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    R P/I-P55TVP4 Pentium Motherboard USER'S MANUAL
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    the third digit in the manual revision number. For updated BIOS, drivers, or product release information you may visit ASUS' home page at: http://www.asus.com.tw/ © Copyright 1996 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All rights reserved. Product Name: ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 Manual Revision: 1.52 Release Date: December
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    : [email protected] ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Info: Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: [email protected] Technical Support: BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: [email protected] ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual III
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    26 Main Menu 26 Advanced Features Menu 27 Updating your Motherboard's BIOS 28 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 IV ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    PNP and PCI Setup 42 Details of PNP and PCI Setup 42 Load BIOS Defaults 44 Load Setup Defaults 44 Supervisor Password and User Password 45 ASUS I-A16C Audio Card Bundle Only) IX. Windows 95 Audio Software (with optional ASUS I-A16C Audio Card Bundle Only) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    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 Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. VI ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    : Manual information and checklist II. Features: Information and specifications concerning this product III. Installation: Instructions on setting up the motherboard. IV. BIOS Setup: BIOS software setup information. V. DMI Utility: BIOS supported Desktop Management Interface VI. ASUS PCI
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    that supports four IDE devices in two channels, provides faster data transfer rates, and supports Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives. This controller supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2. BIOS supports IDE CD-ROM boot-up. 2 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    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 3 ISA Slots 3 PCI Slots Super Multi-I/O 1 DIMM Slot II. FEATURES
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    III. INSTALLATION Map of the Motherboard PS/2 Mouse Keyboard COM 1 COM 2 Parallel Printer P9 Board Power Input P8 DIMM Slot (Bank 2) SIMM Slot 4 (Bank 1) SIMM Slot 3 JP21 JP20 JP19 JP18 JP17 JP16 BUS Ratio IDE LED Clear CMOS JP7 256/512KB OnBoard L2 Cache 4 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    Port COM1 & COM2 (10-pin Blocks) p. 21 Floppy Drive Connector (34-pin Block) p. 21 Motherboard Power Connector (12-pin Block) p. 22 Primary / Secondary IDE Connector (40-pin Blocks) p. 22 23 Speaker Output Connector (4-pins) p. 24 Infrared Port Module Connector ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 5
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    6. Setup the BIOS Software 1. Jumpers Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect jumper pins (JP) on the motherboard. See "Map of the Motherboard" on page 4 the component whenever the components are separated from the system. 6 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    position. This is required only if prompted by the Flash Memory Writer Utility as shown in BIOS SOFTWARE. Programming Disabled Enabled JP10 [1-2] (Default) [2-3] JP10 1 2 3 Disabled / Protected (Default) 1 2 3 Enabled Boot Block Programming (Disable / Enable) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 7
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    onboard (see "Map of Motherboard" for locations), then you BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. Selections Operation Clear CMOS Data JP7 [open] (Default) [short] (momentarily) JP7 Operation (Default) JP7 Clear Data CMOS RAM (Operation / Clear CMOS Data) 8 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    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 9
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    2.0x 66MHz [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [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. 10 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    2. System Memory (DRAM/SDRAM & SRAM) This motherboard supports four 72-pin SIMMs (Single Inline Memory Modules) SIMM + DIMM is 128MB. IMPORTANT: Memory speed setup is required in BIOS Chipset Setup "Auto Configuration." Install memory in any or all of the banks ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 11
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    ) Mounting Hole 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". 12 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    between left, center, or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type to be inserted into the 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 13
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    this Motherboard SIMM Cache Module ASUS CM1 Rev 1.0 ASUS CM1 Rev 1.3 ASUS CM4 Rev 1.5 ASUS CM1 Rev 1.6 ASUS CM1 Rev 3.0* ASUS CM1 Rev 3.0 has two TAG SRAM's to comply with COAST 3.0 specifications. This extra TAG SRAM will not conflict with the onboard TAG SRAM. 14 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    the notched corner of the CPU with the white dot as your guide. The white dot should point towards the end the of the lever corner of the square array of pin holes and a "1" printed on the motherboard next to that corner. Because the CPU has a corner pin for three ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 15
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    to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. First read your expansion card documentation on you removed in step 4. 7. Replace the computer system's cover. 8. Setup the BIOS if necessary (such as "IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes" in PNPAND PCI ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    the BIOS Setup utility. 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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    connector. The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE section. 1 234 58 1 234 58 1: GND 2: DATA 3: NC 4: VCC 5: CLK 8: NC PS/2 Mouse Module Connector ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    IRQ through "Onboard Parallel Port" in Chipset Features of the BIOS SOFTWARE. (Pin 26 is removed to prevent inserting in the COM1 and COM2 connectors (Two 10-pin blocks) These connectors support the provided serial port ribbon cables with mounting bracket. Connect 20 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    connector supports the provided Motherboard P8 P9 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
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    disk for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM bootup (see "HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First" & "Boot Sequence" in the BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE) (Pin 20 is removed up. III. INSTALLATION (Connectors) + IDE (Hard Drive) LED 22 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    (CON1) The motherboard's turbo function is leaving it shorted will not cause any problems. May require one or two pushes depending on the position , "Suspend Switch" in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE section should be on the default setting of Enable. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 23
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    a small opening on system cases that support this feature. You must also configure the motherboard according to the pin definitions. NC GND +5V IRRX IRTX Front View Back View Infrared Module Connector IRTX +5V GND NC IRRX III. INSTALLATION (Connectors) 24 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your authorized dealer for assistance. 7. During power-on, hold down the key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the next section "BIOS SOFTWARE" for instructions. III. INSTALLATION (Power Connections) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 25
