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PTK-2110
MAINBOARD
MANUAL
DOC No. : 15409
Rev.
: A0
Date
: 12, 1996
Part No.
: 25-10529-00

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  • Page 1 PTK-2110 MAINBOARD MANUAL DOC No. : 15409 Rev. : A0 Date : 12, 1996 Part No. : 25-10529-00...

  • Page 2: Handling Precautions

    Notice Handling Precautions Warning : 1. Static electricity may cause damage to the integrated circuits on the mainboard. Before handling any mainboard outside of its protective packaging, ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body. 2. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
  • Page 3 EDO and standard Fast Page Mode DRAM. The PTK-2110 integrates a full set of I/O features onboard, including two 16550A UART compatible serial port, one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, and one Floppy Disk Drive controller. It also comes with a built in Enhanced IDE controller that provides convenient, high-speed PCI Bus Master connections with up to four IDE devices, including Hard Disk and CD-ROM drives.
  • Page 4 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Congratulations on your decision to adopt the PTK-2110 mainboard. With its high-speed PCI local bus architecture and ultra-fast I/O connections, the PTK- 2110 provides the ultimate solution for optimizing the performance of your high-end system.

  • Page 5: Main Features

    Overview Main Features The PTK-2110 mainboard comes with the following high-performance features: Easy Installation Award BIOS with support for Plug and Play, auto detection of Hard Drive and IDE features, MS Windows 95, and Windows NT compatible. Flexible Processor Support...
  • Page 6 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual USB Support Two Universal Serial Bus connectors integrated into rear I/O panel.
  • Page 7 Overview Serial Infrared (SIR) Support One SIR port is shared with the COM2 port; with a transmission speed of up t up to 115200.BPS. Enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Integrated Enhanced PCI local bus IDE controller with two connectors supports up to four IDE devices such as Hard Disk, CD-ROM or Tape Backup drives via two channels for high speed data throughput.
  • Page 8 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual This User Manual This manual is designed to guide you and facilitate your use of the PTK-2110 mainboard. It contains a description of the design and features of the mainboard, and also includes useful information for changing the configuration of the board and the system it is installed in.

  • Page 9: Something Interesting

    Overview Something Interesting This section provides useful information that you will need to know should you decide to modify or upgrade the configuration of the mainboard and the system it is installed in. If you do not have the confidence to upgrade the mainboard yourself, we advise that you consult a qualified service technician for assistance.

  • Page 10: Irq Functionality

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual IRQ Functionality As you read through this manual, you will see the term IRQ on a number of occasions. It is important for you to know what this term means, particularly if you intend to upgrade your system.

  • Page 11: Dma Channels Of Isa Cards

    Overview DMA Channels of ISA Cards Some Legacy and PnP ISA add-on cards may also need to use a Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel. DMA assignments for this mainboard are handled in the same way as the IRQ assignment process outlined above. For more information, please refer to Chapter 3 of this manual.

  • Page 12: Serial Infrared (Sir) Connections

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Serial Infrared (SIR) Connections This mainboard features support for highly-sophisticated SIR technology, which allows bi-directional and cordless data transactions with other IrDA compliant computers and peripheral devices using infrared as a medium. This transmission is carried out in either Full Duplex Mode or Half Duplex Mode. The former allows simultaneous data transmission and reception, while the latter disables the reception when transmission occurs.

  • Page 13: Highly Convenient Integrated I/O Connectors

    Overview Highly Convenient Integrated I/O Connectors This mainboard features has an integrated rear I/O panel that incorporates a full set of I/O ports to allow simple and convenient connections to a complete selection of external peripheral devices. In addition to two 16550A UART compatible serial ports and one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, the panel features two USB connectors that provide high speed connection to the next generation of USB devices.
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  • Page 15: Installation Procedures

    Chapter 2 Installation Procedures The PTK-2110 has several user-adjustable jumpers on the board that allow you to configure your system to suit your requirements. This chapter contains information on the various jumper settings on your mainboard. To set up your computer, you should follow these installation steps:...

