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Chapter 1
1-1 Preface .................................................................................................................... 1
1-2 Key Feature ............................................................................................................. 1
Chapter 2
Hardware Installation ..................................................................................................... 2
2-1 Unpacking ............................................................................................................... 2
2-2 Mainboard Layout ................................................................................................... 3
2-3 Quick Reference for Jumpers, Connectors & Expansion Socket .............................. 4
2-4 Installation Steps .................................................................................................... 5
2-5 Jumper Settings ...................................................................................................... 5
2-6 System Memory (DRAM) ........................................................................................ 10
2-7 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................................................. 10
2-8 Expansion Cards...................................................................................................... 11
2-9 External Connectors ............................................................................................... 12
AWARD BIOS SETUP ........................................................................................................ 19
3-1 STANDARD CMOS SETUP......................................................................................... 20
3-2 BIOS FEATURES SETUP ........................................................................................... 21
3-3 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ...................................................................................... 25
3-4 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ............................................................................... 27
3-4-1 The Description of the Power Management ................................................ 28
3-5 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP............................................................................. 30
3-6 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS ............................................................................................. 31
3-7 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ........................................................................................... 31
3-8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP .......................................................................... 32
3-9 SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD .............................................................................. 35
3-10 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ..................................................................................... 36
3-11 SAVE & EXIT SETUP ................................................................................................. 38
3-12 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING........................................................................................... 38
3-13 I/O & MEMORY MAP ............................................................................................... 38
3-14 TIME & DMA CHANNELS MAP................................................................................. 40
3-15 INTERRUPT MAP..................................................................................................... 40
3-16 BIOS REFERENCE-POST CODES............................................................................... 41
Software Installed .............................................................................................................. 45
Chapter 5
Question and Answer ......................................................................................................... 47
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENT Chapter 1 1-1 Preface ........................1 1-2 Key Feature ......................1 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ..................... 2 2-1 Unpacking ....................... 2 2-2 Mainboard Layout ....................3 2-3 Quick Reference for Jumpers, Connectors & Expansion Socket ......4 2-4 Installation Steps .................... -
Page 3: Preface
Chapter 1 1-1 Preface Welcome to use the TX98 mainboard. This mainboard is based on Pentium Processor PC/AT compatible system with ISA bus and PCI local bus. Also for this board including some special designs like share memory VGA on -board, ACPI/AMP power management &... -
Page 4: Hardware Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2-1 Unpacking This mainboard package should contain the following: • The TX98 mainboard • USER’S MANUAL for mainboard • Cable set for IDE x1, Floppy x1, COM1 & COM2 x1, LPT & PS/2 Mouse x1, VGA x1 •... -
Page 5: Mainboard Layout
2-2 Mainboard Layout K / B CONN. AT POWER CONN. ATX POWER CONN. 5598 BIOS 32KX32 64KX32 KEYLOCK ACPILED 32KX32 64KX32 Figure 2-1... -
Page 6: Quick Reference For Jumpers, Connectors & Expansion Socket
2-3 Quick Reference for Jumpers, Connectors & Expansion Socket Jumpers Jumper Name Description Page CMOS RAM Clear 1-2 Normal 2-3 Clear CMOS FLASH ROM Voltage setting 1-2 12V FLASH ROM 5V FLASH ROM CPU Voltage selector f or detail JP4 (U19) DIP switch f or CPU type selection f or detail Connectors... -
Page 7: Installation Steps
Expansion Sockets Socket/Slot Name Description Page SLOT1~SLOT4 ISA Slot 16-bits ISA Bus Expansion slots PSLOT1~PSLOT4 PCI Slot 32-bits PCI Local Bus Expansion slots SIMM1~SIMM4 SIMM Module Socket 72-Pins SIMM D-RAM Module Expansion Socket SDRAM1, SDRAM2 DIMM Module Socket 168-Pins DIMM SDRAM Module Expansion Socket ZIF SOCKET 7 CPU Socket... - Page 8 2. CPU Voltage Selection: JP3 (Yellow color selector) This jumper is used for adjusting CPU working voltage, for this main board design it can auto detect the single voltage CPU or dual voltage CPU. The table of JP3 CPU voltage selection (O: open, S: short) CPU TYPE Voltage 1-2 Default...
