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Asus P/I-P55TVP4 User Manual

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  • Page 1 P/I-P55TVP4 Pentium 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: Asus Contact Information

    Telephone: 1-408-474-0567 Fax: 1-408-474-0568 Email: info-usa@asus.com.tw Technical Support: BBS: 1-408-474-0555 Email: tsd-usa@asus.com.tw 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: BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    6. BIOS Setup ................29 Load Defaults ..............30 Standard CMOS Setup ............. 30 Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........31 BIOS Features Setup ..............34 Details of BIOS Features Setup .......... 34 Chipset Features Setup ............. 37 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...
  • Page 5 Save and Exit Setup ..............47 Exit Without Saving ..............47 V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT ............49 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) .......... 49 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ..... 49 System Requirements ............49 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ...... 50 Notes: .................. 50 VI.

  • 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

    • Desktop Management Interface (DMI) utility • Bus Master IDE Drivers for various operating systems • Audio drivers and utilities (included with ASUS I-A16C CD bundle only) • Readme files for descriptions and use of the files • Technical Support Form...

  • Page 8: Features

    PCI slots, and one PCI/MediaBus 2.0 which allows the use of either a standard PCI card or the ASUS MediaBus Card. • ASUS MediaBus Rev 2.0: Features an expansion slot extension shared with PCI Slot 4 for an optional high-performance expansion card which includes two functions in one easy-to-install card.

  • Page 9: Parts Of The Motherboard

    Optional IrDA and PS/2 Mouse Connector: This motherboard supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface and a PS/2 mouse cable set. • NCR SCSI BIOS: This motherboard has firmware that supports the optional ASUS PCI-SC200 SCSI controller cards. Parts of the Motherboard Programmable Flash ROM...

  • Page 10: Installation

    COM 1 COM 2 Super Parallel Printer Multi I/O Board Power Input BUS FREQ L2 CACHE ZIF Socket 7 Vio/Vcore JP22 JP21 JP20 BUS Ratio JP19 JP18 JP17 JP16 Clear CMOS IDE LED 256/512KB OnBoard L2 Cache ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...
  • Page 11 11) RESET (CON1) p. 23 Reset Switch Lead (2-pins) 12) KEYLOCK (CON1) p. 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 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...

  • Page 12: Installation Steps

    3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer 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. Selections Operation [open] (Default) Clear CMOS Data [short] (momentarily) Operation (Default) Clear Data CMOS RAM (Operation / Clear CMOS Data) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...

  • Page 15: Cyrix Cpu Identification (For Compatible Cyrix Cpu's)

    The Cyrix CPU that is supported on this motherboard is labeled Cyrix 6x86 P166+ but must be Revision 2.7 and later. Look on the underside of the CPU for the serial number. The number should read G8DC6620A or larger. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...
  • Page 16 [2-3] [1-2] *NOTE: Only Cyrix Revision 2.7 or later is supported on this motherboard. See page 9 for revision identification. Bootup screen will show 6x86-P166+ -S CPU at 133MHz with the Cyrix 166+ installed on this motherboard. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...

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

    2 Single sided or 1 Double sided memory module. 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 subsystem 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 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 See "Onboard Serial Port" in Chipset Features Setup. (Pin 10 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 10 plugged). COM 1 COM 2 Pin 1 Pin 1 Onboard Serial Port Connectors ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...
  • Page 27 Power Plugs from Power Supply 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 8. IDE activity LED (IDE LED) This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. IDE (Hard Drive) LED ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...
  • Page 29 LED lights when the system is powered on. See the figure below. 13. Speaker Connector (CON1) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. Turbo or Power LED & Power LED LOCK Keyboard Lock SMI Lead Speaker Connector Reset SW SPKR System Case Connections ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...
  • Page 30 COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown on the Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions. Front View Back View IRRX IRTX IRTX IRRX 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 re-install 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 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. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual...
  • Page 42 ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose. 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

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

  • Page 60: The Asus 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: Asus 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 Panasonic Audio In Wave Table Upgrade Mitsumi Audio In PC Speaker In Volume Control PC Speaker Out Sony Audio In Speaker Out Line Out Line In Microphone MIDI/Game 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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