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Page 1: ...AP5VM PART NO 49 87530 021 DOC NO AO094 9704B...

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Page 3: ...AP5VM Mainboard User s Guide...

Page 4: ...s publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic opt...

Page 5: ...ervicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Further this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time t...

Page 6: ...If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interferenc...

Page 7: ...rs Chapter 4 Installing System Component includes 3D drawing and step by step procedures for first time DIY user to install the system board CPU SIMM DIMM cable and add expansion cards Appendix A Jump...

Page 8: ...to press on the keyboard Note Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic Warning Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions C...

Page 9: ...Jumpers 2 4 2 3 Connectors 2 16 2 4 Configuring the System Memory 2 28 Chapter 3 AMI BIOS 3 1 Entering the AMI BIOS Setup 3 1 3 2 Setup Menu 3 3 3 2 1 Standard Setup 3 3 3 2 2 Advanced Setup 3 7 3 2 3...

Page 10: ...5 Default Setup 3 28 3 6 Exiting Setup 3 30 3 7 Onboard NCR SCSI BIOS 3 31 3 8 AMI Flash Utility 3 31 Appendix A Jumper Table Summary Appendix B Frequently Asked Question Appendix C Troubleshooting A...

Page 11: ...line memory module SIMM sockets and one Dual in line memory module DIMM that allow system memory expansion up to a maximum of 128MB It also supports 256KB and 512KB pipelined burst second level cache...

Page 12: ...el port SPP enhanced parallel port EPP or extended capabilities port ECP Floppy Interface Floppy interface supports 3 5 inches drives with 720KB 1 44MB or 2 88MB format or 5 25 inches drives with 360K...

Page 13: ...n boards and other components Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component 1 Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it...

Page 14: ...of the jumpers and connectors on the system board PWR 1 USB D I M M 1 PANEL FAN IrDA JP14 JP1 JP8 RTC JP11 JP12 JP20 JP18 JP3 JP4 JP25 PS2 MS COM1 COM2 FDC1 IDE1 IDE2 JP10 JP9 JP2 JP7 KB 1 PCI 1 PCI 2...

Page 15: ...onboard super I O controller JP20 Enable disable onboard PS 2 mouse JP25 DIMM memory type select Connectors KB1 AT keyboard connector PWR1 AT PS 2 power connector PS2 MS PS 2 mouse connector USB USB...

Page 16: ...nd understand the function of the jumper before you change any setting Pin 1 of a jumper is indicated by a bold line on the mainboard You may also find number indications on the board to specify the p...

Page 17: ...r more details JP7 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12 3 45V P54C JP7 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12 3 52V 6x86 or K5 JP7 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12 2 9V K6 166 200 JP7 1 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6 8 10 12 2 8V MMX P55C or...

Page 18: ...is reserved for testing purposes only This jumper enables you to set the voltage of the onboard chipset and PBSRAM Vio For dual voltage CPU JP8 also functions as CPU I O voltage Vcpuio controller The...

Page 19: ...upported These jumpers are actually for selecting the CPU I O voltage Vcpuio Normally for single voltage CPU such as P54C AMD K5 and Cyrix 6x86 Vcpuio is equal to Vcore However for CPU that needs dual...

Page 20: ...V Vcore 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 Open 1 2 3 4 Open Cyrix 6x86 3 52V 3 45V Vcore 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 Open 1 2 3 4 Open Cyrix 6x86L 2 8V 3 45V Vio 7 8 1 2 Open 1 2 3 4 Open 1 2 3 4 Cyrix M2 2 8V 3 45V Vio 7 8 1 2 Op...

Page 21: ...the external clock and produce internal frequency is selected by setting JP1 and JP2 Core frequency Ratio x External bus clock JP1 JP2 1 2 3 1 5x 3 5x JP1 JP2 1 2 3 2 5x 1 75x JP1 JP2 1 2 3 2x JP1 JP2...

Page 22: ...1 5x 50MHz 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 P54C 90 90MHz 1 5x 60MHz 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 P54C 100 100MHz 1 5x 66MHz 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 P54C 120 120MHz 2x 60MHz 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 P54C 133 133MHz 2x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 P54C 1...

Page 23: ...6 116MHz 1 75x 66MHz 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 AMD K6 CPU Core Frequency Ratio External Bus Clock JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 PR2 166 166MHz 2 5x 66MHz 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 PR2 200 200MHz 3x 66MHz 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 PR2 233 233MHz...

Page 24: ...led default Disabled The board is default by the manufacturer to enable the onboard Super I O controller In case you wish to use an external I O controller you need to disable the onboard I O before t...

