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Foreword

Foreword

Thank you for purchasing the AB-PX5/AX5/TX5 as the heart of your computer

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s system.

We hope this instruction booklet will enable you to install PX5/AX5/TX5 in your system

safely and without any errors. Although you may be familiar with some of the concepts we

will explain, please read over them again to avoid any problems.

1. The motherboard in most PCs use many connecting cables to connect peripherals to

the main unit. The important thing to remember is that these cables all have a

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direction

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. Later in the chapter, we will talk more about the definition of connecting

cables and the method of installation. Please pay special attention to our prompts.

Because we are using the exclusive ABIT SOFTMENU

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technology to modify the

motherboard , the jumper is not required anymore. We also use simple and easy to

understand software design to complete this task. Because of this, you can install

the motherboard directly into the system. However, we still suggest you first carry

out a simple test before you install the motherboard inside the computer.

2. In this booklet, we will write out in full any new technical words we encounter for

the first time and use their contractions thereafter.

3. If, when you are installing the CPU problems occur and there is no way to solve

them, we suggest you first clear the CMOS information (refer to Chapter 2). If you

still have problems, contact us.

4. How to perform a simple basic test? It

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s simple. Place the mother board on a flat

insulated surface (like the packaging the motherboard came in). Plug the CPU into

Summary of Contents for AB-AX5

Page 1: ...ur prompts Because we are using the exclusive ABIT SOFTMENU technology to modify the motherboard the jumper is not required anymore We also use simple and easy to understand software design to complete this task Because of this you can install the motherboard directly into the system However we still suggest you first carry out a simple test before you install the motherboard inside the computer 2...

Page 2: ...essful Finally good luck with the complete installation Computers Things to Know CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Maybe you ve heard of CMOS DATA quite a bit but have never seen it What exactly is CMOS Is it important Well if it wasn t important you would never had heard of it CMOS basically stores or saves the parameters you assign the BIOS Basic Input Output System with in memory Thi...

Page 3: ...am 1 12 Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Installing the Mainboard to the Casing 2 3 Standard External Connectors 2 4 Jumpers and Switches 2 12 Presentation and Installation of the CPU 2 13 Installing System Memory i DRAM Memory j 2 16 Chapter 3 Introduction of BIOS CPU Setup i CPU SOFT MENU j 3 3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu 3 9 BIOS Features Setup Menu 3 11 Chipset Features Setup Menu 3 17 Power Ma...

Page 4: ...endix B Intel Pentium CPUs Appendix C AMD K5 CPUs Appendix D Cyrix IBM 6x86 CPUs Appendix E General Discussion about HDD Installation Appendix F Technical Support Appendix G Flash BIOS User Instructions Appendix H How to install Ultra DMA 33 drive Appendix I How to install the PCI bridge driver for 430TX chipset ...

Page 5: ...ine Memory Module slots and 72 pin SIMM Single In Line Memory Module slots meet the requirements for all memory configurations required by high level computing The 168 pin DIMM slots support traditional Fast Page and EDO Extended Data Out DRAM as a memory standard for next generation 64 bit systems The 168 pin DIMM slots have been reserved to meet requirements for both present and future upgrades ...

Page 6: ...ium 100MHz to 200MHz 2 Pentium processor with MMXTM technology 166MHz to 233MHz l Supports AMD CPUs 1 AMD K5 PR100 PR166 2 AMD K6TM 166MHz 233MHz l Supports Cyrix IBM CPUs 1 Cyrix 6x86TM P120 P200 2 Cyrix 6x86LTM P150 P200 3 Cyrix 6x86MXTM PR150 PR233 4 Chipset l Intel 430TX chipset l Supports standard version PCI 2 1 5 L2 Cache Memory l 512K of cache memory Pipeline Burst SRAM 6 System DRAM l Fou...

Page 7: ... l Two floppy disk drive connectors FDD 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M l Support PS 2 type mouse 9 Other features l Standard ATX architecture dimensions l Four ISA bus slots and four PCI bus slots l Supports 3 MODE for a special Japanese floppy disk drive l Supports two bootable hard disks able to run two different operating systems l Supports IDE interface CD ROM and LS 120 type floppy disk drive...

Page 8: ...1 4 Chapter 1 n Layout diagram Fig 1 1 Layout diagram ...

Page 9: ...tel CPUs 1 Pentium 100MHz to 200MHz 2 Pentium processor with MMXTM technology 166MHz to 233MHz l Supports AMD CPUs 1 AMD K5 PR100 PR166 2 AMD K6TM 166MHz 233MHz l Supports Cyrix IBM CPUs 1 Cyrix 6x86TM P120 P200 2 Cyrix 6x86LTM P150 P200 3 Cyrix 6x86MXTM PR150 PR233 4 Chipset l Intel 430TX chipset l Supports standard version PCI 2 1 5 L2 Cache Memory l 512K of cache memory Pipeline Burst SRAM 6 Sy...

Page 10: ...wo floppy disk drive connectors FDD 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M l Support PS 2 type mouse 9 Other features l Standard AT architecture dimensions l Four ISA bus slots and four PCI bus slots l Supports 3 MODE for a special Japanese floppy disk drive l Supports two bootable hard disks able to run two different operating systems l Supports IDE interface CD ROM and LS 120 type floppy disk drive Boot...

Page 11: ...Introduction of AX5 PX5 TX5 Features 1 7 n Layout diagram Fig 1 2 Layout diagram ...

