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USER'S NOTICE
© Copyright 1996 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All rights reserved
Product Name:
ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S
Manual Revision:
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC
Marketing Info:
Technical Support:
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. FEATURES
III. INSTALLATION
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT
VI. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSIUTILITY
VII. ADAPTEC 7800 DRIVERS (88 Pages)
FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE
Federal Communications Commission Statement
•This device may not cause harmful interference, and
•Re-orientor relocate the receiving antenna
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
How this manual is organized
Item Checklist
Features of the ASUS Motherboard
Parts of the ASUS Motherboard
Map of the ASUS Motherboard
Jumpers
Expansion Slots
Connectors
INSTALLATION
(Map of Board)
Installation Steps
1. Jumpers
Jumper Settings
TAG SRAM Upgrade
III.INSTALLATION
2.Flash ROM Boot Block Programming (BBLKW)
Programming BBLKW
Disabled
[1-2]
4.Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR)
Selections RTCLROperation [open] (Default)
Clear Data [short] (momentarily)
5.CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection (FS1, FS2)
External
BUS Clock
Internal
6.CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (BF0, BF1)
Cyrix CPU Identification
2.System Memory (DRAM & SRAM)
DRAM Memory Installation Procedures:
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3.Central Processing Unit (CPU)
4.Expansion Cards
Expansion Card Installation Procedure:
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards
5.External Connectors
3.Parallel Printer Connector (26 Pin Block)
NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port
4.Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors (Two 10-pinblocks)
wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 10 plugged)
5.Floppy Drive Connector (34-pinblock )
6.Power Connector (12-pinblock)
7.Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-pinBlock)
8.IDE Activity LED (HDLED)
9.Turbo LED Lead (PANEL)
10.SMI Suspend Switch Lead (PANEL)
11.Reset Switch Lead (PANEL)
12.Keyboard Lock Switch Lead & System Power LED (PANEL)
13.Speaker Connector (PANEL)
14.CPU Cooling Fan Connector (FAN)
These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins
15.IrDA-CompliantInfrared Module Connector (IR)
16.Ultra-FastSCSI & Ultra-WideSCSI Connectors
Onboard SCSI Connectors
Power Connection Procedures
Support Software
Flash Memory Writer Utility
Main Menu
Advanced Features Menu
Updating your Motherboard's BIOS
6. BIOS Setup
Load Defaults
Standard CMOS Setup
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:
For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can:
•Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup
•Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the “User” option
CYLS
HEAD
Drive A, Drive B
Floppy 3 Mode Support
Video
Halt On
This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt
BIOS Features Setup
Details of BIOS Features Setup:
External Cache
Quick Power On Self Test
HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First (New Feature!)
IDE
SCSI
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24
Typematic Delay (Msec)
250ms
Chipset Features Setup
(Chipset
[DRAM and ECC]
Memory parity SERR# (NMI)
Parity
ECC
Onboard Parallel Port
3BCH / IRQ 7
378H / IRQ
, 278H / IRQ 5, Disabled
Parallel Port Mode
Power Management Setup
Details of Power Management Setup:
Suspend Switch
Doze Speed, Stdby Speed
PM Timers
HDD Power Down
Mins
PNP and PCI Setup
ISA MEM Block BASE
Onboard AHA BIOS
Auto
USB Function
Play / PCI)
Load BIOS Defaults
Load Setup Defaults
Supervisor Password and User Password
IDE HDD Auto Detection
Save and Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
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Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
System Requirements
Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
Notes:
Save MIFD
Load MIFD
Load BIOS Defaults
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Quick Start Instructions
Windows95 or WindowsNT
Windows/Windows for Workgroups
DOS
Troubleshooting Tips
SCSI Device Troubleshooting
Windows95/WindowsNT Troubleshooting
Place the Windows95
3Click on the Have Disk button, then click the Browse button
What do I need to do if I want to use another host adapter
Open the Control Panel
Double-click
•You are running in MSDOS mode
•You have an older model SCSI-1CDROM drive that Windows95 does not support
You are using a
Restart the computer in
MS-DOS
Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users
DOS and Windows3.1x Device Drivers
DOS and Windows3.1x ASPI Managers
DOS Formatting Utilities
Low-levelFormatter (scsifmt)
Formatter and Partitioner (afdisk)
7.To quit afdisk, press Esc and select Yes to confirm that you want to quit
Removable Media Manager (rmvtool)