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Kingston Technology
MCMaster
User’s Guide
Model: MC133PD
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Kingston Technology’s MCMaster 486DX4 Processor Upgrade Micro Channel Adapter User’s Guide Part No. 4460012-001. B06 Kingston Technology Company 17600 Newhope Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 435-2600 MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction............................................................................ 1 General Description....................................................2 Package Contents......................................................3 Packaging Materials ...................................................3 Hardware Installation..............................................................4 Preparing your Reference Disk....................................4 Installing Memory....
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Appendices ..........................................................................11 Appendix A Configuration Options...........................12 Appendix B MCMaster Software Utilities..................20 Appendix C Troubleshooting...................................26 Configuration Problems.................................26 Using the MCMaster Diagnostic.....................29 Hardware Issues...........................................35 How to Reach Kingston.........................
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General Information 1 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your Kingston MCMaster. This guide will take you through the basic steps of physically installing MCMaster into your PS/2 system and configuring the system. For most installations, this is all you need to do. Even battle-hardened PS/2 veterans should at least read over the installation directions before proceeding. The Appendices contain more detailed information, along with troubleshooting suggestions in case you run into p
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2 General Information General Description The Kingston Technology MCMaster processor upgrade board is a busmaster processor upgrade card. It provides your computer with a powerful 486DX2 microprocessor to give your system the increased performance to handle today’s most demanding graphical software applications. Your MCMaster includes these important features: • 66MHz or 50MHz speed (depending on model) • Uses clock-doubled 486DX2 microprocessor • Daughtercard connector for VESA Local-Processor
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General Information 3 Package Contents The Kingston MCMaster package should contain the following items: • MCMaster Processor Upgrade Circuit Board • MCMaster Option Diskette • User’s Guide If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Kingston dealer for a replacement. Be sure the items you receive are genuine Kingston Technology products. The printed circuit board has the Kingston name etched on its surface. If the Kingston name is missing, it’s not a genuine Kingston product. Packaging M
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4 Hardware Installation Hardware Installation Install the MCMaster processor upgrade following these steps: Preparing your Reference Disk 1. If you have not previously made a backup copy of the Reference disk that came with your PS/2 computer, you should do it now. Your original Reference disk should be write protected, and you won't be able to copy files onto it. 2. Power up the system with the backup copy of the Reference disk installed in Drive A. 3. The Reference disk will boot up, display
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Hardware Installation 5 Please verify that any SIMMs supplied by anyone other than Kingston meet the IBM specification before using them. The table below shows all of the SIMM types that can be installed in MCMaster. Note the MCMaster DOES NOT support 1MB or 2MB SIMM modules. Size Configuration Kingston Part No. 4 MB 1024K x 32, 70ns KTM1x32L-70T 8 MB 2048K x 32, 70ns KTM2x32L-70T 16 MB 4096K x 32, 70ns KTM4x32L-70T 32 MB 8192K x 32, 70ns KTM8x32L-70T MCMaster can also function with no onbo
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6 Hardware Installation Installing SIMMs 1. Place the MCMaster board onto the anti static bag on a flat surface with the component side face up and the edge connector toward you. 2. Insert the edge of the SIMM into the socket with pin 1 to your right. If the pin number is not marked on the SIMM module, look for a notch cut out of one of the corners on the connector side of the SIMM. That notch will be at pin 1. 3. Slide the SIMM all the way into the socket and press down gently until the tabs s
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Hardware Installation 7 Installing the MCMaster 1. Make sure that the system power switch is OFF. 2. Unlock and remove the system cover. Your PS/2 Quick Reference provides detailed instructions for removing or reinstalling the cover. 3. Choose a vacant expansion slot to plug MCMaster card into. MCMaster will work in a 16 or 32-bit slot. If you're installing it in a 32-bit system, such as a Model 70 or 80, you'll want to install it in a 32-bit slot to take full advantage of the 80486 processor'
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8 Configuring the System Configuring the System At this point, you've finished physically installing MCMaster in the system. The next step is to configure the system to acknowledge MCMaster's presence. For most PC-DOS users, the automatic configuration will be adequate. This section will guide you through the Automatic Configuration process. If you are using an operating system other than DOS, if you have third-party memory boards installed, or if you experience difficulties after running the
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Configuring the System 9 If you press the 'o' key now, control will return to the system's own processor. Otherwise, MCMaster will add its own memory to the memory count and then display the message: Starting MCMaster MCMaster start successful This completes the installation of MCMaster in your PS/2 system. It should now be ready for operation. If it doesn't seem to be working, read the appropriate section in the Appendices for troubleshooting help. If all else fails, contact Kingston Technic
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10 Configuring the System Kingston Technology Company MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06
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11 Appendices MCMaster User’s Guide - Rev. B06 Kingston Technology Company
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12 Appendix A Configuration Options Appendix A Configuration Options For most installations the automatic configuration will suffice. However, in order to make the MCMaster work properly in other circumstances, you may have to go to the configuration screen and set some options by hand. This section describes the MCMaster configuration options in detail. If you are running the Set Configuration program with the MCMaster already installed, reboot the system and press the [o] key (to retur
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Appendix A Configuration Options 13 If you use the MCMaster driver, place it after the driver for the memory board in your CONFIG.SYS file. For example: DEVICE = [Memory board driver].SYS DEVICE = MMPIDD.SYS Early versions of the Intel Above Board implement the INITPROG option in a different manner. For these boards, Intel provides a program called SOFTSET. If you are using the MCMaster with one of these Intel Above Boards, please read "The MCMaster and the Intel Above Board" contained in A
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14 Appendix A Configuration Options ;remove semicolon from next line ;if you wish to use INITPROG ;initprog 80 Edit the line with "initprog 80" to delete the semicolon. The two lines should now read: ;remove semicolon from next line ;if you wish to use INITPROG initprog 80 5. Save the ADF file back out to the disk. 6. Exit the editor. Now you can run the Set Configuration program and set the Operating Mode to "INITPROG or IDD." The program will automatically install the initializer onto you
