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USER'S MANUAL
Copyright © 1998 Jaton Corporation, USA

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  • Page 1 Cutting-Edge Technology Superior Systems PowerPro LX Mainboard Platform of the Pentium® II USER’S MANUAL Copyright © 1998 Jaton Corporation, USA...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCT ION OF POWERPRO LX ..... 4 ..................4 PECIFICATIONS ................. 6 AYOUT IAGRAM ............... 8 YSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE MAINBOARD ......... 9 ........ 10 NSTALLING THE AINBOARD TO THE ASING ..........11 TANDARD...
  • Page 3 CHAPTER 4 B US MASTE R IDE DRIVE R .......... 50 ............50 PPENDIX UICK NSTALLATION B HDD I ............56 PPENDIX NSTALLATION ............63 PPENDIX ECHNICAL UPPORT BIOS I ..........69 PPENDIX LASH NSTRUCTIONS PCI B ......71 PPENDIX NSTALL THE RIDGE ATCH...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction Of Powerpro Lx

    Chapter 1 Introduction of PowerPro LX The mainboard is designed for the new generation of CPU. It supports the Intel CPU SLOT1(Pentium ® II), up to 1GB of memory, super I/O, and Green PC functions. The mainboard provides high performance for the server system and meets the requirements of the desktop system for multimedia in the future.
  • Page 5 ❖ Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 66MHz/133MHz (Sideband) 3.3V device 3. Cache Memory ❖ Level 1 and Level 2 cache built into Intel Pentium II processor card 4. Memory(DRAM) ❖ Three 168-pin DIMM sockets support SDRAM and EDO DRAM modules (more slots - optional) ❖...

  • Page 6: Layout Diagram

    ❖ Built-in standard IrDA TX/RX header ❖ Two built-in USB connectors 7. Miscellaneous ❖ ATX form factor ❖ One AGP slot, Four PCI slots and Three ISA slots ❖ Reserved circuitry for LDCM feature ❖ PC97 / PC98 Compliant ❖ Board size: 30.5 x 19mm Note: All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 7 KEYBoard/Mouse USB 1 AGP SLOT IR 1 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 Winbond PCI 4 SLOT 1 BIOS SLOT 2 CCOMS 1 SP-LED SPEAKER SLOT 3 SMI POW-ON HD-LED KEYLOCK Figure 1-1 Component Locations - PCB rev.B (Other revisions of PCB layout may not as same as shown.)

  • Page 8: The System Block Diagram

    The System block diagram CPU-SLOT Control Address Data Address Main Control Memory SLOT 82443LX (DRAM) PCI BUS PCI IDE USB 1 USB 2 PCI SLOT(s) HEADER PIIX4 ISA SLOT(s) Universal Serial BUS ISA BUS Buffer Serial 83977F FLASH BIOS IrDA X BUS Figure 1-2 System Block diagram...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installing The Mainboard

    Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard This PowerPro LX mainboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step by step all the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible future upgrade capabilities.

  • Page 10: Installing The Mainboard To The Casing

    User friendly instructions Our objective is to enable the novice computer user to perform the installation by themselves. We have attempted to write this document in a very clear, concise and descriptive manner to help overcome any obstacles you may face during installation.

