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P5SD-B User’s Manual

2:

 Using Your Mainboard – 2.7

CMOS Setup Utility –

Integrated Peripherals
This section of the setup utility
configures the IDE and Floppy
controllers and the settings for
the external ports
This section enables and con-
figures the USB and Infrared
features.

The screen illustration shows
the settings when Optimum
Settings are loaded.

Summary of Contents for P5SD-B

Page 1: ...P5SD B Mainboard User s Manual...

Page 2: ...its for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipme...

Page 3: ...ystem Controls 2 1 Hardware Controls Indicators 2 1 CMOS Setup Utility Controls 2 3 Hardware Features 2 6 Onboard Ports 2 6 Connectors 2 6 Optional Hardware Connectors 2 9 Firmware Software 2 10 How T...

Page 4: ...g an AGP Card 3 19 Adjusting The AGP Memory Aperture 3 19 4 P5SD B Reference Information 4 1 Using This Section 4 1 Jumper Configuration Summary 4 3 Supported CPUs 4 10 Interpreting CPU Markings 4 11...

Page 5: ...ions Section 1 Package Product Information A brief overview of what comes in the mainboard package its basic features layout and component information Section 2 Using Your Mainboard Information on mai...

Page 6: ...Reader version 3 0 or later to view it Acrobat Reader for Microsoft Windows95 may also be supplied on the Support Disk If not you can obtain a free copy of the Reader software from the Abobe web site...

Page 7: ...eeding The package includes P5SD B Mainboard Cable Pack 1 Floppy Controller Cable 1 IDE Controller Cable 1 USB Port Bracket with attached cable Support Disk Bus Master Drivers BIOS update Flash Utilit...

Page 8: ...e Burst SRAM Level 2 cache 2 DIMM 4 SIMM memory module sockets DIMMs 3 3V Unbuffered EDO DRAM or SDRAM SIMMs 5V EDO or Fast Page DRAM SIMMs in two banks SIMM1 2 SIMM3 4 Supports up to 384MB Onboard Co...

Page 9: ...yboard DIMM Sockets COM2 JP14 JP1 3 AGP Slot AT Power SIMM 1 2 3 4 SYSFAN1 CPUFAN1 PS 2 Mouse JP13 JP6 Jumper Connectors The illustration above shows the location of the jumpers ports and other connec...

Page 10: ...un 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 hi...

Page 11: ...m class CPUs including MMX Pentiums Installing a CPU in the socket is easy The lever at the side of the socket latches the CPU in place when it is down and releases it when raised If you want to insta...

Page 12: ...tors built onto the mainboard including connectors for four Enhanced IDE devices in two chan nels and two floppy disk drives There are also connectors for a CPU cooling fan system chassis cooling fan...

Page 13: ...nd some information about the parts of the CMOS Setup Utility that allow you customize some sys tem features Hardware Controls Indicators There are some control features and status indicators that con...

Page 14: ...pend state under Operating Systems that support this power management feature Press once to Suspend or Resume Reset Switch 17 19 Pressing the Reset switch restarts the system Power Status LED 2 4 6 Wh...

Page 15: ...ry supported memory on the board The BIOS uses this record to function as an interface between the system hardware and the operating system Most of the settings in the CMOS Setup Utility are made auto...

Page 16: ...ome system features including Vi rus Warning Boot Sequence and Security Option Virus Warning When enabled monitors the primary hard disk boot sector and warns of any attempt to write to it Boot Sequen...

Page 17: ...tup utility allows you to configure the power management features supported by the BIOS These can also operate in tandem with Operating System power management features You can use the Min Saving or M...

Page 18: ...h speed serial port which can also be configured as the COM4 port in the CMOS Setup Utility Parallel Port The parallel port can be configured as a Standard ECP or EPP parallel port in the CMOS Setup U...

Page 19: ...ted Peripherals This section of the setup utility configures the IDE and Floppy controllers and the settings for the external ports This section enables and con figures the USB and Infrared features T...