Page 25: ...ion JP20 1 2 2 3 PS 2 Mouse Enabled default Disabled The PS 2 mouse function is normally enabled and occupies IRQ12 To reassign IRQ12 to another function disable the PS 2 mouse function by setting jum...

Page 26: ...he CMOS chip label to determine the chip type JP14 1 2 3 Normal Operation default JP14 1 2 3 Clear CMOS For Dallas DS12887A 1 Turn off the system power 2 Locate JP14 and short pins 2 3 for a few secon...

Page 27: ...ngs and location of the jumpers 3 Turn on the system power 4 Turn off the system power again 5 Reset JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pins 1 2 2 2 6 Selecting the DIMM Type JP25 Open 1 2 3 4 Mem...

Page 28: ...six wires on each cable Plug in these cables to the onboard power connector in such a way that all the black wires are in the center The power connector is marked PWR1 on the mainboard Caution Make s...

Page 29: ...sink and fan to the CPU Check its orientation make sure the air flow go through the heatsink 12V GND FAN Air Flow Heatsink 2 3 3 PS 2 Mouse Insert a PS 2 bracket connector to the connector marked PS2...

Page 30: ...lug in the 10 pin flat cable to the appropriate onboard connectors The COM1 connector is marked COM1 and the COM2 connector is marked COM2 on the mainboard Then insert the serial device connector into...

Page 31: ...a USB bracket to enable your system to support additional USB device s To attach a USB bracket simply insert the bracket cable to the onboard connector marked USB Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Description V0 D0 D0 G...

Page 32: ...in floppy drive cable to the floppy drive connector marked FDC1 on the mainboard 1 34 2 33 FDC1 2 3 7 Printer This connector allows you to install a printer to your system To install plug in the 26 pi...

Page 33: ...e to your hard disk and CD ROM manual To attach the IDE devices connect your first IDE hard disk to master mode of the primary channel If you have second IDE device to install in your system connect i...

Page 34: ...Hardware Installation 2 22 Master 1st Slave 2nd Master 3rd Slave 4th IDE1 Primary Channel IDE2 Secondary Channel...

Page 35: ...sary for the LED If your housing comes with a 4 pin connector simply attach it to the onboard connector For a 2 pin connector you can insert it to pins 1 2 or pins 3 4 However when connecting take not...

Page 36: ...ED Since the pins for power LED and keylock functions remained aligned you can attach it to the onboard multifunction connector 1 5V GND GREEN LED GND SUSPEND SW SUSPEND SW GND NC RESET GND 11 10 20 G...

Page 37: ...LED connectors you may use these connectors for Suspend switch and Green mode LED functions respectively Pressing the Suspend switch allows you to manually set the system to suspend mode However this...

Page 38: ...oard The onboard keyboard connector is a 5 pin AT compatible connector marked KB1 The figure below shows how the keyboard connector as viewed from the back panel of the housing Note The mini DIN PS 2...

Page 39: ...les to or from laptops notebooks PDA and printers without using cables This mainboard supports IrDA 115Kbps 1 meter as well as ASK IR 19 2Kbps To install an infrared module insert the module cable to...

Page 40: ...y without parity 32 bit wide The DIMM supported by this mainboard are always 64 bit wide SDRAM Size single side 1Mx64 8MB 2Mx64 16MB 4Mx64 32MB and double side 1Mx64x2 16MB 2Mx64x2 32MB Speed normally...

Page 41: ...ar to pipe line effect and reduces one clock state There is no jumper setting required for the memory size or type It is automatically detected by the system BIOS You can use any single side SIMM and...

Page 42: ...hat Bank1 1st side and DIMM 2nd side use the same RAS3 and Bank1 2nd side and DIMM 1st side use the same RAS4 If you are using single side SIMM at Bank1 and single side DIMM it should be no problem Bu...

Page 43: ...ncy Time 5V Tolerance Samsung KM416S1120AT G12 2 Yes NEC D4516161G5 A12 7JF 2 No Micron MT4LC1M16E5TG 6 2 No TI TMS626162DGE 15 2 Yes TI TMS626162DGE M 67 3 Yes The driving capability of new generatio...

Page 44: ...s 64 16 4 chips Following table list the recommended DRAM combinations of SIMM and DIMM SIMM Data chip SIMM Parity chip Bit size per side Single Double side Chip count SIMM size Recommended 1M by 4 No...

