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  • Page 1 Pentium P54C/P55C PCI Mainboard User’s Guide & Technical Reference 5EA5/A5C...

  • Page 2: About This Guide

    ® ™ About This Guide This UserÕs Guide is for assisting system manufacturers and end users in setting up and installing the mainboard. Information in this guide has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the contents.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CPU Type Configuration ............8 Step 1: Frequency Setting............. 8 Pentium Ð 75/90/100 CPU Settings (1.5 x clock) ..... 8 Pentium Ð 100/120/133 CPU Settings (2.0 x clock) ..9 Pentium/AMD Ð 150/166 CPU Settings (2.5 x clock) ... 10 Pentium Ð...
  • Page 4 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup ..........17 Standard CMOS Setup .............. 18 BIOS Features Setup ..............20 Chipset Features Setup.............. 23 Power Management Setup ............25 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup ..........28 Load Setup Defaults..............30 Load BIOS Defaults..............30 Integrated Peripherals ............... 31 Supervisor Password ..............

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Key Features ¥ CPU Ñ Supports P54C/P55C family CPUs running at 90~200 MHz speeds; Cyrix/IBM CPUs running at P120 + ~P200 + MHz speeds; and AMD K5 CPUs Ñ Two kinds of mainboards are available: one is the Normal edition...

  • Page 6: Unpacking The Mainboard

    Introduction Unpacking the Mainboard The mainboard package contains: ¥ The EQ82C661X Mainboard ¥ This UserÕs Guide Note: Do not unpack the mainboard until you are ready to install it. Follow the precautions below while unpacking the mainboard. 1. Before handling the mainboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the systemÕs metal chassis.

  • Page 7: Mainboard Layout W/ Default Settings

    Introduction Mainboard Layout w/ Default Settings Figure 1Ð1. Mainboard Layout 1. ZIF socket 7 (for P54C/P55C) 10. SIMM Bank 2. EQ82C661X Chipset 11. Floppy Connector 3. Pipelined Burst SRAM 12. IDE1/IDE2 Connector 4. Super I/O Chip 13. Parallel Port Connector 5.
  • Page 8 Introduction Default settings are as follows: IBM 6x86 P200 + CPU, 512K Pipelined Burst cache, On-board PCI E-IDE Enabled, 2 high speed UARTS Enabled (w/ 16550 FIFO), 1 EPP/ECP port (ECP + EPP mode), and 5V SIMM/3.3V DIMM. Flash BIOS Lithium Battery PCI SLOT...
  • Page 9 Introduction Default settings are as follows: Pentium 133MHz (P54C) CPU, 512K Pipelined Burst cache, On-board PCI E-IDE Enabled, 2 high speed UARTS Enabled (w/ 16550 FIFO), 1 EPP/ECP port (ECP + EPP mode), and 5V SIMM/3.3V DIMM. Flash BIOS Lithium...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2: Hardware Setup

    2 Hardware Setup This chapter is designed for Normal edition mainboard use only and it explains how to configure the mainboardÕs hardware. After you install the mainboard, you can set jumpers, install memory on the mainboard, and make case connections. Refer to this chapter whenever you upgrade or reconfigure your system.

  • Page 11: Jp16: Pci Bus Asynchronous/Synchronous Jumper

    Hardware Setup JP16: PCI Bus Asynchronous/Synchronous Jumper Asynchronous and synchronous (default) PCI bus frequency settings are available. PCI Bus Setting JP16 Asychronous Synchronous Divides the host bus by 2 to get the Asynchronous setting, and sets the PCI bus on 32MHz to get the synchronous setting. Set JP16 to Synchronous mode when the system is unstable.

  • Page 12: Cpu Type Configuration

    CPU step by step. Note that you need to check the CPU voltage before installation. Step 1: Frequency Setting Pentium – 75/90/100 CPU Settings (1.5 x clock) AMD K5 – PR75/PR90/PR100/PR120/PR133 (1.5 x clock) Pentium – 75/50 MHz AMD K5 –...

  • Page 13: Pentium Ð 100/120/133 Cpu Settings (2.0 X Clock)

    Hardware Setup Pentium – 100/120/133 CPU Settings (2.0 x clock) Cyrix 6x86/6x86L – P133 +/ P150 + /P166 + CPU Settings (2.0 x clock) Pentium – 100/50 MHz Cyrix 6x86/6x86L – P120 + /50 MHz JP12 JP11 JP10 Cyrix 6x86/6x86L – P133 + /55 MHz...

