R 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. 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:
Cache Memory : 256K
Cache Memory : 512K
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.
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ASUS P/I-P55TVP4
2.33
November 1997
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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 7
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. Jumpers ...................................................................................... 12
Jumper Settings .................................................................. 13
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification ................................ 15
2. System Memory (DRAM/SDRAM & SRAM) ........................ 17
DRAM Memory Installation Procedures: .......................... 18
SDRAM Memory Installation Procedures: ........................ 19
Static RAM (SRAM) for Level 2 (External) Cache ................. 20
Compatible Cache Modules for this Motherboard ............. 20
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 21
4. Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 22
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ............................. 22
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards................................. 22
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ........................... 23
5. External Connectors .................................................................. 25
Power Connection Procedures ................................................. 31
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ..................................................................... 32
Support Software ........................................................................... 32
Flash Memory Writer Utility ......................................................... 32
Main Menu ......................................................................... 32
Advanced Features Menu ................................................... 33
Updating your Motherboard's BIOS ........................................ 34
6. BIOS Setup ............................................................................... 35
Load Defaults ..................................................................... 36
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................. 36
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ...................................... 37
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................ 40
Details of BIOS Features Setup .......................................... 40
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Chipset Features Setup ............................................................. 43
Details of Chipset Features Setup ....................................... 43
Power Management Setup........................................................ 46
Details of Power Management Setup ................................. 46
PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................. 48
Details of PNP and PCI Setup ............................................ 48
Load BIOS Defaults ................................................................. 50
Load Setup Defaults ................................................................. 50
Supervisor Password and User Password ................................ 51
IDE HDD Auto Detection ........................................................ 52
Save and Exit Setup ................................................................. 53
Exit Without Saving ................................................................. 53
V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT ...................................................... 55
Desktop Management Interface (DMI).......................................... 55
Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ............. 55
System Requirements ......................................................... 55
Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ...................... 56
VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards .............................................................. 59
Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers .................................................. 59
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 ........................ 61
SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices ....................................... 62
SCSI ID Priority ....................................................................... 62
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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference, and
• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa-
tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inter-
ference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the
graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes
or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
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.
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I. INTRODUCTION
How this Manual is Organized
This manual is divided into the following sections:
Introduction:
I.
II. Features:
III. Installation:
IV. BIOS Setup:
V. Support Software:
VI. ASUS SCSI Cards:
Manual information and checklist
Information and specifications concerning this product.
Instructions on setting up the motherboard.
Information on setting up the BIOS software.
Information on the included support software.
Installation of optional ASUS SCSI cards.
Item Checklist
Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
contact your retailer.
(1) ASUS motherboard
(1) 9pin male serial + 25pin male serial external connector set
(1) 25pin female parallel + 6pin female PS/2 mouse external connector set
(1) IDE ribbon cable for master and slave drives
(1) floppy ribbon cable for (1) 5.25inch floppy and (2) 3.5inch floppies
(1) bag of spare jumpers
(1) disk or CD disc with support drivers and utilities:
• Flash Memory Writer utility to update the onboard programmable BIOS
• Desktop Management Interface (DMI) utility
• Bus Master IDE Drivers for various operating systems
• Readme files for descriptions and use of the files
• Technical Support Form
(1) User’s manual
ASUS PCI-SC200 Fast-SCSI or PCI-SC860 Ultra-Fast SCSI card
PS/2 mouse, Infrared, USB1, and USB2 external connector module (optional)
ASUS pipelined burst cache module (optional)
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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.
• Versatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium® 75-233MHz (P55C-MMX™, P54C/
P54CS), IBM®/Cyrix® 6x86-PR166+ (Rev 2.7 or later), IBM®/Cyrix® 6x86MX™
(PR166 & faster), AMD-K5™ (PR75-PR133), AMD-K6™ (PR166 & faster).
Intel Chipset: Features Intel’s 430VX PCIset with I/O subsystems.
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• Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS which
allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher
level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V)
• L2 Cache: Comes in 0KB, 256KB, or 512KB Pipelined Burst SRAM version,
each version is upgradeable to 256KB or 512KB. Upgrades are made through a
Synchronous SRAM cache module. (See page 14 for compatible modules.)
• Versatile DRAM Memory Support: Supports 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB, 8MB,
16MB, or 32MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 128MB. Supports both
Fast Page Mode (FPM) and Extended Data Output (EDO) SIMMs. Has two
168-pin DIMMs to support (8, 16, 32MB) SDRAM modules.
ISA and PCI Expansion Slots: Provides three 16-bit ISA slots, three 32-bit
PCI slots, and one PCI/MediaBus, which allows the use of either a standard PCI
card or the ASUS MediaBus Card.
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• ASUS MediaBus: 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.
Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and
one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed
from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections.
PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master
IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two chan-
nels, provides faster data transfer rates, and supports Enhanced IDE devices,
such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives. Supports two drives of either 5.25-
inch (360KB or 1.2MB) or 3.5-inch (720KB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB) disk drives.
Supports Japanese “Floppy 3 mode” (3.5-inch disk drive: 1.2MB) and LS-120
floppy disk drives (3.5-inch disk drive: 120MB, 1.44MB, 720KB). BIOS sup-
ports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI device bootup.
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