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1. 15x amp 3 5x 2 0x 2 5x 3 0x JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1 JP1 BUE 1 pls 2 1 s s 2 1 s R 2 1 aje 2 1 sis 2 5 mle 6 5 zle aM 5 hfa 6 5 me 6 5 sla 6 9 ss MH 9 afa 10 9 mejl 9 1 9 as D pls Bit w B jej M B aln M Bb a Bez M DBi ssM U nje GES Gz BO ale v IE U mir 18 21 UID 22 eto etta eite urdea erte 50MHz 55MHz 60MHz 66 6M Hz 68 5MHz 75MHz External Clock Speed JP1 CPU Core Voltage Vcore 1 ran 2 5V 2 8V 2 9V MOON JP3 JP3 JP3 Su u 1 1 1 1 9 lala 10 LII SEE p a silnim aje z s B w n a DE E al dda a E Side BB JOD B tzue M D 2 2 2 2 2 17 d 18 i sla 22 3 2V 3 52V JP3 JP3 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 15 Jumper Locations This illustration shows the lo cation of the jumpers illus trated on the previous page oco 6o
2. JP1 JP1 1822 1832 5 diig 5 ss 6 9 Re N 9 Ale D BM BTH Bn Ge v Hr 2 U jej 18 beg aa bern 68 5MHz 75MHz Bu E D LI IL JE Is m m Bu BH Clear CMOS JP2 JP2 18 1 I o EL DI Normal Clear P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 6 Onboard Connectors Name Function Description E PS 2 Mouse Optional PS 2 Mouse port not present if AT keyboard port installed 2 PS 2 Keyboard Optional PS 2 Keyboard port not present if AT keyboard port installed 3 AT Keyboard Port Connects to AT Keyboard J4 PS 2 Mouse port Connects to PS 2 mouse port bracket cable JE USB Ports Connector for Universal Serial Bus 2 port bracket J6 First IDE Channel 40 pin connector connects to 2 device cable End device is Primary Master middle is Slave 7 Second IDE Channel 40 pin connector connects to 2 device cable End device is Secondary Master middle is Slave 8 COM 1Port Onboard 9 pin serial port is COM 1 can be set to COM3 J9 COM2 Port Onboard 9 pin serial portis COM2 can be setto COM4 J10 FIR header optional Connects to optional Fast IR infrared module cable ji Intel IR header Connects to optional IrDA or ASKIR infrared module cable J2 Parallel Port 2
3. Om jp ASEZ HAI JP3 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 CD ROM drive or combination of these and other devices This mainboard supports both PIO and UltraDMA modes which it can detect automatically You can install a mix of devices With the Setup D efaults loaded in the CM OS Setup utility the system will auto matically detect and configure multiple devices of whatever mode IDE Transfer Modes H ard 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 UltaD M A mode 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 opera
4. Reset Switch Pressing the Reset switch restarts the system Keyboard Lock Disables keyboard via a lock mounted on front panel of the case Speaker Connects to the PC speaker mounted on the system case Suspend LED When lighted indicates the system is suspended 18 HDD Activity LED Flashes when hard disk drive is active 19 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 M anagement 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 hardw are 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 system The screen illustrations on the next two pages show the Setup D efault settings for these two sections of the utility The CM OS 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 Your M
5. 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 ECP M odeDMA channel Thesetting options are 3 default 1 Parallel Port EPP Type Sets the EPP protocol version The setting options are EPP 17 default EPP 19 P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 41 PC Health Monitor To enter this section of the Setup program highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen What The Health Monitor Does This section of the CM OS Setup utility is connected to the sensor technology on the mainboard The sensor monitors the voltage and temperature status for the items listed on this screen There are two sections on this screen Warning M essages and PC Status The Warning M essages section has settings that con trol the monitoring function The PC Status section displays the current status of the listed items as detected by the onboard sen sor including voltage readings and temperatures Warning Messages This section of the screen lists the items monitored by the sensor and enables warning messages which appear
6. Press Enter when you finish typing in the password If you typed in a passw ord the message Confirm Password will appear Confirm the password by typing it again and press ing Enter The message box will close If you decide you don t want to set a password after you acti vate this command or if you want to eliminate an existing pass word press Enter without typing anything else The message Passw ord D isabled will appear and the message box will close When you set a password the Security O ption 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 CM O S Setup utility The mainboard ships with no password IDE HDD Auto Detection When you install an ID E hard drive you can use this feature to automatically detect the drive parameters and enter them in the appropriate Hard Disk section of Standard CM OS Setup However 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 P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 44 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
7. Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3 0 or later to view it Acrobat Reader for M icrosoft Window s95 may also be supplied on the Support Disk If not you can obtain afree copy of the Reader softw arefrom the Abobe web site which is currently at ww w 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 I Package amp Product Information 13 Package Contents The P5TX Bpro mainboard package contains the following items Please inspect the package contents and confirm that ev erything is there If anything is missing or damaged call your vendor for instructions before proceeding The package includes P5TX Bpro M ainboard Cable Pack 1 Floppy Controller Cable 1 IDE Controller Cable 9 pin Serial port amp PS 2 M ouse port Port Bracket cable 9 pin Serial port amp Parallel port Port Bracket cable Support Disk Bus M aster D rivers BIOS update Flash Utility The mainboard comes with IDE Bus M aster drivers for sev eral O perating Systems The drivers are organized in individual folders by OS In each folder there is a readme file t
8. Controls amp Indicators Hardware Features Firmware amp Software They go over the system 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 Thereare 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 Status Indicator e Suspend Switch e Reset Switch e Keyboard Lock e Suspend Status Indicator e Hard Disk Drive Activity Indicator All of these case features connect to the mainboard via con nectors J16 J18 and J19 Not all system cases have all of these features so your system may not have all of them The functions and options for these are shown in the table on the next page P5TX Bpro User s Manual 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 2 Hardware Control amp Indicator Connectors Feature Power Status LED Function When lighted indicates that system is turned on Suspend Switch Puts the system into Suspend state under Operating Systems that support this power management feature
9. Disabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Hon 0 2 Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled tlae z Select Item PUSPD z Modify CShift F2 z Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Optimum Settings 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 P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 21 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 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 changethe setting of a highlighted selection you can press either the Page U p 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
10. INC PHP OS Installed z No PCI IDE IRQ Map To PCI RUTO Resources Controlled By Manual Pr imary IDE INT H Reset Configuration Data Disabled Secondary IDE INT B IRQ 3 assigned to PCI ISA Used HEM base addr HA IRQ 4 amp assigned to PCI ISA assigned to PCI ISA assigned to PCI ISA assigned to PCI ISA assigned to PCI ISA assigned to PCI ISA assigned to PCI ISA assigned to PCI ISA assigned to PCI ISA assigned to PCI ISA assigned to PCI ISA Quit Ti z Select Item assigned to PCI ISA Help PUSPD z Modify assigned to PCI ISA Old Values Shift F2 Color assigned to PCI ISA Load BIOS Defaults assigned to PCI ISA Load Optimum Settings CMOS Setup Utility If you are installing a legacy PnP PCI Configuration ISA card thatrequires manual When Resources Controlled configuration you can manu By is setto Manual youcan ally assign the required re individually configure the IRQ sources as needed See the amp DMA channel settings The next page for an example individual defaults are for PnP cards and will still use all the items listed to automatically assign resources as needed 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainb PHP OS Installed Resources Controlled Reset Configuration D IRQ 3 assigned IRQ 4 amp assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned assigned CMOS Setup Utility Pnp PCI Configuration This screen shows an
11. M X features The correct jumper configuration automatically sets the required power configuration for the CPU Processor speeds from 90 to 233M Hz are supported as well as single and split voltage C PU s Intel CPUs Supported Pentium P54C P54CTB P54CT P55C Cyrix amp IBM CPUs Supported 6X86 6X86L 6X86M X AMD CPUs Supported K5 K6 4 Reference Information 4 9 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 90 100 120 133 150 166 A SPGA 296 pin AMD K5 PRO A B Q 100M Hz Case Temperature O 2 60 C CPU Model R 70 C Internal Clock Speed W 55 C X 65 C Operating Voltage ds B 3 45V 3 60V C 2 3 30V 3 465V F lt 3 135V 3 465V Vcore Vio H 2 76V 3 0V 3 135V 3 465V J 22 5 N 2 84V 3 135V 3 465V K 2 2 38V 2 63V 3 135V 3 465V 4 Reference Information 4 10 Cyrix 6x86 CPU Markings P Rating 90 1204 133 150 166 200 Internal Clock Speed Core Frequency 100 110 20 133 150 ZIN CPU Model 6x86 P1664 GP 6x86 6x86L 133MHz 3 52V 028 Core Voltage Range Midpoint 3 3V 3 52V 2 5V VCC Specifi
12. Old Values Shift F2 Color assigned PCI ISA Load BIOS Defaults assigned PCI ISA Load Optimum Settings Resources Controlled By When this line is set to Auto the BIOS will automatically con figure IRQ and DMA 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 P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 35 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 P5TX Bpro User s Man
13. Your Mainboard 2 10 Firmware amp Software The mainboard hardware is supported by both firmware and softw are 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 softw are The software component is comprised of software drivers that support the PCI IDE controller and some of the other hardware features How To Use The CMOS Setup Utility TheCM 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 D el 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 Defaults the recommended mode are used With Setup D efaults loaded you can still customize various settings Clearing CMOS Under some unusual circumstances the configuration record created by the CM OS Setup utility and sto
14. closes without recording any changes made during the current session
15. memory up grade resulting in the greatest performance gain 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 9 Installing A CPU Upgrade 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 follow ing 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 o
16. the Ctrl Alt Delete keys at the same time or by pushing the system Reset button The message will then reappear After you pressthe D el or D elete key the program menu screen will appear displaying the Setup utility section names and some command instructions 4 Reference Information 4 13 STANDARD CHOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PHP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMUM SETTINGS Quit Save amp Exit Setup ROM PCI ISA BIOS CPSTRBprod CHOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS PC HEALTH MONITOR SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Tle Select Item Shift F2 Change Color P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 14 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 Q uit This command will close the Setup program when you press the ESC key Save amp Exit Setup This will save the current settings and close the Setup pro gram when you press the F10 key Select Item You can usethe 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
17. vendor Standard Pentium CPUs are single voltage M M X Pentiums are dual voltage You should set the CPU Voltage jumpers according to the specifica tions you get with the CPU P5TX Bpro User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 11 CPU Settings Internal Clock External Clock Clock Factor Intel Pentium CPUs Including MM X 75MHz 50MHz X5 90M Hz 60M Hz X15 100M Hz 66 6MHz roils ROMHz 60MHz x 2 0 B3MHz 66 6MHz x 2 0 150M Hz 60M Hz X25 166M Hz 66 6MHz X25 200MHz 66 6M Hz x 3 0 233MHz 66 6M Hz 20315 Cyrix IBM CPUs 6X86 amp 6X86L 6X86M X P20 100M Hz 50MHz x2 0 PR166MHz 150MHz 60MHz X 25 P133 110M Hz 55MHz x2 0 PR200MHz 166MHz 66 6M Hz X 2 5 P150 20MHz 60MHz x2 0 PR233MHz Q00MHz 66 6MHz X 2 0 P166 B3MHz 66 6MHz x2 0 PR233MHz 188M Hz 75MHz X 25 P2004 150M Hz 75MHz x2 0 PR266MHz 225MHz 75MHz x3 0 AMD CPUs K5 PR75 75M HZ2 50MHz x15 PR90 90M Hz 60MHz zita PR100 100MHz 66 6MHz x15 PRI20 20MHz 60MHz x 2 0 PRI33 133M Hz 66 6M Hz x 2 0 PR150 150MHz 60M Hz 25 PR166 166MHz 66 6MHz X05 K6 PR166 166M Hz 66 6M Hz X 2 5 PR200 200M Hz 66 6M Hz x 3 0 PR233 233M Hz 66 6M Hz X 35 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
18. 2 or Foratwo pin jumper On if the cap isin place 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 DOO A jumper with a cap in position looks like this D The default settings are noted in the tables P5TX Bpro User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 13 CPU Jumper Settings Function Jumper Settings External Speed ET Ext Clock Bus Speed 50MHz 25MHz 1 13 19 21 20 22 55MHz 27 5MHz 1 23 17 19 20 22 60MHz 30M Hz 9 11 19 21 20 22 66 6MHz 33 3MHz 11 13 19 21 18 20 D 68 5M Hz 34 25M Hz 9 11 17 19 18 20 75MHz 37 5MHz 9 11 17 19 20 22 83 3MHz 415MHz 1 23 17 19 18 20 Note Plhas two sections one for External Clock Speed and the other for Internal Clock Factor Internal Clock Factor JP1 15x amp 3 5X 13 2 4 2 0x 13 4 6 25x 3 5 4 6 D 3 0x 3 5 2 4 Note JP1has two sections one for External Clock Speed and the other for Internal Clock Factor CPU Core Voltage JP3 12 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 On lt Cap On ZON On One cap for this jumper 2 8V On D 2 9V On By On 352V On D lt Default Setting P5TX Bpro User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 14 Internal Clock Factor
