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1. 17 JP TX531 User s Manual CYRIX 6x6MX PR200 CYRIX 6x86MX PR233 Manual Configuration for Switch CPU speed bus amp CPU ratio relationships of the CPUs Definition of DIP Switch DIP 1 2 3 CPU Ratio 1 5x 2 0x 2 5x 3 0x 3 5x same as 1 5x setting DIP 4 5 6 CPU Frequency 50 55 60 66 75 Mhz clock Multiplier OFF 245X OFF ce 133 ESpanttolor 18 Chapter 2 Installation DIP4 DIPS DIP6 CRUNCH ACK MHz ono oe so ore or or 66 2 5 Installing FLASH ROM TX531 User s Manual 4 Default Setting 2 6 Installing Flash ROM Utility Please check the utility software included with your motherboard This is the Flash Memory writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable Flash ROM chip on the motherboard Flash ROM Writer Utility AMIFLASH COM AMIFLASH Version 5 30 Flash EPROM Programming Utility Copyright C 1992 1996 American Megatrends Inc Release Date 05 12 96 FY Epertolor Help Error Chapter 2 Installation Enter BIOS Filename Enter the BIOS Filename from which Flash EPROM will be programmed The Format Drv Pathname Filename Ext The Filename must ne Press lt ESC gt You cannot run this utility from the Windows 95 MS DOS box2. u4 u u3 PR IDE PCI PCI PCI PcI m SL Acer M1543 AS p J28 A E 09 E 32Kx32 CPU SOCKET U14 poo 32Kx32 SIMM4 SIMM3 SIMM SIMMI Acer M1543 JP6 32Kx8 TX531 User s Manual 2 3 Setting Other Jumpers amp Connectors Connector Description 5V DC RED WIRE DATA OUT DATA OUT GROUND GROUND RESET IN 5V DC NC GROUND KEYBOARD INHIBITOR GROUND DATA LINE NC GROUND 5V DC HARD DISK LED 12V GROUND dal CMOS TURBO LED SUSPEND SWITCH 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation DIMMs memory voltage selection 4 Default Setting 11 TX531 User s Manual 1 LED Lead TB LED This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax modem The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data transfer or waiting in the inbox 2 Reset Switch Lead RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the life of the system s power supply 3 Keyboard Lock Switch Led amp System Power LED KEYLOCK This 5 pin connector connects to the case mounted keyboard lock switch for lockin
3. Choose the Type parameter and select CD ROM You can boot the computer from a CD ROM drive e Configuring a LS 120 device The LS 120 device will be auto detected by BIOS To create LS 120 device boot able Disc format the LS 120 disk under Windows 95 or for data storage Do not format LS 120 disk under DOS environment e Anti Virus Option Do not enable this option during operating system installation like OS 2 and Windows 95 This may render your system unable to install ESpanttolor 24 Chapter 3 System BIOS Setting 3 2 Advanced CMOS Setup The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are displayed by choosing the Advanced Setup icon from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Advanced Setup options are described in this section AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED CMOS SETUP C 1996 American Megatrends Ino All Rights Reserved lst Boot Device FLOPPY Available Options 2nd Boot Device IDE 0 Disabled 3rd Boot Device CDROM FLOPTICAL S M A R T for Hard Disks Disab Quick Boot Disab BootUp Num Lock off Floppy Driver Swap Disabl Floppy Driver Seek Disabl PS 2 Mouse Support Disab System Keyboard Absent Primary Display Absent Password Check Setup Parity Check Disab Boot To 0S 2 No Wait For F1 If Error Disab Hit DEL Message Display Disabl ESC Exit N Sel External Cache Disabl PgUp PgDn Modify System BIOS Cacheable Enabled F2 F3 Color e xxx Boot Device Piority of Device pre d
4. ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates up to 2 5 Megabits per second ECP provides symmetric bidirectional communication The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Normal e EPP Version This option is only valid if the Parallel Port Mode option is set to EPP This option specifies the version of the Enhanced Parallel Port specification that will be used by AMIBIOS The settings are 1 7 or 1 9 The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are N A e Parallel Port IRO This option is only valid if the Onboard Parallel Port option is not set to Disabled This option sets the IRQ used by the parallel port The settings are 5 7 or Auto AMIBIOS automatically sets the correct parallel port IRQ The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Auto e Parallel Port DMA Channel This option is only available if the setting of the Parallel Port Mode option is ECP This option sets the DMA channel used by the ECP capable parallel port The settings are None 0 DMA Channel 0 1 DMA Channel 1 or 3 DMA Channel 3 The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are 3 e Onboard IDE This option specifies the channel used by the IDE controller on the motherboard The settings are Disabled Primary Secondary or Both The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Primary 39 Gipertcolor TX531 User s Manual For Fast Configuration e Optimal Defaults Default setting The Optimal default values provide op
