Summary of Contents for Taiwan Commate Computer Inc. P2BXA-V
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P2BXA-V, P2BXA-VP Quick Installation Chart For your convenience, this chart lists all the CPUs supported by P2BXA-V or P2BXA-VP and their corresponding jumper setting. CPU Model Ratio 350/100 233/66 3.5x 400/100 266/66 4.0x 450/100 300/66 4.5x 500/100 333/66 5.0x 550/100 366/66 5.5x...
P2BXA-V, P2BXA-VP Motherboard User's Manual Product Name : P2BXA-V, P2BXA-VP Manual Revision : English, 1.4 Trademarks Intel and Pentium II AND Pentium III are trademarks of Intel Corporation Award is a trademark of Award Software International Inc.
1.1 Product Overview Thank you for purchasing the P2BXA-V or P2BXA-VP motherboard. This motherboard utilizes VIA's latest technology, namely VT82C693 & VT82C596A or VT82C693A & VT82C596B chipset. We have conducted a motherboard compatibility test with a variety of hardware and software, such as CPUs, memory, display cards, CD ROMs, Novell, MS Office..etc and has passed NSTL Year 2000 certification test program.
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Novell, Unix, SCO UNIX..Dimension : -305 mm x 180 mm ATX Form factor 1.4 Content The P2BXA-V motherboard box contains the following items: - One Motherboard - One 40-pin IDE Ribbon Cable - One 80-pin IDE Ribbon Cable (optional)
2.1.1 Jumper Settings In this manual , [1-2] represents the first and second pins of the jumper. [2-3] represents the second and third pins of the jumper. On the motherboard, you will see two sets of jumpers with different color jumper caps: Yellow Jumper Sets the Function of Flash CMOS JRTC1...
2.1.5 CPU FSB Frequency Setting The JFSB jumper provides three FSB frequency settings for the CPU. Auto Detect , 66MHz or 100MHz or 133MHz FSB frequency can be selected with this jumper. The 100MHz FSB frequency setting is over specification operation for 66MHz FSB CPU. The over specification operation is not recommended. 2.2 Installation of CPU The motherboard provides a Single Edge Contact(SEC)slot for a Pentium II processor packaged in an SEC cartridge.
1. Leave space below each mounting hole for the fastener to protrude through the hole. 2. Position URM on the M/B next to the slot1 connector. 3. Push down retainer pin into respective fastener to secure URM onto the M/B. 4.
DIMM2 EDO/SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB DIMM3 EDO/SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB 2.4 I/O Connections/Panel Connections I/O Connections ATX Power Connector PWRFAN Power fan connector CHASSFAN Chassis fan connector CPUFAN CPU fan connector JIR1 Infrared Connector ( Cable optional ) Wake up on LAN connector JFLP1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector...
IrDA (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps). Install infrared module onto Infrared connector and configure the setting through 'UART Mode Select' in Integrated Peripherals to select whether UART is directed for use with COM2 or Infrared. 2.4.4 Wake-up on LAN Connector (3-pin JP1) The JP1 connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received from the network .
2.4.7 PS/2 Mouse Port (6-pin Mini-Din JMOUSE1) The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse. 2.4.8 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin Mini-Din JKB1) This connection is for a standard keyboard using a PS/2 plug. You may use a Din to Mini-Din adapter on standard AT keyboards.
2.4.11 USB Connectors (Two 4-pin USB) You can attach USB devices to the USB connector. 2.4.12 Panel Connection (24-pin JFRNT1) JFRNT1 Connector Function GREENLED Suspend Mode LED PWRLED Power LED KEYLK Keylock Switch SPKR Speaker RESET Reset Switch IDELED HDD LED PWRBNT ATX Power Button Connector SMISW...
To activate CMOS Setup, press <DEL> key immediately after you turn on the system. The following message "Press DEL to enter SETUP" should appear in the lower left hand corner of your screen. When you enter the CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be displayed (Figure 3-1). You can use arrow keys to select your function, press <Enter>...
3.2.3 Hard Disks Setting The BIOS supports Dual-Channel PIO and PCI Bus Master IDE ports. Each port supports one master and one slave hard drive. You can use <PageUp> or <PageDown> key to change hard drive type. Incorrect setting may result in boot up error or system hang. If your hard disk drive is not listed, you can select Type "USER"...
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Select "Disabled" to disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking. 3.3.4 Quick Power On Self Test Select "Enabled" to speed up time required to complete Power-On Self-Test. 3.3.5 Boot Sequence This option allows user to assign boot sequence of the system. Available options are A, C, D, E, F, CD-ROM, SCSI and LS120/ZIP.
If you are using OS/2 operating system and installed memory is larger than 64MB. You need to have the setting in the enable mode. 3.3.17 Report No FDD For WIN 95 While the FDD in STANDARD CMOS SETUP is set to NONE, set this option to No to release IRQ6 for passing Win95 logo.
AGP clock. 3.4.12 CPU Host Clock P2BXA-V supports AUTO, 66, 75, 100, 103 MHz external frequency only. You can choose Default, 66, 75, 83, 100, 103, 112, 124, 133, 140 or 150MHz for external frequency of your CPU on P2BXA-VP.
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Power management decreases power usage under the pre-defined standby time range. Figure 3-5. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SCREEN ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. 3.5.1 Power Management Disable Disable Power Management. Min Saving System starts power saving function when the inactivity period exceeds 1 hour.
3.5.8 Doze Mode When system is inactive after the predefined time limit, system performance will drop down. This is the first level of Power Management. 3.5.9 Suspend Mode System further shuts down all devices except for CPU itself. This is the third level of Power Management.
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Figure 3.6 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. 3.6.1 PNP OS Installed This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system. Please set it as No if the operating system has no PnP function or to avoid reassigning the IRQs by the operating system. 3.6.2 Resources Controlled By Default setting is "Auto".
This implements a single delay when reading to the PCI Bus. By default, two-wait states are used by the system, allowing for greater stability. 3.6.13 PCI IRQ Actived By ( For P2BXA-V only ) This sets the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that an IRQ service is being requested by a device.
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Select "Enabled" to activate each on-board IDE channel separately, Select "Disabled", if you install an add-on IDE Control card 3.7.2 IDE Prefetch Mode Enable prefetching for IDE drive interfaces that support its faster drive accesses. If you are getting disk drive errors, change the setting to omit the drive interface where the errors occur. Depending on the configuration of your IDE subsystem, this field may not appear, and it does appear when the Internal PCI/IDE filed, above, is Disabled.
3.8 Load BIOS Defaults This loads the standard BIOS default values. To select, highlight it and press the <Enter> key. Then press the <Y> and <Enter> keys to confirm. Otherwise, press the <N> key to cancel. 3.9 Load Setup Defaults This feature loads the setup default values from BIOS default table.
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According to 47 CFR, Part 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules The following designated product EQUIPMENT : MAIN BOARD MODEL NO. : P2BXA Which is the Class B digital device complies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Certification Number : NCY2000-990413-012 P2BXA-V system has passed NSTL Year 2000 certification test program. The Year 2000 test program tests a personal computer for its ability to support the year 2000. The Year 2000 certification test has been done under the following system configuration:...
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