Contents

1. General Information on FT4200

1.1 BIOS and Software
Key to Motherboard Layout
Switches
Jumpers
1.2 FT4200 Parts Listing
1.3 Buttons / Functions
LCD codes
Additional Useful Codes
1.4 Memory Configuration
1.5 BIOS Upgrades
Upgrading the Motherboard BIOS
Upgrading the SMIC BIOS
Upgrading the FPSC/SMC BIOS
To upgrade the FPSC via Flash Disk
Upgrading the Flash Disk
1.6 BIOS and ECU Limitations

2. Default Configuration

2.1 Clearing CMOS RAM and returning to defaults
2.2 F1 Setup
2.3 On-Board 7850 SCSI Controller Setup (Bus:Device 01:01h)
2.4 On-Board 7880 SCSI Controller Setup (Bus:Device 01:02h)
2.5 Add-in 2940 SCSI Controller Setup
2.6 Add-in DPT 3334 SCSI Controller Setup

3 Configuring the system using the ECU

To configure add-in boards:
3.1 Configuration of Standard FT4200 Items
SMIC Card Configuration (EISA Slot E4)
7850 SCSI Controller Configuration
7880 SCSI Controller Configuration
3.2 Configuration of additional add-in cards
1^st 3Com 3C595 10/100 Ethernet Controller (PCI Slot P1)
2^nd 3Com 3C595 10/100 Ethernet Controller(PCI Slot P2)
1^st DPT 3334 SCSI Controller Card (PCI Slot P6/E1)
2^nd DPT 3334 SCSI Controller Card (PCI Slot P5)
1^st Adaptec 2940 SCSI Controller Card (PCI Slot P6/E1)
2^nd Adaptec 2940 SCSI Controller Card (PCI Slot P5)

4. Installation and Configuration of N+1 Power Supply Unit in FT4200

5. Software Issues

5.1 FT4200 OS Pack Limitations
5.2 Installing SCO OpenServer 5 on FT4200

6. Tips

6.1 Disabling the on-board 7880 SCSI controller
6.2 Clearing the POST error log (LCD alternating 3230 to 3A30)
6.3 Setting up the SMA for remote connection by modem
6.4 Motherboard BIOS 8.03 sets SMIC card to D0000 by default

1. General Information on FT4200

Expansion Bus 

• 6 x 32 bit PCi Expansion Slots P1 - P6 (P6 Shared with E1)
• Peer Bus Architecture, P1-P3 bus 1, P4-P6 bus 2
• 4 x 32 bit EISA Expansion Slots E1 - E4 (E1 shared with P6, E4 used by SMIC)

Processors

• 2x200MHz Pentium Pro (TM) Processors on motherboard (1^st CPU in Socket A, 2^nd CPU in Socket B)
• 2x200MHz Pentium Pro (TM) Processors on expansion card

Either 256Kb (Used in Single and Dual systems) or 512Kb L2 Cache (Used in Dual and Quad systems)
Note: Processor types may NOT be mixed

• Each individual processor requires an accompanying VRM (Voltage Regulator Module)
• 200MHz Pentium Pro chips must have a 12.4A rated VRM
• Processor bus MUST be terminated where a CPU expansion board is not fitted. An empty CPU expansion board will suffice for diagnostic purposes.

Memory

• 8xDIMM Memory sockets (Max RAM 2Gb - See config tables)

SCSI Controllers

• On-board Adaptec 7850 SCSI Controller (for built in 5 ¼" peripherals i.e., CD-ROM, Tape Drive etc.)
• On-Board Adaptec 7880 Ultra Wide SCSI Controller for hard disk drive bay E only
• Optional DPT PM3334UW, 3 channel RAID controller

Tape Drive options

• Conner 'Peregrine' CDT8000 (4-16Gb DDS II)
• Conner 'Diamondback' Autoloader CTL96GR-S (16-64Gb DDS II)
• Quantum DLT4000 TH5AA-HB (Digital Linear Tape).

Drive Accommodation

5 x Ultra SCSI hard drive bays.

• Each bay will take 4 Wide or Ultra SCSI drives fitted with SCA II connectors
• Drive bays are designated A to E (Front to back)
• Primary drive channel is now bay E in FT4200 (rear-most)
• SCSI Id's are 0,1,3,4, top to bottom in each channel
• SCA II includes the 2 stage removal. No micro switch latches on drive trays. Shogun drive trays will fit.

