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IBM PS/2 Frequently Asked Questions |
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Archive-name: PS2-FAQ
Previously-modified: 08/26/1999
Last-modified: 01/11/2002
Version: 6.0
Author: Christopher J. Feeny
Email: alkemyst@30moons.com
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Table of Contents:
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S) 1.0 Introduction
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Q) Foreword
Q) 1.1 What does this FAQ cover and how do I use this FAQ?
Q) 1.2 What are the different PS/2s and their features?
Q) 1.3 What are the IBM brand MCA cards?
Q) 1.4 Where do I get a Reference Disk for my PS/2?
Q) 1.5 Which file is my Reference Disk? They are all cryptically written.
Q) 1.6 What does the Reference Disk do?
Q) 1.7 I hear there is more diagnostics hidden on the Reference Disk,where are they?
Q) 1.8 Why can't I copy my Reference Disk, I want to make a backup?
Q) 1.9 I got the Reference Disk, but now it is saying I need an Option Diskette/or giving me a 165 error at POST...What are Option Diskettes and Where do I get them?
Q) 1.10 I got the Option Diskette, but the Reference Diskette is telling me no option files can be found, What am I doing wrong?
Q) 1.11 I copied the option's ADF to the refdisk, but Setup cannot find it!
Q) 1.12 I bought my PS/2 second hand who can I get technical support from?
Q) 1.13 IBM tech. support says they do not know my answer now what?
Q) 1.14 Where can I find support on the internet?
Q) 1.15 I got an IBM MCA card with no labeling, How do I tell what it is?
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S) 2.0 Motherboards
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Q) 2.1 Where can I find a PS/2 motherboard?
Q) 2.2 Instead of a 'stock' motherboard can I get a more advanced board?
Q) 2.3 Will a standard motherboard work in a PS/2?
Q) 2.4 What motherboards come with a cache and are more up-to-date with today's standards?
Q) 2.5 Which motherboards allow/prohibit additional on-board memory?
Q) 2.6 Can I use normal 72-pin SIMMs? 30-pin SIMMs?
Q) 2.7 How do I tell the speed of the PS/2 SIMMs I have now on my motherboard?
Q) 2.8 What speed SIMMs do I need?
Q) 2.9 How good is MCA and what does it offer?
Q) 2.10 Which is better, ISA/EISA/VLB/PCI/etc?
Q) 2.11 Will an ISA card work in an MCA (PS/2) machine?
Q) 2.12 How do I enter the CMOS configuration menu?
Q) 2.13 What is bus mastering anyway?
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S) 3.0 I/O controllers/interfaces
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Q) 3.1 How do IDE/MFM/RLL/ESDI/SCSI interfaces work?
Q) 3.2 How can I tell if I have MFM/RLL/ESDI/IDE/SCSI?
Q) 3.3 Why won't my two hard drives work together?
Q) 3.4 How do I install a second controller?
Q) 3.5 Second IBM controller dumps W9x into MS-DOS mode!
Q) 3.6 Which is better, SCSI or IDE or ESDI?
Q) 3.7 Can MFM/RLL/ESDI/IDE and SCSI coexist?
Q) 3.8 Can I use an IDE controller in my 85 / 90 / 95?
Q) 3.9 What's the difference between SCSI and SCSI-2? Are they compatible?
Q) 3.10 What are some common transfer rates of MCA SCSI Controllers?
Q) 3.11 Can I use a non-IBM ESDI in a PS/2?
Q) 3.12 Do I need a reference disk for my SCSI drive?
Q) 3.13 What is a 16550UART and do I need one? Does my PS/2 have it?
Q) 3.14 Should I buy an internal or external modem?
Q) 3.15 What kinds of sound cards are available?
Q) 3.16 Can I run both a SoundBlaster and the Audiovation/A?
Q) 3.17 Can I fake a keyboard so my computer will boot without it?
Q) 3.18 Which SCSI controller should I buy?
Q) 3.19 How do I get my IBM SCSI controller with cache to 2MB?
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S) 4.0 Upgrading Processor/Coprocessor/Disks/Video/CDROM
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Q) 4.1 I don't have the money for a new computer or motherboard, what can I do?
Q) 4.2 What are the Benchmarks for the Processor Upgrades?
Q) 4.3 Which Math Co-Processor do I use?
Q) 4.4 How can get rid of my slow stock Hard Drive and get a faster and larger capacity version?
Q) 4.5 How can I add a second floppy drive and what type will work with my PS/2?
Q) 4.6 What is the Third floppy connector for?
Q) 4.7 Will the * floppy drives damage my floppy controller?
Q) 4.8 Is there an SVGA option for PS/2's?
Q) 4.9 How can I add a CD-ROM to my PS/2?
Q) 4.10 What are the jumper settings for a CD-ROM?
Q) 4.11 How do I install Doze/W9x on a CD Rom w/IBM SCSI Controller?
Q) 4.12 How can I build a Multimedia PS/2?
Q) 4.13 How can I get sound effects in DOOM?
Q) 4.14 How can I make my PS/2 Model 90/95 a Pentium 180/200MMX machine?
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S) 5.0 Adding System and Cache memory
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Q) 5.1 How do I add memory to my PS/2 off the motherboard?
Q) 5.2 How do I add cache memory to my PS/2?
Q) 5.3 How do I add up to 2MB of cache to the SCSI w/cache Adapter/A?
Q) 5.4 I tried adding 1MB SIMMs to the SCSI w/cache, now it shows 0KB!
Q) 5.5 Can I use the 4MB Modules in a machine that only calls for 1 or 2MB modules?
Q) 5.6 Who has memory the cheapest?
Q) 5.7 Is there a way to identify a PS/2 RAM card or SIMM?
Q) 5.8 What is the ECC memory options on some of the newer PS/2s?
Q) 5.9 What is this setting for ECC-P for on my 9585 (all models)?
Q) 5.10 What cache size do I have/can upgrade to?
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S) 6.0 Diagnostics
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Q) 6.1 What do the POST beeps mean?
Q) 6.2 What do the POST codes mean?
Q) 6.3 Why when my system boots fine sometimes the reference disk reports errors?
Q) 6.4 How can I *REALLY* find out if these errors are just bogus?
Q) 6.5 OK I got a problem, who can I get to fix it?
Q) 6.6 What are the wrap plugs the reference disk sometimes refers too?
Q) 6.7 Is my PS/2 Y2K (year 2000) compliant?
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S) 7.0 Misc
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Q) 7.1 What is the pin out for ...?
Q) 7.2 What is the special SCSI connector by IBM?
Q) 7.3 How do I make a SCSI Cable for an IBM 50 pin edgecard internal port?
Q) 7.4 How do I make a Fast/Wide SCSI Cable for the IBM F/W SCSI Adapter?
Q) 7.5 Where are benchmark programs located. What do they mean?
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S) 8.0 Operating Systems (OS)
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Q) 8.1 Can I run UNIX on my PS/2? Which UNIX variety works?
Q) 8.2 Why won't certain UNIXs run on my PS/2?
Q) 8.3 What is better for the PS/2, MSDOS or PCDOS?
Q) 8.4 Can I run Windows? What would I need?
Q) 8.5 Can I run Win95? What would I need?
Q) 8.6 Can I run Win98? What would I need?
Q) 8.7 Why do I have a blank screen under MS-DOS mode?
Q) 8.8 Why can't I see >16MB or >64MB Under W95?
Q) 8.9 Why doesn't W95 not see my IDE Controller on my microchannel system?
Q) 8.10 Can I run Linux now?
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S) 9.0 References
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Q) 9.1 Who makes upgrades for a PS/2 computer (company phone #'S)
Q) 9.2 Is there automated FAX help available?
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Appendix A MCA Brand Card and Part Listing
Appendix B IBM Reference Diskette Listing
Appendix C .ADF Modification for dual SB and Audiovation/A use
Appendix D POST Code Listing
Appendix E Pinouts
Appendix F PS/2 Sound Cards
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S) 1.0 Introduction
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Foreword
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Thanks to:
Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
for all the parts he sent me and the FAQ submissions he still does.
Charles Lasitter <cl@ncdm.com>, President
of NC Direct Marketing, 919-286-0100. He sent me a working PS/2 95 with monitor. The merchandise was
extremely clean and in great condition, keep in mind this was a donation...I am sure paying customers
will receive better equipment still (if that is possible).
He truly was very generous and is knowledgable in PS/2's. If anyone needs anything
I would contact him first.
And of course everyone else who has submitted info, sent me parts, and the
occasional rare check that comes my way.
Since we last left our hero:
This document is now a web document...I will leave the old text one around...the only changes to
this version (6.0) is a major conversion to HTML, including some of the additions from Louis Ohland
<ohlandl@charter.net and alot of clean up. I don't
think there is anyone out there anymore without some method of viewing html code. The URL shall
be http://www.30moons.com/ps2faq.php
Things have been hectic lately here...I still get a steady stream of PS/2 questions daily, so demand
is still there for this document. Many questions are coming in for the Sony PS2 also :), some of
those guys are hacking away at those too.
The new girlfriend search is on (again)...the lady I have lived with the past year packed up the
apartment and dog and bought herself a house...oh well, so I moved back home (again) to save for a
house this year. Life is pretty good though, don't know if I want another full-time girlfriend, but
a nice girl is hard to live without.
Other than that I have been working on my website which will be rolling out with this FAQ, it's taken
a year.
Also keep in mind that I do this for free and in my dwindling spare time. However I always respond
within a week at most and usually within two days, so please bear with me and I will try to answer
all questions timely.
If you feel like donating money, paypal me at: alkemyst@30moons.com . I can always use things for my
Canon A50:
o PCMCIA to Compact Flash Adapters
o Compact Flash Cards
o NB-5H batteries
My address is 3702 Old Lighthouse Circle, Wellington, Florida 33414.
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Q) 1.1 What does this FAQ cover and how do I use this FAQ?
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This FAQ is for the PS/2's and most other MCA machines. There may be some information that is
inaccurate for non-IBM machines and this information should be gathered from the appropriate
manufacturer. Also this is meant as a supplement to the comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware FAQ, although one
could possibly use only this document for probably 90%+ of PS/2 issues. The c.s.i.p.h FAQ is full
of information (over 300k I believe) that any PC-compatible owner can use almost everyday. The PS/2
FAQ (almost 300k by itself), therefore, tries to avoid repeating what can be obtained via that FAQ
or other FAQ documents which are easily available.
To use this FAQ easily, click on the links in the Table of Contents.
If there are deficiencies, errors, and/or missing information you would like to see email me at:
alkemyst@30moons.com
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Q) 1.2 What are the different PS/2s and their features?
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Note: a very good reference can be found at:
ftp://ftp.simtel.com, in /.3/simtelnet/msdos/info/ps2-ref.zip (#25,30,50,55,60,70,73,80).
(Thanks: dharding@saucer.cc.umr.edu)
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| ####-xxx | | Factory |KB L2 | Bus | # of | Drive |Intro| Min.
Model | Model | Processor | set MHz |Cache | Type | Slots | Bays |Date | Price
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Model 25 |8525-001/G01/+ | 8086 | 8 0W | 0 | ISA8 | 2 | 2 |08/87|$ 2095
Model 25-286 |8525-G06/H06 | 80286 | 10 1W | 0 | ISA16| 2 | 2 |10/90|$ 2215
Model 25LS |8525 | 80286 | 10 | 0 | ISA | | | |
Model 30 |8530-001/2/21 | 8086 | 8 0W | 0 | ISA8 | 3 | 2 |04/87|$ 2595
Model 30-286 |8530-E01/E21 | 80286 | 10 1W | 0 | ISA16| 3 | 2 |09/88|$ 2965
Model 35SX |8535-040/43/24X| 80386SX | 20 0-2W| 0 | ISA16| 3 | 2 |06/91|
Model 35SLC |8535-050/55 | 80386SLC | 20 0W | 0 | ISA16| 3 | 2 |04/92|
Model 35LS |8535-14X/24X | 386SX | 20 | 0 | ISA | | |01/91|
Model 40SX |8540-040/43/45 | 80386SX | 20 0-2W| 0 | ISA16| 5 | 4 |06/91|
Model 40SLC |8540-050/55 | 386SLC | 20 0W | 0 | ISA16| 5 | 4 |04/92|
Model 50 |8550-021 | 80286 | 10 1W | 0 | MCA16| 4 | 3 |04/87|
Model 50Z |8550-031/61 | 80286 | 10 0W | 0 | MCA16| 4 | 3 |08/88|
Model 53SLC2 |9553-0BB | 80486SLC2 | 25/50 | | MCA | | | |
Model 53LS |9553-1BX/2BX | 80486SLC2 | 25/50 | | MCA | | | |
Model 55SX |8555-031/61/L?#| 80386SX | 16 0-2W| 0 | MCA16| 3 | 2 |05/89|$ 5545
Model 55LS |8555 | 80386SX | 16 0-2W| 0 | MCA16| 3 | 2 |10/90|
Model 56SX/LS |8556-043/5/9/+ | 80386SX | 20 | 0 | MCA16| 3 | 2 |10/91|$ 3560
Model 56SLC |8556-055/9/+ | 80386SLC | 20 | 0 | MCA16| 3 | 2 |02/92|$ 3615
Model 56SLC2 |9556-DB6/A | 80486SLC2 | 25/50 | 0 | MCA16| 3 | 2 |10/92|$ 2727
Model 57SX |8557-045/9 | 80386SX | 20 | 0 | MCA16| 5 | 4 |06/91|$ 4165
Model 57SLC |8557-055/9/05F | 80386SLC | 20 | 0 | MCA16| 5 | 4 |02/92|$ 4850
Model 57SLC2 |9557-DB6/A | 80486SLC2 | 25/50 | | MCA16| 5 | 4 | |
Model 57SLC3 |9557- | 80486SLC3 | | | MCA16| 5 | 4 | |
Model 57 Ult. |9557-1BA/2BA | 80486SLC2 | 25/50 | | MCA | | | |
Model 60 |8560-041/71 | 80286 | 10 1W | 0 | MCA16| 8 | 4 |04/87|$ 8245
Model 65SX |8565-061/121 | 80386SX | 16 | 0 | MCA16| 8 | 4 |06/90|$ 7495
Model 70-Exx |8570-E61 | 80386DX | 16 | 0 | MCA32| 3 | 3 |06/88|$ 8845
Model 70-xxx |8570-061/121 | 80386DX | 20 | 0 | MCA32| 3 | 3 |06/88|$11795
Model 70-Axx |8570-A21/61 | 80386DX | 25 | 64 | MCA32| 3 | 3 | |$
Model 70-Bxx |8570-B21/61 | 80486DX | 25 | 0 | MCA32| 3 | 3 |01/90|$17520
Model 70 |modification | 80486DX2 | 16|20/33| 0 | MCA32| 3 | 3 |10/93|
Model P70-386 |8570 | 80386DX | 20 | | MCA | | | |
Model P75-486 |8570 | 80486DX | 33 | | MCA | | | |
Model 76 |9576-DU6/DUA | 80486SX | 33 | 0 | MCA32| 3 | 3 |10/92|$ 3434
Model 76 |9576-OPTION | 80486DX2 | 33/66 | 0 | MCA32| 3 | 3 |10/92|
Model 77 0Ux |9577-0UF/UA | 80486SX | 33 | 0 | MCA32| 5 | 4 |10/92|$ 4153
Model 77 0Nx |9577-0NA/0NF | 80486DX2 | 33/66 | 0 | MCA32| 5 | 4 |10/92|$ 4920
Model 77 Ult. |9577-1UA/1NA | 80486DX2 | 33/66 | 0 | MCA32| 5 | 4 |10/92|$
Model 80-0xx |8580-041/071 | 80386DX | 16 | 0 | MCA32| 8 | 5/6 |04/87|$10895
Model 80-xxx |8580-111/21/321| 80386DX | 20 | 0 | MCA32| 8 | 5/6 |04/87|
Model 80-Axx |8580-A16/21/31 | 80386DX | 25 | 64 | MCA32| 8 | 5/6 |06/90|
Model 80 |modification | 80486DX | 25 | | MCA32| 8 | 5/6 | |
Model 80 |modification | 80486DX2 | 16|20/33| | MCA32| 8 | 5/6 |10/93|
Model 85-0Xx |9585-0X6/A/G/T | 80486SX | 33 | 0 | MCA32| 8 | 7 |10/92|$ 5415
Model 85-0Kx |9585-0KG/T | 80486DX | 33 | 128 | MCA32| 8 | 7 |10/92|
Model 85-xNx |9585-0NT/G/NNT | 80486DX2 | 33/66 | 256 | MCA32| 8 | 7 |10/92|
Model 90 XP 486|8590-0G5/H5/+ | 80486SX | 20/25 | 0 | MCA32| 4 | 4 |10/90|$10555
Model 90 XP 486|8590-OPTION | 80486DX | 33 | 0 | MCA32| 4 | 4 |10/90|
Model 90 XP 486|9590-DLA/LG/+ | 80486DX2 | 25/50 | 0 | MCA32| 4 | 4 |03/93|$ 5300
Model 95 XP 486|8595-0G9/F | 80486SX | 20 |256opt| MCA32| 8 | 7 |10/90|$12640
Model 95 XP 486|8595-0H9/F | 80486SX | 25 |256opt| MCA32| 8 | 7 |10/90|
Model 95 XP 486|8595-0J9/D/F | 80486DX | 20 |256opt| MCA32| 8 | 7 |10/90|
Model 95 XP 486|8595-0KD/F | 80486DX | 33 |256opt| MCA32| 8 | 7 |10/90|
Model 95 XP 486|8595-0LF | 80486DX | 50 |256opt| MCA32| 8 | 7 |10/90|
Model 95 XP 486|8595-0MG/T | 80486DX | 50 | 256 | MCA32| 8 | 7 |10/90|
Model 95 XP 486|9595-0LF/G | 80486DX2 | 25/50 | 0 | MCA32| 8 | 7 |10/92|$ 8865
Model 95 XP 486|9595-0MF/G/T | 80486DX | 50 | 256 | MCA32| 8 | 7 |06/91|
Model 95 Server|9595-1NG/T/V | 80486DX2 | 33/66 |256opt| MCA32| 8 | 7 |08/92|
Model 95 Server|9595-0PT/V/0PTF| Pentium | 60 | 256 | MCA32| 8 | 7 |08/93|
Model 95 Server|9595-0QG/V/+ | Pentium | 66 | 256 | MCA32| 8 | 7 |09/93|
Model 95 Array |9595-3NG/T | 80486DX2 | 33/66 |256opt| MCA32| 8 | 9 |08/92|
Model 95 Array |9595-3PG/T | Pentium | 60 | 256 | MCA32| 8 | 9 |08/93|
Model 95 Array |9595-3QG/T | Pentium | 66 | 256 | MCA32| 8 | 9 |09/93|
The -xxx suffix can usually be broken down to -ABC where,
A=number of hard drives usually, if A, B, or E rules below don't apply
B=processor: A=386DX25 B=486SLC2/50 G=486SX20 H=486SX25 J=486DX25 K=486DX33 L=486DX2/50 M=486DX50
N=486DX2/66 P=586/60 Q=586/66 U/X=486SX/33 Y=586/90 0=<286-10 2=286-10 4=386DX20
5=386SLC20
C=hard drive type: 6=104 A=208/212 B=250 F=400 G=540 T=1GB V=2GB X=none
Fourth letter (if present) is county/language identifier, F=Canadian French
All 85xx models are XGA or VGA, 95xx models are XGA-2 or SVGA.
LS models are usually identical to the SX counterparts but are diskless.
Model 90/95 special info follows below:
(Thanks Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>)
Stumbled across a reference document with a good overall description of the four different complex
types and their capabilities. I will get the link so people can find the *.pdf also. Some errata
seemed to have snuck in- the DMA speed goes from 20 to 25MHz then back again to 20MHz.
Original compiled by Roger Dodson, IBM. May 1996
The IBM Model 90, and Model 95, and PC Server 500 are unique in providing a Processor Complex
(adapter) that integrates the (1) processor, (2) memory cache controller and L2 cache, (3) memory
controller, (4) DMA controller, and (5) I/O bus controller. This provides the capability to upgrade
to new technology by only replacing the Processor Complex. Upgrading a processor along with the
memory and I/O controller have a significant effect on performance via a balanced, tuned system.
Vendors that do NOT change memory and I/O controllers run the risk of having an unbalanced system
that is not as efficient. There are four types of Processor Complexes for these systems:
Base or Type 1, 2, 3, and 4.
o Processor Complexes are interchangeable among Model 90's, Model 95's, and the PC Server 500.
* Any existing Model 90, Model 95, or PC Server 500 can be upgraded to a new Processor Complex. For
example, Base 1 to Base 2 or Base 3 or Base 4; Base 2 to Base 4, etc. If "Upgrade" is
listed above, then an upgrade option is available.
All Processor Complexes withdrawn as of June 1996
Base 1 "G" 486SX 20 MHz (announced Oct 1990) 92F0049
Type 1 "J" 486DX 25 MHz (announced Oct 1990) 64F0201
"K" 486DX 33 MHz (announced Oct 1990) 64F0198
Upgrade 486DX 50 MHz (announced June 1991)92F0048
Upgrade 486DX2 66/33 (announced Aug 1992) 64F0198
Cache Option All Base/Type 1 64F0199
* Level 2 memory cache socket for optional 256K write-through memory cache (256 KB write-thru
standard with 486DX 50 MHz).
* No math coprocessor socket ("J", "K", and "Upgrade" models already have a math coprocessor
as part of 486DX).
* 24 bit DMA; 10-12 MHz.
* Dual path memory design (Dual Bus Interleave). Allows both the processor and busmasters to
access memory concurrently though two paths.
* 20 MB per second data transfer support (for MCA bus).
Base 2 "H" / Upgrade 486SX 25 MHz (announced Oct 1991) 92F0079
Type 2 "L" / Upgrade 486DX2 50/25 (announced April 1992) 92F0161
* No Level 2 cache socket on complex.
* Math coprocessor socket on "H" model only to add 80487 math coprocessor or to add a
486DX2 50/25 MHz upgrade chip which has an integrated math coprocessor.
* High speed 25 MHz DMA so that it is now synchronous with the 486; 24 bit DMA.
* Faster bus arbitration (than Base 1) for busmasters to increase performance.
* Memory controller to support both interleaved (higher performance -pairs of SIMMs) and
non-interleaved memory (allows single SIMMs).
* 20 MB per second data transfer support (for MCA bus).
Base 3 "M"/ Upgrade 486DX 50 MHz (announced April 1992) 57F1597
Type 3 82G2484
* 40 MB per second streaming data transfer support. This is an advanced Micro Channel I/O
controller that provides faster data transfer rates to increase performance.
* Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) memory controller which will automatically correct any
single bit errors on the fly (98% of memory errors are single bit); all 2 bit errors are found
which halt system; some 3 and 4 bit errors are found which halt system; single bit errors are
logged with optional software (NetFinity?) and multiple bit errors are logged in NVRAM.
* 256KB Level 2 memory cache (write-through) is standard.
* High speed 20 MHz DMA; 32 bit DMA so it can use DMA to directly address all memory; DMA
supports Subsystem Control Block.
* Faster bus arbitration (than Base 1) for busmaster performance.
* Enhanced dual path memory design (Dual Bus Interleave).
Although Base 1 allows both the processor and busmasters to access memory concurrently
through two paths, the Base 3 and 4 has buffers at both paths to provide better performance.
Also the buffer on the adapter side (I/O buffer) uses packet data transfers for writes.
This means 16 bytes are collected and this packet is written in one cycle to memory as
opposed to writing for every 4 bytes received (as with unbuffered systems).
* Subsystem Control Block enabled (see definition).
* Vital Product Data support. Allows software (LAN Network Manager, LAN Mgmt Utilities/2) to
obtain a unique serial number (identifier) on the processor complex which is in ROM.
* Synchronous Channel Check support (see definition).
* Data bus parity support (see definition).
* A logging facility is provided (for ECC or system errors).
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners (listed on Trademark sheet) No
warranties are expressed or implied in this summary
Base 4 "N" / Upgrade 486DX2 66/33 MHz (announced Sept 1993) 61G2343 $772.00!
Type 4 "P" / Upgrade Pentium 60 MHz (announced Aug 1993) 52G9362
"Q" / Upgrade Pentium 66 MHz (announced Sept 1993) 92F0120
"Y" / Upgrade Pentium 90/60 MHz (announced Oct 1994) 06H3739 / 19H1027
* SynchroStream(TM)controller which uses IBM's most advanced technology packaging to integrate
5 major chips (memory, I/O, DMA controllers, FIFO buffers, ECC logic) into one chip. This
technology allows the high-speed interconnects and large streaming pipes that form the
SynchroStream engine to provide state-of-the-art performance. The SynchroSteam controller
synchronizes data traveling between major subsystems and allows it to stream in parallel, at
full bandwidth, to each subsystem concurrently.
* 40 MB per second streaming data transfer support.
* Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) memory controller which will automatically correct any
single bit errors on the fly (98% of memory errors are single bit); all 2 bit errors are found
which halt system; some 3 and 4 bit errors are found which halt system; single bit errors are
logged with optional software (NetFinity?) and multiple bit errors are logged in NVRAM.
* 256 MB memory addressability (Base 1, 2, and 3 is 64 MB memory addressability).
* 256 KB Level 2 memory cache (write-back) is standard on Pentium models. 256 KB Level 2 memory
cache (write-back) is standard on 486DX2 models.
* High speed 20 MHz DMA; 32 bit DMA so it can use DMA to directly address all memory; DMA
supports Subsystem Control Block.
* Faster bus arbitration (than Base 1) for busmaster performance.
* Enhanced dual path memory design (Dual Bus Interleave).
Although Base 1 allows both the processor and busmasters to access memory concurrently
through two paths, the Base 3 and 4 has buffers at both paths to provide better performance.
Also the buffer on the adapter side (I/O buffer) uses packet data transfers for writes.
This means 16 Bytes are collected and this packet is written in one cycle to memory as
opposed to writing for every 4 bytes received (as with unbuffered systems).
* Subsystem Control Block enabled (see definition)
* Enhanced Vital Product Data support. Allows software (LAN Network Manager, LAN Mgmt
Utilities/2) to obtain a unique serial number (identifier) on the processor complex which is
in ROM (like Base 3). Also provides unique ID (model/submodel), type/model/ serial number,
manufacturing ID, planar FRU number, and planar part number.
* Synchronous Channel Check support (see definition).
* Data bus parity support (definition below).
* A logging facility is provided (for ECC or system errors).
DEFINITIONS
Subsystem Control Block provides for the enhanced transfer of command, data, and status
information between busmasters (and between busmasters and the system
processor) to give increased performance. Capabilities such as command
chaining, data chaining, and block data moves frees the processor from
waiting for command completion before issuing the next command and frees
the processor for other tasks while a busmaster operates in parallel.
Adapters and device drivers must support this feature (many do today).
Synchronous Channel Check Support provides for the signaling of errors synchronously with the
transfer in progress. Adapters and device drivers must be designed to
support this feature (none do today).
Data Bus Parity Support provides for the verification of correct data as it is transferred between
the processor and memory and over the Micro Channel. All data moved
between individual components on the Processor Complex use this feature
(processor, memory controller DMA, Micro Channel controller). IBM's
Token-Ring LANStreamer MC 32, Auto LANStreamer MC 32, Dual LANStreamer MC
32, EtherStreamer MC 32, Dual EtherStreamer MC 32, SCSI-2 Fast/Wide
Adapter/A, SCSI-2 RAID Controller, SCSI-2 RAID Adapter/A, and TURBOWAYS
100 ATM Adapter support this feature.
IBM 32 bit MCA busmasters that support 40 MB/sec streaming:
* Token-Ring LANStreamer MC 32, Auto LANStreamer MC 32, Dual LANStreamer MC 32
* EtherStreamer MC 32, Dual EtherStreamer MC 32
* SCSI-2 Fast/Wide Adapter/A
* SCSI-2 RAID Controller (in 95 A), SCSI-2 F/W Strm RAID Adapter/A
* All FDDI Micro Channel adapters
* 3515 Adapter/A (actually supports 80 MB/sec if bus supports it)
* 3514 Array Adapter (for external 3514 RAID 5 Array)
* ARTIC960 Co-processor Adapter (actually supports 80 MB/sec)
* TURBOWAYS 100 ATM Adapter
* Ethernet Quad PeerMaster Server Adapters (80 MB/sec)
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Q) 1.3 What are the IBM brand MCA cards?
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These are usually denoted with a /A suffix. See Appendix A for full list.
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Q) 1.4 Where do I get a Reference Disk for my PS/2?
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I would first visit this URL: http://members.tripod.com/~ps2page/ps2files.htm
It seems very complete and it has order to it unlike IBM's site and as a bonus mid-day downloads
are faster!
Thanks to Dennis Smith <ps2guru@geocities.com>.
[Rewrite by Aron Eisenpress <afecu@cunyvm.cuny.edu>]
Reference Disks can be downloaded from two IBM sources, via ftp to ftp.pc.ibm.com or by dialing the
IBM PC Co. BBS at 1-919-517-0001. The same reference disk files are available from both sources,
but the BBS also has many other files, such as product announcements, reference and configuration
information, some shareware and employee written programs, and many OS/2 related files.
Via ftp, follow these steps:
o Ftp to ftp.pc.ibm.com and log in as "anonymous" with your e-mail address as the password.
o Select the "pub" directory, type: cd pub [enter]
o Select the "pccbbs" directory, type: cd pccbbs [enter]
o If you don't know which file you need, look in allfiles.txt in the pub directory; which
includes short descriptions (also in this FAQ).
o The Reference Disk files are in the refdisks directory, type cd refdisks.
o Set transfer mode to binary, type bin [enter]
o Get the file you need, type get RFxxxxxxx.DSK (or whatever filename)
o If the Filename ends in .DSK you will need LDF.COM and if it ends in .TG0 you will need
TGSFX.COM.
o Get back to the pub directory, type: cd .. [enter], cd .. [enter]
o Go to the UTILS directory, type cd UTILS [enter]
o Type: bin press return and then type: get LDF.COM or get TGSFX.COM [enter]
Via the BBS, follow these steps:
o Log on to the IBM PC Co. BBS at 1-919-517-0001. Follow instructions until you get to the main
menu. Type REF DISKS, read the agreement and answer it. Now you have access to directories 27
(ref disks) and 32 assuming you agreed.
o Type D to download then enter the filename. Also LDF.COM or TGSFX.COM as outlined in the ftp
directions above.
After the files are obtained:
For .DSK files:
o Run LDF.COM so that the files LOADDSKF.EXE and PRODAID.TXT are extracted. LOADDSKF.EXE is what
you need, PRODAID.TXT is the IBM agreement.
o Insert a blank disk and type LOADDSKF filename.DSK A: (or B:) [/F to format and /C to convert
a 720KB image to a 1.44MB disk.]
o Ensure the proper disk is inserted and answer: "Y".
o Your reference disk is ready to go.
For .TG0 files:
o Run TGSFX.COM so that the files TELEGET.EXE and TGCONFIG.EXE are extracted.
o Run TGCONFIG and follow the prompts.
For more information on this procedure:
o On ftp, cd to UTILS and get DSK.HLP.
o On BBS, type HELP and read the instructions.
One other common source from dealers or IBM is the IBM "Technical Connection Personal Systems"
CDROM. Some offices also have one (a good sign is if there are a lot of PS/2s in your office). It
also includes some files unavailable from the on-line sources.
Also check http://www3.ncr.com/support/pc/pcdesc/library/adfs.shtml
Also QBMCA on http://members.aol.com/mcapage0/mcaindex.htm can tell you what .ADF you need.
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Q) 1.5 Which file is my Reference Disk? They are all cryptically written.
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See Appendix B for a listing of Reference Disks.
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Q) 1.6 What does the Reference Disk do?
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The Reference Disk is your access to the internals of the PS/2, much like accessing CMOS on other
computers. From the Reference Disk you can add options, change the time and date, set up a
configuration, check SCSI device, change the settings of the options you added and test your system
for problems. Once you have the Reference Disk running go to the Main Menu and Backup the Reference
Disk and take one copy BEFORE you add options to it and put it in a safe place.
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Q) 1.7 I hear there is more diagnostics hidden on the Reference Disk,where are they?
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This little known command allows one to test the system one test at a time. This is useful if the
system hangs or gets an error early in the full-test. To access the Advanced Diagnostics press <CTRL>-A
from the Reference Disk Main Menu and it will allow you to select which test to perform after
verifying the present configuration. Also these are more through tests and also offer hard drive
formatting options and some wrap plug port tests (see Q6.6 for details).
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Q) 1.8 Why can't I copy my Reference Disk, I want to make a backup?
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You can by selecting the option to backup the Reference Disk from the Reference Disk Main Menu. The
files are written in a special way to the disk and only the Reference Disk and LOADDSKF can create
new/backup Reference Disks unless a total disk copy program is used to copy the hidden files,
DISKCOPY works.
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Q) 1.9 I got the Reference Disk, but now it is saying I need an Option Diskette/or giving me a 165 error at POST...What are Option Diskettes and Where do I get them?
