Micronics PCI/ISA System Board D6-IN, D6-IN Pentium Pro User Manual

D6-IN Pentium Pro

PCI/ISA

System Board Manual

Document Number: 06-00286-01, Rev. 2A

September 1996

221 Warren Ave., Fremont, CA 94539-7085

Copyright Notices

Copyright  1996 Micronics Computers, Inc. The information contained

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in the D6-IN PCI/ISA system board manual has been carefully checked
and is believed to be accurate. Micronics assumes no responsibility for any
inaccuracies that may be contained in this document. Micronics makes no
commitments to update or to keep the information in this manual at a
current level when changes are made to the product.

Micronics reserves the right to make improvements to this document
and/or product at any time and without notice. All Rights Reserved. No
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from Micronics.

Portions of the Manual

Portions of this manual were copied (with permission) from Phoenix
Technologies, Ltd. and Micro Computer Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

Trademarks

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines. Mi­crosoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Intel and PCI are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. All other
product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only
and may be the trademarks of their respective companies.

D6-IN System Board Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Features 6
Software Compatibility 7
Before You Begin 8

Chapter 1 - Quick Installation 9

Installing the D6-IN 9

Chapter 2 - Configuring the D6-IN 11

Static Electricity 11
Office Environment 11
D6-IN System Board 12
Jumper Settings 13

Chapter 3 - Installing the D6-IN 15

Introduction 15
System Memory Support 15
Installing the D6-IN 16

Tools Required 16
Equipment Required 16

System Memory 17

SIMMs Supported 17
Upgrading Rules 17

Mixing EDO and FPM Memory 18
Memory Configurations 19
Installing the SIMMs 21

Removing SIMMs 21
Installing a CPU 22
Installing a PCI Peripheral Card 23
Installing an ISA Peripheral Card 24

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Chapter 4 - The BIOS Setup Utility 25

Configuration 25
Initial Bootup 25
Setup 25
Running the Setup Procedure 27
Setting the Main Screen 27
Setting the Advanced Screen 32
Security Screen 35
Power Screen 38
Boot Screen 41

Exit Screen 42

Appendix A - Technical Information 43

Specifications 43
Environmental Specifications 44

Temperature Range 44

Relative Humidity 44
Battery Disposal 45
Technical Support 46
Online Services 47

Appendix B - Post Messages 49

Appendix C - Beep and POST Codes 51

Appendix D - Hard Disk Drive Types 55

Appendix E - Updating the System BIOS 57

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Appendix F - Warranties and Notices 59

Limited Warranty 59
FCC Statement 61
Declaration of Conformity 62

Glossary 63

Index 67

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List of Figures

Figure 1.1: Power-Up Screen 10
Figure 2.1: D6-IN System Board 12
Figure 3.1: Installing a 72-Pin SIMM 21
Figure 3.2: Installing a PCI Card 23
Figure 3.3: Installing an ISA Peripheral Card 24
Figure 4.1: Power-Up Screen 26
Figure 4.2: CMOS Main Screen 27
Figure 4.3: IDE Device Submenu 30
Figure 4.4: Advanced Screen 32
Figure 4.5: Security Setup Screen 35
Figure 4.6: Supervisor Password Submenu 36
Figure 4.7: Power Screen 38
Figure 4.8: Boot Screen 41
Figure 4.9: Exit Screen 42

List of Tables

Table 2.1: CPU Speed Selection 13
Table 2.2: Real-time Clock Selection 13
Table 2.3: Case and Peripheral Connections 14
Table 3.1: Memory Configurations 19

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Introduction

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the D6-IN system board. The
high-performance D6-IN supports the most advanced
Pentium Pro microprocessor technology for demanding
workstation needs.

Based on the Intel 440FX PCIset, the D6-IN provides the
speed and performance necessary to address the most
intensive computational applications. Enhanced PCI
throughput, Mode 4 IDE and optional support of Uni­versal Serial Bus (USB), make this board state-of-the-art.
The USB interface has a maximum bandwidth of 12Mbps
and can connect as many as 127 devices to a host system.
USB supports both standard devices that operate at the
full 12Mbps rate and low-end devices that use only a

1.5Mbps subchannel.
The D6-IN comes with many features. These include

support for Extended Data Out (EDO) and Fast Page
Mode (FPM) DRAM memory, Error Checking and Cor­rection (ECC) and the Phoenix Plug and Play BIOS.

Micronics builds all products to exacting standards, using
the highest quality components available. We are proud
to provide this system board and believe you will be
pleased with your purchase.

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Introduction

Features

The D6-IN includes the following features:

Single ZIF socket 8

Intel Pentium Pro 150-200MHz

Integrated Voltage Regulator

Auto-detection of CPU voltage

Intel 440FX PCI chipset

Intel PIIX 3

SMC FDC37C93X Ultra I/O chip

Four 32-bit PCI slots

Three 16-bit ISA slots

One is a shared PCI/ISA slot

16K Level 1 Write Back on the CPU chip

256K or 512K Level 2 cache in CPU

Six 32/36-bit 72-pin SIMM sockets

Support for up to 384MB of onboard system memory

Supports FPM and EDO memory

ECC support via chipset (36-bit SIMM)

Primary and Secondary 40-pin IDE connectors

Mode 4 enhanced IDE

Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for desktop

peripheral expansion (optional)

Floppy controller for two floppy drives (supports 2.88MB,

1.44MB, 1.2MB, 720K or 360K floppy drives)

Two high speed NS16550 compatible serial ports

AT style keyboard and mouse connectors

(PS/2 style optional)

Bi-directional parallel port (ECP and EPP compatible)

One Infrared port (IrDA compatible)

Field upgradeable Flash Phoenix BIOS

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Introduction

Software Compatibility

The D6-IN system board has been thoroughly tested for
compatibility with a variety of operating systems and envi­ronments, including:

Windows 95 and Windows NT
OS/2 Warp
SCO UNIX and Open Desktop
Novell Netware
MS-DOS 5.0 and 6.2
PC-DOS

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Introduction

This manual will familiarize you with the features, installa­tion and use of your D6-IN. There are several symbols and
conventions used throughout this manual to help draw your
attention to a feature or to focus on important information:

Common Names

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
ECC Error Checking and Correction
ECP Extended Capabilities Port
EDO Extended Data Out
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
FPM Fast Page Mode
IDE Integrated Drive Electronics
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
SIMM Single Inline Memory Module
USB Universal Serial Bus
VRM Voltage Regulator Module

Before You Begin

When you see the Magnifying Glass, it refers
to something you should take a closer look at
before proceeding further.

When you see the Exclamation Mark, it gives
important information on avoiding damage.

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Chapter

1

STATIC!

Before
handling the
D6-IN, be
properly
grounded by
using a
special wrist
or ankle
strap, or
touch a
safely
grounded
object.

Chapter 1: Quick Installation

Quick Installation

We know that many experienced people prefer to read as
little of the documentation as possible. If this sounds like
you, here’s the short form to get up and running quickly.

Installing the D6-IN

1. Make backup copies of your installation and configu­ration diskettes.

2. Ground yourself to prevent damaging static dis­charge, then remove the D6-IN from its packaging.

3. Configure and verify the system board’s jumper set­tings (refer to Jumper Settings in Chapter 2).

4. Install the CPU and the system memory (refer to
Chapter 3).

5. Install the system board into the chassis and make all
necessary case connections.

6. Install any ISA and PCI add-on peripherals (refer to
Chapter 3).

7. Now you can connect any optional devices (refer to
Chapter 3).

8. Turn the computer on and press the <F2> key
when you see the screen in Figure 1.1.

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Chapter 1: Quick Installation

Figure 1.1: Power-Up Screen

9. Set the time and date. Adjust the BIOS settings to
match your configuration. If installing an IDE drive,
select the IDE device you wish to configure. Press
ENTER with Autotype Fixed Disk selected and the
BIOS will automatically configure the drive for you
(refer to Chapter 4).