5. Please run it in real mode The method is 1 Restart your computer 2 Press F8 to show the multiboot menu as soon as the Starting Windows 95 message appears on the screen 3 Choose 6 Command prompt only 4 Run AMIFLASH to write the updated content to your BIOS if necessary Another method is Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing FORMAT A S from the DOS environment without creating AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS then save the AMIFLASH utility and the BIOS file to the diskette Note that you should have a BIOS file ready to update your BIOS chip if you really want to change the original content of your BIOS Notice If the flashing of the BIOS content fails to boot up we recommend you to refer to your nearest Technical support site for replacement or have a qualified technician to do the updates for your system 21 Gipertcolor CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM BIOS SETUP This chapter discusses AMIBIOS Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored into battery backed RAM so that it contains the Setup program when the power is turned off The AMIBIOS has been customized by adding important but non standard features such as virus and password protection as will as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The Setup utility provided by AMIBIOS is accessed by p
6. Yes The settings are Yes or No The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are No Wait for F1 If Error AMIBIOS POST runs system diagnostic tests that can generate a message followed by Press lt F1 gt to continue If this option is set to Enabled AMIBIOS waits for the end user to press lt Fl gt before continuing If this option is set to Disabled AMIBIOS continues the boot process without waiting for lt F1 gt to be pressed The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default and Fail Safe default settings are Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Disabling this option prevents Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run Setup from appearing when the system boots The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Enabled External Cache This option selects the type of caching algorithm used by AMIBIOS and the CPU to access L2 secondary external cache memory The settings are A write back algorithm is used k WriteThr A write through algorithm is used u ESpanttolor 28 Chapter 3 System BIOS Setting Disabled AMIBIOS does not specify the type of caching algorithm The Optimal default setting is WriteBack The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled e System BIOS Cacheable AMIBIOS always copies the system BIOS from ROM to RAM for faster execution Set this option to Enabled to permit the contents of the F0000h RAM memory segment to be written to and read from cache memory The sett
7. match your CPU marking then return them as it is re marked from the original marking Check that the CPU is firmly installed on the CPU socket and CPU Cooler secured before powering up the system Memoty Best Recommended for 60ns EDO DRAM on SIMMs memory Do not mixed SDRAM 3 3V with EDO 5V type of memory Please check for re marked 60ns EDO DRAM by visual inspection of the surface on the components Most re marked memory will shows polished surface We do not guarantee reliability for re marked memory For BIOS setting for DRAM configuration it is advisable to set the default setting for initial checking of the system Good Performance needs all installed configuration device installed to be of excellent quality including memory hard disk VGA and others Hard Disk For best Performance it is best recommended to install Ultra DMA 33 mode hard disk It works in conjunction with Ultra DMA 33 drivers on our utility disk attached VGA For best compatibility TX531 has been tested with famous VGA brand like ExpertColor VGA Diamond ATI Matrox series The VGA should be 4 layers PCB type for good display reliability with certified EMI test like CE or DOC FCC BIOS Setup the system as Optimal default Setting Cables The TX531 has prevention of reverse connection with connector bracket Check each of the cable has been connected to their respective devices before power up Trademarks and or registered trademarks are the pr
8. settings No e Reserved Memory Size This option specifies the size of the memory area reserved for legacy ISA adapter cards The settings are Disabled 16K 32K or 64K The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled e Reserved Memory Address This option specifies the beginning address in hex of the reserved memory area The specified ROM memory area is reserved for use by legacy ISA adapter cards The settings are C0000 C4000 C8000 CC000 D0000 D4000 D8000 or DC000 The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are C8000 3 6 Peripheral Setup Choose the Peripheral Setup icon from the AMIBIOS Setup screen to display the Peripheral Setup options described below AMIBIOS SETUP PERIPHERAL SETUP C 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Available Options OnBoard Serial Portl 3F8h Auto Serial Portl Mode Normal Disabled ESpanttolor 36 Serial Portl IRO IR Transmitter Polarity IR Receiver Polarity IR Half Duplex Time Out OnBoard Serial Port2 Serial Port2 Mode Serial Port2 IRQ IR Transmitter Polarity IR Receiver Polarity IR Half Duplex Time Out OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Version Parallel Port IRQ Parallel Port DMA Channel Onboard IDE e Onboard FDC Chapter 3 System BIOS Setting 4 N A N A N A 2F8h Normal 3 N A N A N A 378 Normal N A 7 N A Both ESC Exit N Sel PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color This option enables the FDC Floppy Drive