19. 5 pin parallel port supports enhanced modes J3 Floppy Drive Controller 34 pin connector connects to 2 device cable End device is Drive A middle is Drive B Ja PS 1Power Connects to standard power supply leads P8 6 P9 IE Case Features Connects to case features Pin 2 3 Power On LED Pin 4 5 Suspend Switch Pin 9 10 Reset Switch Pin 11 15 Keyboard Lock Pin 17 20 Speaker P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 7 Name Function Description II Suspend Mode LED Connects to case front panel Suspend mode LED LED blinking indicates low power suspend mode is active ID Hard Disk LED Connects to case front panel hard disk activity LED J20 Case Fan power For case mounted cooling fan power cable 2V Pall CPU Fan power For CPU cooling fan power cable 2V J22 Power Fan power Connects to lead from green power supply with power management enabled cooling fan J23 Intrusion Detector Connects to chassis intrusion cable 122 Case Features Connector 10 9 5 4 3 2 n Ja e ufn n u a ala jajajajaja n 20 7 b lH Pins 2 3 Power On LED Pins 4 5 Suspend Switch Pins 9 10 Reset Switch Pins 11 15 Keyboard Lock Pins 17 20 Speaker Supported CPUs This mainboard can use CPUs from Intel Cyrix IBM and AM D The board s switching CPU power design and jumper con figuration options allow the use of all Pentium class processors from all three vendors including those with M
20. CG P5TX Bpro Mainboard User s Manual Version 2 0 Copyright July 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 publica tion may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors and is supplied for informational use only Products are noted in this publication for identification purposes only M icrosoft 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 respective holders P5TX Bpro User s Manual Table Of Contents I Section T P5TX Bpro Package amp Product Information 1 1 ADDUE TAVIS Manual cesses dons 1 1 Seas Lees isl vnd ano sl al dei raria elo ENANAR AESi 1 3 Component ps ste 1 5 Expansion Cards amp ANO vov oro ea vrlo a aa a ea 1 5 Memary Se ag Ge FOCUS non dne dida mdi dU aai ana 1 6 ea NEC 1 6 Ports Controler ConmiBC TIS a aaa aaa ka na a aka 1 6 Section 2 Using Your Mainboard e 2 1 System CONO
21. IS zerra aidia D D 2 1 Hardware Controls alaiez ale 2 1 CMOS Setup Utility ee alero 2 3 Hardware Feature ANA 2 6 Onboard aurea 2 6 E siya el 2 6 Optional Hardware galanta lA 2 9 Firmware amp SoftWare NNI E m 2 10 How To Use Te CMOS Setup a Lua asset arti lah a b Ga aad 2 10 Clearnng CMOS qr 2 10 Flashing MIN T fs ee aa 2 2 Bus M ster gi dE 2 2 Section 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard assa 3 1 installing Expansion Card cR E E ENA lie RN 3 1 SX DIE E po CP 3 1 Configuring Expansion Card Resources In CMOS Setup a 3 2 Adding System Ae daie 3 6 Memory Saulek gut 3 6 P5TX Bpro User s Manual Table Of Contents IV Installing A CPU lear ale 3 The Basic PROC SWIG us osten PU UR RUANDA Uu e Rap tua 3 Configuring External Clock Speed amp gale ar 3 dope CPU rr tT 3 CPU Jumper Tables amp UA riala 3 Adding An IDE PENPNETAL ENA 3 IDE Transfer MONOS EE 3 Installing IDE E e at 3 Section 4 P5TX Bpro Reference Information 4 Using bue zeate aA 4 1 Jumper aid data BO i aiuta 4 Supported CPUS T 4 interpreting CPU Marking penne neem ere exultat Dep nice eee iene eer heresies rere 4 System Memory SPECIICOUONS AAE 4 Memory CONN Ulla 4 CMOS Setup Utility SUMIMATY atartea etapa 4 Using the CMOS Setup ial ae 4 Accessing The CMOS Setup alka GEK 4 Standard CMOS SOUS sies np uti QUO RUN pA M NEA 4 BIOS Features SEUD mE 4 20 Chipset e
22. RQ 3 7 9 15 HHI Enabled Video Off Method DPHS Primary IDE D Disabled Video Off After Suspend Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Doze Mode Disable Secondary IDE 1 Disabled Standby Mode Disable Floppy Disk Disabled Suspend Mode Disable Serial Port Disabled HDD Power Down Disable Parallel Port Disabled Throttle Duty Cycle 62 52 ZZ Active in Suspend Disabled UGA Active Monitor Enabled CPUFAN Off In Suspend Enabled xx Break Event From Suspend xx IRQ 8 Clock Event Disabled Ring In Event Enabled Quit tie Z Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Optimum Settings 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 following screen will appear Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 28 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 savin
23. ainboard 2 4 Virus Warning CPU Internal Cache External Cache Quick Power On Self Test Boot Sequence Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Boot Up System Speed Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay Msec Security Option PCI UGA Palette Snoop OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB CMOS Setup Utility BIOS Features Setup This section of the setup util ity allows you to configure some system features includ ing Virus Warning Boot Se quence and Security Option ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5TABpro BIOS FERTURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Enabled CCOOO CFFFF Shadow Enabled DOOOO D3FFF Shadow A C SCSI D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8O00 DBFFF Shadow KES ke DCOOO DFFFF Shadow n High Disabled 6 250 Setup Disabled Hon 0 2 Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled ti z Select Item PUSPD Modify CShiftJF2 z Color p Old Values Load BIOS Defaults Load Optimum Settings Virus Warning When enabled monitors the primary hard disk boot sec tor 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 CPSTRBprod POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Manage
24. ard supports Do not install more than 256M B on this mainboard the system will ignore additional memory 4 Reference Information 4 2 CMOS Setup Utility Summary This 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 softw are program also stored on the same chip to create a sys tem configuration record which is saved in a small amount of special CM O S 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 wantto run Setup but you don t respond in time before the message disappears you can reset the system by pressing
25. bled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8Z IRQ Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Quit tie e z Select Item UART 2 Mode Standard Help PUSPD z Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ Load Optimum Settings 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 P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 38 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 D isables 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 UltraDMA These four lines enable hard disk UltraDM A transfer mode which reguires a drive that supports this data transfer method The system will auto dete
