ICC8500 MotherBoard Manual DOC-IWS-598

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Raptor AT
Motherboard
Installation Guide
Introduction
Table of Contents
Introduction .........................................................IV
Chapter 1- Pre-Configuration .............................. 1

Step 1- Setting the Jumpers ................................. 2
Jumper Locations ............................................................................... 3
CMOS Reset ........................................................................................ 4
Disk-on-Chip Selection ...................................................................... 4
Flash BIOS Programming Voltage .................................................. 4
Clock Speed Selection ........................................................................ 5
Step 2 - DRAM, CPU and Cables ..................... 7

Raptor AT Memory Configuration ........................................................ 7
Raptor AT Memory Configuration ........................................................ 7
CPU Installation .................................................................................... 8
Installing Cables ................................................................................... 9
Power and Control Panel Cables ........................................................... 9
Installing Peripheral Cables ................................................................. 9
Chapter 2 -HIFLEX BIOS Setup .................... 12

Standard Setup .................................................. 13
Advanced Setup................................................. 14
Advanced Chipset Setup ................................... 18
Power Management Setup ............................... 22
PCI/Plug and Play Setup ................................. 25
Auto Detect Hard Disk ...................................... 30
Changing Supervisor Password .................... 30
Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings .... 31
Auto Configuration with Fail-Safe Settings .. 31
Save Settings and Exit ..................................... 31
Exit without Saving .......................................... 31
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Raptor AT - Installation Guide
Chapter 3 -Upgrading ...................................... 32

Upgrading the System Memory ....................... 32
Upgrading the Microprocessor ......................... 32
Appendix A-Technical Specifications .............. 34

Chipsets ............................................................... 34
Embedded I/O .................................................... 35
Miscellaneous ..................................................... 36
Appendix B - Flash BIOS programming ....... 51
Appendix C - Disk-On-Chip ............................ 53
Appendix D - On-board Industrial Devices ... 55
Appendix E - On-board Ethernet ................... 60
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Introduction
Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of the Raptor AT™ industrial system
motherboard. The Raptor AT design was based on the Intel™ 440BX
chipset providing the ideal platform to industrial applications. The Raptor
AT design is based on the Intel Pentium® Celeron® processor.
With proper installation and maintenance, your Raptor AT will provide

years of high performance and trouble free operation.
This manual provides a detailed explanation into the installation and use
of the Raptor AT industrial system board. This manual is written for the
novice PC user/installer. However, as with any major computer component
installation, previous experience is helpful and should you not have prior
experience, it would be prudent to have someone assist you in the
installation. This manual is broken down into 3 chapters and 6 appendix.
Chapter 1 - System Board Pre-Configuration
This chapter provides all the necessary information for install-

ing the Raptor AT. Topics discussed include: installing the
CPU, (if necessary), DRAM installation, jumper settings for CPU
and standard I/O. Connecting all the cables from the system board
to the chassis and peripherals.
Chapter 2 - BIOS Configuration
This chapter shows the final step in getting your system firm-
ware setup.
Chapter 3 - Upgrading
The Raptor AT provides a number of expansion options includ-

ing memory and cache. All aspects of the upgrade possibilities are
covered.
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Appendix A - Technical Specifications
A complete listing of all the major technical specifications of

the Raptor AT is provided.
Appendix B - Flash BIOS Programming
Provides all the information necessary to program your optional

AMIBIOS Flash BIOS.
Appendix C - Disk-on-Chip
Two on-board sockets for a solid state flash disk device.
Appendix D - Industrial Devices
Watchdog Timer and On-Board POST (Power On Self Testing)

code display. Automatic CPU voltage and temperature monitor-
ing devices.
Appendix E - Ethernet
On-board 10 Base T/100 Mbits with Wake-on-Lan function.
Static Electricity Warning!
The Raptor AT has been designed as rugged as possible but can still be
damaged if jarred sharply or struck. Handle the motherboard with care.
The Raptor AT also contains delicate electronic circuits that can be
damaged or weakened by static electricity. Before removing the Raptor
AT from its protective packaging, it is strongly recommended that you
use a grounding wrist strap. The grounding strap will safely discharge any
static electricity build up in your body and will avoid damaging the
motherboard. Do not walk across a carpet or linoleum floor with the bare
board in hand.
Warranty
This product is warranted against material and manufacturing defects for

two years from the date of delivery. Buyer agrees that if this product
proves defective the manufacturer is only obligated to repair, replace or
refund the purchase price of this product at manufacturer's discretion.
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Introduction
The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to alteration, misuse
or abuse; if any repairs have been attempted by anyone other than the
manufacturer; or if failure is caused by accident, acts of God, or other causes
beyond the manufacturer’s control.
Raptor AT - An Overview
The Raptor AT represents the ultimate in industrial system board

technology. No other system board available today provides such im-
pressive list of features:
CPU Support
• Supports full series of Intel Pentium Celeron processors up to
466MHz .
• On-board automatic CPU voltage and temperature monitoring
device (optional).
Supported Bus Clocks

66 and 100MHz.
Memory
Three DIMM sockets up to 384MB unregistered or up to 768MB
registered SDRAM, ECC supported.
On-Board I/O
• 2 Floppies up to 2.88 MB.
• Dual channel PCI 32-bit EIDE controller.
• Two high speed RS-232 serial ports 16Bytes FIFO (16550).
• One Centronics™ compatible bidirectional parallel port.
EPP/ECP mode compatible.
• PS/2 mouse header.
• ATX Power connector.
• Two Universal Serial Bus headers.
• Two Disk-on-Chip sockets.
On-Board Ethernet
On-board 10 Base T/100 Mbits with Wake-on-Lan function.
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ROM BIOS
AMI BIOS™ BIOS HIFLEX with optional FLASH ROM.
Conventions Used in this Manual
" Notes - Such as a brief discussion of memory

types.
! Important Information - such as static warnings,

or very important instructions.
# When instructed to enter keyboard keystrokes,

the text will be noted by this graphic.
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Chapter 1: Pre-Configuration
Chapter 1 Pre-Configuration
This chapter provides all the necessary information for installing the
Raptor AT into a standard PC chassis. Topics discussed include: install-
ing the CPU (if necessary), DRAM installation, jumper settings for CPU
and standard I/O.
Handling Precautions
The Raptor AT has been designed to be as rugged as possible but it can

be damaged if dropped, jarred sharply or struck. Damage may also occur
by using excessive force in performing certain installation procedures
such as forcing the system board into the chassis or placing too much
torque on a mounting screw.
Take special care when installing or removing the system memory DIMMs.
Never force a DIMM into a socket. Screwdrivers slipping off a screw and
scraping the board can break a trace or component leads, rendering the
board unusable. Always handle the Raptor AT with care.
"
Special Warranty Note:
Products returned for warranty repair will be in-
spected for damage caused by improper installation
and misuse as described in the previous section
and the static warning below. Should the board
show signs of abuse, the warranty will become void
and the customer will be billed for all repairs and
shipping and handling costs.
Static Warning
The Raptor AT contains delicate electronic semiconductors that are
highly sensitive to static electricity. These components, if subjected to a
static electricity discharge, can be weakened thereby reducing the ser-
viceable life of the system board. BEFORE THE BOARD IS REMOVED
FROM ITS PROTECTIVE ANTISTATIC PACKAGING, TAKE PROPER
PRECAUTIONS! Work on a conductive surface that is connected to the
ground. Before touching any electronic device, ground yourself by
touching an unpainted metal object or, and highly recommended, use a
grounding strap.
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Raptor AT- Installation Guide
Step 1 Setting the Jumpers
Your Raptor AT is equipped with a large number of peripherals and has