9. the readme file in certain directory EspertColor Windows 95 Drivers Installation 1 Popup Control Panel and open Add New Hardware 2 Click on Next 3 Click No don t let Windows to search for your new hardware then click Next 4 Select Hard disk controller and click Next 5 Click the button Have Disk or press Alt H 6 Make sure the install disk is in drive A or drive B and then click OK 7 The Select Device dialog box will appear 8 Select the device that you wish to install and click Next 9 After this install procedure is complete you may need to restart the computer Attention 1 If you have any DOS Real mode driver on your system It will be conflict between ACER Bus Master IDE Driver and a Real mode ATAPI CD ROM or IDE device driver ALL REFERENCES TO REAL MODE DRIVERS IDE or ATAPI in the AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS should be removed 2 Sometimes the ACER IDE controller has already been installed with the standard driver provided by Microsoft In order to use ACER IDE controller with the driver we provided it is necessary to remove the standard driver from Control Panel System Device Manager Ultra DMA 33 Hard Disk Protocol Ultra DMA is a new protocol for the ATA IDE hard disk drive interface that doubles the current burst data transfer rate to 33 megabytes MB per second The protocol is a Quantum Corporation patented techn
10. to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity will be instantly decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use This 2 pin connector see the figure below connects to the case mounted suspend switch If you do not have a switch for the connector you may use the Turbo Switch since it does not have a function SMI is activated when it detects a Short to open moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not cause any problems May require one or two pushes depending on the position of the switch Wake up can be controlled by settings in the BIOS but the keyboard will always allow wake up 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 section should be on the default setting of Enable 13 EspertColor TX531 User s Manual 2 4 Setting CPU Configuration Definition of DIP Switch SW 1 SW 1 2 3 CPU Ratio 1 5x 2 0x 2 5x 3 0x 3 5x same as 1 5x setting SW 4 5 6 CPU Frequency 50 55 60 66 75 MHz clock For JP8 CPU Mode type OFF Position Interleave Burst Intel AMD CPUs including MMX ON Position Linear Burst Cyrix CPU including 6x86MX Processor e TX531 CPU Auto Voltage Detection Feature The TX531 provides Auto detection voltage for all series of Pentium based Processor No setting is required to prevent w
11. Chapter 2 Installation System Memory SIMM amp DIMM This motherboard supports four 72 pin 32 bit SIMMs Single Inline Memory Modules of 4 8 16 32 or 64 MB to form a memory size from 8MB to 256MB The SIMMs can be either 60ns or 70ns Fast Page Mode FPM Asymmetric or Symmetric or Enhanced Data Out EDO BEDO amp Parity are not supported SIMMs must be installed in pairs so that each Row see Map of Motherboard for Row locations contains 64 bits of the same size and type of memory chips One side with memory chips of the SIMM module takes up half a Row on the motherboard Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs can be used when the SIMM sockets are not used Two sockets are available for 3 3 Volt power level Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs SDRAM or EDO DRAM of either 8 16 32 64 or 128MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 256MB One side with memory chips of the DIMM module takes up one Row on the motherboard EspertColor TX531 User s Manual Table 1 SIMM DIMM Table 2 2 The general layout of the TX531 motherboard is shown in the following diagram Note the same time 2 TX531 Board Layout Chapter 2 Installation DIMM and SIMM can t be installed at I SL SL US SL SL J8 WBTN J9 113 hal JP1 5 KB FD a Q a N
12. Controller on the motherboard The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automatically determines if the floppy controller should be enabled Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Auto e Onboard Serial Portl This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 1 The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I O port address Disabled 3F8h 2F8h 2E8h or 3E8h The Optimal and Fail Safe defaults are 3F8H e Onboard Serial Port2 This option specifies the base I O port address of serial port 2 The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I O port address Disabled 3F8h 2F8h 2E8h or 3E8h The Optimal and Fail Safe defaults are 2F8H This option works in conjunction with the Infared IR device option If you can installing IR device you needs to set this option as Auto for IRQ sharing for COM 2 device and IR device e Serial Port2 Mode 37 Gipertcolor TX531 User s Manual This option is not available if the setting of the Onboard Serial Port2 option is Disabled This option specifies the serial port 2 mode The settings are Standard IrDA or ASK IR the ASK Computer infrared specification The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Standard IR Transmission Mode This option specifies the type of duplex transmission used by serial port 2 This option is only valid if the Serial Port2 Mode option is not set to Normal The set
