Hypertec HYPERAM AT User manual
HYPERAM AT
User's Manual
Multi function memory
boards for the
IBM
AT
and compatibles
V3.00
HYPERTEC PTY LIMITED
408 Victoria Road,
Gladesville NSW 2111
AUSTRALIA
Phone: (02) 816 1211 Fax: (02)
8163960
HYPERTEC (EUROPE) LIMITED
Bank House, 40 High Street,
Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 SAQ
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: (0672) 63936 Fax: (0672) 63709
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction to Hyperam AT 1
Checklist 2
Installation procedure 3
INSTALLATION
Step by step instructions 6
Installing EMS 4.0
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Installing Hyperam AT manually
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PROBLEMS
Before you call Hypertec 37
Machine doesn't boot
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Setup errors 39
Machine no longer boots 40
Parity check 2
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Error messages 43
INSTALLING MORE MEMORY
Step by step instructions
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INSTALLING MULTIPLE BOARDS
Multiple boards for expanded memory
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Multiple boards for extended memory 53
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HARDWARE REFERENCE
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How the memory works
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Disabling the board
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Expanded memory window
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Board address
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Amount
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memory
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Serial ports
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Parallel ports
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Overview
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The Hyperam AT pool driver
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POOL.SYS
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POOL400.SYS
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EMM400.SYS
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RAM disks
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RAMDISK.SYS
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RAMFMT.EXE
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CACHE.SYS
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SPOOL.SYS
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INTRUPT.SYS
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The popup menu
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POPUP.SYS
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SETRAMAT.EXE
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WTCRAM.EXE
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APPENDICES
Appendix A Switch setting summary
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Appendix B Warranty
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Product RepairProcedure
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-Trademarks
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
to
Hyperam
AT
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Hyperam AT is a memory board designed for the IBM
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AT
and other 16 bit "classic" style compatible machines.
There are two versions
of
the Hyperam AT board:
Hyperam
AT
and Hyperam AT/MF. Both versions supply
up to 2 Megabytes
of
memory which can be used to
• bring your
system
memory to the 640 Kb DOS limit
• provide
extended
memory -this is memory appearing
above the normal address limit
of
1024Kb and is used
by multi user operating systems such as Xenix and
OS/2, by the IBM "VDISK" program, by special
applications such as Oracle and Lotus123 Release 3.0.
You may have up to 16Mb
of
extended memory in
your system.
• provide
expanded
memory for use by Hypertec
software and third party software compatible with the
Lotus/lntel/MicrosoftExpanded Memory Specification
(EMS) versions 4.0 and 3.2.
In addition, Hyperam AT/MF supplies:
• one serial port standard, with a second serial port
optional
• one parallel port standard
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Both versions
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the board are supplied with an extensive -
suite
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software including: --
• menu driven install program which guides you through -
the installation process and sets up your software -
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Checklist
YourHyperam AT package should contain:
• Hyperam AT full-size expanded memory board
• Hyperam AT User's Manual
• Hyperam
AT
installation disk
• Hyperam
AT
EMS drivers disk
• Clip on
25
pin serial cable -only supplied with
Hyperam AT/MF two serial port option
If
you do not have each
of
these items, contact your
dealer before proceeding further.
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You may also find the following additional items useful.
-• Guide to Operations for your ffiM PC-AT
or
compatible
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-• Disk Operating System (DOS) Manual for your ffiM
-PC-AT
or
compatible.
Installation procedure
-The Hyperam
AT
installation disk contains an installation
program which guides you through the complete
hardware and software installation procedures for the
-Hyperam AT board. The Hyperam
AT
User's Manual is
designed to supplement the Install program with reference
chapters and a Problems section.
To
install Hyperam AT correctly you must:
(1
)Make a backup
of
the Hyperam
AT
installation disk
(2) Run the Hardware Configuration section
of
the Install
program to obtain correct switch settings for the
Hyperam
AT
board.
(3) Install Hyperam AT in your IBM AT
or
compatible
(4) Run the Memory and Software Configuration section
of
the install program to initialise the Hyperam
AT
as
system, expanded and/or extended memory and,
optionally, to install the Hypertec utilties.
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now to the next section headed Installation.
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INSTALLATION
The Hyperam AT installation disk contains all the
instructions necessary for installing Hyperam AT
correctly in your machine.
However, should you wish to install your Hyperam
AT
board manually
(Le.
without the assistance
of
the
Hyperam AT installation program) you may do so by
setting the switches on the Hyperam
AT
board correctly
for your choosen configuration and by running the
Hyperam
AT
Memory Configuration utility from the
DOS command line prompt.
There are two circumstances under which
it
may be
preferable to install your Hyperam
AT
board manually in
this way:
(1) You wish to configure all memory on your Hyperam
AT
board as extended memory and therefore do not
require the Hyperam AT expanded memory manager
or
otherHyperam AT expanded memory software
utilities.
(2) You are reconfiguring the allocation
of
expanded and
extended memory on a Hyperam AT board which has
already been installed, and therefore any Hyperam
AT
software utilities required are already present on your
boot disk.
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Instructions for installing Hyperam AT manually are
contained in the section headed Installing
Hyperam
AT
Manually
on page 29
of
this manual.
If
you wish to
install your board manually turn to this section now.
N.B.