- Page 9 Table for Bus frequency Clock Ratio DIP SWITCH DIP SWITCH DIP SWITCH Clock Ratio Table for CPU Type selection ( : ON, : OFF) DIP Switch DIP Switch (1,2,3) DIP Switch (4,5,6) External clock frequency Ratio CPU Type Setting External Clock Ratio clock frequency...
- Page 10 DIP Switch DIP Switch (1,2,3) DIP Switch (4,5,6) External clock frequency Ratio CPU Type Setting External Clock Ratio clock frequency = CPU frequency Intel P54C-100MHz AMD K5-PR100 66MHz 100MHz AMD K5-PR133 Intel P54C-133MHz Cyrix/IBM 6X86-166 + 66MHz 133MHz Intel P54C-166MHz Intel P55C-166MHz (MMX) 66MHz 166MHz...
- Page 11 4. CMOS RAM Clear: JP1 (Yellow color selector) WARNING: Make sure your computer is POWER OFF when you CLEAR CMOS. Connect a jumper Cap over this jumper for a few seconds, will clears information stored in the CMOS RAM Chip that input by user, such as hard disk information and passwords.
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Page 12: System Memory (Dram)
2-6 System Memory (DRAM) This main board can be installed with 72 pin SIMM module DRAM, or 168 pins DIMM module synchronous DRAM. The DRAM memory system on main board consists of BANK 0 & BANK 1, for 72 pin SIMM socket was defined to be BANK 0, BANK1 and SDRAM1 &... -
Page 13: Expansion Cards
To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then upwards to a 90-degree right angle. Insert the CPU with the white dot as your guide. The white dot should point towards the end of the level. - Page 14 1. Power connector: AT Power Connector (12-pins block): AT-PW This connector connects to a standard AT power supply. To connect the leads from the power supply, ensure first that the power supply is not plugged. Most power supplies provide two plugs (P8 and P9), each containing six wires, two of which are black.
- Page 15 Keyboard Connector (5-pins female) Connector Plug from Keyboard 4. PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pins block): J6 If you are using a PS/2 mouse, you must purchase an optional PS/2 mouse set which connects to the 6-pins block and mounts to an open slot on your computer‘s case.
- Page 16 Pin 1 Parallel Printer Connector 6. Serial port COMA and COMB Connector (Two 10-pins blocks): COM1, COM2 These connectors support the provided serial port ribbon cables with mounting bracket. Connect the ribbon cables to these connectors and mount the bracket to the case on an open slot.
- Page 17 8. Primary IDE Connector (40-pins block): IDE1 This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers accordingly.
- Page 18 10. IDE activity LED: JP8 This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case. IDE (Hard Drive) LED 11. Front Panel connector: This 16-pins connector to connect to case front panel switch. A. Turbo LED switch: TBLED The motherboard‘s turbo function is always on.
- Page 19 12. IR infrared module connector: J15 This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This module mounts to small opening on system cases that support this feature you must also configure the setting through BIOS setup. 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.
- Page 20 15. ATX Power button/ Soft Power button: JP9 When using ATX power, the system power can be controlled by a momentary switch connected to JP9 Pushing the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP. Pushing the switch while in the ON mode more than 4 seconds will turn the system off.
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Page 21: Chapter 3 Award Bios Setup
Chapter 3 AWARD BIOS SETUP Award's ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so data will be retained even when the power is turned off. -
Page 22: Standard Cmos Setup
3-1 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Choose " STANDARD CMOS SETUP " in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu (Figure 3-1). The STANDARD CMOS SETUP allows user to configure system setting such as current date and time, type of hard disk drive installed in the system, floppy drive type, and the type of display monitor. -
Page 23: Bios Features Setup
3-2 BIOS FEATURES SETUP Select the " BIOS FEATURES SETUP " option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows user to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows all of the manufacturer's default values of this motherboard. Again, user can move the cursor by pressing direction keys and <PgDn>... - Page 24 • Virus Warning: This category flashes on the screen. During and after the system boots up, any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive will halt the system and the following error message will appear, in the mean time, you can run an anti-virus program to locate the problem.
