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1. PIS JPR DEU DEI DE o Moo 81810 50MHz 18 Ha Ja Le 15x EIZ e alo S H H 55MHz alada 20x BIR Fa Pa EINE GU m DOK fo Elaa S KO 60MHz alterna 2 5X manmi E a SIE o D ORE 3 0x pe 66 6M Hz D Jr SEET Ele Ea alla E 3 5X A IO 75M Hz H title Ges falo o E E E a 4 0x EZE 83 3MHz ET Eat JP6 CPU I O Voltage Vio 2 Ja np d STD 3 3V E m LA dle VRE3 52V lt a ala N UJ Pal A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 6 J P22 CPU Core Voltage Vcore 8 ail een 2 94V GS SIE 3 54V AHH AAA Gk m ge d an EZE 324 EE an Err aam EEE JP16 Clear CMOS J P20 Flash ROM Boot Block
2. O IR Port de Case Features COM2 Printer COM1 mg KB Mouse aa O USB Port eee GRA I H H e SIMM 3 ab d VGA Pot SIMM2 is SCH il JE z SIMM1 23 E iB A A H H CPU Socket 7 Si E E Pa SE Tal Ee l EE __ Power o O Fan Power Jumper amp Connectors The illustration above shows the location of the jumpers ports and other connectors on the mainboard Jumpers JP23 24 and 25 are only on the 5598 model The VGA Port connector is for the external VGA portbracket 5598 model only The USB connector is for the external USB 2 port bracket P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 3 Jumper Configuration Summary This section lists the jumper setting options for this mainboard The settings are listed as follows e Thetwo pins shorted by a jumper cap on a three or more pin jumper e g 1 2 or e For atwo pin jumper On if the cap isin place and Off if a cap is not in place In the jumper illustrations the Pin 1 position is shaded and the jumpers shown in a bird s eye view look like this EEE A jumper with a cap in position looks like this o ma The default settings are noted in the summary tables Unless you need to upgrade the CPU disable the onboard VGA feature or upgrade the BIOS you should no
3. 1 d d 1 a El E m m a Dez Ea E Normal Clear Programmable Boot Block Protect J P23 24 25 Onboard VGA Enable Disable lim 1 a 1 r 1 a d d 1 a OU a CO OO JP23 JP24 JP25 JP23 JP24 JP25 P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 7 Other Jumper Settings Function Jumper Settings Clear CMOS JP16 Normal 12 D Clear 2 3 With the power turned off put cap on jumper fora momentand then remove to clear current CMOS settings Flash ROM JP20 Protect 2 3 D Boot Block Programmable 1 2 Note Set this to the Programmable setting to update the BIOS Onboard VGA JP23 24 25 Enable 23 12 24 2 3 25 12 D Disable 23 2 3 24 12 25 2 3 Note Non VGA model does not have these jumpers D Default Setting P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 8 Onboard Connectors Name Function DEI 1st IDE channel Information 40 pin connector connects to 2 device cable End device is Primary Master middle is Slave IDE2 2nd IDE channel 40 pin connector connects to 2 device cable End device is Secondary Master middle is Slave Floppy Floppy drive 34 pin connector connects to 2 device cable End device is Drive A middle is Drive B COM 1 Serial Port 1 Onboard 9 pin serial port can be setto COM 3 COM 2 Serial Port 2 Onboard 9 pin serial port can be setto COM4 CN2 Parallel port Standard 25 pin par
4. Jumper Locations The illustration above shows the location of the CPU jump ers shown on these pages JP22 CPU Core Voltage Vcore 2 B 8 2 WV ag i 293 SG 357 AE 2 54V E mola 3 24V HA ee 2 84V d SE E 3 34V u we P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 16 Adding An IDE Peripheral This section covers some aspects of installing internal IDE pe ripheral devices as they relate to the mainboard The onboard Enhanced IDE controller supports up to four devices two per IDE channel The primary hard disk drive in most systems is an IDE device You may want to install more hard disks a C D RO M drive or combination of these and other devices This mainboard supports both PIO and UltraDM A modes which it can detect automatically You can install a mix of devices With the Setup Defaults loaded in the CM OS Setup utility the system will auto matically detect and configure multiple devices of whatever mode IDE Transfer Modes Hard disk read and write operations are executed via the main board chipset The transfer of data between the hard disk and the system takes place using one of a number of transfer modes either one of several PIO modes or UltaDM A mode
5. The model shown above d uses the SiS5598 chip with heatsink and has the VGA port connector and jumpers onboard The 5582 model does not have these compo nents onboard Floppy Wake Up Jumper amp Connectors The illustration above shows the connectors sockets and ports on the mainboard The VGA Port is a connector for the external VGA port bracket The USB Port is a connector for the optional external dual USB port bracket The IR Port is a connector for an optional IrDA compatible infrared port module P5S A User s Manual 1 Package amp Product Information 16 Component Information This section is a brief description of the components on the mainboard that you might need to know about if you want to upgrade or change your system configuration If your mainboard is already installed in a system it isn t necessary for you to re view this section This mainboard uses the M ini ATX form factor a design that integrates many features onto the board including some number of external ports Expansion Cards amp Slots The mainboard has seven expansion slots for system expan sion or add on cards Three of them are ISA slots the other four are PCI slots When you get an expansion card it must use one of these to connect to the computer The ISA expansion slots are a legacy of the original IBM PC AT design They are 16 bit slots that run at a moderate bus speed The
6. while installing the BIO S and then set it back to the Disable setting for normal operation Bus Master Drivers This mainboard comes with software drivers for various O p erating Systems that enable the PCI controller to operate in Bus M aster mode The drivers are on the Support Disk The included readme file has information on the drivers and installation in formation Video Drivers The 5598 model of this mainboard has an onboard SIS VGA video display card A wide variety of display drivers are provided with the board to support various O perating Systems When you run the installation program you can view information about the drivers and make selections on which to install A text file is included that describes the drivers provided Disabling Onboard Video Display Card If you have the 5598 model of this mainboard and want to use a different video display card you can disable the onboard SIS VGA video display To do this you must set jumpers JP23 24 and 25 to their Disable settings See Section 4 Reference Informa tion for more information P5S A User s Manual 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 2 Jumper Settings Mentioned In This Chapter Function Jumper Settings Clear CMOS JP16 Normal 12 D Clear 2 3 Flash Boot JP20 Disable 2 3 Block Enable 12 D Onboard JP23 24 25 Enable JP23 12 P24 2 3 JP25 12 D VGA Disable P23 2 3 J P24 1 2 JP25 2 3 P5S A User s Manual 3
7. 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 2 PCI Cards amp Slots With very few exceptions any PCI expansion card you are likely to get will be Plug an Play compliant If you are using an O perating System that supports PnP such as Windows 95 you should be able to follow the installation instructions that come with the card and have the O perating System automatically rec ognize and configure the card The four PCI slots on the mainboard all have Bus M aster Capability For installed PCI cards to use this feature an O perat ing System specific Bus M aster software driver that comes with this mainboard must be installed under your O perating System These drivers are located on the Support Disk There is more information about them later in this section Configuring Expansion Card Resources In CMOS Setup TheCM OS Setup Utility which is covered in detail in Section 4 Reference Information has a section called PN P PCI Configu ration The default settings in this section allow the Operating System to automatically configure IRQ resources for PnP com pliant ISA and PCI Cards If you need to install anon PnP card you will need to config ure any IRQ and DMA settings manually both on the card and in the CM OS Setup Utility The following three pages show how to do this Running CMOS Setup To run the CMOS Setup utility When you are finished press press the Delete or the Del the Esc key once to return to key while your compu
8. ACPI SW Settings The two ACPI lines control how the system Suspend switch interacts with power management The first line enables or dis ables support for Automatic Power M anagement the default is Disabled and the second line sets whether the Suspend switch will also function as a Soft O ff power button where pressing it for more than four seconds will turn off the system The default is Soft Off Reload Global Timer Events The system will resume from Doze or Standby mode if there is any activity on the ports listed here when they are set to En abled The system won t wake up from such activity if an item is set to Disabled The default settings are COM Ports Activity Disabled LPT Ports Activity Disabled HDD Ports Activity Disabled VGA Activity Disabled Automatic Power Up Control The items in this section set when the system will automati cally turn it self on The options include when there is an incom ing call to a modem by the day of the week or by a specific time which is set by the Alarm line If you enable the Alarm line sev eral more settings appear below it to enable you to set the alarm The default setting for all items is Disabled When you are finished you can press the Esc key to return to the main menu 4 Reference Information 4 34 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5SJ A D PHP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC Resources Controlled By futo PCI IRQ Actived By z Level
9. HDD Ports Activity Disabled z Quit tire Select Item UGA Activity Disabled Help PU PD Modify z Old Values CShift F2 Color z Load BIOS Defaults z Load Setup Defaults Power Management Setup To enter this section of the Setup program highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key The fol lowing screen will appear Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 30 What Power Management Does Power management lets you set up your computer to save electricity when it is not actively in use by putting the system into progressively greater pow er saving modes In the power man agement scheme there are four system states which proceed in the following sequence Normal Doze Standby Suspend Power Management This controls the entire power management scheme There are four settings User Defined You set the power saving options manually Disable Turns off all power management M ax Saving M aximizes power saving by activating maximum power sav ing settings after one minute of system inactivity M in Saving Produces less power saving by activating moderate pow er sav ing settings after one hour of system inactivity PM Control By APM When this is set to Yes the Advanced Power M anagement fea ture in Microsoft Windows controls power management opera tion The default setting is
