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P5TX–Apro User’s Manual

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 Reference Information – 4.26

Memory Hole At 15M–16M

Some special add-on cards require a 1MB address space be-

tween 15 and 16MB. The documentation for this type of card
should tell you if it needs this. The default setting is Disabled.

To return to the main menu press the Esc key.

Summary of Contents for P5TX-Apro

Page 1: ...P5TX Apro Mainboard User s Manual...

Page 2: ...tents of this publication are subject to change The manufacturer reserves the right to alter the contents of this publication at any time and without notice The contents of this publica tion may conta...

Page 3: ...ards Slots 1 6 Memory Sockets Modules 1 7 CPU Socket CPU 1 7 Port Controller Connections 1 7 2 Using Your Mainboard 2 1 System Controls 2 1 Hardware Controls Indicators 2 1 CMOS Setup Utility Controls...

Page 4: ...r Tables Illustrations 3 12 Adding An IDE Peripheral 3 16 IDE Transfer Modes 3 16 Installing IDE Devices 3 18 4 P5TX Apro Reference Information 4 1 Using This Section 4 1 Jumper Configuration Summary...

Page 5: ...k that contains this manual It is installed on the Support CD and there is also an installation file that will automatically run the Acrobat Reader installer program to install it on your system hard...

Page 6: ...are shortcuts to the topic dis played on the button This manual also uses some icons to call your attention to important information The icons appear in the sidebar and rep resent the following Impor...

Page 7: ...inboard Cable Pack 1 Floppy Controller Cable 1 IDE Controller Cable Support Disk Driver Files Folder Manual Folder Adobe Acrobat Folder The mainboard comes with IDE Bus Master drivers for sev eral Ope...

Page 8: ...Enhanced IDE and Floppy Disk Drive connectors have a notch in one side to orient the cables correctly The mainboard comes with one IDE cable If you install devices on the second IDE channel with anot...

Page 9: ...t 7 PCI Slots 4 3 2 1 Battery ISA Slots 3 2 1 Intrusion USB Port DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM1 IR Port Case Features Fan Power Wake Up Fan Power The COM1 and COM2 ports are underneath the Parallel port The USB po...

Page 10: ...a legacy of the original IBM PC AT design They are 16 bit slots that run at a moderate bus speed There are many kinds of expansion cards that use this slot design to connect to the computer some of t...

Page 11: ...e 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 install a CPU upgrade or are installing a CPU on the board for the first time plea...

Page 12: ...P5TX Apro User s Manual 1 Package Product Information 1 8...

Page 13: ...out 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 nect from the mainboa...

Page 14: ...ended Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Reset Switch 9 10 Pressing the Reset switch restarts the system Keyboard Lock 11 12 Disables keyboard via a lock mounted on front panel of the case Speaker 13 16 Connects to th...

Page 15: ...ery 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 aut...

Page 16: ...some system features includ ing Virus Warning Boot Se quence and Security Option Virus Warning When enabled monitors the primary hard disk boot sec tor and warns of any attempt to write to it Boot Seq...

Page 17: ...etup util ity 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...

Page 18: ...rt 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 Utility PS 2 Keyboard Port PS 2 Mouse Port stacked USB ports two...

Page 19: ...Peripherals This section of the setup util ity configures the IDE and Floppy controllers and the settings for the external ports This section enables and con figures the optional USB and Infrared fea...

Page 20: ...e in the CMOS Setup utility s Power Management Setup section is set to Enabled the system will turn the fans off when the system is in Suspend mode Modem Wake Up The J19 connector on the mainboard is...

Page 21: ...inboard supports hard disks that use UltraDMA data transfer You attach an UltraDMA drive to one of the IDE cables If you use the Optimum Settings feature in the CMOS Setup utility the system will auto...

Page 22: ...ogram 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 utili...

Page 23: ...al 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...

Page 24: ...replaces the existing one You do this using software that comes on the Support Disk There is an explana tion of how to install a BIOS update in a readme text file in cluded with the program Bus Maste...

Page 25: ...Cards Slots ISA expansion cards often use system resources in the form of IRQs and DMA channels Newer cards that comply with the Plug and Play PnP standard are designed to allow the Operating Sys tem...

Page 26: ...on Configuring Expansion Card Resources In CMOS Setup The CMOS Setup Utility which is covered in detail in Section 4 Reference Information has a section called PNP PCI Configu ration The default setti...

Page 27: ...t screen for this section when Setup De faults are loaded If you need to manually configure the IRQ settings set the first item on the screen to the Manual setting See the next page If you install an...