Current hard drive options:

• Quantum Atlas 2 Ultra SCSI 4 and 9Gb

Floppy Drive

• Mitsubishi MF355F-2450MP
• LED now visible from front of machine

CD ROM

• 8 speed SCSI CD-ROM (Panasonic CR505B)

Video

• Cirrus Logic CL-GD54M30 EVGA Video Controller. 1Mb Video RAM

Power Supply

• 1000W UPS
• N+1 Redundant Power Supply and Optional BBU

Currently supported add-in cards

• 3C592 EISA Triple Combo
• 3C905TX PCI 10/100 UTP
• 3C900 PCI Triple Combo
• DPT PM3334UW 3 Channel RAID (up to 2 cards supported)
• Adaptec 2940UW PCI Ultra/Wide SCSI (up to 2 cards supported)

Environmental

• Temperature (operating) +5 to +35 C
• Temperature (non-operating) -10 to +60 C
• R. Humidity (operating) 20 to 80%
• R Humidity (non-operating) 20 to 80%

Dimensions

• WxDxH 410x800x700mm
• Weight 115Kg fully loaded / 50Kg minimum system

1.1 BIOS and Software

Released

Beta Releases

FT4200 (Discovery) Motherboard Layout

Key to Motherboard Layout

1. Slot for CPU/termination card	13. Busbar connections to PSU
2. VRM8 socket for processor 'B'	14. EISA expansion sockets
3. DIMMs 1 to 4 (top to bottom)	15. PCI expansion sockets
4. ZIF socket for processor 'B'	16. BIOS recovery links
5. ZIF socket for processor 'A'	17. Replaceable CMOS Lithium battery
6. DIMMs 5 to 8 (top to bottom)	18. Clear CMOS links
7. VRM8 socket for processor 'A'	19. System external connections
8. Aux power socket (from PSU)	20. Data connection to power dis. board
9. UltraSCSI connector to HDD module 'A'	21. Bus and multiplier switches, SW1-1 to 6
10. Aux busbar connect to PSU (not used)	22. FDD mode setting links
11. SCSI connec for Remov. media drives	23. Floppy disk control connector
12. Busbar connections to PSU	24. Power connections to power distribution board

Switches

External bus clock				Processor bus multiplier
Frequency	SW1-5	SW1-6		SW1-1	SW1-2	SW1-3	SW1-4	Factor
66Mhz	off	on		on	on	on	on	x2
60Mhz	on	off		on	off	on	on	x2.5
50Mhz	on	on		on	on	off	on	x3
				on	off	off	on	x3.5
				on	on	on	off	x4

Jumpers

Clear BIOS Settings (18 on motherboard layout). Consists of 2 , three pin jumpers (PL17 and PL18) which must be moved together as a pair. Pin 3 is the furthest righthand pin in each case. PL17 is the upper of the two jumpers

BIOS Recovery (16 on Motherboard layout). Single, three pin jumper, pin 3 uppermost on motherboard

Floppy Drive Mode (22 on motherboard layout). Four pin jumper arranged in a square format. Pins 3 and 4 lowermost

PL14 (Marked as ‘RESET’)	Not Fitted
PL16	Not Fitted
Jumper marked as ‘IC5’	Not Fitted

1.2 FT4200 Parts Listing

1.3 Buttons / Functions

LCD codes

The LCD of the front panel displays the error codes that POST (or BIOS) sends to the FPSC. When the LCD displays the code issued by POST, the code is 4 digits.
The lower 2bytes of the NextBootStage variable is displayed shown as follows.

X		X		X		X
­		­		­		­
4 digit error code issued by POST (or BIOS)

F/W displays the F/W version when it completes its initialisation and no error is found during its PowerOnSelfTest. For example, if the F/W version is 2.100, " 2.1 0 0 " is displayed on the LCD.

The LCD also displays the error codes that show the error factors FPSC detected. Almost all code displayed on the LCD is the FPSC variable number. MSD is always zero.
The FPSC variable number or FPSC detected error code is displayed as follows.

0		X		X		X
­		­		­		­
|		FPSC variable number or error code (3 digits)
|
Zero

The table below shows the error codes that are displayed when FPSC detects error during FPSC's Power On Self Test or other error condition. These codes are same as those of the error_log_records.

F/W also displays the code that indicates that F/W starts its function. The FPSC specific codes and NextBootStage codes are shown as follows.

In the case that AC fails and clients are NOT loaded, the firmware will display remaining hold off time as follows. The remaining hold_off_time will be decreased every second.

Additional Useful Codes

006B

When FPSC firmware detects software WDT time-out, the behavior of the FPSC is determined by the action set in the WDTTimeoutAction (0=Disabled, 1=Sound Alarm, 2=Reset System, 3=Sound Alarm and Reset System) variable.

0077

DOOR LOCK trap indicating that the door is open.

1.4 Memory Configuration

There are 8 DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Modules) on the motherboard. These are split into 2 banks of 4.

Bank 1 = even numbered sockets, 2, 4, 6 and 8
Bank 2 = odd numbered sockets, 1, 3, 5 and 7

The following rules must be followed:

• Only FT4200 approved DIMMs must be used (see table later)
• DIMM capacities can be 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256Mb
• 1, 2 or 4 DIMMs can be fitted to a bank
• DIMMs on a bank must be identical
• If both banks are being used, they must contain the same number of DIMMs
• Two or Four way Interleaving is employed automatically depending on the number of DIMMs used.

An example memory table:

All instances of x must be identical, likewise all instances of y, although x and y can either be the same capacity or different.
DIMMs can be 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256MB DIMMs.

Maximum memory capacity is 2GB using 8 x 256MB DIMMs.

Please Note
It is recommended that single DIMM configurations are not used as 2 way and 4 way Interleaving increases performance.