Page 12: ...2 Pentium processor with MMXTM technology 166MHz to 233MHz l Supports AMD CPUs 1 AMD K5 PR120 to PR166 2 AMD K6TM 166MHz 266MHz l Supports Cyrix IBM CPUs 1 Cyrix 6x86TM P150 P200 2 Cyrix 6x86LTM P150 P200 3 Cyrix 6x86MXTM PR150 PR233 Supports 2 2 Volts Vcore voltage Starting form Rev 1 2 Can support AMD K6TM 266 MHz processor 4 Chipset l Intel 430TX chipset l Supports standard version PCI 2 1 5 L2...

Page 13: ...rallel port and two 16550 serial ports l Two floppy disk drive connectors FDD 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M l Support PS 2 type mouse 9 Other features l Standard AT architecture dimensions l Three ISA bus slots and four PCI bus slots l Supports 3 MODE for a special Japanese floppy disk drive l Supports two bootable hard disks able to run two different operating systems l Support monitor for syste...

Page 14: ...hese circumstances is very imprecise as it only allows us to detect large changes in temperature In addition because the air under the CPU socket is confined to this area the sensor cannot detect temperature in real time Tests have proven that under such circumstances even after 5 minutes the sensor located under the CPU socket is unable to detect real temperature change so it can not meet the req...

Page 15: ...Introduction of AX5 PX5 TX5 Features 1 11 n Layout diagram Fig 1 3 Layout diagram ...

Page 16: ...r 3 3V Host BUS Data Address Control Ctrl Addr Second Level Cache PCI BUS Ctrl Tag Ctrl TIO 0 7 Control Address Data Universal Serial Bus ISA BUS Fast IDE PIIX4 Main Memory DRAM CACHE SRAM TAG MTXC CD ROM Hard Disk USB 1 USB 2 PCI Device s Winbond W83977 ISA Device s Serial LPT FDC ...

Page 17: ... work for processors not listed in Chapter 1 For example the operating voltage of Cyrix s next generation CPUs is unknown at the present time Thus we were not able to include these specifications in your motherboard We will supply further information about CPU support when new CPUs arrive on the market This chapter is organized according the following features Œ Installing the Mainboard to the Cas...

Page 18: ...puter user to perform the installation by themselves We have attempted to write this document in a very clear concise and descriptive manner to help overcome any obstacles you may face during installation Please read our instructions carefully and follow them carefully step by step ...

Page 19: ...spacers and insert it into the slots After doing this to all the slots you can slide the mainboard into position aligned with the slots After the mainboard has been positioned check to make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on Note If the mainboard has mounting holes but don t line up with the holes on the base and their are no slots to attach the spacers don t panic you can sti...

Page 20: ...ficance of the first pin PN1 Keylock connector Please pay attention to pin position and orientation This connector has a specific orientation Connect the five thread keylock connector cable to the PN1 connector pins on the mainboard Pin number Name or significance of signal 1 5VDC power LED 2 No connection power LED 3 Ground power LED 4 Keyboard inhibit Signal key lock 5 Ground key lock The keyloc...

Page 21: ...off 11 Ground PN1 SMI Switch There is no specific orientation Connect the two thread cable to the PN1 connector pins on the mainboard Since most cases do not support this feature most of you ignore this instruction Furthermore this feature is not necessary as it is already a part of the mainboard Pin number Name or significance of signal 13 5VDC 14 suspend PN1 HDD LED connector This connector has ...

Page 22: ...ctor pins on the mainboard Pin number Name or significance of signal 1 Hardware reset signal 2 Ground PN2 Sleep LED connector This connector has a specific orientation Connect the two thread Sleep LED connector cable attached to the case to the Sleep LED connector on the mainboard Pin number Name or significance of signal 9 LED s Cathode 10 LED s Anode FAN1 CPU Fan power connector AX5 PX5 This has...

Page 23: ...signification 1 Sensor signal 2 12V 3 Control on off IR Infrared remote Connectors Watch the pin number and the orientation This has a specific orientation Your mainboard supports this feature but you must buy the infrared remote device as an option AX5 Pin number Name of the signal or signification 1 5VDC 2 No connection 3 Transmit data 4 Ground 5 Receive data PX5 TX5 Pin number Name of the signa...

Page 24: ...4 5VDC 14 PS_ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5VDC 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 POWERGOOD 18 5VDC 9 5VDC 19 5VDC 10 12VDC 20 5VDC P8 P9 AT Power input Connectors the AX5 do not support this connector These have a specific orientation The three warning marks indicate that if you make a mistake in pin number or connection orientation you could destroy your equipment During installation you just need to con...

Page 25: ... or signification 1 Mouse data 2 No connection 3 Ground 4 5VDC 5 Ground 6 Mouse clock The PS 2 Mouse Port is different from COM1 or COM2 serial ports to which you can also connect a Mouse This mainboard features an extra PS 2 Mouse port so when you buy a mouse be sure that it is a PS 2 Mouse before connecting it to this port But if you cannot find any PS 2 Mouse you can still use COM1 or COM2 to c...

Page 26: ...ur keyboard connector to the connector on the mainboard Pin number Name of the signal or signification 1 Keyboard clock 2 Keyboard data 3 No connection 4 Ground 5 5VDC I O Port connectors Watch the pin number and the orientation Connector name Pin number Name of the peripheral connected IDE 1 40 IDE Channel 1 IDE 2 40 IDE Channel 2 FDC 34 Floppy Disk connector LPT 26 Parallel port connector COM1 1...