If
you wish to install Hyperam
AT
manually
for
any
reason other than those statedabove, you should be
aware that installation
of
the Hyperam
AT
expanded
memory manager is notincluded in the manual install
instructions. This means that
if
you wish to use expanded
memory
and
choose to install your boardmanually, you
must
also install the Hyperam
AT
memory manager by
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a cumbersome procedure and is notrecommended. --
If
you intend to use an expanded memory software -
application which requires
EMS
version 4.0, (the latest -
version
of
the Lotus Intel Microsoft (LIM) Expanded -
Memory Specification), you must follow the instructions -
under the heading "Installing
EMS
4.0" on page 26
of
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this manual aftercompleting the installation
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Hyperam AT board. --
Step
1
Ensure that you have a blank, formatted disk. See the -
DOS FORMATcommand in your DOS User Manual
if
you do not know how to format disks. -
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of
your Hyperam AT Installation disk using
the DISKCOPY program.
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you are unsure
of
how to -
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use DISKCOPY consult your DOS manual. Store the
original installation disk in a safe place. You will use the -
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Step 2
Remove the Hyperam
AT
board from its antistatic bag
and place it in front
of
you with the gold edge connector
towards you and the metal bracket to the right. Take a
moment to study the board and compare it with Figures1
and 2 on the following page. Note the location
of
each
of
the switch banks.
TheHyperam
AT
board may contain either 512 Kb (two
banks), 1 Mb (four banks)
or
2 Mb (eight banks)
of
memory chips. Make sure you know how much memory
is on your Hyperam AT board.
Step 3
You are now ready to run the Hardware Configuration
section
of
the Hyperam AT installation program
Place your copy
of
the Hyperam AT Installation disk in
drive A
of
your computer and log over to drive
A.
At the DOS promptenter the following command
installhyperamat <enter>
Keys to use
The following keys are use in the install program
<Enter> is use to record your choice and move down to
the next field
<End> is used to record all choices made on a screen and
exit from that part
of
the program
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<Esc> is used to exit from that part
of
the program
without recording your choices
<Fl>
displays a help screen with additional information
relating to the current screen
The
up
and down arrows allow you to move up and
down between fields
Step
4
Hardware
configuration
Once the install program has been activated a Product
Selection Menu will appear on the screen.
This menu contains three questions:
Number
of
product beingInstalled
If
your Hyperam AT is the straight memory board (as
illustrated in Figure 1) you should select product number
1.
If
your Hyperam AT is the MF (multi function) version
(as illustrated in Figure 2) you should select product
number2.
Key in your choice and press <enter'>.
Amount
of
memory
on
card
Your Hyperam AT will have either512
Kb
(2 banks
of
memory chips), 1024
Kb
(4 banks
of
memory chips)
or
2048
Kb
(8 banks
of
memory chips).
Key in your choice and press
<enter'>.
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Hyperam BoardAddress
You must select an I/O address by which the Hyperam
AT memory configuration software can access your
Hyperam AT board. This address must not conflict with
other devices already installed in your computer.
The default setting for the Hyperam AT board address is
258. This address will not normally conflict with other
devices in yourcomputer.
Other possible address for yourHyperam
AT
board are
268, 2a8, 2b8,2e8, 208
and
218.
Key in your selection and press
<enter>.
The
Master
Menu
You will now see the Master Menu, consisting
of
five
menu choices:
(1) Manual Update
This section contains update information which was
not available at the time
of
printing this manual.
(2) Configure Hardware
This option contains information to help you set the
switches on your Hyperam
AT
board correctly.
Menu options (3), (4) and (5) are discussed later in this
chapter.
Select option (2) ConfigureHardware.
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You will now see on your screen a diagram representing
two switch banks.
If
you have the MF version
of
Hyperam
AT
and selected
ProductNumber 2from thefirst screen
of
the install
program you will now see twofurther menu options in
addition to the two switch banks.
Hyperam AT straight memory board
If
your Hyperam AT is the straight memory version
of
the
board and you selected Product Number 1 from the first
screen
of
the install program you are now ready to set the
switches on your Hyperam
AT
board.
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to Step 5
Setting the Switches.
Hyperam AT MF users
If
your board is the multi function version and you
selected Product Number 2 from the first screen
of
the
install program you must now make selections from the
further menu options displayed on the screen.
(1) Adjust Parallel Port
Select this option to choose the address for the parallel
port on your Hyperam AT board.
The valid choices are 378
and
278.
The Hyperam AT install program will indicate any
conflicts that may exist between the address you have
selected and any devices already installed in your
computer.
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AT
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You will notice that as you make and change your port --
selections the settings indicated on the switch bank
diagram at the top
of
the screen change. You are now -
ready to use the settings indicated on the screen diagram -
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Step
S Setting
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Setting
the
switches.
Take your Hyperam AT board and place
it
in front
of
you
with the metal bracket to the right and the goldedge
connector towards you. Using
Figure
1
or
Figure
2 on
pag 8 as a guide, locate switch banks 1 and 2 on the board.
Using a pen or a screwdriver (not a pencil) set the
switches on your Hyperam AT board to reflect the switch
settings indicated on the screen diagram in front
of
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Step 6
Exiting from the install program
and
powering off
your machine
Exit from the install package by using the <end> key to
work back to the Master menu. From the Master Menu
select option (5) Exit Back to DOS.
Power your machine offand unplug all powercords,
cables etc.
Remove the cover from the system unit.
If
you do not
know how to do this, consult the Guide
to
Operations
manual supplied with your computer.
Step 7
Locate a vacant 16 bit (two connector) expansion slot in
your machine (i.e. not an 8 bit slot). Remove the metal
plate masking the hole in the back
of
the chassis at that
expansion slot.
StepS
Hyperam
AT/MF
two serial port option users only
If
you have a Hyperam AT
MF
with two serial ports you
must use both the 9 pin serial connector at the back
of
the
Hyperam AT
MF
board for COM1 and the 25 pin
connector on the clip on cable for COM2.
To
use the clip
on cable you must insert the black plug into the bank
of
pins labelled COM2 on the Hyperam AT board. Make
sure the red
or
black stripe on the cable is towards the left.
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