FIC PAK-2102 User manual

PAK-2102
PRELIMINARY
MANUAL
DOC No. : NA
Rev. : NA
Date : 1, 1997
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Chapter 1 Overview
Main Features ............................................................................................. 2
Chapter 2 Installation Procedures
Mainboard Layout ...................................................................................... 6
1). Set System Jumpers ............................................................................... 7
Jumpers ............................................................................................. 7
Clear Password: CPW ............................................................... 8
Flash EPROM Type Selection: EP1, EP2 ................................. 8
2). Install RAM Modules ............................................................................ 9
DRAM Memory ................................................................................ 9
RAM Module Configuration ............................................................. 10
Install SIMMs ................................................................................... 12
Remove SIMMs ................................................................................ 13
Cache Memory .................................................................................. 14
Onboard Cache RAM (256KB/512KB) ............................................ 15
Onboard Cache RAM and RAM Module Mixture (512KB/1MB) .... 16
RAM Module .................................................................................... 17
3). Install the CPUs ..................................................................................... 18
CPU External Clock (Bus) Frequency: CLK1, CLK2 ............... 20
CPU to Bus Frequency Ratio: FREQ1, FREQ2 ........................ 20
Intel Pentium CPUs ................................................................... 21
Frequency ............................................................................. 21
Voltage ................................................................................. 22
AMD-K5 CPUs ......................................................................... 23
Frequency ............................................................................. 23
Voltage ................................................................................. 24
Cyrix 6x86 CPUs ...................................................................... 25
Frequency ............................................................................. 25
Voltage ................................................................................. 26
IBM 6x86 CPUs ........................................................................ 27
Frequency ............................................................................. 27
Voltage ................................................................................. 28
Installation of Cyrix (or IBM) 6x86 CPU Fan .......................... 29
4). Install Expansion Cards ......................................................................... 30
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5). Connect Cables and Power Supply ........................................................ 31
Audio-In Connector: CD-IN ..................................................... 31
Serial Port Connectors: COM1, COM2 .................................... 31
CPU Fan Connectors: FAN ....................................................... 32
Hardware MPEG Card Connector: FC, LPB ............................. 32
Floppy Diskette Drive Connector: FLOPPY ............................. 33
Front Panel Block Connector: F_PNL ...................................... 34
Audio and Game Connector: AUDIO&GAME ......................... 35
Infrared Connector: IR .............................................................. 35
Power Connector: POWER ....................................................... 36
IDE HDD Device Connectors:
PRIMARY and SECONDARY ................................................. 37
Printer Connector: PRINTER .................................................... 37
PS/2 Keyboard Connector: PS2_KB ......................................... 38
PS/2 Mouse Connector: PS2_MS ............................................. 38
Remote Power Connector: RPW_CON ..................................... 39
Universal Serial Bus Connector: USB1 and USB2
(Reserved For Future Upgrade) ................................................. 39
VGA Connector: VCA .............................................................. 40
VGA Subsystem ................................................................... 40
Display ................................................................................. 41
The Connector ...................................................................... 42
Wave Table Connector: WAVE ................................................ 42