FT4200 Approved Vendor List (AVL)

Important Note
128 and 256MB DIMMs are supported only by Motherboard BIOS version 8.03.00 or greater.

1.5 BIOS Upgrades 

There are only 4 upgradeable BIOS'es within the Apricot FT4200. These are:

Motherboard BIOS
SMIC BIOS
FPSC BIOS
Flash Disk

The version details for these are detailed in the previous tables.

Upgrading the Motherboard BIOS

STOP!

IF THE PROCESS OF FLASHING THE MOTHERBOARD BIOS DEVICE FAILS OR IS ABORTED FOR ANY REASON DURING THE COURSE OF OPERATION, THE PROM DEVICE AT LOCATION IC67 WILL BE RENDERED INOPERATIVE AND WILL NEED TO BE PHYSICALLY REPLACED. NOTE THAT THERE IS NO RECOVERY PATH FOR THIS OPERATION.

1. Boot system from Firmware Update Disk
2. Select 2 from the main menu. Note that there is no confirmation prompt from the programme - it goes straight into programming. Do NOT interfere with the system while programming commences.
3. Once programming is complete, exit and reboot the system.

Upgrading the SMIC BIOS

Caution: When upgrading the SMIC card in an FT4200, you must first ensure that the default I/O is set to C800h. This is particularly important if the SMIC was previously used with a Shogun motherboard. This setting is altered using Jumper PL3 on the SMIC card. Set the jumper as shown below.

The BIOS upgrade can now proceed as follows:

1. Reboot the system from the firmware upgrade diskette
2. Select 1 from the main menu. Note that there is no confirmation prompt from the programme - it goes straight into programming. Do NOT interfere with the system while programming commences.
3. Once programming is complete, exit and reboot the system.

Note
Once the SMIC card has been upgraded in this way, it will no longer operate in an Apricot Shogun. If a situation arises where the card is required to operate in a Shogun, the SMIC card will need be re-flashed in an FT4200 system. A Shogun system will not run with an upgraded SMIC card installed.

Upgrading the FPSC/SMC BIOS

To upload new SMC firmware using SMA

1. Select the appropriate Server window.
2. Choose Upload Firmware from the Control menu.
   The Upload Firmware dialog box appears.
3. Select the binary file corresponding to the new SMC firmware (it should have a .FRM file extension) and choose OK. (158021SW.BIN or 4013.FRM). This can be found on the FPSC disk (Pt 158022SW) or on Area44 of Insight BBS as a self-unpacking archive 4200FPSC.EXE
4. If you are uploading over the network, check the LoginUser variable (in the Users subsystem) to see if anyone currently has a serial connection to the SMC's modem port. If so, you may have to force that user to disconnect, as described in another topic.
5. Change the value of the FPSCResetRequest variable to "Active".
6. Wait until FIRMWAREUPGRADEFLAG Flag: =FPSC
7. Choose Power/Reset from the Control menu.
   The Power/Reset dialog appears.
8. Under Action, select the [Power] Off option. Under Scheduled Action, select the Enabled check box and specify a time a few minutes into the future. Choose OK.
   Note: You cannot schedule a Power On to occur after the SMC firmware has been upgraded. The upgrading process does not preserve this information.
9. Close the Server window to disconnect from the server.

As soon as the server is in Power Off mode, and provided there is no serially-connected workstation, the SMC updates its firmware using the binary file you have given it..

The Shogun will display 0001 on the LCD when upgrade is complete.

To upgrade the FPSC via Flash Disk

Boot from the Flash Disk by pressing <F2> when prompted
Select Upgrade SMC Firmware
Insert disk with the FPSC binary on.

If the file from the FPSC disk is used you will have to rename 158021SW.BIN to the BIOS version with an extension of FRM
E.g. REN 158021SW.BIN 4013.FRM. (Do not use 158019SW.BIN or 158020SW.BIN.).

There is a file on Area44 of Insight BBS (4200FPSC.EXE) which is a self-unpacking archive that just contains 158021SW and 4013.FRM. This can be created onto an HD floppy diskette and used if preferred. The upgrade process will only look for files with a .FRM extension.

Transfer file and Upgrade
Wait until the machine switches off and the LCD reports 0001.

Upgrading the Flash Disk

Download the latest version from Area 44 of Insight BBS. This is a file called 4200FDSK.EXE and is a self unpacking archive. When run it will produce 2 disk image files and IMAGE.EXE. Make the disks required and insert disk 1 into the server. Reboot to this disk and answer "y" to the prompt "Do you wish to format?". The program will copy files from disk 1 to the Flash Disk and then prompt you for the second disk. When all the files are copied the system will require Disk 1 again before prompting you to reboot the system.