- Page 25 Disabled: BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K. • Boot Up NumLock Status: The default value is On. Keypad is number keys.
- Page 26 250 : 250 msec 500 : 500 msec 750 : 750 msec 1000 : 1000 msec • Security Option: This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. The default value is Setup. System : The system will not boot and access to Setup utility if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
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Page 27: Chipset Features Setup
3-3 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Choose the " CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP " in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu. R O M P CI/ISA B IOS ( 2A5IIJ19) C H IPSET F EATURES S ETUP A W ARD S OFTWARE, I NC. A u to C onfiguration : E nabled C P U t o P CI P ost W rite... - Page 28 • Refresh Cycle Time (us) (15.6): DRAM refresh cycle time, you can choice 15.6 ; 64.4; 124.8; 187.2, the default value is 15.6us. • RAS Pulse Width Refresh (4T): RAS pulse width when refresh cycle you can choice 4T; 5T; 6T; 7T. Default value is 4T. •...
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Page 29: Power Management Setup
• Memory Hole at 15M-16M (Disabled): Memory Address space form 15MB to 16MB setting to ISA expansion cards specifically using. • VGA Shared Memory Size (1MB): To setting VGA shared memory size can choice: 0.5MB; 1MB; 1.5MB; 2.0MB; 2.5MB; 3.0MB, 3.5MB; 4MB. •... -
Page 30: The Description Of The Power Management
Figure 3-5 Again, user can move the cursor by pressing direction keys to the field need to be modified and press <PgDn> or <PgUp> to alter item selection. You can only change the content of Doze Mode, Standby Mode, and Suspend Mode when the Power Management is set to 'User Define'. - Page 31 Suspend Mode This function works only when the Pentium CPU is installed. The timer starts to count when "System Standby" mode timer timed out and no "PM Events" occurred. Valid range is from 1 minute up to 1 hour. When the system suspend timer time out, the system will enter the suspend mode and the chipset will stop CPU clock immediately.
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Page 32: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup
3-5 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP This “ PNP/PCI configuration ” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. R O M P CI/ISA B IOS ( 2A5IIJ19) P N P/PCI C ONFIGURATION A W ARD S OFTWARE, I NC. -
Page 33: Load Bios Defaults
unique DMA channel, and you are not using an PCI/ISA PnP, you must set the field for that channel to “Legacy ISA“. 3-6 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS The " LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS " function loads the system default data directly from ROM and initialize associated hardware properly. -
Page 34: Integrated Peripherals Setup
E sc : Q U IT ↑↓→← : S elect I tem F 10 : S a ve & E xit S etup ( S hift) F 2 : C h an ge C olor T i me, D ate, H ard D isk T ype... Figure 3-8 3-8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP R O M P CI/ISA B IOS ( 2A5IIJ19) - Page 35 Auto : BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Primary Master PCI IDE HDD Accessing mode. Mode0~4 : Manually set the IDE Accessing mode. • IDE Primary Slave PIO: The default value is Auto. Auto : BIOS will automatically detect the Onboard Primary Slave PCI IDE HDD Accessing mode.
- Page 36 Half: Half duplex IR transfer mode in Half Duplex. Full: Full duplex IR transfer mode in Full Duplex. • RxD, TxD Active: Select RxD & TxD active signal level. • Onboard Parallel port: This field allows the user to select the LPT port. The default value is 378H.
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Page 37: Supervisor/User Password
Enabled this item, push the Power Button. The system will go to suspend mode, if press the button continuos more than 4 sec, the computer will power off. 3-9 SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD This item lets you configure the system so that a password is required each time the system boots or an attempt is made to enter the Setup program (Refer to Figure 3-3 for the details). -
Page 38: Ide Hdd Auto Detection
3-10 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION The "IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION" utility is a very useful tool especially when you do not know which kind of hard disk type you are using. You can use this utility to detect the correct disk type and install in the system automatically. Also you can set HARD DISK TYPE to “Auto”... - Page 39 If user set this HDD to NORMAL mode, the maximum accessible HDD size will be 528 Megabytes even though its physical size may be greater than that! LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode A new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 Megabyte bottleneck. The number of cylinders, heads &...
