IBM IntelliStation E Pro Technical document

Technical Information Manual
IBM IntelliStation E Pro
Professional Workstation (Type 6893)

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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Manual Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Chapter 1. System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Wake on LAN .................................................. 3
Wake Up on Ring ................................................ 3
Alert on LAN ................................................... 3
Asset ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Network Enablement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Operating System Support ........................................... 4
Euro Sign Support Information ........................................ 4
Chapter 2. System Board Features ...................................... 5
Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pentium II Microprocessor with MMX Technology ............................. 5
Chip Set Control .................................................. 5
L2 Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Memory DIMM Options ............................................. 6
PCI Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
IDE Bus Master Interface ........................................... 7
PCI-to-ISA Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Video Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Matrox Millennium G200 AGP Graphics Adapter .............................. 9
Matrox Millennium II AGP Graphics Adapter ................................ 9
STB Glyder MAX-2+ AGP Graphics Adapter ................................ 9
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Input/Output Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Diskette Drive Interface ............................................. 12
Serial Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Parallel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Keyboard and Mouse Ports .......................................... 13
IntelliStation E Pro Network Connection ................................... 13
Real-Time Clock and CMOS .......................................... 14
Flash EEPROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Riser Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Physical Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System Board, Type 6893 ........................................... 16
System Board Switches .............................................. 16
Clear CMOS Request Jumper ......................................... 18
Riser Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connector Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3. Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SCSI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cabling Requirements for Wake on LAN Adapters ............................. 22
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Chapter 4. Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Component Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Output Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connector Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 5. System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Plug and Play .................................................... 26
POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configuration/Setup Utility Program ....................................... 27
Advanced Power Management (APM) ...................................... 27
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) ........................... 27
Flash Update Utility Program ........................................... 27
Diagnostic Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 6. IBM System Management Tools ................................. 28
Components of IBM System Management Tools ............................... 28
DMI Service Provider .............................................. 28
DM BIOS Instrumentation ........................................... 28
IBM PC System Monitor ............................................ 29
IBM AssetCare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
IBM Alert On LAN ................................................ 35
IBM SMART Reaction Client .......................................... 36
SMART Reaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
IBM SMART Reaction ............................................. 37
How SMART Reaction Responds to a Potential Problem ......................... 38
SMART Reaction Restore Process ...................................... 39
Critical Data Mirroring .............................................. 39
Intel LANDesk Client Manager ........................................ 39
Advanced Configuration and Power Interfaces (ACPI) ............................ 40
Wake on LAN .................................................... 40
Wake on LAN components ........................................... 40
How Wake on LAN works ........................................... 41
Definition of the Wake-up Frame ....................................... 41
Give your IntelliStations a wake-up call ................................... 42
IBM LANClient Control Manager version 2.0 (LCCM) ............................. 42
System Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Flashing the CMOS or BIOS .......................................... 44
Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
LCCM New Client Scenario .......................................... 44
Low-level Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 7. System Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hardware Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hardware Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Diskette Drives and Controller ......................................... 48
Hard Disk Drives and Controller ........................................ 49
Software Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Software Interrupts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Machine-Sensitive Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Appendix A. Connector Pin Assignments .................................. 50
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Memory Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
ISA Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
PCI Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
IDE Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Diskette Drive Connector ............................................. 56
Power Supply Connector ............................................. 56
Modem/Ring Wakeup and Wake on LAN Connectors ............................. 57
Alert on LAN Connector .............................................. 57
