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ATX431
User's Manual
SMART SOFT-CPU Fast and Easy
Latest Jumperless Design
451-043100000
REVISION:C
19-Sep-1997

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  • Page 1 ATX431 User’s Manual SMART SOFT-CPU Fast and Easy Latest Jumperless Design 451-043100000 REVISION:C 19-Sep-1997...
  • Page 2 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY APPLICATION OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE(S): 89/336/EEC STANDARD TO WHICH CONFORMITY IS DECLARED: EN 55022:1994/A1:1995 CLASS B EN 50082-1 (IEC 801-2:1984, IEC 801-3:1984, IEC 801-4:1988) DataExpert Corporation ANUFACTURER 1, 1438 BA O DDRESS REGUETLAAN ETHERLANDS +31 (20)-653-2243 : +31 (20)-653-2265...
  • Page 3 In no event shall DataExpert be liable for any loss or profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of business, or for...
  • Page 4 DMA/33 mode hard disk. It works in conjunction with Ultra DMA 33 drivers on our utility disk attached. - For best compatibility, the ATX431 has been tested with famous VGA brand like ExpertColor VGA, Diamond, ATI, Matrox series. The VGA should be 4 layers PCB type for good display reliability with certified EMI test like CE or DOC (FCC).
  • Page 5 Trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners: The information in this publication has been carefully for reliability; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Specifications are subject to change without notice. IBM, PC/AT, and PC/XT are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
  • Page 6 Unpacking the Mainboard The mainboard comes packed in a sturdy cardboard shipping carton. The carton contains: · The Mainboard · This User’s Manual Note: Do not remove the mainboard from its original packing until you are ready to install it. The mainboard is easily damaged by static electricity.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.............1 1.1 Overview.................2 1.2 System Features..............3 1.3 System Specifications............4 1.4 System Performance..............5 1.5 ATX431 Board Layout............6 1.6 Setting Other Jumper & Connectors........7 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION............10 2.1 Installing DRAM..............10 2.2 Possible Memory Configurations..........12 2.3 Installing CPU with SMART SOFT Feature......14 2.4 Installing Flash ROM Utility..........16...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Attention: For new CPU installation, please press the “Home” key to clear the previous setting to return to Default Setting. To configure your CPU, choose the SMART SOFT Setting from the BIOS Setup Screen. You can then set the CPU frequency or others.

  • Page 9: Overview

    With on-board 512K L2 write-back cache, it provides workstation level computing performance at PC system level. The ATX431 design provides Auto-banking for memory expansion with 4x SIMMs or 2x DIMMs sockets. It can support up to 256MB of DRAM.

  • Page 10: System Features

    1.2 System Features The ATX431 has many performance and system features integrated into the motherboard, including the following: · Intel 430TX Pentium-based Motherboard, based upon ATX Form-Factor, using 512K Pipeline Burst SRAM Cache. · Supports Intel Pentium Family CPU running at 90MHz~200MHz (P54C), Intel...

  • Page 11: System Specifications

    33 megabytes (MB) per second. The protocol is a Quantum Corporation patented technology that will be implemented in industry standard hard drive products. The ATX431 provides a utility disk to install the Ultra DMA/33 capability onto the system to support hard disk with Ultra DMA/33 mode.

  • Page 12: Atx431 Board Layout

    The following CPU benchmark programs provide a wide range of performance indexes, which do not reveal the true speed that the motherboard can provide. This test is performed on most types of CPUs which are installed on the ATX431 motherboard.
  • Page 13 PS/2 PRINTER KEYBO PORT CONNECTOR 82439T CPU SOCKET 82371A Primary SRAM SRAM Secondary IDE – ATX POWER KEYLOCK HDD_LED RESET TURBO LED ON/OFF Soft-Off Support: It requires ATX Power supply. ACPI Ready: The “Advanced Configuration Power Interface” standard ready is for PC’97 compliance.
  • Page 14 Setting Other Jumpers & Connectors PS/2 PRINTER KEYBO PORT CONNECTOR 82439T CPU SOCKET 82371A Primary SRAM SRAM Secondary IDE ATX POWER ON/OFF TURBO LED – KEYLOCK HDD_LED RESET Jumper Description Jumper Description § 12V Flash ¡ l 5V Flash l l ¡ 1 2 3 CLEAR CMOS §...
  • Page 15 ATX431 User’s Manual CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION Connector Pin Out Signal Name +5V DC KEYLOCK & GROUND POWER LED KEYBOARD DATA CONNECTOR GROUND +5V DC GROUND SPEAKER CONNECTOR DATA OUT +5V DC DATA OUT HDD LED DATA OUT +5V DC GROUND RESET...
  • Page 16 Chapter 1: Introduction Message LED Lead (TB LED) This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data transfer or waiting in the inbox). Reset Switch Lead (RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch.
  • Page 17 INSTALLATION The hardware must be set up for a variety of functions before the system is ready to operate. It is easy to set up the ATX431 motherboard. The user only has to adjust a few jumpers, connectors, and sockets.