Page 27: ... Connect your EISCA connector to the connector on the mainboard Pin number Name of the signal or signification 1 I2 C Serial Bus Clock 2 I2 C Serial Bus Data 3 Set for active low for wire interrupt line 4 Key 5 5VDC 6 Alarm speaker output 7 Ground 8 Vcore detect 9 fanl sensor input 10 Vio detect 11 fan2 sensor input 12 12VDC ...

Page 28: ...ou want to change the version of flash BIOS All these errors are very serious you must avoid them But if you have made one of these errors this jumper can save your life First turn off the power supply and open the computer case than place the jumper on pins 2 and 3 in order to save your computer But if you use your computer normally you should not need to use this feature After you have deleted t...

Page 29: ...h we recommend you to read our presentation of the CPUs it will be useful information for you Since 1996 every two or three months Intel adds new models to the Pentium CPU series That is why the CPU market is filled with a lot of different models and brands All CPUs have different electrical specifications That s why installing a CPU is becoming more and more complex You can t help that because ev...

Page 30: ...lock of the CPU The Internal Clock is a multiple of the external clock and of the clock multiplier factor For instance the Intel Pentium 90 CPU has a 60MHz external clock and its clock multiplier factor is 1 5 the Intel Pentium P133 CPU has a 66MHz external clock and its clock multiplier factor is 2 Internal CPU clock clock multiplier factor external CPU clock AT Bus clock Also referred to as ISA ...

Page 31: ...me manufacturers other than Intel to rate the performance of their CPU in comparison with Intel Pentium CPUs For instance Cyrix 6x86 P166 has a higher actual speed compared with Intel Pentium P166 its internal clock needs only 133MHz versus 166MHz for Intel s product The main reason is that Cyrix has improved the internal architecture of the 6x86 CPU which means that with the same internal clock s...

Page 32: ...sly 72 pin SIMM modules and 168 pin DIMM modules but you will rarely encounter this kind of configuration Before you proceed with installation be patient first read what follows 1 Factory default setting of the mainboard is for 60ns FP or EDO modules If your memory modules are faster than 60ns say 45ns you can modify the BIOS settings in order to speed up the operating speed of the system But if y...

Page 33: ...Installing the Mainboard 2 17 correction feature this mainboard does not support it ...

Page 34: ...rs and use different type of memory modules notice l i SIMM1 and SIMM2 j must use the same memory type as well as i SIMM3 and SIMM4 j l i SIMM1 and SIMM2 j use the same memory type and i SIMM3 and SIMM4 j can use the same type or a different type in order to permit you to obtain the best speed configuration for each single pair and to make the system work at its maximum capacity If one memory pair...

Page 35: ... detect the size of the memory installed on the mainboard Below is a list of all the possible situations Scenario 1 You use only 72 pin SIMM modules l The maximum memory size is 256M bytes l Support possible for single density or double density memory modules l Memory modules supported 1Mx32 i 4M j 2Mx32 i 8M j 4Mx32 i 16M j 8Mx32 i 32M j or 16Mx32 i 64M j l You can also directly refer to table 2 ...

Page 36: ...y and double density modules l Since there is a lot of possible configurations no table is given System DRAM AX5 PX5 TX5 72 pin SIMM socket 4 SIMM 2 SIMM 4 SIMM Support FP DRAM Yes Yes Yes Support EDO DRAM Yes Yes Yes 168 pin DIMM specifications 3 3V Unbuffered 3 3V Unbuffered 3 3V Unbuffered 168 pin DIMM socket 3 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 2 DIMMs Support FP DRAM Yes Yes Yes Support EDO DRAM Yes Yes Yes Suppo...

Page 37: ...2Mx2 j 72MB 16Mx32 i 64Mx2 j 136MB 1Mx32 i 4Mx2 j 24MB 2Mx32 i 8Mx2 j 32MB 2Mx32 i 8Mx2 j 4Mx32 i 16Mx2 j 48MB 8Mx32 i 32Mx2 j 80MB 16Mx32 i 64Mx2 j 144MB 1Mx32 i 4Mx2 j 40MB 2Mx32 i 8Mx2 j 48MB 4Mx32 i 16Mx2 j 4Mx32 i 16Mx2 j 64MB 8Mx32 i 32Mx2 j 96MB 16Mx32 i 64Mx2 j 160MB 1Mx32 i 4Mx2 j 72MB 2Mx32 i 8Mx2 j 80MB 8Mx32 i 32Mx2 j 4Mx32 i 16Mx2 j 96MB 8Mx32 i 32Mx2 j 128MB 16Mx32 i 64Mx2 j 192MB 1M...

Page 38: ...LE 32MB 8Mx64 i 64M j INSERTED INSERTED 64MB 16Mx64 i 128M j 128MB Since the installation described above is valid for the first pair as well as for the second pair it will not be repeated 1Mx64 i 8M j 16MB 2Mx64 i 16M j NO 24MB 1Mx64 i 8M j 4Mx64 i 32M j MODULE 40MB 8Mx64 i 64M j INSERTED 72MB 16Mx64 i 128M j 136MB 1Mx64 i 8M j 16MB NO 2Mx64 i 16M j 24MB 1Mx64 i 8M j MODULE 4Mx64 i 32M j 40MB INS...