13. DRAM expansion Support Flash BIOS for Plug amp Play DMI Anti virus LS120 technology 120MB Capacity features to provide an ease of use add on cards configuration for users Supports optional Universal Serial Bus Port and Infrared IR port 115 2 Kbps Sec pin header ready Provides CPU Auto Voltage detection for fast and easy CPU installation and upgrade Low Thermal switching voltage design for reliability Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 System Specification Multi Processor Support Intel Pentium 90 200 MHz Intel Pentium with MMX 166 233 MHz AMD K5 90 166 MHz AMD K6 166 233 MHz Cyrix 6x86 120 200 MHz amp Cyrix 6x86MX CPU Clock Speed 50 55 60 66 75 MHz DRAM 8MB to 256MB Auto Banking SRAM 512K L2 Cache BIOS type AMI BIOS with built in CPU Auto voltage detection capabilities Slot types Three 16 bit ISA slots four 32 bit PCI 2 1 slots Dimension 22x25 cm AT form factor Utilities Disk DMI for LAN management Ultra DMA 33 Drivers Acer Chipset ID setup Additional Features Miscellaneous Button Reset button Turbo LED HDD LED Board Design 4 layer Implementation for low noise operation Utility Drivers The utility disk contains drivers for the TX531 motherboard including DOS Windows 3 x Windows 95 Windows NT3 5x NT4 0 Novell Netware and IBM OS 2 To install DOS Windows 3 x drivers just run the batch file named INSTALL BAT To install drivers for other OSes please refer to
14. Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Enabled e Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC compliant video monitor enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power savings state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are Off Standby Suspend or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Standby e Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the VESA VGA video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired The settings are Disabled Standby or Suspend The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled e Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired The settings are Disabled Standby or Suspend The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled e Standby Time out This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Full power on state When this length of time expires the computer enters Standby power state The settings are Disabled 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min 5 min 6 min 7 min 8 min 9 ESpanttolor 34 Chapter 3 System BIOS Setting min 10 min 11 min 12 min 13 min 14 min or 15 min The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled e Suspend Time out This option specifies the length of a period of sy
15. R UNE NNNNNDAN DOP WN Ra WWW WW WwW DOP WN Ra TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 OVERVACW si shin ae A EIA 1 System Features kinius ei de 2 System Specification seze caet ss a 3 System Performance Laiku sen e bie 5 INSTALLATION 6 Tnstalling DRAM 4 ses ae 6 TX531 Boa d Layout ia Lire da 9 Setting Other Jumpers Connectors 10 Conelgurinog CRU Lasa wink dt 14 Installing Flash ROM 1 9 Installing Flash ROM Utility 20 SYSTEM BIOS SETUP 21 Standard CMOS Setup ee ar ERAS oi 22 Adwanced CMOS SETUP erde al 24 Advanced Chipset Seup o ooooooooooooo 29 Power Management Setup 32 PCI PnP Setup u 2a dae Sele wos rn 34 Peripheral Setup iii Led la 35 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Overview The TX531 motherboard optimized for MMX CPUs for INTEL AMD K6 Write Allocation feature and Cyrix M2 Linear Wrap Mode incorporates the Auto Voltage detection and DIP switches for CPU fast and easy installation With on board 512K L2 write back cache it provides workstation level computing performance at PC system level The TX531 provides highly efficient bus transaction highly concurrent architecture and highly integrated design with MESI tag memory built in USB PS 2 KBC 2 channel dedicated Ultra DMA 33 IDE Master with the best power management and ACPI Also built in is Super I O that supports Win95 plug an
16. RROR LIHARD DISK R W ERROR LIPARITY MEMORY ERROR LIOTHER lt B gt ERROR MESSAGES ON YOUR SCREEN PLEASE SHOW US THE WHOLE SENTENCE lt C gt PROBLEM DESCRIPTION Bipertcolor 2
17. TX531 CPU Auto Voltage Detection Design User s Manual 451 053100000 REVISION D 01 Oct 1997 Printed in Taiwan Fa vai DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY APPLICATION OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE S 89 336 EEC STANDARD TO WHICH CONFORMITY IS DECLARED EN 55022 1994 A1 1995 CLASS B EN 50082 1 IEC 801 2 1984 IEC 801 3 1984 IEC 801 4 1988 MANUFACTURER DataExpert Corporation ADDRESS BREGUETLAAN 1 1438 BA OUDE MEER THE NETHERLANDS TELEPHONE 31 20 653 2243 Fax 31 20 653 2265 TYPE OF PRODUCT Motherboard MopEL No TX531 I the undersigned hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directive and Standards CE Jury 4 1997 DATE OF ISSUE VICE PRESIDENT SIGNATURE POSITION TITLE USER S NOTICE No part of this product including the hardware and software may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the express written permission of DataExpert Corporation hereinafter referred to as DataExpert except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposed Specifications are subject to changes without notice DataExpert provides this manual as is without warranty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall DataExpert be liable for a