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Overview
Congratulations on your decision to adopt the PAK-2102 mainboard. The
mainboard combines the advanced capabilities of the VIA Apollo 580VP®
chipset with a high-performance concurrent PCI local bus architecture to provide
the ideal platform for unleashing the unsurpassed speed and power of the Intel
Pentium processor. This highly-flexible mainboard is designed to run a full range
of Intel Pentium™, Cyrix 6x86™, IBM 6x86™, and AMD-K5™ processors;
and can be easily upgraded using its 321-pin ZIF socket. The processor's
advanced performance is complemented by a second level write back Pipeline
Burst SRAM cache of up to 1MB and main memory of up to 512MB RAM. The
main memory is installed using the board's six 72-pin SIMM sockets that accept
an unrivaled choice of high-speed EDO and standard Fast Page Mode DRAM.
The PAK-2102 integrates a full set of I/O features onboard, including two 16550
UART compatible serial ports, one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, and one
Floppy Disk Drive controller. It also comes with a built-in Enhanced IDE
controller that provides convenient, high-speed PCI Bus Master connections
with up to four IDE devices, including Hard Disk and CD-ROM drives. An
extended slot allows you to install a riser card providing ample room for further
expansion. The mainboard also features support for the state-of-the-art Universal
Serial Bus (USB) that provides ease-of-use and high-speed Plug & Play
connections to future USB compliant peripheral devices. The IrDA compliant
serial port and optional onboard SIR support further enhance system I/O
connectivity. Moreover, for advanced VGA functionality, the PAK-2102
features an onboard S3 Trio64V+™ VGA subsystem that delivers up to
1024x768x256 resolutions. The Creative Lab ViBRA 16C™ onboard audio
subsystem provides the audio environment.
This chapter gives you a brief overview of the PAK-2102 mainboard. In addition
to basic information on the board's main components and features, it also
provides advice on how to upgrade and expand it. For updated BIOS, drivers, or
product release information, please visit FIC's home page at:
http://www.fic.com.tw.
Main Features
The PAK-2102 mainboard comes with the following high-performance features:
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 Easy Installation
Phoenix BIOS with support for Plug and Play, auto detection of Hard Drive
and IDE features, and MS Windows 95™.
 Flexible Processor Support
The onboard 321-pin ZIF socket supports Intel Pentium (P54C) CPU speed
75/90/100/120/133/150/166/200 MHz processors / P54CS / P54CTB /
P55.P55C.
.Cyrix 6x86-P120+ (100 MHz) / 6x86-P133+ (110 MHz) / 6x86-P150+
(120 MHz) / 6x86-P166+ (133 MHz) / M2 seris processors.
IBM 6x86-P120+ (100 MHz) / 6x86-P133+ (110 MHz) / 6x86-P150+
(120 MHz) / 6x86-P166+ (133 MHz) / M2 seris processors.
A...AMD K5-PR75 (75 MHz) / K5-PR90 (90 MHz) / K5-PR100 (100 MHz) /
K5-PR120 (90 MHz) / K5-PR133 (100 MHz) / K5-PR150 (105 MHz) /
K5-PR166 (116 MHz) / K5-PR200 (133 MHz) processors.
 Leading Edge Chipset
VIA 580VP chipset, including a CPU interface controller, advanced
cache controller, integrated DRAM controller, synchronous ISA bus
controller, PCI local bus interface, integrated power management unit.
 Ultra-fast Level II Cache
Supports onboard Pipeline Burst SRAM that can be expanded to 1MB
using a cache module.
 Versatile Main Memory Support
Accepts up to 512MB RAM in threebanks using six SIMMs of 4, 8, 16, 32,
|| 32, 64, 128MB with support for FPM and EDO DRAM.
 ISA & PCI Expansion Slots
An extend slot allows a riser card for further expansion.
 USB Support (Reserved for Future Upgrade)
Two Unniversal Serial Bus plug-in connectors integrated into rear I/O
panel.

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 Enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Integrated Enhanced PCI local bus IDE controller with two connectors
supports up to four IDE devices such as Hard Disk, CD-ROM or Tape
Backup drives via two channels for high speed data throughput. This
controller supports PIO Modes 3 and 4, and DMA Mode 2 for optimized
system performance.
 Super Multi I/O
Integrated NS PC87336VLJ Multi I/O chipset features two 16550A UART
comcompatible serial ports, one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, one IR port, an
a| nand one Floppy Disk Drive connector.
 Compact Audio Onboard Subsystem
Integrated Creative Lab ViBRA 16C onboard audio system controller and
Yamaha OPL ¾ FM music synthesizer fully compatible with Sound
BlasBlaster®, Sound Blaster Pro, Microsoft Windows Sound system, and
Rol||Roland MPU401 standard.
 High-Resolution Onboard VGA Subsystem
||Onboard S3 Trio64V+ VGA subsystem offers up to 1280x1024x256
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Installation Procedures
The PAK-2102 has several user-adjustable jumpers on the board that allow you
to configure your system to suit your requirements. This chapter contains
information on the various jumper settings on your mainboard.
To set up your computer, you should follow these installation steps:
 Step 1 -
Set system jumpers
 Step 2 -
Install System RAM modules
 Step 3 -
Install the CPU
 Step 4 -
Install expansion cards
 Step 5 -
Connect cables and power supply
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Mainboard Layout

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1). Set System Jumpers
Jumpers
Jumpers are used to select the operation modes for your system. Some jumpers
on the board have three metal pins with each pin representing a different
function. To set a jumper, a black cap containing metal contacts is placed over
the jumper pins according to the required configuration. A jumper is said to be
shorted when the black cap has been placed on one or two of its pins. The types
of jumpers used in this manaul are shown below:
NOTE : Users are not encouraged to change the jumper settings not listed in
this manual. Changing the jumper settings improperly may adversely affect
system performance.

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Clear Password: CPW
This jumper allows you to set the password configuration to Enabled or
Disabled. You may need to enable this jumper if you forget your password.
Flash EPROM Type Selection: EP1, EP2
This jumper allows you to configure the Flash EPROM chip.