  • Page 11: Standard External Connectors

    and there are only slots, this means you can only attach the mainboard with spacers. Take the tip of the spacers and insert it into the slots. After doing this to all the slots, you can slide the mainboard into position aligned with the slots. After the mainboard has been positioned, check to make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on.
  • Page 12 SPEAKER SP-LED HD-LED POW-ON POWER LED KEYLOCK PN1(Pin 1-2) - Hardware Reset Connector Attach the cable from the case’s Reset switch to this connector. Press and hold the reset button for at least one second to reset the system. Pin number Name or significance of signal Ground Reset input...
  • Page 13 PN1 (Pin 9-10) - SP LED (Green LED) Pin number Name or significance of signal LED Power Green LED Active PN2(Pin 1-2-3-4-5) - Keylock and Power LED Connector Attach the case’s keylock to the connector. Pin number Name or significance of signal +5VDC No connection Ground...
  • Page 14 PN2(Pin 10-11) - Hardware Suspend Switch (SMI Switch) Attach the cable from the case’s suspend switch (if there is one) to this switch. Use this switch to enable/disable the power management function by hardware. Pin number Name or significance of signal Ground Suspend signal MOUSE - PS/2 Mouse Connector...
  • Page 15 KB - PS/2 Keyboard Connector Attach a keyboard to this 6-pin Din-connector. Pin number Name or significance of signal Keyboard data No connection Ground +5VDC Keyboard clock No connection ATX PWR - ATX Power Input Connector Caution: If power supply connectors are not properly attached to ATXPWR, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged.
  • Page 16 -12V Ground ON/OFF control signal Ground Ground Ground FAN1, FAN2 , FAN3 - DC-FAN Power Connector Pin number Name or significance of signal Ground +12V Sense IR - IR Connector(Infrared) Pin number Name or significance of signal FIRRX IR_RX Ground IR_TX I/O port connectors...

  • Page 17: Jumper Settings

    Name No. of pins Description IDE channel 1 IDE1 connector IDE2 IDE channel 2 connector Floppy disk connector Parallel port Serial port COM1 COM1 connector COM2 Serial port COM2 connector Universal serial Bus Notes: *IDE1, IDE2 are high performance PCI IDE connectors. Up to four IDE interface devices are supported.
  • Page 18 You can set jumper settings on the mainboard to configure various hardware options. See Figure 1-1 for jumper locations. Throughout this section, the following symbols are used to indicate jumper settings. For 3-pin jumpers, the symbols below are used: PIN 1-2 PIN 2-3 For 2-pins jumpers, the following symbols are used:...

  • Page 19: Installation Of The Cpu

    Note: To avoid losing jumper caps, attach the removed jumper cap to one of the jumper pins. CCMOS 1 - CMOS Discharge Jumper Jumper CCMOS discharge CMOS memory. When you install the mainboard, make sure this jumper is set for Normal Operation(1-2).

  • Page 20: Installing System Memory

    to set up the menu. For details please refer the chapter 3 “ BIOS Setup”. Installing System Memory The mainboard provides four 168-pin DIMM sites for memory expansion.. DIMM socket supports 1Mx64(8MB), 2Mx64(16MB), 4Mx64(32MB), 8Mx64(64MB), 16Mx64(128MB), and 32Mx64(256MB) or double sided DIMM modules. Minimum memory size is 8MB and maximum memory size is 512 MB SDRAM and 1GB EDO.

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Introduction Of Bios

    Bank4 8MB,16MB, 32MB,64MB, 128MB 8MB~256MB (DIMM4) Total System Memory (+)= 8MB~512MB x 2 = Double Sided Memory Modules. x 1 = Single Sided Memory Modules. Chapter 3 Introduction of BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Read-Only Memory chip on the mainboard.
  • Page 22 operate at its best, only if all these parameters are correctly configured through the BIOS. When you start the computer, it is controlled by the BIOS program. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic for all the necessary hardware, configures the parameters of hardware synchronization, and detects all the hardware.

  • Page 23: Cpu Setup [Cpu Soft Menu™]

    In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: ❖...
  • Page 24 configuring any jumpers or switches. The CPU must be setup according its specifications. In the first option, you can press <F1> at any time to display all the items that can be chosen for that option. Fig 3-1 CPU SOFT MENU™ CPU Name Is: Intel Pentium II MMX CPU Operating Speed:...
  • Page 25 [Note 4] User define external clock and multiplier factor: User Define External Clock: 66MHz 75MHz 83MHz Multiplier Factor: You can choose the following multiplier factors: However, differences will exist because of the various brands and types available. Normally, we do not recommend that you use the “User Define”...
  • Page 26 Disable: CPU external clock is operating within the normal limits. Enable: CPU external clock is operating within the limits of the Turbo mode. Solution in case of booting problem due to invalid clock setup: Normally, if the CPU clock setup is wrong, you will not be able to boot.