18. ately AMIBIOS does not configure the drive AMIBIOS does not wait 5 seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive AMIBIOS does not check if the lt Del gt key was pressed You cannot run AMIBIOS Setup at system boot if this setting is selected Boot Up Sequence This option sets the sequence of boot drives floppy drive A hard disk drive C or a CD ROM drive that AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes The settings are C A CDROM A C CDROM or CDROM C A The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are C A CDROM e Boot Up CPU Speed This option sets the CPU speed when the computer boots The settings are Low or High The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are High e Boot Up Num Lock When this option is set to On AMIBIOS turns off the Num Lock key when the system is powered on so the end user can use the arrow keys on both the numeric ESpanttolor 26 Chapter 3 System BIOS Setting keypad and the keyboard The settings are On or Off The Optimal default and Fail Safe default settings are On e Floppy Drive Swap Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drives A and B are swapped The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled e Floppy Drive Seek When this option is set to Enabled AMIBIOS performs a Seek command on floppy drive A before booting the system The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default sett
19. cation or shipment to DataExpert Service by anyone other than an authorized DataExpert service agent will also render this limited warranty void It is the purchaser s responsibility to determine the suitability of this product for your purposes DataExpert does not warrant that this product will meet your requirements LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The product described in this manual is warranted in accordance with the terms of the applicable DataExpert product specifications Product performance is affected by system configuration software application customer data operator control and other factors RMA FORM When the motherboard can not work well please fill up this form to describe related situations If the space is not enough to use you can attach separate paper MODEL MODEL NO i HARDWARE CPU Brand Model Speed MHz CD PROCESSOR Brand Model Speed MHz SIMM Brand Speed i ns Ot pcs Total MB CACHE Brand A li Speed i ns Total K TAG RAM Brand Speed ns BIOS DATA CODE i SYSTEM SPEED RUNNING MHz VIDEO CARD Chip RAM i VGA Mode a o NS ISA VESA or PCI OTHER ADD ON CARDS SOFTWARE i OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION SOFTWARE PROGRAM er Gl T TX531 User s Manual BIOS SETUP DRAM Wait State CACHE Wait State If you change BIOS SETUP please describe the changes lt A gt ERROR CHANG UP LINO SCREEN LIFLOPPY R W E
20. d play function The TX531 also supports all Pentium class CPU family and supports host frequency up to 75MHz and 83 3MHz Its design provides Auto banking for memory expansion with 4x SIMMs or 2x DIMMs sockets up to 256MB of DRAM The TX531 motherboard provides outstanding I O capabilities with 4x PCI 2 1 bus mastering slots for a high bandwidth data path for data movement intensive functions such as graphics acceleration and all its advanced features for a cost effective high performance and highly expandable platform which delivers the latest CPU and I O technologies GipertCofor 1 2 System Features The TX531 has many performance and system features integrated into the motherboard including the following AT Form Factor ACER PC 97 compliance Intel 430TX compatible chipset Pentium based Motherboard with 512K Pipeline Burst SRAM Cache Supports Intel Pentium Family CPU running at 90MHz 200MHz P54C Intel Pentium with MMX 166 200 233MHz P55C AMD K5 Pentium level CPU 100 133 166 AMD K6 166 200 233 MMX CPU and Cyrix 6x86 133 150 166 200 amp 6x86MX Integrated Programmable 2 fast serials 16550 1 Parallel Standard ECP EPP FDC controller PS 2 Mouse Port 2 x PCI Bus aster Ultra DMA 33 Mode IDE controllers Provides 3 x 16 bit ISA slot amp 4 x Concurrent PCI 2 1 expansion slot Supports Auto banking 8MB 256MB Memory utilizing 4 x 72 pin EDO FPM SIMMs or 2 x 3 3V or 5V 168 pin DIMMs for S
21. efined in sequence for Booting e S M A R T Feature S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a technology developed to manage the reliability of the hard disks by predicting some but NOT ALL of the future device failures This feature helps BIOS warn the user of the possible device failure thereby giving user a chance to back up the device and replace the device before actual failure happens S M A R T capable devices should predict an impending failure and return that information through the Return S M A R T Status command Note that S M A R T can not predict all future device failures and it should be used as an warning tool not as a tool to predict the device reliability 25 Epari TX531 User s Manual e Quick Boot Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to boot within 5 seconds This option replaces the old Above 1 MB Memory Test option The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled Disable AMIBIOS tests all system memory AMIBIOS wait d up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE drive AMIBIOS waits up to 5 seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to permit the IDE drive to send a READY signal AMIBIOS checks if the lt Del gt key was pressed AMIBIOS Setup is executed if lt Del gt was pressed Enabled AMIBIOS does not test any system memory above 1 MB AMIBIOS does not wait for a READY signal from the IDE drive If a READY signal is not received immedi