the ability to run at a variety of speeds without the need to change any
crystals or oscillators. As such, there is a large number of configuration
jumpers on the board. Taken step by step, setting these jumpers is easy.
We suggest you review each section and follow the instructions.
Jumper Types
Jumpers are small copper pins attached to the system board. Covering
two pins with a shunt closes the connection between them. The Raptor AT
examines these jumpers to determine specific configuration informa-
tion. There are three different categories of jumpers on the Raptor AT.
A. Two pin jumpers are used for binary selections such as enable,
disable. Instructions for this type of jumper are open, for no
shunt over the pins or closed, when the shunt covers the pins.
B. Three or four pin jumpers are used for multiple selection. In-
structions for these jumpers will indicate which two pins to
cover. For example: for JPx 2-3 the shunt will be covering pins 2
and 3 leaving pins 1 and 4 exposed.
C. Grouped jumpers are used when a certain function has multiple

selections. There are two grouped jumpers on the board and
careful attention should be given when setting these jumpers.
Instructions for grouped jumpers are similar to those above.
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Jumper Locations
Use the diagram below and the tables on the following pages to locate and
set the on-board configuration jumpers.
Figure 1-2 Jumper Locations
JP 6
JP 7
JP 1 2
JP 1 1
P G A So ck et
JP 8 P in 1
JP 1 0
JP 2
E ID E 1
E ID E 2
JP 4
JP 5
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CMOS Reset
This option is provided as a convenience for those who need to reset the
CMOS registers. It should always be set to “Normal” for standard
operation. If the CMOS needs to be reset, turn off the system, move JP5
to 2-3, turn the system on, move jumper to 1-2 and press reset.
Table 1-1 CMOS Reset
RTC Normal Reset
JP5 1-2* 2-3
Disk-on-Chip Selection
The jumper JP7 allows selection for the address on Disk-on-Chip device.
Table 1-2 Disk-on-Chip Selection
Address JP7
D000H/D400H 1-2*
D400H/D800H 3-4
D800H/DC00H 5-6
DC00H/D000H 7-8
Flash BIOS Write Protect

To program the optional flash BIOS use JP2 to disable write protection.
For regular standard BIOS use default settings.
Table 1-3 Flash BIOS Programming Selection
Flash
Enabled Disabled
Write-Protect
JP2 1-2* 2-3
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Clock Speed Selection

The Raptor AT has an automatic clock speed selector device. To enable
this option set JP11 to 1-2 position.
Table 1-4 Clock Frequency Selection
Selection JP11
Auto 1-2*
66MHz 2-3
100MHz 3-4
Watchdog Timer Selection

The watchdog timer can be set as hardware, software or disabled through
JP10, and JP8 sets the time-out and JP6 set the addresses. Please refer
to appendix B for more details.
Table 1-5 Watchdog Timer Selection
Watchdog
Hardware Disable Software
Timeout
JP10 1-2 3-4* 5-6
Table 1-6 Watchdog Time-out Selection
Watchdog
1200ms 600ms 150ms
Timeout
JP8 1-2* 2-3 3-4
* Manufacturer's Settings
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Table 1-7 Watchdog Address Selection
Address JP6
110h 1-2*
310h 2-3
On-board Ethernet
The Raptor AT has a built-in 10BASE-T/100Mbits ethernet. The jumper
JP12 disable (2-3) or enable (1-2) this feature. For more information
please refer to Appendix E.
Table 1-8 Ethernet Selection
Ethernet Selection Enabled Disabled
JP12 1-2* 2-3
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Step 2 DRAM, CPU and Cables

Installation
Depending upon how your Raptor AT is configured you may need to

install the following:
• DRAM (DIMMs)
• CPU
Raptor AT Memory Configuration

The Raptor AT offers 3 DIMM memory sockets. They can be
configured with 3.3V unbuffered SDRAM modules. It is very
important that the quality of the DIMMs is good. Undesirable
operation of the system may result if poor quality DIMMs are
used. Always purchase your memory from a reliable source.
" The Raptor AT uses standard DIMMs. To deter-

mine the actual capacity of a 1 by 64 DIMM, simply
multiply the or 1MB by 8. Thus the actual DIMMS
capacity is 8MB.
CPU Installation
The Raptor AT currently supports the following CPUs:

Full series of Intel Pentium Celeron processors up
to 466MHz.
!
1. Improper installation of the CPU may cause
permanent damage to both the system board and
the CPU. -- Void of warranty
2. Always handle the CPU by the edges, never

touch the pins.
3. Always use a heatsink and CPU fan.
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Using Figure 1-3, locate the diagonal notch on the CPU chip. This notch
represents pin one. The Pentium processor also has a small dot as well
indicating pin 1. DO NOT USE THE CHIP LOGO OR LETTERING TO
LOCATE PIN ONE.
Locate the CPU socket on your Hunter ATX system board. Pin 1 on the
socket is located in the lower left hand corner of the socket.
Figure 1-3 CPU Alignment
To install the processor, lift the

lever of the ZIF socket and gen-
tly insert the CPU. Make sure
the CPU is inserted all the way.
Lower the lever. See figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4 CPU Socket alignment
Pin # 1 Lever
This completes the installation of the CPU. Now it is a good time to double
check both the CPU and DIMM installation to make sure that these
devices have been properly installed.
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Installing Cables
Power and Control Panel Cables

The Raptor AT features an ATX type power connector.
Installing Peripheral Cables

Now it is a good time to install the internal peripherals such as floppy and
hard disk drives. Do not connect the power cable to these peripherals as it
is easier to attach the bulky ribbon cables before the smaller power
connectors. If you are installing more than one IDE drive, double check
your master/slave jumpers on the drives. Review the information supplied
with your drive for more information on this subject.
Connect the floppy cable (not included) to the system board. Then
connect remaining ends of the ribbon cable to the appropriate peripher-
als.
Finally, connect the IDE cable (not included) to the system. Then con-
nect remaining ends of the ribbon cable to the appropriate peripherals.
This concludes the hardware installation of your Hunter AT system. Now
it is a good time to re-check all of the cable connections to make sure
they are correct. It is also a good idea to label each of the external
peripheral connectors - COM1, COM2, Mouse and Parallel.
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U SB E thernet P S/2 M ouse KBD
Floppy
Pow er
C om 2
C om 1
Parallel
Port
PG A S ocket
Pin 1
E ID E 1
E ID E 2
A ctive B ackplane
C onnector
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Connector Description
Power LED / KBD. Lock

J1
1-LED/2-key/3-GND/4&5-keylock
J2 Speaker 1-SPK/2-key/3-GND/4-VCC
CPU Fan
J3
1-tachometer / 2-12V / 3-GND
Controlled CPU Fan

J4
1-tachometer / 2-12V / 3-GND
J5 IDE LED 1-positive/2-signal
J6 Power SW
J7 ATX Power
Wake-on-Lan
J8
1-Suspend 5V / 2-GND / 3-signal
J9 Keyboard
J10 PS/2 mouse
J12 Floppy
J13 Parallel
J14 USB
J16 Primary PCI IDE 1
J17 Secondary PCI IDE 2
Infra Red
J25
1-IRRX / 2-IRTX / 3-GND / 5-Key / 6-5V
J29 LAN ACTLED
J30 LAN Speed LED
J31 RJ 45
J33 Reset
J36 Serial 1
J37 Serial 2
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Chapter 2 HIFLEX BIOS

Setup
Your Raptor AT features AMI BIOS. The system configuration param-
eters are set via the HIFLEX AMIBIOS setup. Since HIFLEX BIOS Setup
resides in the ROM BIOS, it is available each time the computer is turned
on.
Starting BIOS Setup

As POST executes, the following appears:
Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP
Using the Keyboard with BIOS Setup

The BIOS Setup has a built-in keyboard driver that uses simple
keystroke combinations:
Keystroke Function
<Tab> Move to the next window or field.
, , , Move to the next field to the right, left, above, or
below.
<Enter> Select in the current field.
+ Increments a value.
- Decrements a value.
<Esc> Closes the current operation and return to previous
level.
<PgUp> Returns to the previous page.
<PgDn> Advances to the next page.
<Home> Returns to the beginning of the text.
<End> Advances to the end of the text.
<Alt> <H> Access a help window.
<Alt> <Spacebar> Exit WINBIOS Setup.
Alphabetic keys A to Z are used in the Virtual Keyboard, and are
not case-sensitive.
Numeric keys 0 to 9 are used in the Virtual Keyboard and
Numeric Keypad.
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Chapter 2: Bios Configuration
BIOS Setup Main Menu

