use the follow­ing formula to specify the amount
of expanded memory for the ex­panded mode:

YYYYY=TOTAL MEMORY (KB)+384 ­AMOUNT OF EXPANDED MEMORY (KB)

Example, if your system has a total
of 8MB (8,192KB) of memory,
640KB of base memory and
7,552KB of extended memory, and
you want to have 2MB (2,048KB) of
expanded memory, do the follow­ing:

YWYY=8192+384 - 2048=8428

Then you can specify the BASE
parameter like this:

BASE=8428

222 This parameter specifies the num-

ber of handles and names avail­able. Handles are the values the
memory manager assigns to iden­tify a block of memory requested
by an application program. Each
application that uses expanded
memory requires at least one hand­le. Some need more than one, and
they let you know if they run out of
handles. The parameter must be in
the range of 16 to 255. Note that

each handle/name increases the
amount of expanded memory re­quired and decreases the amount
available for the application pro­gram. The default (32) should be
adequate for most purposes.

Example HANDLES=84

4. After you install KEMM.SYS, the system
must be re-booted to load the
KEMM.SYS EMS device driver. Do this
by turning off your computer and then

turning it on again, or do a soft boot by

pressing the {CTRL} {ALT} (DEL} keys

simultaneously.

If your computer system has a total
of 10MB of expanded memory and
the file CONFIG.SYS has DEVICE =
C:\KTCEMS \KEMM.SYS

And when the system booting up,
the following messages will appear:

KEMM: 80386 Expanded Memory Manager V.4.0
Copyright 0 1990, Kingston Technology Corp.
Page Frame Address at SEGMENT COOOH
Total EMS Memory is 9472Kbyte (592 pages)

KEMM: EMS driver is successfully loaded!

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Reconfigure Kingston EMS Driver

Any time you want to change the installa­tion parameters, simply repeat the steps in
section 3.1.3 and 3.1.4.

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Appendix- Extended VS. Expanded Memory

Appendix- Extended VS. Expanded Memory

Base Memory

Memory from the 0 byte memory up to the
640K limit (OOOOOh-9FFFFh). This memory
area is usable by DOS for programs and
data.

Memory Reserved

Memory addresses of 64OK-1024K (AOOOOh-

FFFFFh) can not be addressed by user.
This area is reserved for programs used by
the system in order for the computer to
function. It is also used as the I/O port ad­dress area for EXPANDED MEMORY

(called page frame). Also, the memory ad­dresses of 16256K to 16364K (FEOOOOh-

FFFFFFh) are also reserved for system use.

Extended Memory

Memory from 1 to 16 megabyte memory ad­dress (lOOOOOh-FFFFFFh). This area can be

used by the user application to store data
and programs. DOS does not recognize
this memory space, but certain programs

can use this memory space (notably the
VDlSK>SYS RAM disk utility and the OS/2
disk operating system).

Expanded Memory

Memory (specification developed by a joint
project of LOTUS, INTEL, and
MICROSOFT) that can be accessed by spe­cially-modified software in order to over­come the DOS-imposed OK-64OK (OOOOOh-

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9FFFFh) memory address limit for program
data.

This type of memory allows program data
to be as large as 8MB in size (EMS Ver.3.2)

or 32MB in size (EMS Ver.4.0).

Expanded memory did not exist when your

computer and its operating system (DOS)
were invented. Because of this, DOS itself
cannot recognize and use any expanded

memory space defined on your memory ex-

pansion adapter. In order to use expanded

memory space, you need a special device
driver program that must be run each time
you boot up the computer system. You
also need special software that can use ex-

panded memory space.

On the KINGSTON Option Diskette that ac-

companies your Memory Expansion Adapt-

er, there is a file called KEMM.SYS (under

subdirectory \KTCEMS) that allows you to
access expanded memory space. Regard-

less of how much of extended memory you

have installed that are capable of defining

expanded memory space (up to a maxi-

mum of 15MB of expanded memory

space). You only need to define the num-

ber of expanded memory space that you
think is enough for your purpose.

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Appendix- Extended VS. Expanded Memory

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