26. 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 Standard CM OS Setup D ate time disk drive video display and error handling BIOS Features Setup System customization features and video display settings Chipset Features Setup Chipset settings memory configuration feature for special ized add on cards and VGA memory configuration Power M anagement Setup Sets up the green power management features e PNP PCI Configuration PCI expansion slot and system resource settings P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 15 Load BIOS D efaults Loads minimum settings from the BIOS ROM Load Optimum Settings Loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM Integrated Peripherals Settings for the ID E channels and onboard ports PC Health Monitor M onitoring sensor settings and readings The other main menu items interact w ith these main sections Supervisor Password amp User Password Sets a system password which is configured by the Security O ption item in BIOS Features Setup IDEHDD Auto Detection Automatically detects the drive parameters of any installed ID E 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
27. cation Full spec 3 15V 3 7V C spec 16 3 5V 3 45V C spec 028 2 3 4V 3 7V 4 Reference Information 4 11 e Y You can not use SIMM and DIMM modules at the same time on this mainboard System M emory Specifications The memory subsystem has four 72 pin SIMM sockets di vided into two banks SIM M 1 amp SIM M 2 and SIM M 3 amp SIM M 4 It also has two DIMM sockets You cannot use SIM M s and DIM Ms at the same time on this mainboard SIMM modules should use either Fast Page M ode FPM or EDO 5 Volt DRAM You can use modules from 4M B to 128M B either single or double sided DIM M modules must use 3 3 Volt EDO or SDRAM Total supported memory capacity is 256M B Memory Configurations SIM M s install in pairs You can install any SIMM memory combination as long as you follow the basic requirement of in stalling identical modules in both sockets of a bank i e 5 Volt modules Both modules are the same size e g 16M B M egaBytes Both are the same DRAM memory type e g EDO Both use the same operating speed e g 60ns nanoseconds Each DIM M is a memory Bank You can install DIM M s with these specifications 8M B to 128 MB single or double sided module 3 3 Volt module EDO or SDRAM DRAM Other than these requirements there is no limitation on the variety of possible combinations so they are not listed here N ote It is possible to install more memory than the bo
28. ct SCSI hard disks The default setting is Disabled P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 31 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 Throttle Duty Cycle This line sets the percentage by which the CPU speed is cut back when power saving initiates The settings are 62 5 Default 15 87 5 2 5 25 37 5 50 ZZ Active In Suspend This item puts the cache controller into sleep mode when the system is in Suspend mode to achieve additional power saving The default setting is Disabled the option is Enabled VGA Active M onitor When this line is set to the default Enabled the system will not initiate pow er saving while there is display activity The other option is Disabled P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 32 CPU Fan Off In Suspend In the default Enabled setting when a CPU Fan is connected to one of the fan power connectors on the mainboard the fan will turn off when the system is in Suspend mode The other option is Disabled Break Event From Suspend The two lines in this section control whether the system will wake up if either of the events noted occur The defaults are shown on the screen illustration Reload Global Timer Events The system will restart the power saving count down when an event gen
29. ct an U ItraD M A device in any of these four positions when they are set to Auto the recommended setting The other setting is Disabled You can leave these set to Auto without effect if there are no UltraDM A devices installed USB Keyboard Support Enables or Disables support for aU SB keyboard Enable this if you connect a USB keyboard The default is Disabled P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 39 Onboard FDD Controller Enables or Disables the onboard Floppy Drive controller Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Sets the I O address for serial ports 1 amp 2 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard serial port COM 1default 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard serial port COM 2 default 3E8 IRO4 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 Setting options for the selected IR option appear when you select an IR type 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 IRO7 default Disabled 278H IRQ5 3BCH IRQ7 P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 40 If you set this to Disabled the O nboard Parallel M ode op tion below will not appear on the screen Onboard Parallel Mode Selects the parallel port mode The setting options are
30. d try again You shouldn t need to force it To install aSIMM module insert it into the socket at about a 45 angle and then push it up into the retaining clips so that it snaps in place and is at a 90 angle to the board To installaDIMM module look at the module and note the position of the shorter section of the connector edge that plugs into the DIMM socket Note the position of the shorter section of the socket Orient the module so that these match and press the module into the socket at a 90 angle The retaining clamps at each end of the socket will rotate upwards automatically 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 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 Remove the lowest performance and smallest size modules and replace them with the upgrade ED O is faster than Fast Page and SDRAM is faster than EDO For example if you have the following configuration and you plan to install two 16M B EDO SIMM modules SIMM 1 amp 2 8MB Fast Page mode modules SIMM 2 amp 3 8M B EDO modules You should remove the two 8M B FP modules because they are lower performance and replace them with the
31. during the POST Power On Self Test which runs when your computer is starting up If the sensor detects a condition outside safe param eters during start up it will generate a warning message You can set the expected core voltage for the CPU under CPU Voltage The options for the rest of the items listed are Enabled and Disabled P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 42 The monitored items and default settings are Warning Messages 2V Voltage Enabled DV Voltage Enabled 5V Voltage Enabled 3 3V Voltage Enabled CPU Voltage 2 8V 2 93V 3 2V 3 3V Disabled CPU Fan Disabled CPU Temperature Enabled Mainboard Temperature Enabled Chassis Enabled PC Status When you call up the PC Health M onitor screen this section displays the current readings from the onboard sensor The read ings are for the same items as in the Warning M essage list Thelast line System Status indicates the current evaluation of the system state in terms of the monitored items listed Under normal conditions it will display OK as the system status If there is a problem a warning will appear P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 43 Password Setting To usethis command highlight it in the main menu and press Enter A message will appear prompting you to enter a password Type in a password The password is case sensitive and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters
32. 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 16 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5TABpro STANDARD CHOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date Cmmiddzyy Fri Jul 11 199 Time Chhimm ss bv S d Hy HARD DISKS Primary Master Primary Slave E Secondary Master Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B None TYPE Auto None None None KMK 3 5 in SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Base Memory Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Extended Memory Video EGA UGA Halt On All Errors Note Due to a technical limitation in producing the illustration of this screen the memory fig ures shown are notstandard Your system will display the figures for the memory in stalled on the mainboard Other Memory Total Memory A z Select Item PUSPD z Modify Shift IF2 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 high
33. e cap for this jumper 2 8V On D 2 9V On Sl On 3 52 V On Other Jumper Settings Clear CMOS JP2 Default Normal 2 3 D Clear 1 2 DUL Cap on jumper for a moment and then remove to clear current settings D Default Setting P5TX Bpro Users Manual 4 Reference Information 4 5 Internal Clock Factor 15x amp 3 5x JP1 IR a D 1 5 9 B ESE m 1 21 JEI dm EIS a 50MHz 14 18 22 2 0x 2 5x JP1 JP1 1 ple 2 1 fe H n EIS 5 ale 6 5 EJEJ 9 fafa DD 9 pts LJE m IST a B Li 4 B aja RJB de E ale 21 sg 22 21 Efe 55MHz 60MHz External Clock Speed berr TR bek ajaja aja a Hum 1 5 9 B 1 fit 21 afa HEI E EE m 2 6 10 14 18 22 83 3MHz 14 22 3 0x JP1 Bom E m mjo m o_o ojo o m o ALA b N ja I E bo CPU Core Voltage Vcore 2 5V JP3 n 1 Aojo m o a D 2 3 2V JP3 n 1 SEES D 2 2 8V JP3 n 1 BI BEBE D 2 3 52V JP3
34. e 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 ally although we recom mend using the default set tings unless you have a rea son notto and you know what you are doing 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 configure the 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 ID E cable These are a standard 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 connecto
35. ed ua 4 NAK Sau galea 4 PNP el EGN arakaketa aei eak eieeaie iat iena 4 PO NEBU MON Eo o 4 E Package amp Product Information 11 In This Section About This Manual Package Contents Component Information P5TX Bpro Package amp Product Information This manual contains all the information you ll need to use the DST X Bpro mainboard Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the design and organization of the manual About This Manual This manual is divided into four sections Section 1 Package amp Product Information A brief overview of what comes in the mainboard package its basic features layout and component information Section 2 Using Your M ainboard Information on mainboard features that you may make use of in operating your computer Section 3 Reconfiguring Your M ainboard How to change or upgrade the mainboard configuration Section 4 Reference Information A summary of the mainboard s settings and specifications I Package amp Product Information 12 Xe o F c The manual uses some icons to call your attention to impor tant information The icons appear in the sidebar and represent the following Important information A recommendation or good idea A warning or bad idea 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
36. erates from any of the items in this section that are set to Enabled When you are finished in this section press the Esc key to return to the main menu 4 Reference Information 4 33 ROM PCI ISA BIOS P5TABpro PHP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PHP OS Installed Ho PCI IDE IRQ Map To PCI RUTO Resources Controlled By Auto Pr imary IDE INT A Reset Configuration Data Disabled Secondary IDE INT B Quit tl z Select Item Help PU SPD z Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Optimum Settings PNP 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 34 b LU pro PHP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PHP OS Installed s PCI IDE IRQ Map To PCI RUTO Resources Controlled By Manual Primary IDE INT H Reset Configuration Data z Disabled Secondary IDE INT B IRQ 3 assigned PCI ISA PnP Used HEM base addr N A IRQ 4 amp assigned PCI ISA PnP IRQ 5 assigned PCI ISA IRQ assigned PCI ISR IRQ assigned PCI ISA IRQ 10 assigned PCI ISR IRQ 11 assigned PCI ISA IRQ 12 assigned PCI ISA assigned PCI ISA assigned PCI ISA assigned PCI ISA assigned PCI ISA Quit tise z Select Item assigned PCI ISR Help PUSPD z Modify assigned PCI ISA
37. erating system In addition to the drive A floppy disk drive and the drive C boot hard disk you can configure the or der to include another IDE hard disk drive or CD ROM drive or a SCSI device The options are A CSCS C ASCS SCSI A C_ SCS C A D A SCS E A SCSI F A SCSI C CD ROM A CD ROM C A C Only P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 23 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 Security Option This sets when password protection is active The two op tions are System Password required atbootup Setup Password controls access to Setup utility You create a passw ord using the Password Setting option in the main menu If no password is set the system ignores this item P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 24 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 set this line to Enabled to correct the problem The default setting is D isab
38. 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 oard 3 5 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CPSTRBpro d PNP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC Ho PCI IDE IRQ Map To FEIN By Manual Primary IDE INT ata Disabled Secondary IDE INT B PCI ISA PnP Used MEM base addr H A PCI ISR PnP Legacy ISA PCI ISR PCI ISA PCI ISA PCI ISA PCI ISA PCI ISA PCI ISA PCI ISA PCI ISA Quit tiee z Select Item Legacy ISA Help PUSPD PCI ISA PnP Old Values CShift F2 PCI ISR PnP Load BIOS Defaults PCI ISA PnP Load Optimum Settings When an item in the listis con figured this way itis no longer part of the pool of automati cally configurable resources For this reason don t config ure ISA cards this way unless they are Legacy cards Modify Color 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 6 e T x You can not use SIMM and DIMM modules at the same time on this mainboard S It is possible to install more memory than the board sup ports e g four 28MB SIMM modules would total 52MB but the board would ignore 256MB of that Do not install more than 256MB on this mainboard 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
39. g 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 Pow er M anagement fea ture in M icrosoft Windows controls pow er management opera tion The default setting is N o P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 29 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 DPMS Video Off After This governs when the video display gets turned off The op tions are Suspend Off after system enters Suspend mode Standby Off after system enters Standby mode Doze Off after system enters Doze mode N A No display shut off P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 30 Doze Mode This sets the period of
40. hat explains how to install the driver Please locate the folder for the driver you need and check this file P5TX Bpro User s Manual T Package amp Product Information 14 P5TX Bpro Mainboard Layout AT Keyboard E CO m2 R mr LT Rea E COM 1 HEL Se Parallel CEECEE ISA Slots 1 2 Power ds ooo ooo N LA A m m m m A IPS S a li ov SOCKET 7 a a EEEEEEEETE GEO J16 IRE J18 I Package amp Product Information 15 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 2 3 Baby AT form factor a design that integrates many features onto the board including some num ber of external por
