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  • Page 1 P/E-P55T2P4D Motherboard USER'S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 In no event shall ASUS be liable for any loss or profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of business, or...
  • Page 3 P/E-P55T2P4D User's Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ......18 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ......... 18 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ......19 ASUS MediaBus Card ............20 5. External Connectors ..............21 Power Connection Procedures ..........27 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ..........28 6.
  • Page 5 CONTENTS BIOS Features Setup ..............33 Details of BIOS Features Setup: ......... 33 Chipset Features Setup ............. 36 Power Management Setup ............39 Details of Power Management Setup: ........ 39 PNP and PCI Setup ..............41 Load BIOS Defaults ..............43 Load Setup Defaults ..............

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    • Onboard enhanced IDE driver 1 diskette containing: • EISA Configuration Utility This user's manual ASUS 256/512KB Pipelined Burst Cache Module with TAG RAM Optional PS/2 mouse cable with mounting bracket Optional infrared module Optional PCI-SC200 Fast-SCSI card P/E-P55T2P4D User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Features

    EISA, ISA, and PCI Expansion Slots: Provides four 32-bit EISA slots, one 16-bit ISA slot, three 32-bit PCI slots, and one PCI/MediaBus 2.0 which al- lows the use of either a standard PCI card or the ASUS MediaBus Card. •...

  • Page 9: Parts Of The Motherboard

    4 EISA Slots 3 PCI Slots Onboard IDE, Floppy, Serial 2 CPU ZIF Socket 7 L2 Cache Expansion Slot 1 ISA Slot PCI 4 or ASUS MediaBus 2.0 Intel's 430HX PCIset (8) 72-pin SIMM Sockets Self-Powered RealTime Clock Programmable Flash ROM...

  • Page 10: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION Map of the Motherboard PS/2 Board Power Input Mouse JP24 JP25 COM2/Infrared ECP DMA CH1/3 (SMC37C665IR/37C669 Only) Keyboard (SMC37C665IR Only) JP39 256/512 L2 Cache Vio Voltage JP19 JP20 JP21 Vcore Voltage Processor Type CPU ZIF Socket 7 CPU Freq Ratio Processor 1 P54C/P55C Processor...

  • Page 11: Jumpers

    III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) JP24, 25 (SMC Only) p. 7 UART 2 Selection (COM 2 / Infrared) 2) JP26, 27 (SMC Only) p. 7 ECP DMA Channel Selection (CH 3 / CH 1) 3) JP9-12, 17 p. 8 Processor Power Type (Single Plane/Split Plane) 4) JP5-8, 19-21 p.

  • Page 12: Installation Steps

    III. INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard 2. Install System Memory 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply 6.

  • Page 13: Jumper Settings

    III. INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. UART 2 Selection (JP24 & 25) (SMC37C665IR Only) If your motherboard is using the SMC37C665IR chipset, besides changing the function of UART2 (serial, parallel, floppy, and infrared) in BIOS setup (see page 38), you must also change the following jumpers. If your motherboard is not using this chipset, UART2 is controlled through BIOS only and these jump- ers will not be available on the motherboard.
  • Page 14 III. INSTALLATION 3-5. Processor Type Depending on the type of processor that you install, you need to set these jump- ers to select either Single Power Plane (such as the Intel P54C) or Split Power Planes (such as the Intel P55C) and set the different voltages under each type. Power Type: Single Single Split...
  • Page 15 III. INSTALLATION 3. Voltage Type (JP9, 10, 11, 12, 17) JP17 JP17 Split Power Plane Single Power Plane (Default) (Intel P55C) (Intel P54C) Processor Type (Single Power Plane / Split Power Plane) 4. Vcore (JP5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21) JP19 JP19 JP19...
  • Page 16 III. INSTALLATION 6. CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (JP15 & 16) These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequency (called the BUS Clock) within the CPU. These must be set together with the above jumpers CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection.
  • Page 17 III. INSTALLATION 8. APIC Dual CPU Selection (JP18) This turns on or off the Dual CPU support. Most operating systems allow dual CPU support to be enabled even though one CPU is installed which will allows upgrading to dual CPU's without having to reinstall the operating system. Dual CPU JP18 Enable [1-2] (Default)
  • Page 18 III. INSTALLATION 9. Flash ROM Boot Block Programming (JP32) This sets the operation mode of the boot block area of the BIOS Flash ROM to allow programming in the Enabled position for use with the "Flash Memory Writer" BIOS programming utility as described on page 47. Programming JP32 Disabled...
  • Page 19 PCI Slot 1 Mode Select (BUS Master / Slave) 12. Total Level 2 Cache Size Setting (JP39) There is no level 2 cache onboard, you can upgrade using ASUS Pipelined Burst Cache Module Rev 1.6 with TAG SRAM for either 256KB or 512KB cache size.

