P/I-P55TP4N Motherboard USER'S MANUAL
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P/I-P55TP4N User's Manual III
CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 1 How this manual is organized .......................................................... 1 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 1 II. FEATURES .................................................................. 2 Features of This Motherboard .......................................................... 2 Parts of the Motherboard .......................................
CONTENTS IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ..................................................... 26 6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........................................ BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. Details of BIOS Features Setup: ...........................................
FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • • This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
I. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION (Manual / Checklist) How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Introduction: Manual information and checklist II. Features: Information and specifications concerning this product III. Installation: Instructions on setting up the motherboard. IV. BIOS Setup: BIOS software setup information. V. DMI Utility: BIOS supported Desktop Management Interface VI. PCI-SC200: Installation of an optional SCSI card.
II. FEATURES Features of This Motherboard The P/I-P55TP4N is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants a great many features in a small package. This motherboard: II. FEATURES (Features) 2 • Easy Installation: Is equipped with BIOS supports auto detection of hard drives and Plug and Play to make setup of hard drives and expansion cards virtually automatic. • Multi-Speed Support: Supports one 75-166MHz Pentium CPU on a ZIF Socket 7.
II. FEATURES • • PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels, provides faster data transfer rates, and supports Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives. This controller supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2. BIOS supports IDE CD-ROM boot-up.
III. INSTALLATION Map of the Motherboard SIMM Slot 4 (Bank 1) SIMM Slot 3 (Bank 1) SIMM Slot 2 (Bank 0) SIMM Slot 1 (Bank 0) Board Power Input P8 Floppy Drives P9 Secondary IDE Primary IDE JP22 JP23 JP24 256 Onboard PB L2 Cache Case Conn (CON 1) Pipelined Burst Level 2 Cache Expansion Slot IDE LED JP17 PCI Slot 1 JP26 JP27 JP28 JP15 PCI Slot 2 JP14 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 / MediaBus 2.
III. INSTALLATION 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) JP4 JP5 JP16 JP22, 23, 24 JP26, 27, 28 JP14, 15 JP7 JP13 p. 8 p. 8 p. 9 p. 9 p. 10 p. 10 p. 11 p. 11 Multi-I/O Selection (Enable/Disable) Flash ROM Boot Block Program (Enable/Disable) Total Level 2 Cache Size Setting Voltage Regulator Output Selection CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection CPU:BUS Frequency Ratio PS/2 Mouse on IRQ12 (Enable/Disable) CMOS RAM (Operation/Clear CMOS Data) p. 12 p. 14 p. 15 p. 16 p. 16 p.
III. INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your computer, you must follow the six steps as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard Install DRAM Modules Install the CPU Install Expansion Cards Connect Cables, Wires, and Power Supply Setup the BIOS Software 1. Jumpers III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect jumper pins (JP) on the motherboard. See "Map of the Motherboard" on page 4 for locations of jumpers.
III. INSTALLATION WARNING: Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly separated from jumpers in "Map of the Motherboard" on page 4. Placing jumper caps over these will cause damage to your motherboard. P/I-P55TP4N User's Manual III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) WARNING: Computer motheboards and components contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips.
III. INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. Onboard Multi-I/O Selection (JP4) You can selectively disable each onboard Multi-I/O item (floppy, serial, parallel, and IrDA) through BIOS (see page 35) or disable all Multi-I/O items at once with the following jumper in order to use your own MultiI/O card. Selections Enable Disable JP4 [1-2] (Default) [2-3] JP4 JP4 1 2 3 1 2 3 III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) Enable (Default) Disabled Multi I/O Setting (Enable / Disable) 2.
III. INSTALLATION 3. Total Level 2 Cache Size Setting (JP16) This jumper sets the total amount of L2 cache that is present. If you have two cache chips onboard (see "Map of Motherboard" for locations), then you have either 256KB or 512KB. An "ASUS" or "COAST" cache module can be used to upgrade the 256KB version to 512KB. If there is no onboard cache, you must install a cache module of either 256KB or 512KB. IMPORTANT: See page 14 "SRAM Cache" for installation procedures.
III. INSTALLATION 5. CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection (JP26, 27, 28) These jumpers tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU. These allow the selection of the CPU’s External frequency (or BUS Clock). The BUS Clock times the BUS Ratio equals the CPU's Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). 6. CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (JP14, 15) These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequency (called the BUS Clock) within the CPU.