1.6 BIOS and ECU Limitations

IPR2248	EZSCSI reporting too few terminators on SCSI bus. This is a problem with older versions of the ASPI8DOS.SYS driver and there is an update available from Adaptec which I have tried and the problem goes away. Solution : Get the latest driver update from Adaptec and replace your existing one with it.
IPR2292	With password prompt set to ‘OFF’, and no password entered, error 162 is displayed on reboot. The password prompt option in set-up simply determines whether or not a prompt should be output for the password to be entered. By setting this option to ‘OFF’ it implies that there is a password installed but the prompt shouldn’t be output when the BIOS tries to read the password. However if there isn’t actually a valid password then a configuration change error is produced indicating that CMOS password may be incorrect. Solution : This should be documented accordingly.
IPR2293	Initial configuration of password is unclear. The password is only active when the user has entered a password, confirmed the password and then selected the ‘Change Password’ option to set the password for use. Solution : This should be documented accordingly.
IPR2294	Password help file states maximum length is 7 characters, but menu allows 20+. What happens is that only 7 characters are to be used for the password and the entry box is only 7 characters long however when all 7 characters have been typed in the user can continue pressing keys with no beep being produced indicating the password buffer is full but only the first 7 characters entered are used for the password. Solution : This should be documented accordingly.
IPR2295	With password prompt set to ‘OFF’, the password is still requested. The password prompt ON/OFF control purely controls output of the ‘Please Enter Password -‘ message and has no bearing on the requirement for a password to be entered, i.e. If a password is set then it is required. Solution : This should be documented accordingly.
IPR2309	NT install hangs if drives are attached to the 2940’s. This is only the case if the drives are brand new and have never been partitioned or formatted, however once they have been written once it is possible to delete all partition information and the install will work so it is impossible to recreate without getting hold of more new drives, however I suspect this is an NT or Adaptec issue as I cannot think of any possible way the BIOS can have a bearing on this error under these particular circumstances. Solution : There is a program available from Adaptec called AFDISK.EXE which will allow new drives to be partitioned and then the systems functions correctly.
IPR2429	Discovery will not boot from CD-ROM when the option is enabled within start-up device menu. Solution : This option will not be provided by the BIOS but instead will be implemented using the Adaptec BIOS bootable CD-ROM support. This has a knock on effect causing a further shortage of option ROM space when installing 2940 cards into a system due to the 7850 having to ‘install’ it’s BIOS to facilitate booting from CD-ROM which in turn reduces the space available to option ROMs.
IPR2430	If the 2nd, 3rd & 4th start-up devices within F1 set-up are set to Disabled, the system continues to boot from drive A:. Solution : The BIOS does it’s best to boot the system and if the user specifies a boot order which causes the system not to be able to boot then after attempting the user boot sequence it will drop back to a default and use that one to try and boot. (The default sequence is A:, C: , D: & E: ), This should be documented accordingly.
IPR2431	Discovery will not boot from hard drive 1 when option is enabled within startup device menu. Solution : I have not had problems with this when booting from drives connected to the onboard Adaptec controller, however the IPR does state that it was trying to boot from a RAID drive on a DPT card, I haven’t tried this but the BIOS simply uses drives logically ie. C:, D: etc… so as long as the RAID DPT drive appeared correctly as D: then the startup option should work correctly so I suspect this is a config / setup issue which should be investigated and documented accordingly.
IPR2432	If all startup devices within F1 setup are set to disabled, the system continues to boot from drive C:. See IPR2430 above - default boot sequence will be used.
IPR2349	POST reports incorrect CPU cache size. This fault has been observed by several people (I am not one of them and I have powered a Discovery on a few times by now) including BIOS staff during the development of the CPU reporting code. On the occasion that this error was seen the CPU had actually reported back the cache size incorrectly but it has never occured since. We cannot find any Intel documentation to suggest that there is a problem with the CPU cache information reporting. Solution : If investigation into this problem is required it would take a long time to even see the problem. We have contacted Intel with respect to this problem and see if they are aware of any such instances and are awaiting feedback.
IPR2444	If a 3½" 1.44MB floppy drive is fitted, and setup is configured as a 360KB 5¼" drive and <ESC> is pressed during the memory test no error is reported. Solution : This should be documented accordingly as pressing <ESC> during the memory test activates ‘quick POST’ which attempts to boot as quickly as possible and this includes skipping floppy drive verification during POST and it assumes that the CMOS information for the floppy is correct so the BIOS is performing as expected.
IPR2445	A second floppy drive cannot be fitted to system due to an incorrect cable configuration or a lack of drive select switches / jumpers. Solution : This is not actually a BIOS issue however it does have implications on the BIOS in that the floppy B: option needs to be removed from the F1 setup and ECU menus, this has now been done and will be in future releases.
IPR2460	If in F1 setup ROM shadowing is set to Enabled, on rebooting the SMIC card changes the CMOS settings and disables C800h - CFFFh. Solution : This is how the SMIC is supposed to function as its ROM is paged and thus cannot be shadowwed otherwise it cannot function correctly.
IPR2462	Once a CFG file is created for an ISA card, there is no facility to edit the configuration details. Solution : This is a feature of the ECU, it provides a CFG creation option but no CFG file editor. The ECU is bought in from MCS and we do not have control to that degree over the functionality of it so this is how it will be.
IPR2463	Fitting and creating a CFG file for a 3-Com 509 card causes an IRQ clash. Solution : The ECU is supposed to resolve resource conflicts and if an ISA card is added on an already used IRQ then it will flag this as an error which is what has happened here. The ECU will also move any required resources to try and resolve this allocation problem by changing dynamically allocatable cards e.g. PCI cards.
IPR2471	ECU does not load ‘Not Listed’ CFG files correctly. Solution : This is a documentation issue as the ECU will load ‘not listed’ CFG files correctly but the way it is done is not immediately obvious and could be clearer however given the ECU documentation it is fairly straight forward.
IPR2472	If diskette drive A: is configured as 360KB or 1.2MB within the ECU system does not error on reboot, but does error if configured as 720KB. Solution : The drive mismatch comparrison is performed based on the number of cylinders a drive has so the only mismatch should be between a 360K drive and the rest, this is now the case.
IPR2492	If a discovery ECU (.SCI) file is saved with clashing interrupts e.g. 7850 & 7880 on IRQ 9, when loaded they are placed on IRQ 10 & 11. Solution : This is as a result of the ECU performing it’s job i.e resolving resource clashes. This can be controlled by locking the configuration or changing the configuration mode from automatic to manual.
IPR2506	Discovery is not MP 1.4 compliant. Solution : This is not the case, however Discovery’s MP table doesn’t actually make use of the 1.4 spec changes and the version information in the header information used to be incorrect so some OS’s did see the MP table as being 1.1 and not 1.4 compliant - This has now been placed on a switch in setup and can be selected by the user (defaults to MPS V1.4).
IPR2728	After removing the 2940 cards the ECU De-activates the onboard 7880 & 7850. Solution : I don’t seem to be able to recreate this problem and need to speak to the owner of the IPR about the error as I have never seen a card De-activated, however there should be a description of De-activated cards in the ECU documentation.
IPR2729	NT install hangs with drives attached to the 2940 cards. Solution : This IPR contains an update as follows : UPDATE .. 20th Aug - AFDISK.EXE was used to place a partition on all hard drives and NT installs no trouble. These partitions were then removed using the NT disk Administrator utility and NT still installs with no problem. It seems to indicate that NT has a problem with installation on new or raw drives.
IPR2730	Fdisk does not see drives attached to the 2940 cards. Solution : This IPR contains an update as follows : UPDATE…. 20th August. Using AFDISK I was able to see all drives and place a DOS partition on them. NT then installed.

