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Lin Kou 2nd Industrial Park, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. declare under sole responsibility that the P55TV Lite motherboard meets the intent of Directive 89/336/ECC for Electromagnetic Compatibility. Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the official Journal of the European Communities:...
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About This Manual This P55TV/TVS Lite EIDE Motherboard is the newest member to our EIDE Motherboard solution products families. It incorporated with Intel 4 generation 430VX Chipset. In order to support fully plug and play Ultra I/O , an Ultra I/O that contain keybaord and real time clock is used for users to enjoy the plug and play function.
HAPTER 1 Overview Thank you for purchasing this P55TV/TVS Lite EIDE Motherboard. This operation manual will guide you to proper configure and install. It has an overview of the engineer design and feature of this board. Also, this manual provides useful information for your later upgrade or change the configuration. Keep this, for your future need.
3 X 32-bits PCI slots for PCI compatible add-on cards. (PCI Rev 2.1) ◼ Memories: 4 X 72-pin SIMM(Single In Line Memory Module) 2 X 168-pin DIMM(Dual In Line Memory Module) (Rev 1.1) Support up to 128MB (minimum of 8MB ) on board. for both the Fast Page Mode and Extended Data Output (EDO) module.
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Temperature 0-55 degrees C (operating or storage) 5% to 95% non-condensing relative humidity...
HAPTER 2 Quick Installation This EIDE Motherboard is shipped with manufacture preset at : CPU Clock at 100 MHz 512K Pipeline Burst Cache on board Printer ECP Mode at DMA3 Printer at IRQ7 , Address at 378h Serial 1 at IRQ4, Serial 2 at IRQ3 PS/2 MOUSE at IRQ 12 Reference to the Chapter 3 &...
Step 7. Save the setup data to the CMOS Exit the "Setup Menu " screen and then write to CMOS RAM. And enjoy the high performance system board. HAPTER 3 Hardware Installation...
3.1 Preparation and Inspection The P55TV/TVS Lite EIDE Motherboard, like all electronic equipment is static sensitive. Please take the proper precautions when handling this board. You should avoid static up. If possible, You should ground yourself by tou ching a metal table or your computer frame.
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P55TV Lite PS2 m ouse Keyboard Pow er CONN. CONN. PCI#3 PCI#1 PCI#4 COM#B Floppy Printer COM#A Prim ary Secondary Bank 0 Bank 1 Soocket 7 Reset SW IDE LED SMI SW Turbo LED Speaker Keylock Placement & Connector...
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P55TVS Lite PS2 m ouse Keyboard Pow er CONN. CONN. Sound AdaptorConnector PCI#3 PCI#1 PCI#4 COM #B Floppy Printer COM #A Prim ary Secondary Bank 0 Bank 1 Soocket 7 Reset SW IDE LED SMI SW Turbo LED Speaker Keylock Placement &...
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P55TV Lite /P55TVS Lite JP17 1-2: 12V Flash ROM(28xxx) 1-2: Terminator alw ays On 2-3: 5V Flash ROM(29xxx) Off: Terminator alw ays Off 2-3: Terminatorcontrol by BIOS P55C P54C Soock e t 7 JP20 JP10 Jumpers...
3.3 CPU group 3.3.1 CPU Socket This CPU socket provides flexibility for Intel Pentium , Pentium OverDrive, Pentium future processors, AMD K5(5k86) and Cyrix M1(6x86) processor. When installing the CPU into the Zero Insertion Force ( ZIF ) socket should be very carefully. Lift the handle of this 321 Pin ZIF socket up carefully and insert the CPU into ZIF socket.
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The CPU fan power connector is a 1 x 3 pin. J17 Pin Control +12V 3.3.3 CPU Clock Select JP15 is a 2 X 9 pin jumper, with one "colored" jumper cap on it. One and only one jumper cap need to put on this connector for selecting the CPU...
clock. Just put the colored yellow jumper cap to the speed your CPU really is (the CPU internal/external clock ratio and ISA clock will be automatically selected by setup the JP15) Regarding Cyrix CPU clock setting, please referto Appendix A for detail. 3.3.4 CPU Voltage Select (JP10) The default 3.38V is for most CPU that runs 3.3V.
This means the Bank 0 and Bank 1 only can recognize either two pieces of 72 pins SIMM or one pieces of 168 pins DIMM on each bank. NOTE: 1 . P55TV Lite/TVS Lite support both Fast Page DRAM or EDO DRAM SIMM/DIMMs also the ECC are supported,but they cannot be mixed within the same memory bank.
