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  • Page 1 P5ST-A Mainboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 FCC & DOC Compliance FCC & DOC Compliance FCC & DOC Compliance FCC & DOC Compliance FCC & DOC Compliance Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    P5SJ–A User’s Manual Table Of Contents – III Section 1: P5ST-A Package & Product Information ......... 1.1 About This Manual ......................1.1 Package Contents ....................1.3 Component Information ..................1.5 Expansion Cards & Slots ....................1.5 Memory Sockets & Modules ..................1.6 CPU Socket &...
  • Page 4 P5SJ–A User’s Manual Table Of Contents – IV Installing A CPU Upgrade ..................3.9 The Basic Procedure ..................... 3.9 Configuring External Clock Speed & Factor ..............3.10 Configuring CPU Voltage .................... 3.10 CPU Jumper Tables & Illustrations ................3.12 Adding An IDE Peripheral ..................3.16 IDE Transfer Modes......................

  • Page 5: Section 1: P5St-A Package & Product Information

    1: Package & Product Information – 1.1 P5ST-A Package & Product Information This manual contains all the information you’ll need to use the P5ST-A mainboard. Please take a moment to familiarize your- self with the design and organization of the manual. About This Manual This manual is divided into four sections: •...
  • Page 6 P5ST-A 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

    P5ST-A User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.3 Package Contents The P5ST–A mainboard package contains the following items, as noted in the Quick Installation Guide. We’ve listed them here again for your convenience. Please inspect the package contents and confirm that everything is there.
  • Page 8 P5ST-A User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.4 Game Mouse Parallel Mic, Line-In, Speaker COM1 Keybd JP16 CD In CD In CD In CD In CD In DIMM1 DIMM2 ISA Slots 1 2 3 SIMM1 VGA Feature SIMM2...

  • Page 9: Component Information

    P5ST-A User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.5 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 10: Memory Sockets & Modules

    P5ST-A User’s Manual 1: Package & Product Information – 1.6 Memory Sockets & Modules There are six memory module sockets on the mainboard. Four sockets are for 72-pin SIMM memory modules. The sockets are paired into two ‘banks.’ This means you must install two mod- ules at a time.

  • Page 11: Section 2: Using Your Mainboard

    P5ST–A 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 derive from the mainboard and explain the software that In This Section: comes with or is built-into the mainboard...
  • Page 12 P5ST–A User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.2 Hardware Controls & Indicators Feature Pins Function Power Switch Turns the system power on and off. In some systems, push once for Suspend, push for >4 seconds for Off. Power Status LED J16: 1-3 When lighted indicates that system is turned on Suspend Switch...

  • Page 13: Cmos Setup Utility Controls

    P5ST–A 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 14 P5ST–A 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 15 P5ST–A 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 16: Hardware Features

    P5ST–A 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 that connect to external devices. Onboard Ports There are a number of external ports on the mainboard. •...
  • Page 17 P5ST–A 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 Setup De- settings for the external ports...

  • Page 18: Firmware & Software

    P5ST–A User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.8 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 19 P5ST–A User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.9 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 20: Flashing The Bios

    P5ST–A User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.10 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 21 P5ST–A User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.11 Jumper Settings Mentioned In This Chapter Function Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Setup JP13 Normal Clear Onboard VGA Enable Disable...
  • Page 22 P5ST–A User’s Manual 2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.12...

  • Page 23: Section 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard

    P5ST–A 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 24: Configuring Expansion Card Resources In Cmos Setup

    P5ST–A 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 25 P5ST–A User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.3 CMOS Setup Utility – Pnp/PCI Configuration This is the default screen for this section when Setup De- faults are loaded. If you need to manually configure the IRQ settings, set the first item on the screen to the ‘Manual’...
  • Page 26 P5ST–A 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 27 P5ST–A 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 Pnp/PCI Configuration part of the pool of automati- This screen shows an ex- cally configurable resources.