10. Warning The use of shielded cables for the connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Version 2 2 Copyright October 1997 All rights reserved This publication may not be copied reproduced translated transmitted or reduced to any printed or electronic medium or to any machine readable form or stored in a retrieval system either in whole or in part without the written consent of the copyright holders The contents of this publication are subject to change The manufacturer reserves the right to alter the contents of this publication at any time and without notice The contents of this publication may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors and is supplied for infor mational use only Products are noted in this publication for identification purposes only Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of M icrosoft Corporation Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation All other product names or brands may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
11. PCI ISA PnP assigned to Legacy ISA assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP Quit tire Select Item assigned to PCI ISA PnP Help PU PD Modify assigned to PCI ISA PnP z Old Values C Shift F2 Color assigned to PCI ISA PnP Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configuration When Resources Controlled By is set to Manual you can individually configure the IRQ amp DMA channel settings The individual defaults are for PnP cards and will still use all the items listed to automatically assign resources as needed If you are installing a legacy ISA card thatrequires manual configuration you can manu ally assign the required re sources as needed This screen shows an ex ample of a manually config ured IRQ setting for a Legacy ISA expansion card Legacy cards by definition are not PnP compliant and must be manually configured if they require an IRQ or DMA chan nel See the card manual for specifics When an item in the listis con figured this way itis no longer part of the pool of automat cally configurable resources For this reason dont config ure ISA cards this way unless they are Legacy cards P5S A User s Man
12. This displays information about the highlighted item when you press the F10 key Select Item You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move around the screen and select a menu item An item is highlighted when it is selected M odify To change the setting of a highlighted selection you can press either the Page Up PU and Page Down PD keys or the Plus and M inus keys Pressing a key once will switch to the next setting option for the selected item Change Color Change the program color scheme by pressing Shift F2 Old Values If you make changes during the current session and you don t want to keep them you can recall the last set of saved values for this page by pressing the F5 key Load BIOS Defaults Pressing F6 loads the BIOS Default settings for this page Load Setup Defaults Pressing F7 loads the Setup Default settings for this page If your mainboard is already installed in a working system the proper entries are already entered on this screen and you shouldn t change them P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 24 Virus Warning This protects the primary hard disk s boot sector and partition table from infection Any attempt to write to them will halt the system and produce a warning message If this happens you can either allow the system to continue or stop it and boot from a virus free bootable floppy disk Use an anti virus utility located on the floppy disk to check the hard disk The
13. EI I aja O np D D E D dei Y D S 2 0x UE er o 55MHz KITE EO pal a mj D D Sr 60MHz EIT Ee sin oja Ea 3 0x EME ES D J T J 66 6MHz T IS D I DE Es D ZA 3 5x GH 75MHz KI 4 0x Bi 1 D o Ei E D D II I D GO IE E I D A I 83 3MHz H JP6 CPU I O Voltage Vio 2 Es SID3 3V gp D Ai e 1 LA 2 VRE 3 52V b 1 Es LA P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 15 l n nn Of JP6 mi Q dd IE LIDO LE i i Po E do EE E oe KE E Ba Et ce EL A E EA SS a
14. If you disable it you can set the values manually although we recommend against this Don t disable automatic configuration unless you know what you are doing The default setting is Enabled P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 28 Memory Hole At 5M 16M Some special add on cards require a 1M B address space be tween 15 and 16M B The documentation for this type of card should tell you if it needs this The default setting is Disabled VGA Shared Memory Size This sets the size of the 5598 model s onboard video display memory The video memory is drawn from the total installed system memory The options are 1MB 2MB 3MB and 4MB The default setting is 1M B To return to the main menu press the Esc key P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 29 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5SJ A POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Management Disable eg flutomatic Power Up Control e PM Control by APM Yes Power by Ring In Disabled Video Off Method E M Power on Sun Disabled MODEM Use IRQ z HA Power on Mon Disabled Power on Tue Disabled Doze Mode z Disable Power on Wed Disabled Standby Mode Disable Power on Thu Disabled Suspend Mode Disable Power on Fri sabled HDD Power Down Disable Power on Sat Disabled ACPI SW Support APM Disabled by Alarm Disabled ACPI SW gt 4 Sec Soft Off Reload Global Timer Events COM Ports Activity Disabled LPT Ports Activity Disabled
15. Modify PCI Bus Synchronous Mode Enabled Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults CMOS Setup Utility ChipSet Features Setup The VGA Shared Memory Size line sets the size of the dis play memory The display memory is drawn from the total system memory The options are 1 2 3 or 4MB This is for the 5598 model that has onboard VGA only P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 1 In This Section Jumper Summary Connector Summary CPU Information Memory Configurations CMOS Setup Utility 4 P5S A Reference Information This section is a summary of the P5SJ A s specifications and settings It includes the following e Jumper Configuration Summary e Connector Summary e Supported CPUs e System Memory Configuration Specifications e CMOS Setup Utility Summary Using This Section The information in this section is presented in asummary for mat to make it easy to find specific information If you need re lated explanations please refer to the topics earlier in the manual P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 2 ERG A Mainboard Layout Ol ISA S ots 1
16. No P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 31 Video Off Method This governs monitor power saving by controlling how power management blanks the monitor screen The default setting blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning and re quires a monitor with green features If you don t have this type of monitor use the Blank option DPMS Display Power M anagement System allows the BIOS to control the video dis play card if the card has the DPM S feature V H SYNC Blank Default Blank Non green monitor less saving DPMS Display card must support DPM S Video Off Option This governs in what modes the video display gets turned off The options are Susp Stby gt Off Off in Suspend amp Standby Susp gt Off Off in Suspend All Modes Off Off in Doze Suspend amp Standby Always On No video shut off Modem Use IRQ If you have a modem installed in your system you can enter which IRQ it is using so that APM can control it The default setting is NA Not Applicable P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 32 Doze Mode This sets the period of system inactivity after which the sys tem goes into Doze mode the most limited power saving state The settings range from 1 minute to 1 hour and can be set manu ally when power management is in User Define mode The de fault setting is Disabled When the system goes into power sav ing mo
17. Reset Configuration Data Disabled PCI IDE IRQ Map To PCI AUTO Primary IDE INT a Secondary IDE INT EO z Quit tire Select Item Help PU PD Modify z Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults ENE PCI Configuration To enter this section of the Setup program highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen 4 Reference Information 4 35 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5SJ AD PHP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC Resources Controlled By Manual PCI IRQ Actived By z Level Reset Configuration Data Disabled PCI IDE IRQ Map To z PCI AUTO Primary IDE INT A IRQ 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP Secondary IDE INT CN assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP assigned to PCI ISA PnP Quit tire Select Item assigned to PCI ISA PnP Help PU PD Modify assigned to PCI ISA PnP z Old Values CShift F2 Color assigned to PCI ISA PnP Load BIOS Defaults z Load Setup Defaults Resources Controlled By When this line is set to Auto the BIOS will automatically con figure IRQ and DMA
18. go over thesystem control features and status indicators that derive from the mainboard and explain the software that comes with or is built into the mainboard System Controls There are two topics in this section a explanation of the hard ware controls and status indicators that connect from the main board to your system case and some information about the parts of the CM OS Setup Utility that allow you customize some sys tem features Hardware Controls amp Indicators There are some control features and status indicators that con nect from the mainboard to your system case which is some times called the Enclosure or Chassis These are e Power Switch e Power Status Indicator e Suspend Switch e Suspend Status Indicator e Reset Switch e Hard Disk Drive Activity Indicator e Keyboard Lock P5S A User s Manual 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 2 All of these case features connect to the mainboard via con nector strip J7 Not all system cases have all of these features so your system may not have all of them The functions and op tions for these are shown in the table on the next page Hardware Controls Indicators Feature J7 Pins Power Switch 19 20 Turns the system power on and off In some systems push once for Suspend push for gt 4 seconds for Off Power Status LED 13 When lighted indicates that system is turned on Suspend Switch 4 5 Puts the system into Suspend state under Operati