22. g the keyboard and also to connect the system power LED The system power LED lights when the system is powered on and blinks in sleep mode 4 Speaker Connector SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker 5 PS 2 Mouse USB Infrared Connector If you are using a PS 2 mouse USB or Infrared devices you must purchase an optional external connector set The external connector set connects to the 18 pin block and mounts to an open slot on your computer s chassis The system will direct IRO12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If not ESpantcolor 12 Chapter 2 Installation detected expansion cards can use IRO12 See PS 2 Mouse Control in BIOS Features Setup and USB Function in PnP and PCI Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE See Second Infrared connector for details on the infrared connector Second Infrared IrDA amp Fast IR Compliant Infrared Connector IR This is a second connector that supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared in Chipset Features Setup to select whether UART is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown on the Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions SMI Suspend Switch Lead SMI function This allows the user
23. inboard and adapter cards either by the edges or by the mounting bracket that attaches to the slot opening in the case Unpacking the Mainboard The mainboard comes packed in a sturdy cardboard shipping carton The carton contains e The Mainboard e This User s Manual The mainboard is easily damaged by static electricity Observe the following precautions while unpacking and installing the mainboard 1 Touch an unpainted area of system chassis before handling the mainboard or any component Doing so discharge the static charge your body may have built 2 Remove the mainboard for appearance checking Shipping may have lossened integrated circuits from their sockets If any integrated circuit appears loose press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket Do not apply power if the mainboard appears damaged If there is damage to the board or items are missing contact your dealer immediately Power Precautions Before you begin configuration make sure you are working with an unplugged mainboard Many components are powered by low voltage current but there still may be a dangerous electric current coming from the leads and power supply You should take the following precautions e Turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord before you begin e Unplug all canles that connect the mainboard to any external devices TX531 User s Manaul Bipertcolor 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER PRR e
24. ing is Disabled The Fail Safe default setting is Enabled e PS 2 Mouse Support When this option is set to Enabled AMIBIOS supports a PS 2 type mouse The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled e System Keyboard This option configures the keyboard The settings are Present or Absent If you select Absent AMIBIOS does not report keyboard errors The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Present e Primary Display This option configures the primary display subsystem in the computer The settings are Absent Mono monochrome 40CGA 80CGA or VGA EGA The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are VGA EGA e Password Check This option specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Setup The settings are Setup The password prompt appears only when an end user attempts to run AMIBIOS Setup A password prompt appears every time the 27 Epari TX531 User s Manual computer is powered on or rebooted The AMIBIOS password does not have to be enabled The end user sets the password by choosing the Password icon on the AMIBIOS Setup screen e Boot to OS 2 Set this option to Yes to permit AMIBIOS to run properly if OS 2 or any other operating system that does not support Plug and Play is to be run on this computer If running OS 2 in a computer with 64 MB or more of system memory set this option to
