ZEOS PANTERA User manual

User’s Guide
The
COMPLETE
GUIDETO
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING
WITHYOUR
PANTERA
COMPUTER
®
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700-0221-03 B2R5
Copyright 1995
Micron Electronics, Inc.
All rights reserved
ZEOS shall not be held liable for technical or editorial omissions or errors made
herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from furnishing,
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ZEOS’ entire liability and customers’ exclusive and sole remedy for damages from
any cause whatsoever (including without limitation any nonperformance,
misrepresentation, or breach of warranty) shall be limited to returning the products
pursuant to the thirty (30) day money-back guarantee, or to repair or replace
specific products or services that do not comply with the Limited Warranty offered
by ZEOS. In no event will ZEOS be liable for any damages caused, in whole or in
part, by customer, or for any economic loss, physical injury, lost revenues, lost
profits, lost savings or other indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages
incurred by any person, even if ZEOS has been advised of the possibility of such
damage for claims.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages for consumer products, and some states do not allow limitations on how
long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply
to you.
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ZEOS Computer Systems OneYear LimitedWarranty
All new ZEOS computer systems come with a One Year Limited
Warranty which provides that the products ZEOS manufactures or
assembles, other than items such as software, disks and related
documentation, will remain in good working condition, free from defects
in material and workmanship under normal use and service, for a period
of one year from the date of shipment from ZEOS. This warranty is
limited to the original purchaser and is not transferable. During this one
year period, ZEOS will repair or replace, at its option, any defective
product or parts at no additional charge to the customer, provided that the
defective product or part is returned, shipment prepaid, to ZEOS. All
replaced products and parts become the property of ZEOS. Replacement
parts shall be similar new or serviceable used parts. This Limited
Warranty does not extend to any products which have been damaged as a
result of accident, misuse, abuse (such as incorrect voltages, power
surges, improper or insufficient ventilation, failure to follow ZEOS’
provided operating instructions, “acts of God” or other situations beyond
the control of ZEOS), or as the result of service or modification by
anyone other than ZEOS. Non-ZEOS installed parts or components are
not covered, nor is damage to ZEOS provided components covered as a
result of their installation. This warranty does not cover work performed
by others, all warranty work must be performed by ZEOS.
ZEOS provides no warranties whatsoever on software.
EXCEPTAS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED INTHIS SECTION,
THEREARE NO OTHERWARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITEDTOANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FORA
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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Contents
1.The Big Picture ..........................................................................9
Desktop System At A Glance ..................................................10
How to Open a Desktop Case...............................................................12
Inside a Desktop Computer...................................................................14
Tower System At A Glance ......................................................15
How to Open a Tower Case...................................................................17
Inside a Tower Computer.......................................................................19
Mini-Tower System At A Glance ..............................................20
How to Open a Mini-Tower Case........................................................... 22
Inside a Mini-Tower Computer...............................................................24
2.The Mainboard .........................................................................25
Mainboard Features.................................................................25
PCI Local Bus 32-Bit High Speed Expansion Slots ..............................26
Secondary Cache Subsystem...............................................................26
Keyboard Activated Turbo Mode............................................................26
Replacement Battery Connector........................................................... 26
On-Board Peripherals............................................................................27
Serial Ports ...........................................................................................28
Parallel Port...........................................................................................29
PCI SCSI/ Ethernet Port........................................................................30
Mainboard Diagram .................................................................31
Mainboard Connectors.............................................................32
Mainboard Jumpers .................................................................33
Jumper Settings.......................................................................34
LED’s, Reset, Keyboard Lock ..................................................34
Jumpers Described ..................................................................35
CLR1 ..................................................................................................... 35
CLK1......................................................................................................36
Other Mainboard Features.......................................................36
3. Using SETUP............................................................................38
Main Menu ...............................................................................39
Main Menu Options..................................................................40
System Time ......................................................................................... 40
System Date..........................................................................................40
Daylight Savings....................................................................................40
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Diskette Drive A:................................................................................... 40
Diskette Drive B:................................................................................... 40
IDE Adapters (Four Provided) ...............................................................41
Video System ........................................................................................43
Memory Control ....................................................................................44
Memory Shadow ................................................................................... 45
Boot Sequence ...................................................................................... 46
System Memory....................................................................................46
