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  • Page 1 P5TX-AR Mainboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Version 1.1 Copyright © July 1997 All rights reserved This publication may not be copied, reproduced, translated, transmitted or reduced to any printed or electronic medium or to any machine readable form, or stored in a retrieval system, either in whole or in part without the written consent of the copyright holders.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual Table Of Contents – III Section 1: P5TX-AR Package & Product Information ......1 - 1 Manual Features......................1 - 1 Package Contents ....................1 - 3 Mainboard Features ................... 1 - 4 Component Information ..................1 - 6 Expansion Cards &...
  • Page 4 P5TX–AR User’s Manual Table Of Contents – IV Section 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard ........... 3 - 1 Installing Expansion Cards .................. 3 - 1 ISA Cards & Slots ......................3 - 1 Configuring Expansion Card Resources In CMOS Setup .......... 3 - 2 Adding System Memory ..................

  • Page 5: Section 1: P5Tx-Ar Package & Product Information

    1: Package & Product Information – 1.1 P5TX-AR Package & Product Information This manual contains all the information you’ll need to use the P5TX-AR mainboard. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the design and organization of the manual. Manual Features This manual is divided into four sections: •...
  • Page 6 P5TX-AR User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.2 The manual uses some icons to call your attention to impor- tant information. The icons appear in the sidebar and represent the following: • Important information • A recommendation or good idea •...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    P5TX-AR User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.3 Package Contents The P5TX–AR mainboard package contains the following items. Please inspect the package contents and confirm that ev- erything is there. If anything is missing or damaged, call your vendor for instructions before proceeding.

  • Page 8: Mainboard Features

    P5TX-AR User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.4 Mainboard Features This mainboard is a highly integrated ATX design that incor- porates many features on the board. The mainboard includes the following features: • Socket 7 CPU socket supports Pentium and compatible CPUs up to 233MHz •...
  • Page 9 P5TX-AR User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.5 Audio Ports: Mic, Line In, Line Out Mouse COM1 Game Keybd Parallel CD-In COM2 VGA Feature/AMC TV-Out ATX Power DIMM3,2,1 CPU Socket 7 ATi Mem. Socket JP11 Floppy IDE2 IDE1...

  • Page 10: Component Information

    P5TX-AR User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.6 Component Information This section is a brief description of the components on the mainboard that you might need to know about if you want to upgrade or change your system configuration. If your mainboard is already installed in a system, it isn’t necessary for you to re-...

  • Page 11: Memory Sockets & Modules

    P5TX-AR User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.7 Memory Sockets & Modules There are three memory module sockets on the mainboard. They use 168-pin DIMM memory modules. The sockets func- tion independently of each other. This mainboard has a very flex- ible memory design that allows the use of a variety of memory options up to a total of 256MB.

  • Page 12: Port & Controller Connections

    P5TX-AR User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.8 Port & Controller Connections There are several ports and connectors on the mainboard. Some are external ports and others are internal connectors that connect to other parts of the computer or internal options.

  • Page 13: Section 2: Using Your Mainboard

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.1 Using Your Mainboard This section covers the following topics: • System Controls & Indicators • Hardware Features • Firmware & Software They go over the system control features and status indicators that connect from the mainboard and explain the software that In This Section: comes with or is built-into the mainboard.
  • Page 14 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.2 Hardware Control & Indicator Connectors Feature Function Power Status LED When lighted indicates that system is turned on Suspend Switch Puts the system into Suspend state under Operating Systems that support this power management feature Suspend LED When lighted indicates the system is suspended Reset Switch...

  • Page 15: Cmos Setup Utility Controls

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.3 CMOS Setup Utility Controls Two sections of the CMOS Setup Utility allow you to config- ure how some of your system’s features work. These are: • BIOS Features Setup • Power Management Setup The CMOS Setup Utility is a program that is permanently stored in the BIOS chip on the mainboard.
  • Page 16 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.4 Virus Warning – Security Option – CMOS Setup Utility – When enabled, monitors the Sets the level of password BIOS Features Setup primary hard disk boot sec- protection for the system. This section of the setup util- tor and warns of any attempt ity allows you to configure...
  • Page 17 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.5 You can use the Min Saving CMOS Setup Utility – or Max Saving default modes Power Management Setup or you can configure the This section of the setup util- power management features ity allows you to configure the individually in the User Define power management features...