19. in Drive B None Base Memory Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Extended Memory Other Memory Video EGA UGA Halt On All Errors Total Memory ESC Quit ti Select Item PU PD Modify Fi Help CShift F2 Change Color Standard CMOS Setup To enter this section highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key The screen above will appear Menu Commands If you look at the lower portion of the screen illustration you ll see a section that lists the control commands for this level of the program You execute a command by pressing the key for that command The program commands are Quit This command will close the Setup program when you press the ESC key Help This displays information about the highlighted item when you press the F10 key P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 19 Select Item You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move around the screen and select a menu item An item is highlighted when it is selected Change Color You can change the program color scheme by pressing Shift F2 M odify To change the setting of a highlighted selection you can press either the Page Up PU and Page Down PD keys or the Plus and M inus keys Pressing a key once will switch to the next setting option for the selected item If your mainboard is already installed in a working system the proper entries are already entered on this screen and
20. resources This is the recommended set ting If you set this line to M anual the screen changes as shown above and allows manual configuration In general you should only need to do this if you are installing an ISA card that requires manual configuration Reset Configuration Data The default setting is Disabled If you need to clear the ESC D data set this to Enabled The data will clear automatically and the BIOS will reset this line to the Disabled setting P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 36 PCI Actived By The default setting is Level The other setting is Edge This entry affects all the PCI slots Use the default setting PCI IDE IRQ Map To M ost of PCI IDE cards are non PCI compliant This line de fines the IRQ Routing to make them work properly The avail able settings are PCI AUTO default ISA PCI SLOT1 PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT3 PCI SLOT4 If you set this option to ISA both the Primary IDE INT and Secondary IDE INT options below it will not appear on the screen Primary Secondary IDE INT These define the primary secondary IDE INT of a PCI IDE card The setting options are A Primary IDE INT default B Secondary IDE INT default C D When you are finished you can press the Esc key to return to the main menu P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 37 Load BIOS Defaults To invok
21. respective holders P5S A User s Manual Table Of Contents III 1 P5SJ A Package amp Product Information 11 AGUAS E ara 11 EEN 13 Mainboard Features EAEE 14 Component Information accionistas eto dada 16 Expansion Cards EE crac 16 Memory Sockets amp Modules sico rr 17 CPU Socket A A bo Port amp Controller Connections EE 17 2 Using Your Mainboard nia 2 1 System COTOS is 21 Hardware Controls aia dale 2 1 CMOS Setup Utility CONTO E 2 3 Hardware Features ica 2 6 Onboard PONS poda 2 6 E on 2 6 DISKOKO pps ad 2 8 Firmware aeb ANG pescar 2 9 How To Use The CMOS Setup DUI 2 9 CABIN CIT EE 2 9 ac UA Ug sds Plo apta entra rte teria trate mem etree Hi i 2 1 Bus Master VSS iaa dE EE Eeleren 2 11 Disabling Onboard Video Display Card sao 2 11 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard rss 3 1 Installing Expansion eza EAE ql ISA Cards amp E 3 1 Configuring Expansion Card Resources In CMOS Setup 3 2 Adding System Memory cinc 35 Memory Configurations avia 3 6 P5S A User s Manual Table Of Contents IV Installing A CPU Upgrade visi noria 3 9 The Basie PO ESOS aaa 3 9 Configuring External Clock Speed amp Factor ro 3 10 COMMUTING CPU MEAG rada 3 10 CPU Jumper Tables Usados sisi 3 2 Adding An IDE PEM NA sra aan 3 16 IDE Tanster SS aumen nico iaa 3 16 Installing IDE KE 3 18 Adjusting Display Memory EE 3 19 4 P5SJ A Reference Information acre 4 1 Using This A O AA 4 1 Jumper Configurat
22. section explains the entries in the CM OS Setup Utility program This utility is permanently stored on the BIOS chip on the mainboard It creates a record of the mainboard s and some system configuration information and stores it in battery sup ported memory on the mainboard This record must be intact and accurate in order for the mainboard to operate After a brief explanation of how to operate the utility there is a summary of the entries and options for all sections of the util ity Under normal conditions once your system is set up you should have little or no need to use this utility Using the CMOS Setup Utility This mainboard uses the Award system BIOS It is stored in a Flash ROM memory chip on the mainboard The BIOS uses a software program also stored on the same chip to create a sys tem configuration record which is saved in a small amount of special CMOS memory on the mainboard Accessing The CMOS Setup Utility When you turn on your computer a message appears on the screen indicating you can run the Setup program by pressing the D el key it s on the keypad The message appears after the PO ST Power On Self Test If you want to run Setup but you don t respond in time before the message disappears you can reset the system by pressing the Ctrl Alt Delete keys at the same time or by pushing the system Reset button The message will then reappear After you press the Del or D elete key the program menu s
23. set the CPU Voltage jumpers according to the specifica tions you get with the CPU P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 11 CPU Settings Internal Clock External Clock Clock Factor Intel Pentium CPUs Including MMX 75MHz 50M Hz x 15 90M Hz 60MHz X15 100MHz 66 6MHz x15 ROMHz 60MHz X 2 0 B3MHz 66 6M Hz x 2 0 150MHz 60M Hz x2 5 166MHz 66 6M Hz x25 200M Hz 66 6MHz x 3 0 233MHz 66 6MHz x35 Cyrix IBM CPUs 6X86 6X86L P120 100M Hz 50M Hz x 2 0 P133 110M Hz 55MHz x 2 0 P150 120M Hz 60M Hz x 2 0 P166 133M Hz 66 6M Hz x 2 0 P200 150M Hz 75M Hz x20 6X86MX PR166 150M H2 60MHz x2 5 PR200 166M Hz 66 6MHz x2 5 PR233 200M Hz 66 6MHz x 3 0 PR233 188MHz 75MHz 25 PR266 225M Hz 75MHz x 3 0 AMD CPUs K5 PR75 75M Hz 50MHz x15 PR90 90MHz 60MHz x15 PR100 100M Hz 66 6MHz x15 PRO 20MHz 60MHz x 2 0 PR133 133M Hz 66 6MHz x 2 0 PR150 150M Hz 60MHz x2 5 PR166 166M Hz 66 6MHz x 2 5 K6 PR166 166M Hz 66 6MHz x 2 5 PR200 200M Hz 66 6MHz x 3 0 PR233 233M Hz 66 6MHz x 3 5 P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 12 CPU Jumper Tables amp Illustrations The next few pages show the CPU jumper settings The set tings are listed in the tables as follows e Where two pins are shorted connected by a jumper cap on a three or more pin jumper the shorted pins are listed e g 1 2 or e Foratwo pin jumper On if the cap isin place
24. you are done in this section press the Esc key to return to the main menu 4 Reference Information 4 27 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CPSSJ A CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Auto Configuration DRAM Timing L2 CWB Tag Bit Length SRAM Back to Back RAS Precharge Time RAS to CAS Delay CAS Pulse Width CFP System BIOS Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable Memory Hole at 15M 16M Chipset NA Asserted Peer Concurrency Write Allocate Support UGA Shared Memory Size UGA Memory Clock MHz Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 2 MB Auto CAS Pulse Width CEDO RAMIS Assertion Timing CAS Precharge Time FP CAS Precharge Time CEDO CPU to PCI Post Write Disable CPU to PCI Burst Mem WR Enabled Refresh RAS Assertion T Refresh Cycle Time us 62 4 Quit tire Select Item ISA Bus Clock Frequency PCICLK 4 amp Help PU PD Modify PCI Bus Synchronous Mode Enabled z Old Values CShift F2 Color z Load BIOS Defaults z Load Setup Defaults Chipset Features Setup To enter this section of the Setup program highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen Auto Configuration Everything on this screen except for the Memory Hole and VGA Shared M emory Size item is set automatically when auto configuration is active
25. z Load BIOS Defaults z Load Setup Defaults Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART 2 Mode Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Mode SPP CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals The illustration above shows the Setup Defaults settings for this screen You can install IDE devices under these settings and the system will automati cally detect and set the best mode for each device You can also set the transfer mode for each device manu ally although we recom mend using the default set tings unless you have a rea son notto and you know what you are doing P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 18 Installing IDE Devices The mainboard s Enhanced IDE controller supports four de vices in two channels IDE1 and IDE2 These are called the Pri mary and Secondary IDE channels Each channel supports two devices the first device is called the M aster device and the second the Slave device You must configure any IDE device you install to operate as one or the other To find out how to configurethe device you plan to install you should refer to the manual that comes with the device You may need to set jumpers or switches to configure it IDE Cables The mainboard comes with one IDE ribbon cable to connect two devices to the mainboard If you need to install devices on the second channel you will need to get another IDE cable These are a standard
26. ART 2 Mode d Quit tire Select Item Onboard Parallel Port 37 I Help PUSPD Modify Onboard Parallel Mode E Old Values CShift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Integrated Peripherals This section sets the IDE transfer mode for all ID E channels It also configures the other onboard ports Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 39 IDE HDD Block Mode Enables hard disk drive block transfer mode The setting op tions are Enabled default Disabled On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE Enables or Disables the Primary or Secondary PCI controllers Selecting Disabled releases IRQ 14 Enabled default Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO These four lines set the hard disk PIO transfer mode which affects the hard disk data transfer rate The system will auto detect the PIO mode of a device in any of these positions when they are set to Auto the recommended setting Alternatively you can set the mode manually M odes 0 to 4 are supported Primary Master Master Slave Ultra DMA These four lines enable hard disk UltraD M A transfer mode which requires a drive that supports this data transfer method The system will auto detect an UltraDM A device in any of these four positions when they are set to Auto the recommended setting Th
