9595 Ardent Tool
Of Capitalism
V2
Back and better than ever before...

The MCA Mafia


This is a work in progress. Most of these pages are from Louis Ohland's 9595 Ardent Tool of Capitalism collection of pages. Since Louis has moved on to cover whatever strikes his fancy over at his original pages, a mirror was created here.

IMPORTANT: Louis has shut down his old e-mail address--the one referenced from many of these pages. If you wish to contact him and your mail is being returned, look him up on the newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware instead.


f you prefer the "classic" view of the former Ardent Tools index (before I made any revisions of any sort to it) you may click here to view it. But keep in mind that it doesn't contain some of the newer links found here. It is the original.

Try the quick table if you want to find what you are after without a bunch of scrolling... The quick table doesn't have all topics in it, so if you don't find what you need, scroll down to the contents listing...

Identification 3172 IC 3550 5140
5494 6152 7526 7546
7552 7561/2 7568 8525
8530 8533 (N33) 8535 8543 (L40SX)
8550 8551 (N51SX/SLC) 8554 (CL57) 8555 (55SX)
8557SX 8560 8570 8573
Diags/Utilities CPUs Hard Disk System Registers
Memory Errors/Batteries Networking 8580
8640/41/42 9533 9552 9553
9556/7 9576/7 9585 8590/9590
8595/9595 Complexes Reply Boards Accelerator boards
SCSI Sound Reference Material Capitalist Tools
Components Open Source OSes Security & Privacy Floppy
CD-ROM Mag. Optical Drives AIX for PS/2 Why MCA?
Reference Disk MCA Militia Video Adapters IDE HD Controllers
Scanner/Printer Communications Windows/DOS RS/6000
Memory Expansion

1

Identification

Open / close 85 / 95
Install mem in 85 /95
95A PSU Air Baffle
Simple Model 95 setup
Quick 'n Dirty Setup
Create Refdisk/Diags

Systems

3172 IC
Common Devices
Errors
Maintenance Mode
Current Op Status

3550 (MCA TP Dock)
System Board
Power
Power Supply

Errors

5140
5140 Stuff

5494 RCU
Common Devices
Message Codes

6152/RT PC
RT FAQs
6150/51
6152 (Model 8560 Based)
RT PC Processor Board Model 032
RT PC Adv. Proc. Board Model 115
RT PC Adv. Floating Point Board
RT PC 5080 Attachment Adapter
RT PC Comms Controller?
RT PC Memory Expansion
RT PC ESDI Adapter
RT PC Mystery Adapter

Academic System

7526 Data Collection

Program Tech Ref
Instal/Using Ethernet
Ser/Par and Ser-Par
Terminal Instal, Opn,
and Problem Determ


7546
7546

7552
Common Devices
Data Output BIOS
Processor Card
Resource Module
DASD Module
Power Supply

7561/62
7561 (in Germany)
Common Devices
Planar
Power

7568 Gearbox
Common Devices
Power
Processor Card
DASD Module
System Resource
SRC Codes

8525
286 Planar
Model 25 Resource


8530
30-286 Planar

8533 (N33)
Common Devices
Power

8535
Riser

8543
Planar
Errors
Power

8550
Drive Controllers
Procom MC Pira IDE
Tinkering
Reply 8550 OEM
50 Planar
50z planar
Riser Hack
Power Supply

8551 (N51SX/SLC)
Common Devices
8551 Errors
8551 Power

8554 (CL57)
Common Devices

8555 (55SX)
Procom Riser
Planar
Power

8557SX
8557SX Planar

8560
Planar

8570
Common Device
Type 1 Planar
Type 2 Planar
8570-25MHz Planar
8570 Reply OEM
Power Supply

8573
Common Device
P70
P75
P75 Sysbench Results
Errors

Diags/Utilities
Direct links below
IBM Viewers
Library Reader (*.boo)
Win/DOS, OS/2
Thanks, Aaron!
BookManager 2.6MB
Thanks, Rich!
Xview ( IBM *.inf)

QCONFIG
QBMCA
DMQSREAD
PC Diagnostics '95
Snooper 3.44
IDMCA
POS
REFSTAMP
DLITEDOS
PANEL
SYSPART
Sysbench 0.9.4

CPU

Cyrix
Cx486 Family

Evergreen
Make It 486 ?