  • Page 28: Adding System Memory

    P5ST–A 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 four 72-pin SIMM sockets divided into two banks, SIMM1 & SIMM2 and SIMM3 &...
  • Page 29 P5ST–A User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.7 DIMM1 DIMM2 SIMM1 SIMM2 SIMM3 SIMM4 Retaining Clip 5598 When you want to remove a Modules snap into place and Memory Sockets module, press down on the are held in position by a re- The picture above shows the retaining clamps to push the taining clip at each end of the...
  • Page 30 P5ST–A User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.8 Installing Memory Modules Modules are designed so that they will only insert in one ori- entation. If you have trouble inserting the connector edge of a module into a socket, it may be oriented the wrong way. Turn the module around and try again.

  • Page 31: Installing A Cpu Upgrade

    P5ST–A 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 32: Configuring External Clock Speed & Factor

    P5ST–A 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 33 P5ST–A User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.11 Standard 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 Cyrix/IBM 6X86 CPUs Internal Clock External Clock Clock Factor...

  • Page 34: Cpu Jumper Tables & Illustrations

    P5ST–A 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 35 P5ST–A User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.13 CPU Jumper Settings Function Jumper Settings External Speed 50MHz 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 55MHz 1-2, 3-4 60MHz 3-4, 5-6 66MHz 1-2, 5-6 75MHz 83MHz Internal Clock Factor JP6 1.5x 1-2, 4-5 2.0x 2-3, 4-5 2.5x 2-3, 5-6...
  • Page 36 P5ST–A User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.14 JP8: External Clock Speed JP6: Clock Factor JP2: CPU Core Voltage 1.5x 50MHz 2.5V 2.8V 55MHz 2.0x 60MHz 2.5x 2.9V 3.3V 66MHz 3.0x 75MHz 3.5x 3.52V 83MHz...
  • Page 37 P5ST–A User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.15 5598...

  • Page 38: Adding An Ide Peripheral

    P5ST–A 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 39 P5ST–A 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 40: Installing Ide Devices

    P5ST–A 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 41: Adjusting Display Memory

    P5ST–A 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 Setup Defaults, which automatically detect any new hard disk drive.
  • Page 42 P5ST–A User’s Manual 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard – 3.20 CMOS Setup Utility – ChipSet Features Setup The VGA Shared Memory Size line sets the size of the dis- play memory. The display memory is drawn from the total system memory. The options are 1, 2, 3 or 4MB.

  • Page 43: P5St-A Reference Information

    P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.1 P5ST–A Reference Information This section is a summary of the P5ST–A’s specifications and settings. It includes the following: In This Section: • Jumper Configuration Summary Jumper Summary • Connector Summary • Supported CPUs Connector Summary •...
  • Page 44 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.2 Game Mouse Parallel Mic, Line-In, Speaker COM1 Keybd JP16 CD In DIMM1 DIMM2 ISA Slots 1 2 3 SIMM1 VGA Feature SIMM2 Power SIMM3 SIMM4 PCI Slots 4 3 2 1 COM2 CPU Socket 7 JP14 5598...

  • Page 45: Jumper Configuration Summary

    P5ST–A 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 46 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.4 CPU Jumper Settings Function Jumper Settings External Speed 50MHz 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 55MHz 1-2, 3-4 60MHz 3-4, 5-6 66MHz 1-2, 5-6 75MHz 83MHz Internal Clock Factor JP6 1.5x 1-2, 4-5 2.0x 2-3, 4-5 2.5x 2-3, 5-6 3.0x...
  • Page 47 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.5 JP8: External Clock Speed JP6: Clock Factor JP2: CPU Core Voltage 1.5x 50MHz 2.5V 2.8V 55MHz 2.0x 60MHz 2.5x 2.9V 3.3V 66MHz 3.0x 75MHz 3.5x 3.52V 83MHz JP16: Onboard Audio JP13: Clear CMOS JP7: Onboard VGA Enable Disable...
  • Page 48 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.6 Onboard Connectors Name Function Description Keyboard & Mouse Stacked PS/2 ports, keyboard lower, mouse upper Dual stacked external USB ports CPU Fan power For CPU cooling fan power cable Serial Port Two Onboard 9-pin serial port is COM2, can be set to COM4 Serial Port One Onboard 9-pin serial port is COM1, can be set to COM3...
  • Page 49 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.7 Onboard Connectors Name Function Description HDD LED Hard disk activity LED indicator connector Case Features Connects to case features ATX Power Connects to 20-pin ATX power supply lead J16: Case Features Connector Pins 2-3: Power On LED 10–9 5–4...