  • Page 14: Pentium/Amd Ð 150/166 Cpu Settings (2.5 X Clock)

    Hardware Setup Pentium/AMD – 150/166 CPU Settings (2.5 x clock) AMD K5 – PR150/PR166 CPU Setting EQ6619 JP12 Pentium – 150/60 MHz JP11 AMD K5 – PR150 JP10 JP12 JP11 JP10 EQ6618 Pentium – 166/66 MHz AMD K5 – PR166...

  • Page 15: Step 2: Cpu Single/Dual Voltage Setting

    Hardware Setup Step 2: CPU Single/Dual Voltage Setting Single Voltage CPU Setting Signal voltage CPUs use the same voltage for VIO and VCore and has been used traditionally. The CPUs which fall into this category are Intel P54CX, AMD-K5-PRxxxBx, AMD-K5-PRxxxCx, AMD-K5-PRxxxFx, and Cyrix 6x86.

  • Page 16: Dual Voltage Cpu Setting

    Hardware Setup Dual Voltage CPU Setting Dual voltage CPUs are designed to use different voltage for VIO and VCore and they include Intel P55CX, and Cyrix 6x86L. Refer to the following figures to set these CPUsÕ voltage: 2.8V CPU JP32 (default) JP32 2.9V CPU...

  • Page 17: Memory Configuration Table

    Hardware Setup Memory Configuration Table SIMM Bank DIMM Bank Bank 1 Bank 2 DIMM RAM Type FPM/EDO/BEDO FPM/EDO/BEDO FPM/EDO/ (DRAM) (DRAM) SDRAM Single RAM Module Size 4/8/16/32 4/8/16/32 8/16/32/64 (MB) Note: Do not install FPM/EDO/BEDO SIMM when you already installed SDRAM type of DIMM. RAM Bank Installation Notice Due to the RAS line share architecture of ETEQ chipset, the possible combination of DIMM/SIMM in this mainboard are as one of the...

  • Page 18: Multi I/O Port Addresses

    Hardware Setup Multi I/O Port Addresses Default settings for multi-I/O port addresses are shown in the table below. Port I/O Address Status LPT1* 378H ECP + EPP COM1 3F8H COM2 2F8H * If default I/O port addresses conflict with other I/O cards (e.g. sound cards or I/O cards), you must adjust one of the I/O addresses to avoid address conflict.

  • Page 19: Ide1/Ide2 Ð On-Board Primary/Secondary Ide Hdd

    Hardware Setup IDE1/IDE2 – On-board Primary/Secondary IDE HDD Connectors Attach cables of hard disk drives to these connectors. CN5 – IR Connector Attach a 5-pin infrared device cable to this connector for enabling the infrared transfer function. This mainboard meets the specification of ASKIAR and HPSIR.

  • Page 20: J23: Sleep Switch Connector Enable/Disable

    Hardware Setup J23: Sleep Switch Connector Enable/Disable Toggle this jumper to force the system into power saving (Green) mode. Any hardware IRQ signal makes the system wakeup. CN3 – Universal Serial Bus Connectors Attach 9-pin USB cable to these connectors for external USB device.

  • Page 21: Chapter 3: Bios Setup

    3 BIOS Setup The mainboardÕs BIOS setup program is the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS from Award Software Inc. Enter the Award BIOS programÕs Main Menu as follows: 1. Turn on or reboot the system. After a series of diagnostic checks, you are asked to press DEL to enter Setup. 2.

  • Page 22: Standard Cmos Setup

    Drivers Installation Guide Standard CMOS Setup Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows. 1. Choose ÒSTANDARD CMOS SETUPÓ from the Main Menu. A screen appears. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri, Feb 1 1995 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 7 : 30 : 33 HARD DISKS...
  • Page 23 Drivers Installation Guide Primary Large Ð Large IDE hard disk (for certain (Secondary) hard disk) Master & Slave Note: If you have any questions on your hard (Continued) disk type or mode, ask your hard disk provider or previous user for details. Drive A &...

