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Asus P/I-P55T2P4S User Manual

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  • Page 1 P/I-P55T2P4S Pentium Motherboard with Ultra Fast/Wide SCSI USER'S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    1-408-474-0568 Email: info-usa@asus.com.tw Technical Support: BBS: 1-408-474-0555 Email: tsd-usa@asus.com.tw ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Info: Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: info-ger@asus.com.tw Technical Support: BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw Hotline: 49-2102-499712 ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    How this manual is organized ... 7 Item Checklist ... 7 II. FEATURES ... 8 Features of the ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S Motherboard ... 8 Parts of the ASUS Motherboard ... 9 III. INSTALLATION ... 10 Map of the ASUS Motherboard ... 10 Installation Steps ...
  • Page 5 Save & Exit Setup ... 53 Exit Without Saving ... 53 V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT ... 55 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ... 55 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ... 55 System Requirements ... 55 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ... 56 Notes: ... 56 VI.

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer. The ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S motherboard 2 serial port ribbon cables attached to a mounting bracket 1 parallel ribbon cable with mounting bracket...

  • Page 8: Features

    ISA and PCI Expansion Slots: Provides three 16-bit ISA slots; two 32-bit PCI slots; one PCI/MediaBus slot, which allows the use of either a standard PCI card or the ASUS MediaBus Card; and one PCI/RAIDport slot, which allows the use of either a standard PCI card or Adaptec's RAIDport controller.

  • Page 9: Parts Of The Asus Motherboard

    68-Pin Ultra-Wide SCSI through onboard connectors. • Optional IrDA and PS/2 Mouse Connector: This motherboard supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface and a PS/2 mouse cable set. Parts of the ASUS Motherboard Super Multi-I/O 3 ISA Slots 3 PCI Slots Adaptec’s 7880...

  • Page 10: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION Map of the ASUS Motherboard Keyboard BIOS Clock Freq Boot Block Write CPU ZIF Socket 7 RTC Clear Fan Pwr 1 Fan Pwr 2 HD LED Freq. Ratio ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Universal Serial Bus Super Multi-I/O Chipset...
  • Page 11 Use the other PCI Slots first. If you need all the slots, try using your display card on PCI Slot 1 because some display cards do not use an interrupt number. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Memory Cacheable Size (64MB / 512MB)

  • Page 12: Installation Steps

    3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Pin 1 or on the left to connect pins 1&2 and...

  • Page 13: Jumper Settings

    TAG SRAM Upgrade The purpose of this SRAM is described by "Memory Cacheable Size" jumper. You must use a standard 5Volt SRAM chip that is 15ns or faster. Motherboard TAG SRAM Upgrade ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual CBSIZE CBSIZE 512MB Cacheable Notch...
  • Page 14 Multi-I/O items at once with the following jumper in order to use your own Multi-I/O card. Selections Enable [1-2] (Default) Disable [2-3] ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual BBLKW BBLKW Disabled (Default) Enabled Boot Block Programming (Disable / Enable) Enable (Default)
  • Page 15 PC, (5) Remove this jumper, (6) Power on the PC, (7) Hold down <De- lete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. Selections RTCLR Operation [open] (Default) Clear Data [short] (momentarily) RTCLR RTCLR Operation (Default) Clear Data RTC RAM (Operation / Clear Data) ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 *NOTE: Only IBM or Cyrix Revision 2.7 or later is supported on this motherboard (see next page). Bootup screen will show 6x86-P166+ with the Cyrix PR166+ installed on this motherboard. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual 1 2 3 1 2 3...

  • Page 17: Compatible Cyrix Cpu Identification

    (75MHz-200MHz) Manufacturer CPU Type Intel/AMD/IBM/Cyrix P54C/CS/K5/6x86 3.5V(VRE) ---- K6-PR166,200 Intel/AMD P54C/CS/K5 Intel/IBM/Cyrix P55C/6x86MX K6-PR233 ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual AMD-K6 AMD-K5 IBM/Cyrix 6x86(MX) (PR166 and faster) (PR75-PR133) (PR166 and faster) VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 VID4 [short] [-----] [-----] [-----] [-----] ---- 2.9V...

