From b4e857d1de6a7709bf95206b7b897a7d18863d12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wilko Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 10:19:32 +0000 Subject: - Add AS1200/Tincup description - Add a bunch of new machine codenames - Cleanup Miata a bit - Update AS[56]00 description - fix typos --- release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT | 118 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 87 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) (limited to 'release') diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT index 7c7d71b..b85a6d7 100644 --- a/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT +++ b/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT @@ -372,9 +372,9 @@ Features: 1.5 Gbytes max - on-board Fast Ethernet based on: - MX5 uses a 21142 or 21143 Ethernet chip dependent on the version of the - PCI riser card, - - MiataGL has a 21143 chip) - the bulkhead can be 10/100 UTP, or 10 UTP/BNC. + PCI riser card + - MiataGL has a 21143 chip + - the bulkhead can be 10/100 UTP, or 10 UTP/BNC - 2x on-board [E]IDE based on: - MX5: CMD646 - MiataGL: Cypress 82C693 @@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ Features: - expansion: 2 64-bit PCI slots 3 32-bit PCI slots (behind a DEC PCI-PCI bridge chip) 3 ISA slots (physically shared with the 32 bit PCI slots, via - a Intel 82378IB PCI to ISA bridge chip) + an Intel 82378IB PCI to ISA bridge chip) - 2x 16550A serial port - 1x parallel port - PS/2 keyboard & mouse port @@ -518,18 +518,18 @@ of its much narrower memory bus. They are called 'Birds' because their internal DEC code names were bird names: - DEC3000/400 'Sandpiper' 133MHz CPU, desktop - DEC3000/500 'Flamingo' 150MHz CPU, floor standing - DEC3000/500X 'Hot Pink' 200MHz CPU, floor standing - DEC3000/600 175MHz CPU, desktop - DEC3000/700, 225MHz CPU, floor standing - DEC3000/800, 200MHz CPU, floor standing - DEC3000/900, 275MHz CPU, floor standing - - DEC3000/300 'Pelican' 150MHz CPU, desktop, 2 TC slots - DEC3000/300X 175MHz CPU, desktop, 2 TC slots - DEC3000/300LX 125MHz CPU, desktop, 2 TC slots - DEC3000/300L 100MHz CPU, desktop, no TC slots + DEC3000/400 Sandpiper 133MHz CPU, desktop + DEC3000/500 Flamingo 150MHz CPU, floor standing + DEC3000/500X Hot Pink 200MHz CPU, floor standing + DEC3000/600 Sandpiper+ 175MHz CPU, desktop + DEC3000/700, Sandpiper45 225MHz CPU, floor standing + DEC3000/800, Flamingo Ultra 200MHz CPU, floor standing + DEC3000/900, Flamingo45 275MHz CPU, floor standing + + DEC3000/300 Pelican 150MHz CPU, desktop, 2 TC slots + DEC3000/300X Pelican+ 175MHz CPU, desktop, 2 TC slots + DEC3000/300LX Pelica+ 125MHz CPU, desktop, 2 TC slots + DEC3000/300L 100MHz CPU, desktop, no TC slots Features: @@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ workstations for the lower end. The 200 and 250 series is a desktop box, the 400 series is a desk-side mini-tower. Features: -- 21064 or 21064A CPU +- 21064 or 21064A CPU at speeds of 166 to 333 MHz - DECchip 21071-AA (core logic chip-set) consisting of: Cache/memory controller (one 21071-CA chip) PCI interface (one 21071-DA chip) @@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ For the AlphaStation-[24][05]00 machines the kernel config file must contain: * -* AlphaStation 500 and 600 +* AlphaStation 500 and 600 ("Alcor" & "Maverick" for EV5, "Bret" for EV56) * AS500 and 600 were the high-end EV5 / PCI based workstations. EV6 based machines have in the meantime taken their place as front runners. AS500 is @@ -835,8 +835,8 @@ a desktop in a dark blue case (TopGun blue), AS600 is a sturdy desk-side box. AS600 has a nice LCD panel to observe the early stages of SRM startup. Features: -- 21164 EV5 CPU at 333, 400 or 500 MHz (AS500) - at 266 or 300 MHz (AS600) +- 21164 EV5 CPU at 266, 300, 333, 366, 400, 433, 466, or 500 MHz (AS500) + at 266, 300 or 333 MHz (AS600) - 21171 or 21172 (Alcor) core logic chip-set - cache: 2 or 4 Mb L3 / Bcache (AS600 at 266 MHz) 4 Mb L3 / Bcache (AS600 at 300 MHz) @@ -919,8 +919,8 @@ CPU was later rebranded as a DIGITAL Server 3300[R], AS800 with an EV5/500 MHz CPU was later rebranded as a DIGITAL Server 3305[R]. Features: -- 21064 EV4 CPU at 200, 233 or 266 MHz - 21164 EV5 CPU at 300, 333 or 400 MHz (or 500 MHz for AS800 only) +- 21064 EV4[5] CPU at 200, 233 or 266 MHz + 21164 EV5[6] CPU at 300, 333 or 400 MHz (or 500 MHz for AS800 only) - cache: - memory bus: 128 bit with ECC - memory: @@ -1236,8 +1236,8 @@ different maximum memory size. Some of the boxes come with an integral StorageWorks shelf to house hotswap SCSI disks. Features: -- 21064 EV4 CPU[s] at 200, 233, 275 MHz -- 21164 EV5 CPU[s]s at 250, 300, 375 MHz +- 21064 EV4[5] CPU[s] at 200, 233, 275 MHz +- 21164 EV5[6] CPU[s]s