25. ings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal default setting is Enabled The Fail Safe default setting is Disabled C000 16K Shadow C400 16K Shadow These options specify how the contents of the video ROM at C0000h are handled The settings are Disabled The Video ROM is not copied to RAM Cached The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h C7FFFh are not only copied from ROM to RAM the contents of the C0000h C7FFFh RAM area can be written to or read from cache memory Enabled The contents of the video ROM area C0000h C7FFFh are copied shadowed ROM to RAM for faster execution The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Cached C800 16K Shadow CC00 16K Shadow D000 16K Shadow D400 16K Shadow D800 16K Shadow DC00 16K Shadow 29 Epari TX531 User s Manual These options specify how the contents of the adapter ROM named in the option title are handled The ROM area that is not used by ISA adapter cards will be allocated to PCI adapter cards The settings are The specified ROM is not copied to RAM ed Cached The contents of the ROM area are not only copied from ROM to RAM for faster execution the contents of the RAM area can be written to or read from cache memory Enable The contents of the ROM area are copied from ROM d to RAM for faster execution The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Cached 3 3 Advanced Chipset Setup Choose the Chipset Setup icon from the Setup sectio
26. n on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Chipset Setup options are then displayed and are described in this chapter AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP Megatrends Inc s All Rights Reserved C 1996 American Available Options USB Keyboard Mouse Legacy Enabled Disabled Support DRAM Write Timing 4 3 3 3 Enabled Page Mode DRAM Read Timing X 4 4 4 EDO DRAM Read Timing X 3 3 3 DRAM Data Integrity Mode Parity AT Bus Clock Auto Cyrix Burst Mode Linear ESpartColor 30 Chapter 3 System BIOS Setting Memory Hole Disabled ESC Exit AV Sel PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color e USB Function Set this option to Enabled to enable the system BIOS USB Universal Serial Bus functions The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled e USB Keyboard Mouse Legacy Support Set this option to Enabled to provide support for older non USB keyboard and mouses The settings are Enabled or Disabled The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled e DRAM Write Timing This option specifies the access timings for DRAM system memory write operations The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are x4 4 4 or x 3 3 3 Default setting as x 4 4 4 e Page Mode DRAM Read Timing This option specifies the access timings for Page Mode DRAM system memory read operations The settings are x 4 4 4 or x 3 3 3 The Optimal default setting as x 4 4 4 It i
27. ny loss or profits loss of business loss of use or data interruption of business or for indirect special incidental or consequential damages of any kind even if DataExpert has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising form any defect or error in this manual or product DataExpert may revise this manual from time to time without notice Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purposes only Product names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies e Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation e Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation The product name and revision number are both printed on the board itself Manual revisions are released for each board design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number Manual updates are represented by the revision letter shown on the back of this manual For previous or updated BIOS drivers or product release information you may visit our home page at http www dataexpert com tw INSTALLATION GUIDE CPU It is recommended for installation of AMD K6 MMX 233 and Cyrix M1 PR200 CPU to be installed with certified CPU Cooler Big Cooler from the approved suppliers Insufficient Cooling for the CPU may render the system unstable Our BIOS will check for the ID code of the CPU and if the CPU ID code do not
28. ology that will be implemented in industry standard hard drive products The TX531 provides a utility disk to install the Ultra DMA 33 capability onto the system to support hard disk with Ultra DMA 33 mode Eipertcofor 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 System Performance The following CPU benchmark programs provide a wide range of performance indexes which do not reveal the true speed that the motherboard can provide This test is performed on most types of CPUs which are installed on the TX531 motherboard PENTIUM 133 PENTIUM 150 PENTIUM 166 PENTIUM MMX 166 PENTIUM MMX 200 PENTIUM MMX 233 CYRIX 6x86 133 CYRIX 6x86 150 CYRIX 6x86 166 CYRIX 6x86 200 AMD K5 133 AMD K5 166 AMD K6 166 AMD K6 200 AMD K6 233 CYRIX 6x86 200 1089 mmz ESpanttolor CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 Installing DRAM The hardware must be set up for a variety of functions before the system is ready to operate It is easy to set up the TX531 motherboard The user only has to adjust a few jumpers connectors and sockets The TX531 motherboard can support extended memory of 8MB to 256MB El The layout of the DRAM memory banks on board is shown below BANK1 BANK1 SIMM4 SIMM3 SIMM1 SIMM SIMM3 SIMM AND OR Espertcolor 6 DIMM1 DIMM2 Chapter 2 Installation AND OR EspartColor
