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╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
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║ Above Board PS/PC Technical Installation Instructions ║
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ABOVE BOARD PS/PC INSTALLATION
INTRODUCTION
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This document contains all the information an experienced user needs to
install an Above Board and its software. If you're not an experienced
user, you should use the Above Board manual for installation
instructions or have your dealer install the Above Board.
ADDING MEMORY
─────────────
You can use either 64K-bit chips or 256K-bit chips on the Above Board
PS/PC, but you can't use both types at the same time. For a list of
chips that Intel has verified, refer to the Above Board manual or to
FaxBack Document #1014, "Classic Above Board Memory Chip Compatibility."
You need to use 200-nanosecond chips or faster. You must fill each
column (using nine chips) to which you add chips. Leave no partially
filled columns. Fill the columns in the order shown in the following
diagram:
For 64K-bit or 256K-bit chips
┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬────────────────┐
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
└──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴───────┐ ┌┘
6 5 4 3 2 1 └───────┘
SETTING SWITCHES
────────────────
ABOVE BOARD SWITCH BLOCK
╔═════════╗ ╔═════════════════╗
║ █ █ █ █ ║ ║ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ ║
║ 1 2 3 4 ║ ║ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ║
╚═╤═╤═╤═╤═╝ ╚═╤═╤═╤═╤═══╤═╤═╤═╝
Parallel └┬┘ └┬┘ Clock │ └┬┘ └─┬─┘ │ └───▌Always Off
Port ┌───┘ │ ┌─┬────────┴┐ │ │ │
┌─┬─┬──┴───┐ │ │▀│ CLK ON │ │ │ │ Chip Type
│▄│▄│ NONE │ │ ├─┼─────────┤ │ │ └─┬─┬──────┐
├─┼─┼──────┤ │ │▄│ CLK OFF │ │ │ │▄│ 64K │
│▄│▀│ LPT1 │ │ └─┴─────────┘ │ │ ├─┼──────┤
├─┼─┼──────┤ │ │ │ │▀│ 256K │
│▀│▄│ LPT2 │ │ │ │ └─┴──────┘
└─┴─┴──────┘ │ Conventional│ │
│ Memory Start│ │ I/O Port for
│ Address │ │ Expanded Memory
Serial │ ┌─┬─┬─────┴┐ └┬─┬─┬─┬──────────┐
Port │ │▄│▀│ 256K │ │▄│▄│▄│NO EXP MEM│
┌─┬─┬───┴──┐ ├─┼─┼──────┤ ├─┼─┼─┼──────────┤
│▄│▄│ NONE │ │▀│▄│ 512K │ │▄│▄│▀│ 208-20F │
├─┼─┼──────┤ ├─┼─┼──────┤ ├─┼─┼─┼──────────┤
│▄│▀│ COM1 │ │▀│▀│ NONE ├─┐ │▄│▀│▄│ 218-21F │
├─┼─┼──────┤ └─┴─┴──────┘ │ ├─┼─┼─┼──────────┤
│▀│▄│ COM2 │ No ▐─┘ │▄│▀│▀│ 258-25F │
└─┴─┴──────┘ Conventional▐ ├─┼─┼─┼──────────┤
Memory added▐ │▀│▄│▄│ 268-26F │
├─┼─┼─┼──────────┤
Note: If you have a Parallel Port on │▀│▄│▀│ 2A8-2AF │
your video board, it's usually addressed ├─┼─┼─┼──────────┤
as LPT1. In this case, the Above Board │▀│▀│▄│ 2B8-2BF │
Parallel Port is referred to as LPT2 ├─┼─┼─┼──────────┤
or LPT3 even though the switches are │▀│▀│▀│ 2E8-2EF │
set for LTP1 or LPT2. └─┴─┴─┴──────────┘
SYSTEM BOARD SWITCH SETTINGS FOR IBM PC
If you have an IBM PC and use the Above Board PC to provide conventional
memory, you need to set switches on the computer's system board. If you
don't add conventional memory with the Above Board, you don't have to
change the computer's switches.