  • Page 27: Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    of the original CPU and to enter BIOS Setup to set up CPU parameters again. Note : The increase by 2.5% of the CPU speed is not a standard feature of this product. It is only for use by our development department to verify that the CPU is able to work normally when CPU speed, operating temperature and power supply are 2.5% higher or lower than the standard values.
  • Page 28 Fig 3-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu ❖ Set up of HDD operating mode [NORMAL, LBA, LARGE] Since old operating systems were only able to support HDD whose capacity was not bigger than 528MB, any hard disk with more than 528MB was unusable. AWARD BIOS features a solution to this problem: you can, according to your operating system, choose three operating modes: NORMAL, LBA or LARGE.

  • Page 29: Bios Features Setup Menu

    values used to calculate actual positions. Currently, all high capacity hard disks support this mode, that’s why we recommend you use this mode. The HDD AUTODETECTION option in the Main Menu will automatically detect the parameters of your hard disk and the mode supported.
  • Page 30 Fig 3-3 BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning: This item can be set as Enable or Disable. When this feature is enabled, if there is any attempt from a software or an application to access the boot sector or the partition table, the BIOS will warn you that a boot virus is attempting to access to the hard disk.
  • Page 31 Quick power on self test: After the computer has been powered on, the BIOS of the mainboard will run a series of tests in order to check the system and its peripherals. If the Quick power on self test feature is Enable, the BIOS will simplify the test procedures in order to speed up the boot process.
  • Page 32 no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error message. If this item is disabled, the BIOS will skip this test. Boot Up NumLock Status: On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode. Off: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode.
  • Page 33 Typematic Rate Delay (Msec): When you press a key continuously, if you exceed the delay you have set here, the keyboard will automatically repeat the keystroke according a certain rate. (Unit: milliseconds) Security Option: This option can be set to System or to Setup. After you have created a password through PASSWORD SETTING, this option will deny access to your system (System) or modification of computer setup (BIOS Setup) by...
  • Page 34 Delay IDE Initial: This item is using for support some old model or special type of hard disks or CDROMs . Because the BIOS may not detect those kinds of devices during system booting . OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: When the system memory is bigger than 64MB, the communication method between the BIOS and the operating system will differ from one operating system to another.
  • Page 35 shadow feature or not. If you have no interface card using this memory block, don’t enable this option. Shadowing address ranges (D0000-D3FFF Shadow): This option allows you to decide if the memory block (BIOS) of an interface card at the address D0000-D3FFF uses the shadow feature or not.

  • Page 36: Chipset Features Setup Menu

    SHADOW What is the SHADOW? The BIOS of standard video or interface cards is stored in ROM, and it is often very slow. With the Shadow feature, the CPU reads the BIOS on the VGA card and copies it into RAM. When the CPU runs this BIOS, the operation is speeded Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the mainboard.
  • Page 37 Auto Configuration: This option allows (Enable) or prevents (Disable) the BIOS from using default values for Auto Configuration. The BIOS default is Enable. When you select Enable, the BIOS will automatically use the values related to DRAM. You will not be able to set up the following options.