Page 39: ...0MB 8Mx64 i 64M j 8Mx64 i 64M j 144MB 16Mx64 i 128M j 16Mx64 i 128M j 1 256MB 1 2 1Mx64 i 8M j 40MB 2Mx64 i 16M j NO 48MB 4Mx64 i 32M j 4Mx64 i 32M j MODULE 64MB 8Mx64 i 64M j INSERTED 96MB 16Mx64 i 128M j 160MB 1Mx64 i 8M j 40MB NO 2Mx64 i 16M j 48MB 4Mx64 i 32M j MODULE 4Mx64 i 32M j 64MB INSERTED 8Mx64 i 64M j 96MB 16Mx64 i 128M j 1 160MB 1 1Mx64 i 8M j 1Mx64 i 8M j 48MB 2Mx64 i 16M j 2Mx64 i 1...

Page 40: ...x64 i 16M j NO 144MB 16Mx64 i 128M j4Mx64 i 32M j MODULE 160MB 8Mx64 i 64M j INSERTED 192MB 16Mx64 i 128M j 256MB 1Mx64 i 8M j 136MB NO 2Mx64 i 16M j 144MB 16Mx64 i 128M j MODULE 4Mx64 i 32M j 160MB INSERTED 8Mx64 i 64M j 192MB 16Mx64 i 128M j 1 256MB 1 1Mx64 i 8M j 1Mx64 i 8M j 144MB 2Mx64 i 16M j 2Mx64 i 16M j 160MB 16Mx64 i 128M j4Mx64 i 32M j 4Mx64 i 32M j 192MB 8Mx64 i 64M j 8Mx64 i 64M j 256...

Page 41: ...mix both kinds of memory module it may cause the total amount of memory size is different with the memory that plug in when install mix both kinds of memory module It may be the following reasons 1 The DRAM s specification is different can be mixed 2 The DIMM and SIMM using the same RAS signal and sharing and it limit by the chipset design Computer Knowledge ...

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Page 43: ... configurates the parameters of the hardware synchronization and detects all the hardware Only when these tasks are completed does it give up control of the computer to the program of the next level which is the operating system Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate it will be the key factor to system stability and to ensure that your system performs at its be...

Page 44: ...ave completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu l Press Page Up Page Down or keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option CMOS DATA Maybe you have heard somebody saying that their CMOS DATA was lost What is the CMOS Is it important The CMOS is the memory used to store the BIOS parameters that you have configured This mem...

Page 45: ...install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches The CPU must be setup according its specifications In the first option you can press F1 at any time to display all the items that can be chosen for that option Fig 3 1 CPU SOFT MENU CPU Name Is ä Intel Pentium ä Intel Pentium MMX ä AMD K5 ä AMD K6 ä Cyrix IBM 6x86 ä Cyrix IBM 6x86L ä Cyrix IBM 6x86MX ä IDT C6 But when you boot the compute...

Page 46: ...33 66x3 5 i Note 2 j For AMD K5 CPUs from AMD you can choose the following P Ratings ä PR100 66x1 5 ä PR133 66x1 5 ä PR166 66x2 5 ä PR200 66x3 i Note 2 j For AMD K6 CPUs from AMD you can choose the following P Ratings ä 166 66x2 5 ä 200 66x3 ä 233 66x3 5 i Note 3 j For Cyrix IBM 6x86 and 6x86L CPUs you can choose the following P Ratings ä PR120 50x2 äPR133 55x2 ä PR150 60x2 äPR166 66x2 ä PR200 75x...

Page 47: ...ck is operating within the limits of the Turbo mode Solution in case of booting problem due to invalid clock setup Normally if the CPU external clock setup is wrong you will not be able to boot In this case turn the system off than on again The CPU will automatically use its standard parameters to boot You can then enter BIOS Setup again and set up the external clock When you change your CPU The A...

Page 48: ...ee product stability We require the manufacturer of the Clock Generator to meet the demands of our development department and to add a TURBO Frequency feature used for testing purposes by our R D department Of course you can use this feature to test the stability of your own system but after you have tested the product we recommend that you set it back to its normal value in order to guarantee sys...

Page 49: ...e CPUs default currently available The CPU voltage must be set according to voltage indications via CPU Marking given by the manufacturer Since the CPU voltage will decrease as technology improves we have reserved some options according to what we can forecast from present documentation We cannot give you detailed information about the voltage required by each kind of CPU in this chapter For the c...

Page 50: ...3 8 Chapter 3 operating voltage limits 2 The voltage value given is the central value For example the voltage range of 3 52V is 3 45V to 3 6V The central voltage value between 3 45V and 3 6V is 3 52V ...

Page 51: ...eave the BIOS SETUP and you have verified that the system can be booted do not press the Reset button or turn off the power supply Otherwise the BIOS will not read correctly the parameters will fail and you must enter CPU SOFT MENU again to set up the parameters all over again ...

Page 52: ...Since old operating systems were only able to support HDD whose capacity was not bigger than 528MB any hard disk with more than 528MB was unusable AWARD BIOS features a solution to this problem you can according to your operating system choose three operating modes NORMAL LBA or LARGE ä Normal mode Standard normal mode supports hard disks of 528MB or less This mode directly uses positions indicate...

Page 53: ...ard disks support this mode that s why we recommend you use this mode The HDD AUTODETECTION option in the Main Menu will automatically detect the parameters of your hard disk and the mode supported ä LARGE Mode When the number of cylinders CYLs of the hard disk exceeds 1024 and DOS is not able to support it or if your operating system does not support LBA mode you should select this mode l FDD sup...

