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PT-6IFA SYSTEM BOARD TRADEMARKS All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners. NOTE The "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" function loads the default settings directly from BIOS default table, these default settings are the best-case values that should optimize system performance and increase system stability .
INTRODUCTION SYSTEM OVERVIEW The PT-6IFA Pentium Pro PCI Local Bus system board is an ATX form-factor system board. It is designed based on the Intel 82440FX PCIset system chipset and Winbond I/O chipset. It built-in two channel PIO and Bus Master Enhanced PCI IDE ports, one Floppy Disk control port, two high speed Serial ports (UARTs) and one multimode Parallel port and also supports PS/2 mouse, IR and USB ports.
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PT-6IFA INTRODUCTION SYSTEM BOARD ECC/Parity functions. Cache Memory : Supports Pentium Pro CPU's built-in 256KB/512KB L2 cache. System BIOS : Supports Plug and Play System BIOS. IDE ports : Supports two channel PIO and Bus Master Enhanced PCI IDE ports, up to Mode 4 timing, and up to 22 MBytes/s transfer rates.
PT-6IFA SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM BOARD SPECIFICATIONS Intel Pentium Pro processors, from 150MHz through 266 MHz CPU VCC Three set voltage regulator circuits, support CPU operating voltage from +2.1V DC through +3.5V DC WORD SIZE Data Path : 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit...
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PT-6IFA SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM BOARD IDE PORTS Two channel PIO and Bus Master Enhanced PCI IDE ports, maximum could be connected up to 4 IDE Hard Disk and ATAPI CD-ROM device. BIOS supports IDE CD-ROM boot-up. SUPER I/O PORTS 1. Two high speed NS16C550 compatible serial prots (UARTs).
PT-6IFA SYSTEM BOARD LAYOUT SYSTEM BOARD SYSTEM BOARD LAYOUT PT-6IFA VER. 1.x Explanation : All connectors, jumpers and components which marks by a black point on the corner means the pin-1 side of the connector, jumper and component. SYS. BIOS...
Before the system board is ready to operate, the hardware must be configured to allow for various functions within the system. To configure the PT-6IFA system board is a simple task, only a few jumpers, connectors, cables and sockets needs to be selected and installed.
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PT-6IFA HARDWARE SETUP SYSTEM BOARD There is no jumper needed for DRAM configuration, DRAMs' type and size will be detected by system BIOS automatically. In DRAM memory subsystem, ECC and Parity can be checked on the DRAM interface (Functions selected by BIOS via CMOS setup, please refer to Chapter 5, the defult status is parity selected.) All SIMMs and DIMM must be populated with parity bit to...
PT-6IFA HARDWARE SETUP SYSTEM BOARD CONNECTORS A connector is two or more pins that are used make connections to the system standard accessories (such as power, mouse, printer,...etc.) The following is a list of connectors on board, as well as descriptions of each individual connector.
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PT-6IFA HARDWARE SETUP SYSTEM BOARD (E) CN5 Power connector Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment Pin # Assignment + 3.3V DC PW-OK Ground + 3.3V DC + 5V SB Ground Ground + 12V DC Ground + 5V DC + 3.3V DC...
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PT-6IFA HARDWARE SETUP SYSTEM BOARD (Ring Indicator) (No Connection) 9 10 (H) CN8 Floppy Disk Control Port connector (Using IRQ6, DMA channel 2) (I) CN9 IDE 1 connector (Primary IDE Port, I/O address is 1F0H, using IRQ14) (J) CN10 IDE 2 connector (Secondary IDE Port, I/O address is 170H, using...
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PT-6IFA HARDWARE SETUP SYSTEM BOARD Reset Control Short System Reset (O) HL IDE HDD LED connector Pin # Assignment Pullup (+ 5V DC) Signal Pin (P) TL Turbo LED connector Pin # Assignment Pullup (+ 5V DC) Signal Pin (Q) SS...
