AST RESEARCH Rampage 286 User manual

Rampage ”‘ 286
Enhanced Expanded Memory Board
for the
IBM Personal Computer AT ii
and XT Model 286
and Other AT-Compatibie Computers
Addendum
0004327002 A
January 1988
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ADDENDUM TO THE RAMPAGE 286
USER’S MANUAL
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION. ......................................................... 1-1
1.1 Features ............................................................................
1-2
1.1.1 Hardware Features... 1’3
1.1.2 Software Features 14
1.2 Memory Allocation Example ........................................... 1-5
1.3 Getting Started...................................................................
1A8
1.4 Checklist ..................................................................
........ 1-10
1.5 System Requirements .....................................................
1-10
1.6 How To Use This Manual.
1.6.1 Format Notation
1.6.2 Related Documentation.
1.6.3 Manual Outline .......................................................1-12
2. CONFIGURING YOUR RAMPAGE 286 BOARD ................. 21
2.1 Default Configuration .........................................................
21
2.2 Basic Configuration ............................................. ...2-4
2.2.1 What You Need to Know Before You Start .24
2.2.2 SW1 Location and Default Settings ............
2.2.3 Conventional/Extended Memory Size Setting
(SW14 through SW1-4)...... .. ,. ,”.278
2.2.4 Base l/O Address Settings
(SW1 -5 through SW178)
2.2.5 Dual Page Mode (SW19) .....
2.2.6 SW2 Location and Default Settings. ..... 2712
2.2.7 Conventional/Extended Memory Installed
(SW2—1 through SW27?) ., ... .. .. . . 2713

CONTENTS
22.8 Parity Checking (SW2-8),.. ......................... 2-14
3. INSTALLING RAMPAGE 286 IN YOUR COMPUTER ......... 3-1
3.1 Opening Your Computer ...................................................
3-1
3.2 Disabling System Board Memory ..................................... 3-4
3.3 Installing Rampage 286 in Your Computer... ............. 376
4. RUNNING SETUP .............................................................. 4-1
4.1 SETUP Examples...............................................................
4-5
5. INSTALLING RAMPAGE 286 SOFTWARE ......................... 51
5.1 Example SuperPak Configuration ..................................... 5-3
52 Starting the INSTALL Program.......................................... 574
5.3 Installing Options...............................................................
5-8
5.4 Save the Installation .................................... 5-9
A. SWITCH SETTING SUMMARY.......................................... A71
A.1 Rampage 286 Conventional/Extended
Memory Size .............................................................. A1
A2 Base l/O Address .............................................................
A-4
A.3 Dual Page Mode .............................................. ......... A76
A4 Conventional/Extended Memory Already Installed ....... A77
A5 Parity Checking ........................................................... A-10
B. MEMORY ALLOCATION FOR EEMS SOFTWARE ............ B—1

CONTENTS
C. ADDING OR REMOVING MEMORY ................................. C—1
01 Valid Memory Configurations.......................................... C-t
C2Memory Chip Specifications.............. 02
03 Rules for Handling Memory Chips .................................. 0-2
CA Installing Additional Memory ........................................... CA4
D. ADVANCED INSTALL PROCEDURES ............................. D-l
Del Using INSTALL. .............................................. D—S
D2 Running the INSTALL Program ......................................D-5
0.3 Installing SuperPak Software for Another Computer D6
D4 INSTALL Main Menu .......................................................DB
05 Installing fASTdisk........................................................ D-9
D.6 Installing SuperDrive ...................................................... D-12
D7 Installing the AST Expanded Memory Manager ........... D-15
D.8 Installing SuperSpool..................................................... D-17
D.9 Saving the Installation .................................................... 0-18
0.10 Example of Completed Installation ............................. D-20
E. HOW RAMPAGE 286 WORKS ........................................... E-l
E71 Memory Paging ...................................................... E-t
E2 Expanded Memory Manager ~REMM SYS .................... E4
E3 Extended Memory Emulator ~REX.SYS ., V,. E4

CONTENTS
E.4 Modilying REMM and REX
E.4.1 DEVICE :REMM.SYS Parameters. ..E-7
E.4.2 DEVICE :REX.SYS Parameters E-9
54.3 Modifying CONFIGSYS for IASTdisk .. .. E—iO
GLOSSARY ................................................................... Glossary-1
FIGURES
Figure 1-1. Example Memory Map ............................................... 1-7
Figure 2—1. Rampage 286 Board Layout ....................... 272
Figure 272. Rampage 286 Switch SW1 (Default Setting).. ...2-7
Figure 2—3. Rampage 286 Switch SW2 (Default Setting) ........... 242
Figure 371, Removing the PC XT Model 286 Cover ..................... 3-2
Figure 3-2. Removing the PC AT Cover
Figure 3—3. Setting the PC AT System Board Jumper.
Figure 3-4. Installing the Rampage 286 Board ..............
Figure 571. Initial INSTALL Screen...
Figure 5-2. Main INSTALL Menu ......
Figure A71. Rampage 286 Conventional/Extended
Memory Size ........................
Figure A~2. Rampage 286 Base I/O Address Settings.
Figure A-8. Dual Page Mode Configuration
Figure A~4. Conventional/Extended Memory Already Installed .A-B
Figure A75, Parity Error Checking.............................................. A-10
Figure 0-1. Rampage 286 Memory Configuration... ..... 01
Figure (3-2. Installing Rampage 286 Memory Chips. ..... 03
Figure D-1. Main INSTALL Menu ..... D78
Figure D~2. INSTALL with fASTdisk Edit Box... D»11
Figure D~3. INSTALL with SuperDrive Edit Box.... D44
Figure D—4. INSTALL with SuperSpool Edit Box ..................... D717
Figure E71. Paging Technique ,. E73
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CONTENTS
TABLES
Table 2-1‘ Flampage 286 Default Configuration ........................... 23
Table 2-2 Rampage 286 Conventional/Extended Memory Size.2—9
Table 273. Rampage 286 Base l/O Address ............................... 2-10
Table C-1. Compatible 256-KB Memory Chips ........................... C—2
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NOTES
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