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        Above Board 2 Plus Technical Installation Instructions            
                                                                          
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 INTRODUCTION

     This document contains all the information an experienced user needs to
     install an Above Board 2 Plus 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 TO THE ABOVE BOARD 2 PLUS

     The Above Board 2 Plus uses Single Inline Memory Modules (SIMMs).
     These are small circuit boards generally containing nine memory chips
     each.  The Above Board 2 Plus uses 256K- or 1M-byte SIMMs. For a list
     of SIMMs that Intel has verified, refer to the Above Board manual or to
     FaxBack Document #1510, "Micro Channel Above Board Memory Chip
     Compatibility."

     You must install 2 SIMMs at a time, filling sockets 1 and 2 first, then
     3 and 4, etc.  You can use either 256K- or 1M-byte SIMMs, but not both.
     The following figure shows where the sockets are on the Above Board.
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 COPYING AN OPTION DISKETTE

     Start your computer from the Reference Diskette and press Enter to
     continue.  Highlight "Copy an Option Diskette" and press Enter.  Follow
     the instructions on the screen.

 CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM

     You MUST configure your PS/2 computer with the backup copy of the
     Reference Disk after installing an Above Board.  Insert the Above Board
     and then follow these instructions.

     Turn on your computer and put the Reference Disk in drive A.  Answer Y
     when asked "Automatically Configure System?".  Remove the Reference
     diskette from drive A and reboot the computer.

 SOFTSET

     You must run the SOFTSET program to fully install the Above Board 2
     Plus. SOFTSET will either create an initialization file on your
     computer's hard disk (if your operating system is OS/2), or it will put
     a device driver to initialize the Above Board 2 Plus in your CONFIG.SYS
     file (if your operating system is DOS).

     Put the Intel diskette in drive A and type A:SOFTSET.  Then press Enter
     and follow the prompts for your specific configuration.

 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

     Installing the Above Board software involves running the SOFTSET
     program which, depending on your selections will:

        Copy necessary files onto your boot disk or diskette to initialize
         the Above Board 2 Plus
        Set up an expanded memory driver in your config.sys file
        Set up RAM disk(s) driver in your config.sys file
        Set up a print buffer driver in your autoexec.bat file

 SETTING UP EXPANDED MEMORY

     To use the EMM 4.0 Rev D expanded memory manager, either run the
     SOFTSET program or add this line to your CONFIG.SYS file:

     DEVICE = EMM.SYS c o [EXTF=x] [EXP=x] [ND] [NP] [NE] [H=x]
                          [FR] [MC] [RD] [MCF=x] [MCL=x] [EXPF=x]
                          [EXPL=x]

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

 REQUIRED PARAMETERS

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        c         Specifies the type of computer you're using.    
                  Valid values for EMM 4.0 Rev D Are:             
                                                                  
                       MOD50     IBM PS/2 Model 50                
                       MOD55     IBM PS/2 Model 55SX              
                       MOD60     IBM PS/2 Model 60                
                       MOD65     IBM PS/2 Model 65                
                       MOD70     IBM PS/2 Model 70 & P70          
                       MOD80     IBM PS/2 Model 80                
                                                                  
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        o         specifies the operating system you use. Valid   
                  values:                                         
                                                                  
                       DOS        DOS Operating System            
                       OS2        OS/2 Operating System           
     

 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

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      EXTF=x     Sets the extended memory starting address for    
                 Above Board to "x".  SOFTSET automatically       
                 calculates "x", but you can calculate "x" using  
                 this formula:                                    
                 Total extended memory - Above Board memory + 1024
                 = x.                                             
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      EXP=x      Sets amount of expanded memory to "x" K bytes.   
                 Valid values are from 16 to 32768.  Non-multiples
                 of 16 are rounded up to the next multiple of 16. 
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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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      NE         Instructs EMM not to run extended memory tests.  
                 Don't use this parameter if the Above Board      
                 supplies extended memory.                        
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      FR         Instructs EMM to take advantage of 100-nanosecond
                 SIMMs on the Above Board, enabling 0 wait state  
                 operation.                                       
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      MC         Enables mappable conventional memory.  Disables  
                 all memory on the computer's system board and    
                 uses 640K bytes of Above Board memory as         
                 conventional memory.                             
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      RD         Relocates expanded memory driver into expanded   
                 memory.                                          
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      H=x        Sets EMM Handle count to "x" ("x" must be less   
                 than 256).                                       
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      MCF=x       Sets mappable conventional memory starting      
                  address to "x". Valid addresses include 4000    
                  and 8000 (4000=256K, 8000=512K)                 
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      MCL=x       Sets mappable conventional memory ending        
                  address to "x". Valid addresses include 9800    
                  and 9C00 (9800=608K, 9C00=624K)                 
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      EXPF=x      Sets first 16K-byte page of the expanded memory 
                  page frame to "x". (see previous section for    
                  valid addresses.                                
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      EXPL=x      Sets last 16K-byte page of the expanded memory  

                  page frame to "x". Valid addresses are CC00,    
                  D000, D400, D800, and DC00)                     
     

 SETTING UP A RAM DISK

     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.

 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.

       Intel Customer Support



End of file                 Intel FaxBack # 1612          August 27,1992
