Everex Ram 3000 deluxe User manual

EVER for

EXcellence'

RAM 3000

Deluxe™

(AT

Memory

Expansion

Board)

OWNER'S MANUAL AND REFERENCE GUIDE

EV-lS9

(VERSION 3.0)

EVER

for

EXcellence

MAN-00109-30

RAM

3000

Deluxe™

(AT Memory Expansion Board)

OWNER'S MANUAL AND

REFERENCE

GUIDE

EV-lS9

(VERSION 3.0)

EVEREX SYSTEMS, INC.

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Table of Contents

Section

1:

Getting Started

1-1

1.1

Features

1.2 System Requirements

1.3 Checklist

1.4 Section Summaries

1.5 Manual Conventions

1.6

READ.ME

File

1.

7 Installation Summary

1-1

1-2

1-3

1-4

1-5

Section

2:

Configuration 2-1

2.1 Physical Layout 2-1

2.2 Default Settings 2-2

2.3 About Jumpers and DIP Switches 2-3

2.4 Configuring With Software 2-4

Configuring

Two

or More RAM 3000 Deluxe Boards 2-7

2.5 Configuring Without Software 2-8

2.6 Jumper and DIP Switch Settings 2-9

Jumper

WI

2-10

JumperW2

2-10

DIP Switch

SWI

2-11

DIP Switch

SW2

2-13

DIP Switch

SW3

2-16

2.7 Setting the

AT

Motherboard 2-19

Section

3:

Hardware Installation

3-1

3.1 Installing the

DRAM

Chips 3-1

3.2 Installing the RAM 3000 Deluxe 3-4

3.3 Testing the

RAM

3000 Deluxe 3-7

3.4 Running the

SETUP

Program 3-8

Table of Contents

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Section

4:

Software Installation

4.1

EMS

Device

Driver

(EMM.SYS)

Installing the

EMS

Device Driver

EMS

Device Driver

Parameters

EMS

Device

Driver

Examples

4.2

RAM

Disk Device Driver

(EDISK.SYS)

Installing the

RAM

Disk

Driver

RAM

Disk Parameters

RAM

Disk

Driver

Examples

4.3 Print

Spooler

(ESPOOL.EXE)

Installing the Print

Spooler

Print

Spooler

Parameters

Print

Spooler

Examples

Section

5:

Troubleshooting

5.1 Quick

Checkout

5.2

How

To

Get Help

Contacting Everex Technical Support

Returning

Merchandise

For Repair

Appendix

A:

Memory Basics

A.I

Introduction to Base, Extended, and

Expanded

(EMS)

Memory

A.2

AT

Memory

Space

Appendix

B:

Expanded Memory (EMS)

Technical Reference

iv Table of Contents

B.I

Expanded

Memory

(EMS)

Definition

B.2

Theory

of

Paging

B.3 Mapping Registers

B.4

EMS

J/O Port Address Selections

4-1

4-2

4-4

4-5

4-6

4-R

4-8

4-9

4-11

5-1

5-3

5-4

A-1

A-I

A-2

B-1

B-2

B-3

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Appendix

C:

Interrupt Vector 67 (Hex)

C-1

C.l

Contlict With Interrupt Vector 67 (Hex) C-J

Appendix 0: For Extended Memory

Users 0-1

D.l

Extended Memory Operating Systems

D-l

Appendix

E:

Creating a CONFIG.SYS

File

E-1

E.l

CONFlG.SYS

File E-J

Glossary

Warranty

License Agreement

Index

Table of Contents v

Getting Started

Congratulations on the purchase

of

your new RAM 3000 Deluxe

AT

-compati-

iiil ble memory board developed by Everex Systems, Inc.

The

RAM 3000

Deluxe provides you with a winning combination

of

increased memory and

_ more flexibility for your IBM

AT

or compatible. Before you configure and in-

stall your RAM 3000 Deluxe, you need to make some preliminary inspections

as described in this section. This section also introduces you

to

this manual

and some

of

the RAM 3000

Deluxe's

features.