Page 20: ...detect the drive and config ure the system to use it CMOS Support Battery The disk shaped battery on the mainboard is a 3 volt Lithium cell battery that supports the small amount of onboard memory wh...

Page 21: ...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 SIR is for Intel IR...

Page 22: ...gram to adjust settings as noted in this and the next section To run the CMOS Setup Utility press the Del or Delete key while the computer is starting up before the operating starts to load The utilit...

Page 23: ...2 Using Your Mainboard 2 11 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 Re...

Page 24: ...rt software first The necessary software is sup plied with the mainboard and is stored on the Support Disk To use an AGP display card with this mainboard you must use either Windows 95 version OSR2 1...

Page 25: ...e AGP feature After ensuring that you have a compatible version of Microsft Windows and DirectX installed you must install the SiS IDE Bus Master driver and the Display driver for the AGP card before...

Page 26: ...P5SD B User s Manual 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 14...

Page 27: ...ons so this section covers relevant information from the mainboard side only ISA Cards Slots ISA expansion cards often use system resources in the form of IRQs and DMA channels Newer cards that comply...

Page 28: ...phics Port slot The AGP slot is a high speed slot for a display card that uses the AGP interface The AGP design maximizes the performance of the display card especially for 3D operations by providing...

Page 29: ...supports Plug and Play such as Windows95 you should set the first line PNP OS Installed to Yes Running CMOS Setup To run the CMOS Setup utility press the Delete or the Del key while your computer is...

Page 30: ...ISA card that requires manual configuration you can manu ally assign the required re sources as needed This screen shows an ex ample of a manually config ured IRQ setting for a Legacy ISA expansion ca...

Page 31: ...st use 3 3 Volt unbuffered EDO or SDRAM Total supported memory capacity is 384MB If your mainboard is already installed in a system it will have some amount of memory installed on the board You can te...

Page 32: ...red EDO or SDRAM DRAM modules only Other than these requirements there is no limitation on the variety of possible combinations so they are not listed here Memory Sockets The picture at right shows th...

Page 33: ...P5SD B User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 7 Socket 7 Retaining Clamps Retaining Clips...

Page 34: ...t 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...

Page 35: ...Clock Multiplier Factor 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 t...

Page 36: ...dor s information should tell you what these factors should be P Rated CPUs Cyrix IBM and AMD all make Pentium class CPUs that are performance rated at an Intel Pentium equivalent speed but ac tually...

Page 37: ...6MHz x 3 5 Cyrix IBM CPUs 6X86 6X86L P150 120MHz 60MHz x 2 0 P166 133MHz 66 6MHz x 2 0 P200 150MHz 75MHz x 2 0 6X86MX PR166 150MHz 60MHz x 2 5 PR200 166MHz 66 6MHz x 2 5 PR233 200MHz 66 6MHz x 3 0 PR2...

Page 38: ...more pin jumper the shorted pins are listed e g 1 2 or For a two pin jumper On if the cap is in place and Off if the cap is not in place In the jumper illustrations the Pin 1 position is shaded and t...

Page 39: ...0 66 6 33 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 Note The external clock setting also sets the AGP and PCI bus clocks JP10 11 12 Clk Factor JP10 JP11 JP12 Internal 1 5 3 5 X 1 2 1 2 Clock Factor 2 0 X 2 3 1 2 2 5 X 2 3 2 3 3...

Page 40: ...2 0x 1 2 5x 1 3 0x 1 4 0x 1 4 5x 1 5 0x 1 JP1 JP2 JP3 60MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 66 8MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 68 5MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 75MHz 64 32 JP1 JP2 JP3 75MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 83 3MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 90MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 100MHz...

Page 41: ...Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 15 JP14 CPU Core Voltage Vcore 1 8V 9 10 1 2 2 0V 9 10 1 2 2 2V 9 10 1 2 2 5V 9 10 1 2 2 8V 9 10 1 2 2 9V 9 10 1 2 3 1V 9 10 1 2 3 3V 9 10 1 2 3 5V 9 10 1 2 Socket 7 JP...

Page 42: ...oard 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 UltaDMA mode Although there are several PI...