  • Page 16: Mainboard Layout

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Mainboard Layout...

  • Page 17: Set System Jumpers

    Installation Procedures 1). Set System Jumpers Jumpers Jumpers are used to select the operation modes for your system. Some jumpers on the board have three metal pins with each pin representing a different function. To “set” a jumper, a black cap containing metal contacts is placed over the jumper pin/s according to the required configuration.
  • Page 18 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual USB Frequecy Selection: CFG1 This jumper allows you to set the password configuration to “Enabled” or “Disabled”. You may need to enable this jumper if you forget your password. Clear Password: CPS This jumper allows you to set the password configuration to “Enabled” or...
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  • Page 20 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Flash EPROM Type Selection: EP1, EP2, EP3, EP4 These four jumpers allow you to configure the Flash EPROM chip.

  • Page 21: Dram Memory

    Therefore when more memory is added, total performance is increased. The PTK-2110’s RAM is comprised of four industry standard 72-pin Single In- line Memory Modules (SIMMs). The SIMM socket is able to support up to 128MB FPM (Fast Page Mode) and EDO (Extended Data Out) DRAM.
  • Page 22 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual RAM Modules Configuration DRAM modules may be installed in a variety of configurations, as shown below: (Unit : MB) TOTAL SIMM 1 & 2 SIMM 3 & 4 MEMORY BANK0 (72-PIN X 2) BANK1 (72-PIN X 2) 4 &...
  • Page 23 Installation Procedures TOTAL SIMM 1 & 2 SIMM 3 & 4 MEMORY BANK0 (72-PIN X 2) BANK1 (72-PIN X 2) 128* & 128* 4 & 4 128* & 128* 8 & 8 128* & 128* 16 & 16 128* & 128* 32 &...

  • Page 24: Install Simms

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Install SIMMs Complete the following procedures to install SIMMs: CAUTION : Always turn the system power off before installing or removing any device; and see “Handling Precautions” at the start of this manual. 1. Locate the SIMM slots on the mainboard. (See figure below.) Carefully fit a SIMM at a 45 degree angle into each empty sockets to be populated.
  • Page 25 Installation Procedures Swing each SIMM into its upright, locked position. When locking a SIMM in place, push on each end of the SIMM - do not push in the middle. Remove SIMMs To remove the SIMMs, pull the retaining latch on both ends of the socket and reverse the procedure above.

  • Page 26: Cache Memory

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Cache Memory The PTK-2110 comes with onboard 256/512KB synchronous 3V Pipeline Burst SRAMs. Please note that for 256KB secondary cache, M3 and M4 should be mounted with 32Kx32 Pipeline Burst SRAM. (Please refer to your dealer for the 512KB cache upgrade and the appropriate SRAM type.)
  • Page 27 Installation Procedures Onboard Cache (256KB)
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  • Page 29 Installation Procedures Onboard Cache RAM (512KB)
  • Page 30 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual 3). Install the The CPU module resides in the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket on the mainboard.
  • Page 31 Installation Procedures CAUTION : Always turn the system power off before installing or removing any device. Always observe static electricity precautions. See “Handling Precautions” at the start of this manual. Inserting the CPU chip incorrectly may damage the chip. To install the CPU, do the following: 1.
  • Page 32 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency: CLK1, CLK2 The table below shows the jumper settings for the different CPU speed configurations. CPU to Bus Frequency Ratio: FREQ1, FREQ2 These two jumpers are used in combination to decide the ratio of the internal...
  • Page 33 Installation Procedures Intel Pentium CPUs Frequency...
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  • Page 35 Installation Procedures Voltage...
  • Page 36 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual AMD-K5 CPUs Frequency...
  • Page 37 Installation Procedures NOTE : * This CPU had not been tested when this manual was printed. ** For AMD CPUs only, jumper FREQ1/FREQ2 can be set for 1.75x bus ratratio.
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  • Page 39: Cyrix 6X86 Cpus