  • Page 20: System Memory (Dram & Sram)

    III. INSTALLATION 2. System Memory (DRAM & SRAM) This motherboard supports eight 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, or 64MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 512MB. The DRAM can be either 60ns or 70ns Fast Page Mode (Asymmetric or Symmetric) or EDO. To support ECC, you must use true (opposed to phantom parity generated by logic chips) 36-bit parity-type DRAM (e.g.

  • Page 21: Dram Installation Procedures

    III. INSTALLATION DRAM Installation Procedures: 1. The SIMM will only fit in one orientation as shown because of a "Plastic Safety Tab" on one end of the SIMM sockets which matches the "Notched End" of the memory modules. Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 0 Notched End 72 Pin SIMM DRAM Sockets &...

  • Page 22: Static Ram (Sram) For Level 2 (External) Cache

    III. INSTALLATION Static RAM (SRAM) for Level 2 (External) Cache The motherboard you purchase has no cache onboard. An "ASUS" or "COAST" cache module can be used to upgrade to 256KB or 512KB. IMPORTANT: You must set jumper 2 "Total Level 2 Cache Size Setting" on page 13 when changes are made to your cache size.

  • Page 23: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    III. INSTALLATION 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides two 321-pin ZIF Socket 7's that are backward compat- ible with ZIF Socket 5 processors. The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. Apply thermal conducting silicon grease to the CPU top and then attach the fan onto the CPU.

  • Page 24: Expansion Cards

    NOTE: PCI Slot 4 has a MediaBus extension 2.0 (see page 20) which allows the installation of a PCI card or a MediaBus card (optional multifunctional card) but not both. For installation of the optional ASUS PCI-SC200 Fast-SCSI card, refer to section VI.

  • Page 25: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    III. INSTALLATION Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may need to use IRQs. System IRQs are avail- able to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, and any remaining IRQs are then used by PCI cards. Currently, there are two types of ISA cards. The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to as “Legacy”...

  • Page 26: Asus Mediabus Card

    III. INSTALLATION ASUS MediaBus Card MediaBus allows a cost-efficient solution to a complete multimedia system. The advantages of using one add-on card is to reduce the slot requirements and compat- ibility problems in order to maximize the Plug and Play advantages. The add-on card inserts into the shared PCI 4 / MediaBus 2.0 Slot.

  • Page 27: External Connectors

    III. INSTALLATION 5. External Connectors WARNING: Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly separated from jumpers in "Map of the Motherboard" on page 4. Plac- ing jumper caps over these will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector.
  • Page 28 III. INSTALLATION 3. Parallel Printer Connector (26 Pin Block) Connection for the included parallel port ribbon cable with mounting bracket. Connect the ribbon cable to this connection and mount the bracket to the case on an open slot. It will then be available for a parallel printer cable. Note: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.
  • Page 29 III. INSTALLATION 5. Floppy drive connector (34-pin block ) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector 6.
  • Page 30 III. INSTALLATION 7. Board Power Input (12-pin block) This connector connects to a standard 5 Volt power supply. To connect the leads from the power supply, ensure first that the power supply is not plugged. Most power supplies provide two plugs (P8 and P9), each containing six wires, two of which are black.
  • Page 31 III. INSTALLATION 9. Turbo LED lead (CON3) The motherboard's turbo function is always on. The turbo LED connection is labeled here but the LED will remain constantly lit while the system power is on. You may wish to connect the Power LED from the system case to this lead. See the figure below.