Section 1 Summary

1.1

Features

1.2 System Requirements

1.3 Checklist

1.4

Section Summaries

1.5

Manual Conventions

1.6

READ.ME

File

1.7 Installation Summary

1.1

Features

The RAM 3000 Deluxe comes with all

of

the following features:

• Adds up to

3MB

of

Random Access Memory (RAM) for base and/or

extended memory upgrading

• Adds up to

3MB

of

RAM for memory addressed under the

Lotus/Intel/Microsoft Expanded Memory Specification (LIM 4.0)

• Allows simultaneous coexistence

of

base, extended, and expanded memory

on the same board

• Allows access to

32MB

of

expanded memory (maximum specified

in

LIM

4.0)

Getting Started 1-1

1-2 Getting Started

• Allows "window" size

of

more than four pages (page size

is

16K)

• Allows the "window" to use pages

in

the backfill memory area (the base

memory area between

256K

and 640K)

• Fully compatible with AT-compatible motherboards that use the

80286-compatible CS8220 chip set

• 16-bit EMS transfer mode available for faster EMS operation

1.2 System Requirements

The items listed below are required to support the RAM 3000 Deluxe:

• IBM PC,

AT

or

compatible computer

• Single 16-bit slot on

AT

bus

• DOS 3.20 or higher

1.3 Checklist

In addition to this manual, your RAM 3000 Deluxe carton should contain the

following:

• One RAM 3000 Deluxe

AT

memory expansion board

in

an anti-static bag

One 5.25-inch utility software diskette

•

256K

(150ns

or

faster) Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) chips

(optional)

• Owner Registration and Warranty Card

If

any

of

these items is missing or damaged, please contact the dealer from

where you purchased your RAM 3000 Deluxe.

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Save the packaging materials, sales invoice, and receipt

in

order to Note

maintain your warranty and to prevent damage

in

case you need to

ship your

RAM

3000 Deluxe.

Circuit boards are sensitive to static electricity, which can damage

their delicate electronics. To protect your board, ground yourself

before handling it. This can

be

accomplished

by

either wearing

an

ESD (Electro Static Discharge) wrist strap

or

by touching a metal

surface, such

as

the chassis cover of your computer.

1.4 Section Summaries

This

user's

manual

contains

step-by-step

instructions for installing the

RAM

3000

Deluxe

in

your

IBM

AT

or

compatible.

Here is a

summary

of

what

each

section contains:

Sectioll J: Gettillg Started lists features and provides section

summaries

to in-

troduce you to the

RAM

3000

Deluxe

and this manual.

Sectioll

2:

COllfiguratioll illustrates the

RAM

3000

Deluxe

and

explains

how

to configure its

jumpers

and

DIP switches.

Sectioll

3:

Hardware [llstallatioll includes instructions on installing

DRAM

chips

onto

the

RAM

3000

Deluxe

board. There are also details for installing

the RAM

3000

Deluxe into your IBM

AT

or

compatible.

Sectioll 4: Software [llstallatioll provides information on installing the

EMM.SYS

EMS

device driver,

which

is required

when

you configure your

RAM

3000

Deluxe

for

expanded

memory

(EMS).

Instructions for installing

the optional

EDISKSYS

RAM

disk device driver and

ESPOOL.EXE

print

spooler are also included.

Sectioll

5:

Troubleshootillg provides

suggestions

for

problems

you can easily

solve

or

tells you how to get technical assistance.

Appelldix

A:

Memory Basics introduces you to

memory

and

how it is allo-

cated.

Appelldix B: Expallded Memory (EMS) Technical Reference

explains

how

expanded

memory

works

within

your

system

.

Caution

Getting Started 1-3

Note

Caution

Appendix

C:

Interrupt Vector 67 (Hex) discusses how to resolve conflicts

with other cards that also use Interrupt Vector

67

(Hex).

Appendix

D:

For

Extended

Memory

Vsers explains how to configure the

RAM

3000

Deluxe for

"extended

memory

only"

operating

systems.

Appendix

E: Creating a

CONFIG.SYS

File includes instructions on how to

use the

DOS

COPY

CON

command

to create

or

modify the

CONFIG.SYS

file.

The

Glossary contains definitions

of

acronyms, abbreviations, and terms used

in the manual.

The

Index

helps you locate specific information quickly.

