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Advanced Pentium Motherboard
IN5598
USER'S MANUAL
Copyright © 1998 GVC CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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  • Page 1 Advanced Pentium Motherboard IN5598 USER’S MANUAL Copyright © 1998 GVC CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

  • Page 2: Easy Installation

    GVC “Corporation or BCM Advanced Research, Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation purposes without intent to infringe.
  • Page 3 COMPLIANCE & CERTIFICATE ISO 9001 Certificate: This device was produced in our plant with advanced quality system certified by DNV QA Ltd. in according to ISO 9001. This Certificate is valid for: DESIGN & MANUFACTURE OF MOTHER BOARDS AND PERSONAL COMPUTERS. CE Declaration: CE marking is a visible declaration by the manufacturer or his authorized representatives that the electrical equipment...

  • Page 4: Getting Start

    EASY INSTALLATION The following “Easy Installation” steps are intended for users familure with the assembly of a computer system. For those individuals requiring more specific information please refer to the more detailed descriptions located within the latter chapters of this manual. Note: You must keep your power cable unplugged until the following installation steps are completed.
  • Page 5 EASY INSTALLATION...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION How to use this manual Page 8 Check your device items Page 8 FEATURES Photo of the Motherboard Page 9 Features of the Motherboard Page 10 INSTALLATION Motherboard Layout & Main Parts Page 12 Significant Parts List Page 13 Precaution Page 14 3.1 Slots And Connectors...
  • Page 7 CONTENTS 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 How to enter BIOS Setup Page 31 4.1.1 Setup Keys 4.1.2 Getting Help 4.1.3 In Case of Problems 4.2 Main Setup Menu Page 33 4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu Page 35 4.4 BIOS Features Setup Menu Page 39 4.5 Chipset Features Setup Menu Page 42...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    “4”, If you find any these items missing or damaged. Please contact your retailer immediately. 4The IN5598 motherboard 41 IDE ribbon cable 41 floppy ribbon cable 41 CD-ROM Diskette with Video and Audio Driver 41 User Manual...

  • Page 10: Features

    2. FEATURES Photo of the Motherboard...

  • Page 11: Features Of The Motherboard

    2. FEATURES Features of the Motherboard The IN5598 motherboard integrates the Pentium® ® microprocessor, memory, I/O and is designed to fit into a standard LPX form factor chassis. Page 12 illustrates the Layout for the IN5598 motherboard. Below lists the key features provided by this...
  • Page 12 2. FEATURES Keyboard Port PS/2 (Integrated in the SiS5598) Mouse Port PS/2 (Integrated in the SiS5598) Real Time Clock Integrated in the SiS5598 Serial Bus USB (Universal Serial Bus), Microsoft and Intel spec. compliant, integrated in the SiS5598. Integrated Sound Sound Chip ESS1869 3D Audio Chip CODEC...

  • Page 13: Installation

    3. INSTALLATION Motherboard Layout & Main Parts JP19 ISA2 BUZZER ISA1 PCI 3 29EE020 W83877F PCI 1 FLOPPY MIDI Mic In Feature J17 Line In Line Out 5598 JP18 JP14 CPU-FAN J24 JP15 COM1 COM2 JP16 JP17 USB 1&2 Keyboard JP10 &Mouse JP11...

  • Page 14: Significant Parts List

    3. INSTALLATION Significant Parts List Front Panel Connectors Power/Sleep LED Page 26 Speaker Page 27 Power Switch Page 26 Reset Page 26 Sleep Page 26 HDD LED Page 27 Back Panel Connectors PS/2-style keyboard and mouse connectors Page 28 USB connectors Page 28 Two serial port (One by cable, optional) Page 28...

  • Page 15: Precaution

    3. INSTALLATION Precautions Static Electricity Damage: Static electricity can easily damage your motherboard. Observing a few basic precautions will help safeguard against damage that could result in expensive repairs. Please read the following before beginning installation. Keep the motherboard and other system components in their anti-static packaging until you are ready to install them.

  • Page 16: Slots And Connectors

    3. INSTALLATION 3.1 Slots and Connectors The IN5598 motherboard requires jumper setting for CPU type, voltage and speed. Please refer to “Jumper Setting List” in sec.3.2.2. PIN 1 PIN 1 In following pages, the triangle s symbol indicates pin 1 of connectors.

  • Page 17: Cpu

    3. INSTALLATION 3.2 CPU (Central Processing Unit) The Pentium P54C/P55C, Cyrix 6X86L/MX/MII, IDT-C6, AMD-K5/K6 processors have various voltage choices depending on the CPU suppliers. Also this motherboard can be upgraded with Pentium processors that run at higher speeds. When upgrading the processor, use the BIOS configuration mode to change the processor speed.