Page 45: ...y 4 bit chip is 1Mx32 bit that is 1M x 4 byte 4MB For double side SIMM simply multiply it by 2 that is 8MB Following table are possible DRAM combinations that is NOT recommended SIMM Data chip SIMM Pa...

Page 46: ...OS Setup To enter the AMI BIOS Setup press The AMI BIOS Setup Main Menu appears as shown below The AMI BIOS is in Windows form You can use either the keyboard or a mouse to move between the items To s...

Page 47: ...o perform the following Resolve an address conflict due to an IRQ address assigned to multiple slots For more information on IRQ assignment see the section 3 2 3 Chipset Features Setup Return to the B...

Page 48: ...Setup options You can input configuration values such as date time and disk types in this menu PRIMARY MASTER AND SLAVE SECONDARY MASTER AND SLAVE These parameters allow you to configure the hard disk...

Page 49: ...secondary IDE connector also supports two IDE devices To configure the hard disk or the IDE device connected to the master port select Secondary Master Choose Secondary Slave to configure the device...

Page 50: ...e Mode This enhanced IDE feature allows the system to use a hard disk with a capacity of more than 528 MB This is made possible through the Logical Block Address LBA mode translation Set the parameter...

Page 51: ...ot support the PIO mode feature set this parameter to Off This parameter becomes non configurable when the HDD Type parameter is set to Auto HARD DISK TYPES After you have set all the necessary parame...

Page 52: ...pper left corner of the window FLOPPY DRIVES A AND B To configure the first floppy drive select Floppy A The following values appear on screen After selecting the proper setting press Select Floppy B...

Page 53: ...AMI BIOS Utility 3 8 The first screen does not show all the parameters of the Advanced Configuration menu To scroll down the rest of the parameters press Press or to highlight the desired parameter...

Page 54: ...l the POST routines and follow the specified boot up sequence Boot up Sequence The boot up sequence allows you to specify the system search sequence The selections are C A CD ROM A C CD ROM and CD ROM...

Page 55: ...yboard Set this parameter to Presen t if there is a keyboard connected to the system If none select Absent Primary Display This function specifies the VGA type in use The selections are VGA EGA CGA 40...

Page 56: ...s is Enabled C000 DC00 16K Shadow These parameters are for shadowing expansion cards with ROM You need to know the specific addresses that ROMs use to shadow the expansion cards before you set any of...

Page 57: ...as for the previous screens The Chipset Features Setup screen appears as follows To scroll down the rest of the parameters press Use or to highlight the desired parameter Memory Hole This option lets...

Page 58: ...selections for this parameter are x444 X444 X333 X444 X222 X333 and X3222 X333 The value of X depends on the DRAM Lead off Timing parameter setting DRAM WRITE BURST TIMING This parameter adjusts the w...

Page 59: ...rols the RAS precharge RAS active to precharge time and refresh to RAS active signal delay 8 bit I O Recovery Time Sysclk This parameter allows you to set the response time of the 8 bit I O devices co...

Page 60: ...Revision 2 1 specification Select Disabled to disregard the functions USB Function Enabled This parameter lets you enable or disable the USB device s connected to your system if any The default is Dis...

Page 61: ...er management feature select Power Management from the Setup menu The following screen appears To scroll down the rest of the parameters press Use or to highlight the desired parameter Power Managemen...

Page 62: ...bled The default setting is Standby Hard Disk Power down Mode This option lets you set when to s pin down your IDE hard disk The disk returns to full speed once the system resumes to normal mode The a...

Page 63: ...Activity This function lets you check the activity of the monitor When set to Monitor any detected activity from the display resumes the system to normal mode When set to Ignore the power management f...

Page 64: ...your PCI devices The screen below appears on screen if you select PCI PnP from the Setup menu To scroll down the rest of the parameters press Use or to highlight the desired parameter Plug and Play Aw...

Page 65: ...in the PCI VGA devices installed in the system Check your VGA card manual for more information about his function The default setting is Disabled PCI IDE Card This function allows you to select the PC...

Page 66: ...Reserved Memory Size for ISA This option lets you specify the memory area reserved for Legacy ISA devices Reserved Memory Base for ISA This option lets you specify the memory base address reserved fo...

Page 67: ...ailable settings are Auto 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h and Disabled Selecting Disabled deactivates the port Onboard Serial Port 2 This parameter allows you to select the address for the second serial port The...

Page 68: ...rate of 19 2K baud Onboard Parallel Port This parameter allows you to select the address for the parallel port The available settings are Auto 378h 278h 3BCh and Disabled Selecting Disabled deactivat...