1.5 Manual Conventions

This

manual uses certain typographical conventions to help you obtain informa-

tion quickly.

Commands

that you type are printed

in

a different font to isolate

them from

other

text, and keys that you press are enclosed

in

brackets:

TYPE THIS COMMAND

[J]

The

symbol

[J]

following a

command

indicates a carriage return

or

[Enter]

key.

Throughout

this manual, when you see

[J],

you should press the [Enter]

key.

Text

that appears on your screen

is

separated from other text and is represented

throughout this manual

in

italics:

Press any key to return to

DOS

Italic type is also used for section titles or titles

of

other

manuals or docu-

ments. For example: Installing

DRAM

is

explained in Section 3.1, Installing

the

DRAM

Chips.

Names

of

computer

files and directories appear in UPPER

CASE

bold type.

Notes contain important information that

is

set off from the text.

Caution messages appear before procedures which, if not ob-

served, could result

in

damage to equipment.

1-4 Getting Started

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Warning messages indicate that when a specific procedure or

practice

is

not followed correctly, personal injury could occur.

The

instructions and

examples

in this

manual

assume

that

you

have at least

one

floppy diskette drive,

designated

as the A drive, and

one

hard disk drive, desig-

nated as the C drive.

If

this

does

not

correspond

to

your

own

system,

change

these

references

in

accordance

with

your

system's

configuration.

1.6 READ.ME File

Before

you

begin installation, place the

RAM

3000

Deluxe

utility diskette in

Drive A. At the A

prompt,

type:

TYPE READ.ME

[J]

If

this file is

on

the installation diskette, it will contain

information

available

after

this

manual

was

printed.

1.7 Installation Summary

Use

Flowchart

1-1 as a

general

guide

to install the

RAM

3000

Deluxe.

For

more

detailed instructions, refer to the

corresponding

sections.

Warning

Getting Started 1-5

•

Configure the jumpers and DIP switches

Section 2.4 or 2.5 •

1 •

-

Install the DRAM chips

Section

3.1

•

1 •

Install the RAM 3000 Deluxe

Section 3.2 -

1 -

Test the RAM 3000 Deluxe -

Section 3.3

1 -

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Run the SETUP program

Section 3.4 -

1 -

Install EMM.SYS EMS Device Driver (if not

installed as described

in

Section 2.4) (Optional) -

Section

4.1

1

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Install EDISK.SYS RAM Disk Device Driver -

(Optional)

Section 4.2 -

1 •

Install ESPOOL.EXE Print Spooler (Optional)

Section 4.3 -

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Flowchart

1-1

Installation

Summary

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1-6 Getting Started

Configuration

Before you install the

RAM

3000

Deluxe, you need to configure it by setting

• or confirming its

jumpers

and DIP switches.

This

section will guide you

through the configuration

of

the

RAM

3000 Deluxe.

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Section 2 Summary

2.1 Physical Layout

2.2 Default Settings

2.3

About

Jumpers

and DIP Switches

2.4 Configuring With Software

2.5 Configuring

Without

Software

2.6

Jumper

and DIP Switch Settings

2.7 Setting the

AT

Motherboard

2.1

Physical Layout

The

RAM

3000

Deluxe is a full length memory expansion board designed for

the

IBM

AT

or

compatible computer. Figure

2-1

shows the

RAM

3000 Deluxe

layout.

Configuration 2·1

Figure

2-1

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2-2 Configuration

MEMORY

BANKS

SW2 SW3

W2

'---''---'

DD

DDDD

D

DDDDDDDDDDD

DDDDDDDDDDDD

D

DDDDDDDDDDDD

MOUNTING

BRACKET

W1

SW1

EDGE

CONNECTOR

The RAM 3000 Deluxe

2.2 Default Settings

The

RAM

3000

Deluxe leaves the factory with no memory chips installed, and

with the

jumpers

and

DIP

switches configured as follows.

To

change these set-

tings, refer to the

corresponding

jumper

or DIP switch

in

Section 2.6: Jumper

and

DIP Switch Settings.

•

The

DRAM

chips

to be installed are rated at a speed

of

120 nanoseconds or

faster

(Jumper

WI)

• The

memory

parity

checking

mode

is enabled

(Jumper

W2)

•

The

EMS

I/O port address is set at

Y258

Hex,

where

Y can be

O.