10. After you have configured the Main Setup menu,
make any desired setting configurations in the Ad­vanced and Security menu. When finished, go to the
exit screen, select “Save Changes and Exit” and you
are finished with the BIOS configuration (see Chap­ter 4).

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Chapter 2: Configuring the D6-IN

Chapter

2

Configuring the D6-IN

Although the D6-IN system board is packaged in protec­tive materials, it is important to use care while unpack­ing and setting up.

Static Electricity

The D6-IN is shipped from the factory in an antistatic
bag. To reduce the possibility of damage, it is important
to neutralize any accumulated static charges on your
body before handling the board.

The best way to do this is to ground yourself using a
special wrist or ankle strap. If you do not have a strap, you
should touch both of your hands to a safely grounded
object. After you have grounded yourself, ground the
D6-IN via the solder pads surrounding one of its mount­ing holes. Once the D6-IN is removed from its packag­ing, place it on top of the antistatic bag. Carefully inspect
the board for damage which may have occurred during
shipment.

Office Environment

Make sure the finished computer system is in an area
with good ventilation. The system should not be in direct
sunlight, near heaters, or exposed to moisture, dust or
dirt.

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Figure 2.1: D6-IN System Board

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Jumper Settings

This section gives you the jumper settings used for the D6-IN system
board.

Table 2-1: Jumper settings to select the speed of the CPU.

CPU

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

Speed
150 MHz 60 x 2.5 Open Close Close Close Close Open
166 MHz 66 x 2.5 Open Close Close Close Open Close
180 MHz 60 x 3.0 Close Open Close Close Close Open
200 MHz 66 x 3.0 Close Open Close Close Open Close

T ab le 2-1: CPU Speed Selection

Table 2-2: Jumper settings to reset the real-time clock.

Jumper Function Settings

W7 Normal

Clear CMOS

Table 2-2: Real-time Cloc k Selection

1-2
2-3

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Table 2-3: Case and peripheral connections.

Connector Function Notes

J1 External Mouse Connector AT version
J2 Keyboard Connector AT version

J4 & J3 PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse

PS/2 version

Connector

J9 Serial Port (COM 1) Can be disabled at the CMOS

configuration screen
J10 Power Connector
J15 Serial Port (COM 2) Can be disabled at the CMOS

configuration screen
J16 Parallel Port Connector Can be disabled at the CMOS

configuration screen
J17 Floppy Drive Connector
J27 Secondary IDE Port
J28 Primary IDE Port
J30 CPU Fan 1 - +12V Power; 2 - Ground

J31 Reset Switch 1 - Ground; 2 - Reset
J32 IDE LED 1 - IDE; 2 - Positive
J33 Turbo LED 1 - Ground; 2 - Positive
J34 Speaker 1 - Speaker; 2,3 - No Connect;

4 - Positive
J35 Keylock Switch 1 - Power; 2 - No Connect;

3 - Ground; 4 - Keyboard Lock;

5 - Ground
J37 Infrared Port Connector 1 - Receive Data; 2 - Ground;

3 - Transmit Data; 4 - +5V DC

Table 2-3: Case & P eripher al Connections

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Chapter

3

Installing the D6-IN

Introduction

This chapter explains how to install the D6-IN system
board, memory, CPU and peripherals.

WARNING: Before installing or removing any peripherals
or components, make sure you have a clear work space and
that you adhere to all anti-static precautions described in
Chapter 1. Micronics recommends only trained technicians
install and configure the system board.

Damage which occurs to the board while adding or removing
peripherals or components may void the warranty. If prob­lems arise while installing peripherals, contact the computer
dealer where you purchased the peripheral or Micronics’
Technical Support Department.

System Memory Support

The flexibility of the D6-IN is augmented by its support
for Error Checking and Correction (ECC), Extended
Data Out (EDO) DRAM memory and Fast Page Mode
(FPM) DRAM memory. It supports Error Checking and
Correction via the chipset.

EDO memory is designed to keep data available to the
processor for an extended period of time. The EDO
memory support extends the performance of conven­tional DRAM memory. The result is an improvement in
memory-access performance on the D6-IN system board.

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Installing the D6-IN

Installation of the D6-IN system board depends on the
type of case you use. The D6-IN is a Baby AT size system
board and may be installed into most cases. NOTE: If you
are unfamiliar with installing a system board, Micronics
highly recommends that you read the computer user’s
manual or contact your dealer’s technical support de­partment.

Tools Required

Micronics recommends using the following tools to in­stall the D6-IN:

Small Phillips screwdriver
Tweezers or a pair of needle-nose pliers
Tray (to hold loose screws)

Equipment Required

Micronics recommends using the following equipment
with the D6-IN for a typical configuration:

Chassis with standard hardware.
A high-quality power supply capable of providing

continuous power within a 5 volt range. A power
filter may be used with a noisy AC power source.

Standard AT mouse and compatible keyboard.
Eight ohm speaker.
Standard ribbon cables for internal connections.
Standard power cord (grounded).
Heat sink with cooling fan for CPU (required).

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System Memory

System memory devices, commonly known as SIMMs,
are necessary to operate the D6-IN system board. The
D6-IN has six 32/36-bit SIMM sockets for a maximum of
384 Megabytes of RAM. In addition, support is provided
for Extended Data Out (EDO) DRAM memory and Fast
Page Mode (FPM) DRAM memory. This section will
explain the type of SIMMs supported, list the rules for
adding memory to the D6-IN, give some examples of
common memory configurations and show how to physi­cally install the new SIMMs.

For long
term
reliability,
Micronics
recom­mends using
SIMMs with
tin-plated
contacts.
The use of
gold-plated
contacts
may conflict
with the tin­alloy on the
SIMM
socket.

SIMMs Supported

The D6-IN supports the following types of 60 or 70ns
SIMMs:

4MB (1MBx32/36)
8MB (2MBx32/36)
16MB (4MBx32/36)
32MB (8MBx32/36)
64MB (16MBx32/36)

Upgrading Rules

The following is a list of rules to follow when upgrading
SIMMs. If you follow these rules, your upgrade should be
trouble-free:

Use 70ns or faster SIMMs.
Upgrade SIMMs one bank at a time. Each bank must

contain two SIMMs of the same size and preferably
from the same manufacturer. For example, to add
16MB of memory to the system board, install two
8MB SIMMs into the same bank.

When installing SIMMs, fill Bank 0, then Bank 1,
then Bank 2.

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Mixing EDO and FPM Memory

The D6-IN can handle a combination of EDO and FPM
memory. The memory will default to the speed of the
slowest RAM installed.

Follow the rules below:

Install the two types of memory in separate banks.
(For example, install EDO memory in Bank 0 and
FPM memory in Bank 1.)

When installing SIMMs, fill Bank 0, then Bank 1,
then Bank 2.

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Memory Configurations

There is no
need to set
any jumpers.
When you
reboot, the
size and
type of
memory are
automatically
detected.

The following tables list the most common memory
configurations. The memory available depends on the
number of SIMMs installed.