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Option Diskettes are the .ADF files that allow the PS/2 to communicate properly with installed
options/adapter cards and the 165 error code is also saying that the proper .ADF file was not used
to configure the system. The BBS and ftp.pc.ibm.com both have all the IBM option diskettes and some
common third party ones. A file index of all the files on the ftp site can be obtained by getting
the FILES.TXT file which has 100k of disk name and descriptions of every disk IBM included with
option, computers, and devices as well as some third party software. When you get the right one go
to Copy an Option Diskette in the Reference Disk Main Menu and it should do the work for you. Now
just configure the system and you should be set.
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Q) 1.10 I got the Option Diskette, but the Reference Diskette is telling me no option files can be found, What am I doing wrong?
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Nothing usually. Sometimes the Reference Disk can not copy the proper files, so look in the manual
for the device and see what file(s) must be copied manually over to the Reference Disk. As always
use a backup copy of the Ref Disk.
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Q) 1.11 I copied the option's ADF to the refdisk, but Setup cannot find it!
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From: Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
You must use "Copy an Option Diskette" under Setup to correctly copy a new or updated ADF to the
Reference Disk or to the System Partition.
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Q) 1.12 I bought my PS/2 second hand who can I get technical support from?
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IBM. The 800-772-2227 (1-800-PS2-2227) is open 24 hours a day for warrantied systems; however; there
is no PS/2 models still under warranty so you will have to use the 1-900-555-2582 number. They bill
at $1.99 per minute the last time I called (10/27/98). Usually the staff is dead accurate and only
rarely is misinformation handed out. However, the chances of misinformation is greatly increased
when calling during non-standard EST business hours as I have experienced at 3am calls from the
East Coast.
It seems lately I have been getting emails for people who have called the 900 number, but could not
get there questions answered. This is not to fault IBM, it simply is not practical to train your
people on every machine released, but do I get to collect the 900 charges you the questions I
answer? :).
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Q) 1.13 IBM tech. support says they do not know my answer now what?
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Well if they didn't connect you to the premium support section ask to be connected there. The
Premium (I think that is what they call it) support techs are usually a lot more adept at in-depth
tech help, but sometimes the normal tech does not connect you to them when you have a more advanced
problem so ask for them if you feel the person helping you is lost (usually symbolized by a lot of
being put on hold 'while I find out the answer' type responses). Also it is a good idea to always
call back later to double check on things that you are not totally comfortable with the given
answer. Since these calls are no longer free it may not be practical to call back. Also I am not
sure the still have normal and Premium support since the phone support has changed to the 900 number
system, but of course, you can always email me.
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Q) 1.14 Where can I find support on the internet?
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9595
http://www.inwave.com/~ohlandl/
Adapter Description Files (ADFs)
http://www3.ncr.com/support/pc/pcdesc/library/adfs.shtml
THE COMPUTERCRAFT PS2 Resource Center
http://www3.ncr.com/support/pc/pcdesc/library/adfs.shtml
IBM Canada Ltd - Vintage PCs
http://www.can.ibm.com/helpware/vintage.html
IBM PCs Tech Library
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/cdt/hmm.html
IBM Link (last time I was there I could not find the PS/2 Info)
http://www.ibmlink.ibm.com/
MICROCHANNEL ENTHUSIASTS PAGE / INDEX
http://members.aol.com/mcapage0/mcaindex.htm
NeoInteractive MotherBoard Upgrades
http://www.neointeractive.com/
PS/2 Page | Main
http://members.tripod.com/~ps2page/
PSINFO
http://www.co.umist.ac.uk/~ch/psinfo/psinfo.1.toc.html
EPRM
FCC ID# Search Engine
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid
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Q) 1.15 I got an IBM MCA card with no labeling, How do I tell what it is?
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This is a big problem with IBM cards. Most card manufacturers get label crazy silk-screening their
name and the card's name all over the card's breadboard, yet IBM being the marketing giant doesn't
need the extra production step and goes with bare breadboards.
The first thing to do is to ground yourself (by touching the power supply of a turned OFF computer
is a good way) and try to set the card on an anti-static bag or surface and try not to move around
to much because one static charge to a key area and it won't matter what the card is for. Then try
and find out what IBM part numbers (IBMPN) and FRU (Field Replacement Unit)(IBMFRU) are listed on
the front and back of the card. Contrary to popular belief you cannot tell what the card does by
these numbers as a class, i.e. not all 87Xxxxx cards are disk controllers and made in 1987. With
all the numbers written down place the card in a anti-static bag and store it carefully. Call IBM at
1-800-772-2227 (or 900-555-2582 at $1.99/min) and ask them first. Chances are if the card is over
two years old it is going to be a gamble at best. If they could not help, it is time to post your
problem to comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware for answers. Try to render an ASCII image of the card to give
people an idea of what it is and this might also help someone identify it on the spot. Also the
FCC# could be used as it almost never changes and is unique for each card. The FCC website is
www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid. There is also SBS Direct's FCC ID Look-up at www.sbsdirect.com/fccenter.html.
Lately these have proven excellent resorts though sometimes the descriptions given are vague you at
least will know the manufacturer and purpose of the card.
Another method though I believe you need to have it installed and configured is a program on
PC-DOS 6.3 which takes the 'electronic name' (POSID, a four digit number) of the MCA card and gives
the description. And of course, QBMCA on http://members.aol.com/mcapage0/mcaindex.htm, it's another
utility that reports on the POSID from MS-DOS is Snooper on:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jvias/snoop344.zip.
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S) 2.0 Motherboards
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Q) 2.1 Where can I find a PS/2 motherboard?
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PS/2's last a long time, but sometimes due to mother nature, the user or just age the motherboards
(planar boards in IBM-speak) fail. These can be obtained in many places both new and used. Beware
that the price of a new motherboard is steep from IBM. Some third-party dealers have them much
cheaper than in the past. DakTech carries them still in either new or as good as new form with a
warranty, the Model 80-Axx series 25MHz motherboard with cache was only $99 (10/27/98), there
number is 800-325-3238. Used motherboards could be obtained from Page Computers 800-886-0055 for a
reasonable price ($139.00 for a Model 80-Axx w/ 90 day warranty). I have bought two boards from
them and have had no problems with either. The people working there are normally ex-IBM PS/2 people
who know a lot more than your average computer salvage types. True Blue Parts 508-833-2225
(trueblueparts@mindspring.com) formally Micro Mart has the Model 80-Axx board for only $60. Your
best bet in general is to pick up a Computer Shopper and scan the pages for PS/2 stuff and put the
numbers in a easy to find database (and also send new numbers found to me for FAQ additions) so
that whenever a problem arises you can look up the company that sells what you need.
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Q) 2.2 Instead of a 'stock' motherboard can I get a more advanced board?
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Reply Technologies sold new PS/2-type motherboards much cheaper than the IBM versions. These were
high priced compared to normal PC-Clone motherboards, but if you have cash in memory and PS/2
proprietary items it is cheaper than replacing everything with new ISA/VLB/PCI based equipment.
Also they offered Pentium processors, the ability to use standard SIMMs, and even VLB. These are
still available used and new from certain vendors, www.neointeractive.com is one such dealer. The
types of motherboards available from IBM are the 486DX2/66 and 486BL2/66, and almost every 486 type
from Reply Technologies. The IBM motherboards are only available from the Boulder Surplus Parts
division and are limited as they are no longer being made. Also they were made only for the 60,
65SX, 70 and 80. There is a model 50/50Z and 55SX/LS planar board upgrade to 486SLC2/50 available
currently from IBM. Note: these were discontinued in Sept 94 so they are limited, if IBM Direct
doesn't have them call Boulder.
There are two versions of Reply's motherboards: the TurboBoard (for models 30, 50/50Z, 55SX, and
70) and the PowerBoard (for models 25/25-286, 30-286, 50/50Z, 55SX, 56 and 57, and 70). Using the
model 70 as the example, the TurboBoard ($25.00) offers a 486SLC2 25/50 CPU, 387SX FPU socket, 16MB
max using 3 70ns parity SIMMs, on board 1MB DRAM video, and 3 16 bit slots (one with video
extension). The PowerBoard ($95 with 486DX2/66) offers 486DX2/66, 486DX4/100, or 586/100 with Intel
Overdrive socket, 64MB max using 3 70ns parity SIMMs, on-board 1MB (2MB+$25) 64 bit local bus
video, two 32 bit and one 16 bit (with video extension) slots. This is not a bad way to go.
Processor upgrades are $25 for 486DX4/100 and $50 for 586/100.
The latest prices are as of 10/27/98 from Neointeractive (http://www.neointeractive.com).
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Q) 2.3 Will a standard motherboard work in a PS/2?
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No...unless you are VERY lucky(and probably the only one in the world). Most times the screw holes
will not even come close, then the slots will be way off. Even if you got it fastened into your
case you would need a new power supply (which you would have to screw in some how) and then new
floppy drives etc. You are better off selling the non-PS/2 system and starting from scratch.
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Q) 2.4 What motherboards come with a cache and are more up-to-date with today's standards?
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Well I am not going to be able to complete this section, but the model 70 and 80 with a 25MHz
processor (8570/8580-Axx) come with a 64k L2 cache which is very helpful. Benchmarks on a 20MHz
model 80 and 25MHz model 80 with the cache showed Dhrystones at 4k for the 20MHz and at 7.7k for
the 25MHz which is a bigger difference than the 5MHz should give by itself. As a matter of fact a
Cyrix DRx2-40 processor in a 20MHz machine gave only 8k Dhrystones, a cache of some sort should
always be obtained when purchasing a motherboard.
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Q) 2.5 Which motherboards allow/prohibit additional on-board memory?
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The following list shows what memory can be added. The difference of the Max System and Max Mother
is what must be installed in the form of an expansion card.
Factory Max Max
Model Installed Mother System
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16 BIT
35/40-all 2 16 16
50-021 1 2 16
50Z-031 1 8 16
50Z-061 2 8 16
53
55LS-LE0 4 8 16
55LS-LT0 4 8 16
55SX-031 4 8 16
55SX-041 4 8 16
55SX-061 4 8 16
55SX-081 4 8 16
56
57SX-045 4 16 16
57SX-049 4 16 16
60-041 1 1 16
60-071 1 1 16
65SX-061 2 8 16
65SX-121 2 8 16
65SX-321 2 8 16
32 BIT
70-061 2 6 16
70-081 4 6 16
70-121 2 6 16
70-161 4 6 16
70-A16 4 8 16
70-A21 2 6 16
70-A61 2 8 16
70-A81 4 8 16
70-E61 2 8 16
70 486-B21 2 8 16
70 486-B61 2 8 16
76
77
80-041 1 2 16
80-071 2 2 16
80-081 4 4 16
80-111 2 4 16
80-121 2 4 16
80-161 4 4 16
80-311 2 4 16
80-321 2 4 16
80-A16 4 8 16
80-A21 4 8 16
80-A31 4 8 16
90 XP 486-0J5 8 64 64
90 XP 486-0J9 8 64 64
90 XP 486-0KD 8 64 64
90 XP 486-0J5 8 64 64
90 XP 486SX-0G5 4 64 64
90 XP 486SX-0G9 4 64 64
90 XP 486SX-0H5 8 64 64
90 XP 486SX-0H9 8 64 64
90 XP 486SX-0K9 8 64 64
90 XP 486SX-0KF 8 64 64
95 XP 486-0G9 4 64 64
95 XP 486-0GF 4 64 64
95 XP 486-0J9 8 64 64
95 XP 486-0JD 8 64 64
95 XP 486-0JF 8 64 64
95 XP 486-0KD 8 64 64
95 XP 486SX-0H9 8 64 64
95 XP 486SX-0HD 8 64 64
Model 90/95 with ECC ? 256 0
PORTABLE
P70 386-031 2 8 16
P70 386-061 4 8 16
P70 386-121 4 8 16
P75 486-161 8 16 16
P75 486-401 8 16 16
According to Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
Max mother is what can be physically added to the motherboard. Max system is what can be added in
the form of memory cards. Max system is also the maximum memory of the mother and expansion card
combined.
To make it easier- The 90 / 95 machines do not support MME (Matched Memory Extension) and therefore
cannot accept add-on memory cards.
With the advent of the type 4 complex, you have either 64MB max with parity, or 256MB max with ECC
(my 9595-OYT has 128MB..)(Maybe someone can send me a P90 Type 4 complex too <alkemyst@30moons.com> :)).
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Q) 2.6 Can I use normal 72-pin SIMMs? 30-pin SIMMs?
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Nope, neither. There are reports of some using non-PS/2 72-pin SIMMs, but these have not been
verified by myself and also I suspect that they are actually third party PS/2 SIMMs the user was
unknowingly using.
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Q) 2.7 How do I tell the speed of the PS/2 SIMMs I have now on my motherboard?
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Most of the times unless labeled it will be hard. IBM's numbering system changes all the time and
many times the cross-reference can not be made. I got a SIMM here that has a nice label stating
IBM 2M 85NS P/N 68X6127 FRU 92F0104. Now if that label were removed I would only have
89X8922 IBM9314 L46056PE on the 18 chips that are attached to the SIMM, now if someone can
make 2M or 85NS out of those three numbers I would be impressed as a call to IBM showed it as not
identifiable.
In OS/2 WARP there is a program that tells what is installed and the speed of the SIMMs. This
program is the system information utility. Although it would be impractical for a large amount of
unlabeled SIMMs, a few can be ID'ed this way.
According to Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
The 9595 Type 4 (possibly type 3) can report in setup on the speed and architecture (parity or ECC)
of each chip by slot...
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Q) 2.8 What speed SIMMs do I need?
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Unlike buying clone motherboards, the speed of the SIMMs you should need will usually be easily
found out. For standard IBM, call IBM and for all other motherboard makers they should include it
in their motherboard docs. Most of the time the 70ns memory is the most common on the newer
machines. 120ns was used on the older PS/2s (i.e. 50's and 60's) and most 386s at or less than 25MHz
can get by with 85ns. If you upgrade to one of the new 486 replacement 386 CPUs you will probably
need 80ns memory unless stated that it will work with normal system memory, 70ns and faster is
probably a good idea and should be used as 80ns and slower memory is becoming obsolete.
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Q) 2.9 How good is MCA and what does it offer?
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IBM is pushing the MCA bus again. It is possible to make it as fast as PCI (it actually is almost a
true PCI slot, each differing only by how they grab interrupts), it comes close now. The new 700
machines will offer a dual bus, MCA/PCI which will give the best of both worlds. The *BEST* thing
about MCA is it usually offers the PLUG-and-PLAY everyone wants, at least in most cases. You simply
copy the .ADF files onto your reference disk then plug the new card in and turn on your system. The
computer will figure out where the card is and configure it and for once you don't have to set 10
banks of 8 dipswitchs with a pen :). Also it offers the best bus mastering out there. A MCA card
can totally take over all functions of the CPU and FPU and cause no interference with the rest of
the machine, also a MCA board can have its own CPU to do the work of the peripheral it is attached.
For example lets say you had a MCA Video Toaster type card...it could be set up to allow you to
configure certain options, enter data, then have it process the data no matter how complex and
return to your normal machine and witness no slowdown at ALL. MCA allows card functions to be
totally independent and self-controlled. A problem faced by ISA was device addresses, and ISA bus
is only capable of 1024 device addresses while MCA can address 65,280. Also, MCA has far more
grounds along the bus preventing radio emission. Lastly, MCA can share interrupts while ISA can not.
The speed of MCA is something underestimated by non-PS/2 users. It is a very fast and quiet (as far
as RF interference goes). Some specs are:
The maximum transfer rates on a 10 MHz MCA bus:
16 bit MCA 32 bit MCA
Normal transfers 10MBytes/sec 20 MBytes/sec
(adr/data)
Short Burst and Long Streaming transfers 20MBytes/sec 40 MBytes/sec
(adr/data data data ..)
Multiplex Streaming (not available) 80 MBytes/sec
(as above and uses the`idle' adr lines to transfer data as well, for a 64 bit transfer)
Matched Memory Cycle 21.3 MBytes/sec
(matched memory cycle changes the timing of (32 MBytes/sec w/o the MCA bus to 62.5 added wait state ns. for a 187.5 at 62.5 ns. 4 byte adr-wait-data and 40 MBytes/sec transfer cycle. This with 50 ns is on a 16MHz model 80 as an example.)
[Originator: benker@hp-8.cae.wisc.edu]
Since there have been so many discussions about all of this, I'm posting the OFFICIAL MCA specs. These
are direct from IBM. MCA, as you will notice, has the capability to be faster than even the local bus
technologies with a transfer rate of up to 160MB/sec. Hope all of this helps.
The basic transfer cycle on the Micro Channel is a minimum of 200ns (100ns for the address and 100ns for
the data which results in five million basic transfer cycles per second for a device running in burst
mode. As shown in Figure "Basic Data Transfer Mode", a data transfer operation is done in two
steps. First the address for the transfer (either I/O adapter or memory location) is selected, then up to
four bytes of data is moved across the data buffer.
Depending of the width of the data path (8, 16, or 32 bits) the instantaneous data transfer rate on the
channel would be 5, 10, or 20MB per second. The matched-memory extension is a modification to the basic
data transfer mode, which can improve the data transfer capabilities between the system master and
channel-attached memory. When supported, it allows the basic transfer cycle of 200ns to be reduced. The
DMA controller on the system board requires two basic transfer cycles to move either 8 bits or 16 bits
of data. It moves the data from the originator to a buffer in the DMA controller and then to the target
device or memory location. Because two cycles are used per 8 or 16 bits of data, the data transfer rate
for DMA controllers is 2.5MB or 5MB per second. For blocks of sequential data transferred over the Micro
Channel, it should not be necessary to specify the address information more than once. Both the source
and destination devices should update the address for each cycle by the size of the transferred data.
This technique is supported by the Micro Channel and is known as streaming data mode (or streaming data
procedure). Using streaming data mode with 32 bit transfer, the effective transfer rate is 40MB per
second. The usage of the address and data buses during a data transfer using streaming data procedure is
shown in Figure "Streaming Data Mode".
When the Micro Channel is running in streaming data mode, the 32 address lines are only used during the
first cycle of the transfer. These address lines are therefore available for transfer of an additional
four bytes during each following cycle. This mode is called multiplexed streaming data mode and gives an
effective width of 64 bits (8 bytes) for each cycle. The resulting effective data rate is 80MB per
second. This is shown in Figure "Multiplexed Streaming Data Mode".
PS/2 Model 9595 (and possibly the 8595) can support the 100ns basic transfer cycle with the SCSI
Fast/Wide adapter rather than the current 200ns. With the current cycle the Micro Channel is able to
transfer sequential blocks of data with transfer rates of 20, 40, and 80MB per second. Systems
implementing the faster transfer cycle would be able to reach transfer speeds of up to 160MB per second.
These rates are essential for advanced function bus masters, which must move large blocks of sequential
data.
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Q) 2.10 Which is better, ISA/EISA/VLB/PCI/etc?
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[From: ralf@wpi.wpi.edu (Ralph Valentino)]
[updated: alkemyst@30moons.com 10/23/94]
Here is a quick overview of the various bus architectures available for the PC and some of the strengths
and weaknesses of each. Some terms are described in more detail at the bottom.
XT bus: Bus originally used in the IBM XT.
8 data bits, 20 address bits
4.77 MHz
Comments: Obsolete, very similar to ISA bus, many XT cards will work in ISA slots.
ISA bus: Industry Standard Architecture bus (a.k.a. AT bus)
8/16 data bits, 24 address bits (16Meg addressable)
8-8.33MHz, asynchronous
5.55M/s burst
bus master support
edge triggered TTL interrupts (IRQs) - no sharing
low cost
Comments: Ideal for low to mid bandwidth cards, though lack of IRQs can quickly become annoying.
MCA bus: Micro Channel Architecture bus
16/32 data bit, 32 address bits
10-20MHz, up to 40MHz could be possible, asynchronous
80M/s burst, synchronous
full bus master capability
good bus arbitration
auto configurable
IBM proprietary (not ISA/EISA/VLB compatible)
Comments: Since MCA was proprietary, EISA was formed to compete with it. EISA gained much more
acceptance; MCA is all but dead.
EISA bus: Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture bus
32 data bits, 32 address bits
8-8.33MHz, synchronous
32M/s burst (sustained)
full bus master capability
good bus arbitration
auto configurable
sharable IRQs, DMA channels
backward compatible with ISA
some acceptance outside of the PC architecture
high cost
Comments: EISA is great for high bandwidth bus mastering cards such as SCSI host adapters, but its high
cost limits its usefulness for other types of cards. Very commonly used in servers.
VLB: VESA Local Bus
32 data bits, 32 address bits
25-40MHz, asynchronous
130M/s burst (sustained is closer to 32M/s)
bus master capability
will coexist with ISA/EISA
slot limited to 2 or 3 cards typical
backward compatible with ISA
moderate cost
Comments: VLB is great for video cards, but its lack of a good bus arbiter limits its usefulness for
bus mastering cards and its moderate cost limits its usefulness for low to mid bandwidth cards. Since
it can coexist with EISA/ISA, a combination of all three types of cards usually works best.
PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect
32 data bits (64 bit option), 32 address bits (64 bit option)
up to 33MHz, synchronous
120M/s burst (sustained) (240M/s with 64 bit option)
full bus master capability
good bus arbitration
up to 6 peripherals
auto configurable
will coexist with ISA/EISA/MCA as well as another PCI bus
strong acceptance outside of the PC architecture
moderate cost
Comments: Combines the speed of VLB with the advanced arbitration of EISA. Great for both video cards
and bus mastering SCSI/network cards.
VL 2.0: Video Local Bus version 2.0
64 data bits, multiplexing and data buffering
up to 50MHz
est. 400M/s burst
full bus mastering
good bus arbitration
specification not completed yet
=Terms=
Auto configurable: Allows software to identify the board's requirements and resolve any potential
resource conflicts (IRQ/DMA/address/BIOS/etc).
Bus master support: Capable of First Party DMA transfers.
Full bus master capability: Can support any First Party cycle from any device, including another CPU.
Good bus arbitration: Fair bus access during conflicts, no need to back off unless another device
needs the bus. This prevents CPU starvation while allowing a single device to use 100% of the
available bandwidth. Other buses let a card hold the bus until it decides to release it and attempts
to prevent starvation by having an active card voluntarily release the bus periodically ("bus on time")
and remain off the bus for a period of time ("bus off time") to give other devices, including the
CPU, a chance even if they don't want it.
16Meg addressable: This limits first party DMA transfers to the lower 16 Meg of address space. There
are various software methods to overcome this problem when more than 16 Megs of main memory are
available. This has no effect on the ability of the processor to reach all of main memory.
Backward compatible with ISA: Allows you to place an ISA card in the slot of a more advanced bus.
Note, however, that the ISA card does not get any benefit from being in an advanced slot, instead, the
slot reverts to an ISA slot. Other slots are unaffected.
The MCA specs at 10MHz show sustained throughput very close to VLB and 20MHz MCA specs should be
equal or superior to VLB, however, usually MCA cards do not operate at these faster speeds of 20MHz.
TIME LINE
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VL2
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PCI2
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PCI1
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MCA
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PC bus
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Q) 2.11 Will an ISA card work in an MCA (PS/2) machine?
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No, they will not. MCA, unlike EISA and VLB, is not backward compatible with
ISA.
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Q) 2.12 How do I enter the CMOS configuration menu?
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If it is possible on your machine it is Ctrl-Alt-Ins after Ctrl-Alt-Del. If nothing happens when you hit
Ctrl-Alt-Ins at the prompt then you must use the reference disk to change CMOS values.
From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
With the type 4 complex, you can hit Escape for quick boot (bypass memory check) and/or hit F1 to run
setup.
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Q) 2.13 What is bus mastering anyway?
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Bus mastering is the ability of the MCA card to directly read and write to main memory. This allows
the CPU do delegate I/O work out to the cards, freeing it to do other things. If you want a bus
mastering card, you should specifically request it and expect to pay more. Also not all cards are
available in bus mastering form due to the fact that they do not have to be independent to the rest of
the system, and some because they can't be independent.
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S) 3.0 I/O controllers/interface
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Q) 3.1 How do IDE/MFM/RLL/ESDI/SCSI interfaces work?
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Ok, first FM, MFM, and RLL refer to the data encoding. Almost all drives today are RLL. IDE, ESDI, and
SCSI are types of interfaces and the drives that run on them. The descriptions below will contain a lot
of techno-babble to most, but the purpose of this is to give an idea how they work and in that capacity
the text below should suffice. UPGRADING AND REPAIRING PC'S by Scott Mueller describes this much better
as that is the purpose of his book, not this FAQ.
FM, or Frequency Modulation, was the earliest scheme. Known as Single Density by many because of the
floppies it was originally used on. This was popular in the 1970's, but with a limit of about 80k it
quickly died out. It is the simplest way to encode zeros and ones. Also to prevent sync errors in long
streams of zeros or ones, two transition cells are used per bit. A data cell representing the zero or one
and a clock cell representing what amounts to the position or record. In a data transition cell, either a
one bit is recorded to indicate a flux reversal or a zero bit to indicate none. The clock cell is used
for each bit also. So each time you change bits, the clock cell reverses flux. This works great except
for the fact that you lose half your storage capability since each data bit requires two flux reversals,
one for the data and one for the clock.
Example of FM Data to Flux Transitions
Data Bit Flux encoding
1 TT
0 TN
T=flux transition
N=no flux transition
MFM, or Modified Frequency Modulation was created to reduce this overhead and compact more data into the
same space. This was done by reducing clock transition cells. A clock transition cell is only recorded if
a zero bit is preceded by a zero bit. This amounts to twice the efficiency and is why MFM became known as
Double Density (as did the disks which were originally formatted this way). It is still used in almost
all PC floppy drives today. MFM is also twice as fast as FM.
Example of MFM Data to Flux Transitions
Data Bit Flux encoding
1 NT (no clock cell encoding)
0 preceded by 0 TN (clock cell encoded)
0 preceded by 1 NN (no clock cell encoded)
RLL, or Run Length Limited, is today's method of choice. RLL stores 50% more data than MFM and three
times the data of FM. In RLL, groups of bits are taken as a whole and combined to generate a pattern of
flux reversals. By combining the clock and data cells into these patterns, the clock rate can be
increased while keeping the same distance of transitions on the disk. RLL was invented by IBM first for
mainframes, but by the 80's this technology flowed into the desktop PC's of the day and is still a
viable encoded scheme. RLL gets its name from the two main functions of the patterns stored. One is the
minimum number (the run length) and maximum number (the run limit) of transition cells allowed between
two actual flux transitions. There are several schemes to this, but RLL 2,7 and RLL 1,7 are the most
popular with 1,7 used almost exclusively in all large drives. Using RLL 2,7 as the example, the numbering
scheme is based on the fact that there can be as few as 2 and as many as 7 transition cells separating
two flux transitions. Also, FM and MFM can be referred by RLL naming conventions as RLL 0,1 and RLL 1,3,
respectively, however when they are discussed it is still by their original FM and MFM names.
Example of RLL 2,7 Data to Flux transitions
(Using IBM's ENDEC (ENcode/DECode) table only as there can be unlimited variations to this encoding
scheme)
Data Flux encoding
10 NTNN
11 TNNN
000 NNNTNN
010 TNNTNN
011 NNTNNN
0010 NNTNNTNN
0011 NNNNTNNN
Example of the character "X" (01011000 in binary) showing the actual way it is encoded on disk.
FM: Bit .0.1.0.1.1.0.0.0
Flux TNTTTNTTTTTNTNTN 11 transitions
MFM: Bit .0.1.0.1.1.0.0.0
Flux TNNTNNNTNTNNTNTN 6 transitions (50% of FM)
RLL 2,7: Bit .0.1.0.1.1.0.0.0
Flux TNNTNNTNNNNNNTNN 4 transitions (30% of FM)
T=Transition flux, N=No Transition flux, and .=data bit boundary.
Also there is a new encoding scheme called PRML, Partial-Response, Maximum-Likelihood that compacts data
a further 40%. This uses DSP technology to clean the signal of noise and allow data to be stored closer
together, whereas the other three still have the same density of flux transitions.
Now on to interfaces. There are a few: ST-506/412, ESDI, IDE, and SCSI as well as the variations of each
(SCSI-2, ATA-2, etc). The interface transmits and receives data to and from the drive. Only the
ST-506/412 and ESDI are true disk-controller to drive interfaces. SCSI and IDE are system level
interfaces usually containing ST-506/412 or ESDI internally. SCSI adds an extra level of interface that
attaches directly to the system bus whereas IDE is a direct bus interface.
ST-506/412 - developed by Seagate back around the beginning of the 80's and is named after the 5MB ST-506
drive and 10MB ST-412 drive originally attached to this interface. This was the interface of choice for
almost all drive manufacturers during this time period. Also interestingly enough all drives using this
interface were plug-and-play as long as the BIOS on the system board supported the drive (when the IBM AT
was introduced IBM removed the BIOS off the ST-506/412 interface and included it into the IBM AT system
BIOS). This interface is obsolete by today's standards, though it endured a long time for an interface
designed around a 5MB drive which at the end of its life was connected to drives as large as 233MB!
Using two Drive Select (DS) channels you could have up to two drives attached to this controller, DS1 was
the C drive and DS2 was D.
ESDI, Enhanced Small Device Interface - developed in the early 80's by Maxtor to succeed the ST-506/412
standard and provide more performance and later adopted by ANSI. Offered enhanced reliability by
incorporating a ENDEC into the drive. Capable of 24 megabits/sec, though limited to 10-15 megabits/sec by
almost all drives. ESDI drives were not always compatible with other ESDI drives due to implementation
deviations between manufacturers and this opened the way for the IDE standard which though slower was
much cheaper to produce. ESDI also allowed for automatic drive configuration and defect mapping
(sometimes). Also mostly compatible with the ST-506/412 interface in that if the system supported one, it
usually would the other. Sometimes additional software would need to be run (for auto defect mapping as
an example).
IDE, Integrated Drive Electronics - a generic term for any drive with built-in controller electronics.
Though more often applied to ATA (AT Attachment) drives and is an ANSI standard. These were originally
exclusively Hardcards where a small 3.5" ST-506/412 or ESDI drive was mounted directly to the
controller card. More reliability due to the lack of ribbon cables and reduced noise. Although the IDE
cable ports are on the motherboards of today's computers, the actual controller is still in the drive.
The port is only used to connect the controller to the bus and is actually a 40 pin subset of a 98 pin
ISA slot. Having the controller built-in to each drive is why many times IDE drives don't work together.
Both controllers compete to be the Master despite assigning it a Slave status sometimes. The usual
workaround is to use IDE drives by the same manufacturer and also of the same specification.
PS/2 content: in 1987 IBM offered IDE drives for MCA machines called MCA IDE (a 16 bit device like ATA
IDE). These were connected to the bus thorough an interposer card and needed only a few buffer chips and
almost no circuitry which is why they are referred to as paddle boards by many (game paddle/joystick
boards have very little circuitry also). An 8 bit variation made it into the non-Microchannel Model 30
similar to XT IDE.
IDE drives offer the highest performance at any cost for a single user, single tasking operating system.
ATA-1 was introduced in 1989 and ATA-2 (EIDE by Western Digital and Fast-ATA and Fast-ATA-2 by Seagate
and Quantum) in 1995.
ATA-2 allows for drives larger than 504MB by translation (basically altering the perceived geometry of a
drive to other programs which cannot handle more than 1024 cylinders. A 2000 cylinder drive with 16 heads
would be translated as a 1000 cylinder drive with 32 heads). Translation methods rely on an enhanced BIOS
and are known as Standard CHS (Cylinder Head Sector), Extended CHS or Large, LBA (Logical Block
Addressing). It also allows faster data transfers with PIO (programmed Input Output) modes. Mode 0 has a
600ns cycle time and limits transfers to 3.3MB/sec. At its best ATA-1 had a 240ns cycle time and transfer
rate of 8.3MB/sec. With ATA-2 in PIO mode 3 with its 180ns cycle time, transfer rates go to 11.1 and with
mode 4 and a 120ns cycle the rate is 16.6MB/sec. This implementation requires the port to be a local bus
port (VLB or PCI). Also despite support for two drives usually only the primary can support up to mode 4,
the secondary is actually connected through the ISA bus and is limited to mode 2. DMA (direct memory
access) can also be used to exclude the CPU from the drive to bus transfers using the system boards DMA
controller to handle the transactions. Busmastering DMA controllers use their own DMA controller to
handle this and because of the extra complexity it drives up the cost. DMA is never used efficiently with
an ISA bus, but with today's PCI boards speeds of 33MB/sec are now common.
SCSI, Small Computer System Interface - not really a disk interface, but a system-level interface. SCSI
is a bus that supports up to eight devices. One of these is the host adapter and the gateway between the
SCSI and PC buses. The SCSI bus does not talk directly to the devices either, but to each devices
controller built into it (Most SCSI drives are actually IDE drives with SCSI bus adapter circuits added.
