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  • Page 1 P5TX-Apro Mainboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Version 2.0 Copyright © May 1997 All rights reserved Portions copyright Electronic Publishing Services from Delta Projects Ltd. This publication may not be copied, reproduced, translated, transmitted or reduced to any printed or electronic medium or to any machine readable form, or stored in a retrieval system, either in whole or in part without the written consent of the copyright holders.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual Table Of Contents – III 1: P5TX-Apro Package & Product Information ........1 - 1 About This Manual....................1 - 1 Acrobat Document Features ..................1 - 1 Manual Features......................1 - 2 Package Contents ....................1 - 3 Component Information ..................
  • Page 4 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual Table Of Contents – IV 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard ............3 - 1 Installing Expansion Cards .................. 3 - 1 ISA Cards & Slots ......................3 - 1 Configuring Expansion Card Resources In CMOS Setup .......... 3 - 2 Adding System Memory ..................

  • Page 5: 1: P5Tx-Apro Package & Product Information

    1: Package & Product Information – 1.1 P5TX-Apro Package & Product Information This manual contains all the information you’ll need to use the P5TX-Apro mainboard. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the design and organization of the manual. About This Manual This manual is designed mainly as an online document.

  • Page 6: Manual Features

    P5TX-Apro User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.2 Manual Features The online version of this manual provides some additional navigation features not available in a conventional print docu- ment. You can click on entries in the Table of Contents and jump to that location in the manual.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    P5TX-Apro User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.3 Package Contents The P5TX–Apro mainboard package contains the following items, as noted in the Quick Installation Guide (which comes with the CD Documentation version of the mainboard.). We’ve listed them here again for your convenience. Please inspect the package contents and confirm that everything is there.
  • Page 8 P5TX-Apro User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.4 The mainboard comes with P5TX-Apro one IDE cable. If you install You can use the photograph devices on the second IDE and the illustration on the next channel with another cable,...
  • Page 9 P5TX-Apro User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.5 KB/Mouse COM1 COM2 Intrusion Parallel USB Port DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 ISA Slots 3 2 1 PCI Slots 4 3 2 1 CPU Socket 7 Power Battery Wake Up IDE 2...

  • Page 10: Component Information

    P5TX-Apro User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.6 Component Information This section is a brief description of the components on the mainboard that you might need to know about if you want to upgrade or change your system configuration. If your mainboard is already installed in a system, it isn’t necessary for you to re-...

  • Page 11: Memory Sockets & Modules

    P5TX-Apro User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.7 Memory Sockets & Modules There are three memory module sockets on the mainboard. They use 168-pin DIMM memory modules. The sockets func- tion independently of each other. This mainboard has a very flex- ible memory design that allows the use of a variety of memory options up to a total of 256MB.
  • Page 12 P5TX-Apro User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.8...

  • Page 13: 2: Using Your Mainboard - 2.1

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.1 Using Your Mainboard This section covers the following topics: • System Controls & Indicators • Hardware Features • Firmware & Software They go over the system control features and status indicators that derive from the mainboard and explain the software that In This Section: comes with or is built-into the mainboard...
  • Page 14 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.2 Hardware Control & Indicator Connectors Feature J10 Pins Function Power Status LED When lighted indicates that system is turned on Pin 1: + ; Pin 2: + ; Pin 3: – Suspend Switch Puts the system into Suspend state under Operating Systems that support this power management feature...

  • Page 15: Cmos Setup Utility Controls

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.3 CMOS Setup Utility Controls Two sections of the CMOS Setup Utility allow you to config- ure how some of your system’s features work. These are: • BIOS Features Setup • Power Management Setup The CMOS Setup Utility is a program that is permanently stored in the BIOS chip on the mainboard.
  • Page 16 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.4 Virus Warning – Security Option – CMOS Setup Utility – When enabled, monitors the Sets the level of password BIOS Features Setup primary hard disk boot sec- protection for the system. This section of the setup util- tor and warns of any attempt ity allows you to configure...
  • Page 17 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.5 You can use the Min Saving CMOS Setup Utility – or Max Saving default modes Power Management Setup or you can configure the This section of the setup util- power management features ity allows you to configure the individually in the User Define power management features...

