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P/E-P55T2P4D Motherboard USER'S MANUAL.
P/E-P55T2P4D User's Manual II USER'S NOTICE Product Name: P/E-P55T2P4D Product Rev: 2.0 Manual Rev: 2.0 BIOS V ersion: #401A0-0103 or later Release Date: August 1996 No part of this product,.
P/E-P55T2P4D User's Manual III.
P/E-P55T2P4D User's Manual IV CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 1 How this manual is or ganized .......................................................... 1 Item Checklist ..........................
P/E-P55T2P4D User's Manual V CONTENTS BIOS Features Setup ................................................................ 33 Details of BIOS Features Setup: ......................................... 33 Chipset Features Setup ....................
P/E-P55T2P4D User's Manual VI FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two condition.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 1 I. INTRODUCTION How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Introduction: Manual information and checklist II. Featur es: Information and specifications concerning this product III.
2 P/E-P55T2P4D User’s Manual II. FEA TURES Features of This Motherboard The P/E-P55T2P4D is carefully designed for the demanding corporate PC user who wants a high performance server motherboard tha.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 3 II. FEA TURES • PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels, provides faster data transfer rates, and supports Enhanced IDE devices such as CD-ROM drives.
4 P/E-P55T2P4D User’s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Map of the Motherboard ISA Slot 1 PCI Slot 4 / MediaBus 2.0 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 3 EISA Slot 1 Floppy Drives Parallel Printer Keyboard PS/2 Mouse COM 1 COM 2 Infrared Con.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 5 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) JP24, 25 (SMC Only) p. 7 UAR T 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 T ype (Single Plane/Split Plane) 4) JP5-8, 19-21 p.
6 P/E-P55T2P4D User’s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION 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 Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 4.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 7 III. INST ALLA TION Jumper Settings 1. UAR T 2 Selection (JP24 & 25) (SMC37C665IR Only) If your motherboard is using the SMC37C665IR chipset, besides changing the function of UAR T2 (serial, parallel, floppy , and infrared) in BIOS setup (see page 38), you must also change the following jumpers.
8 P/E-P55T2P4D User’s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 3-5. Processor T ype 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 9 III. INST ALLA TION 3. V oltage T ype (JP9, 10, 1 1, 12, 17) Processor T ype (Single Power Plane / Split Power Plane) Split Power Plane (Intel P55C) 1 2 3 JP17 JP12 JP9 JP10 JP1 1 Single Power Plane (Default) (Intel P54C) JP12 JP9 JP10 JP1 1 1 2 3 JP17 4.
10 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 6. CPU to BUS Fr equency 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) Fr equency Selection.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 11 III. INST ALLA TION 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.
12 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 9. Flash ROM Boot Block Pr ogramming (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 W riter" BIOS programming utility as described on page 47.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION 1 1. PCI Slot 1 Mode Selection (JP37, 38) By default, the onboard IDE uses Programmable I/O (PIO) Mode and PCI Slot 1 uses BUS Master Mode so that BUS Master expansion cards on PCI Slot 1 can be used.
14 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION DRAM Installation Procedures: 1. The SIMM will only fit in one orientation as shown because of a "Plastic Safety T ab" on one end of the SIMM sockets which matches the "Notched End" of the memory modules.
16 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 17 III. INST ALLA TION 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.
18 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards First read your expansion card documentation on any hardware and software set- tings that may be required to setup your specific card. NOTE: PCI Slot 4 has a MediaBus extension 2.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 19 III. INST ALLA TION 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.
20 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION ASUS MediaBus Card MediaBus allows a cost-ef ficient 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 21 III. INST ALLA TION 5. External Connectors IMPOR T ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector . The four corners of the connectors ar e la- beled on the motherboard.
22 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 23 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 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.
24 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 7. Board Power Input (12-pin block) This connector connects to a standard 5 V olt power supply . T o 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 25 9. T urbo 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. Y ou may wish to connect the Power LED from the system case to this lead.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all jumpers and connections are made, close the system case cover .
28 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 6. BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two types of programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 V olt and 12 V olt.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 29 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.
30 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual Details of Standard CMOS Setup: Date T o set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press the page up/page down or +/- keys to set the current date.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 31 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) For an IDE hard disk drives, you can: • Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup (see below) • Use the IDE HD.
32 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 33 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 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.
34 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 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. W ith Setup Defaults, the L2 cache is Disabled .
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 35 T ypematic 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 . T ypematic Delay (Msec) This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters.
36 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 37 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Chipset Features) [DRAM and ECC] If all your DRAM modules have parity chips (e.g. 8 chips + 4 parity chips), they are considered 36bits.
38 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual Onboard Parallel Port This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector . Y ou 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 39 Power Management Setup This “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity .
40 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual IV . BIOS (Power Manage) V ideo Off Option This field determines when to activate the video of f feature. The settings are Susp, Stby-> Off (default) , suspend -> off, always on , and all modes -> off . V ideo Off Method This field defines the video off features.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 41 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Plug & Play / PCI) 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.
42 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 43 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Load Defaults) 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.
44 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 45 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 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. Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the box.
46 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Flash Memory W riter Utility This motherboard comes with a diskette which contains the following files: README.TXT A Readme text file containing information about the utility . T o access or print out the contents of this file, you can use any text editor program.
48 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE • Boot from a floppy disk formatted with the "FORMA T A:/S" command with- out creating CONFIG.SYS and AUT OEXEC.BA T files. • If you are using MS-DOS 6.x, you can bypass the AUT OEXEC.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 49 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 1. Save Curr ent 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.
50 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE T o 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” option.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 51 V . DESKT OP MANAGEMENT Desktop Management Interface (DMI) V . DMI (DMI Introduction) 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).
52 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 53 V . DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Save MIFD Y ou 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.
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P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 55 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.
56 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual The PCI-SC200 SCSI Interface Card Y our 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.
P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual 57 Setting the INT Assignment Y ou 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.
58 P/E-P55T2P4D User’ s Manual T erminator Setting (T erminated / Not T erminated) JP 5 T erminated (Default) Not T erminated JP 5 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.
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