    Installation Procedures Cyrix 6x86 CPUs...
  • Page 40 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Frequency NOTE : * This CPU had not been tested when this manual was printed. ** For Cyrix/IBM CPUs only, jumper FREQ1/FREQ2 can be set for 3.5x bus ratratio.
  • Page 41 Installation Procedures Voltage NOTE : * This CPU had not been tested when this manual was printed.
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  • Page 43: Ibm 6X86 Cpus

    Installation Procedures IBM 6x86 CPUs Frequency NOTE : * This CPU had not been tested when this manual was printed. ** For Cyrix/IBM CPUs only, jumper FREQ1/FREQ2 can be set for 3.5x bus ratratio.
  • Page 44 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Voltage...
  • Page 45 Installation Procedures NOTE : * This CPU had not been tested when this manual was printed.
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  • Page 47: Installation Of Cyrix (Or Ibm) 6X86 Cpu Fan

    Installation Procedures Installation of Cyrix (or IBM) 6x86 CPU Fan CAUTION : When you install a Cyrix (or IBM) 6x86 CPU fan, please pay attention to the direction of the air flow. Make sure that it lower the temperature of the regulator. Otherwise, the system may overheat. We recommended that you use one of the following two CPU fans for the Cyrix (or IBM) 6x86 CPU when install the fan on the mainboard.

  • Page 48: Install Expansion Cards

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual 4). Install Expansion Cards Your PTK-2110 features three 16-bit ISA Bus and four 32-bit PCI Bus expansion slots. This section describes how to connect an expansion card to one of your system's expansion slots. Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that, when connected to the mainboard, increase the capabilities of your system.
  • Page 49 Installation Procedures cover out from the chassis. Keep the slot cover mounting screw nearby.
  • Page 50 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual 3. Holding the edge of the peripheral card, carefully align the edge connector with the expansion slot. (See figure below.) Push the card firmly into the slot. Push down on one end of the expansion card, then the other. Use this “rocking” motion until the add-in card is firmly seated inside the slot.

  • Page 51: Connect Cables And Power Supply

    Installation Procedures 5). Connect Cables and Power Supply Audio-In Connector: CD-IN This 4-pin male connector is linked to the AUDIO-OUT port of your CD-ROM by a cable which comes with your CD-ROM drive. Please read the CD-ROM manual for detailed installation instructions. NOTE : The Right (Left) signal line of the CD-ROM drive must connect to the right pin “R”...
  • Page 52 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual CPU Fan Connector: FAN This connector is linked to the CPU fan. Floppy Diskette Drive Connector: FLOPPY...
  • Page 53 Installation Procedures This 34-pin block connector connects to your floppy diskette drive (FDD) using the cable that is provided with this mainboard.
  • Page 54 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Front Panel Block Connector: F_PNL This block connector concludes : PW_LED, KB_LOCK, TB_LED, SP_SW, SPK, SP_LED, IDE_LED, RPW_SW, and RST connectors. Item Connector Pin Type Feature PW_LED 2-pin male indicates the system power status KB_LOCK 2-pin male...

  • Page 55: Game/Midi Connector: Game

    Installation Procedures Game/MIDI Connector: GAME The game port is a standard MIDI break out port which readily accepts a joystick, keyboard or synthesizer. It can support any analog joystick with a 15-pin D-sub female connector, and all standard PC joystick-compatible software.
  • Page 56 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Hardware MPEG Card Connector: MPEG An optional 1stGrafx-CP3® MPEG Card can be installed onto an available PCI slot on the mainboard to improve the visual quality. Please refer to the MPEG card user manual for detail installing instructions.
  • Page 57 Installation Procedures Standard Power Connector: POWER1 This 12-pin block connector is used for connecting to the standard 5V power supply. In the picture below, notice that, in most cases, there are two marks “P8” and “P9” on the surface of the connector. You have to insert the “P8”plug into the “P8”...
  • Page 58 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual IDE HDD Device Connector: PRIMARY and SECONDARY These two 40-pin block connectors are used for your IDE hard disks. It you have one IDE hard disk, connect it to the PRIMARY connector using the IDE HDD flat cable provided with the mainboard. The BIOS auto detection sets it to be a “Primary Master”...