RFID Connector (Asset ID) ............................................ 57
Fan Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
USB Port Connectors ............................................... 58
Mouse and Keyboard Port Connectors ..................................... 58
Serial Port Connectors ............................................... 59
Parallel Port Connector .............................................. 59
Monitor Port Connector .............................................. 60
Ethernet Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Appendix B. System Address Maps ..................................... 61
System Memory Map ............................................... 61
Input/Output Address Map ............................................ 61
DMA I/O Address Map ............................................... 63
PCI Configuration Space Map .......................................... 64
Appendix C. IRQ and DMA Channel Assignments ............................ 65
Appendix D. Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
POST Error Codes ................................................. 66
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Appendix E. Notices and Trademarks .................................... 67
Year 2000 Readiness and Instructions .................................... 67
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Figures
1. Memory Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. Serial Port Assignments .......................................... 12
3. Parallel Port Assignments ......................................... 13
4. Riser Card Characteristics ......................................... 15
5. Microprocessor Speed (Switches 1-4) .................................. 16
6. ROM Recovery (Switch 5) ......................................... 17
7. System Board Ethernet Control (Switch 6) ................................ 17
8. Privileged Access Password Control (Switch 7) ............................. 17
9. Diskette Drive Device Access (Switch 8) ................................. 18
10. Clear CMOS Request Jumper (J9) .................................... 18
11. Power Input Requirements ......................................... 23
12. Power Output (145 Watt) .......................................... 23
13. System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
14. Keyboard Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
15. Auxiliary Device Port ............................................ 24
16. ISA-Bus Adapters (Per Slot) ........................................ 24
17. PCI-Bus Adapters (Per Slot) either/or ................................... 24
18. USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
19. Internal SCSI Drives ............................................. 25
20. Enhanced Asset Information Area ..................................... 31
21. Device Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
22. Serialization Information Area Header .................................. 34
23. User Information Area Header ....................................... 34
24. Configuration Information Area Header .................................. 34
25. 5.25-Inch Diskette Drive Reading, Writing, and Formatting Capabilities ............... 48
26. 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive Reading, Writing, and Formatting Capabilities ................ 48
27. System Memory Connector Pin Assignments .............................. 50
28. ISA Connector Pin Assignments ...................................... 52
29. PCI Bus Connector ............................................. 53
30. PCI Connector Pin Assignments ...................................... 53
31. IDE Connector Pin Assignments ...................................... 55
32. Diskette Drive Connector Pin Assignments ................................ 56
33. Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments ................................ 56
34. J13 Modem/Ring Wakeup Connector Pin Assignments ........................ 57
35. J22 Wake on LAN Connector Pin Assignments ............................. 57
36. J12 Alert on LAN Connector Pin Assignments .............................. 57
37. J5 Asset ID Connector Pin Assignments ................................. 57
38. J14 Front Fan Connector Pin Assignments ............................... 58
39. USB Port Connector Pin Assignments .................................. 58
40. Mouse and Keyboard Port Connector Pin Assignments ........................ 58
41. Serial Port Connectors Pin Assignments ................................. 59
42. Parallel Port Connector Pin Assignments ................................. 59
43. Monitor Connector Pin Assignments ................................... 60
44. Ethernet Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
45. Pin Assignments for the Ethernet Connector ............................... 60
46. System Memory Map ............................................ 61
47. I/O Address Map ............................................... 61
48. DMA I/O Address Map ........................................... 63
49. IRQ Channel Assignments ......................................... 65
50. DMA Channel Assignments ........................................ 65
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Preface
This publication provides information for the IBM IntelliStation E Pro. It is intended for developers who
want to provide hardware and software products to operate with this computer. It offers the details of how
the computer works. Users of this publication should have an understanding of computer architecture and
programming concepts.
Manual Style
In this manual, some signals are represented in a small, all-capital-letter format (-ACK). A minus sign in
front of the signal indicates that the signal is active low. No sign in front of the signal indicates that the
signal is active high.
The use of the term hex indicates a hexadecimal number. Also, when numerical modifiers such as “K”,
“M” and “G“ are used, they typically indicate powers of 2, not powers of 10. For example, 1 KB equals
1024 bytes (210), 1 MB equals 1048576 bytes (220), and 1 GB equals 1073741824 bytes (230).
When expressing storage capacity, MB equals 1000 KB (1024000). The value is determined by counting
the number of sectors and assuming that every two sectors equals 1 KB.
Note: Depending on the operating system and other system requirements, the storage capacity available
to the user might vary.
Attention! The term reserved describes certain signals, bits, and registers that should not be changed.
Use of reserved areas can cause compatibility problems, loss of data, or permanent damage to the
hardware. When the contents of a register are changed, the state of the reserved bits must be preserved.
When possible, read the register first and change only the bits that must be changed.