Option ROM Space

There is a general limitation with option ROM space on discovery with the SMIC fitted.

Solution : When a SMIC is fitted there is only 64K of option ROM space to use and the onboard Adaptecs take 20K of this leaving only 44K. This seems to be more of a problem when trying to fit 2940 cards into a system as they require 32K each in their uncompressed form to execute and shrink themselves down. This is going to be an ongoing limitation and will keep reoccurring when we try to fit lots of cards to a system. I suspect this was not a problem on the XXPRESS shogun as the BIOS may have only took up 64K (need to check this…?) creating another free 64K (0E000h segment) for option ROM’s however the surepath BIOS is 128K and thus uses the 64K block at 0E000h.

When error logging is enabled and there is no SMIC fitted the system can hang.

Solution : We don’t currently have a fix for this but seeing as all systems will ship with a SMIC it is here as a limitation and then should anybody wish to run without a SMIC the error logging features should be disabled.

As part of the Bus Error logging EISA bus time-outs used to be logged, however we have seen that when a 3COM 592 card is  fitted to the system it causes EISA bus time-out errors even when operating normally.

Solution : It has been decided to remove the EISA bus time-out detection for the time being until this condition can be resolved.

There is a problem with the EISA Configuration Utility which can sometimes result in a crash situation.

Solution : This is not believed to be due to anything we have added to the ECU and MCS who supply the ECU kit to us are currently investigating this issue.

2. Default Configuration

Steps to return an FT4200 to its default configuration.

2.1 Clearing CMOS RAM and returning to defaults

1. Ensure system is powered off
2. Remove left hand side panel and metal cover over the upper half of the motherboard
3. Locate PL17 and PL18 just under the lithium battery, top left hand side of the motherboard.
4. Move both jumpers horizontally from pins 1-2 to 2-3 (from left hand pair to right hand pair)
5. Leave in position for around 10 seconds
6. Replace jumpers in their original positions (1-2)
7. Power system up
8. Memory count will be slow, so press <esc> to end it if desired.
9. After SCSI controller sign on messages, press <F1> when prompted to continue
10. After error messages, system will go into the SurePath setup
11. Press <return> to continue
12. Press <return> to automatically reconfigure system
13. Press <return> to continue
14. Select Save Settings. Press <return> twice
15. Select Exit from the setup utility or press <esc>

The system will then reboot itself. After the memory count, the screen will clear, and report:

CMOS Changed by SMIC BIOS
Rebooting........

The system will then auto reboot itself for a second time.

Press <F1> during the memory count to enter SurePath setup.

2.2 F1 Setup

Press <F1> at any time during the memory count to enter the SurePath setup. Note that there is no prompt for this at any time during boot as on previous products. Once the SCSI adapters have signed on, setup will then commence.

Important: The SurePath setup is automatically entered at reboot whenever any setting or hardware change has been made, i.e., removing/adding a mouse. If two or more changes to the hardware are made consecutively without saving the changes in setup, the system will automatically reset ALL parameters to default on next boot.