PT-6IFA HARDWARE SETUP SYSTEM BOARD Explanation : ( For next section : JUMPERS ) open short JUMPERS A jumper is two, three or more pins which may or may not be covered by a plastic connector plug (mini-jumper). A jumper is used to select different system options.
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PT-6IFA HARDWARE SETUP SYSTEM BOARD (B) JP4,JP6-JP10 CPU External (BUS) Frequency and CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio selection (1). CPU External (BUS) Frequency selection Frequency (unit : MHZ) Remark System PCI Bus JP10 (CPU Type) open short For 150, 180, 210, 240 66.6...
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PT-6IFA HARDWARE SETUP SYSTEM BOARD (C) JP5 Clear CMOS button Pin # Function open Normal operation short Clear CMOS (Note : Don't forget to open this jumper after 2-3 seconds) Note : Depends on different brand-name of RTC IC (U33 or U32), there are two...
PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD AWARD BIOS SETUP GETTING STARTED When the system is first powered on or reset, the BIOS will enter the Power-On Self Test routines ( POST : Display a copyright message on the screen followed by a diagnostics and initialization procedure.) (If an EGA or VGA card is installed, the...
PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD ESC : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift)F2 : Change Color Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ... Fig. 5-2 CMOS SETUP MAIN MENU screen. CONTROL KEYS Listed below is an explanation of the keys displayed at the bottom of the screens...
PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD Date (mm : dd : yy) : Mon, 10 1997 Time (hh : mm : ss) : 16 : 43 : 55 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master...
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PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled External Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled Quick Power On Self Test...
PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD "F,A,SCSI", "SCSI,A,C", "SCSI,C,A", and "C only". These wide range settings allow you boot-up from either a floppy disk, an IDE hard disk ,a SCSI hard disk or a CD- ROM device. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Some display cards that are non-standard VGA such as graphics accelerators or MPEG Video Cards may not show color properly.
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PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD CPU-To-PCI IDE Posting : Enabled : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color System BIOS Cacheable : Disabled : Load Setup Defaults Video RAM Cacheable : Disabled Fig. 5-5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP screen. WARNING : The CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP in this screen are provided so that technical professionals can modify the Chipset to suit their requirement.
PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD The default setting of Enabled will increase the efficiency of the PCI bus by combining several CPU to PCI write cycles into one. VGA performance is increased by this action. PCI-To-DRAM Pipeline : The default setting of Enabled will increase the bandwidth of the path between the PCI and the DRAM to enhance the PCI bus efficiency and DRAM accessing.
PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD MODEM Use IRQ IRQ 5 (LPT 2) : ON IRQ 6 (Floppy Disk) : OFF Doze Mode : Disable IRQ 7 (LPT 1) : ON Standby Mode : Disable IRQ 8 (RTC Alarm) : OFF...
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PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD IRQ-7 assigned to : Legacy ISA IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP IRQ-12 assigned to : Legacy ISA IRQ-14 assigned to : Legacy ISA...
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PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD Legacy : The system BIOS will skip never assign this specified IRQ/DMA resource to PCI or ISA PnP devices. PCI/ISA: All items set to this value will make the specified IRQ/DMA have a chance to be assigned to PCI or ISA PnP devices.
PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD All PCI devices and all ISA PnP devices are PnP devices. Legacy device : A legacy device is a device that all its resources are fixed by hardware (or selected by jumpers). All ISA Non-PnP devices are legacy device.
PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD ESC : Quit : Select Item : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color : Load Setup Defaults Fig. 5-8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS setup screen. WARNING : The INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS in this screen are provided so that technical professionals can modify the Chipset to suit their requirement.
PT-6IFA AWARD BIOS SETUP SYSTEM BOARD Type the Password and press "Enter",then repeat. Enters up to eight alphanumeric characters. By pressing "Enter" key twice, without any alphanumeric character enters, the PASSWORD will be disabled. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION By pressing "Enter" key, while "IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION" is highlighted causes the system to attempt to detect the type of hard disk.
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