Page 54: ...le or Disable When this feature is enabled if there is any attempt from a software or an application to access the boot sector or the partition table the BIOS will warn you that a boot virus is attempting to access to the hard disk CPU Internal Cache This item is used to Enable or to Disable the CPU internal cache When the cache is set at Disable it is much slower so the default setting for this i...

Page 55: ...ard disk drive C SCSI disk drive or CD ROM There are many options for the boot sequence ä A C SCSI ä C A SCSI ä C CD ROM A ä CD ROM C A ä D A SCSI at least 2 IDE HDD can be used ä E A SCSI at least 3 IDE HDD can be used ä F A SCSI at least 4 IDE HDD can be used ä SCSI A C ä SCSI C A ä A SCSI C ä LS120 C Swap Floppy Drive This item can be set as Enable or Disable When this feature is enabled you do...

Page 56: ...oose the right settings for you 2 For further details about hard disk drive installation refer to appendix E Typematic Rate Setting This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate When enabled you can set the two keyboard typematic control that follow Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate Delay If this item is disabled the BIOS will use the default setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec When you pr...

Page 57: ... open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system But doing this you have to reset all the options you had set up before PCI VGA Palette Snoop This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA Status and to modify the information delivered from the Feature Connector of the VGA card to the MPEG Card This option can solve the display inversion to black after y...

Page 58: ... or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option Shadowing address ranges D0000 D3FFF Shadow This option allows you to decide if the memory block BIOS of an interface card at the address D0000 D3FFF uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option Shadowing address ranges D4000 D7FFF Shadow This opti...

Page 59: ... the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option SHADOW What is the SHADOW The BIOS of standard video or interface cards is stored in ROM and it is often very slow With the Shadow feature the CPU reads the BIOS on the VGA card and copies it into RAM When the CPU runs this BIOS the operation is speeded up Computer knowledge ...

Page 60: ...se the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS option Fig 3 4 Chipset Features Setup You can use the arrow keys to move between the items Use PgUP PgDn and to change the values When you have finished setting up the chipset press ESC to go back to the main menu Auto Configuration This option allows Enable or prevents Disable the BIOS from using default values for Auto Configuration The BIOS default is Enable ä When yo...

Page 61: ...ect the characteristics of your DRAM and to choose the best settings Memory Hole At 15M 16M This option is used to free up the 15M 16M memory block Some special peripherals need to use a memory bloc located between 15M and 16M and this memory block has a size of 1M We recommend that you disable this option There are small differences in the chipset feature setup according to different mainboard mo...

Page 62: ... These are referred to as Power Management Events In cases where none of these events occur the system enters the power saving mode When one of the controlled events occurs the system immediately returns to normal mode and operates at its maximum speed Power saving modes can be divided into three modes according to their power consumption Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode The four modes proc...

Page 63: ...bled the system is set up for minimum power savings Doze 1 hour Standby 1 hour Suspend 1 hour ä Max Saving When the three saving modes are enabled the system is set up for maximum power savings Doze 1 minute Standby 1 minute Suspend 1 minute PM Control by APM Power Management is completely controlled by the APM APM stands for Advanced Power Mangement it is a power management standard set by Micros...

Page 64: ...of the HDD Doze Mode When the setting selected for Power Management is User Define you can define for this mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour If no power management event occurs during this time period meaning that computer is inactive during this period the system will enter the Doze power saving mode If this mode is disabled the system will enter the next mode in the sequence Standby or Susp...

Page 65: ...the power button for more then four seconds while the system is in the working state then the system will transition to the soft off Power off by software This is called the power button over ride Break Event From Suspend Support ACPI RTC Alarm Function via IRQ8 Reload Global Timer Events When one of the speficied occurs the count down made for entry in power saving mode goes back to zero Since th...

Page 66: ... you want to clear ESCD data next time you boot up and ask the BIOS to reset the settings for the Plug Play ISA Card and the PCI Card select Enabled But the next time you boot up this option will automatically be set as Disabled ESCD Extended System Configuration Data The ESCD contains the IRQ DMA I O Port Memory information of the system This is a specification and a feature specific to Plug Play...

Page 67: ...e this IRQ That is this IRQ will be assigned to the first interrupt number INT found on the PCI bus 2nd Available IRQ This means that the second interrupt number INT found on the PCI bus will use this IRQ That is this IRQ will be assigned to the second interrupt number INT found on the PCI bus The third and the fourth available IRQ will be assigned in sequence to the third and the fourth interrupt...

Page 68: ...rds limitations to avoid some confict with other IRQ signals you should watch out this kind of situation The INT A signal of the first PCI slot the INT B signal of the second PCI slot the INT C signal of the third PCI slot and the INT D signal of the fourth PCI slot are the same so be careful not to use them simultaneously The INT B signal of the first PCI slot the INT C signal of the second PCI s...

Page 69: ...ress Four options are available 2F8H 2E8H 3F8H 3E8H 3E0H and 2E0H IR IRQ Select This is used to specify the IRQ of IR Four options are available IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ10 or IRQ11 IR Transmission Delay Set IR transmission delays 4 character time 40 bit time when SIR is changed form RX mode to TX mode IR Mode Select Four options are available ä IrDA HPSIR mode ä ASK IR Amplitude Shift Keyed IR mode On board ...

Page 70: ...IDE 2 controller can be set at Enable of Disable Master drive PIO Mode ä Auto the BIOS can auto detect the PIO mode of the HDD installed in order to set its data transfer rate Default ä Mode 0 Mode 4 User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in order to set its data transfer rate Slave drive PIO Mode ä Auto the BIOS can auto detect the PIO mode of the HDD installed in order to set its data transfer...