27. Although there are several PIO M odes 0 through 4 and this mainboard supports all of them most current hard disk and CD ROM drives use either M ode 3 or 4 The greater the mode num ber the faster the transfer rate so you should use the fastest mode the device can operate at With Setup Defaults loaded in the CMOS Setup Utility the system will automatically detect the fastest mode a device can use and set it for that mode UltraD M A is another transfer method that provides even faster data transfer than PIO modes To use it you must install a drive that uses this transfer method Drives that use PIO M ode transfer can not use the UltraDM A setting The settings for drive modes are in the Integrated Peripherals section of the CM O S Setup utility The screen illustration at right shows the Setup D efaults settings 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 17 ROM PCI ISA BIOS AMU HN INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled USB Controller OnChip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Disabled OnChip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO futo IDE Primary Slave PIO futo IDE Secondary Master PIO futo IDE Secondary Slave PIO futo Primary Master UltraDMA futo Primary Slave UltraDMA futo Secondary MasterUltraDMA uto Secondary Slave UltraDMA uto Enabled 3F8 1RQ4 2F8 1RQ3 Standard z Quit 14sc Select Item 3787 IRQ Help PU PD Modify z Old Values CShift F2 Color
28. Cable Pack 1 Floppy Controller Cable 1 IDE Controller Cable 1 VGA Port Bracket with attached cable SIS 5598 model e Optional H ardw are External USB dual port bracket e Support CD IDE Bus M aster Drivers Display Drivers The SIS VGA display comes with drivers for a wide range of O perating Systems These are organized in individual folders In each folder there is a readme file that explains how to install the driver Please locate the folder for the driver you need and check this file d P5S A Models There are two P5S A main board models One has an You can tell which model you have by looking at the big onboard video display fea ture SIS5598 the other SIS5582 does not If you have the model with the Onboard display feature it comes with an external VGA portbracket with an attached cable that connects to the mainboard Other than this feature the two models are the same green heatsink in the middle of the board The SIS chip number is printed on it P5S A User s Manual 1 Package Product Information 14 Mainboard Features This mainboard is a highly integrated M ini ATX design that incorporates many features on the board The mainboard includes the follow ing features e Socket 7 CPU socket supports Pentium and compatible CPUs up to 266M Hz e SIS5598 or 5582 non VGA single chip solution e Super I O chip e Integrated SIS VGA display optional Uses system memor
29. DPMS Power on Sun MODEM Use IRQ z NA Power on Mon Power on Tue Doze Mode z Disable Power on Wed Standby Mode Disable Power on Thu Suspend Mode Disable Power on Fri HDD Power Down Disable Power on Sat ACPI SY Support APM Dis ed by Alarm ACPI SW gt 4 Sec Soft 0ff Reload Global Timer Events COM Ports Activity Disabl LPT Ports Activity e HDD Ports Activity D z Quit tire Select Item UGA Activity Disabled Help PUSPD Modify z Old Values CShift F2 Color z Load BIOS Defaults z Load Setup Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup You can use the Min Saving or This section of the setup utility Max Saving default modes or allows you to configure the you can configure the power power managementfeatures management features indi supported by the BIOS These vidually in the User Define can also operate in tandem mode with Operating System power management features P5S A User s Manual 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 6 Hardware Features This section is a brief overview of information about the mainboard s hardware features that connect to external devices Onboard Ports There are five external ports on the mainboard These are ports standard to most personal computers COM 1 Serial Port A high speed serial port which can also be configured as the COM 3 port in the CM OS Setup Utility COM 2 Serial Port A high speed serial port which can also be configured as t
30. EDO e Same operating speed e g 60ns nanoseconds Other than these requirements there is no limitation on the variety of possible combinations so they are not listed here Note It is possible to install more memory than the board supports e g four 128M B modules would total 512M B but the board would ignore 256M B of that Do not install more than Memory Sockets The picture above shows the memory module sockets in detail The SIMM sockets are num bered SIM1to SIM4 as noted You must install modules in pairs in either sockets 1 amp 2 or 36 4 Modules snap into place and are held in position by a re taining clip ateach end of the SIMM socket When you want to remove a module press on the retain ing clips to release the mod ule from the socket P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 7 ooo GO D io d i Eo 7 y Yo Il J do i rrr Ju H ia E am EE ol ele fle D I n P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 8 256M B on this mainboard Installing Memory Modules To install a module inset it into the socket at about a 45 angle and then push it up in
31. P M ode D M A channel The setting options are 3 default d Parallel Port EPP Type Sets the EPP protocol version The setting options are EPP 17 default EPP 19 USB Controller Enables or Disables the onboard USB port controller P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 42 Password Setting To invoke this command highlight it in the main menu and press Enter A message will appear prompting you to enter a pass word Type in a password The password is case sensitive and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters Press Enter when you finish typing in the password If you typed in a password the message Confirm Password will appear Confirm the password by typing it again and press ing Enter The message box will close If you don t want to set a password after you invoke this com mand or if you want to eliminate an existing password press Enter without typing anything else The message Passw ord Dis abled will appear and the message box will close When you set a password the Security Option line in BIOS Features Setup controls when the password is required You can set the option to require the password when the system boots up or when calling up the Setup utility The mainboard ships with no password IDE HDD Auto Detection When you install an IDE hard drive you can use this feature to automatically detect the drive parameters and enter them in the appropriate Hard Disk s
32. P5SJ A Mainboard User s Manual FCC amp DOC Compliance Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e 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 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment gener ates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa tion If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help
33. Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 1 In This Section Installing Expansion Cards Adding System Memory Installing A CPU Upgrade Adding An IDE Peripheral Adjusting Display Memory 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard This section explains how to install new hardware on your mainboard It covers installing expansion cards adding system memory changing the CPU and installing additional IDE periph eral devices such as a hard disk or a CD ROM drive Installing Expansion Cards There are seven expansion card slots on the mainboard three ISA slots and four PCI slots When you get an expansion card it will come with instructions on how to install it so this section covers relevant information from the mainboard side only ISA Cards amp Slots ISA expansion cards often use system resources in the form of IRQsand DMA channels N ewer cards that comply with the Plug and Play PnP standard are designed to allow the O perating Sys tem to automatically configure system resources Cards that do not support PnP may require manual configuration of both the card hardw are and settings in the CM O S Setup Utility If you have a PnP compliant card to install there should be little to do other than follow the installation instructions If how ever you have a non PnP card and it requires configuring system resources you may need to review the third part of this section Configuring Expansion Card Resources In CM OS Setup P5S A User s Manual
34. allel Printer port Mouse PS 2 Mouse Standard PS 2 mouse port KB PS 2 Keyboard Standard PS 2 keyboard port J6 VGA port External VGA port bracket connector on 5598 only USBL USB port 10 pin connector for dual external USB port bracket PWI AT Power Connects to AT PS 2 power supply leads P8 amp P9 PW2 ATX Power Connects to ATX power supply lead IE CPU Fan Connects to 2 or 3 pin power lead from CPU fan CN3 SIR IR port Connects to optional IR port module J8 Wakeup Connects to external wakeup signal cable J7 Feature connector Connects to case features Pin 1 3 Power On LED Pin 4 5 ACPI Switch Pin 6 8 ACPI LED Pin 9 10 Reset Switch Pin 1 12 Keyboard Lock Pin 18 16 Speaker Pin 17 18 Hard Disk LED Pin 19 20 Power Switch P5SJ A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 9 J7 Case Features Connector nininjnin njnin njninjnjninj mjin in 4 5 6 8 9 0 1 12 3 16 1 18 9 20 Pin 1 3 Power On LED Pin 4 5 Suspend Switch Pin 6 8 Suspend LED Pin 9 10 Reset Switch Pin 11 2 Keyboard Lock Pin 13 16 Speaker Pin 17 18 Hard Disk LED Pin 19 20 Power Switch P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 10 Supported CPUs This mainboard can use CPUs from Intel Cyrix IBM and AMD Theboard s switching CPU power design and jum
35. and Off if the cap is not in place In the jumper illustrations the Pin 1 position is shaded and the jumpers shown in a bird s eye view look like this 000 A jumper with a cap in position looks like this e nia The default settings are noted in the tables In practice for an Off setting S on a two pin jumper place the cap over one pin so thatit doesn t get lost P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 13 CPU Jumper Settings Function Jumper Settings External JP12 JP15 50MHz D 2 3 B 2 3 15 2 3 Speed 55MHz 1 2 3 B 2 3 5 12 60MHz D 2 3 B 12 5 2 3 D 66 6M Hz D 12 B 2 3 5 2 3 75MHz D 2 3 B 12 5 12 83 3M Hz 2 12 B 2 3 5 12 The 2 3 setting for J PIA sets the PCI bus clock to 32MHz for all speeds The 1 2 setting sets it to one half the external clock speed Internal Clock J P18 15x BFO 1 2 BFL 1 2 Factor D 2 0x BFO 2 3BFL 1 2 de BFO 2 3BFL 2 3 3 0x BFO 1 2 BFL 2 3 3 5X BFO 1 2 BFL 1 2 4 0x BFO 2 3BFL 1 2 BF2 2 3 I O Voltage JP6 D STD 3 3V 12 VRE 3 52V 3 4 Core Voltage JP22 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 On Cap On D 2 14V On Off Cap Off 2 54V On On 2 84V On 2 94V On On 3 24V On On 3 34V On On On 3 54V On On On On P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 14 IE B 15 External Clock Speed JP18 Internal Clock Factor JP15 Ip B BF BF2 50MHz He E J a 15x l