  • Page 18: Arrange Jumper Settings

    3. INSTALLATION Step 3: Replace the handling bar to its original position to fasten the CPU into place. Step 3: Fasten the CPU to socket. WARNING: It is strongly recommended that a heatsink and CPU cooling fan be used to prevent the CPU from overheating. Applying a thermal of jelly between the CPU and the heatsink/fan will further cool the CPU.
  • Page 19 3. INSTALLATION Setting CPU I/O Voltage Setting CPU Clock TYPE Clock JP14 JP15 JP16 (I/O (MHz) Voltage) P54C, K5, 6X86 P55C, K6, 6X86L, M2,MII PIN 1...
  • Page 20 3. INSTALLATION Setting CPU/BUS Speed Intel CPU/BUS JP1 (BF0) JP2 (BF2) JP3 (BF1) X1.5 / X3.5 X2.0 X2.5 X3.0 X4.0 Setting CPU Core Voltage Vcore JP10 JP11 1.8V 2.2V 2.8V 2.9V...

  • Page 21: Other Jumper Settings

    Mode Cyrix Linear Burst Mode (JP17) The IN5598 has a jumper JP17, which allows you to running L2 cache at linear burst mode for Cyrix CPU only. Make sure this jumper is close for Cyrix CPU, open for other kind of processors.
  • Page 22 3. INSTALLATION Cyrix Linear Burst Mode VGA Selection Clear CMOS Descripti Descrip JP17 JP19 Description tion Interleaved External Default Burst Linear Onboard Clear Burst CMOS...

  • Page 23: System Memory ( Dram )

    3.3 System Memory (DRAM ) J21, 19, 18, 16 SIMM (Single Inline Memory Module) 3.3.1 The IN5598 features four (4) 72-pin SIMM sockets. The system memory size can be configured in a variety of ways by using different combinations of the four (4) 72-pin DRAM SIMM.

  • Page 24: Memory Module Combinations

    3. INSTALLATION 3.3.3 Memory Module Combinations SIMM Combinations: Total Memory (SIMM 1-4) Bank A (SIMM 1&2) Bank B (SIMM 3&4) 4MBx2 None 16MB 8MBx2 None 32MB 16MBx2 None 64MB 32MBx2 None 16MB 4MBx2 4MBx2 24MB 4MBx2 8MBx2 40MB 4MBx2 16MBx2 72MB 4MBx2 32MBx2...

  • Page 25: Expansion Slots

    3.4 Expansion Slots PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 ISA2 ISA1 The IN5598 motherboard contains 5 expansion slots onboard: (2) 16-bit ISA Bus and (3) 32-bit PCI expansion slots. One PCI and one ISA are shared to accommodate either ISA or PCI expansion cards, but not both at the same time.

  • Page 26: Connectors

    3. INSTALLATION 3.5 Connectors The IN5598 motherboard contains IDE, floppy, power input, front panel, back panel and additional connectors. 3.5.1 Primary IDE Connector (J28, 39-pin block) The Primary IDE connector supports two primary channel IDE devices via a ribbon cable.

  • Page 27: Floppy Drive Connector

    3. INSTALLATION 3.5.3 Floppy Drive Connector (J23, 33-pin block) The FDC sub-system is capable of controlling three types of floppy drives: 1.2, 1.44 and 2.88MB compatible tape drives. The connection to the floppy drive is via a header (J23). The floppy disk interface includes 48mA drivers...

  • Page 28: Back Panel Connectors

    HDD LED Connector (2-pin) The IN5598 supports one (1) straight 2-pin header for connecting to front Panel Hard Disk activity LED indicator. Speaker Connector (4-pin) Used to drive a chassis-mounted speaker if desired.

  • Page 29: Additional Connectors

    3. INSTALLATION PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports The IN5598 motherboard offers (1) PS/2 Keyboard and (1) PS/2 Mouse port. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports The IN5598 motherboard has (2) USB connectors. USB devices provide a more convenient operating environment and improve data transferring capacity. True Plug &...
  • Page 30 Your Pentium Cartridge may have an attached heatsink and Fan which would utilize this connector for the CPU Fan. CD-IN Connector (Audio) A 1x4 connector is built into the IN5598 motherboard for audio input from CD- ROM drives. Feature Connector...

  • Page 31: Ready To Turn On Power

    3. INSTALLATION Ready To Turn On Power Review Is the CPU installed correctly and locked firmly into socket? (Sec. 3.2) Are all DRAM modules installed properly? (Sec. 3.3) Are all expansion cards inserted, (Modem…. etc.)? (Sec. 3.4) Are all connectors described in Section 3.5 properly connected to their variable devices? (Sec.

  • Page 32: Bios Setup

    4. BIOS SETUP The IN5598 motherboard uses AWARD BIOS, which is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be upgraded by a floppy disk-based program. The BIOS has a built-in Setup Program which allows users to modify the basic system configuration settings. The...