  • Page 24: Bios Features Setup

    Drivers Installation Guide BIOS Features Setup Run the BIOS Features Setup as follows. 1. Choose ÒBIOS FEATURES SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of items appears. (The screen below shows the BIOS default settings.) ROM PCI/ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 25 Drivers Installation Guide Boot Sequence Choose the boot device sequence as your need. For example, ÒA, C, SCSIÓ means BIOS will look for an operating system first from drive A, drive C, then SCSI device. Options of this function are: A, C, SCSI C, A, SCSI C, CDÐROM, A...
  • Page 26 Drivers Installation Guide IDE Second Default setting is Enabled. Choose Disabled when Channel you need to turn off the onboard IDE second Control channel. PS/2 Mouse Default setting is Disabled. You need to enable this Function function when the PS/2 mouse is attached. Control PCI/VGA Enabled: The color of the monitor may be incorrect...

  • Page 27: Chipset Features Setup

    Drivers Installation Guide Chipset Features Setup The Chipset Features Setup option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control system options in the computer. Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the Chipset. Run the Chipset Features Setup as follows. 1.
  • Page 28 Drivers Installation Guide SDRAM Cycle Length 2 (default). This function is shown only when uses SDRAM. Read Pipeline Use the default setting. Write Pipeline Use the default setting. Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Ð The ROM area F0000H- FFFFFH is not cached. Enabled Ð...

  • Page 29: Power Management Setup

    Drivers Installation Guide Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup option sets the systemÕs power saving functions. Run the Power Management Setup as follows. 1. Choose ÒPOWER MANAGEMENT SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of items appears. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP...
  • Page 30 Drivers Installation Guide PM Control by Choose Yes (default) or No. APM stands for Advanced Power Management. To use APM, you must run Òpower.exeÓ under DOS v6.0 or later version. Video Off Option Susp, Stby→off:Video off when the system runs into Suspend or Standby mode.
  • Page 31 Drivers Installation Guide LPT & COM Choose LPT/COM (default) or LPT (COM) to enable the power management timer. Choose NONE to disable the power management timer. HDD &FDD Choose On (default) to enable the power management timer, or Off to disable the power management timer.

  • Page 32: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    Drivers Installation Guide PNP/PCI Configuration Setup This option sets the mainboardÕs PCI Slots. Run this option as follows: 1. Choose ÒPNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and the following screen appears. (The screen below shows default settings.) ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 33 Drivers Installation Guide IRQX and Choose PCI/ISA PnP or Legacy ISA. If the first DMAX assigned item is set to Manual, you could choose IRQX and DMAX assigned to PCI/ISA PnP card or ISA card. PCI IRQ Choose Edge or Level. Most PCI trigger signals Activated By are Level.

  • Page 34: Load Setup Defaults

    Drivers Installation Guide Load Setup Defaults This item loads the system values you have previously saved. Choose this item and the following message appears: ÒLoad SETUP Defaults (Y/N)? NÓ To use the SETUP defaults, change the prompt to ÒYÓ and press <Enter>.

  • Page 35: Integrated Peripherals

    Drivers Installation Guide Integrated Peripherals The Integrated Peripherals option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control system options in the computer. Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the Chipset. Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows. 1.
  • Page 36 Drivers Installation Guide IDE Primary Master PIO/ Choose Auto (default) or mode 0~4. IDE Primary Slave PIO/ Mode 0 is the slowest speed, and HDD IDE Secondary Master mode 4 is the fastest speed. For better PIO/ performance and stability, we suggest IDE Secondary Slave PIO you use the Auto setting to set the HDD control timing.

  • Page 37: Supervisor Password

    Drivers Installation Guide Parallel Port Mode Choose ECP + EPP (default), Normal or EPP, ECP mode. The mode depends on your external device that connects to this port. ECP Mode Use DMA Choose DMA3 (default) or DMA1. This setting only works when the Onboard Printer Mode is set at the ECP mode.

  • Page 38: User Password

    Drivers Installation Guide User Password Based on the setting you made in the ÒSecurity OptionÓ of the ÒBIOS FEATURES SETUPÓ, this Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a password is required every time the system boots or an attempt is made to enter the Setup program.

  • Page 39: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    Drivers Installation Guide IDE HDD Auto Detection This Main Menu item automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the STANDARD CMOS SETUP accordingly. This function is only valid for IDE hard disks. Note: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

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