3.6 IDE Interface 3.6.1 Primary, Secondary IDE Connectors Primary / Secondary IDE are 40 pins internal IDE port connectors. Use a 40 pins flat cable to connect between this connector and the IDE devices. Normally put the boot-up hard disk at the primary IDE channel and other IDE devices at the secondary IDE channel (like CD-ROM).
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3.8.2 J8 Printer Connector J8 is a 26 pins connector for parallel port. Use a 26 pin IDC flat cable to convert internal port to a standard 25 pin external D-Sub connector. Following selection is all controled by the BIOS: ECP Mode DMA Channel Select by BIOS printer Port Address and IRQ Select by BIOS (378h/3BC with IRQ7, 278h with IRQ5.)
Serial 1 Serial 2 3.9 Others 3.9.1 Keyboard Connector The keyboard connector is a 5-pin, circular-type DIN socket. It is used to connect the system board keyboard interface to any standard AT- compatible keyboard (84 or 101key type keyboards). The pin assignment are as follows: 3.9.2 Power Supply Connector The power supply connector is 12-pin AT standard power connectors.
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Reset Turbo SW Turbo LED SPEAKER KEYLOCK 3.9.4 Flash EPROM Jumper Setting Supports flash EPROM (ROM data can be changed on-board, without change/ replace the ROM chip) are supported. JP20 JP17 EPROM type Note JP17 12V Flash EPROM support (28xxx) 5V Flash EPROM *Default support (29xxx)
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3.9.5 PS/2 Mouse J5 is a 5 pin connector, connect this port by a 1 x 5 IDC flat cable to a L- frame mini-din PS/2 mouse connector. HAPTER 4...
Award BIOS Setup Notice The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. The software described in this guide is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Award Software, Inc.
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By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or by pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test). Press DEL to enter SETUP. If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET"...
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F9 key Reserved F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu Getting Help Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>...
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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59GI39) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS PASSWORD SETTING BIOS FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE & EXIT SETUP PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING INTEGRATED PERPHERALS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS...
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This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Setting Password Setting Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Power Management Setup...
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Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters. The Award BIOS includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk parameters. HDD Low Level Format If supported by your system, this provides a hard disk low level format utility. Save &...
4.2 Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
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Daylight saving The category adds one hour to the clock when daylight-saving time begins. It also subtracts one hour when standard time returns. Enabled Enable daylight-saving Disabled Disable daylight-saving Primary Master/ Primary Slave/ Secondary Master/ Secondary Slave The categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been installed in the computer.
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The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity 1.2M, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity 720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive;...
The POST will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.
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Virus Warning : Disabled 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 : Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence : A ,C D4000-D7FFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive...
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NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table can cause the above warning message. If you will be running such a program, we recommend that you first disable Virus CPU Internal Cache/ Protection beforehand. External Cache These two categories speed up memory access.
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The choice: Enabled/Disabled. Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks.
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Typematic Rate Setting This determines if the typematic rate is to be used. When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. In other words, the BIOS will only report that the key is down. When the typematic rate is enabled, the BIOS will report as before, but it will then wait a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin the report that the key has been depressed repeatedly.
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1000 1000 msec Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM. An example of such option ROM would be support of on -board SCSI. Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled Optional shadow is disabled 4.4 Chipset Features Setup ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A59GI39) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
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F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus.
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DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its data. Normally, DRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a single request. This option allows you to determine the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed.
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x444/x444 Read DRAM (EDO/FPM) timings are 4-4-4/4-4-4 x222/x333 timings is the default. DRAM Write Burst Timing This sets the timing for burst mode writes from DRAM. Burst read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts. The first part provides the location within the DRAM where the read or write is to take place while the remaining three parts provide the actual data.
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Disabled is the default. Turn-Around Insertion When this is enabled, the chipset will insert one extra clock to the turn-around of back-to-back DRAM cycles. Disabled is the default. ISA Clock This item allows you to select the PCI clock type. PCI CLK/3 PCI clock type PCI CLK/4...
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PCI and IDE Configuration 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time The recovery time is the length of time, measured in CPU clocks, which the system will delay after the completion of an input/output request. This delay takes place because the CPU is operating so much faster than the input/output bus that the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of the I/O.
4.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A59GI39) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
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This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode HDD Power Down There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings.
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PM Timers The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions which are only user configurable when User Defined Power Management has been selected. See above for available selections. Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the CPU clock will run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed.
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When set On, activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it. • IRQ3 (COM 2 ) • IRQ4 (COM 1) • IRQ5 (LPT 2) • IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) • IRQ7 (LPT 1) •...