Page 43: ...efaults settings for this screen You can install IDE devices under these settings and the system will automati cally detect and set the best mode for each device You can also set the transfer mode for...

Page 44: ...ed to install devices on the second channel you will need to get another IDE cable These are a standard and inexpensive item that you can generally find at any computer supply store One edge of the ca...

Page 45: ...st on this page Installing an AGP Card An AGP display card installs in the AGP slot on the main board and secures to the system case at the matching expansion slot opening Any AGP card will require Op...

Page 46: ...ring Your Mainboard 3 20 CMOS Setup Utility Chipset Features Setup The AGP Aperture Size line sets the AGP memory aper ture AGP memory is drawn from system memory The are several options from 4MB to 2...

Page 47: ...f the P5SD B s specifications and settings It includes the following Jumper Configuration Summary Connector Summary Supported CPUs System Memory Configuration Specifications CMOS Setup Utility Summary...

Page 48: ...tor is P5SD B Mainboard Layout JP12 10 Floppy IDE 1 IDE 2 COM1 Parallel CPU Socket 7 PCI Slots 3 2 1 Battery ISA Slots 3 2 1 USB Port Case Features Keyboard DIMM Sockets SIR COM2 JP14 JP1 3 AGP Slot A...

Page 49: ...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 A jumper with a cap in position looks li...

Page 50: ...6 33 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 Note The external clock setting also sets the AGP and PCI bus clocks JP10 11 12 Clk Factor JP10 JP11 JP12 Internal 1 5 3 5 X 1 2 1 2 Clock Factor 2 0 X 2 3 1 2 2 5 X 2 3 2 3 3 0 X...

Page 51: ...3 0x 1 4 0x 1 4 5x 1 5 0x 1 JP1 JP2 JP3 60MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 66 8MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 68 5MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 75MHz 64 32 JP1 JP2 JP3 75MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 83 3MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 90MHz JP1 JP2 JP3 100MHz JP1 3 External...

Page 52: ...rence Information 4 6 JP14 CPU Core Voltage Vcore 1 8V 9 10 1 2 2 0V 9 10 1 2 2 2V 9 10 1 2 2 5V 9 10 1 2 2 8V 9 10 1 2 2 9V 9 10 1 2 3 1V 9 10 1 2 3 3V 9 10 1 2 3 5V 9 10 1 2 3 3V 1 2 5 6 JP13 CPU I...

Page 53: ...ngs Clear CMOS JP6 Normal 1 2 D Clear 2 3 With the power turned off put cap on jumper for a moment and then remove to clear current CMOS settings Power Supply JP5 ATX 1 2 Type AT 2 3 D D Default Setti...

Page 54: ...odem wake up cable J10 Case Features Connects to case features 3 5 Hard Disk LED 7 9 Suspend Switch 17 19 Reset 8 10 Keyboard Lock 2 4 6 Power LED 14 16 18 20 Speaker FIR1 FIR Header Connects to optio...

Page 55: ...al 4 Reference Information 4 9 J10 Case Features Connector 1 2 19 20 J10 Pin Assignments Feature Pins HDD Activity LED 3 5 SMI Button 7 9 Reset Switch 17 19 Power Status LED 2 4 6 Keyboard Lock 8 10 S...

Page 56: ...he use of all Pentium class processors from all three vendors including those with MMX features The correct jumper configuration automatically sets the required power configuration for the CPU Process...

Page 57: ...n the CPU The following information is a guide to reading the markings AMD K5 PR100 A B Q 100MHz Internal Clock Speed CPU Model P Rating 75 90 100 120 133 150 166 Package Type A SPGA 296 pin Operating...

Page 58: ...ternal Clock Speed Core Frequency 100 110 120 133 150 CPU Model 6x86 6x86L P Rating 90 120 133 150 166 200 Core Voltage Range Midpoint 3 3V 3 52V 2 5V 2 7V VCC Specification Full spec 3 15V 3 7V C spe...

Page 59: ...n 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 16MB MegaBytes Both are the same DRAM mem...