36. and inexpensive item that you can generally find at any computer supply store O ne edge of the cable is colored to indicate the Pin 1 side When you connect the cable to the main board and a device you must orient the cable so that this colored edge is at the Pin 1 side of the connector you are attaching it to The mainboard IDE connectors have an orientation cut out to ensure correct orientation and the supplied cable has an orienta tion tab on the side of the connector Some IDE cables do not havethis tab and therefore are not forced to usethe correct orien tation You should check that any cable you buy has orientation tabs on the side of the connectors If you get a cable that does not have them make sure the cable is correctly oriented when you attach it to the board and the device P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 19 IDE cables have three connectors on them one at each end and one in between closer to one of the ends W hen you install a device on the second channel attach the lone end to the IDE2 connector on the mainboard The two connectors that are closer to each other are for connecting to IDE devices The connector on theend is for the M aster device and the connector in the middle is for the Slave device IDE Devices CMOS Setup When you install a new hard disk drive its parameters will be automatically detected by the BIOS and entered in the Standard CM OS Setup section of the CM OS Setu
37. appear in the sidebar and represent the following e Important information e A recommendation or good idea e A warning or bad idea e Danger warning Online Manual Format If the support disk for your mainboard is a CD ROM disc a copy of the printed manual may be stored on the disc in Adobe Acrobat format If so it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3 0 or later to view it Acrobat Reader for Microsoft Window s95 may also be supplied on the Support Disk If not you can obtain a free copy of the Reader softw are from the Abobe web site which is currently at www adobe com as well as other locations If you have the online manual you may want to install Acro bat Reader on your system hard disk You can copy the manual over as well so that the manual is readily available without hav ing to hunt up the Support Disk when you want to view it If you are unfamiliar with Acrobat Reader please take a mo ment to view the Reader Online Guide which is available under the Help menu when you run Reader P5S A User s Manual 1 Package amp Product Information 13 Package Contents The P5SJ A mainboard package contains the following items as noted in the Quick Installation Guide We ve listed them here again for your convenience Please inspect the package contents and confirm that everything is there If anything is missing or damaged call your vendor for instructions before proceeding The package includes e P5SJ A Mainboard e
38. creen will appear displaying the Setup utility section names and some command instructions P5S A User s Manual ROM PCI ISA BIOS SEUEN CHOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CHOS SETUP INTEGRATED SUPERVISOR FEATURES SETI POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP TO DETECTION ONF IGURATIO Quit Select Item Save amp Exit Setup CShift F2 Change Color P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 16 Menu Commands If you look at the lower portion of the screen illustration you ll see a section that lists the control commands for this level of the program You execute a command by pressing the key for that command The program commands are Quit This command will close the Setup program when you press the ESC key Save Exit Setup This will save the current settings and close the Setup pro gram when you press the F10 key Select Item You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move around the screen and select a menu item An item is highlighted when it is selected Change Color Change the program color scheme by pressing Shift F2 The section at the bottom of the screen displays a brief expla nation of a highlighted menu item s function There are six main sections to the Setup program e Standard CM OS Setup Date time disk drive video display and error handling e BIOS Features Setup System customization features and video display settings e Chipset Features Setup Chipset settin
39. de power management will skip to the next mode in the sequence if this is disabled Standby Mode This sets the period of system inactivity after which the sys tem goes into Standby mode the intermediate pow er saving state The settings range from 1 minute to 1 hour and can be set manu ally when power management is in User Define mode The de fault setting is Disabled When the system goes into power sav ing mode power management will skip to the next mode in the sequence if this is disabled Suspend Mode This sets the period of system inactivity after which the sys tem goes into Suspend mode the maximum pow er saving state The settings range from 1 minute to 1 hour and can be set manu ally when power management is in User Define mode The de fault setting is Disabled When the system goes into power sav ing mode power management will skip to the next mode in the sequence if this is disabled HDD Power Down This shuts down IDE hard disks that support a power saving mode after a specified time period The settings range from 1 to 15 minutes and can be set manually when power management is in User Define mode HDD Power Down does not affect SCSI hard disks The default setting is Disabled P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 33 The system automatically resumes from any power saving mode when there is system activity such as keyboard activity or an IRQ wake up event like mouse movement or a modem ring
40. default setting is Disabled CPU Internal Cache This enables CPU s Level 1 built in cache Leave it enabled to maintain system performance The default setting is Enabled External Cache This is the Level 2 external cache of either 256KB or 512KB Leave this enabled to maintain system performance The default setting is Enabled Quick Power On Self Test This feature speeds up the Power O n Self Test PO ST by skip ping some parts of the POST If your system is functioning nor mally you can enable this feature to speed the boot process The default setting is Enabled Boot Sequence This determines the order in which the computer checks drives for an operating system It allows you to configure the system to boot from a CD ROM SCSI drive or other IDE drive in addition to the drive A floppy disk drive and the drive C boot hard disk The are numerous options P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 25 Swap Floppy Drive This switches the floppy drive assignments so that drive A is treated as drive B and drive B as drive A under DOS The de fault setting is Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status This item allows you to select which mode the numeric key pad on an IBM compatible extended keyboard is set to when the computer boots up The options are On e Numeric keypad mode Default Off Cursor control mode Gate A20 Option This sets the gate A20 control The two options are Fast Recom
41. e If you are installing this mainboard it will not have a CPU installed unless your vendor installed one when you purchased the board If the mainboard is installed in a system there will already be a CPU installed In either case the information and procedure for installing a CPU is the same Since the more likely scenario is that you are installing an upgrade this section assumes that is what you are doing The Basic Procedure To install a CPU on this mainboard you need to set up the board for a specific CPU by doing the following e Set the External Clock Speed e Set the Clock M ultiplier Factor e Set the CPU Voltage You configure the CPU settings by adjusting jumper settings on the board In order to do this you will need to know some information about the CPU you plan to install This should be provided by the CPU vendor or by the vendor you buy the chip from You ll need the following information e CPU Internal Clock Speed e CPU Voltage The internal clock speed is the speed the CPU operates at to process data and is the one used by CPU manufacturers to indi cate the speed of the chip for example a 133M Hz Intel Pentium The CPU also has an external clock speed which is the speed at which it interacts with external components CPU voltage may either be the same internally and externally or it may be split depending on the CPU design Some proces sors use one voltage for the core Vcore and another for input ou
42. e components Firmware is software that is stored on a chip on the board rather than on disk media The firmware component you interface with on this main board is the CM OS Setup Utility This utility establishes various settings used by the BIOS the basic software that is an interface betw een the system hardware and software The softw are component is comprised of software drivers that support the PCI IDE controller and the 5598 model onboard VGA video display card How To Use The CMOS Setup Utility The CM OS Setup Utility options are listed in detail in Section 4 Reference Information This section is just a brief explanation of how to run the program to adjust settings as noted in this and the next section To run the CM OS Setup Utility press the Del or Delete key while the computer is starting up before the operating starts to load The utility s main screen will appear as shown on the next page To navigate the program use the controls shown on the screen The utility has several sections M any of the features con figured by the utility are set to operate automatically when the Setup D efaults the recommended mode are used With Setup Defaults loaded you can still customize various settings Clearing CMOS Under some unusual circumstances the configuration record created by the CM OS Setup utility and stored on the mainboard can become corrupted and unusable possibly leading to the board being unable to operat
43. e other setting is Disabled You can leave these set to Auto without effect if there are no UltraD M A devices installed Onboard FDD Controller Enables or Disables the onboard Floppy Drive controller P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 40 Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Sets the I O address for serial ports 1 2 3F8 IRQ4 default of Onboard serial Port 1 2F8 IRQ3 default of Onboard serial Port 2 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled UART 2 Mode Sets mode for the second serial port UART If you select an IR module type the second serial port will not be available The setting options are Standard default used by COM2 serial port ASKIR HPSIR Onboard Parallel Port Sets the I O address for the onboard parallel port The setting options are 378H IRQ7 default Disabled 278H IRQ5 3BCH IRQ7 If you set this option to Disabled the O nboard Parallel M ode option below will not appear on the screen P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 41 Onboard Parallel Mode Selects the parallel port mode The setting options are SPP default ECP EPP EPP SPP ECP If you set this option to SPP or EPP SPP the ECP Mode Use DMA option will not appear on the screen If you set this option to SPP or ECP the Parallel Port EPP Type option will not appear on the screen ECP Mode Use DMA Selects the EC