Each device is given a SCSI ID. Up to 4 host adapters can be supported by most systems and with each able
to control 7 other peripherals that gives a total of 28 devices. Some newer SCSI implementations can
support 15 devices per bus.
The SCSI standard like ESDI is a hardware standard. It does not specify how communication is to be
handled and as a result some SCSI devices are not compatible with others. Scanners and some CD-ROMS fall
into these category as they do not include the BIOS for self-booting hard drives.
There are several implementations of SCSI.
SCSI-1 included many features and commands, but listed them as optional so many were not used causing
incompatibility galore. SCSI-1 was limited to 5MB/sec transfers. SCSI-1 devices were 8 bit.
SCSI-2 fixed this by requiring 18 commands to be coded, a Common Command Set (CCS). SCSI-2 also brought
support for CD-ROMS, tape drives, and other devices. There was Fast SCSI-2 and a 16 bit version called
Wide SCSI-2. Fast synchronous SCSI and Wide SCSI were an optional specifications and raised the transfer
rate to 10MB/sec when each was used by itself. However, fast and wide can be combined and raise transfer
rates to 20MB/sec. There was also a 32 bit specification defined, but was not implemented as being too
expensive.
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Q) 3.2 How can I tell if I have MFM/RLL/ESDI/IDE/SCSI?
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Open the computer and check the model number of the drive and contact the manufacturer is the only way to
be 100% certain in many cases. That aside, the first thing to check is the number of pins on the drive's
connector(s) and how many cables you have. The second thing to check is the CMOS setup, assuming, of
course, that it is in a working system.
ST-506/412 - two or three cables (1 drive or 2 drives): two 20 pin, and one 34 pin if two drives are
connected (do not attempt to connect an ESDI drive to these cables, although it will attach the signals
are different).
17 (MFM) or 26 (RLL) sectors per track.
One 34 pin cable is daisy-chained between up to two drives much like floppies, though due to different
twist in the cable they are not interchangeable. Many of these interfaces include a provision for
connecting floppies though.
A terminating resistor is used if only one drive is connected.
ESDI - 2 cables: 34 pin and a 20 pin (as stated in the ST-506/412 section both the 34 and 20 pin are
identical in looks to the cables that are used with the ST-506/412 interface, but do not connect a MFM
or RLL drive to this interface).
usually set up as type #1 in the CMOS and auto-configured at boot time
32 sectors per track or more and almost always 1:1 interleave giving up to 1MB/sec transfer capability.
IDE - 1 cable: 40 pins with three pin-header style connectors on it. One plugs into the IDE interface
connector and the other far end into the primary drive (usually...sometimes this is the secondary),
followed by the secondary being connected in the middle (again it is possible the primary is in the
middle).
Sectors, heads and tracks are variable.
CMOS does not determine accurately.
SCSI-1 - 1 cable: 50 pins
SCSI-2 - 1 cable: 68 pins
PS/2 uses 60 pins so I am not sure if there is a way to tell between SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 on a PS/2
Aftermarket controllers use the standard 50 pin and some use the Apple SCSI connector for external
drives.
usually set up as "not installed" in the CMOS
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Q) 3.3 Why won't my two hard drives work together?
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IDE: (Assuming the user has determined that the Master/Slave arrangements are correct).
IDE drives of different makes may just be incompatible, likewise occasionally different models of the
same manufacturer are. Try two identical drives, swapping master and slave, or trying a combination of a
third drive with any of the other two and the problem should usually cease.
SCSI: (Again assuming the user understands how to configure a SCSI adapter). If using
SCSI-1 spec drives, there just may be incompatibilities between them, try another drive preferably of the
same manufacturer or better yet an identical drive. With later SCSI specifications, chances are something
is not terminated or ID'd properly. Try changing the order.
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Q) 3.4 How do I install a second controller?
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Simply plug it in and boot with the reference disk and viola. Of course, it is never this easy.
Occasionally some controllers are incompatible with one another and it is impossible to get them to work
together. For this reason try to keep controllers identical (use the same manufacturer at the very
least).
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Q) 3.5 Second IBM controller dumps W9x into MS-DOS mode!
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From: Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
W9x does NOT support shared interrupts (WinNT can). IBM made ALL it's drive controllers so they used
IRQ14 ONLY.
Hardwired. So any multiple IBM ESDI or SCSI controller installation will cause an IRQ sharing
situation. Thanks, M$!
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Q) 3.6 Which is better, SCSI or IDE or ESDI?
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Again like the MCA versus ISA/EISA/VLB/PCI debate. There is what is better in theory and what is better
in real life. ESDI is a dead standard with much faster and larger capacity, cheaper IDE drives out
there, though it had the possibility of being the fastest. Unfortunately in the PS/2 arena you usually
can't chose IDE which with the newer versions offers almost all of the speed of the best SCSI drives and
still is the fastest single user, single task OS drive there is. SCSI, however, with multitasking
operating systems shines, especially the later Fast/Wide standards. Though I do not know of any PS/2
controller capable of the 40MB/sec and 80MB/sec of today's top SCSI drives the 10-20MB/sec performance is
more than enough for many desktops.
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Q) 3.7 Can MFM/RLL/ESDI/IDE and SCSI coexist?
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The PC is limited to two drive controllers total. SCSI, however, is a "host adapter" and not a drive
controller. To the rest of your system, it appears more like an Ethernet card than a drive controller.
For this reason, SCSI will always be able to coexist with any type drive controller. The main drawback
here is that on most systems, you must boot off a disk on the primary drive controller, if you have one.
That means if you have SCSI and IDE in your system, for example, you can not directly boot from the SCSI
drive. There are various ways to get around this limitation, including the use of a boot manager.
MFM and RLL are the methods of writing the data to the disk and as such almost always exist together
(MFM for the floppy drives and RLL for the fixed disks).
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Q) 3.8 Can I use an IDE controller in my 85 / 90 / 95?
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From: Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
Er, usually, no. What happens on the IML systems (POST and BIOS on hard drive) is that the IDE
controller is seen first.
(IO address, cannot be "fixed"). The system cannot find the IML information and chokes.
If you really WANT to run an IDE controller in an IML system, you will have to boot from a refdisk.
Maybe- Or you can use the "enhanced bios" complex AND enhanced SCSI BIOS. This combination will
search for an IML source on any drive.
On flash based systems (Type 4 complex, all 9585, 76/77 Lacuna based) you can use an IDE controller
without a problem.
These flash based systems can be set to boot from any drive.
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Q) 3.9 What's the difference between SCSI and SCSI-2? Are they compatible?
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The main difference between SCSI and SCSI-2 are some new minor features that the average person will
never notice. Both run at a maximum 5MB/s. Though Fast and Wide SCSI-2 double this speed and can be
combined to quadruple it. All versions of SCSI will work together (SCSI-1 in compatible with SCSI-1 only
in theory as there was no set command set, however, I have never experienced such an incompatibility). On
power up, the SCSI host adapter and each device(separately) determines the best command set and the speed
that each is capable of.
For more information on this, refer to the comp.periphs.scsi FAQ.
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Q) 3.10 What are some common transfer rates of MCA SCSI Controllers?
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From: Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
Adaptec AHA-1640 5MB/s
BusLogic BT-640 5MB/s
BusLogic BT-646 (S or D) 10MB/s
SCSI /A Long Under 5MB/s
SCSI /A Short 5MB/s drive-controller, 16MB/s controller to bus
SCSI w/cache 5MB/s drive-controller, 16MB/s controller to bus
SCSI-2 10MB/s
SCSI-2 F/W 10MB/s narrow, 20MB/s Wide. 40MB/s to bus.
For more information on this, refer to the comp.periphs.scsi FAQ.
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Q) 3.11 Can I use a non-IBM ESDI in a PS/2?
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[From: helling@uwindsor.ca <Helling Bernie>]
FORMATTING A NON_IBM ESDI DRIVE FOR A PS/2 80.
Well, it might have been impossible for me to put a simple MFM hard drive into my model 80 PS/2, 4M,
model 8580-111, but I did get a NON-IBM ESDI drive installed, using a PS/2 ESDI controller, and the
following patched version of LLFORMAT.COM, usually found on the 7080 reference disk....
First: a rumor that the following PS/2 80's LIKE MFM and ESDI: 041,071,111,311 and the following,
which supposedly came with SCSI don't...121, 161, possibly AXX...
This is unconfirmed, and mine is a 111, so it worked....
1) In dos, go to your ref disk, make a directory called SPARE, copy LLFORMAT.COM to it (nice safe
backup copy)
1a) Copy the dos DEBUG.EXE program onto the ref disk...
Now follow this, paying attention to my comments...
>>>> comment O mine....
---------------------------- QUOTING ---------------------------
: >3. This DEBUG procedure has been documented by Tillman Schmidt of
: > Koeln, Germany following the translation of an article in the
: > German c't Magazin fr Computertechnik, issue 5/1991, page 272f.
The reference-disk comes with a program to low-level-format a hard disk:
LLFORMAT.COM; boot from the reference-disk and press CTRL-A in the main menu
to get a menu for extended diagnose. To low-level-format a non-IBM-disk,
you have to patch llformat.com with debug as described below.
LLFORMAT.COM doesn't format a non-IBM-hard disk, because there is a
defect-map (info about defect blocks) on the cylinder before the last on
IBM-disks. But llformat.com only calls a BIOS-routine via INT 13h, where
one can set a flag to ignore the defect-map (set bits 0,1 in CL-register)
Here is the reference for the BIOS-low-level-formatting-routine:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> No idea what this means, but it's impressive as heck... read on......
ESDI-Formatter:
===============
INT 13h, function 1Ah
register-settings:
AH=1Ah ; format ESDI
AL=number of additional given defect-blocks; when AL=0 the address in ES:BX
is ignored
ES:BX=address of the table with the additional defect-blocks
CL=some options:
bits 7-5: must be 0
bit 4: when set an interrupt (int 15h with AH=0Fh, AL=some status)
is triggered after formatting one cylinder
The interrupt-handler must clear the carry-flag CF, otherwise
(or when an interrupt isn't handled) formatting is aborted
bit 3: when set the hard disk's surface is analyzed in detail;
may be set only when the disk was formatted successfully with
bit 3=0 before
bit 2: a second defect map is written to disk, when this bit is 1;
this defect-map contains the already known defects plus the ones
given at address ES:BX and that found during detailed
analysis (bit 3=1)
bit 1: when this bit is set, the second defect-map is ignored
bit 0: when this bit is set, the first defect-map is also ignored
(this is normally written by the manufacturer)
DL=number of hd; 80h for the first drive, 81h for the second
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
To ignore the defect-maps, you have to patch llformat.com as follows:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> Here comes the good part.....
PATCH FOR LLFORMAT.COM:
=======================
>debug llformat.com
-r
AX=0000 BX=0000 CX=8195 DX=0000 SP=FFFE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000
DS=2B78 ES=2B78 SS=2B78 CS=2B78 IP=0100 NV UP EI PL NZ NA PO NC
2B78:0100 E9C50D JMP 0EC8
>>>>> See that CX= number? I am a complete newbie at DEBUG,
but it has something to do with file length and position on
the floppy. Write yours down....
-s100 8295 b4 1a b0 00 8a ; search formatting-routine
>>>>> See how it appears, again, incremented a bit (8195 =>
>>>>> 8295)? do this to your number in its place. Use HEX! so an E
>>>>> =>F etc....
>>>>> Lord! I am debug clueless eh!
2B78:8272 ; the byte sequence is found twice
2B78:8284
>>>>> You, of course got different numbers... write em down...
-u8272
; ^^^^ this is the first of the two found addresses
>>>>>> do this with your first number, the second part, of
>>>>>> course... Your XXXX:XXXX numbers will be different, but
>>>>>> the rest will make sense, note that the screen will line up
>>>>>> the numbers in nice columns, not exactly as shown below...
; now debug shows this:
2B78:8272 B41A MOV AH,1A ; select "FORMAT"-function
2B78:8274 B000 MOV AL,00 ; no additional defect map
2B78:8276 8A160473 MOV DL,[7304]
2B78:827A b114 MOV CL,14 ; <--- change 14 to 15!
2B78:827C 0A0E7377 OR CL,[7773]
2B78:8280 CD13 INT 13 ; BIOS-call
2B78:8282 7210 JB 8294 ; error -> return
2B78:8284 B41A MOV AH,1A
2B78:8286 B000 MOV AL,00
2B78:8288 8A160473 MOV DL,[7304]
2B78:828C B11C MOV CL,1C ; <--- change 1c to 1d!
2B78:828E 0A0E7377 OR CL,[7773]
-u
>>>>>> Don't get antsy! just look, the -u means show next
>>>>>> page... NOW: see the lines to be changed above?
>>>>>> WRITE DOWN THEIR ADDRESS NUMBERS!!!
2B78:8292 CD13 INT 13
2B78:8294 C3 RET
2B78:8295 0000 ADD [BX+SI],AL
; and so on...
>>>>>> Now the scary part: -e for edit... unless you -w
>>>>>> something you can always -q then try again...
-e827B ; <---- insert address of the first byte that must be changed
2B78:827B 14.15
>>>>>> USE your first change address number. The screen is
>>>>>> different from above. tap the space bar to get 14. then put 15
>>>>>> right after it. use the -u command to list it. did it change
>>>>>> correctly? Note the number right after the address changed
>>>>>> too, as well as the endmost... Actually, everything past the
>>>>>> first column is interpretation of it, but if it changed right,
>>>>>> you got it... If it didn't, -q and try again...
-e828D ; <---- insert address of the second byte that must be changed
2B78:828D 1C.1D
>>>>>> One more time! Use -u to check both, then:
-w ; save the patched program
Writing 08195 bytes
>>>>> Your mileage may vary...
-q ; that's it
I hope this will help you!
Martin.
(schmidm@informatik.tu-muenchen.de)
------------------------- END QUOTE ----------------------
>>>>>> The above person posted the XLATION, and might have developed this. I found
it with DEJANEWS, thanks to a tip from Aron Eisenpress, who has been invaluable with his help and
suggestions, etc...Of course, I floundered through DEBUG (1st time) but it seemed to go ok...
2) Install ESDI drive. Drive was previously set up to work with an ISA card, a DTC, I think... Cabling
is similar to an MFM drive, drive 0 gets the middle, no twist wide cable plug, and the skinny cable
from the middle connector. Plug in the IBM card in the top-most slot, (cables are SHORT), hook up
power and ground, cables to drive, insert REF disk, turn on....
Run auto-configuration, restart, computer sez to test the drive...DON'T BOTHER.
3) Press CTRL-A instead, choose format the drive, DO IT.
3A) You get an error message, it wants to do a FACTORY REFORMAT, LET IT, it will take a while: 45 min
for a CDC 94216-106, (1024x5x34spt) 86M. When finished, reboot with a dos disk, run FDISK and
FORMAT C:/U/S. Run a few surface tests using NDD or PCTOOLS, or whatever if you feel like it.
OH yeh: I'm using dos 5....
4) CROW! Yehawwww!
Now, to try and get a second ESDI drive set up as D:
Hope this can help some others, Just trying to get the info out where it can keep the old beasts
going...
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Q) 3.12 Do I need a reference disk for my SCSI drive?
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No, only for the controller. This question has come up a lot lately. If you are having problems getting a
new drive to work with a existing working SCSI setup, call the drive manufacturer and try not to tell
them it is a PS/2. Also refer to some of the earlier SCSI questions about problems that arise (switching
drives around works many times). Most tech support people have heard rumors that PS/2's need reference
disks for everything and that they are incompatible with everything. So they either tell you to get the
reference disk (usually from IBM as if they support third parties ever) or that their drive is not
compatible with PS/2 computers. I would also call the SCSI adapter manufacturer (assuming they are still
around and supporting it) for clues. Remember setting up SCSI drives can have a lot of variables, keep
checking for proper ID, proper termination, and the like.
When shopping for a SCSI controller card, I would recommend either the Adaptec 1640 or the Future Domain
MCS-700 (or the MCS-600 which is the same except uses an Apple type DB-25 external SCSI connector
instead of the standard 50 pin. Both use the 50 pin connector for the internal drives).
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Q) 3.13 What is a 16550UART and do I need one? Does my PS/2 have it?
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The 16550 is a UART with two 16 byte FIFOs. A UART is the part of a serial port that takes byte-wide
(characters) data and converts it to bit-wide (serial) data, and visa versa. The FIFO is a buffer which
can hold characters until the CPU is ready to remove it or until the serial line is ready to transmit it.
The 'normal' UART in the PC (the 8250 or 16450) only has 1-byte FIFOs. The additional 15 bytes can be
useful when the CPU is busy doing other things - if the CPU isn't able to remove data fast enough, it
will be lost. The OS or program has to explicitly support 16550 to make full use of its advantages.
A very important thing to note is that under DOS, the CPU doesn't have anything else to do, so the 16550
is wasted. Only under multitasking operating systems does it really become useful. The 16550 will *not*
make your file transfers any faster, it will only prevent data from being lost and relieve your CPU of
some overhead. If you notice system performance dropping like a rock when file transfers are occurring, a
16550 may be helpful. If you see re-transmissions (bad packets) or "FIFO overrun's" during file
transfers under a multitasking OS, try the same thing under DOS - if the errors go away, then chances are
a 16550 will be useful. If they remain, then your problem is likely to be elsewhere.
PS/2s without the more modern 16550A UART are usually limited to lower data rates (not because of the
16550 UART but because the other UARTs are slow). Usually 14.4k max with no compression. The PS/2 models
and type of UART are listed below.
From: Aron Eisenpress <AFECU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>:
The following information is taken directly from the PS/2 Hardware Interface Technical References.
Four types of serial port controllers have been used on the system boards of PS/2's.
To programs, the Type 1 controller appears to be identical to the serial port on the IBM Personal
Computer AT IBM Personal Computer Serial/Parallel Adapter.
The Type 2 controller incorporates all functions of the Type 1 and also provides support of the
first-in-first-out (FIFO) mode.
The Type 3 controller incorporates all functions of the Type 2 controller and provides the Direct Memory
Access (DMA) mode.
The Type 4 controller incorporates all the functions of the Type 3 controller and provides additional I/O
addresses.
For type 1 and type 2 controllers data speed should not exceed 19.2kbaud.
Type 3 and type 4 controllers support up to 345.6 Kbaud.
Below is a list of the type of serial controller used in each model in the Micro Channel PS/2 line:
(Note, these are IBM's published times. I have been advised by Mark Seecof <
marks@writ.com> that any PS/2 with the 16550A (including the 16550AF) is capable of over
19.2 Kbaud as long as the software supports it).
Model Type of Serial Port Max Speed
----- ------------------- -----------
8550 1,2 19.2 Kbaud
8551(N51) 2 19.2 Kbaud
8554(CL57) 2 19.2 Kbaud
8555 2 19.2 Kbaud
8556 4 345.6 Kbaud
8557 4 345.6 Kbaud
8560 1,2 19.2 Kbaud
8565 2 19.2 Kbaud
8570 2 19.2 Kbaud
8573(P70) 2 19.2 Kbaud
8580 1,2 19.2 Kbaud
8590 3 345.6 Kbaud
8595 3 345.6 Kbaud
IBM uses a proprietary chip instead of the 16550 UART in PS/2's. The serial port controller in all of the
above PS/2 models (except the PS/2 models 55 and 65) is compatible with the National Semiconductor
NS16450 serial port. The serial port controller in the PS/2 models 55 and 65 is generally compatible with
the NS16550A serial-communications controller.
PS/2's with Type 2, Type 3, or Type 4 serial port controllers support the first-in-first-out (FIFO) mode.
The exception is the PS/2 model 50 with a Type 2 serial port controller. According to the PS/2 Hardware
Interface Technical Reference - System Specific Information, model 60's and 80's with Type 2 serial port
controllers do support FIFO mode.
[incomplete please help me obtain the UART data on the other PS/2s. A good program is Snooper v3.30 by
Vias and Associates for $39 available as shareware on most BBSs and internet ftp sites, please register
if you decide to keep it]
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Q) 3.14 Should I buy an internal or external modem?
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In general, it is better to go with an external modem for two reasons. First MCA slots are valuable
commodities in most systems (i.e. Model 50s with only 3 slots) and secondly, an MCA card modem will be a
lot more money when a standard external modem will work fine. Also an external modem provides visual
clues to tell you what is going on with the data.
Sometimes internal is the only way to go though. The Windsurfer Adapter with its 14.4k data modem, 9600
FAX and telephone answering/voice mail is only available internally, however, this is not such a waste of
a MCA slot as you are getting several products on one card. I believe in its last incarnation(it has been
discountinued) some versions were 33.6k capable which is still ok for many.
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Q) 3.15 What kinds of sound cards are available?
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There are a few believe it or not. Though new they cost around $150 which is a little steep these days
for a sound card with SoundBlasters selling for $30. Kahlon computers at
http://www.kahlon.com and 800-317-9989 offers one for $125 (though I am not sure who actually makes
it). The original was the SoundBlaster MCV which is an 8 bit card and probably should be avoided due to
the problems it has with compatibility. The SoundBlaster Pro MCV is a 8 bit card which supposedly works
better, yet both SoundBlasters are no longer made. The next option is the Audiovation/A ($249) which is a
16 bit card capable of 44.1KHz sampling rates is SoundBlaster compatible and is currently being revised
for better support. Another option is the M-Audio Capture/A which is said to be more of a sound editor
than one for games. Another option is the WindSurfer Card. This is probably overkill as solely a
soundcard for its $400 low price, but it does offer a 14.4k modem (some up to 33.6k), 9600 FAX and
telephone answering/voice mail on one card. This card is probably not as compatible as the Audiovation
is, but maybe worth a test to see if it does what you would like. The Chipchat is currently available in
both 16 bit ($129) and 32 bit ($159 with wavetable)go to http://www.chipchat.com
or call them at (313)565-4000. Reply Technologies has a card out using the chipset from Creative Labs,
the Vibra 16, which is SoundBlaster 16 compatible and it is also available linked up to a Future Domain
SCSI-2 controller. One more option comes from Piper Research at
http://www.piper-research.com and 612-459-2770, this is a SoundBlaster compatible card. They used to
only make a 16 bit card ($129.95), but now they have a 32 bit version ($159.95) and a 32 bit with 3D
sound ($179.95).
Here is the specs to the Piper Card:
(From: ejfluhr@wc101.residence.gatech.edu (Eric J. Fluhr) and corykim@vnet.ibm.com (Cory Kim))
Piper Research, Inc.
Attn: Sales
PO Box 241
Newport, MN 55055
Voice/Orders: (612) 459-2770 (Mastercard/Visa/AmEx)
Fax: (612) 458-1978
16 bit stereo sound card.
Records, compresses and plays back voice, sound and music with computer
controlled mixer settings and Yamaha OPL-3 based FM synthesis. In addition, connections are provided
for CD-audio, line-in, dual joystick, MIDI and speakers. Other key features include:
o Micro Channel Architecture compatible
o 4 Watt Stereo Amplifier
o Half-Size Adapter
o Compatible with all Major
o Auto-configures like all MC cards Software Programs
o Multimedia PC Compatible
o Stereo Mixer & Amplifier
o Integrated 16 bit A/D and D/A Converters o Patented ESPCM Compression
o Programmable Digital Volume Control
o Windows compatible
o Programmable Sample Rates to 44.1 kHz OLE Compliant inc. Win95
o DOS-register compatible with SoundBlaster
o Several bundled Applets and drivers
32 bit stereo sound card.
Records, compresses and plays back voice, sound and music with computer controlled mixer settings and
Yamaha OPL-3 based FM synthesis. In addition, connections are provided for CD-audio, line-in, dual
joystick, MIDI and speakers. Other key features include:
o Micro Channel Architecture compatible
o 4 Watt Stereo Amplifier
o Half-Size Adapter
o Compatible with all Major
o Auto-configures like all MC cards Software Programs
o Multimedia PC Compatible o Stereo Mixer & Amplifier
o Integrated 16 bit A/D and D/A Converters o Patented ESPCM Compression
o Programmable Digital Volume Control
o Windows compatible
o Programmable Sample Rates to 44.1 kHz OLE Compliant inc. Win95
o DOS-register compatible with SoundBlaster
o Several bundled Applets
o Daugthercard connector for 3D sound option and drivers
(however this is useless as it must be purchased with the card).
3D Sound for SoundPiper 32.
Adds Spatializer(TM) two speaker surround effect with three levels, independent bass and treble, MUST
BE ORDERED WITH SoundPiper 32 as it cannot be bought separately.
The SoundBlaster and Piper Cards are industry standards and thus offer the most compatibility in most
games Piper uses the SoundBlaster Pro Chip from ESS. Most these cards may cause problems in the
Windows environment as they were developed before Windows was around, however for DOS games the
SoundBlaster Pro is THE card to have. The Audiovation/A and the others only emulate a SoundBlaster
using Mwave technology which is THE thing for WINDOWS. So depending on what you do most choose a card,
also two cards can be used if the reference disk is patched.
From thedean@ibm.net:
There has been much discussion regarding PS/2 Micro Channel - MCA - sound cards. Here is a quick
comparison. This comparison addresses both hardware and driver capabilities. It is important to
consider both, since if there is no driver to support a hardware capability then the capability is not
useable. A perfect example is OS/2 drivers.
Although each sound card in this comparison has "16 bit" record/playback hardware, some cards use the
"SoundBlaster Pro MCV" driver shipped with OS/2 Warp. This driver only supports "8 bit", not
allowing "16 bit" files to be recorded or played.
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MicroChannel
CARD ->
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ChipChat-16 | ChipChat-32 | Piper-16/32 | Reply
|
| HARDWARE: |
|
16 bit rec/play | YES | YES | YES | YES
|
|
MPU-401 MIDI | YES | YES | NO | YES
|
|
WaveTable | Upgrade | YES | NO | Upgrade
|
|
FM | YES | YES | YES | YES
|
|
Stereo Mixer | 6 Channel | 6 Channel | 5 Channel | 5 Channel
|
|
SoundBlaster | YES | YES | YES | YES
|
|
CD audio connectors | YES,4 | YES,4 | YES,1 | YES,1
|
|
IBM Front Panel conn. | YES | YES | YES | NO
|
|
SOFTWARE DRIVERS:
|
|
16 bit rec/play
|
|
WIN 3.1 | YES | YES | YES | YES
|
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WIN 95 | YES | YES | YES | NO
|
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WIN NT | YES | YES | YES | ?
|
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OS/2 | YES | YES | YES | NO
|
|
WIN-OS/2 | YES | YES | YES | ?
|
|
AIX | YES | YES | NO | NO
|
|
WaveTable support
|
|
DOS | upgrade | YES | NO | upgrade
|
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WIN 3.1 | upgrade | YES | NO | upgrade
|
|
WIN 95 | upgrade | YES | NO | NO
|
|
WIN NT | upgrade | YES | NO | ?
|
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OS/2 | upgrade | YES | NO | NO
|
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AIX | upgrade | YES | NO | NO
|
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General Midi | upgrade | YES | NO | YES
|
|
Roland MPU-401
|
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DOS | YES | YES | NO | YES
|
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WIN 3.1 | YES | YES | NO | YES
|
|
WIN 95 | YES | YES | NO | NO
|
|
WIN NT | YES | YES | NO | ?
|
|
OS/2 | YES | YES | NO | NO
|
|
AIX | YES | YES | NO | NO
|
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SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY:
|
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DOS GAMES - Out of the box play no problem
|
|
DOOM | YES | YES | Problems | Problems
|
|
HERETIC | YES | YES | NO | ?
|
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DESCENT | YES | YES | NO | ?
|
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Game with WaveTable | YES | YES | NO | Sometimes
|
|
AGENCY APPROVALS - YES means can sell and ship to those countries:
|
|
World Wide Approvals | YES | YES | NO | NO
|
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CE-MARK (Europe,UK..) | YES | YES | NO | NO
|
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FCC-B (USA) | YES | YES | YES | YES
|
|
CSA (Canadian) | YES | YES | ? | ?
|
|
VCCI (JAPAN) | YES | YES | NO | NO
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Also see Appendix F for a full listing of PS/2 Sound Cards.
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Q) 3.16 Can I run both a SoundBlaster and the Audiovation/A?
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[Jacques@cpmc.ucl.ac.be (Alain Jacques)]
Yes, it works ... after patching the ADF file. What's conflicting is the addresses of the game port,
defined in both ADF's as fixed resources and therefore the conflict cannot be managed by the POS
itself. If you choose to keep the game port on the SBPro, just as I did, your Audiovation ADF file
@8FD6.ADF should look like the end of this message.
If you have difficulties, don't hesitate to email to me. BTW, there are new Audiovation Windows drivers
on IBM PC Co BBS (i.e. version 2.1 = av211.dsk, av212.dsk, av213.dsk, av21util.dsk).
See Appendix C for Program listing.
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Q) 3.17 Can I fake a keyboard so my computer will boot without it?
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Well unlike the standard IBMs and clones, PS/2s perform a keyboard test at boot. Some have the option of
canceling the keyboard test through a setting in the reference disk. If you do not have this option you
must leave the keyboard attached (or if you have the engineering experience doctor up a small board that
sends the proper reponses to the test back and can plug into the keyboard port :)).
Or use this device below reported by Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
http://www.raritan.com/newsite/guardian.htm.
Picture is at http://www.raritan.com/newsite/images/pgrdian.gif.
Blurb:
Each Guardian for PC, Mac, and Sun computers plugs into the keyboard port and mouse port, and appears
to the computer as its physical keyboard and mouse. Since Guardian behaves like a keyboard and mouse,
the computer will boot and run flawlessly.
Guardian is powered by the computer and provides ports so you can "hot" connect a keyboard
and mouse anytime to operate the system. Using Guardian with PCs connected to a mechanical A/B switch
will eliminate PC booting and keyboard locking problems.
With Guardian in line, you can hot connect or disconnect MasterConsole cable or a physical keyboard
and mouse. For mission-critical servers connected to Raritan's MasterConsole, Guardian provides a
"fail-safe" service port.
Guardian for Mac and Guardian for Sun also convert the keyboard, mouse, and video signals to PS/2 and
VGA standards. This enables any number of Mac or Sun computers equipped with Guardian, as well as
PCs, to be connected to MasterConsole and controlled with a single PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, and VGA
monitor.
Guardian for PS/2 -- APKME
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Q) 3.18 Which SCSI controller should I buy?
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The IBM SCSI controller with cache is a good controller. It is SCSI-1 only, comes with 512k cache in two
SIMM slots (upgradable to 2MB, see question 3.18), and is compatable with also all
OS's. The part number is ?
92F0335 RAID
61G3594
92F0160 FAST/WIDE adapter/A
06G6759 SCSI Adapter II/A
65F9050
35G1981 SCSI Adapter II/A
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Q) 3.19 How do I get my IBM SCSI controller with cache to 2MB?
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According to Peter H. Wendt <peterh.wendt@gecits-eu.com>:
There is only module that can be used to expand the IBM SCSI Adapter with cache/A from 512K cache to 2MB
cache is the IBM P/N 30F5360 / FRU 74X8637, which is a 1MB x 9 bit (Parity) 120ns module *with*
IBM-specific presence detection. Also Kingston had their KTM-1000/M30 module which also worked, but is
no longer made.
The above-mentioned IBM modules can be found on the Mod. 30-286(8530-Hxx or -Bxx) with 80286-cpu - if
anywhere at all. The chance in finding some is very, very low to find some these days.
I have been calling around myself to find replacement 30-286 modules and found OKI MSC2314-12YS9A and
Hitachi 94-VOHB56A19BR-12, both of these are 120ns modules also.
Also from Carlyle Smith:
Here is a way to test your 30-pin 1MB SIMMs to see if they will work in your IBM MCA caching SCSI
adapter. I found some in my junk SIMM bag that are now working fine in my XP95 machine. The key is to
find 1MB SIMMs that have pins 24 and 26 shorted to ground (pin 9 or 22). These will work in the
adapter.
This newsgroup prevoiusly reported that the adapter cache could be upgraded from 512K to 2 MB by
replacing the 256K SIMMs with 1 MB matched SIMMs. However, it was said that only IBM SIMMs of the type
used in the PS/2 Models 25 and 30 would work; that industry standard 30-pin 1 MB SIMMs would not
work. Not wanting to pay $20 or more for a pair of IBM branded modules, I thought I would check out if
I had any 30-pin SIMMs that would satisfy the bootup cache testing cycle of PS/2 Models 90 and 95.
Table I. below shows the comparison of standard pin assignments as compared to the IBM module design.
It is clear that if one has an FET VOM (low probe voltage, less than 5 VDC), you can test SIMMs you
might have laying around to see if they could be used, instead of paying large dollars for the almost
non-existent SIMMs recycled from early PS/2s.
Table II. identifies the SIMMS that I tested.
Table III. shows the results of testing the SIMMs in the SCSI adapter in a Model 95. It is clear that
if you probe pin 24 of a module, and find it connected to ground (pin 22), the module may work in the
SCSI adapter. If pins 22 and 24 are not connected, it surely won't. If it is a 1MB SIMM and pins 24
and 26 are both grounded to pin 22, it will work in the cache slot with no problem.
