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           Above Board PS/PC Technical Installation Instructions           
                                                                           
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ABOVE BOARD PS/PC INSTALLATION

         INTRODUCTION
         
  This document contains all the information an experienced user needs to
  install an Above Board and its software.  If you're not an experienced
  user, you should use the Above Board manual for installation
  instructions or have your dealer install the Above Board.

         ADDING MEMORY
         
  You can use either 64K-bit chips or 256K-bit chips on the Above Board
  PS/PC, but you can't use both types at the same time.  For a list of
  chips that Intel has verified, refer to the Above Board manual or to
  FaxBack Document #1014, "Classic Above Board Memory Chip Compatibility."

  You need to use 200-nanosecond chips or faster.  You must fill each
  column (using nine chips) to which you add chips. Leave no partially
  filled columns.  Fill the columns in the order shown in the following
  diagram:

                             For 64K-bit or 256K-bit chips
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                          Ŀ       
                           6  5  4  3  2   1        

         SETTING SWITCHES
         
         ABOVE BOARD SWITCH BLOCK

             ͻ           ͻ
                                      
              1 2 3 4             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
             ͼ           ͼ
     Parallel        Clock         Always Off
     Port                   
     Ŀ        ߳ CLK ON           Chip Type
     ܳܳ NONE         Ĵ        Ŀ
     Ĵ        ܳ CLK OFF           ܳ 64K  
     ܳ߳ LPT1                   Ĵ
     Ĵ                               ߳ 256K 
     ߳ܳ LPT2                                
               Conventional    
                           Memory Start     I/O Port for
                           Address          Expanded Memory
            Serial              Ŀ
            Port             ܳ߳ 256K     ܳܳܳNO EXP MEM
            Ŀ      Ĵ    Ĵ
            ܳܳ NONE       ߳ܳ 512K     ܳܳ߳ 208-20F  
            Ĵ      Ĵ    Ĵ
            ܳ߳ COM1       ߳߳ NONE Ŀ  ܳ߳ܳ 218-21F  
            Ĵ         Ĵ
            ߳ܳ COM2           No       ܳ߳߳ 258-25F  
                 Conventional    Ĵ
                             Memory added    ߳ܳܳ 268-26F  
                                              Ĵ
     Note: If you have a Parallel Port on     ߳ܳ߳ 2A8-2AF  
     your video board, it's usually addressed Ĵ
     as LPT1.  In this case, the Above Board  ߳߳ܳ 2B8-2BF  
     Parallel Port is referred to as LPT2     Ĵ
     or LPT3 even though the switches are     ߳߳߳ 2E8-2EF  
     set for LTP1 or LPT2.                    

         SYSTEM BOARD SWITCH SETTINGS FOR IBM PC

  If you have an IBM PC and use the Above Board PC to provide conventional
  memory, you need to set switches on the computer's system board.  If you
  don't add conventional memory with the Above Board, you don't have to
  change the computer's switches.

  The following figures show the settings for IBM PC-1s and PC-2s if the
  Above Board provides conventional memory up to 640K bytes:

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  PC-1 (640K)    ܳܳܳܳ      Note: The PC-1 ROM BIOS allows
                         544K bytes maximum.
                  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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  PC-2 (640K)    ߳ܳ߳߳ܳ   
  or PC-1 with   
  upgraded BIOS   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  NOTE:   PC-2s have a "B" stamped on their back panel, PC-1s don't.

         INSTALLING SOFTWARE
         
  Installing the Above Board software involves these steps:

                Copying files
                Setting up expanded memory
                Setting up RAM disks
                Setting up a print buffer

         COPYING FILES

  Copy the files you need from the Intel diskette to your hard disk's root
  directory or to your system diskette.

         SETTING UP EXPANDED MEMORY

  To use expanded memory, add this line to your CONFIG.SYS file:

               DEVICE = EMM.SYS c m i [EXP=x] [ND] [NP] [H=x]

  Where the parameters without brackets ([]) are required, and those with
  brackets are optional.

         Required parameters
         
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   Parameter                  Description                      
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      c       Specifies the type of computer you're using.     
              Valid values:                                    
               pc     (Use for 8-bit systems)                  
              mod30   (Use for IBM PS/2 Model 30)              
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      m       Specifies the 64K-byte block of memory to which  
              expanded memory is mapped. Valid values:         
                                                               
                     C400           D400                       
                     C800           D800                       
                     CC00           DC00                       
                     D000           E000                       
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      i       Specifies the I/O address the Above Board uses   
              to access expanded memory.  Valid values:        
                                                               
                     208        258      2A8    2E8            
                     218        268      2B8                   
  

         Optional parameters
         
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   Parameter                  Description                      
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   EXP=x      Lets you verify the amount of expanded memory in 
              the computer.  "x" specifies the total expanded  
              memory amount.  EMM generates an error message   
              if it finds an amount different from what you    
              specified.                                       
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   ND         Instructs EMM to run abbreviated memory tests    
              after warm boot.                                 
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   NP         Instructs EMM not to pause after EMM errors or   
              messages.                                        
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   H=x        Sets EMM Handle count to "x" ("x" must be less   
              than 256).                                       
  

         SETTING UP RAM DISKS

  To use a RAM disk, add this line to your CONFIG.SYS file:

                   DEVICE = QUIKMEM2.SYS x

  Where "x" specifies the size of the RAM disk in K bytes.   The value for
  "x" must be at least 16 and can't exceed the total amount of expanded
  memory in the computer.  Values that aren't multiples of 16 are treated
  as the next higher multiple of 16.  You don't need to type a "K" after
  the number.

         SETTING UP A PRINT BUFFER

  To use a print buffer, add this line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

                QUIKBUF2 c x d t

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   Parameter                  Description                      
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      c       Specifies the type of computer you're using.     
              Valid values:                                    
                                                               
               pc     (Use for 8-bit systems)                  
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      x       Specifies the size of the buffer in K bytes and  
              must be 32 or greater.  Any value that isn't a   
              multiple of 16 is treated as the next-higher     
              multiple of 16.                                  
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      d        Specifies the display adapter your computer     
               uses.  Valid values:                            
                                                               
                 M   IBM Monochrome           E   IBM EGA      
                 H   Hercules Monochrome      V   IBM VGA      
                 G   IBM CGA                  O   Other        
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      t        Specifies the type of port to be buffered.      
               Valid values:                                   
                                                               
                     P   Parallel                              
                     S1  COM1                                  
                     S2  COM2                                  
  

         IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS
         

  If you receive error messages during installation that say, "One or more
  of the parameters are missing or invalid...", you probably have an early
  version of the Above Board software.  You can get the latest software by
  contacting Intel's Customer Support or by using your modem to download
  the software from the Intel BBS.



End of file                 Intel FaxBack # 1212          November 9,1992