You should not set any parameters in F1 set-up, all relevant changes should be made using the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU). When set-up is entered automatically, simply allow it to Auto configure then save and exit as described in the previous section.

2.3 On-Board 7850 SCSI Controller Setup (Bus:Device 01:01h)

This controller is intended only to support the built-in peripherals, I.e., Tape drive, CD-ROM etc.

During 7850 SCSI sign-on, press <ctrl-A> to enter the SCSI Select Utility.
Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings. Press <F6> and select "Yes" to reset to defaults. Press <esc> and select "Yes" to Save Changes. Press <esc> and select "Yes" to Exit Utility. Press <return> to reboot.

2.4 On-Board 7880 SCSI Controller Setup (Bus:Device 01:02h)

During 7880 SCSI sign-on, press <ctrl-A> to enter the SCSI Select Utility.
Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings. Press <F6> and select "Yes" to reset to defaults. Select SCSI Device Configuration and press <enter>. For devices #0, #1, #3 and #4, change Send Start Unit Command to "Yes".

Press <esc>, and select Advanced Configuration Options. Change Support for Ultra SCSI Speed to enabled. Press <esc> twice and select "Yes" to Save Changes.

For NetWare and SCO OpenServer 5 the parameter " Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1Gb" should be changed to Disable.

Press <esc> and select "Yes" to Exit Utility. Press <return> to reboot.

2.5 Add-in 2940 SCSI Controller Setup

*** Ignore this section if there are none fitted to the system ***

During Adaptec 2940 SCSI sign-on press <Ctrl-A> to enter SCSI-Select.
If you have 2 2940 cards fitted, the memory address for both are displayed, select the appropriate card and press <Enter>
Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings.
Press <F6> and select "Yes" to reset to defaults.
Move to SCSI Device Configuration and press <Enter>.
Change Send Start Unit Command from "no" to "yes" for devices #0, #1, #3 and #4.
Press <Esc> to return to the menu
Move to Advanced Configuration Options

For NetWare and SCO installations change Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1Gb to Disable
Change Support for Ultra SCSI Speed to Enable
Press <Esc> twice and select "yes" to save.
Return to step 1 for the second controller or press <Esc> to exit and reboot when all channels have been updated.

2.6 Add-in DPT 3334 SCSI Controller Setup

*** Ignore this section if there are none fitted to the system ***

During DPT RAID sign on, press <ctrl-d>
Press <F9> to select default settings. Press <y> to save and reboot

3 Configuring the system using the ECU

Ensure that any additional add-in boards are correctly fitted before proceeding with system configuration.

When the system reboots, it will report:

*** SMIC Configuration missing
Press <F1> to continue

You can then either press <F1> and <F2> to boot from the flash disk, or insert the ECU floppy disk (156823SW) and boot from that. If you choose to use the floppy, make sure it in the drive before you press <F1>.

If there are any additional EISA cards fitted to the FT4200, ensure that the relevant .CFG files are to hand on floppy disk, or have been uploaded to the flash disk using the Transfer File option in the main flash disk menu.

Select Run Configuration Utility from the menu and press <return>. Press <return> again at the OK prompt, and select Add or Remove Boards from the menu. Move the cursor down to EISA Slot 4 (E4) and press <return>.

Press <return> again and highlight !ACL0100.CFG System Management Interface Card. Press <return>. An 'Add Confirmation' dialogue box appears.
Ignore the line that says it should be fitted to EISA slot M2.
In the FT4200, the SMIC card must be fitted in slot E4 (the bottom EISA slot)

Press <return> again. If there are additional EISA cards to add, highlight the relevant slot and repeat the same procedure as detailed above, using the appropriate .CFG file. If the .CFG file is not listed, press <F7>, put the floppy containing the .CFG file for that board in drive A and press <return>

This will allow the card to be configured, but the .CFG file will not be permanently added to the flash disk. It is recommended that you transfer the .CFG file to the flash disk at the earliest convenience. To add the .CFG file to the flashdisk, the .CFG file must be transferred and the flashdisk upgraded.
This option may be selected from the main flashdisk boot menu.

Once all cards have been successfully been added, press <F10> , and highlight Step 3 View or Edit Details. This allows settings of individual boards to be adjusted.

Press <return>.

1. Move to CMOS Settings and press <Enter>
2. Move to Advanced Options and press <Enter>
3. Move to CPU Control and press <Enter>
4. For each processor that you can access, hit <Enter> and select Enabled. Notice the highest number CPU will be listed as Boot Processor. Ensure that MP Version is set to V1.4
5. Press <Tab> to move to Accept Changes and press <Enter>.
6. Repeat step 5 twice more to return to the main screen.

To configure add-in boards:

To change values for EISA cards, highlight them and press <return>.
To change values for PCI cards, highlight them and press F6.

