Abit PX5, User Manual

Page 1: ...nstallation of the CPU 2 10 Installing System Memory DRAM Memory 2 13 Chapter 3 Introduction of BIOS CPU Setup CPU SOFT MENU 3 3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu 3 9 BIOS Features Setup Menu 3 11 Chipset Features Setup Menu 3 17 Power Management Setup Menu 3 19 PCI Onboard I O Setup 3 23 Load BIOS Defaults 3 28 Load Setup Defaults 3 28 Password Setting 3 29 µ IDE HDD Auto Detection 3 30 Appendix A Quick I...

Page 2: ...Appendix D Cyrix 6x86 CPUs Appendix E General Discussion about HDD Installation Appendix F Technical Support Appendix G Flash BIOS User Instructions ...

Page 3: ...line Burst SRAM on board Two 168 pin DIMM slots and two 72 pin SIMM slots meet the requirements for all memory configurations required by high level computing The 168 pin DIMM slots support traditional Fast Page and EDO DRAM as a memory standard for next generation 64 bit systems The two 168 pin DIMM slots have been reserved to meet requirements for both present and future upgrades The PX5 also pr...

Page 4: ...Supports all AMD sixth generation AMD K5 CPUs 75MHz to 166MHz AMD K6 CPUs 200MHz and 233MHz l Supports all Cyrix sixth generation 6x86 CPUs P120 P133 P150 P166 l Reserved circuitry supports future sixth generation CPUs 3 Chipset l Intel 430TX chipset l Supports standard version PCI 2 1 4 L2 Cache Memory l 256K or 512K of cache memory Pipeline Burst SRAM 5 System DRAM l Two 72 pin SIMM sockets supp...

Page 5: ... port and two 16550 serial ports l Two floppy disk drive connectors FDD 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M 8 Other features 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 Note All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners ...

Page 6: ...1 4 Chapter 1 Layout diagram Fig 1 1 Layout diagram ...

Page 7: ... Processor 3 3V Host BUS Control Address Data Second Level Cache Ctrl Addr PCI BUS Ctrl Tag Ctrl Control Address Data TIO 0 7 Universal Serial Bus Fast IDE ISA BUS 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 ...

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Page 9: ...inboard will 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 ΠStandard external conne...

Page 10: ...mputer 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 11: ...llow we will describe the significance 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 2 No connection 3 Ground 4 Keyboard inhibit Signal 5 Ground The keylock switch is used ...

Page 12: ...on Connect the two thread IDE LED connector cable attached to the case to the IDE LED connector on the mainboard Pin number Name or significance of signal 8 LED s Cathode 7 LED s Anode PN2 Speaker connector There is no specific orientation Connect the four thread speaker cable to the PN2 connector pins on the mainboard Pin number Name or significance of signal 4 5VDC 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Sound Sign...

Page 13: ...ard For ATX power supply only Pin number Name or significance of signal 10 Power on Signal 11 Ground FAN1 CPU Fan power connector This has a specific orientation Connect the three threads CPU fan cable to the FAN1 connector Pin number Name of the signal or signification 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Ground IR Infrared remote Connectors Watch the pin number and the orientation This has a specific orientation Yo...

Page 14: ...3 Ground 13 Ground 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 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 connect to the correct...

Page 15: ...Installing the Mainboard 2 7 ...

Page 16: ...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 connect a serial mouse to your computer KB1 Keyboard Connector This has an orientation pin Connect your keyboard connector to the ...

Page 17: ...ientation 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 10 Serial port COM1 connector COM2 10 Serial port COM2 connector USB 16 Universal Serial Bus connector ...

Page 18: ...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 19: ...t 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 everybody wants to be able to upgrade its hardware So you have to take a bit of time to read this section in order to be able to install a cheaper and better processor The PX5 mainboard does not only support all the CPUs listed...