  • Page 18: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation System Memory (SIMM & DIMM) This motherboard supports four 72-pin, 32-bit SIMMs (Single Inline Memory Modules) of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 MB to form a memory size between 8MB and 256MB. The SIMMs can be either 60ns or 70ns Fast Page Mode (FPM) (Asymmetric or Symmetric), or Enhanced Data Out (EDO) (BEDO &...
  • Page 19 n TABLE1 (SIMM) BANK 0 BANK 1 SIMM1 SIMM2 SIMM3 SIMM4 TOTAL MEMORY None None 16MB None None 16MB 24MB 24MB 32MB 16MB 16MB None None 32MB 16MB 16MB 40MB 16MB 16MB 40MB 16MB 16MB 48MB 16MB 16MB 48MB 16MB 16MB 16MB 16MB...

  • Page 20: Installing Cpu With Smart Soft Feature

    Installing CPU with SMART SOFT Feature The ATX431 motherboard provides the jumperless setting for Auto-detection of CPU voltage, CPU ID and BIOS soft-configure CPU frequency. After you install the CPU to the ATX431 motherboard properly, you can operate the CPU without setting the...
  • Page 21 related jumpers manually. The CPU’s type, frequency, clock and temperature are determined by the CPU Configuration Setup screen of the BIOS Setup program. The following shows you how to configure CPU from the CPU configuration setup screen, as follows: AMIBIOS SETUP —– CPU CONFIGURATION SETUP (C)1996 American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 22 · CPU Frequency (Manual setting) This option lets you choose the CPU speed according to the CPU installed. Over- rating of CPU may render the system failure to power-up. Press “HOME” key simultaneously to return to default setting upon power-on. ·...

  • Page 23: Installing Flash Rom Utility

    Installing Flash ROM Utility Please check the utility software included with your motherboard. This is the Flash Memory writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable Flash ROM chip on the motherboard. Flash ROM Writer Utility AMIFLASH.COM AMIFLASH Version 5.30 - Flash EPROM Programming Utility Copyright (C) 1992-1996 American Megatrends Inc.

  • Page 24: Chapter 3 System Bios Setup

    CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM BIOS SETUP This chapter discusses AMIBIOS Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored into battery-backed RAM so that it contains the Setup program when the power is turned off.
  • Page 25 Chapter 3: System BIOS Setup The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are displayed by choosing the Standard Setup icon from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Standard Setup options are described in this section. AMIBIOS SETUP —–...

  • Page 26: Advanced Cmos Setup

    AMIBIOS automatically detects the IDE drive parameters and displays them. Click on the OK button to accept these parameters. Click on LBA/Large Mode and choose On to enable support for IDE drives with capacities greater than 528 MB. Note that hard disk with LBA mode formatted on other system may not bootup and you needs to do a “sys c:”...
  • Page 27 Chapter 3: System BIOS Setup The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are displayed by choosing the Advanced Setup icon from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Advanced Setup options are described in this section. AMIBIOS SETUP —–...
  • Page 28 Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to boot within 5 seconds. This option replaces the old Above 1 MB Memory Test option. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. Setting Description Disabled AMIBIOS tests all system memory. AMIBIOS wait up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE drive.
  • Page 29 Chapter 3: System BIOS Setup This option configures the keyboard. The settings are Present or Absent. If you select Absent, AMIBIOS does not report keyboard errors. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Present. · Primary Display This option configures the primary display subsystem in the computer. The settings are Absent, Mono (monochrome), 40CGA, 80CGA, or VGA/EGA.
  • Page 30 · Hit "DEL" Message Display Disabling this option prevents the display of the message. Hit <DEL> if you want to run Setup from appearing when the system boots. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled. ·...

