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Asus P/I-XP55T2P4 User Manual

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  • Page 1 P/I-XP55T2P4 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

    1-408-474-0567 Fax: 1-408-474-0568 Email: info-usa@asus.com.tw Technical Support: BBS: 1-408-474-0569 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-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Features of This Motherboard ... 2 II. FEATURES ... 2 Parts of the Motherboard ... 3 III. INSTALLATION ... 4 Map of the ASUS Motherboard ... 4 Jumpers ... 5 Expansion Slots ... 5 Connectors ... 5 Installation Steps ... 6 1.
  • Page 5 Unpacking and Handling Precautions ... 57 Layout and Connectors ... 58 Connectors ... 58 VIII. DOS 3.1 & Windows 3.1x Audio Software (with optional I-A16C Audio Card Bundle Only) IX. Windows 95 Audio Software (with optional I-A16C Audio Card Bundle Only) ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...

  • 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-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer. The ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 motherboard with built-in 2 serial, 1 parallel, PS/2 Keyboard, and PS/2 Mouse connectors 1 IDE ribbon cable 1 floppy ribbon cable Support software (view FILELIST.TXT detailed contents and description)

  • Page 8: Features Of This Motherboard

    II. FEATURES Features of This Motherboard The ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants a great many features in a small package. This motherboard: • Easy Installation: Is equipped with BIOS that supports auto detection of hard drives and Plug and Play to make setup of hard drives and expansion cards virtually automatic.

  • Page 9: Parts Of The Motherboard

    (4) 72-pin SIMM Sockets (3) PCI Slots Super Multi-I/O PCI 4 or ASUS MediaBus 2.0 (4) ISA Slots Programmable Flash ROM ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual Onboard 256KB/ L2 Upgrade Cache 512KB Pipelined Expansion Slot Floppy & IDE Burst L2 Cache Infrared Port...

  • Page 10: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION Map of the ASUS Motherboard CPU Vcore Volt (2.5-2.9) Res. CPU Volt (STD/VRE) Bus Freq. Memory Cached (64/512) SIMM Socket 4 (Bank 1) SIMM Socket 3 (Bank 1) SIMM Socket 2 (Bank 0) SIMM Socket 1 (Bank 0)

  • Page 11: Jumpers

    15) FAN p. 24 CPU 12V Cooling Fan connector 16) IR CON p. 24 Infrared Port Module connector ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual Total Level 2 Cache Size Setting (256KB/512KB) Flash ROM Boot Block Program (Enable/Disable) Memory Cacheable Size (64MB/512MB) SMC37C669 Multi-I/O Selection (Enable/Disable)

  • Page 12: Installation Steps

    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-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual Pin 1 or on the left to connect pins 1&2 and...

  • Page 13: Jumper Settings

    Expansion Slot, then you have 256KB. If you only have onboard cache chips, then you have 512KB. An "ASUS" or "COAST" cache module can be used to upgrade the 256KB version to 512KB. If there is no onboard cache, you may install a cache module of either 256KB or 512KB.
  • Page 14 64MB, you need to install a TAG SRAM upgrade or use a cache module with an extended TAG SRAM (such as 256KB ASUS CM1 Rev 3.0 with 2 TAG SRAM's) but not both and set this jumper to 512MB. See page 12 for TAG SRAM upgrade and page 14 for cache module information.
  • Page 15 RAM containing BIOS setup information will be cleared by this action. You must enter BIOS to “Load Setup Defaults” and re-enter any user infor- mation after removing and reapplying this jumper. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual 1 2 3 1 2 3...
  • Page 16 *The only 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-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual 50MHz 55MHz...
  • Page 17 WARNING: Position [9-10] is reserved for future use, do not use this set- ting or you may cause damage to your CPU. Dual Power Planes [9-10] Reserved 2.9V ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual [1-2] (Default) [2-3] STD 3.3V - 3.465V (Default) VRE 3.4-3.6V...

  • Page 18: System Memory (Dram & Sram)

    WARNING: If the cache module that you install already have an extended tag, do not install another TAG SRAM into the TAG SRAM Upgrade Socket. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual , 64MB Insert one 16K8 or 32K8 SRAM chip as shown by...

  • Page 19: Dram Memory Installation Procedures

    "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-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual 1 2 3 4 Notched End...

  • Page 20: Static Ram (Sram) For Level 2 (External) Cache

    Cache Expansion Slot, then you have 256KB. If you only have onboard cache chips, then you have 512KB. An "ASUS" or "COAST" cache module can be used to upgrade the 256KB version to 512KB. If there is no onboard cache, you may install a cache module of either 256KB or 512KB.

