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How to install the PCI bridge driver for 430TX chipset

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Page 1: ...r 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...

Page 2: ...ssful 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 exa...

Page 3: ...m 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...

Page 4: ...dix 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...

Page 5: ...ne 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 traditiona...

Page 6: ...um 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 Cy...

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 Su...

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

Page 9: ...el 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...

Page 10: ...o 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 Support...

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

Page 12: ...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 P...

Page 13: ...allel 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...

Page 14: ...ese 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 tempe...

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

Page 16: ...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...

Page 17: ...ll 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...

Page 18: ...uter 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 installat...

Page 19: ...pacers 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 everyt...

Page 20: ...icance 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...

Page 21: ...ff 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 thi...

Page 22: ...tor 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...

Page 23: ...ignification 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...

Page 24: ...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 ha...

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 mainboar...

Page 26: ...r 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...

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 lin...

Page 28: ...u 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...

Page 29: ...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 ma...

Page 30: ...ock 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 facto...

Page 31: ...e 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...

Page 32: ...ly 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 setti...

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

Page 34: ...s 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 SIMM...

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 po...

Page 36: ...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...

Page 37: ...Mx2 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...

Page 38: ...E 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...

Page 39: ...MB 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 12...

Page 40: ...64 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 IN...

Page 41: ...ix 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...

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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 wh...

Page 44: ...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...

Page 45: ...ou can 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...

Page 46: ...6x2 5 200 66x3 233 66x3 5 i Note 2 j For AMD K5 CPUs from AMD you can choose the following P Ratings PR100 66x1 5 PR133 66x1 5 PR166 66x2 5 PR200 66x3 i Note 2 j For AMD K6 CPUs from AMD you can choos...

Page 47: ...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 c...

Page 48: ...antee 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 d...

Page 49: ...ult 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 reserv...

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: ...ave 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 an...

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 ca...

Page 53: ...rd 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 LAR...

Page 54: ...e 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 attempt...

Page 55: ...drive A hard disk drive C SCSI disk drive or CD ROM There are many options for the boot sequence A C SCSI C A SCSI C CD ROM A CD ROM C A D A SCSI at least 2 IDE HDD can be used E A SCSI at least 3 ID...

Page 56: ...e 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 y...

Page 57: ...en 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 a...

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 interf...

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...

Page 60: ...use 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 chip...

Page 61: ...ct 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 lo...

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 retur...

Page 63: ...d the system is set up for minimum power savings Doze 1 hour Standby 1 hour Suspend 1 hour Max Saving When the three saving modes are enabled the system is set up for maximum power savings Doze 1 minu...

Page 64: ...e 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...

Page 65: ...he 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 Brea...

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 autom...

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...

Page 68: ...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...

Page 69: ...dress 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...

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

Page 71: ...ter 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...

Page 72: ...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 co...

Page 73: ...nformation 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 t...

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Page 75: ...our 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 DIM...

Page 76: ...omes 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 connec...

Page 77: ...n 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 conn...

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...

Page 79: ...fication 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 adjus...

Page 80: ...Appendix A A 6...

Page 81: ...05 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 75...

Page 82: ...R 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 Ye...

Page 83: ...D 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...

Page 84: ...x994 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 6...

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 P5...

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...

Page 87: ...CS 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 I...

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...

Page 89: ...perature 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 3...

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

Page 91: ...d 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 0...

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Page 93: ...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 syst...

Page 94: ...es 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 acce...

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...

Page 96: ...et 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...

Page 97: ...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 th...

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 un...

Page 99: ...ibed 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...

Page 100: ...EC 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...

Page 101: ...ep 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 E...

Page 102: ...the 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 indica...

Page 103: ...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 S...

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

Page 105: ...ort 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 CO...

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 S...

Page 108: ...at 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 t...

Page 109: ...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 d...

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: ...tle 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...

Page 114: ...I 2 Appendix I Step2 Execute the Product CD Title ABIT95 EXE and choice Driver 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: ...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 a...

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

Page 119: ...w 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 n...

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