Memory Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2

8MB (2) 1MBx32/36
16MB (2) 1MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
16MB (2) 2MBx32/36
24MB (2) 1MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
24MB (2) 2MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
32MB (2) 2MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
32MB (2) 4MBx32/36
40MB (2) 2MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
40MB (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
48MB (2) 2MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36
48MB (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
48MB (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36
56MB (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
64MB (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36
64MB (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36
64MB (2) 8MBx32/36
72MB (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
72MB (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36

T ab le 3-1: Memory Configurations

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Memory Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2

80MB (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
80MB (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36 (2) 1MBx32/36
80MB (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36
96MB (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36
96MB (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36

96MB (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36
128MB (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36
128MB (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 8MBx32/36
128MB (2) 16MBx32/36
160MB (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36
160MB (2) 16MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36 (2) 2MBx32/36
160MB (2) 16MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36
192MB (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 8MBx32/36
192MB (2) 16MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36 (2) 4MBx32/36
192MB (2) 16MBx32/36 (2) 8MBx32/36
256MB (2) 16MBx32/36 (2) 8MBx32/36 (2) 8MBx32/36
256MB (2) 16MBx32/36 (2) 16MBx32/36
384MB (2) 16MBx32/36 (2) 16MBx32/36 (2) 16MBx32/36

T able 3-1: Memory Configurations

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Installing the SIMMs

To install the SIMMs, locate the memory banks on the
system board and perform the following steps:

1. Hold the SIMM so that the notched edge is aligned
with the notch on the SIMM socket (Figure 3-1).

2. Insert the SIMM at a 45 degree angle.

3. Gently push the SIMM into an upright position until
it locks into place (past the release tabs).

Figure 3-1: Installing a 72-Pin SIMM

Removing SIMMs

To remove SIMMs, follow the steps below:

1. With both thumbs (or fingers), press the release tabs
away from the socket.

2. With the SIMM free from the release tabs, lift the
module up and place in an anti-static bag or package.

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Installing a CPU

The D6-IN is designed to support a variety of Pentium
Pro processors. Follow the steps below to install a proces­sor:

1. Turn off the computer and remove its cover.

2. Locate the ZIF socket illustrated in Figure 2-1.

3. Lift the lever of the socket.

4. Locate pin 1 on the processor and pin 1 on the socket
(refer to Figure 2-1). Gently place the processor into
the socket, making sure pin 1 on the processor and
pin 1 on the socket are aligned.

5. Push the lever down until it locks into place.

6. Make sure the speed selection jumpers are set cor­rectly (refer to Chapter 2 - Jumper Settings).

WARNING: Pentium Pro processors require a heat-sink
with a cooling fan. Failure to provide adequate cooling of the
processor may seriously affect system performance or cause
permanent damage to the processor.

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Installing a PCI Peripheral Card

Micronics PCI slots accommodate all PCI peripherals
that meet the PCI 2.1 specifications. Follow the steps
below to install a PCI card:

1. Turn the computer system off and remove its cover.

2. Choose an unused PCI slot and remove the slot
cover.

3. Insert the card with the bottom edge level to the slot.

Never insert the card at an angle.

4. Carefully push the card straight down, making sure
the card is fully inserted.

5. Replace the screw which holds the card into place.

6. Replace the computer cover.

7. Refer to the PCI card’s documentation additional
instructions regarding installation and software driv­ers.

Figure 3-2: Installing a PCI Card

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Installing an ISA Peripheral Card

Micronics ISA slots accommodate all standard ISA pe­ripherals. Follow the steps below to install a PCI card:

1. Turn the computer system off and remove its cover.

2. Choose an unused ISA slot and remove the slot
cover.

3. Insert the card with the bottom edge level to the slot.

Never insert the card at an angle.

4. Carefully push the card straight down, making sure
the card is inserted fully.

5. Replace the screw that holds the card into place.

6. Replace the computer cover.

7. Refer to the ISA card’s documentation for addi­tional instructions regarding installation and soft­ware drivers.

Figure 3-3: Installing an ISA Peripheral Card

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Chapter

4

The BIOS Setup Utility

Configuration

After the D6-IN system board and all hardware is in­stalled, the system is ready for configuration. Before
turning on the computer, make sure all cables are cor­rectly connected and all jumpers are correctly set.

It is recommended you keep the computer cover off the
first time you boot the system. This will make it easier to
correct any difficulties that might arise.

Initial Boot Up

Power up the D6-IN. If the system does not properly
boot, check all your cables and peripherals for bad
connections. You may also get beep codes or error
messages. If this occurs, consult Appendices B and/or C
for a guide to possible solutions.

After the system properly boots, it is ready to be config­ured. The following information explains the proper
procedures for BIOS configuration.

Setup

The Setup program is used to configure the computer’s
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). The computer’s
BIOS is responsible for configuring the system board and
providing hardware information to the operating system.
In order for the computer to run properly, run the Setup
procedure after first installing the system board and
whenever you make a hardware change to the system.

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Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility

After the system is turned on and goes through a memory
test, the Power-Up screen (Figure 4-1) will appear on
your monitor:

Figure 4-1: Power-Up Screen

When “Press <F2> to enter SETUP” appears at the
bottom of the screen, press the <F2> key to begin the
Setup procedure. The CMOS Main Screen (Figure 4-2)
should appear and the prompt should be on the time
line. The Setup procedure can only be activated during
the boot sequence.

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Running the Setup Procedure

The D6-IN system board has six primary CMOS configu­ration screens: Main Screen, Advanced Screen, Security
Screen, Power Screen, Boot Screen and Exit Screen. To
toggle between the screens, press the right arrow <→>
and the left arrow < ←> keys.

Setting the Main Screen

The CMOS Main screen (Figure 4-2) is used to set the
time and date, to set the floppy drive types, to configure
the hard disks and to configure the video. This section
explains how to configure each of these categories. To
move between the categories, use the up and down arrow
<↑/↓> keys.

Figure 4-2: CMOS Main Screen

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System Time and Date

To set the time, use the <-> key to decrease the number
and the <+> key to increase the number. To move the
prompt forward, use the <Tab> key; to move the
prompt backward, use the <Shift-Tab> key. To set the
date, use the up and down arrows<↑/↓> to highlight the
System Date and follow the same procedure used to set
the time.

Diskette A or B

To configure a floppy drive added to or removed from
your computer, use the up and down arrow keys <↑/↓>
to select the desired drive. Use the <+/-> keys to
change the setting until it matches the floppy drive you
installed. The BIOS supports 2.88MB, 1.44MB, 1.2MB,
720KB, and 360KB floppy drives.

IDE Adapters (Hard Disk Setup)

If you are setting up a SCSI hard disk, select None in the
IDE Device parameters (see your SCSI card manual for
more details). To install an IDE device, select the device
to configure and press ENTER. An IDE Device submenu
will appear (see Figure 4-3).

Video System

This sets the type of video board installed into the system.
You may choose EGA/VGA (default), CGA 80x25 or
MONO.

Video BIOS

The Video BIOS category allows you to Shadow or
Shadow & Cache the video BIOS. Choosing Shadowed
(default) copies the video BIOS into RAM for faster

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execution. Choosing Shadowed & Cached caches the
shadowed video BIOS for even higher performance. To
disable the Video BIOS category, select Disabled.

System BIOS

This option allows you to shadow or shadow & cache the
system BIOS.

External Cache

This selection allows you to enable or disable the exter­nal memory cache. For optimal performance, select En­able (default).

System Memory

The System Memory category identifies the size of the
base memory. It cannot be changed.

Extended Memory

The Extended Memory category automatically detects
the amount of memory installed above the amount in the
System Memory category. Because the BIOS automati­cally calculates the amount of memory installed in your
system, you cannot change this category without adding
or removing memory.