You may find that as you make changes, the ECU will inform you that another card has been moved. This is normal and can be generally disregarded to start with, but be careful that you aren't trying to set 2 devices to the same addresses or IRQ's

3.1 Configuration of Standard FT4200 Items

SMIC Card Configuration (EISA Slot E4)

Highlight Pass Through Port and set this to IRQ 14, COM3 port address.
Highlight Diagnostic Port and set this to IRQ 15
Highlight Base Memory and set this to C8000h (Note: Will default to D0000h on motherboard BIOS version 8.03)
Press <F10> when finished

7850 SCSI Controller Configuration

Highlight PCI Function 1 associated with the 7850 - PCI SCSI Controller. Press <F6> and set Interrupt to IRQ 2(9). (use + and - keys to change the values)
Press <F10> when finished.

7880 SCSI Controller Configuration

Highlight PCI Function 1 associated with the 7880 - PCI SCSI Controller. Press <F6> and set Interrupt to IRQ 2(9). (use + and - keys to change the values)
Press <F10> when finished.

3.2 Configuration of additional add-in cards

1^st 3Com 3C595/905 10/100 Ethernet Controller (PCI Slot P1)

Highlight PCI Function 1 associated with the PCI Ethernet Controller. Press <F6> and set Interrupt to IRQ 11. (use + and - keys to change the values)
Press <F10> when finished.

2^nd 3Com 3C595/905 10/100 Ethernet Controller (PCI Slot P2)

Highlight PCI Function 1 associated with the PCI Ethernet Controller. Press <F6> and set Interrupt to IRQ 5. (use + and - keys to change the values)
Press <F10> when finished.

1^st DPT 3334 SCSI Controller Card (PCI Slot P6/E1)

Highlight PCI Function 1 associated with the PCI SCSI Controller. Press <F6> and set Interrupt to IRQ 10. (use + and - keys to change the values)
Press <F10> when finished.

2^nd DPT 3334 SCSI Controller Card (PCI Slot P5)

Highlight PCI Function 1 associated with the PCI SCSI Controller. Press <F6> and set Interrupt to IRQ 10. (use + and - keys to change the values)
Press <F10> when finished.

1^st Adaptec 2940 SCSI Controller Card (PCI Slot P6/E1)

Highlight PCI Function 1 associated with the PCI SCSI Controller. Press <F6> and set Interrupt to IRQ 2 (9). (use + and - keys to change the values)
Press <F10> when finished.

2^nd Adaptec 2940 SCSI Controller Card (PCI Slot P5)

Highlight PCI Function 1 associated with the PCI SCSI Controller. Press <F6> and set Interrupt to IRQ 2 (9). (use + and - keys to change the values)
Press <F10> when finished.

When all the changes are complete, press <F7> and select Lock/Unlock boards. Press <F7> to lock all boards followed by <F10> and <esc>

Press <F10>, highlight Step 5 Save and Exit. Press <return> 3 times to return to the main flash disk menu or exit from floppy disk. Highlight Exit and Reboot on the main menu and press <return>.
The system will now reboot.

4. Installation and Configuration of N+1 Power Supply Unit in FT4200

The N+1 power supply unit consists of up to 4 identical plug in redundant PSU modules, and an optional battery back up (BBU) unit. All installed modules run together, so that if one module fails for any reason, the other(s) will continue to run the system. The battery backup unit (if installed) provides a power source in the event of a mains failure.

Fig 1. Rear aspect of the FT4200 N+1 power supply, with 4 modules fitted

A new FT4200 manual is supplied with the N+1 upgrade, along with some additional screws and 4 shorter bus bar bolts. These 4 bolts are fitted to the PSU supply rail bus bars during the process of installing the upgrade PSU unit. Note that if these are not fitted, the PSU may appear dead/intermittent.

It is important to thoroughly read and understand the supplied FT4200 manual, as this describes the fitting/removal process in detail. A suitable socket wrench to fit M5 type head will be required to fit/remove the hex power bus bar bolts – do not be tempted to use pliers, as this can result in damage to the bolts and/or bus bars.

By default, the N+1 PSU is supplied with one plug in redundant PSU module.

In order that the PSU can be controlled and monitored correctly by the SMC, an additional daughter board, the SMI2C, is "piggy backed" onto the SMC card in the FT4200 (Fig 2). The SMI2C card has a separate ribbon cable that connects directly to the PSU. This is the I2C bus cable. It is important to note when installing the SMI2C card, it is possible to fit it to the SMC in such a way that the IDC plugs can be displaced by one set of pins in either direction, as they are not keyed. Similarly, the smaller ribbon cable (I2C bus cable) that connects to the PSU, can be fitted incorrectly to the SMI2C card. These conditions can result in failure of the SMC and/or SMI2C modules 

When fitting the SMI2C card to the SMC, install the 4 stand off pillars to the SMC board first. When the SMI2C card is offered up to them, ensure that the 4 holes align correctly with the pillars. When they do, the board should be correctly located.

The FT4200 configured with an N+1 power supply unit, utilises a modified SMC board (Pt. No. 15966631). The Discovery SMC (Pt. No.15801831), will allow the machine to function, but will not allow monitoring or control of the N+1 PSU. This module cannot simply be flash upgraded to work as an N+1 compliant unit, as there are hardware modifications as well as different BIOS revisions between the boards. The modified SMC must have at least version 4.120 BIOS to work with N+1 (see section 1.1 of this manual for current release version). Typically, the "UPS" LED on the FT4200 front bezel will show no activity if there is any issue with either the SMC, its BIOS level, or the I2C bus in general.