  • Page 32: Power Connection Procedures

    III. INSTALLATION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all jumpers and connections are made, close the system case cover. 2. Make sure that all switches are in the off position as marked by 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case as instructed by your system user's manual.

  • Page 33: Bios Setup

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 6. BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two types of programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 Volt and 12 Volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail on page 47.

  • Page 34: Standard Cmos Setup

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE NOTE: The “Load BIOS Defaults” option loads the most conservative settings for troubleshooting. “Load Setup Defaults”, on the other hand, is for loading optimized defaults for regular use. Choosing defaults at this level, will modify all applicable settings.

  • Page 35: Details Of Standard Cmos Setup

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Details of Standard CMOS Setup: Date To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press the page up/page down or +/- keys to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values for month, day and year are: Month: 1 to 12...
  • Page 36 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE For an IDE hard disk drives, you can: • Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup (see below) • Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION in the main menu to automatically enter the drive specifications, or you can: •...
  • Page 37 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Drive A, Drive B These fields record the types of floppy disk drives installed in your system. The available options for drives A and B are: 360KB, 5.25 in. 1.2MB, 5.25 in. 720KB, 3.5 in. 1.44MB, 3.5 in. 2.88MB, 3.5 in.

  • Page 38: Bios Features Setup

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE BIOS Features Setup This “BIOS Features Setup” option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features accord- ing to your preference. Some entries here are required by the motherboard’s design to remain in their default settings.
  • Page 39 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE CPU Internal Cache / External Cache These fields allow you to Enable or Disable the CPU’s “Level 1” built-in cache and the “Level 2” secondary cache. By default, these fields are enabled. With Setup Defaults, the L2 cache is Disabled. Quick Power On Self Test This field speeds up the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine by skipping retesting a second, third, and forth time.
  • Page 40 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Typematic Rate (Char/Sec) This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second. Setup default setting is 6. Typematic Delay (Msec) This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. Four delay rate options are available: 250ms, 500ms, 750ms and 1000ms.

  • Page 41: Chipset Features Setup

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Chipset Features Setup This “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. Auto Configuration The default setting of Enabled sets the optimal timings for items 2-8 for 70ns or faster DRAM modules.
  • Page 42 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE [DRAM and ECC] If all your DRAM modules have parity chips (e.g. 8 chips + 4 parity chips), they are considered 36bits. This motherboard sums the memory per bank and therefore two modules will give 72bits and the following will be displayed: DRAM are 72 bits wide Memory parity SERR# (NMI): DRAM ECC/PARITY Select:...
  • Page 43 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Onboard Parallel Port This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. You can select either: 3BCH / IRQ 7, 378H / IRQ 7 (default), 278H / IRQ 5, Disabled. If you install an I/O card with a parallel port, ensure that there is no conflict in the address assign- ments.

  • Page 44: Power Management Setup

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Power Management Setup This “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity. Details of Power Management Setup: Power Management This field acts as the master control for the power management modes.
  • Page 45 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Video Off Option This field determines when to activate the video off feature. The settings are Susp, Stby-> Off (default), suspend -> off, always on, and all modes -> off. Video Off Method This field defines the video off features. The first option V/H SYNC + Blank, which is the default setting, blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scan- ning;...

  • Page 46: Pnp And Pci Setup

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE PM Events This section sets the wake-up call of the system. If activity is detected from any enabled IRQ channels in the left-hand group, the system wakes up from suspended mode. You can enable power management for IRQs 3 ~ 15 individually in the list at the right of the screen.
  • Page 47 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IRQ xx Used By ISA These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a Legacy (non-PnP) EISA/ISA card. Two options are available: No/ECU and Yes. The first option, the default value, indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or an EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) is being used to determine if an EISA/ ISA card is using that IRQ.