  • Page 59: Printer Connector: Printer

    Installation Procedures Printer Connector: PRINTER This 25-pin D-Sub printer port is attached to your printer via a cable. When inserting the cable, please be sure that the red line is always on the same side as pin 1 of this connector. PS/2 Keyboard Connector: PS2_KB This 6-pin female connector is used for your PS/2 keyboard.
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  • Page 61 Installation Procedures PS/2 Mouse Connector: PS2_MS This 6-pin female connector is used for your PS/2 mouse. Universal Serial Bus Connectors: USB0 and USB1 These two connectors are linked with a USB hub or other devices that have USB features.

  • Page 62: Vga Connector: Vga

    VGA Connector: VGA VGA Subsystem The PTK-2110 has a built-in S3 ViRGE VGA controller that supports resolutions of up to 1600x1200 in 256 colors. Related data about resolution is listed on the next page. To upgrade the onboard video DRAM to 4 MB, insert four 256K x 16Bit - 5 (SOJ-type) DRAMs in the VM5, VM6, VM7, and VM8 sockets.
  • Page 63 The PTK-2110 supplies drivers for DOS and Windows-based programs. These drivers will help you utilize and enhance your system's video subsystem. The driver diskette contains a READ.ME file that is accessible through any word processor using the ASCII or non-document mode.
  • Page 64 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual 640x480x16 60, 72, 75, 85 640x480x24 60, 72, 75, 85 800x600x4 60, 72, 75, 85 800x600x8 60, 72, 75, 85 800x600x16 60, 72, 75, 85 800x600x24 60, 72, 75, 85 1024x768x4 43(L), 60, 70, 75, 85 1024x768x8...
  • Page 65 Installation Procedures The Connector This 15 D-Sub female connector is linked to the VGA monitor via a cable. Wave Table Connector: WAVE The onboard audio system controller, CT2508, and FM synthesizer together with an optional wave table card CT1920 contribute to even better audio effect. The wave table card is installed onto an available ISA slot.
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  • Page 67 Installation Procedures Audio I/O Jacks: MIC_IN, LINE_IN, LINE_OUT Three 1/8” mini-jack external connectors MIC_IN, LINE_IN, LINE_OUT provide the interfaces to consumer electronic equipment. When setting up the audio software environment, please refer to your audio subsystem user manual for details.
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  • Page 69: Award Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup The mainboard comes with the Award BIOS chip that contains the ROM Setup information of your system. This chip serves as an interface between the proces- sor and the rest of the mainboard's components. This chapter explains the infor- mation contained in the Setup program and tells you how to modify the settings according to your system configuration.

  • Page 70: Standard Cmos Setup

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Standard CMOS Setup The Standard CMOS Setup screen is displayed above. Each item may have one or more option settings. The system BIOS automatically detects memory size, thus no changes are necessary. 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.
  • Page 71 Award BIOS Setup PRECOMP: The cylinder number at which the disk drive changes the write timing. LANDZ: The cylinder number that the disk drive heads (read/write) are seated when the disk drive is parked. SECTOR: The sector number of each track defined on the hard disk. MODE: Select Auto to detect the mode type automatically.