III. INSTALLATION 7. PS/2 Mouse on IRQ12 Setting (JP7) This jumper enables or disables the onboard PS/2 mouse lead connector. When Enabled, the port becomes active and uses IRQ12. When Disabled, IRQ12 will be freed for use by a PCI or ISA expansion card. See Page 19 for the "PS/2 Mouse connector." JP7 [2-3] (Default) [1-2] JP7 JP7 1 2 3 Disabled (Default) 1 2 3 Enabled III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) Selections Disable Enable PS/2 Mouse on IRQ 12 (Disable / Enable) 8.
III. INSTALLATION 2. System Memory (DRAM) This motherboard supports four 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, or 32MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 128MB. For BUS frequencies of 50MHz or 60MHz, you can use either 60ns or 70ns modules. For BUS frequencies of 66MHz, you must use 60ns modules.
III. INSTALLATION DRAM Memory Installation Procedures: 1. The SIMM memory modules will only fit in one orientation as shown because of a "Plastic Safety Tab" on one end of the SIMM slots which requires the "Notched End" of the SIMM memory modules. 2 3 4 III. INSTALLATION (DRAM Memory) 1 Notched End 72 Pin SIMM DRAM Slots & Module 2. Press the memory module firmly into place starting from a 45 degree angle making sure that all the contacts are aligned with the slot. 3.
III. INSTALLATION Level 2 External Static RAM (SRAM) Cache The motherboard you purchase may either have 0KB, 256KB, or 512KB. Most likely you will have two cache chips onboard (see "Map of Motherboard" for locations), then you have 256KB pipelined bust SRAM cache. A cache module can be used to upgrade the 256KB version to 512KB and the 0KB version to 256KB or 512KB. IMPORTANT: You must set jumper 16 "Total Level 2 Cache Size Setting" on page 9 when changes are made to your cache size. 42 Pins III.
III. INSTALLATION 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket 7 that is backwards compatible with ZIF Socket 5 processors. The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case then purchase a fan before you turn on your system. Apply thermal jelly to the CPU top and then install the fan onto the CPU. WARNING: Without a fan, the CPU can overheat and cause damage to both the CPU and the motherboard.
III. INSTALLATION 4. Expansion Cards First read your expansion card documentation on any hardware and software settings that may be required to setup your specific card. NOTE: PCI Slot 4 has a MediaBus extension 2.0 (see page 18) which allows the installation of a PCI card or a MediaBus card (optional multifunctional card) but not both. WARNING: Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding expansion cards. Power supplies contain power reserves which can cause damage to your motherboard. III.
III. INSTALLATION Diagnostic (MSD.EXE) utility included in the Windows directory to see a map of your used and free IRQs. For Windows 95 users, the "Control Panel" icon in "My Computer," contains a "System" icon which gives you a "Device Manager" tab. Double clicking on a specific device give you "Resources" tab which shows the Interrupt number and address. Make sure that no two devices use the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time.
III. INSTALLATION ASUS MediaBus Card MediaBus allows a cost-efficient solution to a complete multimedia system. The advantages of using one add-on card is to reduce the slot requirements and compatibility problems in order to maximize the Plug and Play advantages. The add-on card inserts into the shared PCI 4 / MediaBus 2.0 Slot. NOTE: This motherboard uses MediaBus Rev. 2.0. The previous MediaBus cards designed for MediaBus Rev. 1.2 will not fit into the MediaBus Rev 2.0 that is on this motherboard. III.
III. INSTALLATION 5. External Connectors IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector. The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and floppy drives. IDE ribbon cable must be less than 18in. (46cm), with the second drive connector no more than 6in. (15cm) from the first connector. III. INSTALLATION (Connectors) 1.
III. INSTALLATION 3. Parallel Printer Connector (26 Pin Block) Connection for the included parallel port ribbon cable with mounting bracket. Connect the ribbon cable to this connection and mount the bracket to the case on an open slot. It will then be available for a parallel printer cable. Note: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through BIOS Setup on page 35 "Onboard Parallel Port." Pin 1 III.
III. INSTALLATION 5. Floppy drive connector (34-pin block ) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. Pin 1 III. INSTALLATION (Connectors) Floppy Drive Connector 6. Power connector (12-pin block) This connector connects to a standard 5 Volt power supply. To connect the leads from the power supply, ensure first that the power supply is not plugged.
III. INSTALLATION 7. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-pin Block) This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings.
III. INSTALLATION 9. Turbo LED lead (CON1) The motherboard's turbo function is always on. The turbo LED connection is labeled here but the LED will remain constantly lit while the system power is on. You may wish to connect the Power LED from the system case to this lead. See the figure below. III. INSTALLATION (Connectors) 10.
III. INSTALLATION 14. IDE activity LED (JP17) This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case. JP17 + IDE (Hard Drive) LED III. INSTALLATION (Connectors) 16. IrDA-compliant infrared module connector (JP31) This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature.