IBM Upgrades
70/80 DLC2 Upgrade
70/80 486DX33
(OEM Hyperace 486)
855x SLC2 Upgrade
855x SLC3 Upgrade
8556/57 Cached CPU

Kingston
486/Now
386SX Now
SX Now Upgrades

ASMP vs. SMP
HALT! on Linux

Motorola (RTC Chip)

Hard Drive
IBM Model Trivia

Manufacturers
Fujitsu(old models)
IBM
Seagate/Connor
Quantum
Western Digital

Microchannel
MCA Terms
Data Transfers
DMA Controller
Int4b - Why IBM used it

System Registers

CMOS Registers
POS Registers
Watchdog Timer
System Partition / IML
Bus Evolution
Cooling Fans (electric)
Mouse
Keyboard
Serial
Parallel
ExpressPrint
Hotrod
Operator Panel
Books
CP Codes
View with LPT1
Project Boca
Security Features
LogicLock

Memory

Error Codes
Presence Detect
Memory Reference
Error Handling

Error Codes

Numeric Error Codes
Beep Codes
Audio Symptoms
(Ultimedia)
Misc Errors
General Errors
SCSI Errors
Ref Partition Access
96-8N1 Error
IML Errors (I999)

PS/2 Batteries
Bob Eager's site

Misc
ROM Basic
ESR

ROM
.BIN files


Network Interface Cards

Grab Bag
Nic Cards

3Com EtherLink
3C523 (TP)
3C527
3C529 (TP)

Cabletron
Cabletron

IBM
NIC Evolution
TR Network 16/4
TR 16/4 Busmaster
Auto 16/4 TR Adapter
Dual LS MC 32
Lan Adapter /A
Lanstreamer MC32
Auto Lanstr MC32
PC Network
Peermaster
Peermaster Modes
Peermaster Errors
Turboways 155
Wireless LAN ISA/MCA

Madge

Smart Ringnode Series
16/4 MC RN (S16)

Olicom
Olicom 2335
Olicom 3129

SysKonnect
FDDI-xM (SK-522x)

SMC /WD
General Info
3016

8013xP /A

Digital
DE-212
Digital Ethernet

NetWorth
EtherNext

MAU, Cables, Info
Linux TR Project
4033-001
4033 Testing
8228 MAU
8227 Access Point
8227 Errors
(I'm a) Token Male
IBM TR Cabling
8226 RJ45 Connect
Tokin' but not Smokin'
Token Ring FAQ
TR Troubleshoot Guide
LANClient Control Manager
(LCCM, ver 2.5.1) 19MB+
LAN Server Performance
Tuning (IBM)
TR Diagnostics (for 16/4)

Dual EtherStreamer MC32 Instructions

TR LANStreamer Adapters

TR Shared-RAM Adapters

TR Adapter Interface

Ethernet Adapter Interface

Auto LANStreamer MC32
Install & Test


LAN Tech Ref: 802.2 and
NetBIOS APIs


8235 Concepts & Implement



8580

Common Device
Planar Memory
0xx, 1xx, 3xx Models
Axx Models
8580 Power

8640 (Server 320)
320-MCA
320-EISA
EISA Configuration

8641 (Server 500)
8641
(For planar, see 95A)

Serverguard
May not belong here...
8641 Power

8642 (Server 720)
Common Devices
CPU Cards
PCI Bridge Card
PCI Error Codes
Corollary Errors
(CP,TP,EP,IP,FP,HALT)
Other Error Codes

9533 PS/2 "E"
9533 Planar
9533 Power

9552 (TP700/720 /c)
Common Device
TP700 Planar
TP720 Planar
Errors
Power
Test Common Devices

9553
Planar

9556/57
Common Devices

9576/9577
9576
9577
Lacuna Planar
Bermuda Planar
76 / 77 Power
New 76/77 Page


9585
X models
K, N models
9585 Power

90 (All models)
Planar
Power

95
Common Devices
G-M model Planar
N-Y Model Planar
Power

Complexes
Complex ID Matrix
Complex vs. planar
The complex itself
Complex ID Outlines

Type 0
-x0x (386DX-20)

Type 1
-xGx (SX-20)
-xJx (DX25)
-xKx (DX33)
Upgrade DX2-66
Upgrade DX50


Type 2
-xHx (SX25)
-xLx (DX2-50)

Type 3

-xMx (DX50)

Type 4 Complexes
-xNx (DX2-66)
-xPx (P60)
-xQx (P66)
-xYx (P90)
Important Info for Y Upgrades!
Old P90 Upgrade page

