R P/I P65UP8
Baseboard for CPU Cards
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P/I-P65UP8
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November 1997
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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.........................................................7
How this Manual is Organized ........................................................ 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
Features of the ASUS P/I-P65UP8 Baseboard ................................ 8
II. FEATURES ..................................................................8
Parts of the ASUS Baseboard .......................................................... 9
III. INSTALLATION .....................................................10
ASUS Baseboard Layout ............................................................... 10
Installation Steps ............................................................................ 12
1. Jumpers ...................................................................................... 12
Jumper Settings .................................................................. 13
2. System Memory (DRAM) ........................................................ 18
DRAM Memory Installation Procedures ................................. 19
3. Central Processing Unit ............................................................ 20
System Case........................................................................ 20
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 .................................................................. 24
IV. VGA Installation .......................................................33
Windows 95 Video Driver Installation .......................................... 33
Windows 95 Video Driver Installation .......................................... 34
Using Control Panel ................................................................. 34
Windows 95 Display Settings ........................................................ 35
Windows NT 4.0 Video Driver Installation ................................... 37
Windows NT 3.51 Video Driver Installation ................................. 38
IBM OS/2 Video Driver Installation .............................................. 39
AutoCAD Video Driver Installation .............................................. 39
Microstation Video Driver Installation .......................................... 39
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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:
• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which 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. VGA Installation:
Manual information and checklist
Information and specifications concerning this product
Instructions on setting up the baseboard
Instructions on setting up the onboard VGA
Item Checklist
Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing
items, please contact your retailer.
(1) ASUS Baseboard
(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) Motherboard User’s Manual
(1) SCSI Utilities User’s Manual
(1) C-P6ND or C-PKND CPU card
(1) Infrared module (optional)
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II. FEATURES
Features of the ASUS P/I-P65UP8 Baseboard
The P/I-P65UP8 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants great
versatility in a computer system. This baseboard:
• Versatile Processor Support: Supports dual 150–200MHz Pentium Pro or dual
233–333MHz Pentium II processors.
I2O: Includes onboard Intel’s i960RD I/O processor with 32KB NVRAM,
2x512KB Flash EPROM, and 2SIMM slots for up to 256MB memory.
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• VGA: Includes onboard S3Trio64 VGA with 1MB DRAM upgradable to 2MB.
SCSI: Includes onboard Adaptec AIC 7880 for one primary and Symbios 53C896
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for two secondary SCSI channes for a maximum of 45 SCSI devices.
• Dual Power Supply: Has both AT and ATX power connectors onboard to sup-
port an AT or ATX power supply with soft-on/off features.
• Versatile DRAM Memory Support: Supports eight 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB,
8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB to form a memory size between 8MB to
1GB. Supports both Fast Page Mode (FPM), and Extended Data Output (EDO)
SIMMs. Burst Extended Data Output (BEDO) supported with the C-P6ND CPU
card.
ISA and PCI Expansion Slots: Provides three 16-bit ISA slots and seven 32-bit
PCI slots.
Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART-compatible serial ports and
one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. Supports two of either 5.25- or
3.5-inch disk drives (1.44MB or 2.88MB) without an external card.
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• 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, supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, 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: 120
MB, 1.44MB, 720K). BIOS supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI device boot-up.
• 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.)
• Easy Installation: Is equipped with BIOS that supports auto detection of hard
drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard drives,
expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.
• Optional IrDA Module: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless
file transfers and communication.
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