I also found that I could take one of the Toshiba 1MB modules and one of the OKI 1 MB modules, and the
machine booted up with no problems. This probably would not be a good idea for the long haul, but
might be useful to get the adapter working in a pinch.
Comments? Have fun!
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| Table 1. SIMM Pin Assignment Differences |
| Pin Number | Industry Standard | IBM Design |
|
19 | A10 | RAS1
|
|
24 | No conn. | Pres. Det. IBM?
|
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26 | Data bit 8 Out | Pres. Det.
|
|
| | Open = 256K
|
|
| | Grounded = 1 MB
|
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28 | CAS Parity | No Conn.
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A10 = Address bit 10
|
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RAS1= Row Address Strobe 1
|
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CAS = Column Address Strobe
|
|
In both types: | Pins 9 and 22 are Grounded
|
|
| Pins 1 and 30 are +5 VDC
|
|
| Table II. Identification of SIMM Modules Tested: |
| Index Number | No. of Chips | Chip Legend | Substrate Legend |
|
1 | 9 | TIH8909L7SN | TM4256 OU9
|
|
| | TMS 4256 ?ML | 122L8909
|
|
2 | 2 | OKI M514256-80J | MSC2324-12YS3A
|
|
| 1 | OKI M51256-80 | 221007
|
|
3 | 9 | AAA 2801J-07 | NMBS 18184268
|
|
| | NMBS | TCC-T-H7N
|
|
| | | MM2801J95-07
|
|
4 | 3 | QC ST513300J-06 | 1MG STB-C
|
|
|
|
| | 33C160 |
|
|
5 | 9 | TC511000AJ-10 | THM91010 AS-10
|
|
| | Toshiba | 89303
|
|
6 | 9 | HYB511000AJ-70 |
|
|
| | Siemens |
|
|
7 | 9 | OKI M511000-10 | NSC2314-12YS9A
|
|
| | 91201B | 923009
|
|
8 | 9 | AAA 1M 300J-07 |
|
|
| | NMB5 1116 |
|
|
9 | 2 | HYB514400BJ-60 | HEA59100
|
|
| 1 | HYB511000BJ-60 |
|
|
| Table III. Module Test Results Matrix |
|
Index Number | Works? | Pin 24 | Pin 26 | Pin 28 | Reported Cache Size
|
|
1 | Yes | Ground | Open | Open | 512 Kb
|
|
2 | Yes | Ground | Open | Open | 512 Kb
|
|
3 | No | Open | NT | NT | -----
|
|
4 | Yes | Ground | Open | Open | 512 Kb
|
|
5 | Yes | Ground | Ground | Open | 2 Mb
|
|
6 | No | Ground | 1 Kohm | Open | -----
|
|
7 | Yes | Ground | Ground | Open | 2 Mb
|
|
8 | No | Open | NT | NT | -----
|
|
9 | No | Open | NT | NT | -----
|
|
NT=not tested
|
|
Carlyle Smith
CSEZ Enterprises (such as it may be)
Wilmington, Delaware USA
Also according to Jerry Dumer <jhdumer@arn.net>:
Toshiba THM91010AS-10 SIMMs will work. He found them on a memory card in a Model 60.
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|
S) 4.0 Upgrading Processor/Coprocessor/Disks/Video/CDROM
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Q) 4.1 I don't have the money for a new computer or motherboard, what can I do?
|
[PC Magazine 11-08-94, alkemyst@30moons.com]
Kingston Technology makes upgrades to raise the level of all chips (i.e. 286 to 386, 386 to 486, 486 to
586). Some are CPU replacements, others are daughterboard cards, and the granddaddy is the MCMaster. The
CPU replacements offer very little performance gain if your system is strapped with slow peripherals and
memory, but can get you running 386 or 486 software. The daughterboard 486/NOW! replaces both the CPU and
math coprocessor, but performance-wise it is a disappointment. The MCMaster is MCA architecture in
action. Using busmastering it allows the card to take over CPU functions and make the computer run a lot
faster using its own 128k L2 cache and up to 32MB of memory. This card shows promise and in most cases
performs better than the daughterboards and CPU plug-ins, however, it lags slightly in DOS video
performance and video in general as it must 'cross' the bus on to the motherboard. Still the MCMaster is
probably the fastest in this list and the only upgrade that can add L2 cache to computers without the
option. [Formats: 486/NOW!: models 70/80 to 33PD3 or 33PS3 (don't know what the PD3 or PS3 maybe D=DX and
S=SX.); MCMaster: for models 55, 56, 57, 65, 70, and 80: to 33MHz or 50MHz...note only 50MHz with 8MB+
boosted performance and so it did significantly. The price for this level is $1000-1400.][NDP: built in
to the 486 chip.]
Intel has a SnapIn 386 module for PS/2 models 50, 50Z and 60. It features a 20MHz 80386SX, 16K cache and
it can utilize an existing 80287 math coprocessor. I have one in a model 60 and have had no problems with
it.
IBM offers for the 386 PS/2 Model 70 and 80 with 16 or 20MHz processors a Power Platform upgrade with a
486DX33 on it. See above IBM PARTS LIST for features and part numbers. These are expensive ($500-700) and
are no longer made, but can still be obtained esp. from the Boulder Parts Surplus Plant 800-388-7080.
IBM re-released the Blue Lightning chip for PS/2's again. This time it is for the 25MHz machines also. It
offers 16K internal cache, enhanced 386/486 instruction set, and 33/66MHz performance (though the 33 will
be replaced with whatever your system runs at). Also you can add a math coprocessor. The L1 cache design
is supposed to be what sets this chip off from the rest (Hypertec). I talked to a IBM tech who actually
had the Cyrix DRx2-50 and was asked to help test out this new chip. He stated he saw the same performance
jump from going to a Cx486DRx2-50 from his 386DX25 as going to the BL2 from the Cyrix. I would call that
an upgrade worth considering, esp. at the mere $345 IBM is asking. IBMPN#13H6698 $345.
IBM also has a SLC2-66 chip out for 55SX offering up to 10x the performance. Features 16K L1 cache,
enhanced instruction set, and allows existing 387SX usage providing it is a 33MHz chip. IBMPN#13H6694
$259.
Cyrix offers very good options for the 386 to 486 conversion if you are on a tight budget. Their DRx2
line offers clock doubled performance at a low price. The chips perform very well and just require
removal of the 386 and popping in the new chip. Pricewise they can't be beat and though not offering the
performance of their $500+ cousins they come close enough for most people at half the cost or more (This
is due to their tiny 1k L.1 caches). [Formats: 386 to 486 only: DX16MHz to 16/32MHZ, DX20MHz to 20/40MHz,
25MHz to 25/50MHz, DX33MHz to 33/66MHz, none for 40MHz yet. DX16MHz and 20MHz systems can use the 25MHz
chip if available. Some versions for SX models.][NDP: 387, Cyrix 83D87 rec.]
Evergreen's Rev to DX4 and 486 chips are more expensive and generally faster than most others at a lower
prices. One problem is compatibility, many computers can not run at the clock tripled and quadrupled
rates and must fall back to clock doubled rate negating the extra cost of the upgrade. Another note is
the processor board cards will not work with all systems due to space constraints, it is best to measure
and make sure you got at least 1" or more room above the processor and can afford to give up
peripheral card space if it is in the way. A processor card may be worth it if it works due to the fact
of a larger L1 cache and the usage of an IBM Blue Lightning CPU in some formats. [Formats: 386 to 486:
DX16/DX20MHz to TI 486SXL2 or Blue Lightning 16/48 or 20/60, DX25MHz to TI 486SXL2 or Blue Lightning
25/75, DX33MHz to Blue Lightning 33/66 or 33/99; 486 to 486: SX/DX25MHz to 25/75MHz, SX/DX33MHz to
33/99MHz, SX/DX50MHz to 50/100MHz. Note the DX4 only clock triples or doubles not quadruples like a DX4
seems it should.][NDP: various.]
H.Co is offering many chips now from 286 to 486 all the way to a 386 to DX4/100. I am interested to see
how these perform as I have no info other than formats available. [Formats: 286 to 486: 6-16MHz to
IBM 50MHz; 386 to 486: SX/DX16/20MHz to TI 40MHz, DX25MHz to TI 50MHz, DX25MHz to IBM 50MHz, SX/DX33MHz
to IBM 66MHz, SX16MHz to IBM 48MHz, SX20MHz to IBM 60MHz, DX16/20MHz to IBM 60MHz, DX25MHz to IBM 75MHz,
DX33 to IBM 99MHz; 486 to 486: 25MHz to 75MHz, 33MHz to 100MHz, 40MHz to 100MHz.][NDP: ?]
A small company called MicroModules System also offers CPU upgrades. They are at 10500-A Ridgeview Court,
Cupertino, CA 95014-0736. 408-864-7437.
Then there are AOX Inc.'s MicroMASTER busmaster boards. From 386-20 to 486/33 with up to 8MB of RAM on
board. This is what the Kingston is now. Kingston bought the rights to manufacture the MicroMaster. The
early 286 to 386 versions can utilize 132PGA chips and usually 486DLC and DRx2 chips will work, but these
are no longer made and must be found used or in surplus warehouses. [Formats: 286 to 386: to 20MHz,
25MHz, 33Mhz][NDP: 387.]
In summary the MCMaster fully configured, i.e. 486/50 with 8 to 16MB of RAM offered the best performance,
followed closely by Evergreen's DX4, Cyrix and finally Kingston. H.Co, IBM, Intel, and AOX were not
tested.
Also note that adding 8MB of RAM will usually add as much performance as the CPU upgrades do and add a
lot more performance if combined with the CPU upgrade. The addition of RAM, a Video card, faster hard
drive, and a new CPU will make the most improvement and if done over a period of time makes sense,
however, if these are going to be bought 'lump sum' it is probably better to buy a 486 clone if you are
looking for speed. If reliability is a big factor and speed not as important as being able to run the new
386+ software then with PS/2's usually there are no problems as there are with most clones.
Update as of 10/28/98, there are no processor cards (AOX MicroMaster or MCMaster) available for the
PS/2's anymore. Evergreen and Kingston are still selling their processor upgrades and prices have fallen
dramatically. For the 486/33 systems you can get the AMD 586/133 (equivalent to a Pentium 75) for about
$70 from CompUSA, Fry's, or Circuit City (list is about $129 for Evergreen's and $99 for Kingston).
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Q) 4.2 What are the Benchmarks for the Processor Upgrades?
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Benchmarks are meaningless to give as it would not be the same machine nor the same variables, but below
are some 'averages'. Benchmarks are only good to compare the same settings to the same settings so if you
have a machine listed and have different marks don't post to USENET asking why, as it is simply because
you have a different configuration. The basic outline discussed above gives you the breakdown in percent
a CPU upgrade is worth 36-134%, a daugtherboard is worth 137-681%(681% percent seems high and was not
supported by PC Magazine's data. The 137% seems more real world as these are very close to direct CPU
replacements for the most part), and an MCA processor card 263% which offered the largest increase, but
at a very high cost.
Also note that a 486 is just an enhanced 386 with L1 cache. This L1 cache is responsible for up to a 500%
performance increase. L2 caches can offer at most a 50% performance increase. Try disabling all caching
on a 33MHz 486 and compare the marks to a 33MHz 386 you will be surprised how close they are.
Winstones are the most quoted benchmark today, so a table of average Winstones was computed. Keep in mind
that this benchmark is a benchmark which rates the execution of certain popular sequences, scripts, in
about ten or so of the most popular window programs. With this in mind this should give a *very* real
world figure. Also keep in mind that when the processor upgrades were done, the systems below remained
stock which is very crippling especially with a 486 trying to pull files from a 20ms access hard drive.
The processor quoted benchmarks came from a database of at least 50 different platforms each for the 25,
33, 2/50, 2/66 with the 33 and 66 MHz numbers being taken as an average of no less than 50 machines for
each. This should give a good average number as there was no price range or brand criteria only what was
available to the home user (i.e. no FCC class A or non-FCC tested dynamos).
The 50MHz numbers were for 5 tested machines. The AM40, CxS40, and SLC2 numbers are for two or less
machines each and may be bad examples of the capability of the chips being either superior or inferior to
average numbers. The Pentium numbers came from an average by PC Magazine and should be a good average
figure.
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Processor Winstone Value
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386/25MHz Winstone base w/4MB | 10.20 |
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386/25MHz Winstone base w/8MB | 13.60 |
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486/25MHz | 26.32 |
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CxS40 | 29.95* |
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486/33MHz | 34.32 |
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SLC2/50 | 36.70* |
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SLC2/66 | 37.80* |
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AMD40 | 40.30* |
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486DX2/50MHz | 43.50 |
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486/50MHz | 47.94 |
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486DX2/66MHz | 50.68 |
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Pentium | 73.30 |
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CX486DRx2/50 | 14.20 | --
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Rev to 486 2/50 | 15.40 | \
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Rev to 486 3/75 | 18.00 | Keep in mind these could vary a lot
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486/Now! | 11.20 | / depending what system the upgrade
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MCMaster 50PD/8 | 15.00 | | is going into (i.e. MCMaster was only
| tested on a 386SX16 machine and
| the rest a Compaq 386DX/25e with
| only 4MB and with 8MB the Rev to 486
_| 2/50 did 23 Winstones and the 486/33
did 36. So with more memory and better
peripherals the upgrades should give
truer 486 performance despite PC
Magazines slams against them in general.
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Q) 4.3 Which Math Co-Processor do I use?
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For 286 systems a 287, 386 systems a 387 and for processor upgrades usually the same unless they
perform NDP functions on chip. It may be wise to purchase an enhanced NDP, such as the 83D87 from
Cyrix which is much faster (5-15% in applications, up to 20% on certain benchmarks) than the Intel
part.
From: Vadim Zaliva (lord@crocodile.org)
For 486SLC use 386SX.
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Q) 4.4 How can get rid of my slow stock Hard Drive and get a faster and larger capacity version?
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PS/2's are notorious for slow, low capacity hard drives. The Model 50's 20MB drive has 80ms access!
The easiest way to go is to add a SCSI or ESDI card. SCSI in general offers better performance, the
ability to add up to 7 peripherals and easy to find drives. ESDI offers more UNIX compatibility
(though with new drivers this will change) and was stock on some PS/2's, most now use SCSI. If you
have SCSI or ESDI already you can add at least one more drive no problem. It is a bad idea in general
to try and replace the MFM type ST-506 drives on early PS/2s as buying a SCSI card and new hard drive
is a cheaper, faster and more reliable solution.
Keep in mind that if you add a SCSI drive and controller make sure the controller has boot ability in
the BIOS or else you will have to boot off of the original PS/2 drive.
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Q) 4.5 How can I add a second floppy drive and what type will work with my PS/2?
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Kits for mounting these drives can be obtained from PS Solutions 214-783-6997. They sell high quality,
complete kits for almost every possible internal drive mounting option.
3.5" internal for:
25/30, 50Z/70, 50(front bay 50Z/70)
60/65/80 (via a 5.25" internal mount and allow for two half-high 3.5"/5.25" mounts)
3.5" 'H'-skid type for: 35/40/56/57/76/77(via the 5.25" int. option)
5.25" internal for:
35/40/56/57/76/77(all with 3.5" mount options available)
60/65/80 (vertical mount, also with dual half-high 3.5"/5.25" options)
90 (for removable media in the 5.25" bay w/ 3.5"HD opt.)
85/95 (for removable media and rails for fixed media)
For systems with 'slide-it-right-in' options the necessary bezels can be obtained from DakTech
800-325-3238 very cheaply for a high quality product. (Also for bezels with missing clear plastic
'windows' which make it hard to see the drive lights.)
First, we will discuss the 3.5" addition as it is a more common event.
The first thing you need to do is to determine the MB capacity of what you want to add. There is
720K/1.44MB/2.88MB and they can all read/write at their level or lower (i.e. a 2.88MB can read/write
1.44MB and 720K). Not all systems can use all 3.5" drives. [I would like to include a list of which
systems CAN'T use the 1.44MB drives and which systems CAN use the 2.88MB drive]. After determining what
you need/want to add you can start the installation.
ADDING A 720K DRIVE:
INTERNAL OPTION: [Not performed, email me if you have details]
EXTERNAL OPTION: [Not performed, email me if you have details]
ADDING A 1.44MB DRIVE:
INTERNAL OPTION:
There are two types of 1.44MB drives and though they do the same thing they are not interchangeable on
the internal level. One has the disk light above the media slot and the other has it below the media
slot (there are other ways to tell but this is the easiest method). Once you determine this it is
simply a matter of either popping off the faceplate bezel blank sliding in the disk drive until it
'clicks' and popping on the new bezel. Sometimes the external case needs to be opened like a model 50
for example, but then the procedure is the same.
EXTERNAL OPTION: [Not performed, email me if you have details]
ADDING A 2.88MB DRIVE:
INTERNAL OPTIONS: [Not performed, email me if you have details]
EXTERNAL OPTIONS: [Not performed, email me if you have details]
Now we will discuss the addition of a 1.2MB 5.25" drive. These can be both adding internally or
externally. External is the common way as most PS/2s do not provide a 5.25" floppy bay and those
that do usually require a vertical mounting arrangement.
The models supporting a direct 5.25" mount internally are: [Not performed, email me if you have details]
(All other's need to either buy the kits listed above or need to use an external mounting option.)
INTERNAL MOUNTING:
The internal 5.25" drive is installed by sliding it into the bay [someone please contact me with
the directions for the direct installs...do they click into place like the 3.5" drives or do
they require screws/or combination.]
The kit-type installations are completed by following the manufacturers guidelines for the kit then going
to the drive hookup section below.
Hooking up the drive to the drive card:
EXTERNAL MOUNTING:
Find a place on you desk or area where the likelihood of the drive being knocked down is low. Then set
the drive down and detach the cable if possible from the drive to prevent it being dragged around in the
installation procedures.
Now you are ready to set it up:
IBM:
Open the case of the computer, find an empty MCA slot. Plug in the floppy controller card and run the
cable to it. Now close up the computer and plug in the 5.25" external drive and you should be all
set.
Cristie drive (available only in the UK?):
The drive connects to the B-3.5" floppy connector. The cable then goes inside the computer,
through the slot in the back and finally to the drive. It doesn't actually use a slot, but looks
neater than having a cable run out the front B: drive bay to the 5.25" drive.
Radio Shack/Tandy's 5.25":
This drive will give you 360 and 1.2mb formats via the parallel port, and allows you to plug your
printer in too -- so you lose neither a drive bay, an expansion slot, or much money. The drive can be
temperamental, usually requiring a print job before the drive is acknowledged (maybe initialization
of the parallel port is what is required). The print job can be empty also. This drive is an ideal
solution which lets you keep your tape backup and expansion cards in place, even if requiring an
extra step to use the drive.
Sysgen unit:
Its not a very awkward installation. Just pop off the cover. Unplug the floppy connector. Snap a small
board in on supplied post, and re-install the floppy connector and route the other out the box to the
external unit. It works as drive B in 1.2 meg mode. The IBM's I saw mapped above the last hard drive,
so that floppy came in as D or E. Works fine with SCO Xenix too. [I have been informed that the IBM
drives also require the usage of one of the 3.5" floppy bays for a second drive card, is this the
case for all 5 1/4" drives?]
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Q) 4.6 What is the Third floppy connector for?
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From: Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
That is for a floppy controller based Tape Drive (The ITBU comes to mind). If you want to be retro, go
for it, but any decent SCSI based tape will clean the floor with a floppy controller tape.
I did run three floppy drives in a 90 once. W95 did not like it (MS-DOS mode) but I was able to access
all three floppy drives.
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Q) 4.7 Will the * floppy drives damage my floppy controller?
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From: Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
They are Mitsubishi MF356F-899MF 2.88MB floppy drives. They have the "*" on the top of the blue eject
button. Do NOT use * floppy drives in a 9585 (all models), Lacuna based 76 / 77 systems, and in 95A
(dual serial / parallel ports) planars.
At this time, Peter Wendt opines that the extra wires used by the security features on the listed
systems are not properly handled.
At present, I am confused. I pulled * floppy drives out of Bermudas with a 44 pin floppy controller
header. There does not seem to be a specific floppy controller related to the problem, as the
Bermudas had 82077AA, 82077SL, or NS PC8477AV with * floppy drives attached.
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Q) 4.8 Is there an SVGA option for PS/2's?
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There's XGA and XGA/2 from IBM and the Reply Video Adapter from Reply Technologies. Both of these have
1MB of unexpandable VRAM and can display 256 colors at 1024x768 non-interlaced and go to 1280x1024x16.
The IBM card uses a IBM chip and the Reply the Cirrus Logic CD-GL 5426 chipset which is VESA compatible.
IBM also has a SVGA card for servers. As such, it maxes out at 256 colors.
A note about XGA/2, it is not VESA compatible at the hardware level...there are drivers that allow it to
be VESA compliant, but these drivers freak out many pieces of commercial software...be advised.
Also on the high end, I know of Matrox making some in the $1k + range that have 1MB+ of VRAM but I have
yet to hear of the performance or to run into someone who has purchased one. Also RasterOps Colorboard
1024MC can display 1024x768x16.7M (no modes above 1024x768) with the 3MB of VRAM it has, but it is slow
compared to other video cards and expensive. Also I am curious as to the specs of the IBM Image I Adapter
which is about $2.7k with 3MB VRAM for 1280x1024x256 color support.
ATI has the Ultra Pro 2MB a 2MB VRAM card with a 32 bit accelerator. This card had be found for as low as
$250 (retails for ~$500)[prices as of 1996]. I am curious to its performance as the 64 bit versions are
top in their class, but for just the ability to get greater color depth the 2MB card is worth it. Be
advised that ATI has the habit of constantly changing its drivers so compatibility issues may arise and a
downtime for new drivers may be upon you. It uses the Mach32 chipset so is widely supported, NT 4.0
supports this also.
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Q) 4.9 How can I add a CD-ROM to my PS/2?
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Most of the time an external CD-ROM can be added if you have a SCSI card with no problem. Internal
CD-ROMs can be added to any PS/2 with a 5 1/4" bay, some that have internal 5 1/4" bays
(60/65SX/80) can use special bezels to vertically mount a CD-ROM. In these cases caddy-type drive are
mandatory. The drivers needed are usually dependant on which SCSI card you use so contact the
manufacturer if CD drivers were not supplied.
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Q) 4.10 What are the jumper settings for a CD-ROM?
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From: Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
Usually, the CD Rom is jumpered as ID 0, that is NO jumpers on any "IDx" pin. It's a relatively
slow device on the SCSI chain. IF you have a multimedia system, you may want to set the CD to ID3.
You MUST have "Parity" jumpered. IBM SCSI devices require parity (some Apple CD Roms do not have
parity, and cannot be used). Leave PRV/ALW alone. If you cannot eject a CD, check this jumper.
Leave "Test" unjumpered. If the CD is the last device on the SCSI cable, jumper "Term". This
assumes that you have the terminating resistors (SIPs) or the termination is built-in. If it's an
older model that uses discrete terminators, and they're lost, either get an in-line terminator or
put the CD in the middle of the SCSI cable where it doesn't need termination.
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Q) 4.11 How do I install Doze/W9x on a CD Rom w/IBM SCSI Controller?
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From: Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>
You need the IBM CD Rom driver and ASPI4B.sys to do this. Two places to get info are http://62.253.119.146/ohland/FAQ/CDROMII.html#W95_Boot_Hack
which has Dos and W95 autoexec.bat and config.sys examples, and http://members.aol.com/mcapage0/problem1.htm#probl06
which has the more involved method.
Do you need IBMCDROM.SYS and ASPI4B.SYS (email me)?
This way you can get the device drivers and edit the autoexec and config yourself without finding
or creating a 720KB floppy...
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Q) 4.12 How can I build a Multimedia PS/2?
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You can build a multimedia PS/2 the same way as a normal PC. The exceptions are sound cards. As it stands
now you must use the SB-pro or clone for DOS and the Audiovation/A or equivalent for windows. Any SCSI
CD-ROM should work with a SCSI card and any big monitor will work. Reply Technologies, Matrox, and ATI
all make video cards for SVGA, some have up to 3MB of RAM. Also any speaker setup will work with the
soundcards providing they have they same connectors (usu. RCA or mini RCA). Other than that you will want
a fast hard drive and probably a 33MHz or faster machine.
Here is an example:
PS/2 Model 80-A21
Cyrix Cx486DRx2-50 Processor upgrade with 33D87 NDP.
Mag DX15F Monitor
Reply Technology Video Adapter
Plextor 4x CD-ROM (internal mounted)
Piper or ChipChat SB-Pro sound card
Audiovation/A sound card
Seagate ST-3600N SCSI hard drive
Future Domain MCS-600 SCSI controller.
Sony Speakers
CH Game Card III
Generic PC joystick
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Q) 4.13 How can I get sound effects in DOOM?
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[From: cousinad@aol.com (Cousin AD)]
Option #1:
Choose all the WRONG settings for the DMA, IRQ and I/O address. Save settings and play... You may
still need to re-boot one time before this works.
Option #2:
Choose the wrong setting for the I/O Address (use the correct settings for the IRQ & DMA).
The above worked for me, but I found problems setting-up for modem play...I figured, hey, you can't have
it all... Then I got another suggestion that really solved the problem...
Option #3:
Choose all the CORRECT settings for the DMA, IRQ and I/O Address. Exit set-up and choose yes to
"Save settings before exit." Then, before starting DOOM, open the file DEFAULT.CFG in an
ASCII text editor (MS-DOS "EDIT" for instance). Change the "SND_SBPORT" line from
544 to 220 or 240, depending on your SoundBlaster MCV configuration. Save the DEFAULT.CFG file and
start DOOM...
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Q) 4.14 How can I make my PS/2 Model 90/95 a Pentium 180/200MMX machine?
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First it is going to always be a P180MMX as the clock tripling runs at 3x60 and there is no easy way to
modify this, although if a budding Electrical Engineering student wants to do so I am sure the list would
love a P233MMX version. As long as the chip is above the rated speed you are OK, just like it made sense
to always buy the 33MHz 387 math coprocessor as you could use it in any 387 slot and not have to
repurchase a FPU when you upgraded CPU's.
Secondly, you must use the Overdrive version of the P180MMX or P200MMX as the non-Overdrive version do
not work properly in this capacity. Also note the P90 version of the Type 4 complex is needed. Contrary
to popular belief all of the Type 4 complexes are as different from each other as they are to the Type 1,
2, and 3 complexes (as well as each different kind of those).
You need the "Y" upgrade of the Type 4 complex, announced Oct 1994, and known as IBM Part
Number/FRU# 06H3739 or 19H1027 (and a few other crossreferenced numbers). These go for about as much as
a small third world country (or half the continental United States if purchased directly from IBM). So
make sure you can afford to lose this board should any of the below modifications screw up your processor
board or PC. If performed as outlined and no mistakes are made it is a totally reliable modification and
brings your machine to the front of the pack. Remember most applications peak out at 200-233MHz Pentium
speeds and the PII's are really only useful for games, high-end graphics, and high-end multiuser server
applications.
The complete breakdown with pics is available at:
http://www.inwave.com/~ohlandl/P90upgrd.html
Disclaimer
Modifying your processor complex with these instructions will void your warranty and may cause
irreparable damage resulting in a non-functioning processor complex if performed incorrectly. There are
no warranties expressed or implied. Modify at your own risk. (Manufacturers warranty on newly purchased
PC Server 500's was usually three years depending on country of purchase. Check your warranty
information if concerned or unsure. Optional service contracts may have altered or extended your period.)
Introduction
The following instructions can assist you in modifying the 90Mhz Pentium processor complex that was
originally manufactured in the IBM PC Server 500 System390 so that you can use the Pentium® Overdrive
180Mhz with MMX chip. If you unplug the Pentium® 90Mhz chip from the complex and plug in the 180Mhz
Pentium® Overdrive without this modification, you will experience two problems:
1. The electric fan that cools the Pentium® Overdrive chip will not have power to turn the blades.
You will 'cook" (burn out) the Pentium® Overdrive due to inadequate cooling. (The 90Mhz
Pentium® chip uses a heat sink instead of an electric fan.)
2. Without providing 5 volts to the overdrive chip, the chip will run at about 25Mhz which is slower
than the installed 90Mhz chip.
Directions
* Locate and have a working reference diskette for the PC Server 500 available. You will need it if you
use a different processor complex board than the one currently installed. You should not need it if you
remove, modify, and replace the same processor complex board that is currently installed. Better to
locate and have it ready than to not have it.
* The processor complex does not use a ZIF (zero insertion force) socket for the Pentium® processor.
The old 90Mhz processor must be carefully removed. (A good quality jewler's screwdriver was useful to the
author in starting to pry the chip from the socket and then working around the perimeter of the chip
increasing in small increments. Insert the tip of the screwdriver between the socket and the chip. Use
only the socket surface and not other chips or edges on the board as fulcrums for prying.)
* Solder an insulated wire from the +5 volt regulator to the two unused pins on the Pentium®
'internally no-connect'.
* The two pins are technically labeled AN01 and AN03. There are no labels visible that say AN01 or AN03.
* After the wire has been soldered to all three points and allowed to cool, carefully align all pins of
the new processor to their respective holes taking note of the key (missing pin on one corner). Carefully
push the new processor into the holes. The new processor pins may be longer than those of the old
processor and therefore there may be a gap between the bottom of the new processor and the socket
surface.
* Reinsert the processor complex into the PC Server and reconnect the signal wire. Power on the server
and assure that the fan on the Pentium Overdrive processor is turning (a flashlight aimed at the fan
when power is applied will probably be necessary).
* You will note that the LED display on the front of the PC Server 500 will say "60Mhz" instead of
"90Mhz." This is normal.
Modify at your own risk! Modification will void warranty.
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S) 5.0 Adding System and Cache memory
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Q) 5.1 How do I add memory to my PS/2 off the motherboard?
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[Test from PC Magazine January 28, 1992]
There are several RAM cards out there for the PS/2 and you do not necessarily
need a 32 bit card to get the max performance as will be shown.
(all cards tested on a Model 70-A21).
KEY:
%READ = The read speed of memory using 4K blocks in sequence from 0MB to 16MB
in relation to motherboard memory writes.
%WRITE = The write speed of memory using 4K blocks in sequence from 1MB to
16MB blocks in relation to motherboard memory writes. (not less than
1MB due to that memory being of the resident OS)
TESTED = The as TESTED config, 8MB of 80ns RAM was used for each card.
MAX = The maximum memory able to be put on the RAM card in MB. Though MCA
computers don't allow DMA or direct memory access transfers past
16MB, certain OS's for non-DMA type usage i.e. disk caches and EMS.
SIMM = 9 bit (30 pin) or 36 bit (72 pin) SIMM requirements.
SOCKET = The amount of SIMM sockets on the RAM card.
256-16 = The size of SIMM it can take in K or MB.
INTEGR = The integration of the card to the system. BIOS is the right way
and allows all memory to be read at or during POST. T0 is Track 0
method which is not as per IBM spec. This uses a special driver from
the hard drive before the OS loads and thus is not usually cached
and is reflected below in slower speeds. BOTH of course means both
can be used (on the CuRAM if BIOS is used 16MB is max and if T0 is
used then 32MB is possible). T0 also has the problem of not being
tested by the system. Unless the card does this any memory errors
do not get mapped out.
POST = Whether or not the memory is shown on the screen at POST. All BIOS
type card 'POST' their memory, but some do not show it.
BKFILL = Whether the RAM card allows backfill of any deficiencies of the 640k
base system RAM, more useful in 1MB systems and can allow 0
wait access through the MCA channel and increase performance on
such systems by 50%.
PORTS = Either (P)arallel or (S)erial included or as an (o)ption. PS means
one parallel and one serial included, PPSo means there is an option
for 2 parallel and 1 serial port and so on. NONE means no ports are
provided or offered as an option.
MODELS = The supported models, A = Models 50-65SX, B = Models 70-80 and C =
Models 90-95. Note if BC is specified it means a 32 bit card. Cards
with only a B designation do not work with 50-65SX or for some
reason the Model 90-95 even though it was a 32 bit card.
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32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Capital OS/RAM |80 |71 | 8 |128|9 | 8 | N| Y| N| Y| N| Y|BIOS| N| Y|NONE|ABC
32+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CuRAM MC32 |80 |50 | 8 | 32|36 | 4 | N| Y| Y| Y| Y| N|BOTH| Y| N|NONE|BC
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Kingston |80 |71 | 8 | 16|36 | 4 | N| Y| Y| Y| N| N|BIOS| Y| N|NONE|BC
KTM 3011-4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MicroRAM |80 |71 | 8 | 32|36 | 4 | N| Y| Y| Y| Y| N|BIOS| Y| Y|NONE|ABC
SC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MicroRAM |80 |71 | 8 | 32|9 | 8 | Y| Y| N| Y| N| N|BIOS| Y| Y|PSSo|BC
386 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Parity+Plus |69 |50 | 8 | 8|9 | 8 | Y| Y| N| N| N| N| T0 | N| N|NONE|B
P32010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
RAMQuest |80 |45 | 8 | 8|9 | 8 | Y| Y| N| N| N| N|BIOS| Y| Y|PS |AB
16/32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SIMMply-RAM |80 |71 | 8 | 32|36 | 4 | N| Y| Y| Y| Y| N|BIOS| Y| N|NONE|BC
for PS/2 32 bit| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The winner here was the MicroRAM SC (a 16 bit card). Both cheap and with many memory options. The 386
version offers a parallel and dual serial option that would be a wise purchase if you needed those but
the 9 bit memory it uses needs to be installed in banks of four and thus in general the SC is the
preferred solution offering 100% of the performance of its 32 bit brother in a 16 bit config. (note: I
don't know if the 16 bit cards will work as well with processor upgrades, but clearly they worked as well
in the 386/25MHz system and were recommended for the 486 90/95.)