41. led OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB If your system has more than 64M B of system memory in stalled and you are using the O S 2 operating system set this to the O S2 setting The default setting Non O S2 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 CBFFF Shadow to DC000 DFFFF Shadow are address ranges for shadowing other expan sion card ROM s 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 D isabled When you are done in this section press the Esc key to return to the main menu 4 Reference Information 4 25 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CPSTRBpro CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Auto Configuration Enabled PCI Passive Release Disabled DRAM Timing 60ns PCI Delayed Transaction Enabled Chipset NAH Asserted Enabled DRAM Leadoff Timing 10 6 3 Mem Drive Str CHA RAS Auto DRAM Read Burst 117115 x222 x333 DRAM Write Burst Timing x222 Fast EDO Lead Off Disabled Refresh RAS Assertion h Clks Fast RAS To CAS Delay 3 DRAM Page Idle Timer 2 Clks DRAM Enhanced Paging Enabled Fast MA to RAS Delay 1 Clks SDRAMCCAS Lat RAS to CAS 3 2 SDRAM Speculative Read Disabled S
42. lighted item when you press the F10 key P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 17 Select Item You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move around the screen and select amenu 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 aworking system the proper entries are already entered on this screen and 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 N one Only hard disk information needs to be entered here Other IDE devices do not use this For an ID E hard drive you should set the entry to Auto and the BIOS will automatically detect all drive information needed You can usethe IDE HDD Auto Detection utility described later to supervise the auto detection pr
43. lowing e Jumper Configuration Summary e Connector Summary e Supported CPUs e System M emory Configuration Specifications e CMOS Setup Utility Summary Using This Section The information in this section is presented in a summary 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 P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 2 COM2 AT Keyboard o gt RIK mr U rz House L E COM 1 HEE ex Parallel CEECEE Std Power E m N N GO KM E Ea rai coo oco Gea 4 20S J20 a CPU Socket 7 BER eo HOI 15 IIS 38 4 Reference Information 4 3 In practice for an Off setting on a two pin jumper place the cap over one pin so that it doesn t get lost Jumper amp Connectors The illustration at left shows the location of the jumpers ports and other connectors o
44. lso 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 the 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 amp PS 2 M ouse Port stacked USB ports two ports stacked 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 HDD Block Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA On Chip Primary PCI IDE On Chip Secondary PCI IDE USB Keyboard Support Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART 2 Mode Onboard Parallel Port CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals This section of the setup util ity configures the IDE and Floppy controllers and the settings for the external ports ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5TABpro INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC Enabled Onboard Parallel Mode Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Au
45. ly of each other This mainboard has a very flex ible memory design that allows the use of a variety of memory options up to a total of 256M B There is more information about thisin Adding System M emory section of Section 3 Reconfiguring Your M ainboard CPU Socket amp CPU The Socket 7 CPU socket supports the full range of Pentium class CPUs including M M X Pentiums Installing a CPU in the socket is easy The lever at the side of the socket latches the C PU 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 a CPU in Section 3 Reconfiguring Your M ainboard Port amp Controller Connections This mainboard has two external Serial ports a Parallel port two USB Universal Serial Bus ports and both a PS 2 type key board and mouse port built onto the board There are also sev eral connectors built onto the board There are connectors for four IDE devices in two channels and for two floppy disk drives There are also connectors on the board for some system case features CPU and other cooling fans and some other hardware features D etails about these connectors are in Section 4 Reference In formation 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 1 In This Section System Controls Hardware Features Firmware amp Software Using Your Mainboard This section covers the following topics System
46. ment Disabled Se Reload Global Timer Events xx PM Control by APM Ves IRQ 3 7 9 15 HMI Enabled Video Off Method DPMS Primary IDE O Disabled Video Off After Suspend Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Doze Mode Disable Secondary IDE 1 Disabled Standby Mode Disable Floppy Disk Disabled Suspend Mode Disable Serial Port Disabled HDD Power Down Disable Parallel Port Disabled Throttle Duty Cycle 62 52 ZZ Active in Suspend Disabled UGA Active Monitor Enabled CPUFAN Off In Suspend Enabled ee Break Event From Suspend xx IRQ 8 Clock Event Disabled Ring In Event Enabled Quit tie z Select Item Help PU PD z Modify Old Values CShift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Optimum Settings CMOS Setup Utility You can use the Min Saving Power Management Setup or Max Saving defaultmodes This section of the setup util or you can configure the ity allows you to configure the power managementfeatures powermanagementfeatures individually in the User Define supported bythe BIOS These mode can also operate in tandem with Operating System power management features 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 a
47. n the mainboard 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 is in 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 oo A jumper with a cap in position looks like this T ba 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 not need to change them P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 4 CPU Jumper Settings Function Jumper External Speed JP1 Settings Ext Clock 50MHz 55MHz 60MHz 66 6M Hz 68 5M Hz 75M Hz 83 3MHz Bus Speed 25MHz 27 5MHz 30MHz 33 3MHz 34 25MHz 37 5MHz 415MHz 19 21 20 22 D 17 19 20 22 1 13 17 19 18 20 D Note Plhas two sections one for External Clock Speed and the other for Internal Clock Factor Internal Clock Factor JP1 15x amp 3 5x 13 2 4 2 0x 13 4 6 25x 3 5 4 6 D 3 0x 3 5 2 4 Note JP1has two sections one for External Clock Speed and the other for Internal Clock Factor CPU Core Voltage IE 12 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 On lt Cap On 2 5V On On
48. ocess If you want to do this leave the drive set to None You can also enter specifications manually by using the User option P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 18 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 betw een the logical address it creates and the hard disk s actual 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 Thetwo floppy disk drive items set the drivetypefor 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 P5TX Bpro U