P/390
PC Server to S/390 Connectivity

P/370
P/370 environment
MUSIC/SP on P/370
MUSIC/SP OS

NCR
3350

Reply Planars
Reply System Specs
8525 Powerboard
8555 Turboboard
8570 Turboboard
8580 Powerboard

Accelerators
AOX MCMaster
RT Accelerator
IBM Wizard
Xtend Renaissance

SCSI

SCSI FAQ

The Official SCSI FAQ

Adaptec
AHA-1640

BusLogic/SDC
BT-640 / SDC3211B
BT-646 / SDC 3211F
SDC1611 (AHA-1640)

Future Domain
MCS-600/700
MCS-350
MCS-200

IBM Storage Controllers
HD as DASD?
DASDDRVR.SYS
SCSI (Tribble)
SCSI w/cache (Spock)
SCSI-2 (Patriot)
SCSI-2 FW (Corvette)
SCSI-2 DFW

IBM RAID
FW RAID (Passplay)
FWSR (Cheetah)
95A RAID Bays
Install HD in HS Trays
RAID Controller Util
RAID w/o RAID
Controller

RAID Levels
RAID Controller
Features

Iomega
PC4B/50

Mountain
16 Bit Host

Mylex
DAC960M

NCR
53C710/Dual SIOP

Simulex
IX4000 IPI-2 controller

SCSI Related
Linux DAC960 PCI site

SCSI Driver for Linux

SCSI Support Page
MOSIX (Clusters)

Trantor
T-260/T-228

Enclosures
IBM 3510


Sound

ChipChat
Overpriced Sound Card

Diamond
RIO PMP 300

IBM
Audio Over MCA Bus
Audiovation
MWAVE and MIDI
M-ACPA
Windsurfer

Piper
Soundpiper

Reply
CT2501 (w/wo SCSI)

Sound Blaster
Pro MCV/ MCV

Syntrillium
Audiovation - CoolEdit 1.53

Digital Audio
Digital Audio on SCSI Bus

Roland
MPU-IMC


Ref Material

IBM

PCCBBS
Vintage PCs
EPRM 4 Sep 01
PS/2 HMM 4 Sep 01
Announcement Letters
Pubs Catalog
Pubs Ordering System
All Ref/Starter Disk

FCC

FCC ID# Search

Others
Wendt's ADF / Hints
Dennis' PS/2 Page
Alfred Arnold
Spooky's MCA Page
Model 25 Info
Bob Eager's Pages
The Ref (TM)

NCR (NT Systems)
34/35/43/44xx Files
31/32/33xx Files
NCR ADF Library

PS/2 Newsgroup
comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware


ALR Systems
ALR MCA Files
(Microflex 3300 / 7000 / Powercache)
Thanks, Tom!

PS/2 FAQ 5.5a
Latest FAQ coming soon...

Capitalist Tools
4610 Hardware Service Manual
4690 OS
4683-421 SurePOS Terminal

4683/4684
4683/4684 POS Hardware Bookshelf
4683/84 Opns Guide

4693/94/95

4693/94/95 HMM
-93 Install/Opns Guide

POS Adapters
Store Loop Adapter
Store Loop Errors
4693 Store Loop
4684 Store Loop /A
Install, Test, Tech Ref

POS Expansion
Flat Panel Display
4695 POS Adapter

Components
Newark Electronics
Contact East
Jensen Tools
Digi-Key
Mouser Electronics

Ardent Tool Mirrors
Other places to obtain Ardent Tool information...

New and improved list coming soon.

 

Interrupts
David Beem's Interrupts Page

Open Source OS

Open Source OS

Security and Privacy
Win 9x and NT Users!
Shut Ports 137-139 Off!

ZoneAlarm (good stuff)
Spyware
Web Bug FAQ
Disable Cookies


Floppy
5.25" Ext Drive Ad.
4869 Ext Floppy
General Floppy Info
Drive Pinouts
Data Migration Facility

CD ROM
CD Install (SCSI)
CD-ROM II and CD Install (revised)

Magneto Optical
127 / 230 MB MO
3360 Optical Disk Drive Adapter

AIX for PS/2
AIX PS/2 General Info
AIX for PS/2 1.3
Bootstrap
Fix A Corrupted Install Floppy

Why MCA?
Why MCA?
Why MCA "The Song"


SnYpEr No-Fire Zone

Create & Use Refdisk
Instructions

MCA Militia
Member Listing
Are they in your neighborhood?

JOIN the MCA-Militia!