  • Page 18: Hardware Features

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.6 Hardware Features This section is a brief overview of information about the mainboard’s hardware features that connect to external devices. Onboard Ports There are five external ports on the mainboard. These are ports standard to most personal computers: •...
  • Page 19 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.7 This section enables and con- CMOS Setup Utility – figures the optional USB and Integrated Peripherals Infrared features. This section of the setup util- ity configures the IDE and The screen illustration shows Floppy controllers and the the settings when Setup De- settings for the external ports...
  • Page 20 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.8 Case Security The mainboard has a case security feature that will warn if the system case or ‘chassis’ has been opened since the last time the system was used. There is a photoelectric cell mounted on the mainboard that is active when the system is turned off and will detect the case being opened.

  • Page 21: Optional Hardware Connectors

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.9 The default setting is ATX, so you will not need to change this if you are using an ATX power supply. With an ATX power sup- ply, the system will turn the power off automatically when exit- ing Windows95.

  • Page 22: Firmware & Software

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.10 Firmware & Software The mainboard hardware is supported by both firmware and software components. Firmware is software that is stored on a chip on the board rather than on disk media. The firmware component you interface with on this main- board is the CMOS Setup Utility.
  • Page 23 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 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: Reference Information.

  • Page 24: Flashing The Bios

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.12 Flashing The BIOS This mainboard uses the Award BIOS. The BIOS is stored on a programmable flash memory chip on the mainboard. Updates to the BIOS can be installed by installing a new BIOS file on the flash chip, which replaces the existing one.

  • Page 25: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.1 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard This section explains how to install new hardware on your mainboard. It covers installing expansion cards, adding system memory, changing the CPU and installing additional IDE periph- eral devices such as a hard disk or a CD-ROM drive. Installing Expansion Cards There are seven expansion card slots on the mainboard, three In This Section:...

  • Page 26: Configuring Expansion Card Resources In Cmos Setup

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.2 PCI Cards & Slots With very few exceptions, any PCI expansion card you are likely to get will be Plug an Play compliant. If you are using an Operating System that supports PnP, such as Windows 95, you should be able to follow the installation instructions that come with the card and have the Operating System automatically rec- ognize and configure the card.
  • Page 27 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.3 CMOS Setup Utility – If you install an Operating Sys- tem that supports Plug and PnP/PCI Configuration Play, such as Windows95, This is the default screen for you should set the first line, this section when Setup De- ‘PNP OS Installed’...
  • Page 28 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.4 If you are installing a ‘legacy’ CMOS Setup Utility – ISA card that requires manual PnP/PCI Configuration configuration, you can manu- When ‘Resources Controlled ally assign the required re- By’ is set to ‘Manual’ you can sources as needed.
  • Page 29 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.5 When an item in the list is con- CMOS Setup Utility – figured this way, it is no longer Pnp/PCI Configuration part of the pool of automati- This screen shows an ex- cally configurable resources.

  • Page 30: Adding System Memory

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.6 Adding System Memory There are some requirements you must follow if you want to install system memory. The memory subsystem has three 168- pin DIMM sockets which function independently. This main- board supports both EDO DRAM and SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) modules.
  • Page 31 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.7 Retaining Clamp Modules press into place DIMM Sockets and are held in position by a The picture above shows the retaining clamp at each end memory module sockets in of the socket. detail.
  • Page 32 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.8 Installing Memory Modules To install a DIMM module, look at the module and note the position of the shorter section of the connector edge that plugs into the DIMM socket. Note the position of the shorter section of the socket.

  • Page 33: Installing A Cpu Upgrade

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.9 Installing A CPU Upgrade If you are installing this mainboard it will not have a CPU installed unless your vendor installed one when you purchased the board. If the mainboard is installed in a system, there will already be a CPU installed.