49. ollow 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 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 2 Running CMOS Setup To run the CM OS Setup utility press the Delete or the Del key while your computer is first starting up Select the PNP PCI CONFIGURATION item on the main screen and press the Enter key to open it When you are finished press the Esc key once to return to the main screen and then select SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and press the Enter key to save the new configuration For more information on this see Sec tion 4 Reference Information 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 thi
50. onfiguring Your Mainboard 3 7 ZEN Q7 7 Mm O oi EEE rama bei THH Retaining Clips ng Clamps Memory Sockets The picture above shows the memory module sockets in detail The DIMM sockets are numbered DIMM1 amp DIMM2 as noted Modules press into place and are held in position bya retaining clamp at each end of the socket When you want to remove a module press down on the retaining clamps to push the module out of the socket The SIMM sockets are num bered SIMM1 to SIMM4 as noted You must install mod ules in pairs in either sockets 1 amp 20r3 amp 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 down on the retaining clips to release the module from the socket 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 8 Installing Memory Modules M odules are designed so that they will only insert in one ori entation If you have trouble inserting the connector edge of a module into a socket it may be oriented the wrong way Turn the module around an
51. page by pressing the F5 key Load BIO S D efaults Pressing F6 loads the BIO S D efault settings for this page Load Setup D efaults Pressing F7 loads the Setup D efault 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 P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 22 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 default setting is D isabled CPU Internal Cache This enables C PU 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 On 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 op
52. peculative Lead Off Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Enabled i tl z Select Item Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled p PUSPD Modify 8 Bit IZO Recovery Time 1 Old Values Shift F2 Color 16 Bit IZO Recovery Time 1 Load BIOS Defaults Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Load Optimum Settings 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 M emory Hole item is either an optimum setting or set automatically when auto con figuration is active If you disable auto configuration you can set the DRAM timing values manually We recommend against mak ing any manual settings in this section unless you know what you are doing The default setting is Enabled P5TX Bpro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 26 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 To return to the main menu press the Esc key 4 Reference Information 4 27 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CPSTRBpro POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Management Disabled xx Reload Global Timer Events xx PM Control by APM Ves I
53. r it may be split depending on the CPU design Some proces sors use one voltage for the core Vcore and another for input output Vio 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 AM D 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
54. red on the mainboard can become corrupted and unusable possibly leading to the board being unable to operate properly If this happens the CMOS record can be cleared by setting jumper JP2 to the clear setting for a moment and then setting it back to the N ormal setting Refer to the Jumper Summary in Section 4 for more information 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 11 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5TABpro CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CHOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PHP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMUM SETTINGS Quit Save amp Exit Setup 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 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS PC HEALTH MONITOR SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING T L C Select Item Shift F2 Change Color 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 software 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 Bus Master Drive
55. rs This mainboard comes with software drivers for various O p erating Systems that enable the PCI controller to operate in Bus M aster mode Thedrivers are on the Support Disk Theincluded readme file has information on the drivers and installation in formation 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 1 In This Section Installing Expansion Cards Adding System Memory Installing A CPU Upgrade Adding An IDE Peripheral 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 ora 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 IRQs and DMA channels Newer 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 hardware and settings in the CM OS Setup Utility If you have a PnP compliant card to install there should be little to do other than f
56. rs 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 have this tab and therefore are not forced to use the 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 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 When you install a device on the second channel attach the lone end to the ID E2 connector on the mainboard Thetwo connectors that are closer to each other are for connecting to ID E devices The connector on theend isforthe M aster device and the connector in the middle is for the Slave device IDE Devices amp CMOS Setup When you install a new hard disk drive its parameters will be automatically detected by the BIO S and entered in the Standard CM OS Setup section of the CM OS Setup utility if you use the Setup D efaults 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 P5TX Bpro User s Manual P5TX Bpro Reference Information This section is a summary of the P5T X Bpro s specifications and settings It includes the fol
57. s 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 O perating System to automatically configure IRQ resources for PnP com pliant ISA and PCI Cards If you need to install a non 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 Thefollowingthree pages show how to do this 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 3 PHP OS Installed Resources Controlled By Reset Configuration Data 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 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CP5TABpro PHP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC Ho PCI IDE IRQ Map To PCI RUTO Auto Pr imary IDE INT H Disabled Secondary IDE INT B Quit tie z Select Item Help PUSPD z Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Optimum Settings 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 ROH Y A b LU pro PHP PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE
58. ser s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 19 Highlight the listing after each drive name and select the ap propriate entry Floppy 3 Mode Support 3 M 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 beleft on EGA VGA Theoptions 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 Keyboard 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 20 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CPSTRBpro BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow CPU Internal Cache Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow External Cache Enabled COOOO CFFFF Shadow Quick Power On Self Test Enabled DOOOO D3FFF Shadow Boot Sequence A C SCSI D4000 D7FFF Shadow Swap Floppy Drive Disabled D8000 DEFFF Shadow Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled DCOOO DFFFF Shadow Boot Up NumLock Status On Boot Up System Speed High Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup PCI UGA Palette Snoop
59. sockets divided into two banks SIMM 1 amp SIM M 2 and SIM M 3 6 SIM M4 It also has two DIMM sockets You cannot use SIM M s and DIM M s at the same time on this mainboard SIMM modules should use either Fast Page M ode FPM or EDO 5 Volt DRAM You can use modules from 4M B to 128M B either single or double sided DIM M modules must use 3 3 Volt EDO or SDRAM Total supported memory capacity 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 w hen the computer is starting up With some memory installed there may be sockets available to add additional memory If not you must remove modules to install an upgrade M emory Configurations SIM M s install in pairs You can install any SIMM memory combination as long as you follow the basic requirement of in stalling identical modules in both sockets of a bank i e 5 Volt modules Both modules are the same size e g 16M B M egaBytes Both are the same DRAM memory type e g EDO Both use the same operating speed e g 60ns nanoseconds Each DIM M is a memory Bank You can install DIM M s with these specifications 8M B to 128 MB single or double sided module 3 3 Volt module EDO or SDRAM DRAM Other than these requirements there is no limitation on the variety of possible combinations so they are not listed here 3 Rec
60. system inactivity after which the sys tem goes into D oze mode the most limited power saving state Thesettings 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 Standby Mode This sets the period of system inactivity after which the sys tem goes into Standby mode the intermediate pow er saving state Thesettings 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 Thesettings 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 pow er management is in User Define mode HDD Power Down does not affe
61. te at With Setup Defaults loaded in the CM OS 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 D rives that use PIO M odetransfer 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 P5TABpro INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC Enabled Onboard Parallel Mode Auto Auto Auto HDD Block Mode SOS RE Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto PCI IDE Enabled On Chip Primary On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ 2F8 IRQ3 Standard Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART 2 Mode Quit tie e z Select Item Help PUSPD z Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Optimum Settings Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ You can also set the transfer CMOS Setup Utility mode for each device manu Integrated Peripherals The illustration abov
62. to Auto Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ 2F8 IRO3 Standard z SPP Quit tiee z Select Item Help PUSPD z Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Optimum Settings 378 IRQ This section enables and con figures the optional USB and Infrared features The screen illustration shows the settings when Setup De faults are loaded 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 8 Cooling Fan Connectors There are three cooling fan connectors on the mainboard that support cooling fans for the CPU power supply and a fan mounted on the system case If you connect fans to these con nectors and the CPU FAN Off In Suspend line in the CMOS Setup utility s Power M anagement Setup section is set to Enabled the system will turn the fans off when the system is in Suspend mode The system power supply must have a separate fan pow er connector to support this feature PC Health Monitoring In order to detect potentially damaging conditions while the mainboard is operating the mainboard has an onboard sensor that monitors temperature and voltage levels In the event that these exceed predefined limits the system will automatically re act in attempt to prevent damage The PC Health M onitor section of the CMOS Setup utility sets the controls for this feature and also displays data from the onboard sensor UltraDMA Hard Disk Drive Support This mainboard supports hard disks that use U ItraD M A data
63. transfer You attach an U ItraD M A drive to one of the IDE cables If you use the Optimum Settings feature in the CM OS Setup utility the system will automatically detect the drive and config ure the system to use it 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 9 Optional Hardware Connectors There are additional feature connectors on the mainboard for optional ports These require optional external port hardware USB Ports The USB connector on the mainboard supports two Univer 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 Keyboard Support 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 Ports There is one standard and one optional connector on the main board which support an IR infrared port module that enables wireless communication between the computer and other com puters and devices with an infrared port The default IR connec tor J11 is for HPSIR or ASKIR and the optional J10 connector is for Fast IR 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 2 Using
64. ts 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 useone 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 There 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 new er expansion cards support the Plug and Play standard that allows an O perating 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 a card to determine if this is the case and what needs do be done to properly configure the card E Package amp Product Information 16 M emory Sockets amp Modules There are three memory module sockets on the mainboard They use 168 pin DIMM memory modules The sockets func tion independent
65. ual 4 Reference Information 4 36 Load BIOS Defaults To use 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 BIO S de fault 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 Optimized Settings To usethis command highlight it in the main menu and press Enter A message will appear asking if you want to load the O p timized Settings Press the Y key and then the Enter key The optimized default settings will load Press the N key if you want to cancel This loads a set of optimized default values permanently stored in theBIO S ROM Usethis command to load default settings for normal system operation Standard CM OS Setup is not affected by this command 4 Reference Information 4 37 ROM PCI ISA BIOS CPSTRBpro INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC Enabled Onboard Parallel Mode SPP Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto HDD Block Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Ena

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