PSU modules should not be installed/removed with the power still applied to the system. There are 2 LEDs visible through the grille on each redundant PSU module, a green and a red one. Under normal conditions, the green led will be on, indicating that the module is functioning correctly. If the module develops a fault, the red one will be on.

In order to interrogate the N+1 PSU variables correctly , the SMA client must be running SMA version 1.4 or greater.

5. Software Issues

5.1 FT4200 OS Pack Limitations

1. The Error Log driver provides information to the SMA about non-Fatal errors recorded by the BIOS e.g. single bit ECC errors, CPU thermal alarm. Fatal errors e.g. double bit ECC & CPU overheat, are recorded as the BIOS passes the information directly to the SMA
2. The spec is for the SMA to provide status information about the RAID HDD’s. This function is missing. The workaround is to use the DPT Storage Manager only.
3. Non-Fatal ECC errors are not recorded by the SMA. The hardware & BIOS correctly identify and correct the error, but they are not recorded in the SMA

FT4200 SMA Deliverables - 1^st Shipment

1. SMA & System Management Controller (SMC) Firmware Limitations - Side Panel keys do not generate an alarm when Security is armed. Violation is recorded in the SMA event log
2. SMA & DPT Storage Manager - DPT Storage Manager will not run over the serial link to the Discovery. The LAN connection works correctly.

5.2 Installing SCO OpenServer 5 on FT4200

When installing SCO OpenServer 5 onto this system, where the root filesystem is to be attached to the onboard 7880 SCSI controller, it is essential that a replacement boot disk be used, along with modified boot syntax. This is because the FT4200 has 2 SCSI controllers on the main motherboard, the Adaptec 7850 and the Adaptec 7880. The installation script will try to find the first hard drive on the 7850 controller, which is dedicated to the exchangeable media drives only.

Using the supplied boot diskette, the system will panic during installation with the message

Panic:<srmountfun>:no rootdisk controller

followed by the usual "safe to power off" messages.

To install OpenServer 5, first obtain the new boot disk image. This can be found in Area 39 of Insight BBS, and is called BOOT4200.DSK.
This is not a compressed disk image, and as such could be created on a DOS based machine using the rawrite programme if desired. This can also be found in Area 39 of Insight BBS as the file RAWRITE.EXE

Once the disk has been created, power up the system with the new boot diskette installed. At the Boot: prompt type

defbootstr Sdsk=alad(1,0,0,0)

Followed by <return>
Installation will then proceed as normal.

Note that the "alad" driver included with SCO OpenServer 5 is suitable for use with the new 7880 SCSI controller, and will not require replacement.

Where an installation is to be performed using the DPT3334 SCSI RAID controller, the standard boot disk may be used, in conjunction with a BTLD disk containing the "dptr5" driver. The disk containing this driver is produced by the DPT storage manager during initial RAID system setup. At the Boot: prompt type

defbootstr ahslink=dptr5 disable=dpt

Follow the system prompts. The installation script will tell you that "another routine called dptrinit exists at 25". When given the options to replace it, type 25 at the prompt. Installation will then continue as normal.

6. Tips

If you are using a DPT RAID controller you can disable the Adaptec 7880 to speed up the boot process. In the SCU select 7880 - PCI SCSI Controller and press <enter>. Select Disabled then <tab> down to Accept and press <enter>

You may find that the machine will pause after running through its CPU check, with the LCD display alternating between 3230 and 3A30. This indicates that the POST error log on the system has entries. To cure this, boot the system into the ECU, and from within the configuration, select CMOS Settings ->Advanced Configuration,->Error log control. Within this menu, you can disable all error logs, and erase current contents. This will clear the LCD messages, and speed up the boot.

In an extreme case, it may be necessary to remove the SMIC first, re-boot into ECU and carry out the above, especially if the error log has become corrupt for any reason.

 6.3 Setting up the SMA for remote connection by modem

In order for this to work, we recommend that the modems used at both ends are compatible, and ideally, identical. Start by connecting directly to the SMC port, and within SMA, (System controller à Users) create a unique user that will be used exclusively for remote login purposes, ensuring that the password used is exactly the same as that which will be set at the remote end, including the case. Set the call-back info field to the telephone number of your remote workstation. Avoid using internal PABX lines that cannot be dialled directly for the FT4200 modem. Only select the Force traps tick box if you want the system to dial you up every time there is an alert (not desirable!).

6.4 Motherboard BIOS 8.03 Sets SMIC card to D0000 by default

When the motherboard BIOS is upgraded to 8.03, the ECU sets the SMIC card to address D0000 by default instead of C8000. The result of this is that the system will hang after initialising the installed SCSI controllers, the final message on the screen being:

"Examining Processor 0"

The solution is to drain the CMOS RAM, and using the ECU, set the SMIC base address to C8000. All the other settings will also need to be reset of course. Note that this will need to be done every time the CMOS RAM is drained for any reason.