The BIOS Setup main menu is organized into 11 windows.
Each window is discussed in this chapter.
Each window contains several options. Clicking on each option

activates a specific function. The BIOS Setup options and
functions are described in this chapter. Some options may not be
available in your BIOS. The windows are:
• Standard CMOS Setup

• Advanced CMOS Setup
• Advanced Chipset Setting
• Power Management Setup
• PCI/Plug and Play Setup
• Peripheral Setup
• Auto-Detect Hard Drive
• Change User Password
• Change Supervisor Password
• Auto Configuration With Optimal Settings
• Auto Configuration With Fail Safe Settings
• Save Settings and Exit
• Exit Without Saving
Standard Setup
Standard Setup options are displayed by choosing Standard
option from the HIFLEX BIOS Setup menu. All Standard Setup
options are described below.
Date/Time
Select the Date/Time option to change the date or time. The current
date and time are displayed. Enter new values through the dis-
played window.
Floppy Drive A, B
Choose the Floppy Drive A or B icon to specify the floppy drive
type. The settings are 360 KB 5¼”, 1.2 MB 5¼”, 720 KB 3½”,
1.44 MB 3½”, or 2.88 MB 3½”.
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Pri Master Pri Slave

Sec Master Sec Slave
Select one of these options to configure the hard disk drive. Select
Auto from the drive parameters screen to let AMIBIOS automati-
cally configure the drive. A screen with a list of drive parameters
appears. Choose the desired option to configure the drive. Auto
will automatically detect your hard drive everytime the computer
boots. If required, a specific Hard Drive type may be selected.
Boot Sector Virus Protection

The options are enabled or disabled.
Advanced Setup
Advanced Setup options are displayed by choosing the Ad-

vanced option from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Ad-
vanced Setup options are described in this section.
Quick Boot
Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly
when the computer is powered on. This option replaces the old
Above 1 MB Memory Test Advanced Setup option. The settings
are: enabled and disabled.
Pri Master ARMD Emulated as

Pri Slave ARMD Emulated as
Sec Master ARMD Emulated as
Sec Slave ARMD Emulated as
If set to Auto, the default emulation depends on ARMD drive. The
default emulation type is floppy for LS120, hard drive for MO,
harddisk for zip drives.
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1st Boot Device

This option sets the type of device for the first boot drives that the
AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes.
The settings are Disabled, 1st IDE, 2nd IDE, 3rd IDE, 4th IDE,
Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, ATAPI-CDROM, SCSI, Net-
work, I2O.
2nd, 3rd, 4th Boot Device

This option selects additional devices to boot from after AMIBIOS
POST completes. The settings are Disabled, IDE1, 1st IDE, 2nd
IDE, 3rd IDE-HDD, 4th IDE-HDD, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-
HDD, ATAPI CDROM.
Try Other Boot Devices

Set this option to Yes to instruct AMIBIOS to attempt to boot from
any other drive in the system if it cannot find a boot drive among
the drives specified in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Boot Devices
options .
Floppy Access Control

This option selects usage right from the floppy drive. The settings
are Read/Write or Read-Only.
Hard Disk Access Control

This option selects usage right from the hard disk . The settings
are Read/Write or Read-Only.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to use the SMART
(System Management and Reporting Technologies). The settings
are Enabled or Disabled.
Boot Up Num Lock

Set this option to Off to turn the Num Lock key off when the
computer is booted so you can use the arrow keys on both the
numeric keypad and the keyboard.
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Floppy Drive Swap

Set this option to Enabled to permit drives A: and B: to be
swapped. The settings are Enabled or Disabled.
Floppy Drive Seek

Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drive A: will
perform a Seek operation at system boot. The settings are Dis-
abled or Enabled.
Typematic Rate
The settings are Fast or Slow.
PS/2 Mouse Support

Set this option to Enabled to enable AMIBIOS support for a PS/
2-type mouse.
System Keyboard
This option does not specify if a keyboard is attached to the
computer. Rather, it specifies if error messages are displayed if a
keyboard is not attached. This option permits you to configure
workstations with no keyboards.
Primary Display
This option configures the type of monitor attached to the
computer. The settings are Mono, CGA40x25, CGA80x25, VGA/
EGA, or Absent.
Password Check
This option enables password checking every time the system
boots or when you run AMIBIOS Setup. If Always is chosen, a
user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned
on. If Setup is chosen, the password prompt appears if AMIBIOS
is executed. See the Advanced Setup chapter for instructions on
changing a password. The Optimal and Fail-Safe defaults are
Setup.
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BOOT to OS/2
Set this option to Enabled if running OS/2 operating system and
using more than 64 MB of system memory on the motherboard.
The settings are Enabled or Disabled.
Wait for <F1> If Error

AMIBIOS POST runs system diagnostic tests that can generate
a message followed by:
Press <F1> to continue
If this option is set to Enabled, AMIBIOS waits for the end user
to press <F1> before continuing. If this option is set to Disabled,
AMIBIOS continues the boot process without waiting for <F1>
to be pressed.
Hit Del Message Display

Set this option to Disabled to prevent the message
Hit <DEL> if you want to run Setup
from appearing on the first AMIBIOS screen when the computer

boots. The settings are Disabled or Enabled. The Optimal and
Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled.
Internal Cache
This option enables or disables the L1 internal Cache.
System BIOS Cacheable

When set to Enabled, the contents of the F0000h system memory
segment can be read from or written to cache memory. The
contents of this memory segment is always copied from the BIOS
ROM to system RAM for faster execution. The settings are
Enabled or Disabled.
C000,16K Shadow
C400,16K Shadow
These options specify how the 32 KB of video ROM at C0000h is
treated. The settings are: enabled, disabled or cached.
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C800,16K Shadow
CC00,16K Shadow
D000,16K Shadow
D400,16K Shadow
D800, 16K Shadow
DC00,16K Shadow
These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area
named in the option. The ROM area not used by ISA adapter cards
is allocated to PCI adapter cards. The settings are: Disabled,
cached or enabled.
Advanced Chipset Setup
USB Function
Set this option to Enabled to enable USB (Universal Serial Bus)
support. The settings are Disabled, Keyboard, Auto or Keyboard
+ Mouse.
USB KB/Mouse Legacy Support

The settings for this option are: Disabled, Keyboard, Auto and
Keyboard+mouse.
Port 64/60 Emulation

SERR#
The options are enabled or disabled
PERR#
USWC WRITE POST

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BX MASTER LATENCY TIMER (CLKS)

The options are disabled or 32,64,96, 128,160,192,224
MULTI-TRANS TIMER (CLKS)

The options are disabled or 32,64,96, 128,160,192,224
PCI 1 TO PCI 0 Access

DRAM IntegrEty Mode
DRAM Refresh Date
Memory Hole
The settings for the option are: disable or enabled.
SDRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

The options are Auto, 3 SCKLS, 2 SCKLS
SDRAM RAS# Porharge

The options are Auto, 3 SCKLS, 2 SCKLS
Power Down SDRAM

The settings for this option are: enabled or disabled
ACP1 Control Register

The settings for this option are: enabled or disabled
Gated Clock
The settings for this option are: enabled or disabled.
Graphics Aperture Size

The settings for this option are: 4, 8, 16, 4, 32, 464, 128, 256.
Search for MDA Resources

SDRAM RAS# to CAS# Override
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SDRAM CAS# Latency