  • Page 38: Power Management Setup Menu

    Power Management Setup Menu The difference between Green PCs and traditional computers is that Green PCs have a power management feature. With this feature, when the computer is powered on but inactive, the power consumption is reduced in order to save energy. When the computer operates normally, it is in Normal mode.
  • Page 39 Fig 3-5 Power Management Setup Menu 2. Use arrow keys to go to the item you want to configure. To change the settings, use "PgUP", "PgDn", "+" and "-". 3. After you have configured the Power Management feature, press “Esc” to go back to the Main Menu. We are now going to briefly explain the options in this menu: Power Management: Four options:...
  • Page 40 When the three saving modes are enabled, the system is set up for maximum power savings. Doze = 1 minute Standby = 1 minute Suspend = 1 minute PM Control by APM: Power Management is completely controlled by the APM. APM stands for Advanced Power Mangement, it is a power management standard set by Microsoft, Intel and other major manufacturers.
  • Page 41 IDE HDD Power Down: If the system has not accessed data on the hard disk drive during the specified time period, the engine of the HDD will stop in order to save electricity. You can set 1 to 15 minutes or select Disable according to your use of the HDD.
  • Page 42 If this mode is disabled, the system will not enter the Suspend mode. Throttle Duty Cycle: This is used to specify the CPU speed in saving mode. Seven options are available: 12.5%, 25.0%, 37.5%, 50.0%, 62.5% or 75.0% . CPU Fan Off In Option: CPU fan can be turn off in suspend mode.

  • Page 43: Pci & Onboard I/O Setup

    re-count the time elapsed. Resume events are operations or signals that cause the computer to resume time counting. Resume by Ring: To connect a external modem with the onboard serial port, the system will be turned on when telephone ring-up. Resume by Alarm : RTC alarm can turn on the system .
  • Page 44 PnP OS Install : Device resource assigned by PnP OS or BIOS. Force Update ESCD: If you want to clear ESCD data next time you boot up, and ask the BIOS to reset the settings for the Plug & Play ISA Card and the PCI Card, select Enabled.
  • Page 45 PCI-Auto: The onboard BIOS auto-detects which PCI slot has an IDE card inserted in. PCI-slotX: Some old PCI IDE cards cannot be detected by the BIOS. If the onboard BIOS cannot detect a PCE IDE card, you have to specify on which PCI slot the IDE card is inserted, to make the BIOS assign IRQ14 for use by the interrupt number (INT#) of this PCI slot.
  • Page 46 This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 2. Ten options are available: Disable, 3F8h/IRQ4, 2F8h/IRQ3, 3E8h/IRQ4 or 2E8h/IRQ3. 3F8/IRQ10, 2F8/IRQ11, 3E8/IRQ10, 2E8/IRQ11, and AUTO. Onboard IR function: Three options are available: IrDA (HPSIR)mode. ASK IR (Amplitude Shift Keyed IR)mode. Disabled.
  • Page 47 On board IDE-1 Controller: Onboard PCI IDE 1 controller can be set as Enable or Disable. Master drive PIO Mode: Auto: the BIOS can auto-detect the PIO mode of the HDD in order to set its data transfer rate. (Default) Mode 0~Mode 4: User can specify the PIO mode of the HDD in order to set its data transfer rate.

  • Page 48: Load Bios Defaults

    like, you first have to be sure that your HDD supports this MODE, otherwise the hard disk will not be able to operate normally. For further information about HDD installation, refer to Appendix E. Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults are the reference settings that allow your system to work at a comparatively low performance.

  • Page 49: Password Setting

    Password Setting This option allows you to set a password required to start the system (System) or to access to the BIOS (Setup). After you have set a password through the PASSWORD SETTING option, you can enter the Security Option in the “BIOS Features Setup Menu”...