  • Page 50: Supported Cpus

    P5ST–A 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 51: Interpreting Cpu Markings

    P5ST–A 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 52 P5ST–A 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 53: System Memory Specifications

    P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.11 System Memory Specifications The memory subsystem has four 72-pin SIMM sockets di- vided into two banks, SIMM1 & SIMM2 and SIMM3 & SIMM4. It also has two DIMM sockets and each one is a bank. You can- not use SIMMs and DIMMs at the same time on this mainboard.

  • Page 54: Cmos Setup Utility Summary

    P5ST–A 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 55 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.13...

  • Page 56: Standard Cmos Setup

    P5ST–A 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 57 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.15 The other main menu items interact with these main sections: • Load BIOS Defaults Loads minimum settings from the BIOS ROM. • Load Optimum Settings Loads standard settings from the BIOS ROM. •...
  • Page 58 P5ST–A 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 59 P5ST–A 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 60 P5ST–A 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 61 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.19 Highlight the listing after each drive name and select the ap- propriate entry. Floppy 3Mode Support 3Mode 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 62: Bios Features Setup

    P5ST–A 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 63 P5ST–A 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 64 P5ST–A 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 65 P5ST–A 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 66 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.24 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop If your video display card has an MPEG card attached to the feature connector, the display may invert to black on white while booting. If this happens with your system configuration, enable this feature to correct the problem.

  • Page 67: Chipset Features Setup

    P5ST–A 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 68 P5ST–A 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. VGA Shared Memory Size This sets the size of the 5598 model’s onboard video display memory.

  • Page 69: Power Management Setup

    P5ST–A 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 70 P5ST–A 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 71 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.29 Video Off Method This governs monitor power saving by controlling how power management blanks the monitor screen. The default setting blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning and re- quires a monitor with “green”...
  • Page 72 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.30 Doze Mode This sets the period of system inactivity after which the sys- tem goes into Doze mode, the most limited power saving state. The settings range from 1 minute to 1 hour and can be set manu- ally when power management is in User Define mode.
  • Page 73 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.31 The system automatically resumes from any power saving mode when there is system activity such as keyboard activity or an IRQ wake-up event like mouse movement or a modem ring. PM Events The system will resume from Doze or Standby mode if there is any activity on the ports listed here when set to ‘Enabled’.

  • Page 74: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.32 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 75 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.33 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 76 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.34 PCI Actived By The default setting is ‘Level’. The other setting is ‘Edge’. This entry affects all the PCI slots. Use the default setting. 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.
  • Page 77 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.35 Load BIOS Defaults To invoke 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 default settings will load.
  • Page 78 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.36 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 79 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.37 Internal PCI/IDE Enables or Disables the Primary or Secondary PCI controllers or both. Selecting “Disabled” releases IRQ14. 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 80 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.38 Onboard Serial Port 1/2 Sets the I/O address for serial ports 1/2. 3F8/IRQ4 (default of Onboard serial Port 1) 2F8/IRQ3(default of Onboard serial Port 2) 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled UART 2 Mode Sets mode for the second serial port UART. If you select an IR module type, the second serial port will not be available.
  • Page 81 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.39 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 82 P5ST–A User’s Manual 4: Reference Information – 4.40 Password Setting To invoke this command highlight it in the main menu and press Enter. A message will appear prompting you to enter a pass- word. Type in a password. The password is case sensitive, and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters.

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