Page 20: ...lock installed in the first generation PC AT computers was 8MHz this means that there are some interface cards which can only work at 8MHz In order to guarantee compatibility with older hardware we still support 8MHz AT Bus clock but if your interface card is newer or faster you can choose a higher speed for the AT Bus clock in order to increase the transmission rate of the interface cards But we ...

Page 21: ... main reason is that Cyrix has improved the internal architecture of the 6x86 CPU which means that with the same internal clock speed the actual clock speed will be different Having read the related terminology above please refer to the information in appendices B C or D for the type and specifications of your own CPU We suggest that you note down these specifications which will help you when you ...

Page 22: ...8 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 you don t want to modify these ...

Page 23: ...s DRAM memory configurations When you install DIMM modules on the mainboard you don t have to setup anything just be sure that you use 3 3V unbuffered 168 pin DIMM modules and insert them in the memory socket 168 pin DIMM modules specifications According to the standards defined by JEDEC there are a lot of different types of specifications for 168 pin DIMM sockets Here are the possible types l 3 3...

Page 24: ...e is 128M bytes l Support possible for single density or double density memory modules l Memory modules supported 1Mx64 8M 2Mx64 16M or 4Mx64 32M l DIMM1 is the first pair DIMM2 is the second pair Usually you first insert modules in DIMM1 socket than in DIMM2 socket but it is possible to do the reverse l You can also directly refer to table 2 2 Scenario 3 You use 72 pin SIMM modules and 168 pin DI...

Page 25: ...mory size No 1Mx64 8M 8MB module 2Mx64 16M 16MB inserted 4Mx64 32M 32MB 1Mx64 8M No 8MB 2Mx64 16M module 16MB 4Mx64 32M inserted 32MB Since the installation described above is valid for the first pair as well as for the second pair it will not be repeated 1Mx64 8M 16MB 1Mx64 8M 2Mx64 16M 24MB 4Mx64 32M 40MB 1Mx64 8M 24MB 2Mx64 16M 2Mx64 16M 32MB 4Mx64 32M 48MB 1Mx32 4Mx2 40MB 4Mx64 32M 2Mx32 8Mx2 ...

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Page 27: ...e 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 best After the BIO...

Page 28: ... 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 memory...

Page 29: ... You 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 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 6x86 ä Cyrix 6x86L ä Cyrix 6x86MX But when you boot the computer the mainbo...

Page 30: ...5 ä 120 60x2 ä 133 66x2 ä 150 60x2 5 ä 166 66x2 5 ä 200 66x3 Note 2 For AMD K5 CPUs from AMD you can choose the following P Ratings ä PR120 60x1 5 äPR133 66x1 5 ä PR166 66x1 75 Note 3 For Cyrix 6x86 and 6x86L CPUs you can choose the following P Ratings ä PR120 50x2 äPR133 55x2 ä PR150 60x2 äPR166 66x2 Note 4 User define external clock and multiplier factor ä User Define External Clock ä 50MHz ä 55...

Page 31: ... 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 u se its standard parameters to boot You can then enter BIOS Setup again and set up the external clock When you change your CPU The PX5 mainboard h...

Page 32: ...ity 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 system stability CPU...

Page 33: ...ease 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 correct values refer to appendices B C and D Set up the voltage via CPU Marking If you consider using the Appendices to set up as too complicated you can use the CPU Mark...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...GE 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 indic...

Page 36: ...sks 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 supportin...

Page 37: ...use default values In each item you can press F1 at any time to display all the options for this item Fig 3 3 BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning This item can be set as Enable 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 d...

Page 38: ...ts in order to check the system and its peripherals If the Quick power on self test feature is Enable the BIOS will simplify the test procedures in order to speed up the boot process The default is Enable Boot Sequence When the computer boots up it can load the operating system from floppy drive A hard disk drive C SCSI disk drive or CD ROM There are many options for the boot sequence ΠA C SCSI C...

Page 39: ...ss data When this item is enabled the BIOS will automatically detect if your hard disk drive supports this feature or not and will choose 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 Typema...