  • Page 50: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    contents of the CMOS, and boot the system up again. But doing this, you must reset all your settings. IDE HDD Auto Detection After you have installed the hard disk, in old systems, you had to know the hard disk specifications, such as the number of cylinders, heads and sectors, and to enter the relevant information into the hard disk information section.
  • Page 51 If you need further information or if you need to change some other settings, read from Chapters 1. Installing the CPU: Lift up the lever of the CPU socket, insert your CPU on the socket, and lower the lever back in position. Don’t worry, if you don’t respect the correct orientation, you will not be able to insert the CPU.
  • Page 52 Installing CD-ROM Drive: IDE2- Connect one end of the 40-pin cable that comes with the drive to the CD-ROM connector, and the other end to the IDE2 pin connector on the mainboard. Note: Be sure that the red line on the cable connects to the first pin of the connectors.
  • Page 53 Pin number Name of the signal or signification HDD LED signal [LED Cathode ] HDD LED signal [LED Anode ] Installing Suspend switch connector: There is a specific orientation for pin 10 and pin 11. Connect the two-threads suspend switch connector of the computer case to correct pins of connector on the mainboard.
  • Page 54 Installing speaker connector: PN2 - There is no specific orientation for pin 4 to pin 7. Connect the four-threads speaker cable to the PN2 connector pins on the mainboard. Pin number Name of the signal or signification +5VDC Ground Ground Sound Signal Installing Power ON/OFF switch connector : PN1 : Connect the two- threads switch connector on the...
  • Page 55 Name of the signal or Name of the signal or number signification number signification +3.3VDC +3.3VDC +3.3VDC -12VDC Ground Ground +5VDC PS_ON Ground Ground +5VDC Ground Ground Ground POWERGOOD -5VDC +5VDC +5VDC +12VDC +5VDC Installing Keyboard connector: KB1 - There is an orientation pin. Connect your keyboard connector to connector on the mainboard.

  • Page 56: Nstallation

    +12V Control on/off Some jumpers are Adjusting other jumpers: reserved for future functions or are not to be adjusted in normal operation. Adjust them according to the following recommendations. CCMOSPut jumper on pin 1 and pin 2. Parameters and CPU settings After you BIOS Setup: have followed the steps described above and completed the installation, when you...
  • Page 57 the way data is transferred from and to the IDE drive and the mainboard. What is the PIO mode? When the system needs to access hard disk data, the CPU delivers input/output (I/O) orders through the chipset on the mainboard to the hard disk drive, and than puts these data into the system memory.
  • Page 58 DMA Mode 0 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 4.16Mbyte/sec DMA Mode 1 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 13.3Mbyte/sec DMA Mode 2 The fastest data transfer rate reaches 16.6Mbyte/sec Usually, PIO mode means that the hard disk data are accessed by the CPU through the chipset and placed into memory, and the chipset is using PIO mode to access hard disk data.
  • Page 59 don’t need to adjust any setting. Just connect one end of the 40 pin cable on the drive connector, and the other end to connector IDE1 on the mainboard. Installing one HDD + one CD-ROM drive The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector. Method 1: Set the HDD at Master, and the CD-ROM drive at Slave.
  • Page 60 Set the other hard disk drive at Master, connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the other end to connector IDE2 on the mainboard. Installing two HDDs + one CD-ROM drive The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector. Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up as Master, set the other HDD at Slave, connect one connector...
  • Page 61 connector of the 40-pin cable to the first drive, another connector to the second drive, and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on the mainboard. Set the other (the third) drive at Master, and connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the other end to connector IDE2 on the mainboard.
  • Page 62 parameters of all your drives. You don’t need to set any hard disk parameter. ❖ If one or several of your HDDs are old, and if you don’t know their parameters, and you want to reconfigure your drives, you can also use the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the CMOS to autodetect the drives parameters.