  • Page 18: System Memory (Dram & Sram)

    IMPORTANT: Each bank must have the same size memory installed in pairs. Do not use memory modules with more than 24 chips per module. Modules with more than 24 chips exceed the design specifications of the memory sub- system and will be unstable. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Total Memory...

  • Page 19: Dram Memory Installation Procedures

    4. The plastic guides should go through the two "Mounting Holes" on the sides and the "Metal Clips" should snap on the other side. 5. To release the memory module, squeeze both "Metal Clips" outwards and rock the module out of the "Metal Clips". ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Notched End Bank2 Bank1...
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  • Page 21: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    IMPORTANT: You must set jumpers for "CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio" and jumpers for "BUS Frequency Selection" depending on the CPU that you install. ZIF Socket 7 with Pentium Processor ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Lever Lock Blank White Dot...

  • Page 22: Expansion Cards

    Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate. Generally an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use. In an standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use by parts of the system which leaves 6 free for expansion cards. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    IMPORTANT: Choose "Yes" for those IRQ's and DMA's you wish to reserve for Legacy (Non-PnP) ISA expansion cards in “IRQ xx Used By ISA” and “DMA x Used By ISA” of the PNP and PCI Setup in the BIOS SOFTWARE section, otherwise conflicts may occur. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: External Connectors

    IRQ12. See “PS/2 Mouse Control” in BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE section. PS/2 Mouse Module Connector ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Keyboard Connector (5-pin female) This motherboard accepts an AT Keyboard Connector Plug as shown here.
  • Page 25 Chipset Features Setup. (Pin 10 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 10 plugged). Onboard Serial Port Connectors ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Pin 1 For this connector to be available, you must connect the included Parallel (25-Pin female) cable set to a free expansion slot opening.
  • Page 26 Using a slight angle, align the plastic guide pins on the lead to their receptacles on the connector. Once aligned, press the lead onto the connector until the lead locks into place. Power Connector ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Pin 1 Connect the Red stripe to Pin 1 +12V...
  • Page 27 This 2-Pin lead will light up a case LED whenever there is read/write activity by devices connected to the IDE and/or SCSI connectors. Hard Drive LED Lead ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Pin 1 Connect the Red stripe to Pin 1...
  • Page 28 LED lights when the system is powered on. See the figure below. 13. Speaker Connector (PANEL) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. System Panel Connectors ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Turbo or Power LED & Power LED LOCK...
  • Page 29 COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown on the Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions. Infrared Module Connector ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual FANPWR1 +12V +12V...
  • Page 30 NOTE: 50-Pin Fast-SCSI and 68-Pin Ultra-Wide SCSI combined can only have 15 devices among them. 17. RAIDport This motherboard has onboard PCI/RAIDport slot for use with Adaptec’s RAIDport controller. PCI/RAID port Slot ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Connect the Red Pin 1 Pin 1 stripe to Pin 1 68-Pin Ultra-Wide...

  • Page 31: Power Connection Procedures

    Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your authorized dealer for assistance. 7. During power-on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the next section "BIOS SOFTWARE" for instructions. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Bios Software

    Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS environment without creating "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files, then save the PFLASH.EXE and the BIOS to the floppy diskette. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual ASUSTeK PNP BIOS FLASH MEMORY WRITER V1.5...

  • Page 33: Advanced Features Menu

    Block and ESCD" requires that the system is running in real mode. This utility will not operate if the system is under protected mode or virtual mode. You should boot from a system floppy diskette without "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Advanced Features...

  • Page 34: Updating Your Motherboard's Bios

    1. Download an updated BIOS file from Bulletin Board Services (BBS) or the internet (WWW) and save to the diskette you created in step 1 of the Main Menu. See ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page II. 2. Turn off your computer and open the system cabinet to Enable "Boot Block Programming"...

