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Page 5Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeThe power supply in AM-1000 and AM-1200 computers will support one

Page 6 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade4.0COMPATIBILITYThe next two sections on Roadrunner hardware and

Page 7Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade4.3Unsupported HardwareThe following products are not supported f

Page 8 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgraderevision -04:08 or later. You can use the SCSI.LIT program (includ

Page 9Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeOnce the computer has completed booting, enter the following comman

Page 10 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade5.4SCSI Hard Disk DrivesDepending on your order, your new SCSI

Page 11Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeThe boot PROMS on the Roadrunner board are programmed to look firs

Page 12 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeSWITCH1 234ON OFF OFF ONON OFF ON OFFOFF ON OFF ONON ON OFF ONONO

Page 13Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade7.0SCSI DISPATCHERIn order to use the Roadrunner’s on-board high

Page 14 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeVery little force is required to install a SIMM module. If you’re

 1995 Alpha MicrosystemsREVISIONS INCORPORATED REVISION DATEA00 Dec. 1993A01 Feb. 1994A02 Dec. 1994A03 Mar. 1995Road

Page 15Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade9.0CONFIGURING ROADRUNNER AND AM-985 BOARDSThe next four section

Page 16 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade9.2Roadrunner AM-174 Board ConfigurationThe illustration below

Page 17Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade9.3Boot PROM Removal and InstallationThe type of socket used for

Page 18 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade9.4AM-985 ConfigurationThe AM-985 board, which attaches to eith

Page 19Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeThe illustrations on the following pages use the AM-177 CPU board

Page 20 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeBATTERYMC68000LOWBYTEHIGHBYTECarefully pry theCPU chip fromits so

Page 21Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeP1P2JP1BATTERYMAC927Install the AM-985 boardexactly as shown. Note

Page 22 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade11.0INSTALLING THE ROADRUNNER BOARDThere are several different

Page 23Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade3-1/2" DRIVEMOUNTINGHOLESAM-17X MOUNTINGHOLESAM-17X MOUNTINGH

Page 24 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade5.The previous figure shows the new mounting bracket (DWF-2074

Page iInstallation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeTABLE OF CONTENTS1.0 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Page 25Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade8.Once the bracket is aligned with the nylon standoffs on the b

Page 26 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeOnce the standoffs are attached to the Roadrunner board, the asse

Page 27Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeTo install the new panel, the AM-1000/1200 front bezel must be rem

Page 28 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade6-32 PHILLIPS-HEADSCREWTOWARD FRONTPANELTOWARD REARPANELAM-17X MO

Page 29Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade12.034-PIN X-BUS CABLING PRECAUTIONSUp to this point, the instal

Page 30 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeP1P2JP1BATTERYMAC933RED STRIPERED STRIPEThe P1 connectoron the AM

Page 31Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade12.2AM-174 to AM-985 X-bus Cabling InstructionsThe AM-985 and AM

Page 32 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade3-1/2" SCSIDISK DRIVEAM-17XBOARDRED STRIPERED STRIPEREDSTRIP

Page 33Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeRED STRIPEREAR PANEL EXTERNALSCSI CONNECTORAM-17XBOARDREDSTRIPEPIN

Page 34 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade12.4Connect DC Power Cable to Roadrunner BoardThe Roadrunner in

Page ii Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade12.0 34-Pin X-Bus Cabling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Page 35Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeOnce you have completed self test, press the reset button and wait

Page 36 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeTable 1. Front Panel Status Codes Generated by the MonitorCODE ME

Page 37Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeTable 2 (Continued)CODE MEANINGx3 The system is initializing the b

Page 38 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeTable 2 (continued)CODE MEANINGxb The system is beginning to exec

Page 39Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade17.0ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATIONFor additional HARDWARE information,

APPENDIX ASCSI TERMINATIONA.1SCSI TERMINATION USING EXTERNAL TERMINATOR OPTIONThe preferred method of terminating the SCSI bus in an AMOS based comp