  • Page 33: Setup Keys

    4. BIOS SETUP 4.1.1 Setup Keys The following table of key strokes are used to navigate during setup: <↑> , <↓> Move to previous or next item <←> , <→> Move to the item in the left or right hand Main Menu –...

  • Page 34: Main Setup Menu

    4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 Main Setup Menu When you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main Menu (Figure 1) appears on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several Setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub-menu.
  • Page 35 4. BIOS SETUP Following is a brief summary of each Setup category. Standard CMOS Options in the original PC AT-compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Award enhanced BIOS options. Chipset Features Options specific to your system chipset. Power System Power Management options. Management PnP/PCI Plug and Play standard and PCI Local Bus configuration...

  • Page 36: Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    4. BIOS SETUP 4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu In the Standard CMOS Menu (Figure2) you can set the system clock and calendar, record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IIG5D) STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE...
  • Page 37 4. BIOS SETUP The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type AUTO for a hard drive, the BIOS detects its specifications during POST, each time the system boots. If you do not want to select drive type AUTO, other methods of selecting the drive type are available: Match the specifications of your installed IDE hard drive(s) with the...
  • Page 38 4. BIOS SETUP Drive A/B type Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer. None No diskette drive installed 360K, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity 1.2M, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity 720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive;...
  • Page 39 4. BIOS SETUP Memory Values in the Memory field are for your information only and cannot be changed. The fields show the total installed “Random Access Memory”, (RAM), and amounts allocated to base memory, extended memory, and other (high) memory. RAM is counted in kilobytes (KB: approximately one thousand bytes) and megabytes (MB: approximately one million bytes).

  • Page 40: Bios Features Setup Menu

    4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 BIOS Features Setup Menu This screen (Figure 3) contains industry-standard options additional to the core PC AT BIOS. This section describes all fields offered by Award Software in this screen. Some fields may vary from those in your Setup program. Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields.
  • Page 41 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Sequence The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A (floppy disk). Because of this, IBM PC-compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system first on this drive, and then on drive C (hard disk). However, the BIOS now offers 10 different boot sequence options of three drives each.
  • Page 42 4. BIOS SETUP OS select for DRAM > 64MB Select “OS2” only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64 MB of RAM on your system. Shadow This is software that resides in a Read-Only Memory, (ROM), chip on a device is called “firmware”.

  • Page 43: Chipset Features Setup Menu

    4. BIOS SETUP 4.5 Chipset Features Setup Menu ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IIG5D) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. System BIOS Cacheable : Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable : Enabled Memory Hole at 15M-16M : Disabled Move to items VGA Shared Memory Size : 2 MB Enter Sub-Menu ESS1869 Sound Chip...

  • Page 44: Power Management Setup Menu

    4. BIOS SETUP 4.6 Power Management Setup Menu ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IIG5D) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Power Management : Disabled IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) : Disabled PM Control by APM : Yes IRQ7 (LPT 1) : Disabled Video Off Option : Blank Screen IRQ8 (RTC Alarm)
  • Page 45 4. BIOS SETUP Video Off Option Determines the method of how video display enters power saving mode. Video Off Method Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports V/H SYNC+Blank and writes blanks to the video buffer. Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video DPMS Support...

  • Page 46: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup Menu

    4. BIOS SETUP 4.7 PCI Configuration Setup Menu ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IIG5D) PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Resource Controlled By PCI IDE IRQ Activated By : Level : Auto PCI IDE 2 Channel : Enabled Reset Configuration Data : Disabled PCI IDE IRQ Map To : PCI-AUTO Primary IDE INT#...
  • Page 47 4. BIOS SETUP according to the type of IDE interface(s) installed in your system (PCI or ISA). Standard ISA interrupts for IDE channels are IRQ14 for primary and IRQ15 for secondary. Primary/Secondary IDE INT# Each PCI peripheral connection is capable of activating up to 4 interrupts: INT# A, INT# B, INT# C and INT# D.

  • Page 48: Integrated Peripherals Menu

    4. BIOS SETUP 4.8 Integrated Peripherals Menu ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IIG5D) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Internal PCI/IDE : Both PS/2 mouse function : Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto USB Controller : Enabled IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto : Disabled USB Keyboard Support...
  • Page 49 4. BIOS SETUP IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode, (most new drives do), select ‘Enabled” for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.

  • Page 50: Load Setup Defaults

    4. BIOS SETUP you have a USB keyboard. 4.9 Load Setup Defaults The chipset defaults are settings that provide for maximum system performance. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs. 4.10 User Password When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen: ENTER PASSWORD:...

  • Page 51: Exit Without Saving

    4. BIOS SETUP 4.13 Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup without saving.

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