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Page 40: Save & Exit Setup
UNIX operating systems do not support either LBA or LARGE and must utility the Standard mode. UNIX can support drives larger than 528MB. 3-11 SAVE & EXIT SETUP The "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" option will bring you back to boot up procedure with all the changes you just made which are recorded in the CMOS RAM. - Page 41 FE000-FFFFF BIOS runtime service routine (1) I/O MAP 000-01F DMA controller (Master) 020-021 INTERRUPT CONTROLLER (Master) 022-023 CHIPSET control registers. I/O ports 040-05F TIMER control registers 060-06F KEYBOARD interface controller (8042) 070-07F RTC ports & CMOS I/O ports 080-09F DMA register 0A0-0BF INTERRUPT controller (Slave) 0C0-0DF...
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Page 42: Time & Dma Channels Map
3-14 TIME & DMA CHANNELS MAP TIME MAP: TIMER Channel 0 System timer interrupt TIMER Channel 1 DRAM REFRESH request TIMER Channel 2 SPEAKER tone generator DMA CHANNELS: DMA Channel 0 Available DMA Channel 1 Onboard ECP (Option) DMA Channel 2 FLOPPY DISK (SMC CHIP) DMA Channel 3 Onboard ECP (default) DMA Channel 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 DMA Channel 5 Available... -
Page 43: Bios Reference-Post Codes
3-16 BIOS REFERENCE-POST CODES ISA PORT codes are typically output to port address 80h. Description Post Name OEM Specific-Cache controller. Turn Off Chipset Cache Processor Status (1 FLAGS) Verification. Processor Test 1 Tests the following processor status flags carry, zero, sign, overflow. - Page 44 Early Shadow OEM Specific-Early Shadow enable for fast boot. Cache presence test External cache size detection. Early chip set initialization. Setup low memory Memory presence test. OEM chip set routines. Clear low 64K of memory. Test first 64K memory. Cyrix CPU initialization. Early Cache Cache initialization.
- Page 45 Test Stuck 8259's Turn off interrupts then verify no interrupt mask Interrupt Bits register is on. Test 8259 Interrupt Force an interrupt and verify the interrupt occurred. Functionality Test Stuck NMI Bits Verity NMI can be cleared. (Parity I/O Check) Display CPU clock.
- Page 46 Detect & Initialize Initialize any serial and parallel ports (also game Serial/Parallel Ports port). Reserved Detect & Initialize Initialize math coprocessor. Math Coprocessor Reserved Reserved 48-4D Reserved Manufacturing POST Loop Reboot if Manufacturing POST Loop pin is set. Otherwise display any messages (i.e., any non-fatal or Display Messages errors that were detected during POST) and enter Setup.
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Page 47: Chapter 4 Software Installed
Chapter 4 Software Installed WINDOWS 3.1X Display Driver Quick Installation Step 1. Run windows, Change your directory path to D:\5598\VGA\WIN31, Running "setup.exe" According the process to complete installation Step 2. From "SIS Multimedia V1.04" window, you can setup the resolution, Font size and monitor type WINDOWS 95 Display Driver Quick Installation Step 1. - Page 48 Step 4. When the "Change Display" window appear, select "Have Disk", Change the directory path from "A:\" to "D:\5598\VGA\WINNT40", select "OK". (if your CD-ROM is D driver) Step 5. When the "Display type" window appear again, select "CLOSE". Step 6. When the "Display properties"...
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Page 49: Question And Answer
Chapter 5 Question and Answer Question 1: When use External VGA CARD and using DIMM in SDRAM2 (BANK2) only the system don’t have the screen. Ans: Change the DIMM to SDRAM1 to solve this problem. Question 2: When using Ti 32MB DIMM 2pcs, no screen on system. Please change the “SDRAM CAS Latency”...
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