SDRAM RAS# Timing
SDRAM Speculative Read Logic
DRAM Speed
DRAM Read Burst Timing
DRAM Write Burst Timing
DRAM Lead Off Timing
Fast EDO Read Cycle Timing
Speculative Lead Off Timing
Memory Address Drive Strength
Enhanced Paging Disabled
DRAM Refresh RAS Cycles (HCLK'S)
DRAM Refresh Rate
Suspend Refresh Type
Cache DRAM Refresh Time (HCLK'S)
These settings are related to your memory modules specifications.
Leave options at default settings, unless required by your
memory module manufacturer.
8 Bit I/O Recovery Time

The settings are Disabled, 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 8 SYSCLK.
16bit I/O Recovery Time

The settings are Disabled, 4, 1, 2 and 3 SYSCLK.
PII X4SERR#
The settings for this options are: enabled or disabled.
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USB Passive Release

PIIX4Passive Release
PIIX4 Delayed Transaction

Type F DMA Buffer Control 1


DMA-0 TypeThru DMA-7 Type
The settings for these options are: Normal, ISA, PC, PCI or
distributed.
PIIX4Passive Release
PIIX4 Delayed Transaction


DMA-0 Type
DMA-1 Type
DMA-2 Type
DMA-3 Type
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DMA-4 Type
DMA-5 Type
DMA-6 Type
DMA-7 Type
The settings for these options are: Normal, ISA, PC, PCI or
distributed.
Power Management Setup
All Power Management Setup options are described in this section.
Power Management/APM
Set this option to Enabled to enable the power management and
APM (Advanced Power Management) features. The default
settings are Disabled.
Power Button Function

This option specifies how the power button mounted externally
on the computer chassis is used. The settings are: on/off or
suspend.
Green PC Monitor Power State

This option specifies the power state that the green PC-compliant
video monitor enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving
state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired.
The settings are Off, Standby or Suspend.
Video Power Down Mode

This option specifies the power management state that the video
subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity
has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby, or Suspend.
The default settings are Disabled.
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Hard Disk Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power management state that the hard
disk drive enters after the specified period of display inactivity has
expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby, or Suspend. The
default settings are Disabled.
Power Saving Type

The settings for this option are: POS, Sleep, Stop Clock DeepSleep.
Hard Disk Timeout (Minute)

This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk inactivity.
When this period expires, the hard disk drive enters the power-
conserving mode specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode
option described on the previous page. The settings are Disabled,
1 Min (minutes), and all one minute intervals up to and including
15 Min. The default settings are Disabled.
Standby / Suspend Timer Unit

This option allows a timer to be set for hard dik stand by mode. The
options are: 32 seconds, 4 miliseconds, 4 minutes or 4 seconds.
Standby Timeout
This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity
when the computer is in Full-On mode before the computer is
placed in Standby mode. In Standby mode, some power use is
curtailed. The settings are multiples of the stanby suspend timer
unit.
Suspend Timeout
This option specifies the length of the period of system inactiv-
ity when the computer is already in Standby mode before the
computer is placed in Suspend mode. In Suspend mode, nearly
all power use is curtailed. The settings are multiples of the
stanby suspend timer unit.
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Slow Clock Ratio

This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs
in the Standby Mode power saving state. The settings are ex-
pressed as a percentage between the normal CPU clock speed
and the CPU clock speed when the computer is in the power-
conserving state. The settings are 0-12.5%, 12.5-25%, 25-
37.5%, 37.5-50%, 50-62.5%, 62.5-75%, or 75-87.5%. The
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 50-62.5%.
Display Activity
When set to Monitor, this option enables event monitoring on the
video display. If set to Monitor and the computer is in a power
saving state, AMIBIOS watches for display activity. The com-
puter enters the Full On state if any activity occurs. AMIBIOS
reloads the Standby and Suspend timeout timers if display activity
occurs. The settings are Monitor or Ignore. The Optimal and Fail-
Safe default settings are Ignore.
Device 6
Serial 1
Device 7
Serial 2
Device 8
Parallel
Device 5
Floppy
Device 0
Primary Master IDE
Device 1
Primary Slave IDE
Device 2
Secondary Master IDE
Device 3
Secondary Slave IDE
LAN Wake-Up
The settings for this option are: Disabled or enabled.
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PCI/Plug and Play Setup
PCI/PnP Setup options are displayed by choosing the PCI/PnP

Setup icon from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All PCI/PnP
Setup options are described in this section
Plug and Play Aware OS

Set this option to Yes if the operating system installed in the
computer is Plug and Play-aware. AMIBIOS only detects and
enables PnP ISA adapter cards that are required for system boot.
The Windows 95 and 98 operating systems detect and enable all
other PnP-aware adapter cards. Windows 95 is PnP-aware. Set this
option to No if the operating system (such as DOS, OS/2, Win-
dows 3.x) does not use PnP. You must set this option correctly or
PnP-aware adapter cards installed in your computer will not be
configured properly. The settings are No or Yes. The Optimal and
Fail-Safe default settings are No.
PCI Latency Timer (in PCI Clocks)

This option sets latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. The
settings are in units equal to PCI clocks. The settings are 32, 64,
96, 128, 160, 192, 224, or 248. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
efault settings are 64.
PCI VGA Palette Snoop

This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA adapter card
installed in the computer requires VGA palette snooping. The
settings are Disabled or Enabled.
PCI IDE Bus Master

Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on
the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability. The settings are
Disabled or Enabled.
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Offboard PCI IDE Card
This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card
is used in the computer. You must also specify the PCI expansion
slot on the motherboard where the offboard PCI IDE controller
card is installed. If an offboard PCI IDE controller is used, the
onboard IDE controller on the motherboard is automatically
disabled. The settings are Erase, Auto, Slot1, Slot2, Slot3, or
Slot4. If Auto is selected, AMIBIOS automatically determines the
correct setting for this option.
Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ

This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the primary IDE
channel on the offboard PCI IDE controller. The settings are:
Disabled, INTA, INTB, INTC, INTD, or Hardwired. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ

This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the secondary IDE
channel on the offboard PCI IDE controller. The settings are
Disabled, INTA, INTB, INTC, INTD or Hardwired. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority

These options specify the IRQ priority for PCI devices installed
in the PCI expansion slots. The settings are Auto, (IRQ) 3,4,5,7,9,10
and 11. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are auto. These
options may not be available on your BIOS.
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DMA Channel 0
DMA Channel 1
DMA Channel 3
DMA Channel 5
DMA Channel 6
DMA Channel 7
These options allow you to specify the bus type used by each
DMA channel. The settings are PNP or ISA/EISA. The optimal and
fail-safe default settings are PNP.
IRQ3
IRQ4
IRQ5
IRQ7
IRQ9
IRQ10
IRQ11
IRQ14
IRQ15
These options specify the bus that the specified IRQ line is used
on. These options allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA
adapter cards. These options determine if AMIBIOS should
remove an IRQ from the pool of available IRQs passed to devices
that are configurable by the system BIOS. The available IRQ pool
is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more IRQs must
be removed from the pool, the end user can use these options to
reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it. Onboard
I/O is configured as PCI/PNP. IRQ12 only appears if the mouse
support option in advanced setup is set to disabled. IRQ14 and 15
will not be available if the onboard PCI IDEs are enabled. The
optimal and fail-safe default settings are PCI/PNP.
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Reserved Memory Size
This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for
legacy ISA adapter cards.
The settings are Disabled, 16K, 32K, or 64K. The Optimal and
Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Reserved Memory Address

This option specifies the beginning address (in hex) of the
reserved memory area. The specified ROM memory area is re-
served for use by legacy ISA adapter cards.
The settings are C0000, C4000, C8000, CC000, D0000, D4000,
D8000, or DC000. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
C0000.
Peripheral Setup
Peripheral Setup options are displayed by choosing Peripheral

Setup from the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Peripheral Setup
options are described here.
Onboard FDC
Set this option to Enabled to enable the floppy drive controller on
the motherboard. The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically
determines if the floppy controller should be enabled), Enabled,
or Disabled. The default settings are Auto.
Onboard Serial Port1

This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 1. The
settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct
base I/O port address), Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, or 2E8h. The
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.
Onboard Serial Port2