Please note that the 16 bit cards scored just as well in most cases and are less money. Any card the
scored percents of 80/71 operated at 0 wait states.
The MicroRAM allows 1 wait state with 120ns and matched memory with 100ns, it will operate at 0 wait
states with 85ns memory (this was not tested in this test and is purely from the manufacturers mouth).
As of 1998, ChipChat (313)565-4000 (http://www.chipchat.com) now
sells the MicroRam SC cards. They have been changed a bit though I think as they no longer work on the
Model 90 or 95. They use four 36 bit 72 pin 80ns parity SIMMs in any combination of 1, 2, 4 or 8MB chips,
are compatible with models 55, 57, 70, P70, P75, 77 and 80, but not the 90 or 95. They are 32 bit cards,
but can also be used in a 16 bit slot. They are also compatible with Win 95 and NT.
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Q) 5.2 How do I add cache memory to my PS/2?
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You can't unless it comes already on the board or you purchase a CPU upgrade card with cache built in.
From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
Type 1 complexes have a socket to add 256K L2 cache.
http://www.bluestarusa.com has 2 available as of 1/7/99 for $85 each, I have no experience with
this company.
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Q) 5.3 How do I add up to 2MB of cache to the SCSI w/cache Adapter /A?
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From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
You must use a single-sided 30 pin SIMM. You can solder on some wires and cut some of the traces. The
SCSI w/cache uses a peculiar kind of RAS and CAS scheme that resists slapping in any old 30 pin SIMM.
http://john.ccac.rwth-aachen.de:8000/misc/ps2cache/
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Q) 5.4 I tried adding 1MB SIMMs to the SCSI w/cache, now it shows 0KB!
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From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
If you use incompatible 30 pin SIMMs, the system will disable the cache. You will see "0KB" of cache
under "Change Configuration". Don't despair. Replace the original 512K cache. Run the advanced
diagnostics (Ctrl-A), choose Test the System and test the SCSI w/cache. The diagnostics will
re-enable the cache.
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Q) 5.5 Can I use the 4MB Modules in a machine that only calls for 1 or 2MB modules?
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Supposedly you can, but not per IBM. I had both a 80/20MHz and 80/25MHz here recently with both 4MB
and 2MB modules, but forgot to test this when I had the chance. I don't want to say you definitely
can until I or someone I trust has done so. Until then by the memory at your own risk, it may very
well work, but give data dropout at times.
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Q) 5.6 Who has memory the cheapest?
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Really depends on what memory you are looking for. If it is SIMMs check http://www.pricewatch.com,
if it is for proprietary IBM memory you are better off looking on comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware.
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Q) 5.7 Is there a way to identify a PS/2 RAM card or SIMM?
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[From Aron Eisenpress <AFECU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>]
If the SIMM slots are 3 on the left and 1 on the right then it is a 2-14. If the slots are 2 and 2
then it is a 2-8mb adapter. There was a recall about 4 years ago on 2-14mb adapters that had data
integrity problems with 4mb SIMMs, but the problem was not ever produced outside the lab that was
reported. If it is 2-14 and has a sticker then it is probably one of the problem adapters. However,
the recall has expired and IBM is no longer providing replacements.
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Q) 5.8 What is the ECC memory options on some of the newer PS/2s?
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Normal parity memory allows for error-checking of single bit errors, but if a multiple bit error is
encountered it usually will crash or return corrupt data. Either way there is no provision to correct
the error. ECC (Error Correction Code) memory error-checks for both single and multiple bit errors
and allows for correction of single bit errors.
Normal parity uses a single bit to protect 8 bits, ECC uses 7 bits to protect 64. Some
motherboards/BIOS can allow the use of two normal parity DIMMs to do the work of one ECC DIMM. See
section 5.9 below.
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Q) 5.9 What is this setting for ECC-P for on my 9585 (all models)?
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From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
ECC-P takes advantage of the fact that a 64-bit word needs 8 bits of parity in order to detect
single-bit errors (one bit/byte of data). Since it is also possible to use an ECC algorithm on 64
bits of data with 8 check bits, IBM designed a memory controller which implements the ECC algorithm
using the standard memory SIMMs.
http://www.tavi.co.uk/ps2pages/ohland/memory_error_correct.html#ECC-P
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Q) 5.10 What cache size do I have/can upgrade to?
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See the listing in section 1.2. As far as upgrading only the Type 1 can be
upgraded with L2 cache I believe, all the rest either have it or don't.
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S) 6.0 Diagnostics
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Q) 6.1 What do the POST beeps mean?
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| Beep(s) | Errant device |
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No beep | Power supply, system board
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1 short beep | System OK
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2 short beeps | POST Error displayed on monitor
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Repeating short beeps | Power supply, system board
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3 long beeps | 3270 keyboard card
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1 long, 1 short beep | System board
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1 long, 2 short beeps | Display adapter (MDA, CGA)
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1 long, 3 short beeps | EGA
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Continuous beep | Power supply, system board
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Q) 6.2 What do the POST codes mean?
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Note if errors are encountered with the reference disk in the drive they will be identified.
See Appendix D for full listing.
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Q) 6.3 Why when my system boots fine sometimes the reference disk reports errors?
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This is usually a case of non-IBM components added to the system. Some examples are video adapters,
hard drive controllers, and the like. In most cases, POST is always right and the reference disk is
tricked into thinking there is a problem so don't have a heart attack when it gives you the:
'Replace system board' message it could just be a normal option generated error. Also lock-ups are
common with some video cards added to the system.
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Q) 6.4 How can I *REALLY* find out if these errors are just bogus?
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The *EASY* method if your system hangs on the full tests is to enter <CTRL>-A from the
reference disk main menu and select the test it hung up on. If everything checks out then no problem.
If you want it to run the full test without hanging the only method is to remove each card and reboot
with the reference disk allow it to auto-configure and then reboot and run the reference disk tests.
If the system hangs now then there is a problem with the system not related to added options, contact
IBM or a repair tech promptly and try not to use the machine until it is looked at.
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Q) 6.5 OK I got a problem, who can I get to fix it?
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Solutronix [closed as of 10/28/98], 7255 Flying Cloud Dr., Eden Prairie, MN 55344; 800-875-2580. In
one example, they replaced the video driver chip and several "likely to fail" chips. The
repair, including shipping, cost $295. All repairs are warranted for six months, even if it is not
related to the original fault.
Micro Exchange [closed as of 10/28/98], 682 Passaic Avenue, Nutley, NJ 07110, (201)284-1200, FAX
(201)284-1550. They have always been very professional in all of our transactions. They sell
used/demo and some new parts as well as doing repairs. In February their rates for system board
repairs were:
8570/20MHz $145 8570/25MHz $155 8573 $225
8580/16MHz $160 8580/20MHz $165 8580/25MHz $170
8590 $275 8595 $325
Their warranty and repair offering is very similar to Solutronix.
In early 1993, IBM introduced the Personal Systems Card Repair service [closed as of 10/28/98]. The
number is 800-759-6995, and their address is: IBM, Attn: PSCR, 11400 Burnet Road, Austin, TX
78758-3493
They offer 24-hour and 5-day turn-around service (the difference in price is about $50), and the
repairs carry the typical IBM 1-year warranty.
Anyone know of a good repair facility??? They are all currently closed.
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Q) 6.6 What are the wrap plugs the reference disk sometimes refers too?
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In order to perform a total test of the ports (when running IBM diagnostics) you need to provide the
incoming signals to the port via a wrap plug. The constructions of each (serial and parallel) are
listed below:
PARALLEL PORT WRAP PLUG
To construct this wrap plug use a DB25 male connector. Utilizing a minimum of 30AWG wire make
connections as listed below:
pin 1 to 13
pin 2 to 15
pin 10 to 16
pin 11 to 17
pin 12 to 14
Then before running the diagnostics attach the DB25 to the parallel port.
SERIAL PORT WRAP PLUG
To construct this wrap plug use a standard RS232 DB25 female connector and wire these pins together.
Also using a minimum of 30AWG wire.
Updated via Brian Lee (blee@fish.share.net) who read the IBM FAX page.
pin 2 to 3
pin 4 to 5
pin 5 to 8
pin 6 to 20
pin 20 to 22
Then attach this to the serial port before running the diagnostics.
Please note I have not tested this on an actual PS/2, but this does work on standard ports and PS/2s
don't have any propriety-type pins on the serial or parallel ports. Can someone let me know if these
are the right 'loops'?
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Q) 6.7 Is my PS/2 Y2K (year 2000) compliant?
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Please check the following link: http://members.aol.com/mcapage0/year2000.htm
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S) 7.0 Misc
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Q) 7.1 What is the pin out for ...?
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This is my attempt to have every pinout on a PS/2 listed and named. At worst this will solve the
problem of someone referring to a DB9 as 'The little port with some holes in it and in a 'D' on its
side shape' :). And at best it will provide the information to build cables yourself and hybridize
certain cable sets.
See Appendix E for listing.
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Q) 7.2 What is the special SCSI connector by IBM?
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I have just bought a third-party SCSI cable for my PS/2, and it works. It allows you to connect the
60-pin PS/2 SCSI adapter external connection to any device with a standard 50-pin Centronics
connector. So, there are three options for getting this type of connector. By the way, the PS/2 SCSI
connector is the same as the one on the RS6000. Of course, the alternative to all this is to use an
internal SCSI device, if possible. The IBM internal SCSI connections are the same as those found in
internal SCSI devices (the 50-pin rectangular connector).
FIRST OPTION:
Buy the IBM cable from your IBM dealer. The part number is 32G4143. It will cost about $49.
SECOND OPTION:
Buy a third-party cable. I bought mine from Storage Solutions [closed as of 10/28/98]. Their number
is (203)325-0035. Mine cost $75 for a 5' cable. Storage Solutions call the IBM connector a "60-pin
compressed" connector (though they are not really pins - it's really a kind of edge connector).
They also know what you're talking about if you just call it an RS6000 SCSI cable.
Inmac (1-800-323-6905) also sells them (see their UnixSelect catalog). They call it a Mini-Centronics
(60) connector. They charge a bit more than Storage Solutions.
There are probably other suppliers. The key piece of information is that it is the same connector as
on RS6000 machines. The IBM connector is *not* a Mini-SCSI connector. Not all suppliers know this,
and they will try to sell you Mini-SCSI (which has 50 pins and is smaller than the IBM connector).
THIRD SOLUTION:
Make your own. The SCSI connector is available from AMP (1-800-522-6752 or 1-800-526-5142 or
(717)564-0100). The AMP part number is 557025-6 (not to be confused with the 557025-5, which is the
same connector, but without thumbscrews to hold it in the SCSI port). AMP also calls it a CHAMP .050
Series III Plug Cable Connector. I was unable to find any AMP dealers who could supply this. I had to
get it straight from AMP. And it would have been so complicated for them to supply one as a normal
order that they sent me one as a free sample. In the end I didn't use it though. It turned out to be
almost impossible to solder. It is designed to have each of the tiny SCSI wires forced into a slot
that automatically strips the cable. You'd need a special tool to do that. By the way, I bought a
cheap SCSI cable and cut one end off, so that I wouldn't have to solder the other end as well.
From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
What about the internal cable for the Fast/Wide SCSI? I'm getting close to getting the flat, .025
pitch cable and the AMP HPDB68 786090-7,
http://connect.amp.com/AMP/bin/AMP.Connect?C=1&M=BYPN&PN=786090-7&button.x=71&button.y=7
The biggest problem is finding the Molex mini-centronics (called half-pitch) 71660,
http://www.molex.com/product/micro/71660i.html
After two months, I have THREE coming....
Another thing is the 50 pin edgecard connector for the IBM controller. Available from Dalco and
Jameco...Dalco part 40720
http://www.dalco.com/cgi-bin/nph-tame.exe/dalco/conrib.tam?cart=98J18bnw.hyn&lpg=/dalco/cable5.tam&lpt=908737312.
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Q) 7.3 How do I make a SCSI Cable for an IBM 50 pin edgecard internal port?
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From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
Thankfully, IBM followed most of the ANSI SCSI standard. Any common SCSI-1 (50 wire) cable will
work. Just remove the connector that attaches to the SCSI controller and replace it with a
crimp-on 50 pin edgecard connector. Note that Pin 1 is toward the mounting bracket and is on the
circuitboard side! The "true" IBM afficianado knows that the SCSI cable exits the controller's
connector to the side without components. 50 pin edgecard connector for the IBM SCSI /A, SCSI
w/cache, and FW SCSI controller. Available from Dalco and Jameco...Dalco part 40720 .
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Q) 7.4 How do I make a Fast/Wide SCSI Cable for the IBM F/W SCSI Adapter?
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From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
Any .025 pitch cable with HPDB68 drive connectors will work (called SCSI-3), but the IBM F/W SCSI
adapter's Fast/Wide internal port uses the "P" connector. (Molex 71660, AMP 1-557089-2) also
called a VMC (VESA Media Channel) connector.
Newark has the AMP equivalent. 1-557089-2, Newark # 97F8813 but OH is zero. Oh-oh...
Digikey lists it as 1-557089-2-ND, but BO until 07/03/2000
Mouser lists it as 571-15570892, but call (800) 346-6873 for availability...
Amphenol makes some kick-butt cable, Loose pair Twist 'N' Flat 425-3006-068 ($440/100ft!)
Black woven cable sheathing is TechFlex Cable Sleeve
CCPT2X Dia: 0.125" Actual to 0.440 expanded $12 for 25'.
CCPT3X Dia: 0.250" Actual to 0.750 expanded $15 for 25'.
68 Pin .025 Pitch Flat Cable Dalco# 59610, $1.50 a foot
HPDB68 Female Connector Dalco# 59611, $4.25 ea.
Pull tab for the 68 pin AMP hard drive connector is a 88450-8.
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Q) 7.5 Where are benchmark programs located. What do they mean?
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Benchmarks programs are a good way to compare systems and even better to see how changes to a system
affect it, however, it is unreliably to compare benchmarks to other benchmarks (even if the programs
are the same) unless the same environments are used.
A very good and pretty much the standard benchmark program is COMPTEST version 2.59 is the latest on
10/94). This is excellent to compare system to system and describes how to set up the autoexec and
config files to run the test under. This is the control variable and allows apples to be compared to
apples. This is a public domain program and probably the best in its class.
Other standards are somewhat variable as to what they will rate your system as A LOT of hardware
manufacturers (esp. video card) are setting up benchmark 'sniffers' on their hardware to give back
excellent numbers to the common types of benchmark tests. I would like a list of benchmarks known to
be sniffed' for and the hardware that does 'sniff'. The best way to prevent this is to make new
benchmark test constantly and not to buy the benchmark programs whose creators share what the tests
look for with the manufacturers before they come out. What happens is X-company is coming out with a
new benchmark program, then Hardware R Us requests the parameters of the testing and figures out what
to send back to the benchmarking software to get FAST but REALISTIC marks. Usually the benchmark
company is affiliated with the hardware company so both benefit.
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S) 8.0 Operating Systems (OS)
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Q) 8.1 Can I run UNIX on my PS/2? Which UNIX variety works?
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According to C. Beauregard:
Currently, most of the common disk controllers are supported: IBM SCSI, IBM ESDI, AHA-1640, Buslogic,
Future Domain. X Windows runs under XGA, XGA-2, 8514, VGA, etc. Network cards include 3c523, 3c529,
assorted WD/SMC, IBM Ethernet Adapter/A, and a few ethernet, Token ring, and :) Arcnet. Basically,
it's running on almost all MCA machines in one form or another including most PS/2s, NCRs, Apricot,
and some other extremenly weird configurations (An IBM P390 300Mhz Pentium Pro with 1Gb of RAM, for
example).
The 2.0.x kernel series is supported via patches available at glycerine. As well, MCA support is now
in the 2.1.x kernel (well, with a few bugs), meaning MCA hardware will be fully supported in Linux
2.2, although support from specific distributions will probably come a little slower. The exception
is Debian, which has had complete MCA support since 2.0.
There's also been some work done on NetBSD for MCA, and Bob Eager is working on some other BSD
support. Linux, of course, is way ahead of the game.
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Q) 8.2 Why won't certain UNIXs run on my PS/2?
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The only thing that stops anything type of program from running on a PS/2 that would normally run on
any other machine with the same CPU/memory etc are usually the device drivers. In the case of UNIX
more than likely it is just a matter of obtaining the correct disk drivers. If you have ESDI and
want to run LINUX there is a ESDI fix available. If you have a SCSI that is compatible with any of
the supported drivers you are ok also. Currently there is a large Linux/MCA following and Linux is by
itself a great OS...32 bit and totally stable.
For questions on Linux/MCA go to: http://glycerine.itsmm.uni.edu/mca.
From: Vadim Zaliva (lord@crocodile.org)
Many modern Linux distributions (RedHat 7.2, Mandrake 8.1) compile their kernel with "math emulation"
option switched off. These kernels would not boot on machine with 386 or 486SLC CPU without math
coprocessor. That means you will not able to install it using their stock floppy installation disks -
you have to make custom ones.
One of distributions which does have a kernel with math emulation is FloppyFW
(http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/index.html). I've tested version 1.9.9.
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Q) 8.3 What is better for the PS/2, MSDOS or PCDOS?
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I would have to say it is a toss-up. In one hand, PC-DOS supplies special programs that are optimized
for/unique to the PS/2 and may be helpful, but then you have the problem that something may not be
compatible with the MS-DOS standard. By purchasing MS-DOS, you may not get the special programs you
need to run certain diagnostics, and procedures on your PS/2, but you do get a 100% compatible DOS.
Buy whichever you think you will need, PC-DOS should be more than 98% compatible with anything MS-DOS
has, but if you have something in that 2% incompatible area the decision is practically made for you.
Another note is that DOS is on its way out in the form we know it today. The routines and procedures
are being incorporated into GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) like Windows, OS/2, and of course as
always UNIX. If you are still one holding out on running Windows or OS/2 you really should start as
soon as you get far behind in the realm of OS's and it will be hard to catch up.
[Update: Late 1998] Actually DOS is out...run Windows 95/98 or UNIX/LINUX if possible and don't worry
about it unless you are running applications that rely on a DOS version that does not run under
Windows 98 or UNIX/LINUX or you need a low disk space OS.
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Q) 8.4 Can I run Windows? What would I need?
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Any PS/2 with the basic requirements can run all of the standard OS's, such as OS/2 and Windows, even
Windows for Workgroups and Win95. Just make sure you read the box carefully and that your machine has
all the requirements. Even though Windows and other OS's can run in 2-3 MB it is wise to at least
have 4MB and 8MB is a more comfortable range. Try to get as much RAM as possible as the more RAM you
have the faster/more efficiently your machine will run.
One system.ini line that should be added for the PS/2 user is under the [Enh 386] section, add the
line InitPS2MouseAtExit=False. This prevents Windows from reinitializing the mouse on a PS/2 and thus
causing a 5-10 second delay.
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Q) 8.5 Can I run Win95/98? What would I need?
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For Win95 if your system meets the CPU, memory and hard drive space requirements (386DX20 or better,
4MB, and 10-87 MB of hard drive space + 14MB - system memory for the swap file)...Load it and go.
That is really all there is to say. The one thing Microsoft has down is making it easy to install
their software. If you can run 3.1 or 3.11, Win 95 should also work and be faster. As to Win98, the
I have heard it does not support the PS/2 line well and to avoid it. Louis Ohland recently stated
this too. I still run Win95 on my regular machines as Win98 seems abrasive to me. There is nothing
OSR2 does not have that I would want from Win98.
From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
95 works without many tricks - you will have to add the IBMCDROM.SYS MS-DOS driver to the Win95 starter
disk.
Ohland's chaotic explanation and W95/Doze examples are HERE
Wendt's Eurotrash explanation for CD Roms specifically is HERE
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Q) 8.6 Can I run Win98? What would I need?
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From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
From our Anarcho-techno Hacker
You'd experienced a very familar problem - some machines (with SPOCK SCSI that is) run Win98,
some don't. The problem is the SCSI miniport driver SPOCK.MPD. It fails, you don't have a
CD-ROM any longer, machine runs in 16-bit mode and all drives outside the ones on the first
HD are no longer accessible.
There is no fix for the machines that *need* to run on the Spock SCSI. (56 /57, P75, Bermuda
76 / 77, 85, 90, old 95).
However: Win98SE worked on *my* Bermuda-77. The "First Edition" failed. But Win98SE also
failed to run on the 9595-AMT, where Win98 1E failed too.
It has to do something with the IOSUBSYS - or with the bus and device detection repectively.
MCA is not supported with Win98 ... and obviously M$ found a secret way to keep them out.
Win98 First Edition will not work - Second Edition will. The 1st has a bug that drops the
machines with <50MHz base clock *and* IBM MCA SCSI adapter into 16-bit compatibility mode
with e.g. a CD-ROM inaccessible. Second edition works fine and I'd installed it on a couple
of PS/2 so far. Don't forget to run SETUP /NM from the Win98 CD to bypass the processor speed
detection (or else you end up in a silly error message that your CPU is too slow).
Win98 (any version) has its pitfalls on MCA-based machines. It may run on some - but fail on
others ... your individual mileage may vary.
(BTW: it was not the DX50 Type 3 -AMT where 98 failed to run but the -AKD DX33 Type 1. Any 98
ran on the -AMT) Don't know for the mix-architecture machines like PC-730 / 750 or Server 320
/ 520 with PCI / MCA. They are *basically* PCI machines with add-on PCI-MCA bridge in the case
of the PC-730 / 750. Most likely Win98 has its problems properly identifying and initializing
the bridge chip - and the MCA cards behind it.
Success so far:
- 9577-0NA "Bermuda" with onboard SCSI
- 9577-BTG "Lacuna" with Fast SCSI-2 (which ran 98 1.Ed already too)
- 9590-AH5 w. T2 DX2-25/50 platform and cached SCSI
- 8573-401 P75 w. DX-33 and onboard SCSI
Failed to run:
- 9595-B20 w. T4 P60 platform and cached SCSI
- 8595-AKD w T1 DX2-33/66 platform
Christian Hansen pipes up with-
FYI: On my PC Server 320, win95B happily recognizes both PCI slots (graphics and sound), as well
as the MCA based network adapter. One of the serial ports (COM2) switched off in BIOS, to free up
some resources.
Haven't tried with win98 though. Hmm - think I have a disk lying around for experiments.... no
promises made.
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Q) 8.7 Why do I have a blank screen under MS-DOS mode?
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Special solution to XGA/2 related problem (happened on Model 77, don't know if other models are
affected). From pester69@hotmail.com
I've got a tip I found out about from ps2guru@geocities.com.
Scenario:
You've got a PS/2 running xga2 and Win95 but when you shut down to dos the screen goes completely
blank.
Solution:
1) Go into Windows Explorer, look in the "windows" folder for an icon marked "Exit to DOS".
2) Using the right mouse button, click the icon, and choose "properties".
3) Click the "Program" tab. In the "cmd line" box,place the cursor at the end of the C:\...
command.com, add a space, then the switch "/k mode co80". Click "Apply", then "OK"
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Q) 8.8 Why can't I see >16MB or >64MB Under W95?
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From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
Older versions of Win95 used a HIMEM.SYS which only uses a clone API call to detect memory. This
works fine with 16MB or 64MB (depends on Win95 version) but barfs with >16MB or >64MB. (Please
make sure your video aperture is disabled under system programs, this can cause >16MB memory to
be not accessible). Supposedly, OSR2 and greater have the updated HIMEM.SYS, also, Win98 has the
fix built-in.
For a real boring explanation, go HERE
For M$'s explanation, look for Q137755
Ask Louis to mail you a copy of the updated HIMEM.SYS
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Q) 8.9 Why doesn't W95 not see my IDE Controller on my microchannel system?
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From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
After installing Windows 95 on an IBM 95xx computer with a standard IDE hard disk and controller,
the following message may appear: "Windows has detected that your computer is not configured"
blah, blah, blah... Windows 95 does not detect standard IDE hard disks on MCA computers. See
Windoze KB article Q134452
If you can confirm that the computer has a standard IDE hard disk, manually add the ESDI/IDE
driver to get 32-bit protected-mode functionality. To do so, follow these steps:
1.Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2.Double-click the Add New Hardware icon, and then click Next.
3.Click No, and then click Next.
4.Click Hard Disk Controllers, and then click Next.
5.In the Models box, click Standard IDE/ESDI Controller, and then click Next.
6.Accept the default resource settings for the device. Click Next.
These settings work on a lacuna 9577- YMMD...
Standard IDE/ESDI HD Controller
IO Range 01F0-01F7
IO Range 03F6-03F6
IRQ 14
NOTE: If the computer is configured for non-standard resources, these settings may not work correctly
and will have to be set manually.
7.Click Finish.
8.When you are prompted to restart your computer, do so.
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Q) 8.10 Can I run Linux now?
|
Almost 100% of the time providing you are at least running a 386. Almost every SCSI card is
supported. And if you can't run the latest kernel the invaders kernel (ftp://invaders.dcrl.nd.edu)
usually will run and is very full-featured itself.
From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
Uh, hell yes. For you unfortunates (?) with a Pentium PS/2, there is the little "HLT" problem
with Linux.
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S) 9.0 References
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Q) 9.1 Who makes upgrades for a PS/2 computer (company phone #'S)
|
|
Advanced Microcomputer Systems, Inc.
|
1460 SW 3rd Street, Suite B-8
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
1-800-972-3733
(305) 784-0900
Fax sheet available
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(I/O cards: 1-4 normal and fast serial cards, parallel and Extended Parallel Port
(EPP) cards)
|
|
AOX [no longer open 10/28/98]
|
|
800-232-1269/800-726-0269
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MicroMax 386/16MB and MCA Master (486/64MB $575)
|
|
BLUE STAR USA
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7 October Hill, Suite 4
Holliston, MA 01746
(508) 429-3001
(508) 429-3007 Fax
http://www.bluestarusa.com
|
Extensive listing of IBM parts, however must know the IBM FRU as there are no
descriptions.
|
|
Business Computer Products
|
401 Venture Drive, Suite C
S. Daytona, FL 32119
1-904-760-9300
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PS/2 accessory mounting supplies and hardware
|
|
ChipChat
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Dearborn, Michigan
1-313-565-4000
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(ChipChat sound cards and MicroRAM SC memory cards)
|
|
CompuD
|
800-929-9333
818-787-2074
818-787-1956
http://www.compu-d.com (check under the liquidation heading)
|
PS/2 supplier
|
|
Computer Discount Warehouse
|
800-726-4239
|
CPU upgrades
|
|
Cyrix
|
2703 N Central Expressway
Richardson, TX 75080
(800)GO-CYRIX (462-9749)
|
386 to 486 upgrade processors, Co-Processors
|
|
DakTech
|
800-325-3238
|
PS/2 N.O.S and parts
|
|
Evergreen Technologies Inc.
|
915 NW 8th Street
Corvallis, OR 97330
(800)733-0934
(503)757-0934
(503)757-7350 Fax
|
Processor upgrades (AMD 586/133 (about a Pentium 75 $129 direct, ~$70 through
CompUSA, Fry's, or Circuit City)
|
|
First Source
|
800-692-9866
http://www.firstsource.com
|
|
Future Domain [no longer open 10/28/98]
|
800-879-7599
BBS 714-588-6870
|
MCS-600 and MCS-700 SCSI controllers (offering 32 bit file/disk access in
windows)
|
|
General Technics
|
PO Box 2676
38 Raynor Avenue
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-6618
1-800-GT-SALE-8
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(hard drives, memory, modems, processors, cd-roms, etc.)
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GOODRICH, HANSON & ASSOCIATES, INC. [no calls returned 10/29/98]
(GHACORP) (a Dun & Bradstreet rated company)
|
302-324-1650
E-Mail<71520.2701@compuserve.com>
Terms: PO's from qualified organizations, COD/cash/MO/Personal Check, Prepaid
|
This company seems to offer very good deals on closed out items and a
lot is PS/2 merchandise. Lately good deals on modem accelerators and BL3
chips.
|
|
H.Co
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16812 Hale Ave
Irvine, CA 92714
(800)726-2477
(714)833-3222
Fax (714)833-3389
|
All types of processor upgrades from 286 up, RAM and memory cards
|
|
IBM Boulder Parts Plant
|
800-388-7080
|
|
IBM PS/2 Tech Support
|
800-772-2227 (800 number no longer applies to PS/2's)
|
All PS/2 Tech support (24hours)
If out of warranty 1-900-555-2582 $1.99/min (first min. free)
Or $35 per incident...ouch I guess the $20k for my model 80 did not
include Lifetime support....