  • Page 48: Load Bios Defaults

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Load BIOS Defaults This “Load BIOS Defaults” option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-opti- mal and disable all high performance features. To load these default settings, high- light “Load BIOS Defaults”...

  • Page 49: Supervisor Password And User Password

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Supervisor Password and User Password These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a pass- word that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “User Password” sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. By default, the system comes without any passwords.

  • Page 50: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IDE HDD Auto Detection This “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ROM EISA BIOS (PE55TP4D) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE...

  • Page 51: Save And Exit Setup

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE The auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and there is nothing on it. IMPORTANT: If your hard drive was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected.

  • Page 52: Flash Memory Writer Utility

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Flash Memory Writer Utility This motherboard comes with a diskette which contains the following files: README.TXT A Readme text file containing information about the utility. To access or print out the contents of this file, you can use any text editor program. DMICFG.EXE Desktop Management Interface Utility.

  • Page 53: The Flash Memory Writer Utility Screen

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE • Boot from a floppy disk formatted with the "FORMAT A:/S" command with- out creating CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. • If you are using MS-DOS 6.x, you can bypass the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS by pressing <F5> when "Starting MS-DOS . . . “ line is dis- played on the screen.
  • Page 54 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 1. Save Current BIOS to File This option allows you to copy the contents of the Flash memory chip into a file in the \FLASH directory. This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to re-install it. In such cases where the data on the chip get lost or corrupted, you can reprogram the chip using this backup copy.

  • Page 55: Bios Setup

    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE To select an option, type its corresponding number in the provided space and then press the <Enter> key. Follow these procedure to update the PnP motherboard BIOS. 1. For security reasons, back up your existing system BIOS using the “Save Cur- rent BIOS to File”...

  • Page 56: Desktop Management Interface (Dmi)

    V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the DMI utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computer’s system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.

  • Page 57: V. Desktop Management

    V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Using the DMI utility Edit DMI (or delete) Use the (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen. Press enter at the menu item to enter the right hand screen for editing.
  • Page 58 V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Save MIFD You can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering the drive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may press ESC and a message “Bad File Name” appears here to show it was not saved. Load MIFD You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and file name.
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  • Page 60: Pci-Sc200 Scsi Card

    VI. PCI-SC200 SCSI Card NCR SCSI BIOS and Drivers Aside from the system BIOS, the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also con- tains the NCR SCSI BIOS. This SCSI BIOS works in conjunction with the optional PCI-SC200 SCSI controller card to provide a complete PCI Fast SCSI-2 interface. All SCSI devices you install to your system require driver software to function.

  • Page 61: The Pci-Sc200 Scsi Interface Card

    VI. PCI-SC200 SCSI Card The PCI-SC200 SCSI Interface Card Your motherboard may have come with an optional SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) controller card, the PCI-SC200. The card is also available separately. This card works with the SCSI BIOS on the motherboard. Together, they provide a com- plete PCI Fast SCSI-2 interface.

  • Page 62: Setting The Int Assignment

    VI. PCI-SC200 SCSI Card Setting the INT Assignment You must use PCI INT A setting in order to properly assign the card's interrupt. On the PCI-SC200, you assign the INT by setting jumper JP1 or JP2. The default setting for the card already is INT A, so you do not need to change the setting to use the PCI-SC200 with this motherboard.
  • Page 63 VI. PCI-SC200 SCSI Card Terminated (Default) Not Terminated Terminator Setting (Terminated / Not Terminated) Decide whether or not you need to terminate the PCI-SC200 based on its position in the SCSI chain. Only the devices at each end of the chain need to be terminated. If you have only internal or only external devices connected to the PCI-SC200, then you must terminate the PCI-SC200.

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