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Figure 4-3: IDE Device Submenu

Autotype Fixed Disk

The easiest way to set your IDE devices is to let the BIOS
do it for you. When the IDE Device submenu first
appears, the Autotype Fixed Disk selection is high­lighted. Simply press ENTER and the remaining infor­mation is entered automatically.

Do not adjust the rest of the settings unless absolutely
necessary. The BIOS automatically enters the optimal
settings.

Type

This category selects the drive type installed in the
system. The options are None, 1-39, Auto (default) and
User.

If Autotype Fixed Disk does not find your drive’s param­eters, fill this information in manually under the User
category. This information may be in the manual that

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came with your system. If not, contact your dealer or the
hard drive manufacturer to fill in this category. If you are
using a SCSI hard drive, select None and refer to the
documentation which came with the SCSI adapter.

Multiple-Sector Transfers

This category determines the number of sectors per block
for multiple sector transfers. The options are Disabled
(default), 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors.

LBA Mode Control

Enable LBA (Logical Block Addressing) to support IDE
drives larger than 528MB in size. The default setting is
Disabled.

32-Bit I/O

This category allows you to enable the 32-bit I/O function
of the PCI IDE controller. Select Disabled if your drive
will not run at this speed. The default setting is Enabled.

Transfer Mode

This category provides the transfer modes for the PCI
IDE controller. The options are Fast PIO 4, Fast PIO 3,
Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 1 and Standard (default).

Fast PIO 4 is equivalent to Mode 4 supporting a minimum
cycle time of 120ns (16.6MB/sec.). Fast PIO 3 is equiva­lent to Mode 3 supporting a minimum cycle time of 180ns
(11.1 MB/sec.). Fast PIO 2 supports a minimum cycle
time of 240ns (8.33 MB/sec.). Fast PIO 1 supports a
minimum cycle time of 383ns (5.22 MB/sec.). Standard
supports a minimum cycle time of 600ns (3.3 MB/sec.).
NOTE: See your drive specifications before setting this
category.

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Setting the Advanced Screen

To move to the Advanced screen, use the left and right
arrow keys <←/→> keys until you see the screen below.

Figure 4-4: Advanced Screen

Serial Port A

Serial Port A may be set for Auto (default), COM1,
COM2, COM3, COM4 or Disabled.

Serial Port B

Serial Port B may be set for Auto (default), COM1,
COM2, COM3, COM4 or Disabled.

Serial Port B Mode

Serial Port B Mode may be set for COM Port (default),
IrDA or ASK-IR. This selection sets the interface to
standard or infrared.

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Parallel Port

The parallel port may be set for Auto (default), LPT1,
LPT2 or may be disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

The parallel port may be set for output mode (AT)
(default), bidirectional mode (PS/2) and Extended Capa­bilities Port (ECP).

Diskette Controller

The floppy disk controller may be enabled or disabled.

Integrated PCI IDE

Enables the integrated Local Bus IDE adapter. The PCI
IDE controller may be set for Primary (up to two hard
disks), Both (up to four hard disks) or it may be disabled.
The default setting is Both.

IRQ12

This selection routes IRQ12 to the PS/2 Mouse (default)
or the ISA bus.

Plug & Play O/S

This selection, when set to Yes (default), allows the
system to work with a Plug and Play operating system such
as Windows 95.

Reset Configuration Data

Select Yes to clear the system configuration data. The
default setting is No.

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Large Disk Access Mode

If you are using a DOS operating system (MS-DOS, DR­DOS, or PC-DOS), set to DOS (default). If you are using
anything else, set to OTHER.

DRAM Type

The DRAM type can be set for Non-Parity (default),
Parity or ECC. Selecting ECC will detect the parity error
and allow the system to correct the error.

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Security Screen

The Security screen (Figure 4-5) controls access to the
computer. The security screen allows for settings of two
passwords. The Supervisor Password allows access to the
system and Setup. The User Password allows access to the
system, but not to all Setup features.

Figure 4-5: Security Setup Screen

Supervisor Password

If a Supervisor Password is set up for the system, it reads
Enabled. If the password is not set up, it reads Disabled
(default).

User Password

If a User Password is set up for the system, it reads
Enabled. If the password is not set up, it reads Disabled
(default).

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Set Supervisor Password

Press the ENTER key to enter the Supervisor Pass­word submenu.

Figure 4-6: Supervisor Password Submenu

Type the password and press the ENTER key. Retype
the password and press the ENTER key again. Write
down the password somewhere safe so it will not be
forgotten. The password may be disabled by setting the
new password to nothing (pressing the ENTER key
without first typing a password).

WARNING: If you forget the Supervisor Password, it
cannot be disabled without discharging the CMOS.

Set User Password

Follow the same procedure used to set the Supervisor
Password.

NOTE: After a password is entered, it is saved immedi­ately. All other changes may still be discarded (see Exit
Screen).

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Password on Boot

When enabled, the system requires a password upon
power-up. Either the Supervisor or User Password may
be entered. The default setting is Disabled.

Diskette Access

This selection allows floppy disk access with an option of
the supervisor or user. Selecting Supervisor gives floppy
disk access to the supervisor only. Selecting User (de­fault) gives floppy disk access to both the user and the
supervisor. If the passwords are enabled, this option may
only be changed by the supervisor.

Fixed Disk Boot Sector

This selection allows the boot sector of the fixed disk to
be write protected. The default setting is Normal. When
set for Write Protected, it serves as a form of virus
protection. If the passwords are enabled, this option may
only be changed by the supervisor.

System Backup Reminder

When enabled, this selection displays a message during
system bootup to remind you to backup your system.
The options are Enabled or Disabled (default).

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Power Screen

The Power Screen controls the power management
functions of the system. To move to the Power Screen,
use the left and right arrow <←/→> keys until it appears
(Figure 4-7). To move between the categories, use the up
and down arrow keys <↑/↓>.

Figure 4-7: Power Screen

APM

When enabled the power management features are
active. The default setting is Disabled. If you enable this
selection, you must also set the other power management
options.

Power Management Mode

This selection may be set for Maximum power savings,
Medium power savings, Minimum power savings, Cus­tomized or Disabled (default). If you set this selection for

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Maximum, Medium or Minimum power savings, you do
not need to make any more adjustments. If you select
Customized, you must set the following five categories.

Standby Timeout

The Standby Timeout category sets the amount of time
that elapses for the system to enter the power saving
mode. The options are Disabled (default), 2 min., 15
min., 30 min., 60 min., 2 hr., 3 hr. or 4 hr. Before making
changes, "Customized" must be selected in the Power
Management Mode category.

Suspend Timeout

The Suspend Timeout category sets the amount of time
that elapses for the system to enter the Suspend Mode.
The timer starts when the Standby Mode is activated.
The options are Disabled (default), 2 min., 15 min., 30
min., 60 min., 2 hr., 3 hr., and 4 hr. Before making
changes, "Customized" must be selected in the Power
Management Mode category.

Standby CPU Speed

This category sets the CPU speed during power saving
mode. The options are Maximum (default), Medium,
Minimum and Slowest. Before making changes, "Cus­tomized" must be selected in the Power Management
Mode category.

Fixed Disk Timeout

This category sets the amount of time that elapses before
the IDE drive enters spin-down mode to conserve power.
The options are Disabled (default), 1 min., 2 min., 5 min.,
10 min., or 15 min. Before making changes, "Customized"
must be selected in the Power Management Mode cat­egory.

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NOTE: Do not enable this category unless your IDE drive
supports spin-down mode.

CRT

Selecting ON (default) powers down the display while
the system is in power saving mode. Before making
changes, “Customized” must be selected in the Power
Management Mode category.

