IBM PC 300GL - Manual

viii PC 300 GL and 300 PL Terminology Attention: The term reserved describes certain signals, bits, and registers that should not be changed. Use of reserved areas can cause compatibility problems, loss of data, or permanent damage to the hardware. If you change the contents of a register, preserve ...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 1 Chapter 1. System Overview IBM® PC 300® GL personal computer types 6563, 6564, and 6574 and PC 300PL personal computer type 6565 are computer systems that provide state-of-the-art computer power with room for future growth. Features Your computer has: • An Intel® Pentium...

Chapter 1. System Overview 3 ADSL modems ADSL modems, available on some models, enable simultaneous internet connectivity and telephone service. Contact your local telephone service provider and ask if your premises need any additional telephony equipment, such as a splitter or a filter. Also contac...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 5 Chapter 2. System board features This section includes information about system board features. For an illustration of the system board, see “Physical layout” on page 14. Intel Pentium III microprocessor with MMX technology PC 300 GL personal computer types 6563, 6564, a...

Chapter 2. System board features 7 PCI Bus The PCI bus originates in the chip set. Features of the PCI bus are: • Integrated arbiter with multitransaction PCI arbitration acceleration hooks • Zero-wait-state, microprocessor-to-PCI write interface for high-performance graphics • Built-in PCI bus arbi...

8 PC 300 GL and 300 PL • Support for up to five-meter cable length from host to hub or hub to hub • Guaranteed bandwidth and low latencies appropriate for specific devices • Wide range of packet sizes • Limited power to hubs For information on the connector pin assignment for the USB interface, see ...

10 PC 300 GL and 300 PL The PC 300GL personal computer types 6563, 6564, and 6574 and the PC 300PL type 6565 support the following video subsystem modes. The video subsystem provides a 15-pin monitor connector on the system board. On some models, an optional 24-pin DVI-I monitor connector is provide...

Chapter 2. System board features 11 These speakers must be powered with a built in amplifier. In general, any powered speakers designed for use with personal computers can be used with the audio adapter. These speakers are available with a wide range of features and power outputs. • Line In port for...

Chapter 2. System board features 13 Network connection Some PC 300 GL and PC 300 PL models are equipped with an Ethernet or token-ring adapter that supports the Wake on LAN feature. Features of the optional Wake on LAN Ethernet adapter are: • Operates in shared 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX environment • T...

14 PC 300 GL and 300 PL For information on the connector pin assignments, see “PCI connectors” on page 40. Note: PC 300GL computers do not support ISA expansion adapters or the IBM PCMCIA adapter for PCI. Physical layout The system board might look slightly different from the one shown. Note: A diag...

Chapter 2. System board features 15 Rocker switches The two rocker switches on the system board are used for custom configuration. For the location of the small and large rocker switches, see items 12 and 13 above. The large rocker switch has eight switches for setting microprocessor speeds for comp...

Chapter 2. System board features 17 The small rocker switch has three functions. By moving switch 1 to the On position, you activate the diskette write-protect feature. By moving switch 2 to the On position, you clear the CMOS. This rocker switch is also used for flash recovery. See the PC 300GL and...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 21 Chapter 3. Physical specifications This chapter lists the physical specifications for the PC 300GL personal computer types 6563, 6564, and 6574 and PC 300 PL personal computer type 6565. The PC 300GL ad PC300PL have four expansion slots and four drive bays. Note: The PC...

22 PC 300 GL and 300 PL Note: Power consumption and heat output vary depending on the number and type of optional features installed and the power-management optional features in use. Heat output • Approximate heat output in British thermal units (Btu) per hour: — Minimum configuration: 256 Btu/hr (...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 25 Chapter 4. Power supply A 145-watt power supply drives your computer. The power supply provides 3.3-volt power for the Pentium III microprocessor, core chip set, and 5-volt power for PCI adapters. Also included is an auxiliary 5-volt (AUX 5) power supply to provide powe...

26 PC 300 GL and 300 PL Component outputs The power supply provides separate voltage sources for the system board and internal storage devices. The following figures show the approximate power that is provided for specific system components. Many components draw less current than the maximum shown. ...

Chapter 4. Power supply 27 Note: Some adapters and hard disk drives draw more current than the rated maximums. These adapters and drives can be installed in the system; however, the power supply will shut down if the total power used exceeds the maximum power that is available. Output protection The...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 29 Chapter 5. System software This section briefly describes some of the system software included with your computer. BIOS Your personal computer uses the IBM basic input/output system (BIOS), which is stored in flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EE...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 31 Chapter 6. System compatibility This chapter discusses some of the hardware, software, and BIOS compatibility issues for the computer. See the Compatibility Report under, “Related publications” on page vii for a list of compatible hardware and software options. Hardware...

