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Asus P/I-P6NP5 User Manual

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  • Page 1 P/I-P6NP5 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/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ... 16 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ... 16 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ... 17 ASUS MediaBus Card ... 18 5. External Connectors ... 19 Power Connection Procedures ... 25 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ... 26 6.
  • Page 5 Unpacking and Handling Precautions ... 57 Layout and Connectors ... 58 Connectors ... 58 VIII. DOS 3.1 & Windows 3.1x Audio Software (with optional I-A16C Audio Card Bundle Only) IX. Windows 95 Audio Software (with optional I-A16C Audio Card Bundle Only) P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • 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 Regu- lations of the Canadian Department of Communications. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer. The P/I-P6NP5 motherboard 2 serial port ribbon cables attached to a mounting bracket 1 parallel ribbon cable with mounting bracket...

  • Page 8: Features

    II. FEATURES Features of This Motherboard The P/I-P6NP5 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants a great many features in a small package. This motherboard: • Easy Installation: Is equipped with BIOS that supports auto detection of hard drives and Plug and Play to make setup of hard drives and expansion cards virtually automatic.

  • Page 9: Parts Of The Motherboard

    PS/2 mouse cable set. Parts of the Motherboard Super Multi-I/O Programmable Flash ROM 4 PCI Slots PCI 5 or ASUS MediaBus 2.0 3 ISA Slots (4) 72-pin SIMM Sockets Intel's 440FX PCIset CPU ZIF...

  • Page 10: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION Map of the Motherboard JP12 CMOS RAM CPU:BUS Ratio IDE LED Infrared P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual PS/2 Mouse BUS Freq. ZIF Socket 8 JP15 JP16 JP17 JP18 Voltage Regulator Keyboard COM 1 COM 2 Parallel Printer Fan Power...

  • Page 11: Jumpers

    23 Keyboard Lock Switch lead (5-pins) 12) Speaker (CON1) p. 23 Speaker connector (4-pins) 13) JP11 p. 23 IDE LED activity light 14) JP1 p. 24 CPU 12V Cooling Fan connector 15) IR p. 24 Infrared Port Module connector P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 12: Installation Steps

    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. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual Pin 1 when holding the motherboard with the to connect pins 2&3. Jumpers with for short (On) and for open (Off).

  • Page 13: Jumper Settings

    III. INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. On-Board Multi-I/O Selection (JP10) P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...
  • Page 14 JP17 (VID 2) [S] [S] [S] [S] [O] [O] [O] [O] [S] [S] [S] [S] [O] [O] [O] JP18 (VID 3) [S] [S] [S] [S] [S] [S] [S] [S] [O] [O] [O] [O] [O] [O] [O] P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual JP12...
  • Page 15 III. INSTALLATION (This page was intentionally left blank) P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...
  • Page 16 CPU. These must be set together with the above jumpers CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection. Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of the External Freq.: CPU:BUS Ratio: CPU:BUS Ratio: External Freq.: P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual 1 2 3 1 2 3 66MHz 60MHz CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 2.0 x 2.5 x...
  • Page 17 III. INSTALLATION (This page was intentionally left blank) P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 18: System Memory (Dram/Sdram & Sram)

    72-pin FPM, EDO, BEDO SIMM Total System Memory IMPORTANT: Each bank must have the same size and type (FPM, EDO, BEDO) of memory installed in pairs. Memory setup is required in BIOS Chipset Setup "Auto Configuration" on page 34. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual Total Memory...

  • Page 19: Dram Memory Installation Procedures

    "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". P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual 1 2 3 4 Notched End Bank 0 Bank 1 72 Pin SIMM DRAM Sockets &...
  • Page 20 III. INSTALLATION (This page was intentionally left blank) P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 21: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    IMPORTANT: You must set the "CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection" and "CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio" depending on the CPU that you install. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual Lock Lever CPU ZIF Socket 8 with Pentium Pro...

  • 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. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 23: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    DMA channel in the PCI and PNP configuration section of the BIOS Setup utility. IMPORTANT: In the BIOS setup, you should choose "Yes" for those IRQ's and DMA's you wish to reserve for Legacy cards. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 24: Asus Mediabus Card

    * All the above Audio features Creative Technology, Ltd. * All the above Video features ATI, Inc. (AV868 Video features S3, Inc.) * All the above SCSI features Adaptec, Inc. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual Ultra Fast/Wide SCSI & Audio MediaBus Card PCI Audio & Video MediaBus Card PCI Audio &...