at 250, 300, 375, 400 MHz - cache: varies in size with the CPU model; 1, 4 or 8Mbyte per CPU - embedded floppy controller - embedded 10Mbit 21040 ethernet @@ -1249,8 +1249,9 @@ NOTE: Lynx support is currently flagged as experimental due to lack of testing / test hardware. CPU: -The CPUs spec-ed as 200 Mhz are in reality running at 190 MHz. -Currently FreeBSD only uses one CPU in a multiprocessor machine. +The CPUs spec-ed as 200 Mhz are in reality running at 190 MHz. Maximum +number of CPUs is 4. Currently FreeBSD only uses one CPU in a multiprocessor +machine. Memory: The machines use dedicated memory boards. These boards live on a 128 bit @@ -1306,7 +1307,7 @@ A trailing R on the partnumber means a rackmount variant. Features: - 21164 EV5 CPUs at 266, 300 MHz - 21164A EV56 CPUs at 400, 466, 533 and 600 Mhz + 21164A EV56 CPUs at 400, 466, 533, 600 and 666 Mhz - cache: 4 Mbytes per CPU (EV5 300 MHz was also available cache-less) 8 Mbytes (EV5 600Mhz only) - memory bus: 128 bit with ECC @@ -1316,8 +1317,7 @@ Features: - PS/2 style keyboard & mouse port CPU: -Rawhide is very much a multiprocessor machine. Currently FreeBSD only -uses one CPU. +Rawhide is a multiprocessor machine. Currently FreeBSD only uses one CPU. Memory: Rawhide uses a maximum of 8 RAM modules. These modules are used in pairs @@ -1357,6 +1357,61 @@ The kernel config file must contain: cpu EV5 * +* AlphaServer 1200 ("Tincup") and AlphaStation 1200 ("DaVinci") +* + +The AlphaServer 1200 machine is the successor to the AlphaServer 1000A. +It uses the same enclosure the 1000A uses, but the logic is based on the +AlphaServer 4000 design. These are multi-CPU machines, up to 2 CPUs can +be in a single machine. Basic disk storage is housed in a StorageWorks shelves +The AS1200 intended for the NT market are designated DIGITAL Server 5300 +(5/400 CPU) and DIGITAL Server 5305 (5/533 CPU). + +Features: +- 21164A EV56 CPUs at 400 or 533 Mhz +- cache: 4 Mbytes per CPU +- memory bus: 128 bit with ECC + DIMM memory on two memory daughter boards +- embedded floppy controller +- 2 serial ports +- 1 parallel port +- PS/2 style keyboard & mouse port + +CPU: +AS1200 is a multiprocessor-capable machine. Currently FreeBSD only uses one CPU. + +Memory: +AS1200 uses 2 memory daughter cards. On each of these cards are 8 DIMM slots. +DIMMs must be installed in pairs. The maximum memory size is 4 Gbytes. +Slots must be filled in order and slot 0 must contain the largest size +DIMM if different sized DIMMs are used. AS1200 employs fixed starting +addresses for DIMMs, each DIMM pair starts at a 512 Mbyte boundary. +This means that if DIMMs smaller than 256 Mbyte are used the system's +physical memory map will contain 'holes'. Supported DIMM sizes are 64 Mbytes +and 256 Mbytes. The DIMMs are 72 bit SDRAM based, as the system employs ECC. + +Embedded SCSI: +AS1200 has an embedded NCR810 Fast SCSI bus. + +Expansion: +AS1200 has 5 64-bit PCI slots, one 1 32-bit PCI slot and one EISA slot +(which is physically shared with one of the 64-bit PCI slots). +There are 2 seperate PCI buses, PCI0 and PCI1. PCI0 has the 32-bit PCI +slot and the 2 top-most 64-bit PCI slots. PCI0 also has an Intel 82375EB +PCI/EISA bridge that drives things like the serial and parallel ports, +keyboard/mouse etc. PCI1 has 4 64-bit PCI slots and an NCR810 SCSI chip. + +Power: +The system employs an I2C based power controller system. If you want to be +sure all power is removed from the system pull the mains cables from the +system. Tincup uses dual power supplies in load-sharing mode and not +as a redundancy pair. + +The kernel config file must contain: + options DEC_KN300 + cpu EV5 + +* * AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 ("TurboLaser") * The AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 machines are aimed as enterprise servers. @@ -1536,7 +1591,7 @@ information. chip-based), Qlogic family and NCR/Symbios. Be aware of the machine-specific bootability issues for the various adapter types. -- FibreChannel: the Qlogic QL2x00 FibreChhannel host adapters are fully +- FibreChannel: the Qlogic QL2x00 FibreChannel host adapters are fully supported. - Ethernet: if you want to boot your Alpha over the Ethernet you will @@ -1570,7 +1625,7 @@ http://www.netbsd.org proved to be an invaluable source of information. If it wasn't for NetBSD/alpha there probably would not be a FreeBSD/alpha in the first place. -People who kindly helped me with creating this document: +People who kindly helped me creating this document: - Nick Maniscalco - Andrew Gallatin @@ -1586,3 +1641,4 @@ People who kindly helped me with creating this document: - Wouter Brackman, Compaq - Kazutaka YOKOTA - Peter van Dijk +- Lodewijk van den Berg, Compaq -- cgit v1.1