44. e properly If this happens the CMOS record can be cleared by setting jumper JP16 to the clear setting for a moment and then setting it back to the N ormal setting Re fer to Section 4 for more information 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 10 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5SJ A CHOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CHOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PHP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Esc Quit oe Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup CShift F2 Change Color CMOS Setup Utility This is the main screen for the setup utility from which you access its various sections The function and use of each section is covered in Section 4 Reference Information P5S A User s Manual 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 11 Flashing The BIOS This mainboard uses the Award BIOS The BIOS is stored on a programmable flash memory chip on the mainboard U pdates to the BIOS can be installed by installing anew BIOS file on the flash chip which replaces the existing one You do this using softw are that comes on the Support Disk There is an explana tion of how to install a BIOS update in a readme text file in cluded with the program To install a BIOS update you must set the JP20 Flash Boot Block jumper to Enabled
45. e this command highlight it in the main menu and press Enter A message will appear asking if you want to load the BIOS defaults Press the Y key and then the Enter key The BIOS default settings will load Press the N key if you want to cancel This loads a set of troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM The settings are not optimal and turn off all the performance features Standard CM OS Setup is not affected by this command Load Optimum Settings To invoke this command highlight it in the main menu and press Enter A message will appear asking if you want to load the O ptimum Settings Press the Y key and then the Enter key The O ptimum Settings will load Press the N key if to cancel This loads aset of optimized default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM Usethis command to load default settings for normal system operation Standard CM OS Setup is not affected by this command P5S A User s Manual ROM PCI ISA BIOS CPSSJ A INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled USB Controller OnChip Primary PCI IDE Enabled OnChip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO futo IDE Primary Slave PIO fut IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO Primary Slave UltraDMA Secondary MasterUltraDMA f f Aut Primary Master UltraDMA fut ft f Secondary Slave UltraDMA Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 8 1803 U
46. ection of Standard CMOS Setup H owever since the Auto settings in Standard CM OS Setup per form the same function you do not need to configure IDE hard disk drives from here If you want to use this feature highlight it in the main menu and press the Enter key Save And Exit Setup When you select this and press Enter the values entered dur ing the current session are recorded in CMOS memory Exit Without Saving When you select this and press Enter the Setup Utility closes without recording any changes made during the current session
47. gs memory configuration feature for special ized add on cards and VGA memory configuration e Power M anagement Setup Sets up the green power management features e PNP PCI Configuration PCI expansion slot and system resource settings P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 17 Integrated Peripherals IDE channels and onboard port settings The other main menu items interact with these main sections Load BIOS Defaults Loads minimum settings from the BIOS ROM Load O ptimum Settings Loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Password Setting Sets system password which is configured by the Security Option item in BIOS Features Setup IDEHDD Auto Detection Automatically detects the drive parameters of any installed IDE hard disk drives and enters them automatically in the Stan dard CM OS Setup Save amp Exit Setup Saves the current settings and exits the program Exit Without Saving Discards any changes made during the current session and exits the program To enter a section of the Setup program highlight the menu item and press the Enter key 4 Reference Information 4 18 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5SJ AD STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Wed May 14 1997 Time Chhimmiss 9 2 2 29 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master z uto 0 Primary Slave None 0 Secondary Master Hone H Secondary Slave None 0 Drive A 1 44M 3 5
48. he COM 4 port in the CM OS Setup Utility Parallel Port The parallel port can be configured as a Standard ECP or EPP parallel port in the CM OS Setup Utility PS 2 Keyboard Port PS 2 M ouse Port Connectors There are several connectors on the mainboard for connecting additional ports and internal peripheral devices IDE 1 Primary IDE Channel Connector for the Primary M aster and Slave IDE devices IDE 2 Secondary IDE Channel Connector for the Secondary M aster and Slave IDE devices Floppy Connector Connector for two floppy disk drives 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 7 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CPSSJ A INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled USB Controller Disabled OnChip Primary PCI IDE Enabled OnChip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO futo IDE Primary Slave PIO futo IDE Secondary Master PIO futo IDE Secondary Slave PIO futo Primary Master UltraDMA futo Primary Slave UltraDMA uto Secondary MasterUltraDMA uto Secondary Slave UltraDMA futo Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 1RQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 z 2F8 IRQ3 UART 2 Mode Standard Quit 14sc Select Item Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ Help PU PD Modify Onboard Parallel Mode SPP z Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals This section of the setup utility The screen il
49. ion lula 4 3 supported ea errar 4 10 Interpreting CPU Markings ona di 4 11 System Memory Specifications aaa 4 B Memory SHEET ue ease 4 13 CMOS Setup A dA Using the CMOS Setup UI caia nas 4 14 Accessing The CMOS Setup UD ss 4 14 Standard CMOS SE uta 4 18 BIOS Feat res SEUD EE 4 22 Chipset Features SQUID acacia ie 4 27 Power Management Setup iniciarte 4 29 REGELE cia 4 34 P5S A User s Manual 1 Package Product Information 11 In This Section About This Manual Package Contents Component Information 1 P5SJ A Package amp Product Information This manual contains all the information you ll need to use the P5SJ A mainboard Please take a moment to familiarize your self with the design and organization of the manual About This Manual This manual is divided into four sections e Section 1 Package amp Product Information A brief overview of what comes in the mainboard package its basic features layout and component information e Section 2 Using Your M ainboard Information on mainboard features that you may make use of in operating your computer e Section 3 Reconfiguring Your M ainboard How to change or upgrade the mainboard configuration e Section 4 Reference Information A summary of the mainboard s settings and specifications P5S A User s Manual 1 Package Product Information 12 Ze loo e e The manual uses some icons to call your attention to impor tant information The icons
50. lustration shows configures the IDEand Floppy the settings when the Opti controllers and the settings for mum Settings are loaded the external ports This section enables and con figures the optional USB and Infrared features P5S A User s Manual 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 8 Optional Hardware There two feature connectors on the mainboard for optional ports These require optional external port hardware USB Ports The USB1 connector on the mainboard supports two U niver sal Serial Bus ports An optional external port bracket attaches to the onboard connector via an attached cable With the optional port bracket installed you can attach USB devices to the external ports If the USB ports are installed the USB Controller line in the Integrated Peripherals section of the CM OS Setup utility must be set to Enabled USB ports may also require O perating System support for USB devices IR Port The onboard IR connector supports an Infra Red port module that enables wireless communication between the computer and other computers and devices with infrared capability The port module is an optional component If it is installed you must set the UART 2 line in the Integrated Peripherals sec tion of the CM OS Setup utility to the appropriate IR mode used by the module P5S A User s Manual 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 9 Firmware amp Software The mainboard hardware is supported by both firmware and softw ar
51. mended default Normal Security Option This sets when password protection is active The two op tions are System Password required at boot up Setup Password controls access to Setup utility You create a password using the Password Setting option in the main menu If no password is set the system ignores this item P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 26 PCI VGA Palette Snoop If your video display card has an M PEG card attached to the feature connector the display may invert to black on white while booting If this happens with your system configuration enable this feature to correct the problem The default setting is Dis abled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB If your system has more than 64M B of system memory in stalled and you are using the OS 2 operating system set this to the OS2 setting The default setting Non OS2 is for all other operating systems Video BIOS Shadow This copies the video display card BIOS into system DRAM to increase display speed and is required for system performance The default setting is Enabled Shadowing Address Ranges The next six lines from C8000 C BFFF Shadow to D C000 DFFFF Shadow are address ranges for shadowing other expan sion card ROMs If there are any expansion cards with ROM s installed in your system you have to know the address range they use to shadow them specifically The default setting for all of these is Disabled When