4.6 PnP/ PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.
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Reset Configuration Data This item allows you to determine reset the configuration data or not. Choices are Enabled and Disabled (default). IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/ 12/14/15, DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to This item allows you to determine the IRQ / DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot.
has a lower interrupt than the secondary as described in lot x Using INT#” above. Selecting “PCI Auto” allows the system to automatically determine how your IDE disk system is configured. Award's ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user modify the system configuration and hardware parameters.
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IDE Primary Master : Auto IDE Primary Slave : Auto IDE Secondary Master : Auto IDE Secondary Slave : Auto PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel : Enabled On-Chip Primary : Enabled On-Chip Secondary PCI : Enabled Onboard FDC Controller :Enabled ...
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to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves. This simpler and more efficient (and faster). Your system supports five modes, numbered from 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing.
4.8 Load Setup Defaults The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum system performance. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs. 4.9 Supervisor/User Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then.
If supported by your system, this provides a hard disk low level format utility. 4.12 Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. 4.13 Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. HAPTER 5 SCSI BIOS Setup 5.1 When to Use the SCSISelect Utility...
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Running the SCSISelect Utility You will see a banner similar to the one shown in below when you turn on or reboot your computer. The BIOS banner lists the model number and SCSI ID of each SCSI device connected to the host adapter. To start SCSI Select, press Ctrl + A when the BIOS banner first appears on the screen.
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AIC-78xx at Bus: Device xx:xxh Arrow keys to move cursor, <Enter> to select option, <Esc> to Exit (*=default) Use the Up and Down keys and the Enter key to make selections in the SCSI Select utility . Press Esc at any time to return to the previous menu . Note: You can press F5 to toggle the display between color and monochrome modes .
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The Configure / View Host Adapter Settings menu lists three settings under SCSI Channel Interface Definitions , as shown in following Figure. Adaptec AIC-78xx < SCSISelect(TM) > Utility v1.XX AIC-78xx at Bus: Device xx:xxh Configuration SCSI Channel Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Host Adaptec SCSI Termination...
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When selecting the host adapter SCSI ID, consider the following: ¨ If you install more than one SCSI host adapter in the computer, each board has its own SCSI bus. This means devices can have duplicate SCSI IDs, as long as they are not on the same SCSI bus (e.g. each SCSI bus can have a device with SCSI ID 0 , ets.).
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This option allows you to configure certain parameters of each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. Use the cursor keys ( ) to move between options . Press Enter to display a pop-up menu with a selection of values . Use the cursor keysx ...
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SCSI device (most devices do not require this ). Enabling this option reduces the load on your computer's power supply by allowing the host adapter to power -up SCSI devices one - at - a-time when you boot your computer. Otherwise , the devices all power -up at the same time . Most devices require you to set a jumper before they can respond to this command .
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enabled . The default setting is Boot Only. The following choices are available : Boot Only - Only the removable - media drive designated as the boot device are treated as a hard disk drive . All Disks - All removable - media drives supported by the BIOS are treated as hard disk drives.
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check your SCSI device vendor to make sure your SCSI device support the Ultra function. ⚫ BIOS Support for More Than 2 Drives This option allows you to enable or disable BIOS support for more than two , and up to eight, SCSI hard disk drives . It is only valid if the host adapter BIOS is enabled .
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PPEDIX A CPU Clock for Cyrix 6x86 Processor The Cyrix 6x86 100/120/133Mhz processor rivals the performance of a Intel Pentium 120/150/166Mhz, so the 120+/150+/166+ will be marked on Cyrix CPU Front Size and the motherboard BIOS will show the same reference on the screen.
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Because of the Cyrix 6x86 Power Consumption is higher than intel Pentium, the temperature of Cyrix CPU and On-board Regulator are hotter than using Intel Pentium. PPEDIX B CPU Voltage Selection for Cyrix Processor The Cyrix also ship their 6x86 Processors at the voltage specification of 3.52 Volts(also knows as the VRE spec.).
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(cyrix logo here) 6x86-P166+GP Cyrix CPU Ordering Number 133Mhz Internal CPU Frequency Operating Voltage: Blank = 3.3V±5% , 6x86 full spec. 016 = 3.3V±5% , 6x86 Cspec 016 028 = 3.52V±5% , 6x86 C spec 028 3.52V (028) = 3.52V with new Marking Note: For Dual supply devices.
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A=SPGA Operating Voltage: B=3.45V-3.60V C=3.30V-3.465V F=3.135V-3.465V H=2.76V-3.0V/3.135-3.465V(core/IO) I=2.57V-2.84V/3.135V-3.465V(core/IO) “AMD logo here” K=2.38V-2.63V/3.135-3.465V (core/IO) Case Temperature: W=55°C Q=60°C X=65°C AMD5K86-P75 R=70°C Y=75°C Z=85°C AMD-SSA/5-75ABWxx F <datecode> Y...
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