Page 60: ...tility This mainboard uses the Award system BIOS It is stored in a Flash ROM memory chip on the mainboard The BIOS uses a software program also stored on the same chip to create a sys tem configuratio...

Page 61: ...P5SD B User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 15...

Page 62: ...o move around the screen and select a menu item An item is highlighted when it is selected Change Color Change the program color scheme by pressing Shift F2 The section at the bottom of the screen dis...

Page 63: ...m password which is configured by the Security Option item in BIOS Features Setup IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically detects the drive parameters of any installed IDE hard disk drives and enters the...

Page 64: ...ommands 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 tha...

Page 65: ...em except for adjusting the Date and Time entries if necessary Date Time The first two lines on the screen are the date and time settings for the system clock Hard Disk Type Parameters Use the IDE HDD...

Page 66: ...al 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 Operating Sys tem to treat t...

Page 67: ...ault setting is Disabled Video Display Types You set this according to the type of display card in your sys tem This should normally be left on EGA VGA The options are EGA VGA Mono for Hercules or MDA...

Page 68: ...s the Enter key The following screen will appear Menu Commands If you look at the lower portion of the screen illustration you ll see a section that lists the control commands for this level of the pr...

Page 69: ...ys 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...

Page 70: ...ternal Cache This is the Level 2 external cache Leave this enabled to main tain system performance The default setting is Enabled Quick Power On Self Test This feature speeds up the Power On Self Test...

Page 71: ...led 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 Numeric keypad m...

Page 72: ...ing The default setting Non OS2 is for all other operating systems Video BIOS Shadow This copies the video display card BIOS into system DRAM to increase display speed and is required for system perfo...

Page 73: ...he same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen Auto Configuration Everything on this screen except for the Memory Hole and AGP Aperture Size items are either set automatically when auto configuration i...

Page 74: ...is Disabled AGP Aperture Size This sets the size of the AGP memory aperture The memory aperture is the amount of system memory available for use an AGP display card The default setting is 64MB The opt...

Page 75: ...anagement Setup To enter this section of the Setup program highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key The fol lowing screen will appear Menu Commands The menu commands for this...

Page 76: ...anagement This controls the entire power management scheme There are four settings User Defined You set the power saving options manually Disable Turns off all power management Max Saving Maximizes po...

Page 77: ...management blanks the monitor screen The V H Sync Blank blanks the screen turns off scanning and requires a monitor with green features If you don t have this type of monitor use the Blank option DPMS...

Page 78: ...ts the period of system inactivity after which the sys tem goes into Standby mode the intermediate power saving state The settings range from 1 minute to 1 hour and can be set manu ally when power man...

Page 79: ...The two lines in this section control whether the system will wake up from Suspend mode if there is activity on any of the IRQ lines noted The default settings are as shown in the screen illustration...

Page 80: ...mands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen PNP OS Installed The default setting for this line is No If you plan to use an Operating System that supports Plug and Play you...

Page 81: ...nges 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...

Page 82: ...e settings are not optimal and turn off all the performance features Standard CMOS Setup is not affected by this command Load Optimized Settings To use this command highlight it in the main menu and p...

Page 83: ...mation 4 37 Integrated Peripherals This section sets the IDE transfer mode for all IDE channels It also configures the other onboard ports Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same...

Page 84: ...s when they are set to Auto the recommended setting Alternatively you can set the mode manually Modes 0 to 4 are supported Primary Master Master Slave Ultra DMA These four lines enable hard disk Ultra...

Page 85: ...s mode for the second serial port UART If you select an IR module type the second serial port will not be available The setting options are Standard default used by COM2 serial port ASKIR HPSIR Onboar...

Page 86: ...ort EPP Type option will not appear on the screen ECP Mode Use DMA Selects the ECP Mode DMA channel The setting options are 3 default 1 Parallel Port EPP Type Sets the EPP protocol version The setting...

Page 87: ...sword the Security Option line in BIOS Features Setup controls when the password is required You can set the option to require the password when the system boots up or when calling up the CMOS Setup u...

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