Mouse Wakeup Event

This selection causes the system to "wakeup" from a
power savings mode if the mouse is moved or a button
is pressed. The selections are PS/2 (IRQ12), COM1
(IRQ4), COM2 (IRQ3) or Disabled. The default set­ting is PS/2.

Standby Break Events

Setting an IRQ category to Enabled causes the system to
“wakeup” from a power savings mode if any activity
occurs at that IRQ. For example, if you have a modem
on IRQ3 and you set IRQ3 to enabled, the system
automatically wakes up every time the modem gets a
phone call. The default setting is Disabled.

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Boot Screen

The Boot screen allows you to configure the power-up
system configuration settings.

Figure 4-8: Boot Screen

Boot Sequence

This selection will read the diskette drive (default) and
the hard drive in sequence on boot.

Setup Prompt

If this selection is enabled, the message "Press F2 to enter
Setup" is displayed on boot. The default setting is En­abled.

POST Errors

If this selection is enabled (default) and an error occurs
on boot, the BIOS will display a SETUP entry or resume
prompt. If this selection is disabled, the system will always
attempt to boot.

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Floppy Check

This selection checks for the existence of a floppy drive.
The default setting is Enabled.

Numlock

This selection activates Numlock upon boot. Setting this
to Auto (default) activates Numlock if the BIOS detects
a numeric keyboard. It may also be turned ON or OFF.

Exit Screen

After you complete configuring the BIOS, select the Exit
screen.

Choose “Save Changes and Exit” and reboot the com­puter. Your computer is ready for use.

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Figure 4-9: Exit Screen

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Appendix A: Technical Information

Appendix

A

Specifications

Part Number: 09-00286-01
Processor: Single ZIF socket 8 for Intel Pentium

Pro 150, 166, 180 and 200MHz
processors.
Integrated Voltage Regulator
Auto-detection of CPU voltage.

Chipset: Intel 440FX PCI chipset.

Intel PIIX 3.
SMC FDC37C93X Ultra I/O chip.

CPU Clock Select: Frequency synthesizer chip.

Support for 60 and 66MHz CPU bus.
Form Factor: Baby AT footprint.
Expansion: Four 32-bit PCI slots.

Three 16-bit ISA slots.

One is a shared PCI/ISA slot.
BIOS: Phoenix 4.0X Plug and Play BIOS on

1MB Flash.

Auto-detection of memory size.

Auto-detection of memory type.

Auto-configuration of IDE hard disk

types.

APM 1.2
RAM Capacity: Maximum memory 384MB.

Supports EDO DRAM memory.

ECC supported via chipset

(36-bit SIMM).
Keyboard/Mouse: Standard AT compatible (PS/2 style

optional).

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Internal Cache: 16K Level 1 Write Back on CPU chip

256K or 512K Level 2 cache in CPU

I/O Ports: Two high speed serial ports (16550 compatible).

Enhanced Parallel Port with ECP and EPP support.
Infrared support for IrDA
Two USB ports (optional)

Floppy Port: Supports two floppy drives

(2.88MB, 1.44MB, 1.2MB, 720K, 360K).

PCI IDE Ports: Two 40-pin IDE connectors

Mode 4 Enhanced IDE Bus Mastering controller.
Multiple sector transfer support.
Auto detection of add-in IDE board.

Environmental Specifications

The environment in which the D6-IN is located is critical.
Micronics recommends the following environmental specifications:

Temperature Range

Operating: 50 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (10 to 40 degrees Celsius).
Non -Operating: 50 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (10 to 60 degrees
Celsius). Shipping: -22 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 to 60 degrees
Celsius).

Relative Humidity

Operating: 20% to 80%.
Non-Operating: 5% to 90%.

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Battery Disposal

WARNING:

Please do not open battery, dispose of in fire, recharge, put in backwards
or mix with used or other battery types. The battery may explode or leak
and cause personal injury.

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Appendix A: Technical Information

Technical Support

If you need technical assistance, our Technical Support
staff will be glad to assist you. You can contact us via
telephone, fax or Bulletin Board System (BBS). Before
calling please have the following information ready:

❏ The model name and 09 part number of your Micronics

product.

❏ Your computer information such as CPU type, operat-

ing system, amount of installed memory and other

peripherals installed in your computer.
❏ Try to call from the location of your computer.
NOTE: For Return Material Authorization (RMA) pur-

poses, please keep a copy of your product receipt.

In the United States:

Technical Support [phone]
Technical Support Fax [phone]
RMA Department [phone]

In Europe:

UK Technical Support [phone]
UK Technical Support Fax [phone]

Germany Technical Support [phone]
Germany Technical Support Fax [phone]

France Technical Support [phone]
France Technical Support Fax [phone]

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Online Services

Bulletin Board (BBS)

In the United States:

Technical Support BBS [phone]
14400 baud rate, Parity=N, Data Bits=8, Stop Bits=1,
YMODEM and ZMODEM (recommended file transfer pro­tocols)

In Europe:

UK Technical Support BBS [phone]
Germany Technical Support BBS [phone]
France Technical Support BBS [phone]

World Wide Web

Micronics is on the Internet with a WWW (World Wide
Web) site. Our Web site contains product support, press
releases, contact information and other relevant material.
Our address for Micronics Computers Inc. is:

http://www.micronics.com

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Appendix

B

POST Messages

The following table lists the Power On Self Test (POST)
messages, possible causes and solutions.

Message Possible Cause Solution

DISKETTE DRIVE A
FAILURE

DISKETTE DRIVE B
FAILURE

EXTENDED RAM
FAILED AT
OFFSET: nnnn

FAILING BITS: nnnn

FIXED DISK X
FAILURE (where X
=0 or 1)

FIXED DISK
CONTROLLER
FAILURE

INCORRECT DRIVE
A TYPE

INCORRECT DRIVE
B TYPE

INVAL ID NV R A M
MEDIA TYPE

KEYBOARD
ERRO R, or
KEYBOARD
CONTROLLER
ERROR

KEYBOARD
ERROR nn

KEYBOARD
LOCKED

Drive A failed or is
missing.

Drive B failed or is
missing.

Extend ed m em ory not
working or configured
properly.

Memory fail ur e in
System, Extended, or
Shadow memory.

The hard disk is not
confi gured or working
properly.

The controller card has
failed.

Floppy drive A: not set
correctly in Setup.

Floppy drive A: not set
correctly in Setup.

NVRAM chip is bad. Requires repair of system

The keybo ard or
keyboard controller
failed.

A key is jammed or was
held down during boot.

Keyswitch on the front of
the case is locked.

Check Setup and cable
connections.

Check Setup and cable
connections.

Replac e defective
memory.

Replac e defective
memory.

Rerun SETUP and check
connections, or replace
hard disk.

Check configuration and
connections, or replace
contro ller card.

Run Setup.

Run Setup.

board.
Check connections. You

may have to replace the
keyboard or controller.

Make sure the keys are
not jam m e d or di rt y .

Unlock the keyswitch.

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Message Possible Cause Solution

MONI TOR TYPE
DOES NOT M ATCH
CMOS

OPERATING
SYSTEM NOT
FOUND

Monitor type not
correctly identified in
Setup.

Operating system
cannot be located on
Drive C: or Dri ve A:

Run Setup and enter
correct monitor type.