  • Page 18: Hardware Features

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.6 Hardware Features This section is a brief overview of information about the mainboard’s hardware features. Onboard Ports There are several external ports on the mainboard. These are ports standard to most personal computers: •...
  • Page 19 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.7 This section enables and con- CMOS Setup Utility – figures the optional USB and Integrated Peripherals Infrared features. This section of the setup util- ity configures the IDE and The screen illustration shows Floppy controllers and the the settings when Optimum settings for the external ports...
  • Page 20 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.8 Case Security The mainboard has a case security feature that will warn if the system case or ‘chassis’ has been opened since the last time the system was used. There is a photoelectric cell mounted on the mainboard that is active when the system is turned off and will detect the case being opened.

  • Page 21: Optional Hardware Connectors

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.9 ATX Power Supply With an ATX power supply, the system will turn the power off automatically when exiting Windows95. UltraDMA Hard Disk Drive Support This mainboard supports hard disks that use UltraDMA data transfer.

  • Page 22: Firmware & Software

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.10 Firmware & Software The mainboard hardware is supported by both firmware and software components. Firmware is software that is stored on a chip on the board rather than on disk media. The firmware component you interface with on this main- board is the CMOS Setup Utility.
  • Page 23 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.11 CMOS Setup Utility – This is the main screen for the setup utility from which you access its various sections. The function and use of each section is covered in Section 4: Reference Information.

  • Page 24: Flashing The Bios

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.12 Flashing The BIOS This mainboard uses the Award BIOS. The BIOS is stored on a programmable flash memory chip on the mainboard. Updates to the BIOS can be installed by installing a new BIOS file on the flash chip, which replaces the existing one.

  • Page 25: Section 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.1 Reconfiguring Your Mainboard This section explains how to install new hardware on your mainboard. It covers installing expansion cards, adding system memory, changing the CPU and installing additional IDE periph- eral devices such as a hard disk or a CD-ROM drive. Installing Expansion Cards There are seven expansion card slots on the mainboard, three In This Section:...

  • Page 26: Configuring Expansion Card Resources In Cmos Setup

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.2 PCI Cards & Slots With very few exceptions, any PCI expansion card you are likely to get will be Plug an Play compliant. If you are using an Operating System that supports PnP, such as Windows 95, you should be able to follow the installation instructions that come with the card and have the Operating System automatically rec- ognize and configure the card.
  • Page 27 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.3 CMOS Setup Utility – If you install an Operating Sys- tem that supports Plug and PnP/PCI Configuration Play, such as Windows95, This is the default screen for you should set the first line, this section when Setup De- ‘PNP OS Installed’...
  • Page 28 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.4 If you are installing a ‘legacy’ CMOS Setup Utility – ISA card that requires manual PnP/PCI Configuration configuration, you can manu- When ‘Resources Controlled ally assign the required re- By’ is set to ‘Manual’ you can sources as needed.
  • Page 29 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.5 When an item in the list is con- CMOS Setup Utility – figured this way, it is no longer PnPPCI Configuration part of the pool of automati- This screen shows an ex- cally configurable resources.

  • Page 30: Adding System Memory

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.6 Adding System Memory There are some requirements you must follow if you want to install system memory. The memory subsystem has three 168- pin DIMM sockets which function independently. This main- board supports both EDO DRAM and SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) modules.
  • Page 31 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.7 Retaining Clamp DIMM1,2,3 Modules press into place DIMM Sockets and are held in position by a The picture above shows the retaining clamp at each end memory module sockets in of the socket. detail.
  • Page 32 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.8 Installing Memory Modules To install a DIMM module, look at the module and note the position of the shorter section of the connector edge that plugs into the DIMM socket. Note the position of the shorter section of the socket.

  • Page 33: Installing A Cpu Upgrade

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.9 Installing A CPU Upgrade If you are installing this mainboard it will not have a CPU installed unless your vendor installed one when you purchased the board. If the mainboard is installed in a system, there will already be a CPU installed.

  • Page 34: Configuring External Clock Speed & Factor

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.10 Configuring External Clock Speed & Factor To configure the board for a CPU’s internal clock speed, you have to set the external clock speed (sometimes referred to as the bus speed) and the clock factor so that the result is the internal clock speed of the CPU you are installing.
  • Page 35 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.11 CPU Settings Intel Pentium CPUs Internal Clock External Clock Clock Factor 75MHz 50MHz 90MHz 60MHz 100MHz 66.6MHz 120MHz 60MHz 133MHz 66.6MHz 150MHz 60MHz 166MHz 66.6MHz 200MHz 66.6MHz 233MHz 66.6MHz Cyrix/IBM CPUs 6X86 P120+ (100MHz) 50MHz...