Page 69: ...ed use of your computer If you set a Supervisor password the system prompts for this password before granting access to Setup or system boot depending on the Password Check setting in the Advanced CMO...

Page 70: ...n the screen to set up a password 1 Click on six characters from the password screen The characters appear on the boxes as asterisks 2 Click on Enter 3 Enter the password when a confirmation box appea...

Page 71: ...OS Utility 3 26 Setup 3 3 3 Anti virus Select Anti Virus from the Security window to display the following option box The virus protection options allow you to enable or disable the virus protection f...

Page 72: ...he Utility window to display the following screen Use the arrow keys or simply click an option to select your desired background color for WinBIOS 3 4 2 Language Select Language from the Utility windo...

Page 73: ...a dialog box prompts you to restore the original BIOS default values Select No to keep your current settings Select Yes to restore the original values 3 5 2 Optimal When you select Optimal a dialog bo...

Page 74: ...box prompts you to load the Turbo values to further enhance system performance Select Yes to load the Turbo values Select No to keep your current settings In case your system operation becomes unstabl...

Page 75: ...the battery loses power or the CMOS chip is damaged you will know what values to enter when you rerun setup Press to display the following screen Press or then or simply click on an option to select...

Page 76: ...ll them in your system hard disk drive and add them to your system configuration files For detailed installation instructions see the README files that come with the drivers 3 8 AMI Flash Utility The...

Page 77: ...1 2 3 4 CPU Type Vcpuio Single Voltage CPU Vcpuio Vcore default Dual Voltage CPU Vcpuio Vio PP MT P55C Warning The heat dissipation of Intel PP MT 233Hz AMD K6 200 233MHz exceed the original design of...

Page 78: ...Vio 7 8 1 2 Open 1 2 3 4 Open 1 2 3 4 CPU Frequency Select JP1 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 JP2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 CPU Frequency Ratio 1 5x 3 5x 2x 2 5x 1 75x 3x JP3 2 3 1 2 2 3 JP4 2 3 2 3 1 2 CPU External Clock 50M...

Page 79: ...120 100MHz 2x 50MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 P150 120MHz 2x 60MHz 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 P166 133MHz 2x 66MHz 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 AMD K5 CPU Core Frequency Ratio External Bus Clock JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 PR90 90MHz 1 5x 60MHz 1...

Page 80: ...1 2 2 3 Onboard Super I O Enabled default Disabled Enable Disable PS 2 Mouse Function JP20 1 2 2 3 PS 2 Mouse Enabled default Disabled Clearing CMOS JP14 1 2 2 3 Clear CMOS Normal operation default C...

Page 81: ...POST Power On Self Test screen Normally it starts with R and is found in between the model name and the date For example BIOS revision AP53 AX53 R3 80 Oct 22 1996 Q How can I identify version of the m...

Page 82: ...2 8V CPU core voltage Refer to section 2 2 Jumper Settings for voltage of current CPUs available on the market Theoretically the more regulators the more reliable power becomes For VX chipset MB AP5V...

Page 83: ...USB keyboard if you don t have driver in your OS For other USB devices you may get the drivers from your device vendor or from OS such as Win95 Be sure to turn off USB Legacy Support in BIOS Chipset...

Page 84: ...ave true jumperless mainboard Q What is PBSRAM Pipelined Burst SRAM A For Pentium CPU the Burst means reading four QWord Quad word 4x16 64 bits continuously with only the first address decoded by SRAM...

Page 85: ...ufacturer Model Suggested CAS Latency Time 5V Tolerance Samsung KM416S1120AT G12 2 Yes NEC D4516161G5 A12 7JF 2 No Micron MT4LC1M16E5TG 6 2 No TI TMS626162DGE 15 2 Yes TI TMS626162DGE M 67 3 Yes Q Wha...

Page 86: ...leads to unstable system The PnP specification suggests a standard register interface for both BIOS and OS such as Win95 These registers are used by BIOS and OS to configure system resource and preve...

Page 87: ...u choose AOpen modem card F34 or MP32 for Modem Wake Up applications Q What is the Suspend to Hard Drive A This is the same as Notebook You can resume your original work directly from hard disk withou...

Page 88: ...BIOS APM function is enabled Q Why does the system fail to go into suspend mode under Win95 A This problem may be caused by your CDRO M settings The CDROM Auto Insert Notification of Win95 is dafault...

Page 89: ...ement to OSR2 in the list of installed program of Add Remove program tool under Control Panel and checking for version 4 03 1212 of the Ntkern vxd file in the Windows System Vmm32 folder Q What is LDC...

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