Page 71: ...nter Load Setup Defaults Setup defaults are the settings that allow your system to operate at its highest performance When you choose this option the following message is displayed Load Setup Defaults Y N N If you want to use BIOS Setup default values press Y than Enter to complete the loading of the settings for best performance You should first load the best settings than enter the CPU Soft Menu...

Page 72: ...s displayed Enter Password Type your password When complete press Enter The following message is displayed Confirm Password Type your password again When complete press Enter The password setting is completed Password clearing procedure When you select the Password setting option the following message is displayed Enter Password Press Enter the message Password Disable is displayed Press a key The...

Page 73: ... information into the hard disk information section If the CMOS data were erased and you had forgotten the hard disk specifications it was a great problem But now you can use this option to autodetect the hard disk type and specifications and the BIOS will automatically detect all the relevant information and place them in the Hard Disk data section of the Standard CMOS Setup Menu in order to allo...

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Page 75: ...your CPU voltage and speed set up the CPU in the CPU SOFT MENU of the BIOS SETUP For information about your CPU refer to appendices B C or D and to information labeled on the CPU itself SIMM1 SIMM4 DIMM1 DIMM3 AX5 SIMM1 SIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM2 PX5 SIMM1 SIMM4 DIMM1 DIMM2 TX5 Since Pentium are 64 bit CPUs you have to use two 72 pin DRAM modules or one 168 pin DRAM module FDC Connect one end of the 34 pin...

Page 76: ...comes with the hardware to the LPT connector on the mainboard COM1 Connect the 10 pin cable that comes with the hardware to connector COM1 on the mainboard COM2 Connect the other 10 pin cable to connector COM2 on the mainboard Attach the bracket of Parallel Port Serial Port and PS2 Mouse on the computer case Watch the pin position and the orientation PN1 There is a specific orientation for pin 1 t...

Page 77: ...an ignore this connector since most of computer cases do not support this feature the mainboard itself supports it Pin number Name of the signal or signification 10 Power on off 11 Ground PN2 This connector has a specific orientation Connect the two threads Green LED connector on the mainboard Pin number Name of the signal or signification 9 LED s Cathode 10 LED s Anode PN2 There is no specific or...

Page 78: ... 5VDC 9 5VDC 19 5VDC 10 12VDC 20 5VDC Watch the pin position and the orientation Connect connectors P8 and P9 PX5 TX5 or the power supply unit to the correct connectors on the mainboard Pin number Name of the signal or signification Pin number Name of the signal or signification 1 POWERGOOD 7 Ground 2 5VDC 8 Ground 3 12VDC 9 5VDC 4 12VDC 10 5VDC 5 Ground 11 5VDC 6 Ground 12 5VDC KB1 There is an or...

Page 79: ...ification 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Ground TX5 FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 Pin number Name of the signal or signification 1 Sensor 2 12V 3 Control on off Some jumpers are reserved for future functions or are not to be adjusted in normal operation Adjust them according to the following recommendations CCMOS G Put jumper on pin 1 and pin 2 Parameters and CPU settings After you have followed the steps described above and ...

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Page 81: ...005 75MHz 1 5 50MHz STD STD Yes P54C Q0540 75MHz 1 5 50MHz STD STD Yes P54C Q0541 75MHz 1 5 50MHz STD STD Yes P54C Q0666 75MHz 1 5 50MHz STD STD Yes P54C SX961 75MHz 1 5 50MHz STD STD Yes P54C SZ977 75MHz 1 5 50MHz STD STD Yes P54C Q0700 75MHz 1 5 50MHz STD STD Yes P54C Q0749 75MHz 1 5 50MHz STD MD Yes P54C SX998 75MHz 1 5 50MHz STD MD Yes P54C SZ994 75MHz 1 5 50MHz STD MD Yes P54C SU070 75MHz 1 5...

Page 82: ...VR STD Yes P54C Q0543 90MHz 1 5 60MHz STD DP Yes P54C Sx879 90MHz 1 5 60MHz STD STD Yes P54C Sx885 90MHz 1 5 60MHz STD MD Yes P54C Sx909 90MHz 1 5 60MHz VR STD Yes P54C Q0628 90MHz 1 5 60MHz STD STD Yes P54C Q0611 90MHz 1 5 60MHz STD STD Yes P54C Q0612 90MHz 1 5 60MHz VR STD Yes P54C Sx923 90MHz 1 5 60MHz STD STD Yes P54C Sx922 90MHz 1 5 60MHz VR STD Yes P54C Sx921 90MHz 1 5 60MHz STD MD Yes P54C ...

Page 83: ...TD STD Yes P54C Sx970 100MHz 1 5 66MHz VRE MD Yes P54C Q0784 100MHz 1 5 66MHz STD STD Yes P54C SY007 100MHz 1 5 66MHz STD STD Yes P54C Q0563 100MHz 1 5 66MHz STD STD Yes P54C Q0587 100MHz 1 5 66MHz VR STD Yes P54C Q0614 100MHz 1 5 66MHz VR STD Yes P54C Q0677 100MHz 1 5 66MHz VRE MD Yes P54C Q0656 100MHz 1 5 66MHz STD MD Yes P54C Q0698 100MHz 1 5 66MHz VRE MD Yes P54C Q0697 100MHz 1 5 66MHz STD STD...