  • Page 36: Cpu Jumper Tables & Illustrations

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.12 CPU Jumper Tables & Illustrations The next few pages show the CPU jumper settings. The set- tings are listed in the tables as follows: • Where two pins are shorted (connected) by a jumper cap on a three-or-more-pin jumper the shorted pins are listed, e.g.
  • Page 37 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.13 CPU Jumper Settings Function Jumper Settings External Clock JP4-6 Ext. Clock 55MHz JP4: 2-3, JP5: 1-2, JP6: 2-3 60MHz JP4: 1-2, JP5: 1-2, JP6: 2-3 66.6MHz JP4: 1-2, JP5: 1-2, JP6: 1-2 68.5MHz JP4: 1-2, JP5: 2-3, JP6: 1-2 75MHz...
  • Page 38 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.14 External Clock Speed Internal Clock Factor Onboard VGA 1.5x & 3.5x Enable 55MHz Disable 2.0x 60MHz Clear CMOS 2.5x 66.6MHz Normal JP10 Clear 3.0x 68.5MHz JP10 75MHz CPU Core Voltage (Vcore) 2.5V 2.8V 2.9V...
  • Page 39 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.15 JP1-3 JP10 JP4-6 Jumper Locations The illustration above shows the location of the jumpers il- lustrated on the previous page.

  • Page 40: Adding An Ide Peripheral

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.16 Adding An IDE Peripheral This section covers some aspects of installing internal IDE pe- ripheral devices as they relate to the mainboard. The onboard Enhanced IDE controller supports up to four devices, two per IDE channel.
  • Page 41 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.17 You can also set the transfer CMOS Setup Utility – mode for each device manu- Integrated Peripherals ally, although we recom- The illustration above shows mend using the default set- the Setup Defaults settings for tings unless you have a rea- this screen.

  • Page 42: Installing Ide Devices

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.18 Installing IDE Devices The mainboard’s Enhanced IDE controller supports four de- vices in two channels, IDE1 and IDE2. These are called the Pri- mary and Secondary IDE channels. Each channel supports two devices, the first device is called the Master device and the second the Slave device.

  • Page 43: Adding Display Memory

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.19 IDE Devices & CMOS Setup When you install a new hard disk drive its parameters will be automatically detected by the BIOS and entered in the Standard CMOS Setup section of the CMOS Setup utility if you use the Optimum Settings, which automatically detect any new hard disk drive.

  • Page 44: Disabling The Onboard Video Display

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.20 Disabling The Onboard Video Display If you want to use a video display card other than the onboard ATi Rage II+ you can disable the onboard display by putting a jumper cap on jumper JP8. The location of the jumper and the settings are shown on pages 14 and 15 of this section.

  • Page 45: Section 4: P5Tx-Ar Reference Information

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.1 P5TX–AR Reference Information This section is a summary of the P5TX–AR’s specifications and settings. It includes the following: In This Section: • Jumper Configuration Summary Jumper Summary • Connector Summary Connector Summary •...
  • Page 46 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.2 Audio Ports: Mic , Line In, Line Out Mouse COM1 Game Keybd Parallel CD-In COM2 VGA Feature/AMC TV-Out ATX Power JP1-3 DIMM3,2,1 ATi Mem. Socket JP11 Floppy JP10 IDE2 JP4-6 IDE1 The COM1 and VGA ports are The COM2 connector is on the Jumper &...

  • Page 47: Jumper Configuration Summary

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.3 Jumper Configuration Summary This section lists the jumper setting options for this mainboard. The settings are listed as follows: • The two pins shorted by a jumper cap on a three-or-more-pin jumper, e.g. 1-2 •...
  • Page 48 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.4 CPU Jumper Settings Function Jumper Settings External Clock JP4-6 Ext. Clock 55MHz JP4: 2-3, JP5: 1-2, JP6: 2-3 60MHz JP4: 1-2, JP5: 1-2, JP6: 2-3 66.6MHz JP4: 1-2, JP5: 1-2, JP6: 1-2 68.5MHz JP4: 1-2, JP5: 2-3, JP6: 1-2 75MHz...
  • Page 49 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.5 External Clock Speed Internal Clock Factor Onboard VGA 1.5x & 3.5x Enable 55MHz Disable 2.0x 60MHz Clear CMOS 2.5x 66.6MHz Normal JP10 Clear 3.0x 68.5MHz JP10 75MHz CPU Core Voltage (Vcore) 2.5V 2.8V 2.9V 3.3V...
  • Page 50 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.6 Onboard Connectors Name Function Description Keyboard & Mouse Stacked PS/2 ports, keyboard lower, mouse upper ATX Power Connects to 20-pin ATX power supply lead USB Port 1 & Port 2 Stacked Universal Serial Bus ports Serial Port Two Connector for external 9-pin serial port port bracket is COM2...
  • Page 51 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.7 Name Function Description Power Button Connects case-mounted power push-button CPU Fan power For power management-enabled cooling fan power cable Intrusion Detector Connects to chassis intrusion detector cable Case Features Connects to case features: Pin 2-3:Power On LED;...