III. INSTALLATION Final Power Connection Procedures 1. After all jumpers and connections are made, close the system case cover. 2. Make sure that all switches are in the off position as marked by . 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case as instructed by your system user's manual. 4. Connect the power cord into an power outlet that is equipped by a surge protector. 5. You may then turn on your devices in the following order: a. Your monitor b.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 6. BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 Volt and 12 Volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail on page 45. All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the system configuration and settings.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE NOTE: The “Load BIOS Defaults” option loads the minimized settings for troubleshooting. “Load Setup Defaults”, on the other hand, is for loading optimized defaults for regular use. Choosing defaults at this level, will modify all applicable settings. A section at the bottom of the above screen displays the control keys for this screen. Take note of these keys and their respective uses.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE User-configurable fields appear in a different color. If you need information on the selected field, press the key. The help menu will then appear to provide you with the information you need. The memory display at the lower right-hand side of the screen is read-only and automatically adjusts accordingly. Details of Standard CMOS Setup: Date To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press the page up/page down or +/- keys to set the current date.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE To enter specifications for a hard disk drive, you must select first a “type”. You can select “User” and specify the specifications yourself manually, or you can select from the provided predefined drive specifications. To select, simply press the or key to change the option listed after the drive letter.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Drive A, Drive B These fields record the types of floppy disk drives installed in your system. The available options for drives A and B are: 360KB, 5.25 in. 1.2MB, 5.25 in. 720KB, 3.5 in. 1.44MB, 3.5 in. 2.88MB, 3.5 in. None To enter the configuration value for a particular drive, highlight its corresponding field and then select the drive type using the left- or right-arrow key. Floppy 3 Mode Support This is the Japanese standard floppy drive. The standard stores 1.2MB in a 3.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE BIOS Features Setup This “BIOS Features Setup” option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your preference. Some entries here are required by the motherboard’s design to remain in their default settings. IV. BIOS (BIOS Features) A section at the lower right of the screen displays the control keys you can use. Take note of these keys and their respective uses.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE CPU Internal Cache / External Cache These fields allow you to Enable or Disable the CPU’s “Level 1” built-in cache and the “Level 2” secondary cache. By default, these fields are enabled. With Setup Defaults, the L2 cache is Disabled. Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine by skipping retesting a second, third, and forth time. Setup default setting for this field is Enabled. A complete test of the system is done on each test.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Typematic Rate (Char/Sec) This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second. Setup default setting is 6. Typematic Delay (Msec) This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. Four delay rate options are available: 250ms, 500ms, 750ms and 1000ms. Setup default value is 250ms. Security Option This field determines when the system prompts for the password.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Chipset Features Setup Auto Configuration The default setting of Enabled sets the optimal timings for the next ten entries based on the CPU clock speed. Do not change these settings unless it is necessary. IV.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Onboard FDC Controller When enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy drives, set this field to “Disabled”. Default setting is “Enabled”. Onboard FDC Swap A: B: This field reverses the drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. Two options are available: “No Swap” and “Swap AB”. “No Swap” is the default setting.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE UART2 Use Infrared When enabled, this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. By default, this field is set to Disabled, which leaves the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port connector. See page 24 for the Infrared Connector.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Power Management Setup This “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity. Power Management This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. There are four options: “Max Saving”, “Min Saving”, “Disabled” and “User Defined”.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Video Off Method This field defines the video off features. Three options are available: “V/H SYNC + Blank”, “DPMS” and “Blank Only”. The first option, which is the default setting, blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning; “DPMS” (acronym for Display Power Management System) allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature; “Blank Only” only blanks the screen. Use the latter for monitors that do not support the “Green” feature.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE PM Events This section sets the wake-up call of the system. If activity is detected from any enabled IRQ channels in the left-hand group, the system wakes up from suspended mode. You can enable power management for IRQs 3 ~ 15 individually in the list at the right of the screen. The power management feature will work on the enabled IRQ channels. Take note that a Microsoft serial mouse or compatible will use either COM1 (IRQ4) or COM2 (IRQ3), and a PS/2 mouse will use IRQ12.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE The next field is the “PCI Latency Timer”. Do not change the default setting of “32 PCI Clock” since this enables maximum PCI performance for this motherboard. The following describes the other user-configurable fields on this screen: For example: If you install a Legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10 lets say, then set “IRQ10 Used By ISA” to “Yes”. IV.