浜様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様� � � � Above Board 2 Technical Installation Instructions � � � 藩様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様� INTRODUCTION This document contains all the information an experienced user needs to install an Above Board 2 and its software. If you're not an experienced user, you should use the Above Board manual for installation instructions or have your dealer install the Above Board. ADDING MEMORY TO THE ABOVE BOARD 2 The Above Board 2 uses Single Inline Memory Modules (SIMMs). These are small circuit boards generally containing nine memory chips each. The Above Board 2 uses 256K-byte SIMMs only; it can't use 1M-byte or 4M- byte SIMMs. For a list of SIMMs that Intel has verified, refer to the Above Board manual or to FaxBack Document #1510, "Micro Channel Above Board Memory Chip Compatibility." You must install two SIMMs at a time, filling sockets 1 and 2 first, then 3 and 4, etc. The following figure shows where the sockets are on the Above Board. 敖� 敖陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳潰 � �3嬪様様様様様邑 1嬪様様様様様邑 � �4塒様様様様様余 2塒様様様様様余 � �5嬪様様様様様邑 � �6塒様様様様様余 � �7嬪様様様様様邑 � �8塒様様様様様余 � 青陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳朕 攷 敖陳� � 青陳拈陳陳陳陳陳� 青陳� SETTING SWITCHES 浜様様様様� � � � � � � � 1 2 3 4 � 藩冤冤冤冤� 旛 � � 青� 敖堕陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳楚 � � 敖田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳朕 顎� NORMAL DOS OPERATION*� � � 樫� MODULES IN SOCKETS 7 & 8 � 団田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � � 団田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 樫� NON-DOS 0 WAIT-STATE � � � 顎� NO MODULES IN SOCKETS 7 & 8� 青祖陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳潰 � � 青祖陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳潰 � 青陳朕 敖堕陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳珍陳� 敖田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳朕 樫� MODULES IN SOCKETS 3 & 4 � 樫� MODULES IN SOCKETS 5 & 6 � 団田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳� 団田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 顎� NO MODULES IN SOCKET 3 & 4� 顎� NO MODULES IN SOCKETS 5 & 6� 青祖陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳� 青祖陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳潰 * You can use SOFTSET to set the Above Board 2 for zero wait-state operation under DOS. You must use only 100ns or faster memory modules when running at zero wait states. Set switch one ON only if you're using an operating system other than DOS AND you need zero wait-state operation. CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM You MUST configure your PS/2 computer with the backup copy of the Reference Diskette after installing an Above Board or adding more memory to the Above Board. Insert the Above Board then follow these instructions. Turn on your computer and put the Reference Disk in drive A. Answer Y when asked "Automatically Configure System?". After configuration is complete, remove the Reference diskette from drive A, and restart the computer. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Installing the Above Board software involves these steps: � Copying files � Setting up expanded memory � Setting up RAM disks � Setting up a print buffer These steps can be done manually or can be done by the SOFTSET program. COPYING THE FILES Copy the files you need from the Intel diskette to your hard disk's root directory or to your system diskette. This can be done manually or with the SOFTSET program. If you are manually installing expanded memory the files you may want to copy are: EMM.SYS If you want the Above Board 2 to provide expanded memory. QUIKMEM2.SYS If you want to set up a portion or your expanded memory as a RAM Drive. QUIKBUF2.COM If you want to set up a portion of your expanded memory as a print buffer. SETTING UP EXPANDED MEMORY To use expanded memory, add this line to your CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE = EMM.SYS c [EXP=x] [ND] [NP] [NE] [H=x] [FR] [MC] [RD] [MCF=x] [MCL=x] [EXPF=x] [EXPL=x] Where the parameters without brackets ([]) are required, and those with brackets are optional. REQUIRED PARAMETERS c specifies the type of computer you're using. Valid values: MOD50 IBM PS/2 Model 50 MOD60 IBM PS/2 Model 60 NC Non-compatible computer* If you specify "NC" as the computer type, EMM error recovery features will be disabled. The ROM BIOS will report parity errors. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS 敖陳陳陳陳陳堕陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳朕 � Parameter � Description � 突様様様様様慷様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様裕 � EXP=x � Sets amount of expanded memory to "x" K bytes. � � � Valid values are from 16 to 32768. Non-multiples� � � of 16 are rounded up to the next multiple of 16. � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � ND � Instructs EMM to run abbreviated memory tests � � � after warm boot. � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � NP � Instructs EMM not to pause after EMM errors or � � � messages. � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � NE � Instructs EMM not to run extended memory tests. � � � Don't use this parameter if the Above Board � � � supplies extended memory. � 突様様様様様慷様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様裕 � FR � Instructs EMM to take advantage of 100-nanosecond� � � SIMMs on the Above Board, enabling 0 wait state � � � operation. � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � MC � Enables mappable conventional memory. Disables � � � all memory on the computer's system board and � � � uses 640K bytes of Above Board memory as � � � conventional memory. � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � RD � Relocates expanded memory driver into expanded � � � memory. � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � H=x � Sets EMM Handle count to "x" ("x" must be less � � � than 256). � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � MCF=x � Sets mappable conventional memory starting � � � address to "x". Valid addresses include 4000 � � � and 8000 (4000=256K, 8000=512K) � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � MCL=x � Sets mappable conventional memory ending � � � address to "x". Valid addresses include 9800 � � � and 9C00 (9800=608K, 9C00=624K) � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � EXPF=x � Sets first 16K-byte page of the expanded memory � � � page frame to "x". (see previous section for � � � valid addresses. � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � EXPL=x � Sets last 16K-byte page of the expanded memory � � � page frame to "x". Valid addresses are CC00, � � � D000, D400, D800, and DC00) � 青陳陳陳陳陳祖陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳潰 SETTING UP A RAM DISK To use a RAM disk, add this line to your CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE = QUIKMEM2.SYS x Where "x" specifies the size of the RAM disk in K bytes. The value for "x" must be at least 16 and can't exceed the total amount of expanded memory in the computer. Values that aren't multiples of 16 are treated as the next higher multiple of 16. You don't need to type a "K" after the number. SETTING UP A PRINT BUFFER To use a print buffer, add this line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file: QUIKBUF2 c SIZE=x d t All parameters are required. 敖陳陳陳陳陳堕陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳朕 � Parameter � Description � 突様様様様様慷様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様裕 � c � Specifies the type of computer you're using. � � � Valid value: � � � � � � MOD50 IBM PS/2 Model 50 � � � MOD55 IBM PS/2 Model 55SX � � � MOD60 IBM PS/2 Model 60 � � � MOD65 IBM PS/2 Model 65 � � � MOD70 IBM PS/2 Model 70 & P70 � � � MOD80 IBM PS/2 Model 80 � � � � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � x � Specifies the size of the buffer in K bytes and� � � must be 32 or greater. Any value that isn't a � � � multiple of 16 is treated as the next-higher � � � multiple of 16. � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � d � Specifies the display adapter your computer � � � uses. Valid values: � � � V IBM VGA � � � O All other display adapters (this � � � option disables the pop-up menu) � 団陳陳陳陳陳田陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳調 � t � Specifies the type of port to be buffered. � � � Valid values: � � � P Parallel � � � S1 COM1 � � � S2 COM2 � 青陳陳陳陳陳祖陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳陳潰 IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS If you receive error messages during installation that say, "One or more of the parameters are missing or invalid...", you probably have an early version of the Above Board software. You can get the latest software by contacting Intel's Customer Support or by using your modem to download the software from the Intel BBS. Intel Customer Support 様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様 End of file Intel FaxBack # 1610 August 27,1992