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    Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. NOTE: A binary BIOS file is no longer included with the support software. Save the motherboard's BIOS file to a floppy diskette save the PFLASH.EXE and the BIOS to the floppy diskette. IV. BIOS (Flash Memory Writer) 26 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    updates the Boot Block, the motherboard BIOS and the PnP ESCD Parameter Block from a new BIOS file. NOTE: "Update BIOS Main Block from File" and "Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD" "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files. IV. BIOS (Flash Memory Writer) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 27
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    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 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
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    BIOS SOFTWARE 6. BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 Volt and 12 Volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS . BIOS (BIOS Setup) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 29
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    Load Defaults The "Load BIOS Defaults" option loads the minimized settings for troubleshooting. "Load Setup Defaults", hardware configuration and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    to be entered here since they operate using device drivers and are not supported by any the 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
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    having to reconfigure your hard drive type. If you use older hard drives which do not support this feature, then you must configure the hard drive in the standard method as described above parenthesis next to each function heading. IV. BIOS (Standard CMOS) 32 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    field and then select the drive type using the left- or right-arrow key. Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled) This is the Japanese standard floppy drive. The standard stores 1.2MB in a 3.5" Keyboard, All, But Diskette, and All, But Disk/ Key IV. BIOS (Standard CMOS) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 33
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    according to your preference. Some entries here are required by the motherboard's design to remain in their default settings. IV. BIOS (BIOS Features) A section at the lower right of the screen displays "Level 1" primary cache. Caching allows better performance. 34 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    and then the floppy drive; that is, C, A. Swap Floppy Drive (Disabled) When enabled, the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A under DOS are HDD MAX, Disabled 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32. IV. BIOS (BIOS Features) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 35
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    or MPEG Video Cards may not show colors properly. The setting Enabled should correct this problem. Otherwise leave this on the setup default setting of Disabled. OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose. IV. BIOS (BIOS Features) 36 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    Timing for 16-bit ISA cards 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 37
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    controlled in hardware. This works separately from the BIOS Features floppy disk swap feature. It is functionally the , ensure that there is no conflict in the address assignments. The PC can support up to three parallel ports as long as there are no conflicts for each ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to performance. (Chipset Features) (Chipset Features) IV. BIOS IV. BIOS ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 39
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    should be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE in you CONFIG.SYS Stby->Off, Suspend->Off, Always on, and All modes->off. 40 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    Management System) allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature; Blank Screen This field enables or disables the SMI connector on the motherboard. This connector connects to the lead from the Suspend BIOS (Power Management) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 41
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    thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. IV. BIOS (Plug & Play / PCI) NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in (32 PCI Clock) "32 PCI Clock" enables maximum PCI performance for this motherboard. IRQ xx Used By ISA (No/ICU) These fields indicate whether or ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices but current operating 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. IV. BIOS (Plug & Play / PCI) (Power Management) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User
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    troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high performance features. To load these default settings, highlight "Load BIOS on the Standard CMOS Setup screen. IV. BIOS (Load Defaults) 44 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    automatically reverts to the main screen. IV. BIOS (Passwords) To implement the password protection, specify in the "Security Option" field of the BIOS Features Setup screen when the system will prompt for RAM in section III for procedures on clearing the CMOS. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 45
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    are not entered in the screen. If you are auto-detecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode, three lines will appear in the parameter box. Choose the line set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and there is nothing on it. IV. BIOS (Hard Drive Detect) 46 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    Exit Setup" option on the main screen and then press the key. IV. BIOS (Load Setup Defaults) IV. BIOS (Save & Exit) Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without Saving" option on the main screen and then press the key. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 47
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    be manually entered through the DMI Configuration Utility and updated into the MIFD. This DMI Configuration Utility provides the same reliability as PnP updating and will prevent the refreshing failures associated with updating the entire BIOS. System Requirements The motherboard BIOS must support
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    the ASUS DMI Configuration BIOS Auto Detect *** appears on the right for each menu item on the left side that has been auto detected by the system BIOS. A heading, *** User Modified *** will appear on the right for menu items that has been modified by the user. 50 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    path and file name here. Load BIOS Defaults V. DMI (Using DMI Utility) 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 51
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    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 53
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    will need to install it yourself. The setup procedure is explained here. Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 There are two jumper settings you may need to make on the card to set it up. One setting assigns the PCI INT interrupt, the other sets the card's termination. 54 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    the ASUS PCI-SC200 with this motherboard. JP ASUS PCI-SC200, you do it by setting the jumper. The are two settings, "terminated" and "not terminated," as shown below. JP JP 5 5 Terminated (Default) Not Terminated Terminator Setting (Terminated / Not Terminated) ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    use by any other 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 switch. Refer to the manual for any device you install for details on how to set its ID number. 56 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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    ASUS I-A16C Audio Card NOTE: The ASUS I-A16C 16-bit ISA audio card comes with certain motherboard packages and is not for sale separately. ASUS I-A16C Audio Features • Creative Labs ViBRA 16C PnP Audio Chip • Full Duplex Supports handle the board by the edges. ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual 57
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    I-A16C (Layout / Connectors) VII. ASUS I-A16C Audio Card Layout and Connectors Mitsumi Audio In Sony Audio In Panasonic Audio Signal 2 GND 2 GND ---- 3 Left Signal ---- 4 GND Volume Control: Pin Definition 1,3,5 Ground 2 Volume Up 4 Volume Down 58 ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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