  • Page 72: Bios Features Setup

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning When enabled, assigns the BIOS to monitor the master boot sector and the DOS boot sector of the first hard disk drive. The options are: Enabled, Disabled (Default). CPU Internal Cache When enabled, improves the system performance. Disable this item when testing or troubleshooting.
  • Page 73 Award BIOS Setup Swap Floppy Drive Allows you to switch the order in which the operating system accesses the floppy drives during boot up. The options are: Enabled, Disabled (Default). Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, assigns the BIOS to perform floppy diskette drive tests by issuing the time-consuming seek commands.
  • Page 74 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual PS/2 Mouse Function Control When enabled, allows you to release IRQ12 for using the PS/2 mouse. The options are: Enabled, Disabled (Default). OS Select For DRAM 64MB If your operating system (OS) is OS2, MS Windows NT, or MS Windows 95, select the option OS2.

  • Page 75: Chipset Features Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Chipset Features Setup Auto Configuration When set at Enabled, it allows you to configure the features from the third one, Fast RAS To CAS Delay, to the eighth one, Refresh RAS# Assertion. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. DRAM Timing Allows you to select the speed of data access to EDO DRAM.
  • Page 76 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual The options are: x222/x333, x444/x444, x333/x444. DRAM Write Burst Timing Allows you to define DRAM write burst timing. The options are: X-3-3-3, X-2-2-2, X-4-4-4. DRAM Speculative Leadoff Allows you to disable the DRAM specutlative leadoff so that the DRAM...
  • Page 77 Award BIOS Setup When enabled, the memory hole at the 15MB address will be relocated to the 15~16MB address range of the ISA cycle when the processor accesses the 15~16MB address area. When disabled, the memory hole at the 15MB address will be treated as a DRAM cycle when the processor accesses the 15~16MB address area.

  • Page 78: Power Management Setup

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Power Management Setup Power Management This item allows you to adjust the power management features. Select Disable for disabling global power management features. Select User Defined for configuring your own power management features. MIN Saving initiates all predefined timers in their minimum values. MAX Saving, on the other hand, initiates maximum values.
  • Page 79 Award BIOS Setup Video Off Method The option V/H SYNC+Blank allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by turning off the V-Sync and H-Sync signals sent from add-on VGA card. DPMS Supported allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by your add- on VGA card which supports DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling function).
  • Page 80 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual HDD Power Down Selecting Disable will turn off the hard disk drive (HDD) motor. Selecting 1 Min..15 Min allows you define the HDD idle time before the HDD enters the Power Saving Mode. The option When Suspend lets the BIOS turn the HDD motor off when system is in Suspend mode.

  • Page 81: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    Award BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Resources Controlled By If you set at Auto, the BIOS automatically arranges all system resources for you. If there exists conflict or you are not satisfy with the configuration, simply set all the resources listed in the above figure by selecting Manual. The options are: Auto (default), Manual.

  • Page 82: Load Bios Defaults

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. The OEM manufacturer may change the defaults through MODBIN before the binary image burns into the ROM. Load Setup Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects.

  • Page 83: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals IDE HDD Block Mode When enabled, allows the system to execute read/write requests to hard disk in block mode. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. On-Chip Primary PCI IDE When enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled.
  • Page 84 PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual IDE Secondary Master PIO Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE hard disk (master) mode. The options are: Auto (Default), Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4. IDE Secondary Slave PIO Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE hard disk (slave) mode.
  • Page 85 Award BIOS Setup UART-2 Mode (COM/IR) Allows you to select the IR modes if the serial port 2 is used as an IR port. Set at Standard, if you use COM2 as the serial port as the serial port, instead as an IR port.

  • Page 86: Supervisor/User Password

    PTK-2110 Mainboard Manual Supervisor/User Password To enable the Supervisor/User passwords, select the item from the Standard CMOS Setup. You will be prompted to create your own password. Type your password up to eight characters and press Enter. You will be asked to confirm the password.

  • Page 87: Save And Exit Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Save and Exit Setup After you have made changes under Setup, press Esc to return to the main menu. Move cursor to Save and Exit Setup or press F10 and then press Y to change the CMOS Setup. If you did not change anything, press Esc again or move cursor to Exit Without Saving and press Y to retain the Setup settings.
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