Check Se tu p to se e if
Drive A: an d C: are
properl y configured, or
put a boota bl e disk in
Drive A:

PARITY CHECK 1
nnnn

PARITY CHECK 2
nnnn

PREVIOUS BOO T
INCOMP LETE ­DEFAULT
CONFIGURATION
USED

REAL TIME CLOCK
ERROR

SHADOW RAM
FAILED AT OFFSET

SYSTEM BATTERY
IS DEAD

SYSTE M CACHE
ERROR - CA CHE
DISABLED

SYSTEM CMOS
CHECKSUM BAD ­RUN SETUP

Parity err or found in the
system bu s.

Parity err or found in the
I/O bus.

Previous POST did not
complete succ essfully.

Real-time clock failed
BIOS test.

Shadow RAM failed. May require repair of

System battery died. Replace the system

External (L2) cache
failed BIOS test.

System CMOS has been
corrupt ed or m odified
incorrectly.

Check Setup. Board
repair may be required.

Check Setup. Board
repair may be required.

Run Setup, load default
BIOS settings, make any
necess ary adjustments,
and save the changes

May require battery
replacem ent or board
repair.

system board.

battery and run Setup to
reconfigure the system.

System wi ll st i l l run, but
slower. Replace cache
at co nvenience.

Run Setu p and
reconfigure the system.

SYSTEM RAM
FAILED AT
OFFSET: nn nn

SYSTEM TIMER
ERROR

50

System RAM failed. Repla ce def e ctive RAM.

Timer test failed. Requires repair of system

board.

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Appendix

C

Beep and POST Codes

Beep codes are a series of beeps sent through the
speaker which indicate a problem during the Power On
Self Test (POST). If text appears on the video screen,
the D6-IN has completed POST; any other tone from
the speaker indicates something other than a POST
error. These tones are not described in the tables on the
following pages.

The beep error codes are a series of beeps. The duration
of the beep tones are constant, but the length of the
pauses between the beeps varies. For example: a 1-3­3 beep code will sound like one beep, a pause; three
beeps consecutively, another pause and then three
more beeps.

One beep code is often misunderstood. If a video card
is not installed or is failing, the system board will
generate a long-short-long-short beep code. This is
often interpreted as a 1-2-1 beep code. But POST
errors always vary in the length of the pause and not the
duration of the beep tone.

Another way of identifying a POST error is to use a
device called a POST card. This peripheral card is
inserted into one of the ISA slots and has an LED (or
LCD) read out showing the contents of port 80h.

The following tables list all beep codes and POST
routines.

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Code Beeps POST Routin e Descripti o n

02 Verify Real Mode.
04 Get CPU type.
06 Initialize system hardware.
08 Initialize chipset registers with initial POST values.

09 Get in POST Reg.
0A Initialize CPU registers.
0C Initialize cache initial POST values.

OE In itialize I/O.
OF Initialize the localbus IDE.

10 Initialize Power Management.
11 Load alternate registers with initial POST values.
12 Jump to UserPatch0.
14 Initiali ze keyboa rd c ontr oller .
16 2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum.
18 8254 timer initialization.
1A 8237 DMA controller initialization.
1C Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller.
20 3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh.
22 3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller.
24 Set ES segment register to 4 GB.
28 Autosize DRAM.
2A Clear 512K base RAM.
2C 3-4-1 Test 512K base address lines.
2E 3-4-3 Test 512K base memory.
32 Test CPU bus-clock frequency.
34 Test CMOS RAM.
35 Initialize alternate chipset registers.
37 Reinitialize the chipset (MB only).
38 Shadow system BIOS ROM.
39 Reini tiali ze the cac he (M B only) .
3A Autosize cache.
3C Configure advanced chipset registers.
3D Load alternate registers with CMOS values.
40 Set initial CPU speed.
42 Initialize interrupt vectors.
44 Initialize BIOS interrupts.
46 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice.
47 Initial ize man ager f or PCI Option R OMs.
48 Check video confi gur ation agai nst CMOS .
49 Initial ize PCI bus and devices .

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Code Beeps POST Routine Description

4A Initialize all video adapters in system.
4C Shadow video BIOS ROM.
4E Display copyright notice.
50 Display CPU type and speed.
51 Initialize EISA board.
52 Test keyboard.
54 Set key click if enabled.
56 Enable keyboard.
58 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts.
5A Display prompt “Press F2 to enter SETUP”.
5C Test RAM between 512 and 640k.
60 Test extended memory.
62 Test extended memory address lines.
64 Jump to UserPatch1.
66 Configure advanced cache registers.
68 Enable external and CPU caches.
6A Display external cache size.
6C Display shadow message.
6E Display non-disposable segments.
70 Display error messages.
72 Check for configuration errors.
74 Test real-time clock.
76 Check for keyboard errors.
7C Set up hardware interrupt vectors.
7E Test coprocessor if present.
80 Disable onboard I/O ports.
82 Detect and install external RS232 ports.
84 Detect and install external parallel ports.
86 Re-initialize on-board I/O ports.
88 Initialize BIOSData Area.
8A Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area.
8C Initialize floppy controller.
90 Initialize hard-disk controller.
91 Initialize localbu s hard-disk controll er .
92 Jump to UserPatch2.
93 Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards.
94 Disable A20 address line.
96 Clear huge ES segment register.
98 Search for option ROMs.
9A Shadow option ROMs.

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Code Beeps POST Routine Description

9C Set up Power Management.
9E Enable hardware interrupts.
A0 Set time of day.
A2 Check ke y lock.
A4 Initia lize typematic rate.
A8 Erase F2 prompt.
AA Scan for F2 keystroke.
AC Enter SETUP.
AE Clear in-POST flag.
B0 Check for errors.
B2 POST done - prepare to boot operating system.
B4 One beep.
B6 Check password (optional).
B8 Clear global descriptor table.
BC Clear parity checkers.
BE Clear scr een (optional) .
BF Check virus and backup reminders.
C0 Try to boot with INT 19.
D0 Interrupt handler error.
D2 Unknown interrupt error.
D4 Pending Interrupt.
D6 Initialize option ROM er ror.
D8 Shutdown error.
DA Extended Block Move.

DC Shutdown 10 error.

The following are for boot block in Flash ROM:
E2 Initialize the chipset.
E3 Initialize refresh counter.
E4 Check for Forced Flash.
E5 Check HW status of ROM.
E6 BIOS ROM is OK.
E7 Do a complete RAM test.
E8 Do OEM initialization.
E9 Initia lize interrupt controller.

EA Read in the bootstrap code.
EB Initialize all vectors.
EC Boot the Flash program.
ED Initialize the boot device.
EE Boot code was read OK.

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Appendix D: Hard Disk Drive Types

Appendix

D

Hard Disk Drive Types

The following table lists the hard disk types supported by
the D6-IN.

Type Cylinders Heads Write

Precomp

1 306 4 128 17 10
2 615 4 300 17 21
3 615 6 300 17 32
4 940 8 512 17 65
5 940 6 512 17 99
6 615 4 none 17 21
7 462 8 256 17 32
8 733 5 none 17 31

9 900 15 none 17 117
10 820 3 none 17 21
11 855 5 none 17 37
12 855 7 none 17 52
13 306 8 128 17 21
14 733 7 none 17 44
15 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
16 612 4 0 17 21
17 977 5 300 17 42
18 977 7 none 17 59
19 1024 7 512 17 62
20 733 5 300 17 31
21 733 7 300 17 94
22 733 5 300 17 31
23 306 4 0 17 10
24 612 4 305 17 21
25 612 2 300 17 10
26 614 4 none 17 21
27 820 6 none 17 42
28 977 5 none 17 42
29 1218 15 none 36 336
30 1224 15 none 17 159

Sectors Size

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Type Cylinders Heads Write

Precomp

31 823 10 512 17 71
32 809 6 128 17 42
33 830 7 none 17 50
34 830 10 none 17 72
35 1024 5 none 17 44
36 1024 8 none 17 71
37 615 8 128 17 42
38 1024 8 none 26 109
39 925 9 none 17 72

Sectors Size

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Appendix E: Updating the System BIOS

Appendix

E

If you
encounter
any
problems
during this
process, or
if you have
questions
about the
procedure,
please call
Technical
Support.