Page 28: ...can individually configure the IRQ DMA channel settings The individual defaults are for PnP cards and will still use all the items listed to automatically assign resources as needed If you are instal...

Page 29: ...y ISA expansion card Legacy cards by definition are not PnP compliant and must be manually configured if they require an IRQ or DMA chan nel See the card manual for specifics When an item in the list...

Page 30: ...ou can tell how much by checking the configuration screen that appears when the computer is starting up With some memory installed there may be one or two sockets available to add additional memory Me...

Page 31: ...in detail The sockets are num bered DIMM1 to DIMM3 start ing from the top socket in the picture Modules press into place and are held in position by a retaining clamp at each end of the socket When y...

Page 32: ...the module into the socket it may be oriented the wrong way Turn the module around and try again You shouldn t need to force it If All Sockets Are Occupied If you want to install more memory and there...

Page 33: ...e 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...

Page 34: ...vendor 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 tua...

Page 35: ...166MHz 66 6MHz 2 5 200MHz 66 6MHz 3 0 233MHz 66 6MHz 3 5 Cyrix IBM CPUs 6X86 P120 100MHz 50MHz 2 0 P133 110MHz 55MHz 2 0 P150 120MHz 60MHz 2 0 P166 133MHz 66 6MHz 2 0 P200 150MHz 75MHz 2 0 6X86MX 150M...

Page 36: ...tings are listed in the tables as follows Where two pins are shorted connected by a jumper cap on a three or more pin jumper the shorted pins are listed e g 1 2 or For a two pin jumper On if the cap...

Page 37: ...sections Pins 1 6 9 14 17 22 separated by pinless spacers Internal Clock Factor JP1 1 5x 3 5x 1 3 2 4 Default 2 0x 1 3 4 6 2 5x 3 5 4 6 3 0x 3 5 2 4 Jumper JP1 is divided into three sections Pins 1 6...

Page 38: ...14 17 22 10 18 13 21 9 JP1 60MHz 14 17 22 10 18 13 21 9 JP1 61 6MHz 14 17 22 10 18 13 21 9 JP1 66MHz 14 17 22 10 18 13 21 9 JP1 68 4MHz 14 17 22 10 18 13 21 9 JP1 75MHz 14 17 22 10 18 13 21 JP1 1 5x 3...

Page 39: ...P5TX Apro User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 15 Jumper Locations The illustration above shows the location of the jumpers il lustrated on the previous page Socket 7 JP1 JP2 JP4...

Page 40: ...board chipset The transfer of data between the hard disk and the system takes place using one of a number of transfer modes either one of several PIO modes or UltaDMA mode Although there are several...

Page 41: ...Defaults settings for this screen You can install IDE devices under these settings and the system will automati cally detect and set the best mode for each device You can also set the transfer mode f...

Page 42: ...need 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...

Page 43: ...er are for connecting to IDE devices The connector on the end is for the Master device and the connector in the middle is for the Slave device IDE Devices CMOS Setup When you install a new hard disk d...

Page 44: ...P5TX Apro User s Manual 3 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard 3 20...

Page 45: ...ctor Summary Supported CPUs System Memory Configuration Specifications CMOS Setup Utility Summary Using This Section The information in this section is presented in a summary for mat to make it easy t...

Page 46: ...ket 7 PCI Slots 4 3 2 1 Battery ISA Slots 3 2 1 Intrusion USB Port DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM1 IR Port Case Features Fan Power Wake Up Fan Power JP1 JP2 JP4 The COM1 and COM2 ports are underneath the Parallel p...

Page 47: ...p 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...

Page 48: ...tions Pins 1 6 9 14 17 22 separated by pinless spacers Internal Clock Factor JP1 1 5x 3 5x 1 3 2 4 Default 2 0x 1 3 4 6 2 5x 3 5 4 6 3 0x 3 5 2 4 Jumper JP1 is divided into three sections Pins 1 6 9 1...

Page 49: ...7 22 10 18 13 21 9 JP1 60MHz 14 17 22 10 18 13 21 9 JP1 61 6MHz 14 17 22 10 18 13 21 9 JP1 66MHz 14 17 22 10 18 13 21 9 JP1 68 4MHz 14 17 22 10 18 13 21 9 JP1 75MHz 14 17 22 10 18 13 21 JP1 1 5x 3 5x...

Page 50: ...or connects to 2 device cable End device is Secondary Master middle is Slave J10 Case Features Connects to case features Pin 1 3 Power On LED Pin 4 5 Suspend Switch Pin 6 8 Suspend LED Pin 9 10 Reset...

