Packard Bell Miami M/Board
| Item | Description | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solo 1 ESS sound chip | 2 | Aux In |
| 3 | CD-ROM In | 4 | Modem In |
| 5 | COM2 header | 6 | ISA slot (shared) |
| 7 | PCI 3 Slot (shared) | 8 | PCI 2 slot |
| 9 | PCI 1 slot | 10 | SIS 530 |
| 11 | Bank 1 DIMM | 12 | Bank 0 DIMM |
| 13 | CPU Socket 7 | 14 | SIS 5595 PCI/ISA bridge |
| 15 | Lithium battery | 16 | Secondary IDE, up to 2 IDE devices |
| 17 | Primary IDE, up to 2 IDE devices | 18 | Floppy connector, 34 pin FDD connector |
| 19 | Flash BIOS | 20 | Front USB header |
| 21 | Main Power input | 22 | Front Panel connector |
| 23 | I/O controller | 24 | Cache |
| 25 | CPU FAN header | 26 | Ring-In |
| 27 | WOL header |
Specification
- Audio : ESS Solo-1.
- BIOS : AMI BIOS.
- Cache : 512KB write back direct mapped pipeline burstcache.
- Chipset : SIS 530 & 5595 chipset.
- CPU Support : Socket 7 processors: Intel Pentium P55C, Cyrix MII, AMD K6-2.
- Expansion Slots : 2 PCI slots and 1 shared ISA/PCI slot.
- Form Factor : MicroATX
- RAM : 2 DIMM sockets supporting single- or double-sided SDRAM up to a maximum of 512 MB.
- Video : Integrated in chipset.
BIOS
There are two versions of the BIOS available on Packard Bell's website, 1.27 and 1.29.
You can also view the BIOS screens on Packard Bell's website.
Upgrade Options
- RAM upgradable up to 512 MB using 66 or 100 MHz SDRAM DIMMs.
- The Miami motherboard only accepts 168-pin DIMM modules. Only gold-plated DIMMs may be used, as the sockets on the motherboard are also gold-plated, and oxidation must be prevented.
- Use 60 ns, 3.3 V CAS Latency 2, single- or double-sided DIMMs only. Parity is not supported.
Adding RAM is the most cost effective way to boost your computer's performance.
Jumpers
| Jumper | Function | Configuration |
|---|---|---|
| JP18 | CMOS/Password Clear | Open - Normal Operation Closed - Clear CMOS Data |
Onboard VGA (JVSB1)
| Pins | Function |
|---|---|
| OFF | Enable onboard video |
| ON | Disable onboard video |
Front/Back USB Port Select Jumper Block (JP10)
| USB Port | JP10 Settings |
|---|---|
| Front | 1-2, 4-5 |
| Back | 2-3, 5-6 |
CPU/DRAM Clock Selection
| CPU/DRAM Clock (MHz) | JP5 | JP6 | JP7 | JP8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | OFF | ON | ON | ON |
| 75 | OFF | ON | ON | OFF |
| 83 | OFF | ON | OFF | ON |
| 90 | ON | ON | ON | ON |
| 95 | OFF | ON | OFF | OFF |
| 100 | OFF | OFF | ON | ON |
CPU/Bus Speed Ratio Select
| Intel CPU/Bus | JP2 | JP3 | JP4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| X1.5/X3.5 | OFF | OFF | OFF |
| X2.0/X6.0 | ON | OFF | OFF |
| X2.5 | ON | ON | OFF |
| X3.0 | OFF | ON | OFF |
| X4.0 | ON | ON | ON |
| X4.5 | ON | OFF | ON |
| X5.0 | OFF | ON | ON |
| X5.5 | OFF | OFF | ON |
CPU & I/O voltage
| Voltage | JP11 | JP12 | JP13 | JP14 | JP15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8v | OFF | ON | OFF | ON | ON |
| 2.1v | ON | OFF | OFF | OFF | OFF |
| AMD K6-2: 2.2v | OFF | ON | OFF | OFF | OFF |
| Intel Pentium: 2.8v | OFF | OFF | OFF | ON | OFF |
| Cyrix M2: 2.9v | ON | OFF | OFF | ON | OFF |
| 3.1v | ON | ON | OFF | ON | OFF |
| 3.2v | OFF | OFF | ON | ON | OFF |
Known Issues
I have a Club system and when the system is switched on, sometimes it reboots after 2 to 3 minutes. What can I do?
The issue is caused by software setting that is incompatible with the BIOS. Microsoft Windows knows two types of power management, ACPI and APM. By default your systems will be restored in ACPI mode. This mode might sometimes conflict with the motherboard.
A fix for this issue is to force your system into APM mode. This, however, requires the system to be remastered with Bootdisk FR520 ACPI to APM bootdisk Symphony (REFFIUP02370200), and also requires some of your intervention.
Follow these instructions to enable APM:
- Download the updated Bootdisk REFFIUP02370200.
- Insert the Bootdisk and the Master CD in their respective drives and turn on the computer.
- Perform the Master CD process normally until you are asked to remove the CD and the Bootdisk from their drives.
- You should eject the Bootdisk in order to reboot the system. So eject the diskette, but leave it in the drive. Also leave the CD in the drive.
- Then press any key to reboot. Then immediately re-insert the Bootdisk so the system again will boot from the diskette.
- Let the system boot until you are in the main menu of OEMSETUP.
- Now choose option 4 (Annuleren en terug naar DOS).
- Change to hard disk drive: typ C: and press
. - Now type CD\CABS\SCRIPTS\PROCESS\START\5 and press
. - Type DEL ACPION.REG and confirm to delete the file.
- Remove the Bootdisk and CD from your system and reboot your system.
- Finish the restore process.
- Now type CD\CABS\SCRIPTS\PROCESS\START\5 and press
Your system will now be running in APM mode and the erratic reboots will no longer occur.