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Asus P-P55TVP4 User Manual

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USER'S MANUAL
Motherboard Model Information
This motherboard has various models besides the full-featured model described in this
manual. You have the option of purchasing models with or without the DIMM
sockets, MediaBus extension, or the L2 cache expansion slot. Ignore the features that
are not relevant to your model. You have the option of choosing 256KB or 512KB L2
cache onboard. To determine your L2 cache size, look on the box Model: or press
Pause when the BIOS diagnostic displays the information chart on your system. The
third line on the top right of the chart will show one of the following:
To upgrade to 512KB cache, the 256K model requires a 256KB cache module to be
inserted into the optional L2 cache expansion slot. See your retailer about any fea-
tures that you may need before purchasing.
P/I-P55TVP4
R
Cache Memory : 256K
Cache Memory : 512K

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  • Page 1 P/I-P55TVP4 Pentium Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Motherboard Model Information This motherboard has various models besides the full-featured model described in this manual. You have the option of purchasing models with or without the DIMM sockets, MediaBus extension, or the L2 cache expansion slot. Ignore the features that are not relevant to your model.
  • Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    +1-408-474-0569 Email: tsd-usa@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Info Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: info-ger@asus.com.tw Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    How this Manual is Organized ............7 Item Checklist .................. 7 II. FEATURES ..................8 Features of the ASUS Motherboard ..........8 Parts of the ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 Motherboard ......9 III. INSTALLATION ................ 10 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 Motherboard Layout ........10 Installation Steps ................12 1.
  • Page 5 ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 SCSI Cards ......59 Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 ..... 60 Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI-SC200 ... 60 Terminator Requirements for SCSI Devices ......60 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860 ......61 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC200 ......

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana- dian Department of Communications. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Information on setting up the BIOS software. V. Support Software: Information on the included support software. VI. ASUS SCSI Cards: Installation of optional ASUS SCSI cards. Item Checklist Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer.

  • Page 8: Features

    II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS Motherboard The ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants a great many features in a small package. This motherboard: • Easy Installation: Equipped with BIOS that supports autodetection of hard drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make set up of hard drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.

  • Page 9: Parts Of The Asus P/I-P55Tvp4 Motherboard

    A second IrDA connector is available for a standard individual infrared cable set. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports the optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through onboard firmware. Parts of the ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 Motherboard...

  • Page 10: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 Motherboard Layout PS/2 Mouse Key- board Universal Serial Bus (Reserved for future use) Serial Ports Super COM 2 COM 1 Multi I/O Parallel Port (Printer) Floppy Drives Board Power Input BUS FREQ L2 CACHE CPU ZIF Socket 7...
  • Page 11 23 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (5 pins) 13) SPEAKER (CON1) p. 23 Speaker Output Connector (4-pins) 14) IR p. 24 Infrared Port Module Connector 15) USB p. 24 Universal Serial Bus Connector (10-pin block) (Reserved) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Installation Steps

    3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Jumper Settings

    ROM to allow programming in the Enabled position. This is required only if prompted by the Flash Memory Writer Utility as shown in BIOS SOFTWARE. Programming JP10 Disabled [1-2] (Default) Enabled [2-3] Disabled / Protected Enabled (Default) Boot Block Programming (Disable/Enable) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 PC, (5) Remove this jumper, (6) Power on the PC, (7) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. RTC RAM Operation [open] (Default) Clear Data [short] (momentarily) Operation (Default) Clear Data RTC RAM (Operation/Clear Data) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Compatible Cyrix Cpu Identification

    The only Cyrix CPU that is supported on this motherboard is labeled Cyrix 6x86 PR166+ but must be Revision 2.7 or later. Look on the underside of the CPU for the serial number. The number should read G8DC6620A or later. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 IBM/Cyrix 6x86MX-PR166 150MHz 2.5x 60MHz [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] *IBM/Cyrix -PR166+ 133MHz 2.0x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] *NOTE: The only IBM/Cyrix 6x86(L) (or M1) that is supported on this motherboard is rev 2.7 or later. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: System Memory (Dram/Sdram & Sram)

    IMPORTANT: Banks 0 & 1 must have the same size memory installed in pairs. Do not use memory modules with more than 24 chips per module. Modules with more than 24 chips exceed the design specifications of the memory sub- system and will be unstable. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Dram Memory Installation Procedures

    4. The plastic guides should go through the two "Mounting Holes" on the sides and the "Metal Clips" should snap on the other side. 5. To release the memory module, squeeze both "Metal Clips" outwards and rock the module out of the "Metal Clips". ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Sdram Memory Installation Procedures

    DIMM slot on the motherboard. You must ask your retailer for the specifications before purchasing. 4 clock signals are supported on this motherboard. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Static Ram (Sram) For Level 2 (External) Cache

    COAST 2.0 COAST 2.1 COAST 3.0 COAST 3.1 * NOTE: ASUS CM1 Rev 3.0 has two TAG SRAM's to comply with COAST 3.0 specifica- tions. This extra TAG SRAM will not conflict with the onboard TAG SRAM. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    IMPORTANT: You must set jumpers for "CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio" and jumpers for "BUS Frequency Selection" depending on the CPU that you install. Lever Lock Blank Installed CPU Example White Dot ZIF Socket 7 with Pentium Processor ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Expansion Cards

    Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate. Generally an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use. In an standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use by parts of the system which leaves 6 free for expansion cards. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    IMPORTANT: Choose "Yes" for those IRQ's and DMA's you wish to reserve for Legacy (Non-PnP) ISA expansion cards in “IRQ xx Used By ISA” and “DMA x Used By ISA” of the PNP and PCI Setup in the BIOS SOFTWARE section, otherwise conflicts may occur. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
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  • Page 25: External Connectors