  • Page 63: Support

    your hard disk will not be bootable. For further information about FDISK, refer to the FDISK section in the DOS user’s manual. After you have partitioned the hard disk with FDISK, the system will reboot automatically. Boot from a system floppy disk, and type FORMAT C:/S Using FORMAT: (DOS command) This command is found in the DOS disks.
  • Page 64 CARD, MPEG CARD, SCSI CARD, SOUND CARD..., after the system is assembled, if you cannot boot up, check the key components of the system using the procedure described below. First remove all interface cards except the VGA card and try to reboot. If you still cannot boot up: Try installing another brand/model VGA card and see if the system will start.
  • Page 65 automatically. This problem may be due to the Sound Card Driver. During the Starting DOS… procedure, press SHIFT (BY-PASS) key, to skip CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; edit CONFIG.SYS with a text editor, and in front on the line that loads the Sound Card Driver, add a remark REM, in order to disable the Sound Card Driver.
  • Page 66 Note the model number given in your user’s *1. MODEL: manual. Example: PT5R2, PR5R2... *2. Mainboard model number (REV): Note the mainboard model number labeled on the mainboard as “REV:*.**”. Example: REV:2.11 *3.BIOS ID# : See below: Example: “3R” is the “BIOS” ID number “2A59GA1EC”...
  • Page 67 *5. OS/APPLICATION: Indicate what are the operating system and the applications your are running on the system. Example: MS-DOS 6.22, Windows 3.1..*6. CPU: Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your CPU. Example: (A) In the “Brand” space, write “Intel”, in the “Specifications”...
  • Page 68 In the Brand space, write “Panasonic”, in the Specifications space, write “SIMM-FP DRAM 4MB-06”. Or, in the Brand, write “NPNX”, in the Specifications space, write “SIMM-EDO DRAM 8MB-06”. Or, in the Brand space, write “SEC”, in the Specifications space, write “DIMM-S DRAM 8MB- G12”.

  • Page 69: Bios Instructions

    Appendix D Flash BIOS Instructions Example 1 To update BIOS and create a backup of the current system BIOS execute this command: AWDFLASH NEWBIOS /Py SAVEBIOS /Sy Example 2 To update BIOS, create a backup of current system BIOS, and clear the CMOS, execute this command: AWDFLASH NEWBIOS SAVEBIOS /CC Example 3 To update BIOS and clear PnP settings execute this command:...
  • Page 70 (user can choose a different file name in place of NEWBIOS). “SAVEBIOS” indicates the filename of the old system BIOS (user can choose a different file name in place of SAVEBIOS). Explanation of parameter names: /CC: Clears CMOS data...

  • Page 71: Pci Bridge Batch File

    “The program file’s part number does not match with your system!” Appendix E Install the PCI Bridge Batch File. Jaton’s mainboard CD has attached Intel’s 82371xB INF update drive version 3.0. It can actually be used to update both 430TX and 440BX chipset, if your motherboard uses one of these Intel chipsets.
  • Page 72 Insert Jaton’s Mainboard CD into the CD-ROM drive, a Step2. “Welcome” screen pops-up by autorun from Windows ® 95. Click on PCI Bridge bottom on that screen menu:...
  • Page 73 Step 3. Click ‘Next’ to start. Step 4. Click on ‘Yes’ on License agreement dialog screen. Step 5. Click ‘Next’, then wait a while, until the installation complete screen pops-up.
  • Page 74 Step 6. Restart your computer, then check the Device Manager again. First, you can check Hard disk Controller, make sure if the system device is recognized. Step 7. Also check System Device, to verify if three devices are identified them as well. If your screen just like one below, then the PCI bridge driver is installed appropriated.

  • Page 75: Upplement File Installation

    Appendix F USB Supplement File Installation. Windows® 95 does not recognize the PIIX4 controller built into your motherboard, you have to perform the steps as described below before you can use the devices, such as USB devices, controlled by PIIX4 under Windows® Condition 1: Windows®...
  • Page 76 appropriate device drivers from diskette by the hardware manufacturer if needed. (You may have to repeat Steps 8 and 9 several times.) 10. Select Yes to restart the system. 11. Re-install the custom drivers provided by the hardware manufacturer if needed. Condition 2: Only Windows®...
  • Page 77 3.Run SETUP.EXE from the hard disk to install Windows® 95. 4.Run USBSUPP.EXE (SR2.1) from the "PIIX4 DRV. for Win95 OSR 2.x" software diskette and follow the instructions. 5.Make a backup copy of USB.INF under the INF directory of your Windows® 95. Then replace it with the file of the same name provided on the "PIIX4 DRV.

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