Send Name, city, post code, country

Procom Tech Products
General Info

Video

ATI
Graphics Ultra Pro
Linux Man Ref on Mach32
8514 Ultra

Artist
Artist XJS (5080)
Winsprint 1000i (5075)
Winsprint (5090)
TIGA Info

Cornerstone
ImageAccel MC164
ImageAccel MC161i

IBM
6091-019 Monitor
8514/A
9504 Monochrome
9507 LCD Monitor
ActionMedia II
3151 ASCII Terminal
3151 Models
3151 Errors
Image Adapter
Image-I Adapter
InfoWindow GPIB2 & VGA

M-Motion Video
PS/2 TV
SVGA Adapter/A
Video Capture
XGA
XGA-2

Matrox
Impression, Ultima Drivers
Illuminator
MG-108-M

Magni Systems
PS/2 VGA Producer

NEC
Multisync Graphics Engine

Radius
Multiview 24
ISA XGA-2


Reply
Video Board

SGI
IrisVision (Roger's)
Iris (mine)

STB
Powergraph
ERGO-MC

WD (Now Paradise)
OEM Driver Library

Misc
Video Term Pinout
Timing Calc for Linux

DMQSREAD
Reads DMQS files!

Video Musings
13W3 Trivia (Pinouts)
13W3 Pinout Search


HD Controllers

ARCO (CMS)
AC-1070/75
Updated 1070/75 Page


IBM
3270 (short B)
5250
ESDI / MFM
PCMCIA

Kingston
DataCard 16/32

Sigma Data
IDE card

IDE Pinouts
XT/MCA/ATA IDE

Tape

6157 Streaming Tape
ITBU

Printer

LaserMaster
LMXK

IBM
4216 Printer
3116/Optra R+

Scanner

HP
HP ScanJet Adapter

IBM
3117 Scanner

Scitex
Star (?)
Greg Chabala's Site

Bernoulli
Unofficial Bernoulli
Home Page


Communications

IBM
Dual Async
Multiport/2
Portmaster
Waverunner
14k Modem Wake-On-Ring
Fax Concentrator
Wireless LAN
V.35

DigiBoard
MC/Xe
MC/Xi
MC-IMAC

GammaLink
CPMC

Millenium Engineering
EON-2M

National Instruments
MC-GPIB

3com/USR
Courier V.32bis w/ASL
Courier HST

AVM
B1 Active ISDN

Allen Bradley
1784-K2


IBM Industrial System Files
Clearlake

Windows & DOS

MS-DOS Resources
Win3.x Resources
Win9x Resources
World of Windows
Networking

MS File Server

Index.txt (200KB)
Software Library

RS/6000

Model Time-Line
7207 1/4" Tape Drive
7006-41x
7012-32x Desktop
7013 Deskside
GXT150L (?)
GXT500 (D?)
SCSI I/O Contlr 4-1
Ultimedia (7-6)
Stereoscopic display
Adapters, Devices, and Cable
for MCA HTMLPDF

Diagnostic Info for MCA
HTMLPDF

User's guides
RS6000 Library
MCA SSA RAID Tech Ref

7006 Planar
GXT150 Video Card
GXT500(D) Video Card

7007-N40 "Tadpole"

Common Devices
Planar

7009 Processor Card
7009 Planar

7011-220 Planar
GT1 Video

7012 Planar
7012-030 Processor Card

GXT500 Video
GXT150M (1-E)
8-A HIPPI
9-K 10/100 Ethernet MC Adapter


IBM Memory Expansion

286 Mem Expansion
80386 2-8MB Exp.
2-14MB Expansion

Orchid

Ramquest Extra 16/32

Kingston
KTM 609/II
KTM/16000-386
MC64/PS64


Copyrights/Trademarks/Legal Info

This revised index and some pages are Copyright © 2002-2003 by Walsh Computer Technology. All Rights Reserved. Last Updated: 09/15/2003

Most outlines and much content from pages was originally assembled by Louis Ohland. He retains all rights to that material compilation and all board outlines marked with initials "LFO".

Other material in this compilation of information may be property of others, and may or may not be noted as such. Trademarks and product names are used for identification purposes only.

Please note that this site is provided for the convenience of MCA system owners. All materials here are provided as-is and on a "use at your own risk" basis. Some pages are known to contain information that may not be correct for all circumstances. If you have any doubts, it is suggested that you ask the comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware newsgroup before actually doing anything you are unsure about.

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