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Load BIOS Defaults This “Load BIOS Defaults” option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high performance features. To load these default settings, highlight “Load BIOS Defaults” on the main screen and then press the key. The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press the key and then the key to confirm.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Supervisor Password and User Password These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a password that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “User Password” sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. By default, the system comes without any passwords. To specify a password, highlight the type you want and then press the key. A password prompt appears on the screen.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IDE HDD Auto Detection This “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (PI55T2P4) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE If you are auto-detecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode, three lines will appear in the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive. Do not select Large or Normal. The auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and there is nothing on it.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Flash Memory Writer Utility This motherboard comes with a diskette which contains the following files: README.TXT A Readme text file containing information about the utility. To access or print out the contents of this file, you can use any text editor program. DMICFG.EXE Desktop Management Interface Utility. See page 50 for basic instructions. PFLASH.EXE This is the Flash Memory Writer utility.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Before reprogramming the system BIOS, you must first do the following: 1. Programming the ROM chip installed in the system requires that you first enable programming as described on page 8 "Boot Block Programming". 2. Make sure the system is running in real mode. This utility will not operate if the system is under protected or virtual mode. This means that you can not reprogram the system BIOS under the Windows environment or with any memory management software, including HIMEM.SYS.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE The Flash Memory Writer Utility Screen: ASUSTeK PNP BIOS FLASH MEMORY WRITER V1.3 Copyright (C) 1995, ASUSTeK COMPUTER Inc. Flash Type -- SST 29EE010 Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-0101 Choose one of the following: 1. Save Current BIOS To File 2. Update BIOS Main Block From File 3. Advanced Features IV. BIOS IV. BIOS (Flash Memory Writer) (Flash Memory Writer) Enter Choice: [1] Press ESC To Exit IMPORTANT: Flash Type may also be "INTEL 28F001BXT.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 3. Advanced Features Selecting this option brings up the Advanced Features screen for clearing the PnP configuration record and updating the system BIOS. To terminate the program and return to the DOS prompt, press the key. Selecting the third option displays the Advanced Features screen. Advanced Features Flash Type -- SST 29EE010 Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-0101 Choose one of the following: 1. Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block IV.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 1. For security reasons, back up your existing system BIOS using the “Save Current BIOS to File” option. If anything goes wrong with the updating process, you can still recover the original BIOS. To back up, select the first command option from the Flash Memory Writer screen. Specify a file name when prompted and then press the key. The program then creates a file in the \FLASH directory containing the current BIOS. IV. BIOS IV. BIOS (Flash Memory Writer) (Flash Memory Writer) 2.
V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the DMI utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computer’s system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.
V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Using the DMI utility Edit DMI (or delete) Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the ↑↓ (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen. Press enter at the menu item to enter the right hand screen for editing. “Edit component” appears on top. The reversed color field is the current cursor position and the blue text are available for editing.
V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Save MIFD You can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering the drive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may press ESC and a message “Bad File Name” appears here to show it was not saved. Load MIFD V. DMI (Using DMI Utility) You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and filename. Here.
V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Load BIOS Defaults V. DMI (Using DMI Utility) You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS.
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VI. PCI-SC200 (NCR SCSI BIOS) VI. PCI-SC200 SCSI Card NCR SCSI BIOS and Drivers Aside from the system BIOS, the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also contains the NCR SCSI BIOS. This SCSI BIOS works in conjunction with the optional PCI-SC200 SCSI controller card to provide a complete PCI Fast SCSI-2 interface. All SCSI devices you install to your system require driver software to function. The NCR SCSI BIOS directly supports SCSI hard disks under the DOS, Windows and OS/2 environments.
VI. PCI-SC200 SCSI Card VI. PCI-SC200 (Setup) The PCI-SC200 SCSI Interface Card Your motherboard may have come with an optional SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) controller card, the PCI-SC200. The card is also available separately. This card works with the SCSI BIOS on the motherboard. Together, they provide a complete PCI Fast SCSI-2 interface. With the card installed in your system you can connect SCSI devices installed in your system case to the internal connector on the card.
VI. PCI-SC200 SCSI Card VI. PCI-SC200 (Jumpers) Setting the INT Assignment You must use PCI INT A setting in order to properly assign the card's interrupt. On the PCI-SC200, you assign the INT by setting jumper JP1 or JP2. The default setting for the card already is INT A, so you do not need to change the setting to use the PCI-SC200 with this motherboard.
VI. PCI-SC200 SCSI Card VI. PCI-SC200 (SCSI ID Numbers) Decide whether or not you need to terminate the PCI-SC200 based on its position in the SCSI chain. Only the devices at each end of the chain need to be terminated. If you have only internal or only external devices connected to the PCI-SC200, then you must terminate the PCI-SC200. If you have both internal and external devices connected, you must not terminate the card. See the following example which illustrates this concept.