Page 84: ...Sx994 120MHz 2 60MHz VRE MD No P54C Q0732 S 120MHz 2 60MHz VRE MD No P54C Q0785 120MHz 2 60MHz VRE STD No P54C SY008 120MHz 2 60MHz VRE STD No P54C SY033 120MHz 2 60MHz STD STD No P54C Q0707 120MHz 2 60MHz VRE STD No P54C Q0732 120MHz 2 60MHz VRE MD No P54C SU033 120MHz 2 60MHz VRE MD No P54C Q0776 120MHz 2 60MHz STD Yes P54C SK110 120MHz 2 60MHz STD Yes P54C Q0808 120MHz 2 60MHz STD Yes P54C SX99...

Page 85: ... 133MHz 2 66MHz STD Yes P54CS Sk107 133MHz 2 66MHz STD Yes P54CS Q0843 133MHz 2 66MHz STD Yes P54CS SY022 133MHz 2 66MHz STD Yes P54CS Q0844 133MHz 2 66MHz STD Yes P54CS SY023 133MHz 2 66MHz STD Yes P54CS 133 MHz SU038 133MHz 2 66MHz STD Yes P54CS SU073 133MHz 2 66MHz STD Yes P54CS Q0882 133MHz 2 66MHz Yes P54CS SY082 133MHz 2 66MHz Yes P54CQS Q0733 133MHz 2 66MHz STD MD Yes Convert to P54CS P54CQ...

Page 86: ... DP Speed Spec Clock Factor Clock Vcore VIO Timing Supp Note P54CS SY016 166MHz 2 5 66MHz VRE Yes P54CS Q0841 166MHz 2 5 66MHz VRE Yes P54CS SY017 166MHz 2 5 66MHz VRE Yes P54CS Q0949 166MHz 2 5 66MHz VRE Kit No PPGA up P54CS SY037 166MHz 2 5 66MHz VRE No PPGA up P54CS 166MHz Q0951F 166MHz 2 5 66MHz VRE Kit Yes PPGA P54CS SY044 166MHz 2 5 66MHz VRE Kit Yes PPGA P54CS Q0836 166MHz 2 5 66MHz VRE Yes...

Page 87: ...4CS SY045 200MHz 3 66MHz VRE Kit No PPGA up P54CS 200 MHz Q0951F 200MHz 3 66MHz VRE Kit Yes PPGA P54CS SY044 200MHz 3 66MHz VRE Yes PPGA P55C Q018 200MHz 3 66MHz 2 8V 3 3V PPGA Pentium 233MHz CPU CPU Internal Bus External CPU DIP Speed Speed Clock Factor Cclock Vcore VIO Timing Supp Note P55C 200MHz SY060 200MHz 3 66MHz 2 8V 3 3V PPGA P55C 233MHz SL2BM 233MHz 3 66MHz 2 8V 3 3V PPGA ...

Page 88: ... Kit Supports timing for C55 C88 cache chipsets design P54C 1 Beginning with the P54C E Step standard timings have been replaced by existing Min Delay timing P54CS 1 P54CS PPGA UP No DP No APIC No FRC 2 Beginning with the P54C E Step standard timings have been replaced by existing Min Delay timing P55C 1 P55C A Step is NOT production stepping 2 A 1 step Vcc and timing on initial samples is 2 9V 0 ...

Page 89: ...mperature Q 60 J R 70 J W 55 J X 65 J Y 75 J Z 85 J Processor name K5 K6 Operating Voltage B 3 45V 3 60V C 3 30V 3 465V F 3 135V 3 465V G x y H 2 86V 3 00V 3 30V 3 465V J 2 57V 2 84V 3 30V 3 465V K 2 38V 2 63V 3 30V 3 465V x Vcore y Vio Package Type A SPGA 296 pin P Rating PR75 PR90 PR100 PR120 PR133 PR150 PR166 166 200 233 ...

Page 90: ...Appendix C C 2 ...

Page 91: ...nd voltage 6x86 P166 GP 133 MHz 3 52V 028 Name of the processor 6x86 6x86L 6x86MX P Rating 90 120 133 150 166 200 CPU Core Frequency 100 110 120 133 150 VCC Specification Full spec 3 15V 3 70V C spec 016 3 15V 3 45V C spec 028 3 40V 3 70V Center of Core Voltage 3 3V 3 52V 2 9V ...

Page 92: ...Appendix D D 2 ...

Page 93: ...U delivers input output I O orders through the chipset on the mainboard to the hard disk drive and than puts these data into the system memory This is the PIO mode What is the Master mode When the system needs to access hard disk data these data are directly accessed from the hard disk by the chipset on the mainboard using a DMA or a PIO mode and then the data is put into the memory In this case t...

Page 94: ...hes 4 16Mbyte sec DMA Mode 1 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 13 3Mbyte sec DMA Mode 2 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 16 6Mbyte sec Usually PIO mode means that the hard disk data are accessed by the CPU through the chipset and placed into memory and the chipset is using PIO mode to access hard disk data MASTER mode means that hard disk data are accessed by the chipset and that the ch...

Page 95: ... disk drives are set at Master as a default so you don t need to adjust any setting Just connect one end of the 40 pin cable on the drive connector and the other end to connector IDE1 on the mainboard Installing one HDD one CD ROM drive The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector Method 1 Set the HDD at Master and the CD ROM drive at Slave Connect one connecto...

Page 96: ...Set the hard disk drive used for boot up as Master set the other HDD at Slave connect one connector of the 40 pin cable to the first drive another connector to the second drive and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on the mainboard You can ignore the setting of the CD ROM drive Connect one end of the 40 pin cable to the drive and the other end to connector IDE2 on the mainboard We recom...