Updating the System BIOS

The Micronics system boards are designed so that the
BIOS can be reprogrammed using a BIOS file. You can
easily FLASH a BIOS by following the steps below:

1) After downloading the appropriate BIOS file from
our BBS or Website, extract it to a bootable MS­DOS 6.X diskette.

2) Reboot your system with the MS-DOS 6.X diskette
in the A: drive. To make sure a clean DOS environ­ment is loaded, press the F5 key while “Starting MS­DOS” is displayed. After the system has rebooted,
the cursor will appear at the A:> prompt.

3) Now you can run the FLASH utility. The filename
will be either “FSH” (or FSH20, FSH20G, etc.) or
“PHLASH.” Type this filename at the A:> prompt
(but don’t include its extension), followed by a space
and the BIOS ROM image’s filename. This file will
be included in the download and has a file length of
about 131K. For example, to update the D6-IN to
BIOS version 01, you would type:

PHLASH D6-IN_01.ROM [ENTER]

4) Once the FLASH process has begun, select [Y]es, if
prompted, to allow auto-sensing of the part (the
FLASH chip itself).

5) After the update process has completed and the
system reboots, verify that the new BIOS version
appears on-screen. If you have problems during this
process, or if you have questions about the proce­dure, please call Technical Support.

NOTE: If the BIOS is somehow erased or doesn’t seem
to accept the upgrade, you can have your original BIOS
chip reprogrammed manually by Technical Support.
There is a $29.95 fee for this service, which includes
shipping charges to send your FLASH EPROM chip

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back to you. Also, a preprogrammed FLASH EPROM
chip can be purchased from Technical Support for $50.00.
Overnight shipping costs an additional $10.00. (Price
and availability subject to change.)

If you prefer to send your system board in for the upgrade,
the RMA department offers this service free of charge if
your system board is under warranty.

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Appendix F: Warranties and Notices

Appendix

F

Limited Warranty

Except as described below, Micronics warrants the prod­ucts to be free from defects in material and workmanship
in normal use for a period of one (1) year from date of
purchase. Should any product fail to perform according
to this warranty at any time during the warranty period,
except as provided below, Micronics or its authorized
service centers will, at Micronics’ option, repair or replace
the product at no additional charge.

The warranty does not cover loss or damage which occurs
in shipment or which is due to: (1) improper installation
or maintenance, misuse, neglect or any cause other than
ordinary commercial application, including without limi­tation, accidents or acts of God; (2) adjustment, repair, or
modification by other than a Micronics authorized ser­vice center; (3) improper environment, excessive or
inadequate heating or air conditioning, or electrical power
failures, surges or other irregularities; (4) any statement
about the product other than those set forth in this
warranty; or (5) nonconformity to models or samples
shown to the purchaser. Any models or samples were for
the sole purpose of suggesting the character of the prod­uct and are not intended to form the basis of the bargain.

A receipt or copy of the invoice with the date of purchase
from a Micronics reseller is required before any warranty
service can be rendered. Service can be obtained by
calling Micronics for a Return Merchandise Authoriza­tion (RMA) Number.

The RMA Number should be prominently displayed on
the outside of the shipping carton of the returned prod­uct. Returned product should be shipped prepaid or hand
carried to Micronics. The purchaser assumes risk of loss
or damage in transit, and unless otherwise agreed to in
writing by Micronics, will pay inbound shipping charges.

The exclusive remedy of the purchaser under this war­ranty above will be repair or replace at Micronics’ option,

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but if for any reason that remedy should fail of its essential
purpose, the exclusive remedy of the purchaser shall then
be actual damages up to amounts paid for the defective
product by the purchaser. This limited warranty shall be
deemed to “fail of its essential purpose” if, after repeated
efforts, Micronics is unable to make the product operate
as warranted. Micronics’ liability for damages to the
purchaser for any cause whatsoever; regardless of the
form of action and whether in contract or in tort, shall be
limited to the purchase price in effect when the cause of
action arose for the product that is the basis of the claim.

Micronics will not be liable for any lost profits or any
indirect, special incidental or consequential damages in
connection with the product, even if Micronics has been
advised of the possibility of such damages.

Micronics makes no warranties or representations as to
performance of products or as to service to distributor or
to any person, except as set forth in Micronics; limited
warranty accompanying delivery of product.

Micronics disclaims all other warranties whether oral,
written, expressed, or implied, including without limita­tion, the warranties of design, merchantability, or fitness
for a particular purpose, if applicable, or arising from a
course of dealing, usage or trade practice.

Non-Warranty Service

After the one year warranty service is no longer in effect,
repair service is still available for Micronics products. For
more information, contact Micronics’ RMA department
at [phone]. The RMA department is open be­tween 8:30 A.M. and 5 P.M. Pacific Standard Time.

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FCC Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply
within the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer­ence in a residential installation. This equipment gener­ates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Interfer­ence to radio or television reception can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on. You are encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

Reorient the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment

and the receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is con­nected.

Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.

To meet FCC requirements, shielded cables are required.

NOTE: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by
Micronics could void your authority to operate the equipment.

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Declaration of Conformity

Application of Council Directives 89/336/EEC. Standards to
which the conformity is declared:

EN55022 EN50082-1
Manufacturer's Name: Micronics Computers, Inc.
Manufacturers Address: 221 Warren Avenue

Fremont, California 94539 USA
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Type of Equipment: Pentium Pro 150/166/180/200MHz

AT Form Factor Motherboard
Model Name: D6-IN
Tested by: Micronics Computers

221 Warren Avenue

Fremont, California 94539 USA

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Rockford Engineering Services, Inc.

9959 Calaveras Road

Sunol, CA. 94586-0543 USA

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]
Test Engineers John Y. Chan/Micronics (EN55022)

Paramjeet Singh/RES (EN50082-1)
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the specified equipment

conforms to the directives and standards listed above.

Thomas Lui
Compliance Engineering Manager
September 10, 1996

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Glossary

Glossary

16550 UART - A high speed chip for
controlling serial ports. Although un­necessary for a mouse, it is required
for modems that are 14,400 baud or
faster.

Asynchronous - Operations that do
not require the clocks of communi­cating devices to be coordinated. See
Synchronous.

Baby AT - A standard system board
size measuring approximately 13.25"
x 8.5".

Bidirectional Parallel Port - A type of
parallel port that can send and receive
information.

BIOS - An Acronym for Basic Input/
Output System. Configures the sys­tem board and provides hardware in­formation to the operating system.

Bit - A contraction of Binary digit.
The smallest unit of information in a
binary number system. A bit repre­sents a choice between either zero or
one.

Bus Mastering - The ability of an pe­ripheral card to control the bus with­out requiring intervention of the CPU .

Byte - A group of adjacent bits treated
as a unit. Eight bits are typically con­sidered one byte. Also called a char­acter.

Cache - A process where information
is copied from the slower memory
(DRAM) to the faster memory
(SRAM). Information that is likely to
be read or edited is stored in the cache
providing significant performance in­creases.

Cache Hit - The percentage of re­quest for data from memory that can
be served from the cache.

Cache Miss - A memory access which
cannot be supplied from cache.