52. ng Systems that support this power management feature Suspend LED 6 8 When lighted indicates that system is suspended Reset Switch 9 10 Pressing the Reset switch restarts the system HDD Activity 17 18 Flashes when hard disk drive is active Keyboard Lock DD Disables keyboard via a lock mounted on front panel of the case P5S A User s Manual 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 3 CMOS Setup Utility Controls Two sections of the CM OS Setup Utility allow you to config ure how some of your system s features work These are e BIOS Features Setup e Power Management Setup The CMOS Setup Utility is a program that is permanently stored in the BIOS chip on the mainboard The utility creates a system hardware configuration record that it stores in a small amount of battery supported memory on the board The BIOS uses this record to function as an interface betw een the system hardware and the operating system M ost of the settings in the CM OS Setup Utility are made automatically so you won t nor mally need to use this program You can however customize some of the operational features to suit how you prefer to use the program The screen illustrations on the next two pages show the Setup D efault settings for these two sections of the utility The CMOS Setup Utility Summary in Section 4 Reference Information lists the setting options for each section of the util ity including the two noted above 2 Using Y
53. ntium class CPUs including MM X Pentiums Installing a CPU in the socket is easy The lever at the side of the socket latches the CPU in place when it is down and releases it when raised If you want to install a CPU upgrade or are installing a CPU on the board for the first time please refer to Installing aC PU in Section 3 Reconfiguring Your M ainboard Port amp Controller Connections This mainboard has two external Serial ports one Parallel port and a PS 2 type keyboard and mouse port built onto the board There are also several connectors built onto the board There are connectors for four IDE devices in two channels and for two floppy disk drives There are also some connectors on the board for some system case features and a CPU cooling fan In addition there is a connector for an optional external double USB Universal Serial Bus port bracket that is an option for this mainboard If you have the version of this mainboard that has the onboard video display card there is also a connector for an external VGA port bracket Details about these connectors are in Section 4 Reference In formation P5S A User s Manual P5S A User s Manual 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 1 In This Section System Controls Hardware Features Firmware Software 2 Using Your Mainboard This section covers the following topics e System Controls amp Indicators e Hardware Features e Firmware amp Software They
54. ock Speed x Core Frequency 3 52V 028 vi 10 20 133 150 Core Voltage Range Midpoint VCC Specification 3 3V Full spec 3 15V 3 7V dd C spec 16 3 15V 3 45V SCH C spec 028 3 4V 3 7V P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 13 System Memory Specifications The memory subsystem has four SIM M sockets divided into two banks SIM 1 amp SIM 2 and SIM 3 amp SIM 4 Install SIM M mod ules in pairs using the same type and speed in each bank This mainboard supports both Fast Page M ode FPM and EDO DRAM modules M odules from 2MB to 128M B are supported either single or double sided Total supported memory capacity is 256M B Memory Configurations You can install any system memory combination as long as you follow the basic requirement of installing identical modules in both sockets of a bank i e e All modules must be 5 Volt e Same module memory capacity e g 16M B M egaBytes e Same DRAM memory type e g EDO e Same operating speed e g 60ns nanoseconds Other than this requirement there is no limitation on the va riety of possible combinations so they are not listed here Note It is possible to install more memory than the board supports e g four 128M B modules would total 512M B but the board would ignore 256M B of that Do not install more than 256M B on this mainboard P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 14 CMOS Setup Utility Summary This
55. our Mainboard 2 4 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5SJ A BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow E CCOOO CFFFF Shadow DOOO0 D3FFF Shadow D4000 D7FFF Shadow D3000 DBFFF Shadow DCOOO DFFFF Shadow Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test E Boot Sequence At E geie Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Security Option Setup PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0S2 Quit Ila Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values CShift F2 Color z Load BIOS Defaults z Load Setup Defaults CMOS Setup Utility BIOS Features Setup This section of the setup utility allows you to configure some system features including Vi rus Warning Boot Sequence and Security Option Virus Warning When enabled monitors the primary hard disk boot sector and warns of any attempt to write to it Boot Sequence Controls the order in which the system checks disk drives for a boot disk Security Option Sets the level of password protection for the system 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 5 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5SJ AD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Management Disable ex futomatic Power Up Control Sa PH Control by APM Yes Power Up by Ring In Video Off Method
56. p utility if you use the Setup Defaults which automatically detect any new hard disk drive All other devices do not use drive parameters and will not show up in the device list on this page Adjusting Display Memory The 5598 model of this mainboard has an onboard display card that uses a part of the system memory as display memory The default display memory is 1MB You can increase this in 1M B increments up to a total of 4M B Use the ChipSet Features Setup section of the CMOS Setup utility to change the amount of system memory allotted to dis play memory The VGA Shared M emory Size line sets the dis play memory The screen on the next page shows this Remember when you increase the amount of display memory you are subtracting from the system memory P55J A User s Manual ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5SJ A CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Auto Configuration Ena System BIOS Cacheable DRAM Timing r Video BIOS Cacheable Memory Hole at 15M 16M L2 CWB Tag Bit Length bits Chipset NA Asserted SRAM Back to Back En e Peer Concurrency RAS Precharge Time T Write Allocate Support RAS to CAS Delay UGA Shared Memory Size CAS Pulse Width CFP UGA Memory Clock MHz CAS Pulse Width CEDO RAM Assertion Timing CAS Precharge Time CFP CAS Precharge Time CEDO CPU to PCI Post Write CPU to PCI Burst Mem WR Refresh RAS Assertion Refresh Cycle Time Cus 62 4 Quit tire Select Item ISA Bus Clock Frequency PCICLK 4 Help PUSPD
57. per con figuration options allow the use of all Pentium class processors from all three vendors including those with M M X features The correct jumper configuration automatically sets the required power configuration for the CPU Processor speeds from 90 to 200M Hz are supported as well as single and split voltage CPUs Intel CPUs Supported Pentium P54C P54CTB P54CT P55C Cyrix amp IBM CPUs Supported 6X86 6X 86L AMD CPUs Supported K5 K6 P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 11 Interpreting CPU Markings If you are installing a CPU and you do not have the informa tion needed to set the CPU jumper configuration you can usually get it from the makings on the CPU The following information is a guide to reading the markings AMD K5 CPU Markings Package Type P Rating 75 90 100 20 133 50 166 A SPGA 296 pin AMD K5 PRIDO A B O 100M Hz Case Temperature Q 60 C CPU Model R 70 C Internal Clock Speed W 55 C X 65 C Operating Voltage ae a B 3 45V 3 60V C 3 30V 3 465V F 3 135V 3 465V Vcore Vio H 2 76V 3 0V 3 185V 3 465V J 2 57V 2 84V 3 B5V 3 465V K 2 38V 2 63V 3 B5V 3 465V P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 12 Cyrix 6x86 CPU Markings P Rating 90 20 133 150 166 200 CPU Model rr 6x86 P166 GP Ben B3MHz a Internal Cl
58. physical address The maximum drive size sup ported is 8 4GB Large For 1GB or smaller drives with more than 1024 cylinders and no LBA support This access mode causes the O perating Sys tem to treat the drive as if it has fewer than 1024 cylinders by dividing the cylinder total in half and doubling the number of heads Drives needing this mode are less common M ost large IDE hard disk drives currently available use the LBA mode Use the AUTO setting to automatically detect the correct mode for new drives Floppy Disk Drives The two floppy disk drive items set the drive type for drives A and B and must be entered manually The options are 360KB 5 25 in 12MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 144MB 3 5 in 2 88MB 3 5 in None P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 21 Highlight the listing after each drive name and select the ap propriate entry Floppy 3M ode Support 3M ode is a Japanese 3 5 inch floppy disk drive specification If this type of drive is installed you should enable this feature The default setting is Disabled Video Display Types You set this according to the type of display card in your sys tem This should normally be left on EGA VGA The options are EGA VGA Mono for Hercules or MDA CGA 40 CGA 80 Error Handling The last line Halt On sets when the system stops if an error occurs The options are All Errors Default No Errors All But Keyboa
59. rd All But Diskette All But Disk Key When you are finished in this section exit to the main menu screen by pressing the Esc key 4 Reference Information 4 22 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5SJ AD BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled External Cache E CCOOO CFFFF Shadow Disabled Quick Power On Self Test E d DOOOO D3FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence At D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On DCOOO DFFFF Shadow Disabled Gate A20 Option Fast Security Option Setup PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0S2 Quit tie e Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values CShift F2 Color z Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults BIOS Features Setup To enter this section of the Setup program highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Menu Commands If you look at the lower portion of the screen illustration you ll see a section that lists the control commands for this level of the program You execute a command by pressing the key for that command The program commands are Quit This command will close the Setup program when you press the ESC key P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 23 Help