  • Page 35: Bios Setup

    Reset button on the system case. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options: ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Load Defaults

    <F1> key. The help menu will then appear to provide you with the information you need. The memory display at the lower right-hand side of the screen is read-only and automatically adjusts accordingly. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Details Of Standard Cmos Setup

    Specifications for SCSI hard disks need not to be entered here since they operate using device drivers and are not supported by any the BIOS. If you install other vendor’s SCSI controller card, please refer to their respective documentations on how to install the required SCSI drivers. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned (such as with FDISK) and then formatted before data can be read from and write on. Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose the “EGA/VGA” option. Halt On This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. All Errors (Default) No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Bios Features Setup

    These fields allow you to set the CPU’s “Level 1” primary cache to Enabled (de- fault) or Disabled. Caching allows better performance. External Cache These fields allow you to set the CPU’s “Level 2” secondary cache to Enabled (default) or Disabled. Caching allows better performance. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 Mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expan- sion cards if a PS/2 Mouse is not detected. Disabled will reserve IRQ12 for expan- sion cards and therefore the PS/2 Mouse will not function. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30. Typematic Delay (Msec) This field sets the time interval, in milliseconds, for displaying the first and second characters. Four delay rate options are available: 250 (default), 500, 750 and 1000. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Chipset Features Setup

    Enabling this features reserves 15MB to 16MB memory address space to ISA ex- pansion cards that specifically require this setting. This makes the memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. The default is Disabled. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 Onboard Serial Port 1 Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4 (default), 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Dis- abled for the onboard serial connector. Onboard Serial Port 2 Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3 (default), 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Dis- abled for the onboard serial connector. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Power Management Setup

    Screen only blanks the screen (use this for monitors without power management or “green” features. If set up in your system, your screen saver will not display with Blank Screen selected). V/H SYNC+Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 You can individually Enable or Disable each IRQ to include in the sleep function. IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) is usually set to Disable so that any software alarm clock or event calendar can wake up the system. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Pnp And Pci Setup

    ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to Yes. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices but current operat- ing systems do not. The default is set to Disabled until support disks and USB devices are available in which time you can set this function to Enabled. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Load Bios Defaults

    <Enter>. The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to confirm. Press <N> and then <Enter> to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Supervisor Password And User Password

    <Enter> instead of entering a new password when the “Enter Password” prompt appears. A message confirms the password has been disabled. NOTE: If you forget the password, see CMOS RAM in section III for procedures on clearing the CMOS. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    The autodetection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and there is nothing on it. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (PI55T2P4S) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

  • Page 53: Save & Exit Setup

    Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the “Exit Without Sav- ing” option on the main screen and then press <Enter>. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
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  • Page 55: Desktop Management

    V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con- figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computer’s system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.

  • Page 56: Using The Asus Dmi Configuration Utility

    V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Edit DMI (or delete) Use the (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen.
  • Page 57 You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
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  • Page 59: Adaptec Scsi Select

    Verify Media - scans the selected drive media for defects, notifies you of any found and gives you the option of reassigning bad blocks so that data will not be written to them. This is only necessary if you suspect that your SCSI disk drive has a problem. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
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  • Page 61: Adaptec Ez-Scsi Utility

    2 Insert the Adaptec EZSCSI Setup Diskette in your floppy disk drive. 3 At the DOS prompt, type a:\install (assuming your 3.5” floppy is A: drive). Then press Enter. 4 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting Tips

    If Windows does not detect the host adapter, run the Add New Hardware Wizard again. This time, select No on the second screen of the wizard, then select SCSI controllers on the next screen. Select the name of your host adapter when it appears. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 5 Turn the computer ON. If the new host adapter supports Plug and Play, Win- dows will install and configure it automatically. Otherwise, run Add New Hard- ware to make sure the new driver is loaded. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 Comment out the line that loads mscdex.exe in the autoexec.bat file. • Change the /L switch on the line that loads mscdex.exe in the autoexec.bat file so it assigns the CDROM drive the next highest logical drive letter after the hard disk drives. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: Information For Dos/Windows 3.1X Users

    ASPI manager. To learn more about these ASPI managers, including their command line option information, see the Adaptec EZSCSI Online Reference, a Windows Help application. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 66: Dos Formatting Utilities

    You can reassign the bad block(s) to prevent data from being stored there. 6. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5, as needed, to format or verify other disk devices. When you are finished, press Esc to exit. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Formatter And Partitioner (Afdisk)

    Disks smaller than 1Gigabyte have 64 heads, 32 sectors per track, and cylinders equal to the number of MBytes of available capacity. Disks larger than 1Gigabyte have 255 heads, 63sectors per track, and one cylinder per 8MBytes of available capacity. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual...
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  • Page 70 7. To quit afdisk, press Esc and select Yes to confirm that you want to quit. ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual Type Start Megs...

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