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             Above Board AT Technical Installation Instructions            
                                                                           
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ABOVE BOARD AT 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
         
  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 can use all 256K-bit chips, or you can use 64K-bit
  chips for columns 1 and 2 and use 256K-bit chips for the remaining
  columns.  (Columns 3 through 8 must contain 256K-bit chips.)

  You must fill two columns at a time (eighteen 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    ڿ        
                        8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  

         SETTING SWITCHES
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         ABOVE BOARD SWITCH BLOCK
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          1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
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                     Ŀ    MemoryMust   
                                 Chip  Stay   I/O Ports for
  Extended         Extended      Type   Off   Expanded Memory
  Memory           Memory        Ŀ    Ŀ
  Ending           Starting      ܳ 64K   Ŀ
  Address          Address       Ĵ ߳ܳ߳ܳ 258-25Fh
  Ŀ Ŀ߳ 256K  Ĵ
  ܳܳܳܳ NONE  ܳܳܳܳ NONE Ĵ ߳ܳܳ߳ 268-26Fh
  Ĵ Ĵ߳ BOTH  Ĵ
  ߳߳ܳܳ 1.5M  ߳߳ܳ߳ 1.0M  ߳߳߳߳ 208-20Fh
  Ĵ Ĵ           Ĵ
  ߳ܳ߳߳ 2.0M  ߳߳ܳܳ 1.5M            ߳߳߳ܳ 218-21Fh
  Ĵ Ĵ           Ĵ
  ߳ܳ߳ܳ 2.5M  ߳ܳ߳߳ 2.0M            ܳ߳ܳ߳ 2A8-2AFh
  Ĵ Ĵ         Ĵ
  ߳ܳܳ߳ 3.0M  ߳ܳ߳ܳ 2.5M Ŀܳ߳ܳܳ 2B8-2BFh
  Ĵ Ĵܳܳ NONE Ĵ
  ߳ܳܳܳ 3.5M  ߳ܳܳ߳ 3.0M Ĵܳܳܳ߳ 2E8-2EFh
  Ĵ Ĵ߳߳ 512K 
  ܳ߳߳߳ 4.0M  ߳ܳܳܳ 3.5M 
  Ĵ Ĵ Conventional
  ܳ߳߳ܳ 4.5M  ܳ߳߳߳ 4.0M  Memory Starting
  Ĵ Ĵ Address
  ܳ߳ܳ߳ 5.0M  ܳ߳߳ܳ 4.5M 
  Ĵ Ĵ
  ܳ߳ܳܳ 5.5M  ܳ߳ܳ߳ 5.0M 
  Ĵ Ĵ
  ܳܳ߳߳ 6.0M  ܳ߳ܳܳ 5.5M 
  Ĵ Ĵ
  ܳܳ߳ܳ 6.5M  ܳܳ߳߳ 6.0M 
  Ĵ Ĵ
  ܳܳܳ߳ 7.0M  ܳܳ߳ܳ 6.5M 
  Ĵ Ĵ
  ܳܳܳܳ 7.5M  ܳܳܳ߳ 7.0M 
   

         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 value:                                     
               at     (Use for 16-bit systems)                 
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      m       Specifies the 64K-byte block of memory to which  
              expanded memory is mapped. Valid values:         
                                                               
                     C000           D000                       
                     C400                                      
                     C800                                      
                     CC00                                      
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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:                                    
                                                               
               at     (Use for 16-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 # 1214          November 9,1992