60. re are many kinds of expansion cards that use this slot design to connect to the computer some of the most common being sound and modem cards PCI slots are the current high speed 32 bit standard for sys tem expansion cards They operate at a faster speed and have a greater data throughput than ISA cards Expansion cards often make use of system resources which requires managing the system resource configuration M ost newer expansion cards support the Plug and Play standard that allows an Operating System like Windows95 to automatically detect them and configure system resources as needed Some older ISA designs may not support this standard and may therefore require manual configuration You should consult the specifications or documentation for acard to determine if this is the case and what needs do be done to properly configure the card P5S A User s Manual 1 Package Product Information 17 Memory Sockets 6 Modules There are four memory module sockets on the mainboard They use 72 pin SIM M memory modules The sockets are paired into two banks This means you must install two modules at a time This mainboard has a very flexible memory design that al lows the use of a variety of memory options up to a total of 256M B There is more information about this in Adding System M emory section of Section 3 Reconfiguring Your M ainboard CPU Socket CPU The Socket 7 CPU socket supports the full range of Pe
61. t need to change them In practice for an Off setting S on a two pin jumper place the cap over one pin so thatit doesn t get lost P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 4 CPU Jumper Settings Function Jumper External JP12 JP15 Speed D Settings 50MHz 55MHz 60MHz 66 6M Hz 75MHz 83 3MHz ww BER ot H 3 d 3 2 Ea 2 1 2 13 2 3 15 12 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 iL HL 2 3 2 2 iL b KO PO bk 3 2 3 3 2 aldo VWN The 2 3 setting for J P14 sets the PCI bus clock to 32M Hz for all speeds The 1 2 setting sets it to one half the external clock speed Internal Clock J P18 15x BFO 1 2 BFL 1 2 Factor D 2 0x BFO 2 3BFL 1 2 25 BFO 2 3BFL 2 3 3 0x BFO 1 2 BFL 2 3 3 5 BFO 1 2 BFL 1 2 4 0x BFO 2 3BFL 1 2 BF2 2 3 I O Voltage JP6 D STD 3 3V 12 VRE 3 52V 3 4 Core Voltage JP22 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 On Cap On D 2 14V On Off Cap Off 2 54V On On 2 84V On 2 94V On On 3 24V On On 3 34V On On On 3 54V On On On On P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 5 JPD B D External Clock Speed JP18 Internal Clock Factor
62. ter is the main screen and then first starting up Select the select SAVE amp EXITSETUP and PNP PCI CONFIGURATION press the Enter key to save the item on the main screen and new configuration For more press the Enter key to open it information on this see Sec tion 4 Reference Information 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 3 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CPSSJ A PHP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PCI IRQ Actived By PCI IDE IRQ Map To Primary IDE INT Secondary IDE INT Resources Controlled By Auto Reset Configuration Data Disabled CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configuration This is the default screen for this section when Setup De faults are loaded If you need to manually configure the IRQ settings set the first item on the screen to the Manual setting See the next page Quit fire Help PU PD Modify z Old Values CShift F2 Color z Load BIOS Defaults z Load Setup Defaults Select Item If you install an Operating Sys tem that supports Plug and Play such as Windows95 you should set the first line PNP OS Installed to Yes 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 4 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5SJ AD PHP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PCI IRQ Actived By z Level PCI IDE IRQ Map To z PCI AUTO Primary IDE INT ZA Secondary IDE INTZ D Manual Disabled PCI ISA PnP Resources Controlled By Reset Configuration Data IRQ 3 assigned to assigned to
63. to the retaining clips so that it snaps in place and is at a 90 angle to the board M odules are designed so that they will only insert in one orientation If you have trouble inserting the connector edge of the module into the socket it may be oriented the wrong way Turn the module around and try again You shouldn t need to force it If All Sockets Are Occupied If you want to install more memory and there are no sockets available you must remove some installed modules and replace them with the upgrade modules If you have to do this make sure to identify what type of memory is already installed In some cases there may be a mix of module types You can tell this by checking the configuration screen that appears while the computer is starting up Press the Pause key to temporarily interrupt the start up process while the screen is visible so that you have more time to read it When you re done press any key to resume Remove the lowest performance and smallest size modules and replace them with the upgrade For example if you have the following configuration and you plan to install two 16M B EDO modules e SIMM 1 amp 2 8MB Fast Page mode modules e SIMM 34 4 8MB EDO modules You should remove the two 8M B FP modules because they are lower performance and replace them with the memory up grade resulting in the greatest performance gain P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 9 Installing A CPU Upgrad
64. tput Vio P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 10 Configuring External Clock Speed amp Factor To configure the board for a CPU s internal clock speed you have to set the external clock speed Sometimes referred to as the bus speed and the clock factor so that the result is the internal clock speed of the CPU you are installing For example the de fault setting for these is 66 6M HZ external clock x 2 0 clock factor 133 2M Hz or an effective setting of 133M Hz Since the internal clock speed the CPU is supposed to operate at is fixed the two factors external clock and clock factor are the variables The CPU manufacturer or vendor s information should tell you what these factors should be P Rated CPUs Cyrix IBM and AMD all make Pentium class CPUs that are performance rated at an Intel Pentium equivalent speed but ac tually have a slower internal clock speed This P rating is used to indicate the CPU s performance rather than its internal clock speed For example the Cyrix IBM P166 has an actual internal clock speed of 133M Hz If you install a CPU of this type make sure you set the mainboard for the actual internal clock speed of the CPU not its P rating Configuring CPU Voltage The CPU voltage specification should also be provided in in formation from the manufacturer or vendor Standard Pentium CPUs are single voltage M M X Pentiums are dual voltage You should
65. ual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 5 Adding System Memory There are some requirements you must follow if you want to install system memory The memory subsystem has four 72 pin SIM M sockets divided into two banks SIMM1 SIMM 2 and SIM M 3 SIM M 4 You must install SIM M modules in pairs us ing the same type and speed of module in each bank This main board supports both Fast Page M ode FPM and EDO DRAM modules You can use module sizes from 2M B to 128M B either single or double sided The total supported memory capacity for this mainboard is 256M B If your mainboard is already installed in a system it will have some amount of memory installed on the board You can tell how much by checking the configuration screen that appears when the computer is starting up With some memory installed there will be two sockets available to add additional memory It is possible to install more memory than the board sup ports e g four 28MB SIMM modules would total 52MB butthe board would ignore 256MB of that Do not install more than 256MB on this mainboard P5S A User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 6 Memory Configurations You can install any system memory combination as long as you follow the basic requirement of installing identical modules in both sockets of a bank i e e All modules must be 5 Volt e Same module memory capacity e g 16M B M egaBytes e Same DRAM memory type e g
66. y for display memory Display drivers for multiple O perating Systems e 256KB or optional 512KB Pipeline Burst SRAM Level 2 cache e 4SIMM memory module sockets SIM Ms 5V EDO or Fast Page DRAM SIM Ms in two banks SIM 1 2 SIM 3 4 Supports up to 256M B e Onboard Connectors Primary amp Secondary EIDE channels Ultra DM A support Floppy disk drive connector for two drives Optional Infrared module connector e External Ports Two USB ports on optional port bracket COM1 COM2 serial ports enhanced Parallel port PS 2 M ouse Keyboard connectors e Expansion Card Slots Four PCI 2 1 compliant PCI slots Three 16 bit ISA slots P5S A User s Manual 1 Package amp Product Information 15 ERG A Mainboard Layout COM2 Printer COM1 Dr OM use por Port O SIMM4 KB Mouse SMM3 Dr ISA Slots 12 3 Md e uu i E QO SIMM2 E SHE i simu Crt pi I hea e Ee A E 4 POS eiz CPU Socket 7 7 IR db Do ql Power Ze TT IR Port Fan Power Case Features
67. you shouldn t change them except for adjusting the Date and Time entries if necessary Date amp Time The first two lines on the screen are the date and time settings for the system clock Hard Disk Type amp Parameters Use the IDE HDD Auto Detection feature to automatically enter the drive parameters of IDE hard disk drives in these fields If you have only SCSI hard disk drives installed in your system leave the settings here at None Only hard disk information needs to be entered here Other IDE devices do not use this For an IDE hard drive you should set the entry to Auto and the BIOS will automatically detect all drive information needed You can use the IDE HDD Auto Detection utility described later to supervise the auto detection process If you want to do this leave the drive set to None You can also enter specifications manually by using the User option P5S A User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 20 Large Hard Disk Modes The last of the drive parameter entries M ode has four op tions Normal LBA Large and Auto The M ode settings are for IDE hard disks only Normal For IDE hard disks of 528M B or less LBA This stands for Logical Block Addressing the current standard access mode for large ID E hard disk drives It allows the use of hard disks larger than 528M B by causing the IDE controller to translate between the logical address it creates and the hard disk s actual

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