The following figures show the settings for IBM PC-1s and PC-2s if the
Above Board provides conventional memory up to 640K bytes:
┌─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┐
PC-1 (640K) │▄│▄│▄│▄│ │ │ │ │ Note: The PC-1 ROM BIOS allows
└─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┘ 544K bytes maximum.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
┌─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┐
PC-2 (640K) │▀│▄│▀│▀│▄│ │ │ │
or PC-1 with └─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┘
upgraded BIOS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
NOTE: PC-2s have a "B" stamped on their back panel, PC-1s don't.
INSTALLING SOFTWARE
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Installing the Above Board software involves these steps:
■ Copying files
■ Setting up expanded memory
■ Setting up RAM disks
■ Setting up a print buffer
COPYING FILES
Copy the files you need from the Intel diskette to your hard disk's root
directory or to your system diskette.
SETTING UP EXPANDED MEMORY
To use expanded memory, add this line to your CONFIG.SYS file:
DEVICE = EMM.SYS c m i [EXP=x] [ND] [NP] [H=x]
Where the parameters without brackets ([]) are required, and those with
brackets are optional.
Required parameters
───────────────────
┌───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Parameter │ Description │
╞═══════════╪══════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ c │ Specifies the type of computer you're using. │
│ │ Valid values: │
│ │ pc (Use for 8-bit systems) │
│ │ mod30 (Use for IBM PS/2 Model 30) │
├───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ m │ Specifies the 64K-byte block of memory to which │
│ │ expanded memory is mapped. Valid values: │
│ │ │
│ │ C400 D400 │
│ │ C800 D800 │
│ │ CC00 DC00 │
│ │ D000 E000 │
├───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ i │ Specifies the I/O address the Above Board uses │
│ │ to access expanded memory. Valid values: │
│ │ │
│ │ 208 258 2A8 2E8 │
│ │ 218 268 2B8 │
└───────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Optional parameters
───────────────────
┌───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Parameter │ Description │
╞═══════════╪══════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ EXP=x │ Lets you verify the amount of expanded memory in │
│ │ the computer. "x" specifies the total expanded │
│ │ memory amount. EMM generates an error message │
│ │ if it finds an amount different from what you │
│ │ specified. │
├───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ND │ Instructs EMM to run abbreviated memory tests │
│ │ after warm boot. │
├───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ NP │ Instructs EMM not to pause after EMM errors or │
│ │ messages. │
├───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ H=x │ Sets EMM Handle count to "x" ("x" must be less │
│ │ than 256). │
└───────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
SETTING UP RAM DISKS
To use a RAM disk, add this line to your CONFIG.SYS file:
DEVICE = QUIKMEM2.SYS x
Where "x" specifies the size of the RAM disk in K bytes. The value for
"x" must be at least 16 and can't exceed the total amount of expanded
memory in the computer. Values that aren't multiples of 16 are treated
as the next higher multiple of 16. You don't need to type a "K" after
the number.
SETTING UP A PRINT BUFFER
To use a print buffer, add this line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
QUIKBUF2 c x d t
┌───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Parameter │ Description │
╞═══════════╪══════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ c │ Specifies the type of computer you're using. │
│ │ Valid values: │
│ │ │
│ │ pc (Use for 8-bit systems) │
├───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ x │ Specifies the size of the buffer in K bytes and │
│ │ must be 32 or greater. Any value that isn't a │
│ │ multiple of 16 is treated as the next-higher │
│ │ multiple of 16. │
├───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ d │ Specifies the display adapter your computer │
│ │ uses. Valid values: │
│ │ │
│ │ M IBM Monochrome E IBM EGA │
│ │ H Hercules Monochrome V IBM VGA │
│ │ G IBM CGA O Other │
├───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ t │ Specifies the type of port to be buffered. │
│ │ Valid values: │
│ │ │
│ │ P Parallel │
│ │ S1 COM1 │
│ │ S2 COM2 │
└───────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS
────────────────────
If you receive error messages during installation that say, "One or more
of the parameters are missing or invalid...", you probably have an early
version of the Above Board software. You can get the latest software by
contacting Intel's Customer Support or by using your modem to download
the software from the Intel BBS.
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End of file Intel FaxBack # 1212 November 9,1992