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Related Publications
In addition to this manual, the following IBM publications provide information related to the operation of the
IBM IntelliStation E Pro. To order publications in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, call 1-800-879-2755. In other
countries, contact an IBM reseller or an IBM marketing representative.
 IntelliStation E Pro User Guide
This hardcopy publication comes with your computer and is also available on the Ready-to-Configure
Utility Program CD that comes with your computer. It contains information on setting up, configuring,
operating, and maintaining your computer. Also included are warranty information, instructions for
diagnosing and solving problems, and information on how to obtain help and service.
 Installing Options in Your IntelliStation E Pro
This publication contains instructions for installing options in the computer. It is available in Adobe
.PDF format on the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD that comes with your computer as well as
on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
 Understanding Your IntelliStation E pro
This online document, available on the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD that comes with your
computer, includes general information about using computers and detailed information about the
features of the IntelliStation E Pro.
 About Your Software
This publication (provided only with computers that have IBM-preinstalled software) contains
information about the preinstalled software package.
 Hardware Maintenance Manual
This publication contains information for trained service technicians. It is available on the World Wide
Web at :
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
It can also be ordered from IBM. To purchase a copy, refer to the "Getting Help, Service, and
Information" section in the IntelliStation E Pro User Guide .
Advanced Management Documentation
These publications contain information for network administrators who configure and service local area
networks (LANs). It is available on the World Wide Web at :
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/ibmpc/tech_library.html
 Adaptec SCSI Documentation
These publications are provided with computer models that have an IBM-installed SCSI adapter. They
include information on configuring the SCSI adapter and instructions for installing and configuring
SCSI devices. Look for these publications on the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD that comes
with your computer.
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Chapter 1. System Overview
Chapter 1. System Overview
The IntelliStation E Pro is a versatile product designed to provide state-of-the-art computing power with
room for future growth.
Hardware Features
The major features are:
An Intel Pentium II microprocessor with MMX technology and 100 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
and 512 KB of L2 cache with ECC
Up to 768 MB of SDRAM system memory with ECC
Integrated IDE bus master controller, ultra DMA/33 capable
Preinstalled Adaptec Ultra Wide SCSI adapter (on some models)
SCSI hard disk drive (on models with the Adaptec adapter)
EIDE hard disk drive, 7200 rpm (on some models)
System management
– Wake on LAN support
– Alert on LAN support
– DMI (Desktop Management Interface) BIOS and DMI software
– System management controller
– Integrated network protocols
– Enablement for remote administration
– Asset ID support
– IBM System Management Tools
32X Max IDE CD-ROM drive1
Asset security
– Security settings provided by the Configuration/Setup Utility Program
- Power-on and administrator password protection
- Startup-sequence control
- Hard disk drive and diskette drive access control
- I/O port control
- Enhanced security for administrator password and startup sequence
– Chassis-intrusion detector
– Cover lock
– U-bolt and security cabling (optional)
– Operating system security
– Diskette write-protection
1Variable read rate. Actual playback speed will vary and is often less than the maximum possible.
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Video adapter
– Matrox Millennium G200 AGP Graphics Adapter (some models only)
– Matrox Millennium II AGP Graphics Adapter (some models only)
– STB Glyder MAX-2+ AGP Graphics Adapter (some models only)
Integrated 16-bit, stereo audio controller and built-in high quality speaker (supports SoundBlaster,
Adlib, and Microsoft Windows Sound System applications)
Integrated Ethernet controller and connector with Wake on LAN
Token Ring Adapter
– IBM PCI Token-Ring adapter with Wake on LAN is optional
Expansion
– Four drive bays, four expansion slots (one ISA, two PCI, and one shared ISA/PCI)
– AGP expansion slot, used for graphics adapter
ISA/PCI I/O-bus compatibility
Industry-standard compatibility
EnergyStar compliance
3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive
Input/Output Features
– One 25-pin, ECP/EPP parallel port
– Two 9-pin, UART serial ports
– Two 4-pin, USB ports
– One 6-pin, keyboard port
– One 6-pin, mouse port
– One 15-pin, DDC2B-compliant monitor port
– Three 3.5 mm audio jacks (line out, line in, microphone)
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