Page 97: ...d drive and the other end of the cable to connector IDE2 on the mainboard Installing three HDDs one CD ROM drive The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master set another HDD the second at Slave connect one connector of the 40 pin cable to the first drive another connector to the second drive and the other end o...

Page 98: ... Using FDISK DOS command This command is found in the DOS disks FDISK is a tool used to organize and to partition the hard disk The hard disk must have been partitioned before use You can create one unique partition on the hard disk or create several partition and use a different Operating System on each partition Just don t forget that you have to specify an Active partition otherwise your hard d...

Page 99: ...ribed below First remove all interface cards except the VGA card and try to reboot F If you still cannot boot up Try installing another brand model VGA card and see if the system will start If it still does not start note the VGA card model mainboard model Bios identification number CPU on the technical support form refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the problem description spa...

Page 100: ...XEC BAT edit CONFIG SYS with a text editor and in front on the line that loads the Sound Card Driver add a remark REM in order to disable the Sound Card Driver See the example below CONFIG SYS DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE HIGHSCAN DOS HIGH UMB FILES 40 BUFFERS 36 REM DEVICEHIGH C PLUGPLAY DWCFGMG SYS LASTDRIVE Z Restart the system If the system starts and does not reset you can b...

Page 101: ...tep instructions given below 1 MODEL Note the model number given in your user s manual Example PT5R2 PR5R2 2 Mainboard model number REV Note the mainboard model number labeled on the mainboard as REV Exemple REV 2 11 3 BIOS ID See below Example 3R is the BIOS ID number 2A59GA1EC is the BIOS part number ...

Page 102: ...he Brand space write AMD in the Specifications space write P75 7 HDD Indicate the brand and specifications of your HDD s specify if the HDD is using IDE1 or IDE2 If you know the disk capacity indicate it and check ü in case you give no indication we will consider that your HDD is þIDE1 Master Example In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ...

Page 103: ...B 06 Or in the Brand space write SEC in the Specifications space write DIMM S DRAM 8MB G12 10 COAST Indicate the brand and specifications of your COAST Example In the Brand space write Winbond in the Specifications space write 256KB or W25P010AF 8 C 11 ADD ON CARD Indicate which add on cards you are absolutely sure are related to the problem If you cannot identify the problem origin indicate all t...

Page 104: ...Appendix F F 6 ...

Page 105: ...port Form Company name Phone J Contact Fax Model BIOS ID Mainboard model no DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware name Brand Specifications C P U HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory DRAM COAST ADD ON CARD Problem Description ...

Page 106: ...Appendix F F 8 ...

Page 107: ... CC Example 3 To update BIOS and clear PnP settings execute this command AWDFLASH NEWBIOS Sn CP Example 4 To make a backup of the current system BIOS execute the following command AWDFLASH NEWBIOS Pn SAVEBIOS Notes NEWBIOS indicates file name for the new BIOS which can be downloaded from our website at http www abit com tw user can choose a different file name in place of NEWBIOS SAVEBIOS indicate...

Page 108: ...hat can boot your computer before you update your BIOS If the above mentioned problem occurs during BIOS update you will be able to use this disk to automatically execute a BIOS update The content of the disk should be the following a Startup system files COMMAND COM MSDOS SYS IO SYS b AWDFLSH EXE c The NEWBIOS file which can be downloaded from ABIT s website d AUTOEXEC BAT which has the following...

Page 109: ...t the operating system s Ultra DMA driver software All packages sold by ABIT contain this driver software Complete the installation process exactly as below In Windows 95 place the Ultra DMA 33 diver disk into the floppy drive The file Bmide_95 compressed will appear Run this file The file will automatically decompress the following files README TXT _INST32I EX_ _SETUT DLL _SETUP LIB PIIXDRV Z SET...

Page 110: ...H 2 Appendix H 2 License Notebook close the view 3 Question Click Yes ...

Page 111: ...How to install the Ultra DMA 33 drive H 3 4 Select Components Click INSTALL 5 Question Click Yes 6 Question Click Yes ...

Page 112: ...H 4 Appendix H 7 Information Click OK After previous instructions have been followed the driver will automatically install It will automatically restart the computer after it has finished installing ...

Page 113: ...itle has attached Intel s 82371xB INF update drive version 3 0 It can be used to update both 430TX and 440LX chipset if your motherboard uses one of these Intel chipsets The following procedure will be describe how to install and update the PCI bridge Step1 Check your Windows 95 Device Manager and find the question mark showing the PCI Bridge ...

Page 114: ...I 2 Appendix I Step2 Execute the Product CD Title ABIT95 EXE and choice Driver è PCI Bridge Driver for Windows 95 then you will see the screen below ...

Page 115: ...How to install the PCI bridge driver for 430TX chipset I 3 Step3 Click NEXT Step 4 You will see the license agreement dialog screen click Yes ...

Page 116: ...I 4 Appendix I Step 5 Click Next then wait a while until you see the installation complete screen ...

Page 117: ...e PCI bridge driver for 430TX chipset I 5 Step 6 Restart your computer then check the Device Manager again First you can check Hard Disk Controller then take a look to see if the Bus Master driver is already recognized ...

Page 118: ...I 6 Appendix I ...

Page 119: ...ow to install the PCI bridge driver for 430TX chipset I 7 Step 7 Also check System Device to find out if three devices are identified as well Please see the arrows below You have completed all things now ...

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