  • Page 25: External Connectors

    6in. (15cm) from the first connector. 1. Keyboard Connector (5-pin female) This connection is for a standard IBM-compatible keyboard. May also be known as a 101 enhanced keyboard. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual Keyboard Connector (5-pin female) Connector Plug from Keyboard...
  • Page 26 You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through BIOS Setup on page 37 "Onboard Parallel Port." (Pin 26 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 26 plugged). P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...
  • Page 27 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. Power Connector on Motherboard P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual Floppy Drive Connector -12V +12V Power Plugs from...
  • Page 28 (the SMI lead cannot wake-up the system). If you want to use this connector, "Suspend Switch" in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP of the BIOS software should be on the default setting of Enable. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual Pin 1 Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Connector...
  • Page 29 12. Speaker connector (CON1) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. 13. IDE activity LED (IDE_LED) This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the system cabinet. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual Turbo or Power LED & Power LED LOCK...
  • Page 30 WARNING: The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks. Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 31: Power Connection Procedures

    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 P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 32: Bios Software

    Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS environment without creating "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files, then copy PFLASH.EXE to the newly formatted diskette and then save your BIOS to the same diskette. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual ASUSTeK PNP BIOS FLASH MEMORY WRITER V1.5...

  • 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. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual Advanced Features...
  • Page 34 1. Download an updated BIOS file from a Bulletin Board Service (BBS) or the internet (WWW) and save to the diskette you created in step 1 of the Main Menu. Visit ASUS WWW at http://www.asus.com.tw/ or FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/ pub/ASUS or see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page II.

  • 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: P/I-P6NP5 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. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 37: Details Of Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS. If you install the optional PCI-SC200 SCSI controller card into the motherboard (see section VI for instructions). If you install other vendor’s SCSI controller card, please refer to their respective documentations on how to install the required SCSI drivers. P/I-P6NP5 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. P/I-P6NP5 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/ P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 40: Bios Features Setup

    This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the Pentium Pro Processor(s) with the required data. The BIOS will load the update on all pro- cessors during system bootup in the default position of Enabled. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...
  • Page 41 This field enhances hard disk performance by making multi-sector transfers instead of one sector per transfer. Most IDE drives, except older versions, can utilize this feature. Selections are HDD MAX, Disabled 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...
  • Page 42 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose. PS/2 Mouse Control (Auto) The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS/2 Mouse on bootup. If de- tected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 Mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expan- sion cards if a PS/2 Mouse is not detected.

  • Page 43: Chipset Features Setup

    PCI and the DRAM to enhance the PCI bus efficiency and DRAM accessing. PCI Burst Write Combining The default setting of Enabled will increase the efficiency of PCI bus by combining several CPU to PCI write cycles into one. VGA performance is increased by this action. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...
  • Page 44 When enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the on- board floppy drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy drives, set this field to Disabled. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...
  • Page 45 Each channel (0 and 1) has both a master and a slave making four IDE devices possible. 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. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 46: Power Management Setup

    Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Field. Video Off Option (Susp, Stby->Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power manage- ment. The settings are Susp, Stby->Off, Suspend->Off, Always on, and All modes->off. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...
  • Page 47 Take note that a Microsoft serial mouse or compatible will use either COM1 (IRQ4) or COM2 (IRQ3), and a PS/2 mouse will use IRQ12. If you know which IRQ your mouse is using, you can enable the Wake-up Event for that IRQ here and the system will wake up when you move the mouse or click its button.

  • Page 48: Pnp And Pci Setup

    IRQ. If you install a Legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ, and you are not using an 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. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...
  • Page 49 The default is set to Disabled until support disks and USB devices are available in which time you can set this function to Enabled. Passive Release (Enabled) This function allows the passive release to be Enabled or Disabled. The default setting of Enabled allows better performance. P/I-P6NP5 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. P/I-P6NP5 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. P/I-P6NP5 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. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (PI-P6NP5) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

  • 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. P/I-P6NP5 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: Notes

    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. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...
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  • Page 59: Pci-Sc200 Scsi Card

    For information about these drivers and their usage, see the Readme files included in the driver packages. You can print out the contents of these files using any text editor program. The next few pages will instruct you on the installation of the ASUS PCI-SC200 Fast SCSI Card. P/I-P6NP5 User's Manual...

  • Page 60: The Pci-Sc200 Scsi Interface Card

    You also have the additional option of connecting external SCSI devices to the external SCSI-2 connector on the card. If you get the ASUS PCI-SC200 later on as an option, you will need to install it yourself. The setup procedure is explained here.

  • Page 61: Setting The Int Assignment

    Many SCSI devices use a set of terminating resistors to terminate the device. The ASUS PCI-SC200 has “active” termination that you set using jumper JP5. If you need to terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200, you do it by setting the jumper. The are two settings, "terminated" and "not terminated," as shown below.

  • Page 62: Scsi Id Numbers

    SCSI device. There are eight possible ID numbers, 0 through 7. The ASUS PCI-SC200 has a fixed SCSI ID of 7. You can connect up to seven SCSI devices to the interface card. You must set a SCSI ID number for each device.

  • Page 63: I-A16C Audio Card

    CAUTION: Keep the ASUS I-A16C stored in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it in your system. The ASUS I-A16C is easily damaged by static electric- ity. Observe the following precautions while unpacking and handling the board: •...

  • Page 64: Layout And Connectors

    VII. ASUS I-A16C Audio Card Layout and Connectors Mitsumi Audio In Sony Audio In Connectors The audio input connectors are used when you wish to control software mixer set- tings (bass, treble, volume, etc.) for audio CD's that are played with your CD-ROM.

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