i286-Mainboard

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Tue Mar 27 04:31:56 2001

And some used CTRL-ALT-ENTER. There's also a utility to get into most 286
BIOS's and adjust settings, I'll have to see where I stashed my copy.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Don Maslin
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 12:54 AM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: i286-Mainboard
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> > AWARD also uses the DEL during POST as well, at least in about
> 10 of the boxes I
> > have here. Phoenix uses <F1> at any time during POST, though I
> seldom see that
> > one outside of Packard Bell, HP, and other U.S. makers' systems.
>
> Phoenix also used CTRL-ALT-ESC on some of the 286s that they provided
> BIOS for.
> - don
>
> > The Morse board, IIRC, was not an early one requiring a setup
> diskette, having
> > given it some thought. In fact, the Morse board I have/had was
> quite small in
> > size and was a later '286 version.
> >
> > The only '286 I still keep up is an old 25 MHz NEAT
> chipset-based one with a
> > Harris processor. I've got some software from a former
> employer that operates
> > the NEAT chipset quite well to enable the upper memory blocks,
> thereby enabling
> > the load of drivers between the adapter ROMs.
> > That leaves enough memory after loading a few drivers that one
> can still do
> > something in the reamining contiguous lower memory.
> >
> > Dick
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com>
> > To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 3:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: i286-Mainboard
> >
> >
> > > If the BIOS type can be identified, that will be a great help
> in knowing to
> > > how access the configuration utility; AMI is pressing delete
> during memory
> > > count, award is control+alt+F10, and so forth.
> > >
> > > In a message dated 3/26/01 3:07:18 PM Central Standard Time,
> edick_at_idcomm.com
> > > writes:
> > >
> > > << I hope you've tried the obvious, e.g. <F1> or <DEL> during the POST
> > > sequence to
> > > enter BIOS setup? The earliest PC/AT's used a setup
> diskette to do the
> > > setup of
> > > the CMOS-based parameters. That may prove to be a problem.
> > >
> > > To start out, I'd leave the "turbo" switch alone. However,
> there's usually a
> > > Turbo indicator LED that will tell you when you're in TURBO mode. If
> > > there's no
> > > TURBO button, there's probably a jumper connection available
> somewhere, and
> > > these connections are normally located in the lower left
> region of the board
> > > (assuming the power and keyboard connections are at the
> upper right, for
> > > reference. When you say "not available" do you mean you
> don't have one, or
> > > that
> > > it's not present/supported on the motherboard?
> > >
> > > I'm curious about one thing ... Why is it that you believe
> it to be operable
> > > at
> > > 12 MHz? Is the CPU marked as such? Can you tell anything
> about the support
> > > chip set? I vaguely remember something about a Morse '286
> around here
> > > someplace. It's possible that there's a manual, but more
> likely it's a board
> > > that was hying about. I may not have it anymore, but you
> never know ...
> > >
> > > Dick
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mario Premke" <mapr0003_at_stud.uni-sb.de>
> > > To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 1:22 PM
> > > Subject: i286-Mainboard
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi, I have a 'Morse Technologies KP 286HF' mainboard with
> > > > an AMD-Processor - the board works, but I don't have the slightest
> > > > idea about the jumper settings ... I put 4 MB in it, but it only
> > > > recognizes 640Kb and I assume, that for clocking it to 12Mhz the
> > > > (not available) Turbo-Button should be pressed ?!?
> > > > For any hints or links to manuals I would be very glad ...
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Mario
> > > > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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