  • Page 21: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    IMPORTANT: You must set jumpers for "CPU External Clock (BUS) Fre- quency Selection" and jumpers for "CPU to BUS Frequency Selection" on page 10 depending on the CPU that you install. ZIF Socket 7 with Pentium Processor ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual Lever Lock Blank White Dot...

  • Page 22: Expansion Cards

    Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may need to use IRQs. System IRQs are avail- able to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, and any remaining IRQs are then used by PCI cards. Currently, there are two types of ISA ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    PCI and PNP configuration section of the BIOS Setup utility. IMPORTANT: In the BIOS setup page 40, you should choose "Yes" for those IRQ's and DMA's you wish to reserve for Legacy (Non PnP) ISA cards, other- wise conflicts may occur. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Asus Mediabus Card

    III. INSTALLATION ASUS MediaBus Card ASUS MediaBus allows a cost-efficient solution to a complete multimedia system. The advantages of using one add-on card is to reduce the slot requirements and compatibility problems in order to maximize the Plug and Play advantages. The add-on card inserts into the shared PCI 4 / MediaBus 2.0 Slot.

  • Page 25: External Connectors

    4. Serial port COM1 and COM2 Connectors (Two 9-pin male) The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See page 36 for BIOS configuration of "Onboard Serial Port" COM 1 (9-Pin Male) ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual COM 2 (9-Pin Male)
  • Page 26 IMPORTANT: Make sure that the ATX power supply can take at least 10mAmp load on the 5Volt standby lead (5VSB). You may experience difficulty in powering on your system without this. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual ATX Power Connector on Motherboard...
  • Page 27 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong ori- entation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual Secondary IDE Connector Pin 1...
  • Page 28 (the SMI lead cannot wake-up the system). If you want to use this connector, "Suspend Switch" in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP of the BIOS software should be on the default set- ting of Enable. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual IDE_LED IDE Activity LED...
  • Page 29 See the figure below. 14. Speaker Connector (CON1) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual System Power LED Power LED...
  • Page 30 COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins (as defined by Intel) as shown on the Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual +12V +12Volt Power...

  • Page 31: Power Connection Procedures

    "Start" button and the system will give three quick beeps after about 30 seconds and power off after windows shut down. NOTE: The message: "It's now safe to turn off your computer" will not be shown in Windows 95 when using shut down with ATX power supplies. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...

  • Page 32: Support Software

    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-XP55T2P4 User's Manual ASUSTeK PNP BIOS FLASH MEMORY WRITER V1.5...

  • 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-XP55T2P4 User's Manual Advanced Features...

  • Page 34: Bios Setup

    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-XP55T2P4 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-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...

  • Page 37: Details Of Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS. If you install the optional PCI-SC200 SCSI controller card into the motherboard (see section VI for instructions). If you install other vendor’s SCSI controller card, please refer to their respective documentations on how to install the required SCSI drivers. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...
  • Page 38 IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned (such as with FDISK) and then formatted before data can be read from and write on. Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...
  • Page 39 If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose the “EGA/VGA” option. Halt On This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. All Errors (Default) No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 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 These fields allow you to Enable (default) or Disable the CPU’s “Level 1” primary cache. Caching allows better performance. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...
  • Page 41 Most IDE drives, except older versions, can utilize this feature. By setup default, this field is set to HDD MAX, other selections are Dis- abled 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 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. Leave on default setting of Disabled. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...

  • Page 43: Chipset Features Setup

    Enabling this features reserves 15MB to 16MB memory address space to ISA ex- pansion cards that specifically require this setting. This makes the memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. The default is Disabled. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...
  • Page 44 Onboard Serial Port 1 Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4 (default), 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Dis- abled for the onboard serial connector. Onboard Serial Port 2 Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3 (default), 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Dis- abled for the onboard serial connector. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 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 the optimal performance. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...

  • Page 46: Power Management Setup

    DPMS feature; Blank Screen only blanks the screen. Use the latter for monitors that do not support the “Green” (no power management) feature. Take note that a screen saver software does not work with this feature. While the monitor is shut off, this software cannot display. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 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-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...

  • Page 48: Pnp And Pci Setup

    DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel. If you install a Legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that channel to Yes. ASUS P/I-XP55T2P4 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-XP55T2P4 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-XP55T2P4 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-XP55T2P4 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-XP55T2P4 User's Manual ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (PI55T2P4) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

  • 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-XP55T2P4 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 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-XP55T2P4 User's Manual...
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  • Page 59: 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-XP55T2P4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 60: The 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: 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 Mitsumi Audio In Sony Audio In 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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