  • Page 31: Advanced Chipset Setup

    Chapter 3: System BIOS Setup C800,16K Shadow CC00,16K Shadow D000,16K Shadow D400,16K Shadow D800,16K Shadow DC00,16K Shadow These options specify how the contents of the adapter ROM named in the option title are handled. The ROM area that is not used by ISA adapter cards will be allocated to PCI adapter cards.
  • Page 32 Choose the Chipset Setup icon from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. All Chipset Setup options are then displayed and are described in this chapter. AMIBIOS SETUP —– ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP (C)1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved DRAM Speed 70ns Available Options:...

  • Page 33: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 3: System BIOS Setup This option sets the leadoff timings for system memory access. The settings are 11/7/3, 10/6/5, 11/7/4, or 10/6/4. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 11/7/3. · Memory Address Drive Strength This option specifies the current strength (in milliamps) for system memory. The settings are “10mA, 10mA”, “10mA, 16mA”, “16mA, 10mA”, or “16mA, 16mA”.
  • Page 34 The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the Power Management Setup icon from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu. AMIBIOS SETUP —– POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP (C)1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Power Management/APM Enabled Available Options:...
  • Page 35 Chapter 3: System BIOS Setup inactivity has expired. The settings are Off, Standby, Suspend, or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Standby. · Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the VESA VGA video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired.
  • Page 36 This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power saving states. The settings are expressed as a percentage of the standard clock speed. The settings are 0-12.5%, 12.5-25%, 25-37.5%, 37.5-50%, 50-62.5%, 62.5-75%, or 75-87.5%. The Optimal and Fail-Safe defaults are 12.5-25%. ·...

  • Page 37: Pci/Pnp Setup

    Chapter 3: System BIOS Setup · Modem Use (IO Port /IRQ) This item determines the IRQ and IO Port in which the MODEM can be used. Note that the MODEM Ring on can wake up your computer only when in Standby mode. ·...
  • Page 38 AMIBIOS SETUP —– PCI / PLUG PLAY SETUP (C)1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O/S Available Options: PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot4 IRQ Priority Auto DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1...
  • Page 39 Chapter 3: System BIOS Setup DMA Channel 7 These options specify if the named DMA channel is available for use on the ISA/EISA bus or for PnP (Plug and Play). The settings are ISA/EISA or PnP. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are PnP. IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5...

  • Page 40: Peripheral Setup

    · Reserved Memory Address This option specifies the beginning address (in hex) of the reserved memory area. The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by legacy ISA adapter cards. The settings are C0000, C4000, C8000, CC000, D0000, D4000, D8000, or DC000. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are C8000.
  • Page 41 Chapter 3: System BIOS Setup OnBoard FDC Enabled Available Options: OnBoard Serial PortA 3F8h/COM1 Auto OnBoard Serial PortB 2F8h/COM2 Disabled IR Port Support Disabled Enabled IR Base Address Select IR IRQ Select OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Normal EPP Version Parallel Port IRQ Parallel Port DMA Channel Onboard IDE...
  • Page 42 IrDA, or ASK IR (the ASK Computer infrared specification). The Optimal and Fail- Safe default settings are Standard. · IR Port Support This option enables the IR (Infra Red) function on the motherboard. The settings are Disabled or Enabled. · IR Base Address Select This option specifies the base I/O Port address of IR port.
  • Page 43 Chapter 3: System BIOS Setup bidirectional communication. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Normal. · EPP Version This option is only valid if the Parallel Port Mode option is set to EPP. This option specifies the version of the Enhanced Parallel Port specification that will be used by AMIBIOS.
  • Page 44 The Fail-Safe default settings consist of the safest set of parameters. Use them if the system is behaving erratically. They should always work but do not provide optimal system performance characteristics.

  • Page 45: Smart Soft Cpu Setting

    Smart Soft CPU Setting The SMART Soft CPU setting can let you simply change the CMOS BIOS Setting to set the CPU type, working speed, frequency, and temperature control. See section 2.3 for more information on this. AMIBIOS SETUP —– CPU CONFIGURATION SETUP (C)1996 American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 46 In the event of failure of any part(s) due to defects in material or workmanship occurring within that one year period, DataExpert will, at its option, either repair or replace the defective product or part thereof at no charge for the parts or labor.
  • Page 47 RMA FORM If the motherboard does not work fine, please fill up this form to describe related situations. If the space is not enough, you can attach a separate paper. MODEL: MODEL NO: HARDWARE CPU : Brand , Model , Speed CD-PROCESSOR Brand , Model...

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