Asus P/I-XP55TVP4 User Manual

R P/I-XP55TVP4Pentium ATX MotherboardUSER'S MANUAL

4 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONMap of the ASUS Motherboard(Map of Board)III. INSTALLATION

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 5III. INSTALLATIONJumpers1) L2SIZE p. 7 Total Level 2 Cache Size Setting (512KB/256KB)2) BBLKW p. 8 Flash ROM Boot Blo

6 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Jumpers)III. INSTALLATIONInstallation StepsBefore using your computer, you must complete the follo

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 7III. INSTALLATIONJumper Settings1. Total Level 2 Cache Size Setting (L2SIZE)This jumper sets the total amount of L2

8 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Jumpers)III. INSTALLATION2. Flash ROM Boot Block Programming (BBLKW)This sets the operation mode o

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 9III. INSTALLATION(Jumpers)III. INSTALLATION3. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM / Battery Test Jumper (RTCLR)The CMOS RAM is

10 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Jumpers)III. INSTALLATION4. CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2)These jumpers

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 11III. INSTALLATION(System Memory)III. INSTALLATION6. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID0 - VID6)These jumpers

12 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONIII. INSTALLATION(SIMM Memory)2. System MemoryThis motherboard supports four 72-pin SIMMs of 4MB,

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 13III. INSTALLATION(SIMM Memory)III. INSTALLATIONSIMM Memory Installation Procedures:1. The SIMM memory modules will

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's ManualIIUSER'S NOTICEProduct Name: ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4Manual Revision: 1.01Release Date: January 1997No part of this

14 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONStatic RAM (SRAM) for Level 2 (External) CacheThe motherboard you purchase may have either 0KB, 256

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 15III. INSTALLATION3. Central Processing Unit (CPU)The motherboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket 7 that is backwards

16 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Expansion Cards)III. INSTALLATION4. Expansion CardsFirst read your expansion card documentation

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 17III. INSTALLATION(DMA Channels)III. INSTALLATIONYou may use Microsoft's Diagnostic (MSD.EXE) utility included

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ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 19III. INSTALLATION(Connectors)III. INSTALLATION5. External ConnectorsIMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be con

20 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION(Connectors)III. INSTALLATION3. Parallel Printer Connector (25-pin Female)You can enable the paral

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 21III. INSTALLATION(Connectors)III. INSTALLATION7. Serial Port COM2 Connector (10-pin block)This connector supports

22 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION9. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-pin Block)These connectors support the provided IDE

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 23III. INSTALLATION11. Turbo LED Lead (PANEL)The motherboard's turbo function is always on. The turbo LED connec

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual IIIASUS CONTACT INFORMATIONASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.Marketing Info:Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan, R

24 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATION16. IrDA-compliant infrared module connector (IR)This connector supports the optional wireless tran

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 25Power Connection Procedures1. After all jumpers and connections are made, close the system case cover.2. Make s

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual26IV. BIOS(Flash Memory Writer)ASUSTeK PNP BIOSFLASH MEMORY WRITER V1.5Copyright (C) 1995, ASUSTeK COMPUTER Inc.F

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 272. Update BIOS Main Block from FileThis option updates the BIOS from a file on the disk. This can either be a

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual28IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Flash Memory Writer)Updating your Motherboard's BIOS1. Download an updated BIOS

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 29IV. BIOS SOFTWARE6. BIOS SetupIV. BIOS(BIOS Setup)The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips:

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual30IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Standard CMOS)Load DefaultsThe “Load BIOS Defaults” option loads the minimized setti

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 31IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Standard CMOS)Details of Standard CMOS Setup:DateTo set the date, highlight the “Da

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual32IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Standard CMOS)For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can:• Use the Auto setting for dete

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 33IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Standard CMOS)Drive A / Drive B (None)These fields record the types of floppy disk

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's ManualIVCONTENTSI. INTRODUCTION...1How this man

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual34IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(BIOS Features)BIOS Features SetupThis “BIOS Features Setup” option consists of confi

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 35IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(BIOS Features)External Cache (Enabled)These fields allow you to Enable or Disable t

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual36IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(BIOS Features)Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled)When enabled, you can set the two typ

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 37IV. BIOS SOFTWARE(BIOS Features)IV. BIOS(Chipset Features)Chipset Features SetupThis “Chipset Features Setup”

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual38(Chipset Features)IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Chipset Features)Memory Hole at Address (None)This features reserv

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 39IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Chipset Features)IV. BIOS(Chipset Features)ECP DMA Select (3)This selection is ava

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual40(Chipset Features)IV. BIOSIV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Power Management)Power Management SetupThis “Power Manage

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 41IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Power Management)Video Off Method (V/H SYNC + Blank)This field defines the video of

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual42IV. BIOS SOFTWARE(Plug & Play / PCI)IV. BIOSPNP and PCI SetupThis “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures th

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 43IV. BIOS SOFTWARE(Power Management)IV. BIOS(Plug & Play / PCI)DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU)These fields indi

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual VCONTENTSPower Management Setup...40Details of Power Managem

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual44IV. BIOS SOFTWARELoad BIOS DefaultsThis “Load BIOS Defaults” option allows you to load the troubleshooting defa

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 45IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOS(Passwords)Supervisor Password and User PasswordThese two options set the system pas

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual46IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIDE HDD Auto DetectionThis “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE ha

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 47IMPORTANT: If your hard drive was already formatted on an older previoussystem, incorrect parameters may be de

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ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 49Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration UtilityThis motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual50Using the ASUS DMI Configuration UtilityEdit DMI (or delete)Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 51V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENTSave MIFDYou can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering t

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ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 53Aside from the system BIOS, the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also con-tains the NCR SCSI BIOS. This SC

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's ManualVIFCC & DOC COMPLIANCEFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with FCC Rules Part 15.

54 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's ManualThe ASUS PCI-SC200 SCSI Interface CardYour motherboard may have come with an optional SCSI (Small Computer Syst

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 55Setting the INT AssignmentYou must use PCI INT A setting in order to properly assign the card's interrupt.

56 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's ManualDecide whether or not you need to terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200 based on itsposition in the SCSI chain. Only the

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual 57NOTE: The ASUS I-A16C 16-bit ISA audio card comes with certain motherboardpackages and is not for sale separat

58 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's ManualLayout and ConnectorsVII. ASUS I-A16C Audio CardMicrophoneSpeaker OutPC Speaker InSony Audio InWave Table Upgr

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 1I. INTRODUCTIONI. INTRODUCTION(Manual / Checklist)How this manual is organizedThis manual is divided into the follow

2 ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s ManualFeatures of the ASUS MotherboardThe ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user whowants many f

ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User’s Manual 3Parts of the ASUS MotherboardII. FEATURESII. FEATURES(Parts of Board)Intel's 430VXPCIset256/512KB PipelinedBur