  • Page 34: Configuring External Clock Speed & Factor

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.10 Configuring External Clock Speed & Factor To configure the board for a CPU’s internal clock speed, you have to set the external clock speed (sometimes referred to as the bus speed) and the clock factor so that the result is the internal clock speed of the CPU you are installing.
  • Page 35 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.11 CPU Settings Intel Pentium CPUs Internal Clock External Clock Clock Factor 75MHz 50MHz 90MHz 60MHz 100MHz 66.6MHz 120MHz 60MHz 133MHz 66.6MHz 150MHz 60MHz 166MHz 66.6MHz 200MHz 66.6MHz 233MHz 66.6MHz Cyrix/IBM CPUs 6X86 P120+ (100MHz) 50MHz...

  • Page 36: Cpu Jumper Tables & Illustrations

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.12 CPU Jumper Tables & Illustrations The next few pages show the CPU jumper settings. The set- 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.
  • Page 37 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.13 CPU Jumper Settings Function Jumper Settings External Speed JP1* 55MHz 11-13, 17-19, 20-22 60MHz 11-13, 17-19, 18-20 61.6MHz 11-13, 18-20, 19-21 Default 66MHz 9-11, 17-19, 18-20 68.4MHz 9-11, 18-20, 19-21 75MHz 9-11, 17-19, 20-22 * Jumper JP1 is divided into three sections, Pins 1-6, 9-14 &17-22, separated by pinless spacers Internal Clock Factor JP1*...
  • Page 38 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.14 2.5x External Clock Speed 55MHz 68.4MHz 3.0x 60MHz 75MHz CPU Core Voltage (Vcore) 2.54V 3.24V 61.6MHz Internal Clock Factor 1.5x & 3.5x 3.34V 2.84V 66MHz 2.0x 2.94V...
  • 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.

  • Page 40: Adding An Ide Peripheral

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.16 Adding An IDE Peripheral This section covers some aspects of installing internal IDE pe- ripheral devices as they relate to the mainboard. The onboard Enhanced IDE controller supports up to four devices, two per IDE channel.
  • Page 41 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.17 You can also set the transfer CMOS Setup Utility – mode for each device manu- Integrated Peripherals ally, although we recom- The illustration above shows mend using the default set- the Setup Defaults settings for tings unless you have a rea- this screen.

  • Page 42: Installing Ide Devices

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.18 Installing IDE Devices The mainboard’s Enhanced IDE controller supports four de- vices in two channels, IDE1 and IDE2. These are called the Pri- mary and Secondary IDE channels. Each channel supports two devices, the first device is called the Master device and the second the Slave device.
  • Page 43 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.19 IDE cables have three connectors on them, one at each end and one in-between, closer to one of the ends. When you install a device on the second channel, attach the lone end to the IDE2 connector on the mainboard.
  • Page 44 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.20...

  • Page 45: 4: P5Tx-Apro Reference Information

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.1 P5TX–Apro Reference Information This section is a summary of the P5TX–Apro’s specifications and settings. It includes the following: In This Section: • Jumper Configuration Summary Jumper Summary • Connector Summary Connector Summary •...
  • Page 46 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.2 COM1 KB/Mouse COM2 Intrusion USB Port Parallel DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 ISA Slots 3 2 1 PCI Slots 4 3 2 1 CPU Socket 7 Power Battery Wake Up IDE 2 Fan Power IR Port IDE 1 Floppy...
  • Page 47 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.3 Jumper Configuration Summary This section lists the jumper setting options for this mainboard. The settings are listed as follows: • The two pins shorted by a jumper cap on a three-or-more-pin jumper, e.g. 1-2 •...
  • Page 48 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.4 CPU Jumper Settings Function Jumper Settings External Speed JP1* 55MHz 11-13, 17-19, 20-22 60MHz 11-13, 17-19, 18-20 61.6MHz 11-13, 18-20, 19-21 Default 66MHz 9-11, 17-19, 18-20 68.4MHz 9-11, 18-20, 19-21 75MHz 9-11, 17-19, 20-22 * Jumper JP1 is divided into three sections, Pins 1-6, 9-14 &17-22, separated by pinless spacers Internal Clock Factor JP1* 1.5x &...
  • Page 49 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.5 2.5x External Clock Speed 55MHz 68.4MHz 3.0x 60MHz 75MHz CPU Core Voltage (Vcore) 2.54V 3.24V 61.6MHz Internal Clock Factor 1.5x & 3.5x 3.34V 2.84V 66MHz 2.0x 2.94V...
  • Page 50 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.6 Onboard Connectors Name Function Description Keyboard & Mouse Stacked PS/2 ports, keyboard lower, mouse upper Serial Port One Onboard 9-pin serial port is COM1, can be set to COM3 Serial Port Two Onboard 9-pin serial port is COM2, can be set to COM4 Parallel Port Standard 25-pin parallel Printer port...
  • Page 51 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.7 J10: Case Features Connector 1 – 3 4 – 5 6 – 8 9 – 10 11 – 12 13 – 16 17 – 18 19 – 20 Pin 1-3: Power On LED Pin 4-5: Suspend Switch Pin 6-8: Suspend LED Pin 9-10: Reset Switch...