This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port 2. The
settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct
base I/O port address), Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, or 2E8h. The
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.
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Serial Port Mode

This option allows installation of a Infra-red device by
the Serial Port. The settings are Normal, IRDA or Ask IR.
Infra-Red Transmission Mode

The settings are Full Duplex or Half Duplex
Receiver Polarity
The settings are Activity High or Activity Low
Transmitter Polarity
The settings are Activity High or Activity Low
Onboard Parallel Port

This option specifies the base I/O port address of the parallel port
on the motherboard. The settings are Auto, Disabled, 378h, 278h,
or 3BCh. The Optimal default setting is Auto.
Parallel Port Mode

This option specifies the parallel port mode. The settings are:
normal, ECP or EPP.
EPP Version
1.7 and 1.9
Parallel Port IRQ

This option specifies the IRQ always used by the parallel port. The
settings are Auto, (IRQ) 5, or (IRQ) 7.
Parallel Port DMA Channel

This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode
option is ECP. This option sets the DMA channel used by the
parallel port. The settings are (DMA Channel 0, 1, or 3).
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Onboard IDE
This option specifies the IDE channel used by the onboard IDE
controller. The settings are Disabled, Primary, Secondary or Both.
Auto Detect Hard Disk
Choose this option to let AMIBIOS find the IDE hard disk drive
parameters for all IDE drives connected to the primary and
secondary IDE channels installed in the system.
AMIBIOS automatically configures the drive parameters after it
has detected these parameters.
Changing Supervisor Password
Select the Supervisor or User from the Security section of the

AMIBIOS Setup main menu. Enter the password and press
<Enter>. The screen does not display the characters entered. After
the new password is entered, retype the new password as prompted
and press <Enter>.
Remember the Password
" Keep a record of the new password when the

password is changed. If you forget the password,
you must erase the system configuration informa-
tion in NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access
Memory).
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Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings
You can load the optimal default settings for the AMIBIOS by
selecting the Optimal option. The Optimal default settings are
best-case values that should optimize system performance. If
CMOS is corrupted, the Optimal settings are loaded automatically.
Auto Configuration with Fail-Safe

Settings
You can load the Fail-Safe AMIBIOS Setup option settings by

selecting the Fail-Safe option from the Default section of the
AMIBIOS Setup main menu.
The Fail-Safe settings provide far from optimal system perfor-
mance, but are the most stable settings. Use this option as a
diagnostic aid if the system is behaving erratically.
Save Settings and Exit
Exit AMIBIOS saving the changes.
Exit without Saving
Allows to exit AMIBIOS setup without saving.
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Chapter 3: Upgrading
Upgrading the System Memory
The Raptor AT allows an upgrade of the system memory up to 384MB

unbuffered SDRAM and up to 768MB registered SDRAM DIMM modules
with ECC supported memory modules. The Raptor AT offers 3 DIMMs
memory sockets. It is very important that the quality of the DIMMs is good.
Undesirable operation of the system may result if poor quality DIMMs are
used. Always purchase your memory from a reliable source.
Upgrading the Microprocessor
The Raptor AT currently supports socket PGA370 architecture Intel

Celeron Processors up to 466MHz.
Since the Raptor AT features CPU auto-sensing device, there is only one
jumper to be set when changing the CPU JP11 if it's no set to auto. This
jumper is the Clock Speed selector.
Using Figure 3-1, locate the diagonal notch on the CPU chip. This notch
represents pin one. The Pentium processor also has a small dot as well
indicating pin 1. DO NOT USE THE CHIP LOGO OR LETTERING
TO LOCATE PIN ONE.
Locate the CPU socket on your Raptor AT system board. Pin 1 on the
socket is located in the lower left hand corner of the socket.
Figure 3-1 CPU Alignment
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Chapter 3: Upgrading
User's Notes:
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Appendix A Technical
Specifications
Chipsets
Core Logic
Intel 440BX Chipset.
Peripheral I/O
Standard Microsystems (SMC) FDC379C722.
Micro Processor Support

Intel Pentium Celeron processors up to 466MHz.
System Memory
Memory Capacity
Up to 768MB registered SDRAM or up to 384MB unbuffered
SDRAM DIMM Modules.
Memory Type
Three sockets for JEDEC compatible (168 pin) DIMMs. All
memory configurations are set automatic through BIOS via SPD.
Supports SDRAM 3.3V unbuffered memory modules.
Bios
System BIOS
AMI HiflexBIOS with Flash BIOS option.
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Appendix A: Technical Specifications
Flash BIOS
Optional feature for System BIOS. Flash programming done
through BIOS.
Embedded I/O
IDE
Two PCI EIDE controllers. Supports up to 4 devices.
Ultra DMA up to 33MB/sec. supported. CD ROM and LS120
compatible. 34 pin headers on-board.
Floppy
Up to two floppy disk drives. Sizes supported are: 5.25" 360K and
1.2MB; 3.5" 720K, 1.44MB and 2.88MB.
Serial Ports
Two high speed 16550 compatible UARTS.
BIOS configurable as COM1 - 4.
USB Interfaces
Two on-board USB headers.
Parallel Port
One Centronics compatible, bi-directional (PS/2 compatible).
Microsoft/HP EPC/EPP high speed.
Mouse Port
One PS/2 compatible mouse controller.
Expansion Slots
Four 16 bit ISA slots, four PCI slots (one shared).
On-Board Ethernet
Auto-sensing, BUS mastering on-board 10-base T/100Mbits
ethernet with Wake-on-lan function.
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Industrial Devices
Watchdog Timer
On-board 150, 600 and 1200ns hardware and software watchdog
timer with VCC monitor.
POST Code
On-board POST code display for self-diagnostics and custom
applications.
Temperature and Voltage Device

On-board automatic voltage and temperature device (optional).
Power Management
Power button function: Intel advanced power management sup-
port Instant-on, Touch-on, Press & Hold to shut off power, etc.
Miscellaneous
CMOS/Battery
RTC with lithium battery. No external battery is required.
Control Panel Connections

Reset, Keylock, Speaker, CPU fan (12V). LEDs for power and IDE.
Disk-On-Chip - Solid State Flash Disk

Two on-board flash disk socket up to 288MB with Flash File
System included.
CPU Socket
Standard ZIF (Zero Insertion Force), PGA 370.
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Form Factor
Baby -AT Size - 8.6" x 13".
PCB Construction
Four Layers, dry film mask.
Manufacturing Process
Automated surface mount.
Reliability
MTBF: 53.500 hours
E n v ir o n m e n ta l O p e r a t in g N o n -O p e r a tin g
Te m p e ra tu re
0 ” to + 5 5 ” C -4 0 ” to + 6 5 ” C
H u m i d it y 5 to 9 5 % @ 4 0 ” 5 to 9 5 % @ 4 0 ”
C n o n - c o n d e n s in g C n o n - c o n d e n s in g
Shock
2 .5 G @ 1 0 m s 10G 10m s
V ib r a t io n
0 .2 5 @ 5 -1 0 0 H z 5 G @ 5 -1 0 0 H z
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Table A-1 Standard PC-AT I/O Map
Address (HEX) Device
000-01F DMA Controller
020-03F Interrupt Controller 1
040-05F Timer
070-07F Real Time Clock (non-maskable interrupt)
080-09F DMA Page Registers
0A0-0BF Interrupt Controller 2
0C0-0DF DMA Controller 2
0F8-0FF Math co-processor
1F0-1FF Hard Disk Controller
200-207 Game I/O
278-27F Prototype Card
2F8-2FF Serial Port 2
300-31F Parallel Printer Port
380-38F SDLC Bisynchronous 2
3B0-3AF Bisynchronous 1
3B0-3BF Monochrome Display/Printer
3C0-3CF (Reserved)
3D0-3DF Color Graphics Display Adapter
3F0-3F7 Floppy Disk
3F8-3FF Serial Port COM1
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Table A-2 DMA Page Register and I/O address
Channel Function
Page Register I/O Hex Address
Channel 0 87
Channel 1 83
Channel 2 81
Channel 3 82
Controller 2: 16-bit (at Only - ports 0C0-0DF)
Channel 5 8B
Channel 6 89
Channel 7 8A
Refresh (AT) 8F
Table A-3 DMA Assignments
Channel Function
0 Reserved
1 SDLC
2 Floppy Disk
3 Spare
4 Cascade for CTRL
5 Spare (Reserved)
6 Spare (Reserved)
7 Spare (Reserved)
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Table A-4 DMA Controller Register
DMA # Description
1 2
0 0C0 CH0 base and current address
1 0C2 CH0 base and current word count
3 0C6 CH0 base and current word count
5 0CA CH0 base and current word count
6 0CC CH0 base and current address
7 0CE CH0 base and current word count
8 0D0 Read status register/write command register
9 0D2 Write request register
00A 0D4 Write single mask request register bit
00B 0D6 Write mode register
00C 0D8 Clear byte pointer Flip/Flop
00D 0DA Read temporary register / Write master clear
00E 0DC Clear mask register
00F 0DE Write all mask register bits
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Table A-5 Interrupts
Channel Name Function
NMI NMI Parity
0 IRQ0 System Timer Output 0*
1 KYBIRQ Keyboard Output Buffer Full
2 IRQ2 CTRL2 Interrupt (IRQ8-IRQ15)
3 IRQ3 Serial Port 2 (COM2)
4 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 (COM1)
5 IRQ5 Parallel Port 2
6 IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller
7 IRQ7 Parallel Port 1
8 RTCIRQ Real Time Clock
9 IRQ9 Available
10 IRQ10 Available
11 IRQ11 Available
12 IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse
13 IRQ13 Math Coprocessor
14 IRQ14 Primary IDE
15 IRQ15 Secondary IDE
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Connectors Pin Outs