(Thanks to: dhart@freenet.grfn.org)
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|
IBM Factory Outlet
|
800-426-7015
|
|
Kahlon
|
800-317-9989
http://www.kahlon.com
|
PS/2 Supplier works with some large universities (they may be able to order for you
at a discount)
|
|
Kingston Technology Corporation
|
17600 Newhope Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(800)835-6575
(714)435-2600
(714)435-2699
Fax:???
|
Hard disk (DataCard combined hardcard/memory card)upgrades, Processor upgrades
(SLC/Now!, 486/Now!, TC5x86/133 $99, MCMaster discontinued), and Memory
|
|
Micro Exchange [closed as of 10/28/98]
|
682 Passaic Avenue
Nutley, NJ 07110
(201)284-1200
FAX (201)284-1550
|
PS/2 repair.
|
|
True Blue Parts (f/k/a Micro Mart)
|
trueblueparts@mindspring.com
1-508-833-2225
|
Memory, motherboards (Model 80-Axx for only $60)
|
|
NeoInterative
|
http://www.neointeractive.com
|
Took over Reply Tecnologies' inventory, motherboards, CPUs, memory, and more
|
|
Page Computers [As of 1/22/98 they are pulling out of the PS/2 market.]
|
800-886-0055
|
All PS/2 parts and systems, new/used.
|
|
PC Parts
|
800-666-9373
http://www.pcpartsinc.com
|
|
Piper Research, Inc.
|
Attn: Sales
PO Box 241
Newport, MN 55055
1-612-459-2770
FAX: 1-612-881-5840
Tech support BBS: 1-612-730-5860
FAX: 1-408-428-6633
E-Mail: 74544.3103@compuserve.com
http://www.piper-research.com
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Offers MCA SoundBlaster compatible card.
|
Quarterdeck
QEMM memory manager
|
MCA support file updates are at:
http://www.qdeck.com/technote/mca.html
|
|
Recycled Computer Parts
|
972-484-6447
|
Reply Corporation [out of business 10/28/98,
but products can be obtained through http://www.neointeractive.com]
|
4435 Fortran Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
(800)955-5295
(408)956-2732
Fax (408)942-4897
|
Processor upgrades, Hard disk upgrades, Motherboards with VLB
|
|
SOS
|
1-800-767-2554 (Jason in Sales)
|
Hard disk drives, Motherboards, Memory, systems, and misc. (Model 80 1.44MB drives for $15)
|
|
Solutronix [closed as of 10/28/98]
|
800-875-2580
|
PS/2 repair
|
|
True Blue Parts (f/k/a Micro Mart)
|
trueblueparts@mindspring.com
1-508-833-2225
|
Memory, motherboards (Model 80-Axx for only $60)
|
|
Q) 9.2 Is there automated FAX help available?
|
[From: Aron Eisenpress <afecu@cunyvm.cuny.edu>]
IBM Personal Computer Company Automated Fax System
Complete Catalog Dated: 01/31/1995
800-IBM-3395
Revised by author for PS/2 related only FAXes
Let me know if I omitted something you feel important to PS/2s
|
|
Num | Document Description | Pages
|
|
11498 | * Options By IBM: Auto 16/4 Token-Ring Adapters | 4
|
|
11495 | * Options By IBM: Serial Infrared Adapters | 4
|
|
11650 | * Options By IBM: Video/Graphics Memory Upgrades | 2
|
|
20046 | Comm: Artic Specs - Interrupts, Jumpers & Pinouts | 12
|
|
20004 | Comm: ARTIC X.25 Interface, X.21 bis/V.24 Pinouts | 1
|
|
20012 | Comm: Artic, Dual Port, V.35 Cable Pin Assignments | 1
|
|
20053 | Comm: ASCII Terminal Cable - RS-232C (9 Pin) Pinout | 1
|
|
20094 | Comm: AT Commands Set | 3
|
|
20051 | Comm: Cabling Issues and Port Pinouts | 2
|
|
20007 | Comm: Dual Asynch Adapter Pinouts | 1
|
|
20032 | Comm: Dual Asynch I/O Addresses | 1
|
|
12535 | Comm: PC Artic Adapter - Diagnostics Hints | 2
|
|
12534 | Comm: PC ARTIC(RIC) Switch Settings/Jumper Locations | 1
|
|
13403 | Comm: WaveRunner Digital Modem | 4
|
|
20045 | Comm: X.21/V.35 Cable Pinouts & V.35 Pin Assignments | 2
|
|
14010 | DOS: Changing Hard Drive Partition Size | 1
|
|
13034 | DRM: PS/2 E - Pricing Information - (4-5-94) | 2
|
|
13095 | DRM: PS/2 Server 95 - Pricing (8-23-94) | 1
|
|
10809 | EduQuest: PS/2 Tape - Tips and Techniques | 2
|
|
16023 | Misc: ADF File Number Cross Reference | 11
|
|
36008 | Misc: IBM Phone Numbers (Voice, BBS & Fax) | 4
|
|
16008 | Misc: Mouse Port Pinouts | 1
|
|
20031 | Misc: Multi Protocol Adapter and SDLC Pinout | 1
|
|
20005 | Misc: Mwave,Windsurfer Communications Adapter User | 10
|
|
36009 | Misc: Phone Listing - Voice, BBS, & Fax - OEM | 5
|
|
20010 | Misc: RS-232-C-Interface Pin Assignments | 1
|
|
16005 | Misc: SCSI Hard Drive Switch Settings | 1
|
|
11098 | Misc: Video Capture Adapter/A | 4
|
|
16021 | Misc: Video Port Pinouts | 2
|
|
20804 | Misc: Wrap Plug (Loopback) Wiring Pinouts | 1
|
|
11359 | Misc: XGA - 2 Product Information | 4
|
|
16007 | Misc: XGA - Adapter Scan and Refresh Rates | 1
|
|
16037 | Misc: XGA - Installation of XGA Adapter/A | 1
|
|
14067 | Misc: XGA-Understanding XGA-XGA vs. 8514/A-Installing | 2
|
|
11089 | Multimedia: M-Audio Capture & Playback Adap & Adap/A | 4
|
|
11090 | Multimedia: M-Motion Video Adap/A & M-Control Prgm/2 | 4
|
|
22003 | Multimedia: M-Motion Video Adapter/A Connections | 1
|
|
11230 | Multimedia: M-Motion Video Adptr/A & M-Control Prgm/2 | 3
|
|
10109 | Network: 16/4 Busmaster EISA Adapter | 2
|
|
25002 | Network: Token Ring Diagnostic On PS/2 Server 295 | 1
|
|
14023 | Network: Token Ring Pinouts | 4
|
|
11220 | Network: Token-Ring Network 16/4 Adapter/A Busmaster | 2
|
|
15054 | OBI: MCA SCSI Adapter User Guide - Configuration | 2
|
|
15057 | OBI: MCA SCSI Adapter User Guide - Solving Problems | 2
|
|
15058 | OBI: MCA SCSI Adapter User Guide-Help & Service Info | 2
|
|
15052 | OBI: MCA SCSI Adapter User Guide-Install Adapter | 3
|
|
15053 | OBI: MCA SCSI Adapter User Guide-Install SCSI Device | 2
|
|
15051 | OBI: MCA SCSI Adapter User Guide-Installing Drivers | 2
|
|
15055 | OBI: MCA SCSI Adapter User Guide-Multiple SCSI Adpts | 2
|
|
15056 | OBI: MCA SCSI Adapter User Guide-SCSI Controller | 2
|
|
15049 | OBI: MCA SCSI Adapter User Guide-System Programs | 2
|
|
15050 | OBI: MCA SCSI Adapter User Guide-Update Ref. Disk | 2
|
|
11473 | Options By IBM: MCA SCSI-2 Adapters - Glossy | 4
|
|
11462 | Options By IBM: SIMM & DIMM Memory Products | 6
|
|
11455 | Options By IBM: WaveRunner Digital Modems - Glossy | 6
|
|
11260 | PS Quick Reference - PS/2 Models (AT BUS) | 1
|
|
11261 | PS Quick Reference - PS/2 Models (MCA) 08/17/94 | 14
|
|
60027 | PS/2 REF: Bus Architectures | 1
|
|
60053 | PS/2 REF: Displays Reference (Low end-active matrix) | 1
|
|
60050 | PS/2 REF: Displays Reference (P series/95xx) | 1
|
|
60056 | PS/2 REF: Displays Reference (Technology) | 1
|
|
60052 | PS/2 REF: Displays Reference (Touch) | 1
|
|
60051 | PS/2 REF: Displays Reference (V series/63xx) | 1
|
|
60055 | PS/2 REF: Displays Reference (withdrawn - 1 of 2) | 1
|
|
60064 | PS/2 REF: Ethernet, FDDI, ARCNET | 1
|
|
60081 | PS/2 REF: IBM Displays (withdrawn - 2 of 2) | 1
|
|
60075 | PS/2 REF: IBM Displays S/S | 1
|
|
60079 | PS/2 REF: IBM SCSI Disks (2 GB or higher) | 1
|
|
60023 | PS/2 REF: IBM SCSI Disks (up to 1.12 GB) | 1
|
|
60065 | PS/2 REF: IBM Server 500 | 1
|
|
60001 | PS/2 REF: IBM Servers | 1
|
|
60066 | PS/2 REF: IBM Servers - withdrawn | 1
|
|
60080 | PS/2 REF: IBM ThinkPad Options | 1
|
|
60026 | PS/2 REF: Local Bus Architectures - I | 1
|
|
60062 | PS/2 REF: Local Bus Architectures - II | 1
|
|
60005 | PS/2 REF: Model 90 and 95 Processor Complexes | 1
|
|
60054 | PS/2 REF: Monochrome and Image | 1
|
|
60031 | PS/2 REF: OS/2 2.1 compared to Windows 3.1 | 1
|
|
60030 | PS/2 REF: OS/2 2.1 compared to Windows NT | 1
|
|
60029 | PS/2 REF: OS/2 2.1 Overview | 1
|
|
60033 | PS/2 REF: OS/2 LAN Server 1.3 and 2.0 | 1
|
|
60034 | PS/2 REF: OS/2 LAN Server 3.0 | 1
|
|
60008 | PS/2 REF: OverDrive Processors | 1
|
|
60067 | PS/2 REF: PC 300-486 models | 1
|
|
60072 | PS/2 REF: PC 300-P60 models | 1
|
|
60068 | PS/2 REF: PC 330 and 350 (Pentium) | 1
|
|
60073 | PS/2 REF: PC 700 PCCI/ISA models | 1
|
|
60074 | PS/2 REF: PC 700 PCI/MCA models | 1
|
|
60069 | PS/2 REF: PC 730 and PC 750 (PCI/ISA) | 1
|
|
60070 | PS/2 REF: PC 730 and PC 750 (PCI/MCA) | 1
|
|
60016 | PS/2 REF: PC Processors (386SX to Blue Lightning) | 1
|
|
60017 | PS/2 REF: PC Processors (486 family) | 1
|
|
60061 | PS/2 REF: PC Processors (Blue Lightning DX2) | 1
|
|
60018 | PS/2 REF: PC Processors (Pentium) | 1
|
|
60002 | PS/2 REF: PC Server (PCI/EISA Server) | 1
|
|
60000 | PS/2 REF: Personal Systems Ref. Index Version 77 | 1
|
|
60020 | PS/2 REF: PowerPC Processors (601, 603) | 1
|
|
60082 | PS/2 REF: PowerPC Processors (604,620) | 1
|
|
60019 | PS/2 REF: PowerPC Processors (Overview) | 1
|
|
60058 | PS/2 REF: Printers Reference | 1
|
|
60021 | PS/2 REF: Processor Performance | 1
|
|
60009 | PS/2 REF: PS/2 (53 to 57) | 1
|
|
60010 | PS/2 REF: PS/2 (76 to 90) | 1
|
|
60014 | PS/2 REF: PS/2 E | 1
|
|
60011 | PS/2 REF: PS/2 Model 53 | 1
|
|
60012 | PS/2 REF: PS/2 Model 56 and 57 | 1
|
|
60013 | PS/2 REF: PS/2 Model 76 and 77 (i/s) | 1
|
|
60015 | PS/2 REF: PS/2 Reference (Ultimedia-withdrawn) | 1
|
|
60006 | PS/2 REF: PS/2 Server 195 | 1
|
|
60007 | PS/2 REF: PS/2 Server 295 | 1
|
|
60025 | PS/2 REF: RAID(Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) | 1
|
|
60022 | PS/2 REF: SCSI and IDE Technology | 1
|
|
60060 | PS/2 REF: SCSI Controllers (Micro Channel) | 1
|
|
60024 | PS/2 REF: SCSI Controllers (non Micro Channel) | 1
|
|
60063 | PS/2 REF: SCSI Disks - Withdrawn | 1
|
|
60003 | PS/2 REF: Server 85 | 1
|
|
60004 | PS/2 REF: Server 95 (Base 4 models) | 1
|
|
60049 | PS/2 REF: ThinkPad 300, 500, 700, 700C - withdrawn | 1
|
|
60048 | PS/2 REF: ThinkPad 350, 350C, 500 | 1
|
|
60047 | PS/2 REF: ThinkPad 360 | 1
|
|
60076 | PS/2 REF: ThinkPad 360CSE/CE | 1
|
|
60046 | PS/2 REF: ThinkPad 710T, 720, 720C | 1
|
|
60045 | PS/2 REF: ThinkPad 730T | 1
|
|
60044 | PS/2 REF: ThinkPad 750 | 1
|
|
60043 | PS/2 REF: ThinkPad 755 | 1
|
|
60078 | PS/2 REF: ThinkPad 755CD | 1
|
|
60077 | PS/2 REF: ThinkPad 755CSE/CE | 1
|
|
60035 | PS/2 REF: Token-Ring, 100VG-AnyLAN, ATM | 1
|
|
60099 | PS/2 REF: Trademarks | 1
|
|
60039 | PS/2 REF: ValuePoint - Fall 1993 models | 1
|
|
60036 | PS/2 REF: ValuePoint - Spring 1994 models | 1
|
|
60040 | PS/2 REF: ValuePoint Reference (Fall 1993 models) | 1
|
|
60038 | PS/2 REF: ValuePoint Reference (P60/D models) | 1
|
|
60042 | PS/2 REF: ValuePoint Reference (Si models) | 1
|
|
60037 | PS/2 REF: ValuePoint Reference (Spring 1994 models) | 1
|
|
60041 | PS/2 REF: ValuePoint Si | 1
|
|
60057 | PS/2 REF: Video Reference | 1
|
|
60028 | PS/2 REF: Why IBM is a better buy than a clone | 1
|
|
16074 | PS/2: 25 Pin Serial Port Pin Outs | 1
|
|
12056 | PS/2: 25-Pin D-Shell Connector - Printer Adapter | 1
|
|
11342 | PS/2: 3.5 Inch Enhanced Rewritable Optical Drive | 2
|
|
12050 | PS/2: 30286 Power Supply Connector | 2
|
|
11217 | PS/2: 3510 & 3511 External Enclosure | 2
|
|
12055 | PS/2: 40-Pin Card-Edge & 34-Pin Header Interface | 2
|
|
11405 | PS/2: 486SLC3 Processor Upgrade for 56/57 Systems | 1
|
|
12005 | PS/2: 5.25" Rewritable Optical Disk Cartridge | 1
|
|
11620 | PS/2: 53 53LS 486SLC2 | 1
|
|
11056 | PS/2: 56 SLC, LS 56 SX and 56 LS - Glossy | 4
|
|
11057 | PS/2: 57 486SLC2 57SLC - Glossy | 4
|
|
11119 | PS/2: 76-486 - Glossy | 4
|
|
11604 | PS/2: 76/77 Options Fax Sheet | 3
|
|
11603 | PS/2: 76/77 Spec Sheet | 7
|
|
11162 | PS/2: 77 486DX2 & 77486SX | 4
|
|
16058 | PS/2: 90 XP 486 Information | 2
|
|
11013 | PS/2: 90 XP 486 Series | 6
|
|
14065 | PS/2: 90/95 - Selective Boot Assignments | 1
|
|
11093 | PS/2: 90XP 486 Series | 5
|
|
11073 | PS/2: 95 High Performance Servers - Overview | 19
|
|
11071 | PS/2: 95 XP 486 50 MHz Server Information | 5
|
|
11014 | PS/2: 95 XP 486 Series | 6
|
|
11026 | PS/2: 9553 53 486SLC2 & 53LS 486SLC2 Empower the | 4
|
|
11159 | PS/2: 9556 486SLC2, 56SLC & 56SLC LS - Glossy | 4
|
|
11406 | PS/2: 9556, 9556LS, 9557, & M57 486SLC3 - Glossy | 5
|
|
11338 | PS/2: ActionMedia II The Digital Future of Multimedia | 11
|
|
16069 | PS/2: Cached Processor Option for Models 56/57 Guide | 7
|
|
11079 | PS/2: Carton Replacements | 1
|
|
14036 | PS/2: Comparison of 386SX/386SL/386SLC/386, 486SX/486 | 1
|
|
16016 | PS/2: Diskette Drive Connector - 34 Pin | 1
|
|
16002 | PS/2: Diskette Drive Pinouts - 40 Pin Card Edge | 1
|
|
16036 | PS/2: Diskette Drive Signal Assingments - 40 Pin Card | 1
|
|
12008 | PS/2: Drive Type Table | 1
|
|
16001 | PS/2: External Diskette Drive Cable Pinouts | 1
|
|
11001 | PS/2: Facts and Features before April 1992 - Glossy | 10
|
|
20019 | PS/2: Fax Concentrator Adapter/A | 2
|
|
16027 | PS/2: Hard Drive Parameters for AT & PS/2 Products | 1
|
|
11282 | PS/2: High-Performance Plannar (Processor) Upgrades | 4
|
|
11629 | PS/2: IBM Personal Systems(R) Desktop Systems | 11
|
|
16076 | PS/2: Installation - Storage Media and Devices | 8
|
|
16067 | PS/2: Installation Planning - Health and Safety | 4
|
|
16070 | PS/2: Installation Plannning - Surge Protection | 2
|
|
11212 | PS/2: Integrated Server 85 - Glossy | 4
|
|
11168 | PS/2: Large Storage Options | 6
|
|
16077 | PS/2: Line Current Calculations | 3
|
|
16066 | PS/2: Memory Options - Quick Reference | 3
|
|
11036 | PS/2: Memory Options Guide as of 1-13-94 | 19
|
|
16075 | PS/2: Micro Channel Architecture Features/Functions | 3
|
|
16086 | PS/2: Model 70 System Board Diskette Drive Connectors | 1
|
|
11012 | PS/2: Model 80 386 | 6
|
|
12021 | PS/2: Model L40 Data/Fax Modem Operating Instructions | 7
|
|
14068 | PS/2: Model L40SX - Battery Concerns | 2
|
|
12006 | PS/2: Model L40SX - Battery Life Guide | 4
|
|
12019 | PS/2: Model L40SX - Hints and Tips | 4
|
|
11078 | PS/2: Most Commonly Ordered Publications | 1
|
|
11249 | PS/2: New PS/2 Models 56&57 - General Information | 1
|
|
12072 | PS/2: Note Information | 1
|
|
14081 | PS/2: Notebook / Laptop / Portable - Comparisons | 2
|
|
11155 | PS/2: One Day Adapter Card Repair | 3
|
|
16011 | PS/2: Parallel Port Pinouts | 1
|
|
11032 | PS/2: PCMCIA Adapter/2 | 2
|
|
16048 | PS/2: Pin Assignmnts - Video & Printer/Scanner Cables | 1
|
|
11602 | PS/2: Planar Upgrade Spec Sheet | 2
|
|
16079 | PS/2: Planning - Non-Office Computer Environment | 6
|
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16019 | PS/2: Power Connector Voltages (At-Bus and MCA) | 3
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11479 | PS/2: PS/2 E - A New Dimension - Glossy | 2
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12045 | PS/2: PS/2 TV - Connecting A VCR | 3
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11095 | PS/2: PS/2 TV - Glossy | 4
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22009 | PS/2: PS/2 TV - Installation Information | 3
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16003 | PS/2: Reference Diskette Versions | 1
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11021 | PS/2: SCSI | 6
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16014 | PS/2: SCSI Adapter Pinouts | 1
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16029 | PS/2: SCSI Adapters | 1
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16110 | PS/2: SCSI Hard Disk Drive - Product Description | 2
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12047 | PS/2: Service Hints System Boards, Hard Disks & Clock | 1
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11480 | PS/2: Specs | 4
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14079 | PS/2: System BIOS Information | 2
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14035 | PS/2: System Update Diskette - DASDDRVR.SYS | 1
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16031 | PS/2: Tape 2.0 - Restore Command | 1
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16087 | PS/2: The Benefits of MCA Versus At-Bus | 3
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11154 | PS/2: TMC-850 IBM SCSI Adapter Option Kits | 2
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11184 | PS/2: Touch Select - Glossy | 3
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11166 | PS/2: Ultimedia Family | 6
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22005 | PS/2: Ultimedia Model M57 SLC - Glossy | 4
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14064 | PS/2: Understanding Model Numbers | 2
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11420 | Servers: PS/2 Powerful Network Servers-General Info | 1
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11376 | Servers: PS/2 Server 195 - Glossy | 8
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11171 | Servers: PS/2 Server 295 -Glossy | 8
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11121 | Servers: PS/2 Server 85 - Glossy | 4
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11358 | Servers: PS/2 Server 85 466 AND 433 - Glossy | 6
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11293 | Servers: PS/2 Server 95 560 and 466 - Glossy | 6
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11356 | Servers: PS/2 Server 95 Array 566,560 & 466 - Glossy | 6
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11210 | Servers: PS/ValuePoint Mini-Tower | 2
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Appendix A MCA Brand Card and Part Listing
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IBM Part# | Name | Description
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EMULATORS
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74F3465 | 3270 LOCAL BOARD/A | IBM 3270 for 50,50Z,55SX,60,65SX,70 & 80.
Half sized. Replaces 53F6384/25F8448/74F3459/74F4460.
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69X6279 | 5250 LOCAL BD/A | IBM System 36/38, AS400 Workstation Emulator.
Half sized. Direct Twinax. Req. Software and
Cable.
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69X6287 | 5250 LOCAL KT/A | As above with Software and Cable.
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6451114 | ADPT MULTI PROTO/A | Multi-protocol for SNA/SDLC, BSC and
asynchronous environments. Req. additional
Hard and Software.
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LAN
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1501223 | ADPT BASEBAND/A | Baseband NIC (Network Interface Card). 1 per
CPU on network. 2megabits/sec trans.
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59G8998 | LANSTREAM ADPT MC16 | LANStreamer 16 bit. 4 or 16 Mbps over
unshielded twisted pair or IBM cable. Need
6339098 cable to attach to TRN network. RPL
standard.
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92F8942 | LANSTREAM ADPT MC32 | LANStreamer 32 bit.
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74F9410 | TRN 16/4 ADAP/A | Token-Ring Network 16/4 Adapter. Half sized.
4 or 16 Mbps. Req. 6339098 cable. Replaces
16F1133.
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69X8138 | TRN ADAP/A | Token-Ring for NIC network. 4Mbps. Req. TR
adapter and LAN.
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COMMUNICATION
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09F1897 | IBM ARTIC M/2 512K | Realtime Interface Co-Processor Multiport/2.
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00F5531 | IBM ARTIC M/2 I/F CB | Multiport Interface 3 meter Cable. Attaches
to the ARTIC 8 port interface board.
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16F1820 | IBM ARTIC M/2 1MB | Realtime Interface Co-Processor Multiport/2.
Req. DOS or OS/2 support, and cables or
interface card.
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16F1858 | IBM X.25 CO PROC/2 | IBM X.25 Co-Processor/2 communications
adapter. 512K memory, supports v.24, v.35, and
x.21 non-switched with appropriate cable.
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16F1869 | IBM X.25 CBL OPT V24 | IBM X.25 Cable Option v.24. Connects from back
of the X.25 interface Co-Processor (16F1858)
to modem
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16F1871 | IBM X.25 CBL OPT V35 | IBM X.25 Cable Option v.35. 10'cable with wrap
plug. For 16F1858.
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6451013 | IBM DUAL ASYNC /A | IBM Dual Asynchronous Adapter /A. Greater
comm. speed when used with OS/2. 2 independent
RS-232 ports, max of 3 9pin male. Req. one
expansion slot.
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ADVANCED VIDEO
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69F9734 | ACTIONMEDIA CAPTURE | ActionMedia II Capture Option for AMII
adapters 69F9730 (ISA) and 69F9732 (MCA). Adds
NTSC/PAL video/audio inputs and recording
ability.
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69F9732 | ACTIONMEDIA II/A 2MB | ActionMedia II Video Adapter/A 2MB VRAM.
Playback digitized DVI full-motion video and
audio w/o ext. video/audio. Superimpose VGA
graphics on video. Recording req. 69F9734.
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35G4712 | IMGE ADAP/A 1MB UPGR | PS/2 Image Adapter 1MB. Use with ImagePlus
Workstation. Supports 1600x1200 mono and
1280x1024 color. Compatable with VGA and
8514/A modes. Supports 8506/7/8 displays.
Printer option use 07F4402.
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35G4713 | IMGE APAP/A 3MB UPGR | As above but 1280x1024x256.
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07F4406 | IMGE ADP/A MEM EXP K | Use with 44F9914 Image Adpt/A to expand
resolution to 1600x1280x16 greys.
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07F4402 | IMGE ADP/A PRTR OPT | Printer Scanner Option used with 44F9914 Image
Adapt/A to attach 3812002 Printer, 4216020
Printer 3117 and 3118 Scanner.
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92F3379 | M-MOTION VID ADPT/A | M-Motion Video Adapter/A. Full-motion video,
Still-image video, and audio. Superimpose VGA
graphics over video. Up to 3 NTSC inputs. Req.
04G3544 software.
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92F3380 | VIDEO CAPTURE ADPT/A | Video Capture Adapter/A. Allows viewing
and/or digitizing of STILL images from NTSC
source.
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87F4773 | IBM ADPT XGA-2/A | PS/2 XGA-2 Display Adapter/A. 16/32 bit bus
master, req. i386SX and higher. 1280x1024
max resolution, 256 colors. Refresh up to
75MHz. More than double performance of
75X5887.
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75X5889 | IBM MEM EXP KT XGA/A | PS/2 Video Memory Expansion Option. For all
PS/2 models supported by 75X5887 XGA display
adapter. Upgrade to 1MB of video memory for
1024x768x256 color support.
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75X5887 | IBM ADPT XGA/A | PS/2 XGA Display Adapter/A. 1024x768
Interlaced resolution. Use 75X5887 memory
option for 1024x768x256NI support.
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49G2716 | IMGE I ADP/A | PS/2 Image Adapter for use with 9504001,
6091191 and 9517001 monitors.
|
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ADVANCED AUDIO
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60G3879 | AUDIOVATION ADPT/A | Audiovation Adapter/A. SoundBlaster
Compatable. MPC. 16 bit audio with sampling up
to 44.1Khz.
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92F3379 | M-AUDIO CAPT ADAPT/A | M-Audio Capture Adapter/A. Captures,
digitizes, and plays back high quality audio.
Digitial audio processing, including
compression/decompression.
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PROCESSOR UPGRADES
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32G3279 | 50Z PLANAR BOARD | Planar upgrade for 50 and 50Z. Complete system
board w/ IBM 486SLC2-50. Built in SVGA w/ 1MB.
Uses existing drives. 4MB of RAM exp. to 16MB
w/ 6450902, 6450128, or 6450130.
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32G3283 | 55 PLANAR BOARD | As above for 55SX/LS.
|
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32G4144 | MDL70 PRCUPG 486DX33 | i486DX33 for 16/20MHz Model 70's. Uses system
memory.
|
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32G4148 | MDL80 PRCUPG 486DX33 | As above for 16/20MHz Model 80's.
|
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32G3606 | IBM 486SLC2 PROC UPG | 486SLC2 for 56SX, 56SLC, 57SX, 57SLC, and
M57SLC from 386SX, 386SLC, and 486SX.
20/40MHz.
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70G8992 | IBM 486DX2/66 PLANAR | 486DX2/66 Upgrade Planar Board for 60, 65, and
80. Int. Math Co-proc. 128MB max. on 8 SIMM
sockets. P24T upgradeable. Opt. L2 cache. ECC
memory. 70/80ns. SVGA 1024x768. IDE
controller.
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32G3296 | IBM 486BL2/66 PLANAR | 486BL2/66 Upgrade Planar Board for 60, 65, and
80. Same as above with no Math Co-proc.
|
|
70G8988 | IBM 486DX33 PLANAR | 486DX33 Upgrade Planar for Model 70. Int. Math
Co-proc. 31MB addressable on 2 SIMM Sockets
(4/16MB), P24T. 70/80ns memory. SVGA
1024x768. IDE controller.
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32G3300 | IBM 486BL2/66 PLANAR | 486BL2/66 for Model 70. As above but no Math
Co-proc.
|
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32G3335 | 60/65/80 HARDFILE KT | No description at FAQ time. ?Kit to mount hard
drive in Model 60, 65, and 80 systems with
planar upgrade?
|
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32G3331 | 70 HARDFILE KIT | No description at FAQ time. ?Kit to mount hard
drive in Model 70 systems with planar upgrade?
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STORAGE DEVICES AND ADPT
|
|
82G1778 | 53LS UPGRADE KIT | Allow 9553LS to support floppy/hard drive
installs.
|
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6451042 | CBL SCSI OPT/OPT EXT | 50pin SCSI to 50pin SCSI. 2 feet long.
|
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32G2958 | ENH CD-ROM II INT DR | Compact Drive Read Only Memory II Internal
Drive. Performs at max. data rate of 327kb/sec
and 205ms access speed.
|
|
32G2960 | ENH CD-ROM II KIT C | Allows 32G2958 to be installed in a Model 90.
|
|
6451072 | IBM 1.44 MB DSK DRV | 1.44 MB 1" high. Supports SCSI Models 65, 80,
90 and 95. Mod 30 when 1st drive indicator
is below media slot req. 6451034, 55LS req.
6451035, 55SX no add. req.
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|
6451130 | IBM 1.44MB DDR | 1.44 MB 1" high. 3.5" drive. Models 35LX,
35LS, 40SX and 57SX. LS req. 6451037.
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|
6451037 | IBM 1.44MB INST KT | Bezel and cable kit for 1.44MB DDR
installation into LS type machines.
|
|
6450353 | IBM 1.44MB DDR 50-80 | 1.44 MB 1" high. 3.5" drive. Model 30 uses
planar board if 1st drive indicator above
media slot, 50, 50Z, 60, 70, and 80. Model 30
req. 6451037. No 55SX or P70.
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|
6451046 | IBM 160MB HDR SCSI | 160 MB SCSI Fixed Disk Drive. 160MB formatted
internal drive with 32k buffer and 16ms access
time. Models 57SX, 60, 65, 80, 90, and 95.
Non-SCSI models req. 6451109 or 6451110, and
some may req. 6451053.
|
|
70G7164 | IBM 1GB DR SERVER 95 | 1GB Fixed Drive for Server 95. 36 month
warranty.
|
|
32G4198 | IBM 1GB SCSI HDR | 1GB SCSI-2 Internal Hard Disk Drive. 8.7ms
access time. Supports 9590, 9595, 9556, 9557,
9576, 9577, 9585, 8590, 8595, 8556, 8557, and
8580.
|
|
32G4336 | IBM 2.0GB SCSI HDR | 2GB SCSI Hard Drive.
|
|
6451121 | IBM 2.3GB SCSI TDR | 2.3GB SCSI Internal Tape Drive. Use 21F8595
cart.
|
|
6451272 | IBM 2.88MB DDR | 2.88MB 3.5" Disk Drive. Models 9556, 9557,
8556, 8557, 9576, and 9577. 720KB and 1.44KB
compatable.
|
|
6451271 | IBM 2.88MB ENH DDR | Enhanced 2.88MB 3.5" Disk Drive. Models 9585,
9595, 8590 (0H5, 0H9, 0L9, 0LF) and 8595 (0H9,
0HF).
|
|
6451242 | IBM 212MB HDR SCSI | 212MB Fixed Disk Drive. Int. in all PS/2 with
SCSI standard and ext. in all others with SCSI
CPUs.
|
|
32G4195 | IBM 340MB AT HDR | 340MB AT Hard Drive. Models 8535xxx, 8540xxx.
Includes screws, slide and tray.
|
|
6451066 | IBM 5.2 DDR/1,2 INT | 5.25" Internal 1.2MB Disk Drive. Models 35,
40, 57, 90, and 95. No slot req. 35LS req.
6451127.
|
|
62G4151 | IBM 540MB SCSI HDR | 540MB SCSI-2 Internal Hard Disk Drive. 8.7ms
access. Models 9590, 9595, 9585, 9556, 9557,
9576, 9577, 8580, 8595, 8556, 8557, 8580.
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30F5279 | IBM 80/120MB INT TBU | Internal Tape Backup Unit 80MB/120MB. 3.5"
high. Models 35SX thru 95 (except 55SX/LS and
P70). Req. 87F9826 cable on SCSI models and
software.
|
|
6451109 | IBM ADAPT SCSI | 16 bit SCSI Micro Channel Adapter for all
non-SCSI 16 bit systems. Replaces 6451005.
|
|
6451133 | IBM ADAPT/CACHE SCSI | 32 bit SCSI Micro Channel Adapter with Cache
for all non-SCSI 32 bit systems. Replaces
6451110.
|
|
6451145 | IBM CD-ROM II KIT A | Compact Read Only Memory II Drive Kit A. For
inst. of drive 6451104 in models 60, 65SX, 80
and 95 SCSI. Req. 6451133 or 6451109.
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6451146 | IBM CD-ROM II KIT B | Compact Read Only Memory II Drive Kit B. For
inst. of drive 6451104 and enclosure 35100V0
allows ext. installation in all PS/2s. Non-
SCSI req. 6451133 or 6451109.
|
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6451126 | IBM OPTICAL DR KIT A | Optical Drive Kit A. For install of drive
6450162 in models 60 and 80 (-041,-071,-111,
-311).
|
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6451295 | IBM R/W OPTICAL DR | 3.5" Enhanced Rewritable Optical Drive. All
SCSI PS/2 internally or external with
enclosure. 256KB buffer and 40ms seek time.
|
|
6451039 | IBM SCSI EXT TERM | SCSI Terminator for use with 6451110. Inc.
with 6451139.
|
|
6451053 | IBM SCSI HD KIT A | SCSI Hard Drive Kit A. Allows two SCSI fixed
disk drives to be installed in non-SCSI models
60, 80, and a 3rd and 4th drive in SCSI models
65 and 80. Converts one 5.25" full-high bay
into two 3.5" half-high.
|
|
6451120 | IBM SCSI HDR KIT D | SCSI Hard Drive Kit D. For install of 60MB or
120MB SCSI fixed disk drive in model 57, 90,
95, or external enclosure 3511003.
|
|
92F3340 | IBM TAPE BKUP KT OS2 | Convenience kit for OS/2. Inc. program,
30F5279, and mini tape cart DC2120. SCSI
models req. cable 87F9826.
|
|
64G3736 | TBU KIT 250 DOS | As above for DOS.
|
|
64G3713 | TBU KIT 250 WINDOWS | As above for Windows.
|
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MEMORY BOARDS
|
|
87F9856 | IBM 2MB MEM OPT KIT | 32 bit Full size with 2MB memory, expands to
14MB. Models 70, 80, and P70. Accepts 6450603,
6450604, 6450608, and 87F9977 modules.
|
|
87F9860 | IBM 4MB MEM OPT KIT | As above but with intially 4MB, expands to
14MB.
|
|
32G3720 | IBM 16MB ECC MEM70NS | 16MB of 70ns ECC memory.
|
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30F5360 | IBM 2MB MEMRY 120NS | 2MB of 120ns memory for 25-286 and 30-286. Max
of 4 added to 1497259 and 6 added to 30F5362.
Existing 512K chips must be removed, AB4320
is the preferred solution.
|
|
6450902 | IBM 2MB MEMRY 70NS | 2MB of 70ns memory.
|
|
6450608 | IBM 2MB MEMRY 80NS | 2MB of 80ns memory.
|
|
6450604 | IBM 2MB MEMRY 85NS | 2MB of 85ns memory. (Also 92F0104)
|
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6450902 | IBM 2MB MEMRY 70NS | 2MB of 70ns memory.
|
|
6450128 | IBM 4MB MEMRY 70NS | 4MB of 70ns memory. (Also 92F0105)
|
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87F9977 | IBM 4MB MEMRY 80NS | 4MB of 80ns memory.
|
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6451159 | IBM 8MB MEM ECC70NS | 8MB of 70ns ECC memory.
|
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6450130 | IBM 8MB MEMRY 70NS | 8MB of 70ns memory.
|
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MODEMS
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82G7259 | WINDSURFER ADPTR/A | Windsurfer communications adapter/A. with
integ. 14.4Kbps data modem, 9600bps FAX.