Cold Boot - Starting the computer by
turning on the power or pressing the
RESET button. A cold boot makes the
processor execute all of the diagnos­tics. See boot and warm boot.

Boot - To start up the computer and
load the operating system software.
See cold boot and warm boot.

Bus - A group of electronic paths used
to send data between parts of the sys­tem. On a system board, the bus con­nects the peripheral cards with the
microprocessor via the expansion
slots.

CPU - An acronym for Central Pro­cessing Unit. A CPU performs arith­metic calculations, makes logical de­cisions, and directs the operation of
the computer in conjunction with the
operating system.

Disk Drive - A hardware device
which provides for the storage of data
on diskettes or hard metal disks that
have a magnetic coating. A disk drive

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Glossary

functions by spinning at high speed
while moving a device called the read/
write head across the disk’s surface in
order to read or write data in mag­netic code.

DRAM - An acronym for Dynamic
Random Access Memory. A type of
memory chip that only keeps its
memory if supplied with regular clock
pulses and a chance to regularly re­fresh its data. It is slower and more
cost effective than SRAM. See
SRAM.

ECC - An acronym for Error Check­ing and Correction. ECC enables par­ity checking and can detect and cor­rect memory errors on the system
board.

ECP - An acronym for Extended Ca­pabilities Port. A standard set by
Hewlett Packard and Microsoft Cor­poration to expand the capabilities of
the parallel port.

EDO Memory - An acronym for Ex­tended Data Out. A type of DRAM
with built-in cache for enhanced per­formance.

EISA - An acronym for Extended In­dustry Standard Architecture. EISA
is a bus design standard which is fully
backward compatible with the ISA
bus. Although it is a 32-bit bus, it only
runs at 8MHz. See PCI, VESA Local

Bus and ISA.

EPP - An acronym for Enhanced Par­allel P ort. A standard which increases
the capabilities of the parallel port.

EPROM - Acronym for Erasable Pro­grammable Read Only Memory. A
type of ROM chip that can be pro­grammed with relatively simple tools
that will retain its data until erased. It
can only be erased by exposing the cir­cuitry in the chip to ultraviolet light.
See also Flash ROM.

Flash ROM - A type of ROM chip
that will retain its data until erased. It
can be erased or reprogrammed by
supplying it with +12V of voltage. See
ROM and EPROM.

Gigabyte - A disk storage capacity
measurement. Approximately one
thousand megabytes or 1,073,741,824
bytes.

IDE - An acronym for Integrated De­vice Electronics. A standard for com­municating between a hard drive and
a computer.

Internal Cache - Cache which is built
into the CPU. See Cache.

ISA - An acronym for Industry Stan­dard Architecture. A well-established
bus standard that originated with the
IBM AT. See PCI, VESA Local Bus

and EISA.

Parallel - A form of data transmission
in which the data is sent one byte at a
time over several wires that each carry
one byte. In parallel transmission, all
the bytes arrive simultaneously, as op­posed to serial transmission in which
bits arrive one by one.

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Parallel Port - A connection for a
printer or similar peripheral. Gener­ally, parallel ports are output only. See
Bidirectional Parallel Port and ECP.

PCI - An acronym for Peripheral
Component Interconnect. A high per­formance 32-bit or 64-bit bus devel­oped by Intel Corporation. PCI is de­signed to be independent of the hard­ware architecture to ensure compat­ibility with future computer systems.
See EISA, VESA Local Bus and ISA.

Pentium - A high performance 64-bit
CISC processor designed and manu­factured by Intel Corporation.

Plug and Play - A standard developed
to ensure easy installation of periph­erals. Theoretically, a newly installed
card will automatically configure itself
and work properly without requiring
jumper configuration or device driv­ers.

POST - An acronym for Power On
Self Test. A diagnostic program that
is run whenever the system is cold
booted.

Serial - A type of data transmission
in which the data is sent one bit at a
time over a single wire. See Parallel.
Serial Port - A communications port
used to connect peripherals such as
modems and mice.

Setup - A program that allows you to
make changes to the system configu­ration.

Shadow RAM - A technique used to
load a duplicate copy of BIOS from
slower ROM into faster RAM. This
enhances system performance be­cause it provides higher access speed
to the BIOS.

SIMM - An acronym for Standard
Inline Memory Module. A small
printed circuit board containing
memory chips.

SRAM - An acronym for Static Ran­dom Access Memory. A type of
memory that can retain data without
requiring a regular clock signal. Al­though they are faster than DRAM,
they hold less data and are more ex­pensive.

RAM - An acronym for Random Ac­cess Memory. A type of memory that
is used as the “working memory” of a
computer system. See DRAM and
SRAM.

ROM - An acronym for Read Only
Memory. A type of memory that re­tains its data without requiring power.
Once written, it cannot be modified.
See EPROM and Flash ROM.

Synchronous - Protocols that require
the clocks of communicating ma­chines or devices to be coordinated.

Synchronous Cache - A type of cache
that uses a clock signal to latch the
inputs and the data output. This struc­ture spreads the cache access across
two or three cycles while maintaining
a bandwidth of one access per cycle.
Improves performance by 5-10%.

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Terabyte - A measurement for very
large storage capacity. One Terabyte
is equivalent one-thousand gigabytes,
one-million megabytes, or
1,099,511,627,766 bytes.

VESA - An acronym for Video Elec­tronics and Standards Association.

VESA Local Bus (VL-Bus) - A high
performance bus designed by VESA.
A 32-bit version of the ISA bus which
operates at the speed of the
computer’s CPU. See PCI, EISA and

ISA.

VGA - An acronym for Video Graph­ics Array. A standard for monitor dis­plays.

VRM - An acronym for Voltage Regu­lator Module. A power module that
regulates voltage to the CPU.
Warm Boot - Restarting the system
by simultaneously pressing the
<Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys.

Write-Back Cache - Upon a cache
hit, the cache is updated and the main
memory is not affected. Upon a cache
miss, only the main memory is up­dated.

Write-Through Cache - Upon a
cache hit, the cache and the main
memory are updated. Upon a cache
miss, only the main memory is up­dated.

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Index

B

Battery Disposal - 45
Beep and POST Codes - 51
BIOS

Configuration - 25
Setup - 25

Bulletin Board System (BBS) - 47

C

Chassis - 16
Configuring the D6-IN - 11

Index

D

Diagram (D6-IN) - 12

E

Extended Data Out (EDO) Memory - 15, 17
Environmental Specifications - 44
Error Checking (ECC) - 15

F

Fast Page Mode (FPM) Memory - 15, 17

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Index

H

I

Hard Disk Drive Types - 55
Help

Bulletin Board System (BBS) - 47
Telephone Numbers - 46, 47
Troubleshooting - 49, 51

Installation

CPU - 22
Installing your D6-IN - 16
ISA Peripheral Card - 24
PCI Peripheral Card - 23
Quick Installation - 9

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J

Jumper Settings - 13

M

D6-IN System Board Diagram - 12
Memory

Configurations - 19
Installing - 21
Mixing - 18
Removing - 21
Supported - 17

O

Online Services - 47

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P

POST Messages - 49
Power Supply - 16

S

Specifications - 43
System BIOS - 57

T

Technical Specifications - 43
Technical Support - 46
Troubleshooting - 49, 51

Index

U

Updating the System BIOS - 57
Utility Programs

Advanced Screen - 32
BIOS Setup - 25
Boot Screen - 41
Exit Screen - 42
IDE Device Submenu - 36
Main Screen - 27
Power Screen - 38
Security Screen - 35

W

World Wide Web - 47

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