  • Page 52: Supported Cpus

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.8 Supported CPUs This mainboard can use CPUs from Intel, Cyrix, IBM and AMD. The board’s switching CPU power design and jumper con- figuration options allow the use of all Pentium class processors from all three vendors, including those with MMX features.

  • Page 53: Interpreting Cpu Markings

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.9 Interpreting CPU Markings If you are installing a CPU and you do not have the informa- tion needed to set the CPU jumper configuration you can usually get it from the makings on the CPU. The following information is a guide to reading the markings.
  • Page 54 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.10 Cyrix 6x86 CPU Markings P–Rating: 90+, 120+, 133+, 150+, 166+, 200+ 6x86 – P166+ GP CPU Model 6x86 Internal Clock Speed (Core Frequency) 133MHz 6x86L 100, 110, 120, 133, 150 3.52V (028) Core Voltage Range Midpoint VCC Specification...

  • Page 55: System Memory Specifications

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.11 System Memory Specifications The memory subsystem on this mainboard has three 168-pin DIMM sockets. The sockets function independently and can use either EDO DRAM or SDRAM 3.3–Volt modules. Single or double-sided modules from 8MB to 128MB are supported up to a total memory capacity of 256MB.

  • Page 56: Cmos Setup Utility Summary

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.12 CMOS Setup Utility Summary This section explains the entries in the CMOS Setup Utility program. This utility is permanently stored on the BIOS chip on the mainboard. It creates a record of the mainboard’s and some system configuration information and stores it in battery-sup- ported memory on the mainboard.
  • Page 57 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.13...

  • Page 58: Standard Cmos Setup

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.14 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 program. You execute a command by pressing the key for that command.
  • Page 59 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.15 • Load BIOS Defaults Loads minimum settings from the BIOS ROM. • Load Optimum Settings Loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM. • Integrated Peripherals Settings for the IDE channels and onboard ports •...
  • Page 60 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.16 Standard CMOS Setup To enter this section, highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key. The screen above will appear. Note: Due to a technical limitation Menu Commands in producing the illustration of this screen, the memory fig- If you look at the lower portion of the screen illustration you’ll...
  • Page 61 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.17 Select Item You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move around the screen and select a menu item. An item is highlighted when it is selected. Change Color You can change the program color scheme by pressing Shift + 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...
  • Page 62 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.18 Large Hard Disk Modes The last of the drive parameter entries – Mode – has four op- tions, Normal, LBA, Large and Auto. The Mode settings are for IDE hard disks only. Normal For IDE hard disks of 528MB or less.
  • Page 63 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.19 Highlight the listing after each drive name and select the ap- propriate entry. Floppy 3 Mode Support 3 Mode is a Japanese 3.5-inch floppy disk drive specification. If this type of drive is installed you should enable this feature. The default setting is Disabled.

  • Page 64: Bios Features Setup

    P5TX–Apro 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 appear.
  • Page 65 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.21 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 program. You execute a command by pressing the key for that command.
  • Page 66 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.22 Virus Warning This protects the primary hard disk’s boot sector and partition table from infection. Any attempt to write to them will halt the system and produce a warning message. If this happens, you can either allow the system to continue or stop it and boot from a virus-free bootable floppy disk.
  • Page 67 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.23 Swap Floppy Drive This switches the floppy drive assignments so that drive A is treated as drive B: and drive B: as drive A: under DOS. The de- fault setting is Disabled. 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...
  • Page 68 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.24 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop If your video display card has an MPEG card attached to the feature connector, the display may invert to black on white while booting. If this happens, set this line to Enabled to correct the problem.