Extended Memory ................................................................................. 46
Advanced Menu .......................................................................47
Integrated Peripherals ...........................................................................47
PCI Devices ..........................................................................................49
Plug & Play O/S.....................................................................................49
Reset Configuration Data ......................................................................50
Large Disk Access Mode ......................................................................50
OS Support for More Than 64MB ..........................................................50
Security Options.......................................................................51
Supervisor Password is ........................................................................51
User Password is ..................................................................................51
Password on boot ..................................................................................52
Diskette access ....................................................................................52
Fixed disk boot sector ...........................................................................52
System backup reminder ......................................................................52
Virus check reminder ............................................................................52
Power Options..........................................................................53
APM (Automatic Power Management)...................................................53
Power Management Mode .....................................................................53
Parallel Port Activity..............................................................................54
Serial Port Activity ................................................................................ 54
IRQn ......................................................................................................54
Exit Menu Options ...................................................................55
4. Expanding Your System..........................................................56
Adding an Expansion Board.....................................................56
How Disk DrivesWork..............................................................58
How a Floppy Drive Works .......................................................59
How an IDE Hard Drive Works.................................................60
How a CD-ROM Drive Works...................................................61
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Adding System RAM................................................................62
Installing SIMMs.......................................................................63
Adding System Cache Memory ...............................................65
Installing a New CPU ...............................................................67
5. Mainboard Specifications.......................................................69
Mainboard Environmental Specifications .................................69
9-Pin Serial Port (J2) Pin Assignment......................................70
25-Pin Serial Port (J3) Pin Assignment....................................70
Parallel Port (J4) Pin Assignment.............................................72
Handy Cheat Sheet......................................................................74
Glossary.......................................................................................76
Index .............................................................................................78
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FCC Compliance Statement for U.S. and Canadian Users
Warning!
Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15, Subpart B of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures.
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is needed.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate
the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits
established by the FCC for this equipment.
This equipment is a Class B digital apparatus which complies with the Radio Interference
Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1374.
Cet appareil numèrique de la classe B est conformè au Règlement sur le brouillage
radioèlèctrique, C.R.C., ch. 1374.
Caution: Lithium Batteries
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace
lithium CMOS battery only with the same type or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries
according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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Customer Assurance Program
Thirty (30) Day Money-Back Guarantee on Most
Products.
Any product (except for software, software disks, related documentation
and consumables) purchased from ZEOS may be returned within thirty
days from the date it was shipped by ZEOS for a full refund of the
purchase price excluding original shipping charges.
Returned products must be in as new condition, in original packing,
complete with all warranty cards, manuals, cables and other materials as
originally shipped; not modified or damaged.
Any returned product must be shipped prepaid and insured. Any return
must carry a ZEOS Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number,
obtained from ZEOS, on the outside of each carton. Returns without
RMA numbers will not be accepted. After thirty days from shipment, all
sales are final and credit or refunds will not be given.
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1.The Big Picture
Welcome to the ZEOS User’s Guide! The User’s Guide works with the
Getting Started manual to help keep your system running trouble free,
year after year.
This User’s Guide is divided into five chapters.
Chapter 1, The Big Picture gives an overview of typical desktop, tower,
and mini-tower systems. It also shows the major components inside the
computer case.
Chapter 2, The Mainboard gives detailed information about your
mainboard.
Chapter 3, Using SETUP explains how to use the SETUP utility
program to customize the built-in features of your system’s BIOS (Basic
Input/Output System).
Chapter 4, Expanding Your System shows how to add components and
enhancements to your system. These include a video adapter card, a
controller card, an internal modem, a floppy drive, an IDE hard drive, a
CD-ROM drive, memory RAM SIMMs, system cache, and a new CPU.
Chapter 5, Mainboard Specifications includes your mainboard
specifications, environmental specifications, plus pin assignments for
your serial and parallel ports.
The Handy Cheat Sheet gives a short summary of some of the most
needed or most forgotten commands.
The Glossary gives short definitions of some common computer terms.
Chapter 1 - The Big Picture
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Desktop System At A Glance
Pantera
ZEOS
Reset
Button
Brightness
Contrast
Hard Disk
(HDD) LED
Drive bays with CD-
ROM drive and 3.5”
Floppy Drive
Turbo Button
(notused)
Turbo LED
(notused)
Keyboard
Lock
MonitorPower
Switch
PowerLED
Computer
Power Switch
(the“ON”
button)
Desktop Front
Chapter 1 - The Big Picture
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