Telephone answering/voice mail. MIDI interface
capable. Supports Windows 3.1 MPC Audio Apps.
Soundblaster compatable.
|
|
60G0736 | WAVERUNNER ADPTR/A | Digital FAX/Modem adapter/A. 64k bps over ISDN
Basic Rate ISDN (BRI) provides two B channels
of up to 64k bps voice/data and one D channel
for signaling info at 16kKbps; Bell 103, 212,
V.22bis, V.32, V.32bis compatible; packet
level bonding for IP packets; support for CAPI
and WinISDN APIs, 4:1 compression using V.42bis
over V.120 or ISDN via modem, 56k bps or 64k
bps with other ISDN devices; X.25 on B and D
channels when using CM/2 with OS/2; supports
Euro-ISDN, 1TR6, and VN4; G3 fax; includes
DataFAX Lite and TurboCom for Windows software
(3.5"). 10-foot phone cable; req's 386SX or
better processor in a PC capable of supporting
DMA bus master operation, OS/2 2.1 or MS
Windows 3.1; uses Mwave DSP for software
upgradeable functionality; 5 year warranty.
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Please note these PART NUMBERS tend to change and if you have a IBM part similar to what is listed
here, but with a different IBM Part# then call 800-772-2227 for a cross-reference. Also some options
listed may work in other machines, but are not called for per IBM, in general if it works it works. I
would recommend a comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware post though before buying something expensive on
speculation that your PS/2 is 'close enough' to another for compatability (if you are buying used
equipment, IBM PC Direct offers 30-day unconditional money-back returns if purchased through them).
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Appendix B IBM Reference Diskette Listing
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From Louis Ohland <ohlandl@charter.net>:
Warning! IBM changed the PCBBS! . 04/30/00
I'm lazy. These links will lead you to Dennis Smith's PS/2
Page and his links. The ADF link will take you to Peter Wendt's The
Microchannel Enthusiast's Page and his Java Script ADF search engine.
B.1 Starter/Reference Disks
85xx series
95xx series
86xx series
B.2 Diagnostic Disks
85xx series
95xx series
86xx series
B.3 Microcode Update Disks&
BIOS
Adapters
B.4 Option Disks
Option Disks
B.5 Driver Disks
Driver Disks
B.6 ADF Files
ADF Files
Outdated listing (useful for file searches though)
[From: ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com as of 10/30/98, changed 04/30/00 so see below]
IBM PCC BBS
(919)-517-0001
============================================================================
Reference & Adapter Diskettes
/pub/pccbbs/refdisks
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
160mslct.exe 136456 03-06-91 PS/2 160MB SCSI fixed restoration dsk
25-286ad.exe 241630 08-04-95 PS/2 Model 25-286 Advanded Diags V 1.0
253540dg.exe 292630 10-18-93 PS/2 Adv Diag 25,35,40 disk ver 1.20
25start.tg0 289990 07-21-93 IBM PS/2 MOD 25 starter diskette v1.0
25sxstr.exe 293588 05-06-92 Adv Diag for 25, 35, 40 v1.3
30start.exe 311255 07-02-96 PS/2 model 30 starter disk
3540st.exe 293656 12-04-93 Models 35 & 40 starter disk ver. 1.03
3_3boot.exe 126208 08-24-95 DOS 3.3 Boot disk with maint. files
40sxdiag.tg0 282344 07-09-91 Advanced Diag v1.02 for 40SX
4xsnd22.zip 1316800 07-24-96 Sound Disk 2of2 for 4x Stereo PCMCIA CD
5-25boot.exe 151819 08-24-95 DOS 3.3 BOOT DISK W/ MAINT. FILES
5140star.exe 311787 07-14-94 5140 PCC Starter Disk w/APP Selector
55ls65rf.exe 461821 01-02-92 55ls & 65 Reference Diskette
56patch.exe 18038 10-18-94 56 LS patch for 169 errors.
70_flash.exe 71700 09-12-94 Mod 70 Planar Upgrade - BIOS v 1.18.02
7677_201.exe 1049563 07-15-94 76/77 I&S OS/2 2.0 Video Driver Disk 1
7677_202.exe 752888 07-15-94 76/77 I&S OS/2 2.0 Video Driver Disk 2
7677diag.exe 390712 10-18-95 G7GT55A 76/77 I&S Diagnostic disk v3.11
7677dosd.exe 727016 12-06-94 76/77 I&S DOS/Win S3 Graphics Disk v1.2
7677flsh.exe 225495 03-12-96 76/77 I&S Flash Update Disk Revision 7 G7GT59A
7677ref.exe 774689 10-19-95 76/77 I&S Reference Disk v3.10
7677scsi.exe 515335 07-02-96 Future Domain SCSI-2 Option Disk v1.00
7677wnet.exe 707331 10-20-94 76/77 S3 Windows drvrs for Novell Ntwks
953540st.exe 405829 03-01-94 9535/9540 Starter Disk version 1.00
adv25dia.exe 140884 04-18-91 PS/2 Model 25 Advanced Diag ver 1.00
adv30286.exe 193226 07-02-96 Advanced Diags for Mod-30 & Mod-25 286s
adv30dig.exe 142180 08-20-92 Advanced diag for Model/30 8086
atdg207.exe 148558 02-07-97 Adv Diag PC/AT & XT-286 v.2.07 360K
atdg207.tg0 131074 11-10-94 Adv Diags Disk PC/AT & XT-286 v.2.07
blc_util.exe 27438 01-27-95 70/80 Blue-Lightning proc u/g util disk
bopt103.exe 376224 03-26-93 enable all enhanced memory - see 5 line ...The
files contained allow users with AT LEAST ONE
Enhanced Memory Adapter with ROM installed to
enable all memory contained on all installed
Enhanced Memory Adapters. This included
systems that hBOPT103.LAB label for IBM label
prg.for BOPT103.EXE
bopt103.lab 996 03-25-93 label for IBM label prg.for BOPT103.EXE
bopt103.txt 397 03-25-93 Text file for BOPT103.EXE
disk02.sys 36893 02-17-94 76/77 I & S OS/2 1.3 Installation Fix
dspos212.zip 1010375 06-18-96 MWAVE for OS/2 Disk 1 of 2 for 25H2749
dspos222.zip 230364 06-18-96 MWAVE for OS/2 Disk 2 of 2 for 25H2749
dspwav16.zip 1212865 06-18-96 MWAVE for Win3.1x Disk 1of6 for 25H2749
dspwav26.zip 1339530 06-18-96 MWAVE for Win3.1x Disk 2of6 for 25H2749
dspwav36.zip 1335967 06-18-96 MWAVE for Win3.1x Disk 3of6 for 25H2749
dspwav46.zip 1272865 06-18-96 MWAVE for Win3.1x Disk 4of6 for 25H2749
dspwav56.zip 1339659 06-18-96 MWAVE for Win3.1x Disk 5of6 for 25H2749
dspwav66.zip 369270 06-18-96 MWAVE for Win3.1x Disk 6of6 for 25H2749
ether32a.exe 303949 03-30-93 32bit 3Connect Ether/A Opt Disk v1.00
g7jt60a.exe 225221 08-18-97 PS/2 - Model 76/77 Bios revision level 8 build
60A
g7jt61a.exe 225303 04-27-98 Flash BIOS Update diskette v61a 9576, 9577
interfac.exe 207422 04-11-94 Interface code for 8514/A 1.02
irlan.exe 473495 09-07-94 IR Lan version 2.10 replacement disk
kelrec.exe 840280 08-24-95 Kelso Recovery Diskette
m5060pu.exe 215084 02-25-94 50/60 Microelectronics PU opt. diskette
mod30286.exe 458650 07-02-96 Mod 30-286 Starter diskette v 1.02
n51ref.exe 616270 07-29-93 PS/2 model for N51 v1.10
opt3514.exe 369863 04-14-93 3514 Startable Option Diskette v1.15
opt4a.exe 351832 03-12-93 Option dsk for 4/A w/updted diag
os2dpmv.exe 130051 06-01-94 OS/2 Display Power Management Drivers
os2power.exe 184965 10-04-94 XGA Power mgnt. drivers for OS/2
p70-386r.exe 483171 04-22-94 P70-386 Reference disk
pageprtr.com 6709 04-02-93 Per Page Ptr Adp/A Opt Dsk V.1.10
pc_net.exe 115857 07-02-96 PC Network Diagnostics V.2.0
pccadv11.exe 102472 12-02-91 PC Convertible Advance Diag ver 1.11
powrscsi.exe 323562 07-02-96 Future Domain PowerSCSI Util Disk v1.00
powscsi4.exe 751872 03-24-97 Future Domain Power SCSI Util. Disk v4.1
ps1diag1.exe 151584 07-02-96 PS/1 Diagnostics Diskette
ps1diag2.exe 159556 09-17-92 PS/1 Type 2121 Advanced Diagnostics
ps1diag3.exe 293224 09-17-92 PS/1 Type 2123 Advanced Diagnostics
ps1diag4.exe 135247 10-20-92 PS/1 Type 1 2133/2155 Advanced Diags.
ps2estrt.exe 457749 04-11-95 9533E Starter Diskette v1.0
ps2eutil.exe 437208 04-23-96 9533E utilities disk version 1.0
ps2mouse.zip 9196 09-25-95 IBM PS/2 Mouse Program Diskette Ver 1.00
rd7677a.exe 335394 04-08-94 Adv Diags. for 9576/9577 Ver 1.10
rd855657.exe 308552 02-14-95 Diagnostic Disk for 8556/8557 v2.04
rd9553a.exe 324726 11-24-93 Diagnostics for 9553 v1.00
rd955657.exe 332850 07-02-96 Diagnostic Disk for 9556/9557 v2.04
rf5055pu.exe 641901 10-01-96 Mod 50/50z/55 System Board Upgrd RefDsk
rf5060a.exe 418375 07-01-96 PS2 50/50Z/60 ref disk, v 1.08
rf5565a.exe 461821 07-02-96 PS/2 Model 55/65 Ref Disk ver 1.05
rf70486a.exe 441168 04-23-92 PS/2 Model 70-486 Reference Disk v1.06
rf7080a.exe 450404 07-01-96 Model 8570/8580 Reference Disk ver 1.12
rf70plan.exe 632877 07-02-96 Model 70 Planar Ref DIsk
rf7677a.exe 647418 07-02-96 Ref. Diskette for Mod. 76 & 77 Ver 1.10
rf855657.exe 537776 07-02-96 Reference Disk for 8556/8557 v2.10
rf90386a.exe 515172 03-01-93 PS/2 MOD 90XP/386 ref diskette
rf9553a.exe 529771 11-25-93 Reference disk for 9553 V1.10
rf955657.exe 579652 07-02-96 Reference Disk for 9556/9557 v1.10
rfp70a.exe 483171 04-24-92 Ref Disk for a P70
rfp75a.exe 525532 07-02-96 PS/2 Mod P75 486 Ref. Disk - ver 1.00
rs25286a.tg0 500048 08-18-93 PS/2 Model 25-286 Starter disk - V1.00
s3-cid.cmd 29284 03-07-95 CMD file for LAcuna (S3928) CID Install
trbm.exe 314282 10-30-92 Token-Ring 16/4/A Busmaster Ref v. 1.02
utte131.exe 897512 11-15-94 PCMCIA Device Drivers for 9533
vpadv100.exe 144419 12-22-92 PS/VP Adv Diags-Mach Type 6384, V1.00
...PS/ValuePoint Advanced Diagnostics -
Machine Type 6384, Ver 1.00 For IBM Dealers
and support personnel only. Not provided with
ValuePoint machine shipments. (C)IBM Corp.
1981, 1992
wavdos12.zip 405704 06-18-96 MWAVE for DOS Disk 1 of 2 for 25H2749
wavdos22.zip 473273 06-18-96 MWAVE for DOS Disk 2 of 2 for 25H2749
wavos211.zip 193208 06-18-96 MWAVE for OS/2 v2.11 Disk 1of1 25H2749
wavwarp1.zip 127369 06-18-96 MWAVE for Warp Disk 1 of 1 for 25H2749
win30drv.exe 368198 05-07-93 XGA-2 drivers for Windows 3.0
winpower.exe 220234 10-13-95 DOS/ Windows 3.x DPMS drivers
xga210.exe 883754 11-15-93 XGA-2 Drivers Win 3.1 & Vesa v2.10
xga211.exe 877913 12-28-93 XGA/XGA2 DOS,WIN,ACAD, VESA DMQS v2.11
xga212.exe 960857 08-16-94 XGA/XGA2 Drv v2.12 DMQS/DOS/WIN311
xga2adp.exe 493919 04-22-94 Option Disk for XGA-2 Adapter v2.2
xgadoc.txt 118900 01-07-94 XGA/XGA-2 tech support supplemental
xgaopt.exe 493919 08-05-93 XGA/XGA2 Display Adapter Options Disk
xgapatch.com 28185 04-06-95 XGA Patch files for 9533 Starter Disk
xgautil.exe 67714 08-09-94 XGA/XGA2 Utilities (P70.EXE & P75.EXE)
xtdgs225.dsk 126350 07-01-91 Advanced Diags, PC, XT, & PPC ver 2.25
============================================================================
Quick Scan to Verify if you have latest version.
Disk Current Version
Model 25
Model 25-286
Model 30
Model 30-286
Model 35 1.21
Model 40 1.21
Model 50/60 1.08
Model 53
Model 55/65 1.??
Model 56/57 1.10
Model 65
Model 70/80 386 1.12
Model P70 386 1.??
Model 70 486 1.06
Model P75 486 1.??
Model 76/77 1.10
Model 85 1.10
Model 90-0Gx/0Jx/0Kx 1.31
Model 90-0Hx 1.??
Model 95-0Gx/0Jx/0Kx 1.31
Also a call to IBM 1-800-772-2227 will help, and it won't hurt to take a guess as it will tell you
if you have the wrong reference disk.
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Appendix C .ADF Modification for dual SB and Audiovation/A use
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[Note this is untested by FAQ author, also I would like the patch to keep the joystick port on the
Audiovation too so the reader can decide which he would like to do.]
AdapterId 08FD6h
AdapterName "IBM Audiovation Adapter"
NumBytes 4
FixedResources
;To enable PS/1 MIDI mode change pos[0]=XX00X0XX to pos[0]=XX00XXXX and
;uncomment the lines related to MIDI at the end of this file
pos[0]=XX00X0XXb
pos[1]=0000XXXXb
pos[3]=11XXXXXXb
Begin NoDMA
NamedItem Prompt "I/O Address Selection"
choice "0400-041F 04F8-04FF" pos[3]=XX000001b io 0400h-041fh 04f8h-04ffh
choice "0800-081F 08F8-08FF" pos[3]=XX000010b io 0800h-081fh 08f8h-08ffh
choice "0C00-0C1F 0CF8-0CFF" pos[3]=XX000011b io 0c00h-0c1fh 0cf8h-0cffh
choice "1000-101F 10F8-10FF" pos[3]=XX000100b io 1000h-101fh 10f8h-10ffh
choice "1400-141F 14F8-14FF" pos[3]=XX000101b io 1400h-141fh 14f8h-14ffh
choice "1800-181F 18F8-18FF" pos[3]=XX000110b io 1800h-181fh 18f8h-18ffh
choice "1C00-1C1F 1CF8-1CFF" pos[3]=XX000111b io 1c00h-1c1fh 1cf8h-1cffh
choice "2000-201F 20F8-20FF" pos[3]=XX001000b io 2000h-201fh 20f8h-20ffh
choice "2400-241F 24F8-24FF" pos[3]=XX001001b io 2400h-241fh 24f8h-24ffh
choice "2800-281F 28F8-28FF" pos[3]=XX001010b io 2800h-281fh 28f8h-28ffh
choice "2C00-2C1F 2CF8-2CFF" pos[3]=XX001011b io 2c00h-2c1fh 2cf8h-2cffh
choice "3000-301F 30F8-30FF" pos[3]=XX001100b io 3000h-301fh 30f8h-30ffh
choice "3400-341F 34F8-34FF" pos[3]=XX001101b io 3400h-341fh 34f8h-34ffh
choice "3800-381F 38F8-38FF" pos[3]=XX001110b io 3800h-381fh 38f8h-38ffh
choice "3C00-3C1F 3CF8-3CFF" pos[3]=XX001111b io 3c00h-3c1fh 3cf8h-3cffh
choice "4000-401F 40F8-40FF" pos[3]=XX010000b io 4000h-401fh 40f8h-40ffh
choice "4400-441F 44F8-44FF" pos[3]=XX010001b io 4400h-441fh 44f8h-44ffh
choice "4800-481F 48F8-48FF" pos[3]=XX010010b io 4800h-481fh 48f8h-48ffh
choice "4C00-4C1F 4CF8-4CFF" pos[3]=XX010011b io 4c00h-4c1fh 4cf8h-4cffh
Help
"This item enables the selection of I/O addresses that are used by the
adapter. Conflicting I/O addresses are marked with an asterisk and
should be changed. Use the F5=Previous and the F6=Next keys to change
conflicting addresses in the 'Change Configuration' window."
NamedItem Prompt "Arbitration Level"
choice "Level 8" pos[1]=XXXX1000b arb 08h
choice "Level 9" pos[1]=XXXX1001b arb 09h
choice "Level A" pos[1]=XXXX1010b arb 0ah
choice "Level B" pos[1]=XXXX1011b arb 0bh
choice "Level C" pos[1]=XXXX1100b arb 0ch
choice "Level D" pos[1]=XXXX1101b arb 0dh
choice "Level E" pos[1]=XXXX1110b arb 0eh
choice "Level 1" pos[1]=XXXX0001b arb 01h
choice "Level 3" pos[1]=XXXX0011b arb 03h
choice "Level 5" pos[1]=XXXX0101b arb 05h
choice "Level 6" pos[1]=XXXX0110b arb 06h
choice "Level 7" pos[1]=XXXX0111b arb 07h
Help
"This item enables the selection of available MicroChannel Arbitration
levels. Conflicting levels are marked with an asterisk and should be
changed. Use the F5=Previous and the F6=Next keys to change conflicting
levels in the 'Change Configuration' window."
NamedItem Prompt "Fairness Enable/Disable"
choice "Disabled" pos[0]=0XXXXXXXb
choice "Enabled" pos[0]=1XXXXXXXb
Help
"This item enables the MicroChannel Fairness feature to be enabled or
disabled. The recommended setting is disabled."
;To enable PS/1 MIDI mode - uncomment the following lines and re-configure
; NamedItem Prompt "MIDI Port Enable/Disable"
; choice "Enabled" pos[0]=XXXXX1XXb io 0330h-0335h int 7
; choice "Disabled" pos[0]=XXXXX0XXb
;
; Help
; "MIDI may be enabled or disabled by the user. If an MPU adapter is also
; installed in the same system using Primary addresses, set this item to
; 'Disabled' or use the Alternate addresses for the MPU."
NamedItem Prompt "DSP Interrupt Selection"
choice "Interrupt Level 15 decimal" pos[0]=XXXXXXXXb int 15
Help
"The Digital Signal Processor Interrupt level is
set at 15. It cannot be configured."
End
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Appendix D POST Code Listing
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Compiled from IBM Technical Reference, and IBM Hardware, Maintenance and Service Manuals.
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Code | Descriptions
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01x | Undetermined problem errors
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02x | Power supply errors
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1xx | System Board Errors
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101 | System Board Error; Interrupt failure
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102 | System Board Error; Timer failure
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103 | System Board Error; Timer Interrupt failure
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104 | System Board Error; Protected mode failure
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105 | System Board Error; Last 8042 command not accepted
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106 | System Board Error; Converting logic test
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107 | System Board Error; Hot Non Maskable Interrupt test
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108 | System Board Error; Timer bus test
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109 | System Board Error; Memory select error
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110 | PS/2 System Board Error; Parity check error
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111 | PS/2 Memory adaptor error
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112 | PS/2 MicroChannel arbitration error
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113 | PS/2 MicroChannel arbitration error
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114 | PS/2 External ROM checksum Error (common to 2-8MB Memory card)
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121 | Unexpected hardware interrupts occured
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131 | PC system board cassette port wrap test failure
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161 | System Options Not Set-(Run SETUP); Dead battery
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162 | System Options Not Set-(Run SETUP); CMOS checksum/configuration error
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163 | Time & Date Not Set-(Run SETUP); Clock not updating
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164 | Memory Size Error-(Run SETUP); CMOS setting does not match memory
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165 | PS/2 System options not set
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166 | PS/2 MicroChannel adapter time-out error
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199 | User indicated INSTALLED DEVICES list is not correct
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2xx | Memory (RAM) errors
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201 | Memory test failure, error location will be displayed in hexadecimal
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202 | Memory address error, address lines 00-15
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203 | Memory address error, address lines 16-23
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215 | PS/2 Motherboard memory failure
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216 | PS/2 Motherboard memory failure
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3xx | Keyboard errors
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301 | Keyboard did not respond to software reset or a stuck key failure
was detected. If a stuck key was detected, the scan code for the
key is displayed in hexadecimal.
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302 | System Unit Keylock is Locked
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303 | Keyboard or System Unit Error
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304 | Keyboard or System Unit Error; Keyboard clock high
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305 | PS/2 Keyboard fuse (on system board) error
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4xx | Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) errors
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4xx | PS/2 System board parallel port errors
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401 | Monochrome memory test, horizontal sync frequency test, or video
test failure
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401 | PS/2 System board parallel port failure
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408 | User indicated display attributes failure
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416 | User indicated character set failure
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424 | User indicated 80x25 mode failure
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432 | Parallel port test failure; monochrome display adapter
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5xx | Color Graphics Adapter (CGA) errors
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501 | CGA memory test, horizontal sync frequency test, or video test
failure
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508 | User indicated display attribute failure
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516 | User indicated character set failure
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524 | User indicated 80x25 mode failure
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532 | User indicated 40x25 mode failure
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540 | User indicated 320x200 graphics mode failure
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548 | User indicated 640x200 graphics mode failure
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6xx | Floppy drive/adapter errors
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601 | Floppy drive/adapter Power On Self Test failure
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602 | Drive test failure; disk boot record not valid
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606 | Drive changeline function failure; drive error
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607 | Disk is write protected; drive error
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608 | Bad command; drive error
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610 | Disk initialization failure; track 0 bad
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611 | Time-out; drive error
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612 | Bad Controller chip
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613 | Bad Direct Memory Access; drive error
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614 | Bad Direct Memory Access; boundary overrun
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615 | Bad index timing; drive error
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616 | Drive speed error
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621 | Bad seek; drive error
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622 | Bad Cyclic Redundancy Check; drive error
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623 | Record not found; drive error
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624 | Bad address mark; drive error
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625 | Bad Controller chip; seek error
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626 | Disk data compare error
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7xx | 8087, 80287 or 80387 math coprocessor errors
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9xx | Parallel printer adapter errors
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901 | Parallel printer adapter test failure
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10xx | Alternate parallel printer adapter errors
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1001 | Alternate parallel printer adapter test failure
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11xx | Asynchronous communications adapter errors
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11xx | PS/2 System board async port errors
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1101 | Asynchronous communications adapter test failure
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1102 | PS/2 System board async port or serial device error
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1106 | PS/2 System board async port or serial device error
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1107 | PS/2 System board async port or serial cable error
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1108 | PS/2 System board async port or serial device error
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1109 | PS/2 System board async port or serial device error
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1112 | PS/2 System board async port error
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1118 | PS/2 System board async port error
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1119 | PS/2 System board async port error
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12xx | Alternate asynchronous communications adapter errors
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12xx | PS/2 Dual async adapter error
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1201 | Alternate asynchronous communications adapter test failure
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1202 | PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial device error
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1206 |
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1207 | PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial cable error
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1208 | PS/2 Dual async adapter or serial device error
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1209 |
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1212 | PS/2 Dual async adapter or system board error
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1218 |
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1219 |
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1227 |
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1233 |
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1234 |
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13xx | Game control adapter errors
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1301 | Game control adapter test failure
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1301 | Joy-stick test failure
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14xx | Matrix Printer errors
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15xx | Synchronous data link control (SDLC) communications adapter errors
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1510 | 8255 port B failure
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1511 | 8255 port A failure
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1512 | 8255 port C failure
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1513 | 8253 timer 1 did not reach terminal count
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1514 | 8253 timer 1 stuck on
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1515 | 8253 timer 0 did not reach terminal count
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1516 | 8253 timer 0 stuck on
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1517 | 8253 timer 2 did not reach terminal count
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1518 | 8253 timer 2 stuck on
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1519 | 8273 port B error
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1520 | 8273 port A error
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1521 | 8273 command/read time-out
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1522 | Interrupt level 4 failure
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1523 | Ring Indicate stuck on
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1524 | Receive clock stuck on
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1525 | Transmit clock stuck on
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1526 | Test indicate stuck on
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1527 | Ring indicate not on
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1528 | Receive clock not on
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1529 | Transmit clock not on
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1530 | Test indicate not on
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1531 | Data set ready not on
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1532 | Carrier detect not on
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1533 | Clear to send not on
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1534 | Data set ready stuck on
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1536 | Clear to send stuck on
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1537 | Level 3 interrupt failure
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1538 | Receive interrupt results error
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1539 | Wrap data compare error
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1540 | Direct Memory Access channel 1 error
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1541 | Direct Memory Access channel 1 error
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1542 | Error in 8273 error checking or status reporting
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1547 | Stray interrupt level 4
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1548 | Stray interrupt level 3
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1549 | Interrupt presentation sequence time-out
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16xx | Display emulation errors (327x, 5520, 525x)
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17xx | Fixed disk errors
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1701 | Fixed disk POST error
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1702 | Fixed disk adapter error
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1703 | Fixed disk drive error
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1704 | Fixed disk adapter or drive error
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1780 | Fixed disk 0 failure
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1781 | Fixed disk 1 failure
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1782 | Fixed disk controller failure
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1790 | Fixed disk 0 error
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1791 | Fixed disk 1 error
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18xx | I/O expansion unit errors
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1801 | I/O expansion unit POST error
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1810 | Enable/Disable failure
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1811 | Extender card wrap test failure; disabled
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1812 | High order address lines failure; disabled
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1813 | Wait state failure; disabled
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1814 | Enable/Disable could not be set on
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1815 | Wait state failure; disabled
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1816 | Extender card wrap test failure; enabled
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1817 | High order address lines failure; enabled
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1818 | Disable not functioning
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1819 | Wait request switch not set correctly
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1820 | Receiver card wrap test failure
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1821 | Receiver high order address lines failure
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19xx | 3270 PC attachment card errors
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20xx | Binary synchronous (BSC) adapter errors
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2010 | 8255 port A failure
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2011 | 8255 port B failure
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2012 | 8255 port C failure
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2013 | 8253 timer 1 did not reach terminal count
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2014 | 8253 timer 1 stuck on
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2015 | 8253 timer 2 did not reach terminal count or timer 2 stuck on
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2017 | 8251 Data set ready failed to come on
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2018 | 8251 Clear to send not sensed
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2019 | 8251 Data set ready stuck on
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2020 | 8251 Clear to send stuck on
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2021 | 8251 hardware reset failure
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2022 | 8251 software reset failure
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2023 | 8251 software "error reset" failure
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2024 | 8251 transmit ready did not come on
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2025 | 8251 receive ready did not come on
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2026 | 8251 could not force "overrun" error status
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2027 | Interrupt failure; no timer interrupt
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2028 | Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card or planar
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2029 | Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card
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2030 | Interrupt failure; receive, replace card or planar
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2031 | Interrupt failure; receive, replace card
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2033 | Ring indicate stuck on
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2034 | Receive clock stuck on
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2035 | Transmit clock stuck on
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2036 | Test indicate stuck on
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2037 | Ring indicate stuck on
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2038 | Receive clock not on
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2039 | Transmit clock not on
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2040 | Test indicate not on
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2041 | Data set ready not on
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2042 | Carrier detect not on
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2043 | Clear to send not on
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2044 | Data set ready stuck on
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2045 | Carrier detect stuck on
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2046 | Clear to send stuck on
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2047 | Unexpected transmit interrupt
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2048 | Unexpected receive interrupt
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2049 | Transmit data did not equal receive data
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2050 | 8251 detected overrun error
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2051 | Lost data set ready during data wrap
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2052 | Receive time-out during data wrap
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21xx | Alternate binary synchronous communications adapter errors
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2110 | 8255 port A failure
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2111 | 8255 port B failure
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2112 | 8255 port C failure
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2113 | 8253 timer 1 did not reach terminal count
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2114 | 8253 timer 1 stuck on
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2115 | 8253 timer 2 did not reach terminal count or timer 2 stuck on.
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2117 | 8251 Data set ready failed to come on
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2118 | 8251 Clear to send not sensed
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2119 | 8251 Data set ready stuck on
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2120 | 8251 Clear to send stuck on
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2121 | 8251 hardware reset failure
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2122 | 8251 software reset failure
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2123 | 8251 software "error reset" failure
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2124 | 8251 transmit ready did not come on
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2125 | 8251 receive ready did not come on
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2126 | 8251 could not force "overrun" error status
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2127 | Interrupt failure; no timer interrupt
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2128 | Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card or planar
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2129 | Interrupt failure; transmit, replace card
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2130 | Interrupt failure; receive, replace card or planar
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2131 | Interrupt failure; receive, replace card
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2133 | Ring indicate stuck on
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2134 | Receive clock stuck on
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2135 | Transmit clock stuck on
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2136 | Test indicate stuck on
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2137 | Ring indicate stuck on
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2138 | Receive clock not on
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2139 | Transmit clock not on
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2140 | Test indicate not on
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2141 | Data set ready not on
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2142 | Carrier detect not on
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2143 | Clear to send not on
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2144 | Data set ready stuck on
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2145 | Carrier detect stuck on
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2146 | Clear to send stuck on
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2147 | Unexpected transmit interrupt
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2148 | Unexpected receive interrupt
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2149 | Transmit Data did not equal receive data
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2150 | 8251 detected overrun error
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2151 | Lost data set ready during data wrap
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2152 | Receive time-out during data wrap
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22xx | Cluster adapter errors
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24xx | Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) errors
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24xx | PS/2 System board Video Graphics Array (VGA) errors
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2401 | PS/2 Video Cable error (tbarnum@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
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26xx | XT/370 errors
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27xx | AT/370 errors
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28xx | 3278/79 emulation adapter errors
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29xx | Color/graphics printer errors
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30xx | Primary PC Network adapter error
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3001 | Processor test failure
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3002 | ROM checksum test failure
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3003 | Unit ID PROM test failure
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3004 | RAM test failure
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3005 | Host Interface Controller test failure
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3006 | +/- 12v test failure
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3007 | Digital loopback test failure
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3008 | Host detected Host Interface Controller failure
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3009 | Sync failure and no Go bit
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3010 | Host Interface Controller test OK and no Go bit
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3011 | Go bit and no Command 41
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3012 | Card not present
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3013 | Digital failure; fall through
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3015 | Analog failure
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3041 | Hot carrier; not this card
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3042 | Hot carrier; this card!
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31xx | Secondary PC Network adapter errors
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3101 | Processor test failure
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3102 | ROM check test failure
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3103 | Unit ID PROM test failure
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3104 | RAM test failure
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3105 | Host Interface Controller test failure
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3106 | +/- 12v test failure
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3107 | Digital loopback test failure
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3108 | Host detected Host Interface Controller failure
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3109 | Sync failure and no Go bit
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3110 | Host Interface Controller test OK and no Go bit
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3111 | Go bit and no Command 41
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3112 | Card not present
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3113 | Digital failure; fall through
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3115 | Analog failure
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3141 | Hot carrier; not this card
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3142 | Hot carrier; this card!
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33xx | Compact printer errors
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36xx | General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) adapter errors
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38xx | Data acquisition adapter errors
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39xx | Professional graphics controller errors
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71xx | Voice communications adapter errors
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73xx | 3.5" external diskette drive errors
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7306 | Disk changeline function failure; track 0 bad
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7307 | Disk is write protected; drive error
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7308 | Bad command; drive error
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7310 | Disk initialization failure; track 0 bad
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7311 | Time-out; drive error
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7312 | Bad Controller chip
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7313 | Bad Direct Memory Access; drive error
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7314 | Bad Direct Memory Access; boundary overrun
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7315 | Bad index timing; drive error
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7316 | Drive speed error
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7321 | Bad seek; drive error
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7322 | Bad Cyclic Redundancy Check; drive error
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7323 | Record not found; drive error
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7324 | Bad address mark; drive error
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7325 | Bad Controller chip; seek error
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74xx | IBM PS/2 Display adapter (VGA card) errors
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85xx | IBM Expanded Memory Adapter (XMA) errors
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86xx | PS/2 Pointing device errors
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8601 | PS/2 Pointing device error
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8602 | PS/2 Pointing device error
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8603 | PS/2 Pointing device error or System board failure
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89xx | Music feature card errors
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9670 | SCSI adapter error
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100xx | PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter errors
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10002 | PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or serial device error
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10006 | PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or serial device error
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10007 | PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or communications cable error
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10008 | PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or serial device error
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10009 | PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or serial device error
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10012 | PS/2 Multiprotocol adapter or system board error.