Page 51: ...4 7 Pin 1 3 Power On LED Pin 4 5 Suspend Switch Pin 6 8 Suspend LED Pin 9 10 Reset Switch Pin 11 12 Keyboard Lock Pin 13 16 Speaker Pin 17 18 Hard Disk LED Pin 19 20 Power Switch J10 Case Features Con...

Page 52: ...the 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 Proces...

Page 53: ...on 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 Operatin...

Page 54: ...Internal 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 s...

Page 55: ...Memory Configurations You can install any combination of module sizes as long as you follow these requirements All modules must be 3 3 Volt All modules have same operating speed e g 60ns Other than th...

Page 56: ...Utility 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 configurati...

Page 57: ...P5TX Apro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 13...

Page 58: ...to move around the screen and select a menu item An item is highlighted when it is selected Change Color Change the program color scheme by pressing Shift F2 The section at the bottom of the screen d...

Page 59: ...main sections Supervisor Password User Password Sets a system password which is configured by the Security Option item in BIOS Features Setup IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically detects the drive pa...

Page 60: ...the control commands for this level of the program You execute a command by pressing the key for that command The program commands are Quit This command will close the Setup program when you press the...

Page 61: ...hem 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 HD...

Page 62: ...tual 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...

Page 63: ...efault 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 M...

Page 64: ...ro User s Manual 4 Reference Information 4 20 BIOS Features Setup To enter this section of the Setup program highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will...

Page 65: ...d when it is selected Modify To change the setting of a highlighted selection you can press either the Page Up PU and Page Down PD keys or the Plus and Minus keys Pressing a key once will switch to th...

Page 66: ...is Enabled External Cache This is the Level 2 external cache of either 256KB or 512KB Leave this enabled to maintain system performance The default setting is Enabled Quick Power On Self Test This fea...

Page 67: ...t 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 mode Default Off Cursor control mode Security Option This...

Page 68: ...ting 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 perf...

Page 69: ...enu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen Auto Configuration Everything on this screen except for the Memory Hole item is set automatically when...

Page 70: ...26 Memory Hole At 15M 16M Some special add on cards require a 1MB address space be tween 15 and 16MB The documentation for this type of card should tell you if it needs this The default setting is Dis...

Page 71: ...Management Setup To enter this section of the Setup program highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Menu Commands The menu commands for this...

Page 72: ...Management 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...

Page 73: ...n t have this type of monitor use the Blank option DPMS Display Power Management System allows the BIOS to control the video dis play card if the card has the DPMS feature V H SYNC Blank Default Blank...

Page 74: ...is in User Define mode The de fault setting is Disabled When the system goes into power sav ing mode power management will skip to the next mode in the sequence if this is disabled Suspend Mode This...

Page 75: ...y which the CPU speed is cut back when power saving initiates The settings are 62 5 Default 75 87 5 12 5 25 37 5 50 ZZ Active In Suspend This item puts the cache controller into sleep mode when the sy...

Page 76: ...ant Off CPU Fan Off In Suspend In the default Enabled setting when a CPU Fan is connected to one of the fan power connectors on the mainboard the fan will turn off when the system is in Suspend mode T...

Page 77: ...et to Enabled The defaults are shown above Power Supply Type This line indicates the type of power supply connected to the mainboard The default setting ATX enables the system to make use of ATX power...

Page 78: ...CI Configuration To enter this section of the Setup program highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Menu Commands The menu commands for this...

Page 79: ...set this line to Manual the screen changes as shown above and allows manual configuration In general you should only need to do this if you are installing an ISA card that requires manual configurati...

Page 80: ...fault ISA PCI SLOT1 PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT3 PCI SLOT4 If you set this option to ISA both the Primary IDE INT and Secondary IDE INT options below it will not appear on the screen Primary Secondary IDE INT...

Page 81: ...The 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...

Page 82: ...ormation 4 38 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 sam...

Page 83: ...of a device in any of these positions 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 UltraDMA The...

Page 84: ...default 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard serial port COM2 default 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled UART 2 Mode Sets mode for the second serial port UART If you select an IR module type the second serial port will not be a...

Page 85: ...ons are SPP default ECP EPP EPP SPP ECP If you set this option to SPP or EPP SPP the ECP Mode Use DMA option will not appear on the screen If you set this option to SPP or ECP the Parallel Port EPP Ty...

Page 86: ...s screen Warning Messages and PC Status The Warning Messages section has settings that con trol the monitoring function The PC Status section displays the current status of the listed items as detecte...

Page 87: ...nabled Mainboard Temperature Enabled Chassis Enabled PC Status When you call up the PC Health Monitor screen this section displays the current readings from the onboard sensor The read ings are for th...

Page 88: ...ssword 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...

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