  • Page 52: Supported Cpus

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.8 Supported CPUs This mainboard can use CPUs from Intel, Cyrix, IBM and AMD. The board’s switching CPU power design and jumper con- figuration options allow the use of all Pentium class processors from all three vendors, including those with MMX features.

  • Page 53: Interpreting Cpu Markings

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.9 Interpreting CPU Markings If you are installing a CPU and you do not have the informa- tion needed to set the CPU jumper configuration you can usually get it from the makings on the CPU. The following information is a guide to reading the markings.
  • Page 54 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.10 Cyrix 6x86 CPU Markings P–Rating: 90+, 120+, 133+, 150+, 166+, 200+ 6x86 – P166+ GP CPU Model 6x86 Internal Clock Speed (Core Frequency) 133MHz 6x86L 100, 110, 120, 133, 150 3.52V (028) Core Voltage Range Midpoint VCC Specification...

  • Page 55: System Memory Specifications

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.11 System Memory Specifications The memory subsystem on this mainboard has three 168-pin DIMM sockets. The sockets function independently and can use either EDO DRAM or SDRAM 3.3–Volt modules. Single or double-sided modules from 8MB to 128MB are supported up to a total memory capacity of 256MB.

  • Page 56: Cmos Setup Utility Summary

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.12 CMOS Setup Utility Summary This section explains the entries in the CMOS Setup Utility program. This utility is permanently stored on the BIOS chip on the mainboard. It creates a record of the mainboard’s and some system configuration information and stores it in battery-sup- ported memory on the mainboard.
  • Page 57 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.13...

  • Page 58: Standard Cmos Setup

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.14 Menu Commands If you look at the lower portion of the screen illustration you’ll see a section that lists the control commands for this level of the program. You execute a command by pressing the key for that command.
  • Page 59 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.15 • Load BIOS Defaults Loads minimum settings from the BIOS ROM. • Load Optimum Settings Loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM. • Integrated Peripherals Settings for the IDE channels and onboard ports The other main menu items are affected by these items : •...
  • Page 60 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.16 Standard CMOS Setup To enter this section, highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key. The screen above will appear. Note: Due to a technical limitation Menu Commands in producing the illustration of this screen, the memory fig- If you look at the lower portion of the screen illustration you’ll...
  • Page 61 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.17 Select Item You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move around the screen and select a menu item. An item is highlighted when it is selected. Change Color You can change the program color scheme by pressing Shift + Modify To change the setting of a highlighted selection you can press either the Page Up (PU) and Page Down (PD) keys or the Plus...
  • Page 62 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.18 Large Hard Disk Modes The last of the drive parameter entries – Mode – has four op- tions, Normal, LBA, Large and Auto. The Mode settings are for IDE hard disks only. Normal For IDE hard disks of 528MB or less.
  • Page 63 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.19 Highlight the listing after each drive name and select the ap- propriate entry. Floppy 3 Mode Support 3 Mode is a Japanese 3.5-inch floppy disk drive specification. If this type of drive is installed you should enable this feature. The default setting is Disabled.

  • Page 64: Bios Features Setup

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.20 BIOS Features Setup To enter this section of the Setup program, highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key. The following screen will appear.
  • Page 65 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.21 Menu Commands If you look at the lower portion of the screen illustration you’ll see a section that lists the control commands for this level of the program. You execute a command by pressing the key for that command.
  • Page 66 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.22 Virus Warning This protects the primary hard disk’s boot sector and partition table from infection. Any attempt to write to them will halt the system and produce a warning message. If this happens, you can either allow the system to continue or stop it and boot from a virus-free bootable floppy disk.
  • Page 67 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.23 Swap Floppy Drive This switches the floppy drive assignments so that drive A is treated as drive B: and drive B: as drive A: under DOS. The de- fault setting is Disabled. Boot Up NumLock Status This item allows you to select which mode the numeric key- pad on an IBM-compatible extended keyboard is set to when the...
  • Page 68 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.24 Security Option This sets when password protection is active. The two op- tions are: System – Password required at boot up Setup – Password controls access to Setup utility You create a password using the Password Setting option in the main menu.