Table A-6 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
Pin# Name
2 RMP/LC
4 N/C
6 IDO
8 -INDEX
10 -MTRO
12 -DRV1
14 -DRVO
16 -MTR1
18 DIR
20 -STEP
22 -WDATA
24 -WGATE
26 -TRK0
28 -WPRT
29 ID0
30 -RDATA
32 HDSEL
33 ID1
34 DSKCHG
* GND
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Table A-7 Parallel DB25 Connector
Pin# Name
1 -STROBE
2 +DATA BIT 0
3 +DATA BIT 1
4 +DATA BIT 2
5 +DATA BIT 3
6 +DATA BIT 4
7 +DATA BIT 5
8 +DATA BIT 6
9 +DATA BIT 7
10 ACK1
11 BUSY
12 PAPER EMPTY
13 SLCT
14 AUTOFEED
15 ERROR
16 INIT
17 SLCT IN
18-25 GND
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Table A-8 IDE Connector
Pin# Name Pin# Name
1 -RST 21 N/C
2 GND 22 GND
3 D7 2 IOW
4 D8 3 GND
5 D6 24 IOR
6 D9 25 GND
7 D5 26 N/C
8 D10 27 BALE
9 D4 28 N/C
10 D11 29 GND
11 D3 30 IRQ14
12 D12 31 IO16
13 D2 32 SAI
14 D13 34 N/C
15 D1 35 SA0
16 D14 36 SA2
17 D0 37 CS0
18 D15 38 CS1
19 GNC 39 HDIND
20 N/C 40 N/C
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Table A-9 USB Headers
USB1 USB2
1 VCC VCC
2 -D -D
3 +D +D
4 GND GND
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Table A-10 PCI Connector Pin Assignments
Pin# Assign. Pin# Assign. Pin# Assign. Pin# Assign.
A01 N/C A32 AD16 B01 -12V B32 AD17
A02 +12V A33 +3.3V B02 TCK B33 C/BE2#
A03 N/C A34 FRAME# B03 GND B34 GND
A04 WRAP A35 GND B04 TDO B35 IRDY#
A05 +5V A36 TRDY# B05 +5V B36 +3.3V
A06 INTA# A37 GND B06 +5V B37 DEVSEL
A07 INTC# A38 STOP# B07 INTB# B38 GND
A08 +5V A39 +3.3V B08 INTD# B39 LOCK#
A09 N/C A40 SDONE B09 ID1 B40 PERR#
A10 +5V A41 SB0# B10 ID2 B41 +3.3V
A11 CLCKD A42 GND B11 GNT3# B42 SERR#
A12 GND A43 PAR B12 GND B43 +3.3V
A13 GND A44 AD15 B13 GND B44 C/BE1#
A14 N/C A45 +3.3V B14 N/C B45 AD14
A15 RST# A46 AD13 B15 GND B46 GND
A16 +5V (I/O) A47 AD11 B16 CLKB B47 AD12
A17 GNT0# A48 GND B17 GND B48 AD10
A18 GND A49 AD09 B18 REQ0# B49 GND
A19 N/C A50 KEY B19 +5V(I/O) B50 KEY
A20 AD30 A51 KEY B20 AD31 B51 KEY
A21 +3.3V A52 C/BE0# B21 AD29 B52 AD08
A22 AD28 A53 +3.3V B22 GND B53 AD07
A23 AD26 A54 AD06 B23 AD27 B54 +3.3V
A24 GND A55 AD04 B24 AD25 B55 AD05
B25 +3.3V B56 AD03
B26 CBE#3 B57 GND
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Pin# Assign. Pin# Assign. Pin# Assign. Pin# Assign.
A25 NAD24 A58 AD00 B27 AD23 B58 AD01
A26 IDESEL A59 +5V B28 GND B59 +5v(I/0)
A27 +3.3V A60 REQ64# B29 AD21 B60 ACK64#
A28 AD22 A61 +5V B30 AD19 B61 +5V
A29 AD20 A62 +5V B31 +3.3V B62 +5V
A30 GND
A31 AD18
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Table A-14 ISA Connector Pin Assignments
Pin# Assign. Pin# Assign. Pin# Assign Pin# Assign.

A01 IOCH B01 D18 C01 SBHE# D01 EMCS1
A02 SD7 B02 RESETD C02 LA23 D02 IOCS16
A03 SD6 B03 D16 C03 LA22 D03 IRQ10
A04 SD5 B04 IRQ9 C04 LA21 D04 IRQ11
A05 SD4 B05 +5V C05 LA20 D05 IRQ12
A06 SD3 B06 DRQ2 C06 LA19 D06 IRQ15
A07 SD2 B07 -12V C07 LA18 D07 IRQ14
A08 SD1 B08 0WS# C08 LA17 D08 DACK0
A09 SD0 B09 +12V C09 MEMR D09 DRQ0
A10 IOCHR B10 D18 C10 MEMW# D10 DACK5
A11 AEN B11 SMWT# C11 SD8 D11 DRQ5
A12 SA19 B12 SMPD# C12 SD9 D12 DACK6
A13 SA18 B13 IOW# C13 SD10 D13 DRQ6
A14 SA17 B14 IOR# C14 SD11 D14 DACK7
A15 SA16 B15 DACK3# C15 SD12 D15 DRQ7

