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First post, by Madao

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Hello

I got a Abit AN4R307, this board is a "less cost solution" of AN4TR2.
DX4-Support is removed. -> no 3.3V Regulator.

I have placed 3.3V Regulator and resistor, Capacitor. Despite this work: DX4 runs only with 2x multi stable, 3x multi -> very instable.

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Compoment-list see below url
Problem is solved: My fault -> Re: Abit AN4TR2, Who have this board ?

Greetings
matt

Last edited by Madao on 2020-12-14, 18:01. Edited 4 times in total.

Reply 1 of 13, by Robin4

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Whats written on the pcb near the VRM? LT1083? or is it LT1085 or 1086?

~ At least it can do black and white~

Reply 2 of 13, by Tiido

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I have that board and I modded it to support 3.3V with parts I had at hand but the board is still not all that great and doesn't seem to work stably at 40MHz or higher bus speeds.

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Regulator I used is NCP1086-33 and the mods are primarly to allow more current to reach the CPU since everything seems to go through single jumper.
JP12 is 3.3V / 5V jumper and I had to remove JP9 which purpose I no longer remember.

T-04YBSC, a new YMF71x based sound card & Official VOGONS thread about it
Newly made 4MB 60ns 30pin SIMMs ~
mida sa loed ? nagunii aru ei saa 😜

Reply 3 of 13, by Madao

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I have placed EZ1084CM, adjust.
My run with DX-50 stable at 50Mhz FSB. but not with DX4, only 2x Multi.
JP9 is bypassing to 5V or for 3.3V over resistor at 5V. I have removed solder jumper.

I think: place 3,3V CPU Support at this board is money & time-waste. 😒

Reply 5 of 13, by Tiido

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My board has an Award BIOS, which I attached. Board itself has been slightly cannibalized and a photo of it probably isn't the best.

T-04YBSC, a new YMF71x based sound card & Official VOGONS thread about it
Newly made 4MB 60ns 30pin SIMMs ~
mida sa loed ? nagunii aru ei saa 😜

Reply 6 of 13, by Madao

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Mine has Ami-WINBios.

I haven't good camera (chinesium-smartphone)

Reply 7 of 13, by Madao

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My Photo, no high quality.

You're allowed to take of this pictures to this side.

Reply 8 of 13, by Madao

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I give up, i'll selling this board for price (26.90€) , what i have paid. I don't want keeping this board.

Reply 9 of 13, by Madao

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Problem solved ! My multi IO VLB and CF-IDE Adapter is reason for instable DX4-run. Reason: I am lazy and i let run CF-IDE adapter without external 5V supply. (CF IDE adapter run on 5v from IDE Port) Abit board and one vlb ide card doesn't like this way. I plug of 5V supply on CF IDE adapter and DX4 run fine.

My Board has rev with four jumper for voltage selection.
Modification-List is only this Rev: 2:1.1

Q4 = LT1085-ADJ or pincompatible type with LowDropout(LD1085V from ST, EZ1084, ...)
TC15 = 10µF capacitor (eletorlytics or Tantal,whatever!)
TC12 = 150µF eletrolytics (recommend by LT1085 datasheet), i use 470µF
JP52, bridged with wire by soldering.
R77 = 270 ohm , 4V CPU voltage , Jumper JP53
R78 = 240 Ohm , 3,6V CPU voltage, Jumper JP54
R79 = 220 Ohm, 3,45V CPU voltage, Jumper JP55
R80 = 200 Ohm, für 3,3V CPU voltage, Jumper JP56
R81 = 127 ohm
R41 and R42 is placed with 10 Ohm (my estimated value ) Location: between VLB slot and CPU socket
All eight capacitor in CPU socket is 100-470nf capacitor.

And the END: JP9 is recommend to setting,
Intel DX4 need this jumper JP9, 1-2 or 2-3, it is not important (recommend (1-2 )). It is possible, it run without jumper stable. I
But AMD DX4 doesn't need him, because this PIN is N.C. It is for 5V tolerance I /O buffer of Intel DX4 and 5v Supply of 486 with 5V

My BIOS doesn't support AMD DX4 and 5x86. it is too old. 😒

Last edited by Madao on 2020-12-31, 18:02. Edited 3 times in total.

Reply 10 of 13, by evasive

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the AH4 seems to share the same bios with the AN4R2. I have version 4.02 on file

08/30/95-SIS-85C471E/G-2C4I9A12-02
GREEN 486 VESA SYSTEM BIOS

If you have the possibility to flash back the old bios externally if this one does not work properly, you can try it.

Release notes:

Date: 8/31/1995
ID: 02
Enhanced to support Intel P24D, Cyric M1sc, DX4, and 120MHz CPUs.

Reply 12 of 13, by Madao

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Yes, this BIOS image is GOOD 😀

I have pile Intel 27512. I pick one and burn image.
Yeah, AMD 5x86 run, (detected as (enhanced )AmDX4-S or similar)

I can tell: Overclocked Intel DX4 (100@120 ) is a true beast, eaten AMD 5x86-160 in few bench .

Thanks
Matt

Reply 13 of 13, by Madao

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Next success step.

ABIT AN4R2 and AN4TR2 doesn't support writeback, becaucse: PCB has a design fail.
WB/WT-Pin of 486 is connect to empty solder-joint for jumper. Fail: Jumper short WB/WT Pin to ground. It should connect to VCC, if WB Mode is needed.

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And it run faster 😀

Modification: JP 59, 37, 63 is empty solder joint, added with pin header

Jumper setting for WB Mode
JP59 (2-3 )
JP 37 4-5 (Intel DX4 works in all combination, whatever 1-2, 2-3, 3-4 or 4-5 , wreid , but AMD 5x86 doesn't like 2-3)
JP35 1-2
JP63 <- This is reason, why ABIT AN4R2 doesn't support WB, design fail. (JP63-Pin 2 should connect to 5V, here : Ground )
JP63 Pin 1 connect to 5V, if WB Mode is needed. (Recommend over 1k Resistor )

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EDIT (15.12.2020) JP37 is not neccesary, open jumper -> no influence about WB-Mode, but other two jumper has influence.

Result :

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(512kB L2 Cache is a chinese counterfeit of ISSI 1MBit SRAM, this is why, i am going back with L2 Cache timing)