Page A-2 Appendix ASCSISCSI(PRA-00222-00)EXTERNAL SCSI BUSTERMINATORCONFIGURATION BCONFIGURATION ABAIL LOCKSMAC821#4 SCREWAND WASHERFigure A-1. Extern

Page A-3SCSI Termination2.For AM-1001 subsystem installations, the last SCSI device attached to theconnector farthest down the cable away from the

Page A-4 Appendix AEach SCSI disk drive shipped by Alpha Micro has a one page notice with jumperconfiguration information, including instructions o

APPENDIX BREAD-AHEAD AND WRITEBUFFERINGB.1INTRODUCTIONIn the past, AMOS systems achieved high levels of performance by using a "Herbie"sty

Page iiiInstallation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeAPPENDIX E - FCC CLASS A EMISSION CONTROL REQUIREMENTSE.1 FERRITE

Page B-2 Appendix BB.2READ AHEADThe Roadrunner’s SCSI disk driver, SCZRR.DVR, is able to perform read-ahead directlyinto AMOS disk cache. When any p

Page B-3Read-Ahead and Write BufferingSAVE MAX.DVRRETURNIf you wish to disable or change the number of read-ahead blocks, simply use theFIXLOG program

Page B-4 Appendix BTherefore, you must weigh the potential for data loss (which is always there) versus thedramatic performance increase seen when usi

Page B-5Read-Ahead and Write BufferingThis would set up 100KB of write buffering for the DSK devices and 100KB of writebuffering for the SUB device. A

APPENDIX CROADRUNNER SOFTWARECONFIGURATIONC.1PREPARING FOR A ROADRUNNER UPGRADEBefore you can install the Roadrunner software, you must consider the

Page C-2 Appendix CC.1.2Warm Boot AbilityA warm boot tape allows you to access the computer in situations where you are notable to boot from the har

Page C-3Roadrunner Software ConfigurationIf your disk drive is not running an AMOS 1.4C or 2.2C (or later) software release, youwill need to update yo

Page C-4 Appendix CC.1.5Preparing the Software to Boot from the Roadrunner HardwareBefore you turn off the power to your computer and install the Ro

Page C-5Roadrunner Software ConfigurationFor example::TJOBS 1 JOBALC JOB1;TRMDEF TERM1,AM1000=0:19200,AM62A,100,100,100,EDITOR=15VERSCZDSP SCZRR.SYS;D

Page C-6 Appendix CYou will now be able to re-encode the dispatcher. If after once again rebooting thecomputer you still receive the same error, check

Page 1Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade1.0INTRODUCTIONThe Roadrunner product kit described in this docum

Page C-7Roadrunner Software Configuration4.If you are booting from a SCSI drive, your AMOS monitor should be configuredwith the SCZRR.DVR file, usi

APPENDIX DROADRUNNER AM-174PROGRAMMING INFORMATIOND.1ROADRUNNER AM-174 PROGRAMMING INFORMATIONThe MC68040 processor used on the AM-174 Roadrunner bo

Page D-2 Appendix DD.1.2What You Must Do..The only sure way to address this issue is to flush the instruction cache after loadinginstructions into m

Page D-3Roadrunner AM-174 Programming InformationIn versions of M68 appearing in earlier AMOS releases, the instructionsMOVECD7,CACR and CINVA were n

Page D-4 Appendix DFrom the AMOS prompt, you can type:COMPAT COMPAT.DATRETURNor you can add this same command into your system initialization command

APPENDIX EFCC CLASS A EMISSION CONTROLREQUIREMENTSIn order to insure that your Roadrunner enhanced computer complies with FCC Class Arules and regulat

Page E-2 Appendix EE.2SIGNAL AND CHASSIS GROUNDThe signal ground and chassis ground in your Alpha Micro computer are normallyisolated from one anoth

Page 2 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 UpgradeThe performance achieved by a Roadrunner upgrade depends largely o

Page 3Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade2.AM-174 66MHz Specific features:a.MC68040 CPU.b.33MHz bus

Page 4 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030 & 040 AM-1000 / AM-1200 Upgrade2.2Environmental SpecificationsComputer operatingtemperature ext