A16 SA15 B16 DRQ3 C16 SD13 D16 B3
A17 SA14 B17 DACK1# C17 SD14 D17 MASTE
A18 SA13 B18 DRQ1 C18 SD15 D18 B1
A19 SA12 B19 REFRES
A20 SA11 B20 SYSCLK
A21 SA10 B21 IRQ7
A22 SA9 B22 IRQ6
A23 SA8 B23 IRQ5
A24 SA7 B24 IRQ4
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Pin# Assign. Pin# Assign. Pin Assign. Pin# Assign.
A25 SA6 B25 IRQ3 C08
A26 SA5 B26 DACK2# C07
A27 SA4 B27 TC C06
A28 SA3 B28 BALE C05
A29 SA2 B29 VCC C04
A30 SA1 B30 BOSC C03
A31 SA0 B31 GND C02
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User's Notes:
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Appendix B: Flash BIOS
Appendix B Flash
BIOS programming
The Raptor AT offers the optional FLASH BIOS. When installed, you
will be able to update your BIOS without having to replace the EPROM. The
AMIBios will read the new BIOS file from a floppy disk, replace the old BIOS
and reboot your computer.
When updating your BIOS, make sure you have a disk with the correct
BIOS file (its size should be 128K).
Rename the file to “AMIBOOT.ROM”. Turn your computer off. Insert the
disk in Drive A:, turn the computer on while pressing <CTRL><HOME>.
Your computer will show no screen, but will beep to indicate what is being
done.
If the programming is successful, you should hear 4 beeps and your

computer will reboot with the new BIOS.
Please never turn the power off while reprogramming a FLASH BIOS.
Refer to the table on the next page for beep errors.
Flash
Enabled Disabled
Write-Protect
JP2 1-2* 2-3
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Table C-1 Flash Bios Beep Erros
Description
Beeps
Insert diskette in floppy A:

1
The AMIBOOT.ROM file was not found in the root

2 directory of floppy drive A:
Base memory error

3
4 Flash program successful
Floppy read error

5
Keyboard controller BAT command failed

6
No FLASH EPROM detected

7
Floppy controller failure

8
Boot Block BIOS checksum error

9
Flash erase error

10
Flash program error

11
AMIBOOT.ROM file size error

12
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Appendix C: Disk-on-Chip
Appendix C Disk-On-Chip
The Raptor AT offers two on-board flash disk as an optional device.

The Disk-On-Chip is a single chip flash disk device in a standard 32-pin DIP
socket.
It features up to 288MB of storage capacity with high-speed boot-up

capabilities, including the Flash File System (FFS) for easy storage.
This feature of the Raptor AT is a perfect replacement for conventional

hard-drives in the harsh industrial environment where shock and vibration
is a burden for standard hard drives.
There is one jumper JP7, dedicated for the Disk-on-Chip address program-
ming please check the table below.
Address JP7
D000H/D400H 1-2*
D400H/D800H 3-4
D800H/DC00H 5-6
DC00H/D000H 7-8
For upgrade and technical specifications about Disk-on-Chip, please

contact the manufacturer M-Systems at www.m-sys.com.
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User's Notes:
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Appendix D On-Board
Industrial Devices
The Raptor AT brings two major industrial devices: A watchdog timer that
will reset the system is case of failure according to a pre-set time-out, and
a Post Code display that will help you on troubleshooting.
Watchdog Timer
This device can be set as hardware, software or disabled. The watchdog
timer will monitor your motherboard and reset if any problem occurs.
The time-out ranges from 1200, 600 and 150 milliseconds (JP8). The
Watchdog timer can work in two ways.
Hardware Reset
The watchdog timer monitors the BALE signal. If BALE stops oscillating
for the time set at JP10, the watchdog will reset the board.
Software Reset
The software has to access the watchdog timer at least every time-out
(JP8) to prevent the board from resetting. This allows a very tight control
of the motherboards operation, but involves writing software for the
time-out control. For using software control, you need to know the
watchdog address, the enable bit and the strobe bit. For example, if you set
the watchdog timer to address 300h, you have to output a 0 at bit 1 of 300h
to enable the watchdog, and then toggle bit 0 of 300h to strobe it (J6). If
the strobe signal takes longer than the time-out (JP10) the board will
reset.
Watchdog
Hardware Disable Software
Timeout
JP10 1-2 3-4* 5-6
Watchdog
1200ms 600ms 150ms
Timeout
JP8 1-2* 2-3 3-4
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Appendix D: Industrial Devices
Address JP6
110h 1-2*
310h 2-3
Post Code Display

The POST code display is a device implemented on the Raptor AT to
help on failure diagnostics. A POST code is transmitted by the BIOS
during the POST (Power On Self Test). It is a number that refers to
the state or test condition of a circuit or group of circuits. Knowing
the results of these tests (hence the POST code) can be very important
in debugging a system. Please refer to table B-1 for POST codes.
Table B-1 Post Code Table

Uncompressed INIT code checkpoints
D0 NMI is Disabled. CPU ID saved.

Init code Checksum verification starting.
D1 To do DMA init, Keyboard controller BAT test, start memory
refresh and going to 4GB flat mode.
D3 To start Memory sizing.
D4 To comeback to real mode. Execute OEM patch. Set stack.
D5 E000 ROM enabled. Init code is copied to segment 0 and
control to be transfered to segment 0.
D6 Control is in segment 0. To check <CTRL><HOME> key and
verify main BIOS checksum.
If either <CTRL><HOME> is pressed or main BIOS checksum is bad, go
to check point E0 else go to check point D7.
D7 Main BIOS runtime code is to be decompressed and control to
be passed to main BIOS in shadow RAM.
E0 On-board Floppy Controller (if any) is initialized.
To start base 512K memory test.
El To initialize interrupt vector table.
E2 To initialize DMA and interrupt controllers.
E6 To enable floppy and timer IRQ, enable internal cache.
ED Initialize floppy drive.
EE Start looking for a diskette in drive A: and read 1 st sector of the
diskette.
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EF Floppy read error.
F0 Start searching AMIBOOT.ROM file in root directory.
Fl AMIBOOT.ROM file not present in root directory.
F2 Start reading FAT table and analyze FAT to find the clusters
occupied by AMIBOOT.ROM file.
F3 Start reading AMIBOOT.ROM file cluster by cluster.
F4 AMIBOOT.ROM file not of proper size.
F5 Disable internal cache.
FB Detect Flash type present.
FC Erase Flash.
FD Program Flash.
FF Flash program successful. BIOS is going to restart.
03 NMI is Disabled. To check soft reset/power-on.
05 BIOS stack set. Going to disable Cache if any.
06 POST code to be uncompressed.
07 CPU init and CPU data area init to be done.
08 CMOS checksum calculation to be done next.
0B Any initialization before keyboard BAT to be done next.
0C KB controller I/B free. To issue the BAT command to keyboard
controller.
0E Any initialization after KB controller BAT to be done next.
0F Keyboard command byte to be written.
10 Going to issue Pin-23,24 blocking/unblocking command.
11 Going to check pressing of <INS>, <END> key during power-on.
12 To init CMOS if “Init CMOS in every boot” is set or <END> key
is pressed. Going to disable DMA and Interrupt controllers.
13 Video display is disabled and port-B is initialized.
Chipset init about to begin.
14 8254 timer test about to start.
19 About to start memory refresh test.
1A Memory Refresh line is toggling. Going to check 15us ON/OFF
time.
23 To read 8042 input port and disable Megakey Green PC feature.
Make BIOS code segment writeable.
24 To do any setup before Int vector init.
25 Interrupt vector initialization about to begin. To clear password
if necessary.
27 Any initialization before setting video mode to be done.
28 Going for monochrome mode and color mode setting.
2A Different BUSes init (system, static, output devices) to start if
present.
2B To give control for any setup required before optional video
ROM check.
2C To look for optional video ROM and give control.
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2D To give control to do any processing after video ROM returns