4, 8. or C

(DIP

Switch

SWl)

•

The

EMS

I/O port

is

disabled

(DIP

Switch

SW

1)

•

It

assumes one memory bank

of

RAM chips are installed ( DIP Switch

SW2)

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• There is no

contiguous

memory

space

defined for base, extended,

or

expanded

memory

upgrading

(DIP

Switch

SW2)

•

The

starting

memory

address

is 1MB

(IOOOOOH)

(DIP

Switch

SW3)

•

The

EMS

data transfer size is 8 bits wide

(DIP

Switch

SW3)

If

you are satisfied with these settings

and

do not

want

to

modify

the default

3 configuration,

proceed

to Section

3:

Hardware Installation.

2.3 About Jumpers and DIP Switches

To

remove

or

adjust the

placement

of

the

jumper

shunts, you can use a

bent

paper

clip as shown in Figure 2-2. Insert the

bent

end

into the hole at the top

3

of

the shunt and pull the

jumper

shunt

up. (You can also use a

paper

clip to in-

..

sert the

jumper

shunt

onto

the pins.)

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Do

not change any jumper or DIP switch settings while the card

is

-installed and the power

is

ON.

/l+-------

PAPER CLIP

JUMPER ON

JUMPER SHUNT

:--;--=-

PINS

JUMPER OFF

-

...

Removing

Jumper

Shunts

-

Note

-<

Figure 2-2

Configuration 2-3

Figure 2·3

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2-4

Configuration

Several

different

types

of

DIP

switches

may

be

installed on the

RAM

3000 De-

luxe. Figure 2-3

shows

how

to turn the

DIP

switch

positions

ON

and OFF.

Note

that

positions

I to 4 are

switched

ON

and

positions

5 to Rare

switched

OFF.

IC-,V

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The Different Types

of

DIP Switches

2.4 Configuring With Software

The

RAM

3000

Deluxe

utility

diskette

contains

the

INSTI59.EXE

program

used

to

configure

your

board.

To

run this

program,

insert the

RAM

30()O

De-

luxe

utility

diskette

in drive A

and

type:

A:

INST159

The

EVI59

Utility

Program

Main

Menu

appears

as

shown

in

Figure 2-4.

[J]

rJ]

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EV-159 Utility Program

Version x2.00

All rights are reserved.

Main Menu

Memory Configuration & Testing

Install EMS Driver

Exit

--

Press

F1

for help, <ENTER>

to

choose

--"

E\,-159

Utility Program Main Menu

Memory Configuration &Testing

l.

From the Main

Menu,

select

"Memory

Configuration

&

Testing."

<I( Figure 2-4

The "Testing" portion of this selection cannot be performed until Note

the board

is

configured, the drivers installed, and the board

is

in-

stalled

in

your system. Complete all of these steps, and then pro-

ceed to Section 3.3: Testing the

RAM

3000 Deluxe, to complete the

"Testing" portion of this selection.

2.

The

Memory

Configure

screen

appears

as

shown

in Figure 2-5.

Configuration

2-5

Figure 2-5 >

2-6 Configuration

Configure

Memory

EV159

1.02

F1

=Help F10=Exit

Amount

of

Existing Base

Memory

~.----

..

-.-.----

---------

-.

------_._-

..

(A Multiple

of

128K)

Amount

of

Existing

Extended

Memory

640K

t---

1024K

(A

Multiple

of

128K)

>----

..

_----------

----

._---

Amount

of

Base

Memory

to be

Added

(A

Multiple

of

128K)

OK

f.--.----

-

----------

------_.

________

._1--

__

_

Amount

of

Extended

Memory

to be

Added

(A

Multiple

of

128K)

OK

f-----

.-_____

___

_

_____

_

Amount

of

EMS

Memory

to be

Added

(A

Multiple of 128K)

3072K

1----._-------

_

------

_____

1---_

._.

EMS

I/O Port Address 258H

II

EMS

Fast

Mode

(Y/N)

[J

:

-

y-l

--yil

-

-----------_._----

The

Speed of

DRAMs

is

120

Nanoseconds

or Faster

(YIN)

-------

---_.