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10018 |
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10019 |
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10042 |
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10056 |
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104xx | PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk errors
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10480 | PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk 0 failure
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10481 | PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk 1 failure
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10482 | PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk controller failure
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10483 | PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk controller failure
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10490 | PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk 0 error
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10491 | PS/2 ESDI Fixed disk 1 error
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21060 | SCSI device error, Device not recognized
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I99920 | IML error
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In reference diagnoses these numbers are reported as eight digit numbers. A
VGA error at post might be 2410 but in the reference disk it is reported as
00241000.
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Appendix E Pinouts
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6pin DIN Male DB15-S Male
--+-- ----------------------
/ 6+5 \ \ 1 2 3 4 5 /
| 4 3 | \ 6 7 8 9 10 /
\ 1 2 / \ 11 12 13 14 15 /
----- ----------------
DB9 (DE-9) Male DB15 (DA-15) Male
------------- --------------------------
\ 1 2 3 4 5 / \ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 /
\ 6 7 8 9 / \ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 /
--------- ----------------------
DB25 Male IDC-50 Male
------------------------------ -------------------
\ 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 ... 13 / | 1 3 5 7 ... 49 |
\ 14 15 16 17 18 .......25 / | 2 4 6 8 ... 50 |
-------------------------- -------------------
(Power Connector) Male
__________
/ \
| 4 3 2 1 |
------------
*Motherboard Power Connectors *NEED ASCII OF BOARD POWER CONNECTOR
30 pin SIMM 72 pin SIMM
------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
| | | |
) | ) _ |
--|||||||||||||||||||||||||--- --|||||||||||||||/ \|||||||||||||||---
1 30 1 36 37 72
MIDI 5pin DIN
MIDI In MIDI Out
pin assignment pin assignment
1 N/C 1 N/C
2 N/C 2 GND
3 N/C 3 N/C
4 Current Src 4 Current Sync
5 Current Sync 5 Current Src
Power Connector Male
pin assignment
1 +12V
2 +12V return
3 +5V return
4 +5V
PS/2 Keyboard Connector 5pin-DIN
pin assignment
1 +KBD data
2 Reserved
3 Ground
4 +5 Vdc
5 +KBD clk
6 Reserved
Shield Frame ground
PS/2 Mouse/6pin DIN
[Thanks to Ian Wilson <ian@wilsoni.demon.co.uk>]
pin assignment
1 Data
2 Not Connected
3 Signal Ground
4 +5 VDC
5 CLock
6 Not Connected
Shield Frame ground
Game Port DB15-Female
pin assignment pin assignment
1 +5V DC 2 Button 4 (A_PB1)
3 Position 0(A_X) 4 GND
5 GND 6 Position 1 (A_Y)
7 Button 5(A_PB2) 8 +5V DC
9 +5V DC 10 Button 6 (B_PB1)
11 Position 2(B_X) 12 GND
13 Position 3(B_Y) 14 Button 7 (B_PB2)
15 +5V DC
Serial Port DB9-Male DB25-Male
9-pin 25-pin assignment
1 8 DCD (Data Carrier Detect)
2 3 RX (Receive Data)
3 2 TX (Transmit Data)
4 20 DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
5 7 GND (Signal Ground)
6 6 DSR (Data Set Ready)
7 4 RTS (Request To Send)
8 5 CTS (Clear To Send)
9 22 RI (Ring Indicator)
Parallel Port DB25-Female
pin assignment pin assignment
1 -Strobe 2 Data 0
3 Data 1 4 Data 2
5 Data 3 6 Data 4
7 Data 5 8 Data 6
9 Data 7 10 -Ack
11 Busy 12 Paper Empty
13 Select 14 -Auto Feed
15 -Error 16 -Init
17 -Slct in 18 GND
19 GND 20 GND
21 GND 22 GND
23 GND 24 GND
25 GND
Parallel Port Centronics-36
1 -Strobe 2 Data 0
3 Data 1 4 Data 2
5 Data 3 6 Data 4
7 Data 5 8 Data 6
9 Data 7 10 -Ack
11 Busy 12 Paper Empty
13 Select 14 -Auto Feed
15 {OSCXT} 16 Signal GND
17 Frame GND 18 +5v
19 GND 20 GND
21 GND 22 GND
23 GND 24 GND
25 GND 26 GND
27 GND 28 GND
29 GND 30 GND
31 -Prime 32 -Error
33 Signal GND 34 N/C
35 N/C 36 N/C
MCA IDE Hard Disk Interface
pin assignment pin assignment
A1 -CD SETUP B1 Address Bit 15
A2 Address Bit 13 B2 Address Bit 14
A3 GROUND B3 GROUND
A4 Address Bit 11 B4 OSC (14.3 MHz)
A5 Address Bit 10 B5 GROUND
A6 Address Bit 9 B6 Address Bit 12
A7 +5 VDC B7 -CMD
A8 Address Bit 8 B8 -CD SFDBK
A9 Address Bit 7 B9 GROUND
A10 Address Bit 6 B10 Data Bit 1
A11 +5 VDC B11 Data Bit 3
A12 Address Bit 5 B12 Data Bit 4
A13 Address Bit 4 B13 GROUND
A14 Address Bit 3 B14 CHRESET
A15 +5 VDC B15 Data Bit 8
A16 Address Bit 2 B16 Data Bit 9
A17 Address Bit 1 B17 GROUND
A18 Address Bit 0 B18 Data Bit 12
A19 +12 VDC B19 Data Bit 14
A20 -ADL B20 Data Bit 15
A21 -PREEMPT B21 GROUND
A22 -BURST B22 Data Bit 0
A23 +5 VDC B23 Data Bit 2
A24 ARB 0 B24 Data Bit 5
A25 ARB 1 B25 GROUND
A26 ARB 2 B26 Data Bit 6
A27 +12 VDC B27 Data Bit 7
A28 ARB 3 B28 Data Bit 10
A29 +ARB/-GRANT B29 GROUND
A30 -TC B30 Data Bit 11
A31 +5 VDC B31 Data Bit 13
A32 -S0 B32 -SBHE
A33 -S1 B33 GROUND
A34 +M/-O B34 -CD DS 16
A35 GROUND B35 -IRQ 14
A36 CD CHRDY B36 GROUND
IDE Hard Disk Interface for Model 25/30
pin assignment pin assignment
1 -RESET 2 -Disk Installed
3 Data Bit 0 4 GROUND
5 Data Bit 1 6 GROUND
7 Data Bit 2 8 GROUND
9 Data Bit 3 10 GROUND
11 Data Bit 4 12 GROUND
13 Data Bit 5 14 GROUND
15 Data Bit 6 16 GROUND
17 Data Bit 7 18 GROUND
19 -IOR 20 GROUND
21 -IOW 22 GROUND
23 -CS1FX 24 GROUND
25 Address Bit 0 26 GROUND
27 Address Bit 1 28 GROUND
29 Address Bit 2 30 +5 VDC
31 RESERVED 32 +5 VDC
33 -DACK 3 34 GROUND
35 DRQ 3 36 GROUND
37 IRQ 5 38 GROUND
39 I/O CH RDY 40 +12 VDC
41 Spare 42 +12 VDC
43 Spare 44 +12 VDC
ESDI Hard Disk Interface
ESDI IDC-34
pin assignment pin assignment
1 GROUND 2 -HD SLCT 3
3 GROUND 4 -HD SLCT 2
5 GROUND 6 -WRITE GATE
7 GROUND 8 -CNFG/STATUS
9 GROUND 10 -XFER ACK
11 GROUND 12 -ATTENTION
13 GROUND 14 -HD SLCT 0
15 KEY (no pin) 16 -SECTOR
17 GROUND 18 -HD SLCT 1
19 GROUND 20 -INDEX
21 GROUND 22 -READY
23 GROUND 24 -XFER REQ
25 GROUND 26 -DRV SLCT 0
27 GROUND 28 -DRV SLCT 1
29 GROUND 30 Reserved
31 GROUND 32 -READ GATE
33 GROUND 34 -CMD DATA
ESDI IDC-20
pin assignment pin assignment
1 -DRV SLCTD 2 -SECTOR
3 -CMD COMPL 4 -ADDR MK EN
5 -GROUND 6 GROUND
7 +WRITE CLK 8 -WRITE CLK
9 GROUND 10 +RD/REF CLK
11 -RD/REF CLK 12 GROUND
13 +NRZ WRITE 14 -NRZ WRITE
15 GROUND 16 GROUND
17 +NRZ READ 18 -NRZ READ
19 GROUND 20 -INDEX
ST506/412 Hard Disk Interface
ST-506/412 34 pin connector
pin assignment pin assignment
1 GROUND 2 -HD SLCT 3
3 GROUND 4 -HD SLCT 2
5 GROUND 6 -WRITE GATE
7 GROUND 8 -SEEK CMPLT
9 GROUND 10 -TRACK 0
11 GROUND 12 -WRITE FAULT
13 GROUND 14 -HD SLCT 0
15 KEY (no pin) 16 Not Connected
17 GROUND 18 -HD SLCT 1
19 GROUND 20 -INDEX
21 GROUND 22 -READY
23 GROUND 24 -STEP
25 GROUND 26 -DRV SLCT 0
27 GROUND 28 -DRV SLCT 1
29 GROUND 30 Not Connected
31 GROUND 32 Not Connected
33 GROUND 34 -DIRECTION IN
ST-506/412 20 pin connector
pin assignment pin assignment
1 -DRV SLCTD 2 GROUND
3 Not Connected 4 GROUND
5 Not Connected 6 GROUND
7 Not Connected 8 Key (no pin)
9 Not Connected 10 Not Connected
11 GROUND 12 GROUND
13 +MFM WRITE 14 -MFM WRITE
15 GROUND 16 GROUND
17 +MFM READ 18 -MFM READ
19 GROUND 20 -INDEX
VGA DB15-S Female DB9 Female
15-pin 9-pin assignment
1 1 Red
2 2 Green
3 3 Blue
4 - Monitor ID bit 2
5 - N/C
6 6 GND (red return)
7 7 GND (green return)
8 8 GND (blue return)
9 - N/C
10 - GND
11 - Monitor ID bit 0
12 - Minitor ID bit 1
13 4 Horizontal Sync
14 5 Vertical Sync
15 - N/C
Monitor ID bit 0: reserved
Monitor ID bit 1: GND = mono, OPEN = color
Monochrome monitors use the green signal
CGA DB9 Female
pin assignment
1 GND
2 GND
3 Red
4 Green
5 Blue
6 Intensity
7 (reserved)
8 Horizontal Sync
9 Vertical Sync
EGA DB9 Female
pin assignment
1 GND
2 Secondary Red
3 Primary Red
4 Primary Green
5 Primary Blue
6 Secondary Green / Intensity
7 Secondary Blue / Mono Video
8 Horizontal Drive
9 Vertical Drive
Null Modem:
Connector 1 to Connector 2
DTR DSR/DCD
DSR/DCD DTR
RTS CTS
CTS RTS
TXD RXD
RXD TXD
GND GND
30 pin Fast Page Mode SIMM 256kx8 256kx9 1Mx8 1Mx9 4Mx8 4Mx9
pin assignment|pin assignment|pin assignment|pin assignment
1 Vcc |9 Gnd |17 A8 |25 DQ7
2 -CAS |10 DQ2 |18 A9 |26 QP
3 DQ0 |11 A4 |19 A10 |27 -RAS
4 A0 |12 A5 |20 DQ5 |28 -CASP
5 A1 |13 DQ3 |21 -WE |29 DP
6 DQ1 |14 A6 |22 Gnd |30 Vcc
7 A2 |15 A7 |23 DQ6
8 A3 |16 DQ4 |24 N/C
Notes:
QP, CASP and DP are N/C on all x8 bit modules
a9 is a N/C on 256k modules
a10 is a N/C on 256k and 1M modules
72 pin Fast Page Mode SIMM 256k/512k/1M/2M/4M/8M x 32/36 bit
pin assignment|pin assignment|pin assignment|pin assignment
1 Gnd |19 A10 |37 MP1 |55 DQ11
2 DQ0 |20 DQ4 |38 MP3 |56 DQ27
3 DQ16 |21 DQ20 |39 Gnd |57 DQ12
4 DQ1 |22 DQ5 |40 -CAS0 |58 DQ28
5 DQ17 |23 DQ21 |41 -CAS2 |59 Vcc
6 DQ2 |24 DQ6 |42 -CAS3 |60 DQ29
7 DQ18 |25 DQ22 |43 -CAS1 |61 DQ13
8 DQ3 |26 DQ7 |44 -RAS0 |62 DQ30
9 DQ19 |27 DQ23 |45 -RAS1 |63 DQ14
10 Vcc |28 A7 |46 N/C |64 DQ31
11 N/C |29 N/C |47 -WE |65 DQ15
12 A0 |30 Vcc |48 N/C |66 N/C
13 A1 |31 A8 |49 DQ8 |67 PD1
14 A2 |32 A9 |50 DQ24 |68 PD2
15 A3 |33 -RAS3 |51 DQ9 |69 PD3
16 A4 |34 -RAS2 |52 DQ25 |70 PD4
17 A5 |35 MP2 |53 DQ10 |71 N/C
18 A6 |36 MP0 |54 DQ26 |72 Gnd
Notes:
MP0,MP1,MP2,MP3 are N/C on all x32 bit modules
a9 is a N/C on 256k and 512k modules
a10 is a N/C on 256k, 512k, 1M and 4M modules
RAS1/RAS3 are N/C on 256k, 1M and 4M modules
*PS/2 72 pin SIMM
SCSI Connector Pinouts (Single Ended)
======================================================================
Pin Signal Pin Signal
----------------------------------------------------
1 Ground 31 Ground
2 Data 0 32 -Attention
3 Ground 33 Ground
4 Data1 34 Ground
5 Ground 35 Ground
6 Data 2 36 -Busy
7 Ground 37 Ground
8 Data 3 38 -Acknowledge
9 Ground 39 Ground
10 Data 4 40 -Reset
11 Ground 41 Ground
12 Data 5 42 -Message
13 Ground 43 Ground
14 Data 6 44 -Select
15 Ground 45 Ground
16 Data 7 46 -Control/Data
17 Ground 47 Ground
18 Data P 48 -Request
19 Ground 49 Ground
20 Ground 50 -Input/Output
21 Ground 51 Reserved (PS/2 only)
22 Ground 52 Reserved (PS/2 only)
23 Ground 53 Reserved (PS/2 only)
24 Ground 54 Reserved (PS/2 only)
25 Not Connected 55 Reserved (PS/2 only)
26 Terminator Pwr56 Reserved (PS/2 only)
27 Ground 57 Reserved (PS/2 only)
28 Ground 58 Reserved (PS/2 only)
29 Ground 59 Reserved (PS/2 only)
30 Ground 60 Reserved (PS/2 only)
This layout is the same as the IDC-50 SCSI Socket/cable end with
signals 51-60 being added in the PS/2 variety.
PS/2 1.44MB Floppy pinout(could someone verify this)
Pin I/O Signal Pin I/O Signal
--- --- ------ --- --- ------
1 n/a -2nd drive 2 o -high density select
3 n/a reserved 4 n/a reserved
5 n/a ground 6 n/a reserved
7 n/a signal ground 8 i -index
9 n/a signal ground 10 o reserved
11 n/a signal ground 12 o -drive select
13 n/a ground 14 o reserved
15 n/a signal ground 16 o -motor enable
17 n/a signal ground 18 o -direction in
19 n/a signal ground 20 o -step
21 n/a signal ground 22 o -write data
23 n/a signal ground 24 o -write enable
25 n/a signal ground 26 i -track 0
27 n/a signal ground 28 i -write protect
29 n/a signal ground 30 i -read data
31 n/a signal ground 32 o -head 1 select
33 n/a signal ground 34 i -diskette change
35 n/a ground 36 n/a ground
37 n/a ground 38 o +5 VDC
39 n/a ground 40 o +12 VDC
PS/2 34 pin Floppy pinout (not sure please verify)
Pin I/O Signal Pin I/O Signal
--- --- ------ --- --- ------
1 n/a Signal Return 2 o Data rate select 1
3 n/a +5V DC 4 n/a Drive Type ID 1
5 n/a Signal Return 6 n/a +12V DC
7 n/a signal ground 8 i -index
9 n/a Drive Type ID 0 10 o reserved
11 n/a signal ground 12 o -drive select
13 n/a ground 14 o reserved
15 n/a signal ground 16 o -motor enable
17 n/a Media Type ID 1 18 o -direction in
19 n/a signal ground 20 o -step
21 n/a signal ground 22 o -write data
23 n/a signal ground 24 o -write enable
25 n/a signal ground 26 i -track 0
27 n/a Media Type ID 0 28 i -write protect
29 n/a signal ground 30 i -read data
31 n/a signal ground 32 o -head 1 select
33 n/a Data Rate Select 0 34 i -diskette change
PS/2 44-Pin Disk Controller [Thanks to Make Sakaki and chris@ship.net]
The Model 25/30(286?) HardDrive is an old XT IDE type drive.
The connector to the system-board is a ribbon cable that is not compatible to
the "standard" clone connection.
-----------------------------+-----------------------------
Pin I/O Signal | Pin I/O Signal
-----------------------------+-----------------------------
21 I -IOW | 22 N/A Ground
23 I -DISK CS | 24 N/A Ground
25 I A0 | 26 N/A Ground
27 I A1 | 28 N/A Ground
29 I A2 | 30 N/A +5 VDC
31 N/A Reserved | 32 I/O +5 VDC
33 I/O -DACK3 | 34 N/A Ground
35 I/O DRQ3 | 36 N/A Ground
37 O IRQ5 | 38 N/A Ground
39 O IO CH RDY | 40 I +12 VDC
41 N/A Spare | 42 I +12 VDC
43 N/A Spare | 44 I +12 VDC
-----------------------------+-----------------------------
The HD requires +12V and +5V.
Get +12V from wire 40/42/44, and +5V from 30/32.
Get Ground from wire 34/36/38 and 24/26/28.
(Standard Clone) Power Connector:
40 34 24
42 36 26 30 <--- (Pins/Wires Connected)
44 38 28 32
| | | |
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| | | | Top
| | | |
| | | |
--------------
___________
/ | +12v = Red
| O O O O | Front +5V = Yellow
-------------- G = Black (Sometimes Orange)
12v G G 5v
|
Appendix F PS/2 Sound Cards
|
From: Jacques@cpmc.ucl.ac.be (Alain Jacques)
******************************************************************************
* Sound Cards for the MCA BUS computer *
*****************************************************************************
2/23/95
Below is a list of nineteen audio cards for the Micro-channel computer.
Twelve of these Audio cards are known to be out of production and are not
currently available. These are labeled "(No longer in production)" after the
product name.
While some cards are no longer on the market as new, you may have some luck
locating a dealer with old stock (slim chance), or find one used in the
classifieds somewhere. Older sound cards may not have 16 bit stereo and other
features found in newer sound cards. Be sure to verify what you are getting
and what your programs require to avoid any suprises and disapointments.
Note that not all sound cards are suitable for game play. Some are designed
for business audio needs only. Look for cards labeled as "Sound Blaster
compatible" if you wish to play games with the card in question. Note that
Sound Blaster compatibility is not always 100% in cards not made by Creative
Labs. What this means is some games may play perfectly, others may not.
*****************************************************************************
Product: Ad Lib Gold 2000MC (No longer in production)
Company: Ad Lib, Inc.
Address: 220 Grande Allee, E, Ste. 850
Quebec City, QB, CD G1R 2J1
800-463-2686; 418-529-9676
FAX: 418-529-1159
Tech support: 418-529-6252
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, motherboards, controllers, ...)
Special Function Boards
Specs: Pricing: $500
Standard warranty included: 1 yr.
Date announced: 1992
Function: Audio processing
Compatible with: MCA PS/2 Model 50, 60, 70, 80
Interfaces provided: SCSI interface
Size of board: 3/4 length
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product: Model VP800 (No longer in production)
Company: Antex Electronics Corp.
Address: 16100 S. Figueroa St.
Gardena, CA 90248
800-338-4231; 310-532-3092
FAX: 310-532-8509
Tech support: Use toll-free no.
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, motherboards, controllers, ...)
Special Function Boards
Specs: Pricing: $325
Date announced: 1991
Function: Audio processing
Compatible with: MCA
Size of board: Full length
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product: AT&T Business Audio for MCA
AT&T/GIS Kit# 3099-K070
Company: AT&T
Direct sales: 800-542-9907 (AT&T Direct)
Category: PC Boards
Sound Boards/MIDI
Comes with the following applications:
Sound Finder
Quick Recorder
Voice & Sound Animation
Voice Pilot
ProofReader
Kit includes:
Microphone w/stand
Pair of lightweight headphones
Four pin cable for connecting to CD-ROM audio outputs
Mini plug connectors for:
Microphone
Headphones or external speakers
Stereo Line in
Stereo Line out
Microsoft Sound System version 2.0 (5 diskettes)
AT&T Business Audio Diagnostics (1 diskette)
MS BA User Guide
Hardware users guide
Requires:
Intel 486 or higher
640Mb + 4Mb extended
10Mb of disk space
VGA Display
Works with DOS; Windows 3.1, Windows NT.
Configurable for Sound Blaster compatibility with an enclosed utility.
Rated by the FCC for class B use,
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product: Sound Blaster MCV (No longer in production)
Company: Creative Labs, Inc. (subsidiary of Creative Technology)
Address: 1901 McCarthy Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
800-998-LABS; 408-428-6600
FAX: 408-428-6611
Tech support: 408-428-6622
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, motherboards, controllers, ...)
Special Function Boards
Specs: Pricing: $350
Date announced: 1991
Function: Audio processing
Compatible with: MCA PS/2 Model 50, 60, 70, 80
Graphics standard supported: VGA
Interfaces provided: MIDI interface
Size of board: 3/4 length
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product: Audio Capture/Playback Adapter (No longer in production)
Company: IBM (International Business Machines)
Address: Old Orchard Rd.
Armonk, NY 10504
800-426-2468; 914-765-1900
Tech support: Use toll-free no.
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, motherboards, controllers, ...)
Special Function Boards
Specs: Pricing: $565
Standard warranty included: 90-day
Date announced: 1989
Function: Audio processing
Compatible with: MCA PS/2 Model 50, 60, 70, 80
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product: Audiovation Adapter/A
Company: IBM (International Business Machines)
Address: Old Orchard Rd.
Armonk, NY 10504
800-426-3333; 914-765-1900
Direct sales: 800-426-7695 (IBM PC Direct)
Tech support: 800-237-5511
Tech support BBS: 919-517-0001; 800-847-7211 (OS2)
Category: PC Boards
Sound Boards/MIDI
Specs: Mfr. suggested list price: $300
Standard warranty included: 1 yr.
Date announced: 1993
Product classification: Sound board
Compatibility: MCA
Audio recording size: 16 bit
Audio recording rate: 4-44.1 KHz stereo
Audio playback size: 16 bit
Audio playback rate: 4-44.1 KHz stereo
Sound card compatibility: Sound Blaster
Synthesizer type: Wavetable
Interfaces/connectors: CD-ROM; MIDI; Joystick; Line-in; Line-out;
Microphone
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product: Ultimedia Audio Adapter
Company: IBM (International Business Machines)
Address: Old Orchard Rd.
Armonk, NY 10504
800-426-3333; 914-765-1900
Direct sales: 800-426-7695 (IBM PC Direct)
Tech support: 800-237-5511
Tech support BBS: 919-517-0001; 800-847-7211 (OS2)
Category: PC Boards
Sound Boards/MIDI
Specs: Mfr. suggested list price: $295
Date announced: 1994 *
Product classification: Sound board
Compatibility: MCA
Audio recording size: 16 bit
Audio recording rate: 44 KHz stereo
Audio playback size: 16 bit
Audio playback rate: 44 KHz stereo
Interfaces/connectors: Microphone
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product: Ultimedia M-Audio Capture/Playback Adapter/A
Company: IBM (International Business Machines)
Address: Old Orchard Rd.
Armonk, NY 10504
800-426-3333; 914-765-1900
Direct sales: 800-426-7695 (IBM PC Direct)
Tech support: 800-237-5511
Tech support BBS: 919-517-0001; 800-847-7211 (OS2)
Category: PC Boards
Sound Boards/MIDI
Specs: Mfr. suggested list price: $235
Date announced: 1991 *
Product classification: Sound board
Compatibility: MCA
Audio recording size: 16 bit
Audio recording rate: 8-44.1 KHz stereo
Audio playback size: 16 bit
Audio playback rate: 8-44.1 KHz stereo
General MIDI standard supported: Yes
Interfaces/connectors: Line-in; Line-out; Microphone
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product: ActionMedia 750 Capture Board/MCA (No longer in production)
Company: Intel Corp.
Address: 2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
800-538-3373; 408-765-8080
FAX: 408-765-1821
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, motherboards, controllers, ...)
Video/Graphics Boards
Specs: Pricing: $2,150
Date announced: 1990
Function: Motion video
Compatible with: MCA PS/2 Model 50, 60, 70, 80
Additional functions: Converts analog audio and video signals into
digital data; captures two-channel audio, hi-res still images
and motion video from live or recorded sources
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product: ActionMedia 750 Delivery Board/MCA (No longer in production)
Company: Intel Corp.
Address: 2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
800-538-3373; 408-765-8080
FAX: 408-765-1821
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, motherboards, controllers, ...)
Video/Graphics Boards
Specs: Pricing: $1,995-$2,495
Date announced: 1990
Function: Motion video
Compatible with: MCA PS/2 Model 50, 60, 70, 80
Bits per pixel: 24
Number of colors available: 16.8M
Graphics resolution: 1024x480; 768/512x480
RAM: 1M-2M bytes
Size of board: Full length
Additional functions: Enables playback of motion video, still
images, graphics and audio from digital storage media
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Product: ActionMedia II Capture Board/MCA (No longer in production)
Company: IBM (International Business Machines)
Address: Old Orchard Rd.
Armonk, NY 10504
800-426-3333; 914-765-1900
Direct sales: 800-426-7695 (IBM PC Direct)
Tech support: 800-237-5511
Tech support BBS: 919-517-0001; 800-847-7211 (OS2)
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, motherboards, controllers, ...)
Video/Graphics Boards
Specs: Pricing: $495
Standard warranty included: 1 yr.
Date announced: 1991
Function: Motion video
Compatible with: MCA
Additional functions: Digitizes analog audio and video analog
signals; captures audio, still images and motion video from live
or recorded sources
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Product: ActionMedia II Delivery Board/MCA
Company: IBM (International Business Machines)
Address: Old Orchard Rd.
Armonk, NY 10504
800-426-3333; 914-765-1900
Direct sales: 800-426-7695 (IBM PC Direct)
Tech support: 800-237-5511
Tech support BBS: 919-517-0001; 800-847-7211 (OS2)
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, motherboards, controllers, ...)
Video/Graphics Boards
Specs: Pricing: $995
Standard warranty included: 1 yr.
Date announced: 1991
Function: Motion video
Compatible with: MCA
Number of colors available: 16.8M
Size of board: Full length
Additional functions: Provides still and motion video with audio
compression, decompression, video manipulation and graphics
functions; S-VHS video output for PAL or NTSC
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Product: Gloria
Company: Jovian Logic Corp.
Address: 47929 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
510-651-4823
FAX: 510-651-1343
Tech support BBS: 510-651-6989
Category: PC Boards
Sound Boards/MIDI
Specs: Mfr. suggested list price: $495
Standard warranty included: 2 yr.
Date announced: 1994
Product classification: Sound board
Compatibility: ISA (16 bit); MCA
Audio recording size: 16 bit
Audio recording rate: 16-44.1 KHz stereo
Audio playback size: 16 bit
Audio playback rate: 16-44.1 KHz stereo
Interfaces/connectors: Line-in; Line-out; Microphone
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Product: Super VideoWindows-MCA (No longer in production)
Company: New Media Graphics Corp.
Address: 780 Boston Rd.
Billerica, MA 01821
800-288-2207; 508-663-0666
FAX: 508-663-6678
Tech support: 508-663-0666, ext. 126
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, motherboards, controllers, ...)
Video/Graphics Boards
Specs: Pricing: $995
Standard warranty included: 1 yr.
Date announced: 1991
Function: Motion video
Compatible with: MCA
Bits per pixel: 24
Number of colors available: 16.7M
Graphics resolution: 800x600
RAM: 750K bytes
Size of board: 3/4 length
Additional functions: Plays full-motion video and stereo audio in
any size window; individual frame storage; graphics/text
overlay; NTSC or PAL input
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Product: DSA-340 (No longer in production)
Company: Online Computer Systems,Inc. (subsidiary of Reed International,PLC)
Address: 20251 Century Blvd.
Germantown, MD 20874
800-922-9204; 301-428-3700
FAX: 301-428-2903
Tech support: 800-643-4351
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, sound, controllers, ...)
Sound Boards/MIDI
Specs: Pricing: $595
Date announced: 1988
Product classification: Sound board
Compatibility: MCA
Audio recording size: 8 bit
Audio recording rate: 4-12 KHz stereo
Audio playback size: 8 bit
Audio playback rate: 4-12 KHz stereo
Interfaces/connectors: Line-in; Line-out
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Product: DSA-1640 (No longer in production)
Company: Online Computer Systems, Inc.
Address: 20251 Century Blvd.
Germantown, MD 20874
800-922-9204; 301-428-3700
FAX: 301-428-2903
Tech support: 800-643-4351
Category: PC Boards (video, fax, motherboards, controllers, ...)
Special Function Boards
Specs: Pricing: $1,095
Date announced: 1991
Function: Audio processing
Compatible with: MCA
Size of board: Full length
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Product: Sound Piper
Company: Piper Research, Inc.
Attn: Sales
PO Box 241
Newport, MN 55055
1-612-459-2770
FAX: 1-612-881-5840
Tech support BBS: 1-612-730-5860
FAX: 1-408-428-6633
E-Mail: 74544.3103@compuserve.com
www.piper-research.com
** Currently NOT sold through re-sellers, order direct from Piper Research.
Category: PC Boards
Sound Boards/MIDI
Specs: Mfr. suggested list price: $129.95-179.95
Limited warranty included: 1 yr. BBS
Date announced:
Product classification: Sound board; Multimedia PC compatible
Compatibility: MCA Half size adapter
Environments: DOS, Windows 3.1, OS/2
Audio recording size: 16 bit
Audio recording rate: 4-44.1 KHz stereo
Audio playback size: 16 bit
Audio playback rate: 4-44.1 KHz stereo
Sound card compatibility: Sound Blaster
Synthesizer type: Yamaha OPL3 20 voice stereo FM Music Synthesizer
Interfaces/connectors: MIDI; Joystick; Line-in; Line-out;
Microphone; 4 watt stereo amplifier output
Features:
- Patented ESPCM compression
- Programmable digital volume control
- Stereo mixer and amplifier
- Compatible with all major software programs
Bundled software:
- Audio recorder
- Audio reminder
- Audio chime library
- Chime
- Mixer
- Stopwatch
- Talking calculator
- Talking clock - Timer
Summary:
The SoundPiper 16 is a state-of-the-art, high integration 16 bit stereo
sound card for PS/2 Micro Channel Architecture personal computers.
The SoundPiper 16 has a built in 5 channel mixer for both record and
layback. It has stereo inputs for CD-audio, line-in, music synthesis,
and digital audio, and a mono input for a microphone. It is now even
better with the 32 bit and 32 bit 3D sound versions.
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Product: MPU-IMC
Company: Roland Corp. U.S.
Address: 7200 Dominion Circle
Los Angeles, CA 90040-3696
213-685-5141
FAX: 213-722-0911
Tech support: Use main no.
Category: PC Boards
Sound Boards/MIDI
Specs: Mfr. suggested list price: $179
Standard warranty included: 1 yr.
Date announced: 1992
Product classification: MIDI interface
Compatibility: MCA PS/2
MPU-401 compatible: Yes
Interfaces/connectors: MIDI-in; MIDI-out; Tape-in; Tape-out;
Metronome out
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Product: Mwave/MCA
Company: Texas Instruments, Inc.
Address: 135000 N. Central Expwy.
Dallas, TX 75265
800-848-3927; 214-995-2011
FAX: 214-995-4360
Tech support: 817-774-6660
Tech support BBS:817-774-6809 (Printers)
Category: PC Boards
Sound Boards/MIDI
Specs: Mfr. suggested list price: $150-$200
Date announced: 1992
Product classification: Sound board
Compatibility: MCA PS/2 Model 50, 60, 70, 80
Audio recording size: 16 bit
Audio recording rate: 8-44.1 KHz stereo
Audio playback size: 16 bit
Audio playback rate: 8-44.1 KHz stereo
Sound card compatibility: Sound Blaster
Synthesizer type: Wavetable
Interfaces/connectors: Joystick; Line-in; Line-out
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