32 PC 300 GL and 300 PL 3. Sends the EOI4. Waits one I/O delay5. Enables the interrupt through the Set Interrupt Enable Flag command Hardware interrupt IRQ9 is defined as the replacement interrupt level for the cascade level IRQ2. Program interrupt sharing is implemented on IRQ2, interrupt hex 0A. T...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 33 Appendix A. Connector pin assignments The following figures show the pin assignments for various system board connectors. SVGA monitor connector Table 17. SVGA monitor port connector pin assignments Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O 1 Red O 9 +5 V, used by DDC2B NA 2 Green ...

40 PC 300 GL and 300 PL PCI connectors Table 22. PCI connector pin assignments Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O A1 TRST# O B1 -12 V dc N/A A2 +12 V dc N/A B2 TCK O A3 +12 V dc O B3 Ground N/A A4 TDI O B4 TDO I A5 +5 V dc N/A B5 +5 V dc N/A A6 INTA# I B6 +5 V dc N/A A7 INTC# I B7 INTB# I A8 +5 V dc N/A ...

42 PC 300 GL and 300 PL IDE connectors Table 23. IDE connector pin assignments Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O 1 RESET O 21 NC N/A 2 Ground N/A 22 Ground N/A 3 Data bus bit 7 I/O 23 I/O write O 4 Data bus bit 8 I/O 24 NC N/A 5 Data bus bit 6 I/O 25 I/O read O 6 Data bus bit 9 I/O 26 Ground I 7 Data bu...

Appendix A. Connector pin assignments 43 Diskette drive connector Table 24. Diskette drive connector pin assignments Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O 1 Drive 2 installed # I 18 Direction in# O 2 High density select O 19 Ground N/A 3 Not connected N/A 20 Step# O 4 Not connected N/A 21 Ground N/A 5 Groun...

Appendix A. Connector pin assignments 45 Mouse and keyboard port connectors Serial port connector Table 28. Mouse port connector pin assignments Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O 1 Data I/O 4 +5 V dc N/A 2 Reserved I/O 5 Clock I/O 3 Ground N/A 6 Reserved N/A Table 29. Keyboard port connector pin assignm...

46 PC 300 GL and 300 PL Parallel port connector Table 31. Parallel port connector pin assignments Pin Signal I/O Pin Signal I/O 1 STROBE# I/O 14 AUTO FD XT# O 2 Data bit 0 I/O 15 ERROR# I 3 Data bit 1 I/O 16 INIT# O 4 Data bit 2 I/O 17 SLCT IN# O 5 Data bit 3 I/O 18 Ground N/A 6 Data bit 4 I/O 19 Gr...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 47 Appendix B. System address maps The following charts represent how the hard disk stores different types of information. Address ranges and byte sizes are approximate. System memory map The first 640 KB of system board RAM is mapped starting at address hex 0000000. A 256...

48 PC 300 GL and 300 PL Input/output address map The following lists resource assignments for the I/O address map. Any addresses that are not shown are reserved. Table 33. I/O address map Address (hex) Size Description 0000–000F 16 bytes DMA 1 0010–001F 16 bytes General I/O locations - available to ...

Appendix B. System address maps 51 PCI configuration space map 00CE Channel 7, Transfer Count register 00–15 Yes 00D0 Channels 4–7, Read Status/Write Command register 00–07 00D2 Channels 4–7, Write Request register 00–02 00D4 Channels 4–7, Write Single Mask register bit 00–02 00D6 Channels 4–7, Mode...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 53 Appendix C. IRQ and DMA channel assignments The following tables list the interrupt request (IRQ) and direct memory access (DMA channel assignments. Table 36. IRQ channel assignments IRQ System resource NMI Critical system error SMI System management interrupt - power m...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 55 Appendix D. Error codes Complete lists of POST and beep error codes are provided in the PC300GL and PC 300PL User Guide and in the Hardware Maintenance Manual. POST error codes POST error messages appear when, during startup, POST finds problems with the hardware or a c...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 57 Appendix E. Notices and Trademarks This publication was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local IBM representative for information o...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 59 Bibliography The following publications were reference materials for IBM staff in developing the PC300 PL and 300 GL. This list of reference materials is provided for convenience only. For further information on these materials, contact the source corporation. • Advance...

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 61 Index A Accelerated Graphics Port 8 ACPI 30 address maps DMA I/O 50 input/output 48 PCI configuration 51 system memory 47 Adlib 10 ADSL modems 3 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 30 Advanced Power Management 30 AGP 8 APM 30 audio connectors 10 controller 10 dev...