--

_.

--------

(Y/N)

Enable

Parity

Checking

Memory Configuration Screen

3.

Use

the

cursor

keys

to

move

between

the

various

menu

fields.

Enter

your

configuration

option

for

each

field.

If

you

need

help

on

any

field.

pre~s

the

[Fl]

function

key

and a

help

screen

will appear.

4.

After

entering

all

your

configuration

options,

press

the [F2] function key:

a

screen

representation

of

the

card

appears

(this

screen

depicts the

settings

for the

configuration

options

you

selected

in

step

3).

Manually

set the

jumpers

and

DIP

switches

according

to the

screen

representation.

and note

the

number

of

memory

banks

you

must

populate.

5.

Press

the [F2]

function

key

to return to the

Memory

Configuration

screen.

6.

To

save

the

current

configuration,

press

the [F8] function key.

When

nam-

ing

the

configuration

file, the

INSTIS9.EXE

program

suggests

the config-

uration file

name

EVIS9.001.

Press

the [Enter] key to

save

this

configuration

file.

You

will

need

this

saved

file later

when

you test

your

RAM

3000

Deluxe

as

described

in Section

3.3:

Testing the

RAM

3000

Delllxe.

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7.

Press the [F2] key, and then the [FlO] key to return you to the Main Menu.

~

Proceed

to the next section to install the

EMS

Driver.

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Install EMS Driver

Install the EMS driver only

if

your board

is

configured with ex-

panded memory.

1.

From

the

Main

Menu,

select "Install

EMS

Driver."

2.

Enter

the path

of

the

subdirectory

where

you

want

the

EMS

Driver

in-

stalled.

3.

To

back up

your

CONFIG.SYS

rile before it is

modified,

press

[V].

Your

CO;\TFIG.SYS will be

modified

to

install the

EMS

driver.

The

old CON-

FIG.SYS is

saved

as

CONFIG.BAK.

If

COl\FIG.BAK

already

exists,

you will be

prompted

to

enter

a new

backup

name.

4. Exit the

INSTI59.EXE

program

and

proceed

to Section 3: Hardware

Installation to install

your

RAM

3000

Deluxe

board.

Refer to Section 4.1: EMS Device Driver (EMM.SYS) for information

on

customizing the EMS Device Driver.

Configuring Two or More RAM 3000 Deluxe

Boards

If

you install

more

than

one

RAM

3000

Deluxe

board

and are

using

the

INSTI59.EXE

program

to

configure

each

board,

please

note the following:

l.

You

must

run the

INSTI59.EXE

program

separately

for

each

individual

RAM

3000

Deluxe

board installed in

your

system.

When

you

finish the

configuration

for

each

RAM

3000

Deluxe

board,

you

must

save

a

unique

configuration

file for

each

board

in

your

system

(e.g. EV159.001 for the

first board, EV159.002 for the

second

board,

EV159.003 for the third

board,

etc.).

2.

If

your

system

needs

base

memory

upgrading,

make

sure

to set

only

one

of

your

RAM

3000

Deluxe

boards

for this function.

Note

Configuration 2-7

Table

2-1

~

2-8 Configuration

3.

If

your memory boards are configured for EMS memory, make sure that

each board

is

set to the same data transfer mode (all set

to

8-bit mode, or

all set to 16-bit mode).

2.5 Configuring Without Software

To configure your RAM 3000 Deluxe board without using the included soft-

ware, determine and configure the settings for each jumper and DIP switch.

Table

2-1

lists the functions

of

each jumper and DIP switch. Proceed

to

Sec-

tion 2.6: Jumper and DIPSwitch Settings and configure each jumper and DIP

switch.

Jumper and DIP Switch Functions

JUMPER/DIP SWITCH FUNCTION

WI

· Selects the DRAM chip speed

W2 · Enables or disables parity

checking

SWI

· Selects the EMS I/O

port address

· Enables or disables

EMS I/O port

SW2

· Selects the number

of

memory banks filled

· Defines contiguous memory

space

SW3 · Selects between 8-bit or

16-bit EMS transfer mode

· Selects starting address

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Everex RAM 3000 Deluxe User manual

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