  • Page 69: Chipset Features Setup

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.25 Chipset 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 appear. Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen.
  • Page 70 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: 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.

  • Page 71: Power Management Setup

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.27 Power 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 screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen.
  • Page 72 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.28 What Power Management Does Power management lets you set up your computer to save electricity when it is not actively in use by putting the system into progressively greater power saving modes. In the power man- agement scheme there are four system states which proceed in the following sequence: Normal...
  • Page 73 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.29 Video Off Method This governs monitor power saving by controlling how power management blanks the monitor screen. The default setting blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning and re- quires a monitor with “green”...
  • Page 74 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.30 Doze Mode This sets the period of system inactivity after which the sys- tem goes into Doze mode, the most limited power saving state. The settings range from 1 minute to 1 hour and can be set manu- ally when power management is in User Define mode.
  • Page 75 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.31 The system automatically resumes from any power saving mode when there is system activity such as keyboard activity or an IRQ wake-up event like mouse movement or a modem ring. Throttle Duty Cycle This line sets the percentage by which the CPU speed is cut back when power saving initiates.
  • Page 76 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.32 Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN This line controls the function of a power switch attached to the PWR ON pins (19 & 20) of the J10 Case Features connector. When set to the default, you must press the power switch for four seconds or more to turn the system off.
  • Page 77 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.33 Reload Global Timer Events The system will restart the power saving count-down when an event generates from any of the items in this section that are set to Enabled. The defaults are shown above. Power Supply Type This line indicates the type of power supply connected to the mainboard.

  • Page 78: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.34 PNP/PCI 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 screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen.
  • Page 79 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.35 Resources Controlled By When this line is set to Auto the BIOS will automatically con- figure IRQ and DMA resources. This is the recommended set- ting. If you set this line to Manual, the screen changes as shown above and allows manual configuration.
  • Page 80 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.36 PCI IDE IRQ Map To Most of PCI IDE cards are non-PCI compliant. This line de- fines the IRQ Routing to make them work properly. The avail- able settings are: PCI-AUTO (default) PCI-SLOT1 PCI-SLOT2 PCI-SLOT3...
  • Page 81 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.37 Load BIOS Defaults To use this command highlight it in the main menu and press Enter. A message will appear asking if you want to load the BIOS Defaults. Press the Y key and then the Enter key. The BIOS de- fault settings will load.
  • Page 82 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 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 same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen.
  • Page 83 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.39 IDE HDD Block Mode Enables hard disk drive block transfer mode . The setting op- tions are: Enabled (default) Disabled On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE Enables or Disables the Primary or Secondary PCI controllers. Selecting “Disabled”...
  • Page 84 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.40 Onboard FDD Controller Enables or Disables the onboard Floppy Drive controller. Onboard Serial Port 1/2 Sets the I/O address for serial ports 1 & 2. 3F8/IRQ4 Onboard serial port COM1 default 2F8/IRQ3 Onboard serial port COM2 default 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3...
  • Page 85 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.41 If you set this option to ‘Disabled’, the ‘Onboard Parallel Mode’ option below will not appear on the screen. Onboard Parallel Mode Selects the parallel port mode. The setting options are: SPP (default) ECP/EPP EPP/SPP If you set this option to ‘SPP’...

  • Page 86: Pc Health Monitor

    P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.42 PC Health Monitor To enter this section of the Setup program, highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key. Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen.
  • Page 87 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.43 The monitored items and default settings are: **** Warning Messages **** +12V Voltage Enabled –12V Voltage Enabled +5V Voltage Enabled +3.3V Voltage Enabled CPU Voltage 2.8V (2.93V; 3.2V; 3.3V; Disabled) CPU Fan Disabled CPU Temperature Enabled...
  • Page 88 P5TX–Apro User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.44 Password Setting To use this command, highlight it in the main menu and press Enter. A message will appear prompting you to enter a password. Type in a password. The password is case sensitive, and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters.

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