    5. External Connectors WARNING: Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly separated from jumpers in "Map of the ASUS Motherboard" on page 4. Placing 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 26 9-Pin male) & COM2 (using the 25-Pin male) to a free expansion slot opening. TIP: You may also remove the bracket connectors and mount them directly to the case to save expansion slot space. Serial Port Connectors ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 Power Supply Power Connector Using a slight angle, align the plastic guide pins on the lead to their receptacles on the connector. Once aligned, press the lead onto the connector until the lead locks into place. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-Pin plug. IDE (Hard Drive) LED Hard Drive LED Lead ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. PLED Turbo or Power LED T/PLED Power LED Ground Ground Lock ExtSMI# Keyboard Lock SMI Lead Ground Ground Speaker Ground Connector Ground ResetCon Reset SW SPKR Ground System Panel Connectors ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 Front View Back View IRRX IRTX IRTX IRRX For the infrared feature to be available, you must connect an optional Infrared module to the motherboard. Infrared Module Connector ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Power Connection Procedures

    Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your authorized dealer for assistance. 7. During power-on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the next section "BIOS SOFTWARE" for instructions. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Bios Software

    This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to reinstall it. Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS environment without creating "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files, then save the PFLASH.EXE and the BIOS to the floppy diskette. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Advanced Features Menu

    Block and ESCD" requires that the system is running in real mode. This utility will not operate if the system is under protected mode or virtual mode. You should boot from a system floppy diskette without "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Updating Your Motherboard's Bios

    1. Download an updated BIOS file from Bulletin Board Services (BBS) or the internet (WWW) and save to the diskette you created in step 1 of the Main Menu. See ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page II. 2. Turn off your computer and open the system cabinet to Enable "Boot Block Programming"...

  • Page 35: Bios Setup

    But do so only if the first two methods fail. When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options: ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Load Defaults

    <F1> key. The help menu will then appear to provide you with the information you need. The memory display at the lower right-hand side of the screen is read-only and automatically adjusts accordingly. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Details Of Standard Cmos Setup

    “User” and specify the specifications yourself manually, or you can select from the provided predefined drive specifications. To select, simply press the <Page Up> or <Page Down> key to change the option listed after the drive letter. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose the “EGA/VGA” option. Halt On (All Errors) This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Choose from : All Errors, No Errors, All, But Keyboard, All, But Diskette, and All, But Disk/ ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Bios Features Setup

    Installation of new operating systems require that you disable this to prevent write errors. CPU Internal Cache (Enabled) These fields allow you to Enable or Disable the CPU’s “Level 1” primary cache. Caching allows better performance. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 The other option is Setup, where the system always boots up, and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up. You can specify a password by using the Supervisor Password or User Password option from the main screen as explained later in this section. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30. Typematic Delay (Msec) (250ms) This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. Four delay rate options are available: 250ms, 500ms, 750ms and 1000ms. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Chipset Features Setup

    8-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) Timing for 8-bit ISA cards Video BIOS Cacheable (Enabled) Allows the Video BIOS to be cached to allow faster execution. Leave on default setting of Enabled for better performance. (Otherwise Disabled) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the maximum data transfer rate; ECP+EPP allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting of Auto will allow auto-detection to ensure optimal performance. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Power Management Setup

    Video Off Option (Susp,Stby -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are Susp,Stby -> Off (default); All Modes -> Off; Always On; and Suspend -> Off. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 You can individually Enable or Disable each IRQ to include in the sleep function. IRQ8 (Real Time Alarm) is usually set to Disable so that any software alarm clock or event calendar can wake up the system. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Pnp And Pci Setup

    ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes. For example: If you install a Legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to Yes............................ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices but current operat- ing systems do not. The default is set to Disabled until support disks and USB devices are available in which time you can set this function to Enabled. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Load Bios Defaults

    Press the <Y> key and then the <Enter> key to confirm. Press the <N> key and then the <Enter> key to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Supervisor Password And User Password

    <Enter> key instead of entering a new password when the “Enter Password” prompt appears. A message confirms the password has been disabled. NOTE: If you forget the password, see CMOS RAM in section III for procedures on clearing the CMOS. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    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. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Save And Exit Setup

    Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the “Exit Without Sav- ing” option on the main screen and then press the <Enter> key. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
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  • Page 55: Desktop Management

    V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con- figuration 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 56: Using The Asus Dmi Configuration Utility

    V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Using the ASUS DMI Configuration 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.
  • Page 57 You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User’s Manual...
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  • Page 59: Asus Pci Scsi Cards

    SCO UNIX floppy disk. Windows 95 support is also available using the device drivers included within the Windows software. The ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 are Plug and Play adapters that are auto detected by BIOS and current operating systems that support Plug and Play features.

  • Page 60: Setting Up The Asus Pci-Sc200 & Pci-Sc860

    VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 There are two jumper settings you may need to make on the ASUS PCI-SC200 to set it up. One setting assigns the PCI INT interrupt, the other sets the card’s termination.

  • Page 61: Terminator Settings For The Asus Pci-Sc860

    Not Terminated Terminator Setting (Terminated / Not Terminated) Decide whether or not you need to terminate the ASUS 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 ASUS PCI-SC200, then you must terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200.

  • Page 62: Scsi Id Numbers For Scsi Devices

    SCSI identification number that is not in use by any other SCSI device. There are eight possible ID numbers, 0 through 7. The ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 cards have fixed SCSI IDs of 7. The SCSI ID serves two purposes: •...
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