  • Page 69: Chipset Features Setup

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.25 Chipset Features Setup To enter this section of the Setup program, highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key. The following screen will appear. Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen.
  • Page 70 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.26 Memory Hole At 15M–16M Some special add-on cards require a 1MB address space be- tween 15 and 16MB. The documentation for this type of card should tell you if it needs this. The default setting is Disabled. To return to the main menu press the Esc key.

  • Page 71: Power Management Setup

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.27 Power Management Setup To enter this section of the Setup program, highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key. The following screen will appear. Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen.
  • Page 72 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.28 What Power Management Does Power management lets you set up your computer to save electricity when it is not actively in use by putting the system into progressively greater power saving modes. In the power man- agement scheme there are four system states which proceed in the following sequence: Normal...
  • Page 73 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.29 Video Off After This governs when the video display gets turned off. The op- tions are: Suspend Off after system enters Suspend mode Standby Off after system enters Standby mode Doze Off after system enters Doze mode No display shut off Doze Mode This sets the period of system inactivity after which the sys-...
  • Page 74 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.30 HDD Power Down This shuts down IDE hard disks that support a power saving mode after a specified time period. The settings range from 1 to 15 minutes and can be set manually when power management is in User Define mode.
  • Page 75 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.31 Throttle Duty Cycle This line sets the percentage by which the CPU speed is cut back when power saving initiates. The settings are: 62.5% Default 87.5% 12.5% 37.5% ZZ Active In Suspend This item puts the cache controller into sleep mode when the system is in Suspend mode to achieve additional power saving.
  • Page 76 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.32 Soft-Off By PWR-BTTN This line controls the function of a power switch attached to the J19 Power Push Button connector. When set to the default, you must press the power switch for four seconds or more to turn the system off.
  • Page 77 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.33 Reload Global Timer Events The system will restart the power saving count-down when an event generates from any of the items in this section that are set to Enabled. The defaults are shown above. When you are finished in this section, press the Esc key to return to the main menu.

  • Page 78: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.34 PNP/PCI Configuration To enter this section of the Setup program, highlight this menu item in the main menu and press the Enter key. The following screen will appear. Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen.
  • Page 79 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.35 Resources Controlled By When this line is set to Auto the BIOS will automatically con- figure IRQ and DMA resources. This is the recommended set- ting. If you set this line to Manual, the screen changes as shown above and allows manual configuration.
  • Page 80 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.36 PCI IDE IRQ Map To Most of PCI IDE cards are non-PCI compliant. This line de- fines the IRQ Routing to make them work properly. The avail- able settings are: PCI-AUTO (default) PCI-SLOT1 PCI-SLOT2 PCI-SLOT3...
  • Page 81 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.37 Load BIOS Defaults To use this command highlight it in the main menu and press Enter. A message will appear asking if you want to load the BIOS Defaults. Press the Y key and then the Enter key. The BIOS de- fault settings will load.
  • Page 82 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.38 Integrated Peripherals This section sets the IDE transfer mode for all IDE channels. It also configures the other onboard ports. Menu Commands The menu commands for this screen are the same as for the BIOS Features Setup screen.
  • Page 83 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.39 IDE HDD Block Mode Enables hard disk drive block transfer mode . The setting op- tions are: Enabled (default) Disabled IDE Primary/Secondary Master/ Slave PIO These four lines set the hard disk PIO transfer mode, which affects the hard disk data transfer rate.
  • Page 84 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.40 Onboard FDD Controller Enables or Disables the onboard Floppy Drive controller. Onboard Serial Port 1/2 Sets the I/O address for serial ports 1 & 2. 3F8/IRQ4 Onboard serial port COM1 default 2F8/IRQ3 Onboard serial port COM2 default 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3...
  • Page 85 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.41 Onboard Parallel Port Sets the I/O address for the onboard parallel port. The setting options are: 378H/IRQ7 (default) Disabled 278H/IRQ5 3BCH/IRQ7 If you set this option to ‘Disabled’, the next option, ‘Onboard Parallel Mode’, will not appear on the screen.
  • Page 86 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.42 Onboard Parallel Mode Selects the parallel port mode. The setting options are: SPP (default) ECP/EPP EPP/SPP If you set this option to ‘SPP’ or ‘EPP/SPP’, the ‘ECP Mode Use DMA’ option will not appear on the screen. If you set this option to ‘SPP’...
  • Page 87 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.43 Password Setting To use this command, highlight it in the main menu and press Enter. A message will appear prompting you to enter a password. Type in a password. The password is case sensitive, and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters.
  • Page 88 P5TX–AR User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.44...

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