Page 40: ... 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 you have used the MPEG c...

Page 41: ...FFF 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 option allows you to decide if the memory block BIOS of an interface card at the address D4000 D7FFF uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t enable this option Shadowing address ranges D...

Page 42: ... 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 43: ...lues 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 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 W...

Page 44: ...e 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 models b...

Page 45: ...device 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 mode...

Page 46: ...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 Microsoft I...

Page 47: ... use 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...

Page 48: ...mode Power Button Override Support ACPI Power Button Over ride The user presses 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 occu...

Page 49: ...ta If 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...

Page 50: ... 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 numbe...

Page 51: ...nal 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 slot the INT D signal of the third PCI slot and the INT A signal of the fourth PCI slot are the same so be careful not to use them simultaneously The INT C si...

Page 52: ...ssion 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 parallel Port Set the I O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port Four options are available Disable 3BCh IRQ7 278h IRQ5 and 378h IRQ7 Default is 378h IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Can be set as ECP ECP EPP ...

Page 53: ...e 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 rate Default ä Mode 0 Mode 4 User can specify the PIO mode ...

Page 54: ...oad 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 to se...

Page 55: ...age is 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 ke...

Page 56: ...mation 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 H ard Disk data section of the Standard CMOS Setup Menu in order to allow you...

Page 57: ... insert the CPU According to your CPU voltage and speed set up the CPU in the CPU SOFT MENU of the BIOS SETUP For information about your CPU refer t o appendices B C or D and to information labeled on the CPU itself SIMM1 SIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM2 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 cable that comes with the dri...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...mainboard You can 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 11 Suspend 10 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 10 LED s Cathode 9 LED s Anode PN2 There is no s...

Page 60: ...Ground 15 Ground 6 5VDC 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 POWERGOOD 18 5VDC 9 5VDC 19 5VDC 10 12VDC 20 5VDC Watch the pin position and the orientation Connect connectors P8 and P9 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 1...

Page 61: ...Quick Installation A 5 KB1 There is an orientation pin Connect your keyboard connector to connector on the mainboard ...

Page 62: ...e of the signal or signification 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Ground Some jumpers are reserved for future functions or are not to be adjusted in normal operation Adjust them according to the following recommendations CCMOS Put jumper on pin 1 and pin 2 Parameters and CPU settings After you have followed the steps described above and completed the installation when you power the computer on you will see the fo...

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Page 65: ...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 66: ...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 M D 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 M D Yes P54...

Page 67: ...STD STD Yes P54C Sx970 100MHz 1 5 66MHz VRE M D 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 M D Yes P54C Q0656 100MHz 1 5 66MHz STD M D Yes P54C Q0698 100MHz 1 5 66MHz VRE M D Yes P54C Q0697 100MHz 1 5 66MHz ST...

Page 68: ...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 69: ... 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 70: ... 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 71: ...DP Speed Spec Clock Factor Clock Vcore VIO Timing Supp Note P54CS Q0951 200MHz 3 66MHz VRE No PPGA up P54CS 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 ...

Page 72: ... 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 73: ...mperature Q 60 R 70 W 55 X 65 Y 75 Z 85 Internal Clock 75MHz 90MHz 100MHz 120MHz 133MHz Processor name K5 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 P Rating 75 90 100 120 133 150 166 Package Type A SPGA 296 pin ...

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Page 75: ...and voltage 6x86 P166 GP 133 MHz 3 52V 028 Name of the processor 6x86 6x86L 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 5V 2 7V ...

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Page 77: ...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 T his 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 ...

Page 78: ...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 79: ... 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 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ... 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 83: ...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 84: ...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 85: ... to the step by step 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 ...

Page 86: ...e 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 S...

Page 87: ...MB 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 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 th...

Page 88: ...t 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 89: ...em BIOS and clear the CMOS execute this command AWDFLASH NEWBIOS SAVEBIOS 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 us...

Page 90: ...re First it is strongly suggested that you format a disk that 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 ...