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2). Install RAM Modules
DRAM Memory
The working space of the computer is the Random Access Memory (RAM). The
system cannot act upon data unless it is loaded into RAM. The system RAM is
comprised of industry-standard 72-pin Single In-line Memory Modules
(SIMMs).
The PAK-2102 is able to support standard FPM (Fast Page Mode) and EDO
(Extended Data Out) DRAM; and can accommodate onboard memory from 8
to 512MB using SIMMs. The mainboard has three memory banks: Bank 0, Bank
1, and Bank 2. Each bank has two SIMM sockets which can accept either a pair
of 4MB, 8BM, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, or 128*MB SIMM in each socket. The
three banks allow different memory sizes of SIMMs (e.g. 4MB or 16MB);
however, you must populate each memory bank with the same memory size (e.g.
4MB & 4MB) of SIMM.
NOTE :
1. All memory banks use 72-pin memory modules.
2. * A SIMM of this size was not available for testing when this manual was
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RAM Module Configuration
TOTAL
MEMORY
SIMM 1 & 2
(Bank 0)
SIMM 3 & 4
(Bank 1)
SIMM 5 & 6
(Bank 2)
8MB 4MB & 4MB
16MB 8MB & 8MB
4MB & 4MB 4MB & 4MB
24MB 4MB & 4MB 4MB & 4MB 4MB & 4MB
8MB & 8MB 4MB & 4MB
32MB 8MB & 8MB 8MB & 8MB
8MB & 8MB 4MB & 4MB 4MB & 4MB
16MB & 16MB
40MB 8MB & 8MB 8MB & 8MB 4MB & 4MB
16MB & 16MB 4MB & 4MB
48MB 16MB & 16MB 8MB & 8MB
8MB & 8MB 8MB & 8MB 8MB & 8MB
16MB & 16MB 4MB & 4MB 4MB & 4MB
64MB 16MB & 16MB 8MB & 8MB 8MB & 8MB
16MB & 16MB 16MB & 16MB
32MB & 32MB
72MB 32MB & 32MB 4MB & 4MB
80MB 32MB & 32MB 8MB & 8MB
32MB & 32MB 8MB & 8MB
96MB 32MB & 32MB 16MB & 16MB
32MB & 32MB 8MB & 8MB 8MB & 8MB
16MB & 16MB 16MB & 16MB 16MB & 16MB
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TOTAL
MEMORY
SIMM 1 & 2
(Bank 0)
SI
MM 3 & 4
(Bank 1)
SIMM 5 & 6
(Bank 2)
128MB 32MB & 32MB 32MB & 32MB
64MB & 64MB
32MB & 32MB 16MB & 16MB 16MB & 16MB
136MB 64MB & 64MB 4MB & 4MB
144MB 64MB & 64MB 4MB & 4MB 4MB & 4MB
64MB & 64MB
160MB 64MB & 64MB 8MB & 8MB 8MB & 8MB
64MB & 64MB 16MB & 16MB
192MB 64MB & 64MB 32MB & 32MB
64MB & 64MB 16MB & 16MB 16MB & 16MB
32MB & 32MB 32MB & 32MB 32MB & 32MB
256MB 64MB & 64MB 32MB & 32MB 32MB & 32MB
64MB & 64MB 64MB & 64MB
128MB* & 128MB*
264MB 128MB* & 128MB* 4MB & 4MB
272MB 128MB* & 128MB* 4MB & 4MB 4MB & 4MB
128MB* & 128MB* 8MB & 8MB
288MB 128MB* & 128MB* 8MB & 8MB 8MB & 8MB
128MB* & 128MB* 16MB & 16MB
320MB 128MB* & 128MB* 16MB & 16MB 16MB & 16MB
128MB* & 128MB* 32MB & 32MB
384MB 64MB & 64MB 64MB & 64MB 64MB & 64MB
128MB* & 128MB* 64MB & 64MB
512MB 128MB* & 128MB* 64MB & 64MB 64MB & 64MB
128MB* & 128MB*
NOTE : * A SIMM of this size was not available for testing when this manual
was printed.

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Install SIMMs
Complete the following procedures to install SIMMs:
CAUTION :
1. Always turn the system power off before installing or removing any
device.
2. Always observe static electricity precautions.
See “Handling Precautions” at the start of this manual.
1. Locate the SIMM slots on the mainboard. (See figure below.)
NOTE : SIMMs in each bank must be of the same type; and the BIOS
automatically configures the memory size.

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2. Carefully fit a SIMM at a 45 degree angle into each empty socket to be
populated. All the SIMMs must face the same direction.
3. Swing each SIMM into its upright, locked position.
When locking a SIMM in place, push on each end of the SIMM - do not
push in the middle, as shown above.
Remove SIMMs
To remove the SIMMs, pull the retaining latch on both ends of the socket and
reverse the procedure above.

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Cache Memory
Cache memory access is very fast compared to main memory access. The cache
holds data for imminent use. Since cache memory is from five to more than ten
times faster than main memory, the CPU’s access time is reduced, giving you
better system performance.
Pentium mainboards may implement various types of L2 cache SRAMs. Pipeline
Burst SRAM is one of them, delivering the best price performance ratio. They
perform much better than asynchronous SRAMs.
The PAK-2102 comes with onboard 256KB/512KB synchronous 3V Pipeline
Burst SRAMs or a 256KB/512KB cache RAM module (FIC’s PC512K-3.0 is
recommended) that can be installed on the cache RAM module slot.
NOTE : Use the correct chips for the amount of cache memory you want to
add. Install both the correct SRAM module and tag SRAM.

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Onboard Cache RAM (256KB/512KB)

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Onboard C ache RAM and RAM Module Mixture (512KB/1MB)

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RAM Module (256KB/512KB)