control.
2E If EGA/VGA not found then do display memory R/W test.
2F EGA/VGA not found. Display memory R/W test about to begin.
30 Display memory R/W test passed. About to look for the retrace
checking
31 Display memory R/W test or retrace checking failed. To do
alternate Display memory R/W test.
32 Alternate Display memory R/W test passed. To look for the
alternate display retrace checking.
34 Video display checking over. Display mode to be set next.
37 Display mode set. Going to display the power on message.
38 Different BUSes init (input, IPL, general devices) to start if
present.
39 Display different BUSes initialization error messages.
3A New cursor position read and saved. To display the HIT
<DEL> message.
40 To prepare the descriptor tables.
42 To enter in virtual mode for memory test.
43 To enable interrupts for diagnostics mode.
44 To initialize data to check memory wrap around at 0:0.
45 Data initialized. Going to check for memory wrap around at 0:0
and finding the total system memory size.
46 Memory wrap around test done. Memory size calculation over.
About to go for writing patterns to test memory.
47 Pattern to be tested written in extended memory.
Going to write patterns in base 640k memory.
48 Patterns written in base memory.
Going to find out amount of memory below 1M memory.
49 Amount of memory below 1M found and verified.
Going to find out amount of memory above 1M memory.
4B Amount of memory above 1MB found and verified.
Check for soft reset and going to clear memory below 1MB for
soft reset. (If power on, go to check point# 4Eh).
4C Memory below 1MB cleared. (SOFT RESET)
Going to clear memory above 1MB.
4D Memory above 1MB cleared. (SOFT RESET)
Going to save the memory size. (Goto check point# 52h).
4E Memory test started. (NOT SOFT RESET)
About to display the first 64k memory size.
4F Memory size display started. This will be updated during
memory test. Going for sequential and random memory test.
50 Memory testing/initialization below 1MB complete.
Going to adjust displayed memory size for relocation/ shadow.
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51 Memory size display adjusted due to relocation/ shadow.
Memory test above 1MB to follow.
52 Memory testing/initialization above 1MB complete.
Going to save memory size information.
53 Memory size information is saved. CPU registers are saved.
Going to enter in real mode.
54 Shutdown successful, CPU in real mode.
Going to disable gate A20 line and disable parity/NMI.
57 A20 address line, parity/NMI disable successful.
Going to adjust memory size depending on relocation/shadow.
58 Memory size adjusted for relocation/shadow.
Going to clear hit <DEL> message.
59 Hit <DEL> message cleared. <WAIT ... > message displayed.
About to start DMA and interrupt controller test.
60 DMA page register test passed. To do DMA#1 base register
test.
62 DMA#1 base register test passed. To do DMA#2 base register
test.
65 DMA#2 base register test passed. To program DMA unit 1
and 2.
66 DMA unit 1 and 2 programing over.
To initialize 8259 interrupt controller.
7F Extended NMI sources enabling is in progress.
80 Keyboard test started. Clearing output buffer, checking for
stuck key, to issue keyboard reset command.
81 Keyboard reset error/stuck key found. To issue keyboard
controller interface test command.
82 Keyboard controller interface test over. To write command
byte and init circular buffer.
83 Comand byte written, Global data init done. To check for lock-
key.
84 Lock-key checking over. To check for memory size mismatch
with CMOS.
85 Memory size check done. To display soft error and check for
password or bypass setup.
86 Password checked. About to do programing before setup.
87 Programming before setup complete. To uncompress SETUP
code and execute CMOS setup.
88 Returned from CMOS setup program and screen is cleared.
About to do programming after setup.
89 Programming after setup complete.
Going to display power on screen message.
8B First screen message displayed. <WAIT... > message displayed.
PS/2 Mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation to be
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done.
8C Setup options programming after CMOS setup about to start.
8D Going for hard disk controller reset.
8F Hard disk controller reset done. Floppy setup to be done next.
91 Floppy setup complete. Hard disk setup to be done next.
95 Init of different BUSes optional ROMs from C800 to start.
96 Going to do any init before C800 optional ROM control.
97 Any init before C800 optional ROM control is over.
Optional ROM check and control will be done next.
98 Optional ROM control is done. About to give control to do
any required processing after optional ROM returns control and
enable external cache.
99 Any initialization required after optional ROM test over.
Going to setup timer data area and printer base address.
9A Return after setting timer and printer base address.
Going to set the RS-232 base address.
9B Returned after RS-232 base address.
Going to do any initialization before Coprocessor test.
9C Required initialization before Coprocessor is over.
Going to initialize the Coprocessor next.
9D Coprocessor initialized.
Going to do any initialization after Coprocessor test.
9E Initialization after Coprocessor test is complete. Going to
check extended keyboard, keyboard ID and num-lock. Keyboard
ID command
A2 Going to display any soft errors.
A3 Soft error display complete. Going to set keyboard typematic
rate.
A4 Keyboard typematic rate set. To program memory wait states.
A5 Going to enable parity/NMI.
A7 NMI and parity enabled. Going to do any initialization
required before giving control to optional ROM at E000
A8 Initialization before E000 ROM control over.
E000 ROM to get control next.
A9 Returned from E000 ROM control. Going to do any initializa
tion required after E000 optional ROM control.
AA Initialization after E000 optional ROM control is over.
Going to display the system configuration.
AB To uncompress DMI data and execute DMI POST init.
B0 System configuration is displayed.
B1 Going to copy any code to specific area.
00 Copying of code to specific area done.
Going to give control to INT-19 boot loader.
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Appendix E On-Board
Ethernet
The Raptor AT features a built-in 10BASE-T/100Mbits ethernet controller
(Intel 82559ER).
The 89559ER is a 32-bit PCI controller that features enhanced scatter-

gather bus mastering capabilities which enables the 82559ER to perform
high-speed data transfers over the PCI bus. The 82559ER bus master
capabilities enable the component to process high-level commands and
to perform multiple operations, thereby off-loading communication
tasks from the system CPU.
It can operate in either full duplex or half duplex mode. In full duplex
mode it adheres to the IEEE 802.3x Flow Control specification. Half
duplex performance is enhanced by a proprietary collision reduction
mechanism.
It can be enabled or disabled through jumper JP12.
Ethernet Selection Enabled Disabled
JP12 1-2* 2-3
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Appendix E:Ethernet
User's Notes:
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Chapter 1- Pre-Configuration .............................. 1

Step 2 - DRAM, CPU and Cables ..................... 7

Chapter 2 -HIFLEX BIOS Setup .................... 12

Chapter 3 -Upgrading ...................................... 32

Appendix A-Technical Specifications .............. 34

Appendix B - Flash BIOS programming ....... 51

Appendix C - Disk-On-Chip ............................ 53

Appendix D - On-board Industrial Devices ... 55

Appendix E - On-board Ethernet ................... 60

With proper installation and maintenance, your Raptor AT will provide

Chapter 1 - System Board Pre-Configuration

This chapter provides all the necessary information for install-

Chapter 2 - BIOS Configuration

The Raptor AT provides a number of expansion options includ-

A complete listing of all the major technical specifications of

Appendix B - Flash BIOS Programming

Provides all the information necessary to program your optional

Two on-board sockets for a solid state flash disk device.

Appendix D - Industrial Devices

Watchdog Timer and On-Board POST (Power On Self Testing)

On-board 10 Base T/100 Mbits with Wake-on-Lan function.

Static Electricity Warning!

This product is warranted against material and manufacturing defects for

The Raptor AT represents the ultimate in industrial system board

Supported Bus Clocks

Conventions Used in this Manual

" Notes - Such as a brief discussion of memory

! Important Information - such as static warnings,

# When instructed to enter keyboard keystrokes,

The Raptor AT has been designed to be as rugged as possible but it can

Step 1 Setting the Jumpers

Your Raptor AT is equipped with a large number of peripherals and has

C. Grouped jumpers are used when a certain function has multiple

Figure 1-2 Jumper Locations

RTC Normal Reset

JP5 1-2* 2-3

Table 1-2 Disk-on-Chip Selection

Flash BIOS Write Protect

Table 1-3 Flash BIOS Programming Selection

JP2 1-2* 2-3

Clock Speed Selection

Table 1-4 Clock Frequency Selection

Watchdog Timer Selection

Table 1-5 Watchdog Timer Selection

JP10 1-2 3-4* 5-6

Table 1-6 Watchdog Time-out Selection

JP8 1-2* 2-3 3-4

Ethernet Selection Enabled Disabled

JP12 1-2* 2-3

Step 2 DRAM, CPU and Cables

Depending upon how your Raptor AT is configured you may need to

Raptor AT Memory Configuration

" The Raptor AT uses standard DIMMs. To deter-

The Raptor AT currently supports the following CPUs:

2. Always handle the CPU by the edges, never

Figure 1-3 CPU Alignment

To install the processor, lift the

Figure 1-4 CPU Socket alignment