29. operties of their respective owners The information in this publication has been carefully for reliability however no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies Specifications are subject to change without notice IBM PC AT and PC XT are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation MS DOS and WINDOWS NT are register trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Cyrix is a trademark of Cyrix Corporation AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Static Electricity Precautions Static electricity can easily damage your mainboard Observing a few basic precautions can help you safeguard against damage that could result in expensive repairs Follow the measures below to protect your equipment from static discharge e Keep the mainboard and other system computers in their antistatic packaging until you are ready to install them e Touch a grounded surface before you remove any system component from its protective anti static packaging A grounded surface within easy reach is the expansion slot covers at the rear of the system case Or any other unpainted portion of the system chassis e During configuration and installation touch a grounded surface frequently to discharge any static electric charge that may build up in your body Another option is to wear a grounding wrist strap e When handing a mainboard or an adapter card avoid touching its components Handle the ma
30. ressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot Setup configures data in CMOS RAM The following screen shows the types of AMIBIOS Setup AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY C 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Power Management Setup PCI Plug and Play Setup Peripheral Setup Auto Detect Hard Disks Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Change Language Setting Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings Save Settings and Exit Exit Without Saving Standard CMOS setup for changeing time date hard disk type etc ESC Exit N Sel F2 F3 Color F10 Save amp Exit 21 Epari TX531 User s Manual ESpanttolor 22 TX531 User s Manual 3 1 Standard CMOS Setup The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are displayed by choosing the Standard Setup icon from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu All Standard Setup options are described in this section AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP C 1996 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yuyy Fri Jul 11 1997 Base Memory O KB Time hhnn ss 14 32 44 Extd Memory O MB Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 34 Flopp Drive B Not Installed LBA Blk PIO 32Bit Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master Auto ort Pri Slave Auto Off Sec Master Auto Off Sec Slave Auto ort Boot Sector Vi
31. rong CPU voltage setting All Pentium based processor use two power supplies one supply is for the CPU core and the other is for the I O interface Some CPU vendor provide the same voltage for the core and I O it is called SINGLE VOLTAGE CPU If the core and I O use different voltages it is called DUAL VOLTAGES CPU Instead of setting the CPU as single or dual voltage by jumper TX531 Pentium based series will automatic detect the CPU is single or dual voltage when system power on ESparttolor 14 Processors Configuration ENTIUM 90MHz AMD K5 PR90 D K5 PR120 ENTIUM 100MHz AMD K5 R100 D K5 PR133 ENTIUM 120MHz ENTIUM 133MHz Chapter 2 Installation 9G PEeE2 t wu 9 S FEZL MR L SDE EE N 15 TX531 User s Manual ENTIUM 150MHz ENTIUM 166MHz PENTIUM X 166 D K5 PR166 AMD K6 PR166 Continued Processors Configuration ENTIUM 166MHz PENTIUM X 166 D K5 PR166 AMD K6 PR166 ENTIUM 200MHz PENTIUM X 200 D K6 PR200 ENTIUM MMX 233MHz D K6 PR233 ESpanttolor 16 Chapter 2 Installation CYRIX 6x86 133 CYRIX 6x86 150 CYRIX 6x86 166 Continued Processors Configuration CYRIX 6x86 200 CYRIX 6x86MX PR166
32. rus Protection Disabled 32 bit transfer should be enabled only if ESC Exit T4 Sel suppported by controller PgUprPgDn Modify F2 F3 Color Date Time Select the Date Time option to change the date or time The current date and time are displayed Enter new values through the displayed window e Floppy Drive A B Choose the Floppy Drive A or B icon to specify the floppy drive type The settings are 360 KB 514 1 2 MB 514 720 KB 31 1 44 MB 32 or 2 88 MB 342 e IDE Device Auto detection for Primary Secondary Hard Disk CD ROM Drives LS 120 device e Configuring IDE Drives If the hard disk drive to be configured is an IDE drive select the appropriate drive icon Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master or Sec Slave Choose the Type parameter and select Auto TX531 User s Manual AMIBIOS automatically detects the IDE drive parameters and displays them Click on the OK button to accept these parameters Click on LBA Large Mode and choose On to enable support for IDE drives with capacities greater than 528 MB Note that hard disk with LBA mode formatted on other system may not bootup and you needs to do a sys c for system bootup Click on Block Mode and choose On to support IDE drives that use Block Mode Click on 32Bit Mode and choose On to support IDE drives that permit 32 bit accesses e Configuring a CD ROM Drive Select the appropriate drive icon Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master or Sec Slave
33. s recommend that for CPU Frequency 233 MHz or CPU clock above 66MHz speed it should be set as x 4 4 4 e EDO DRAM Read Timing This option specifies the access timing for Page Mode DRAM system memory read operations The settings are x 4 4 4 4 or x 3 3 3 The Optimal default settings are x 3 3 3 31 Epari TX531 User s Manual e DRAM Data Integrity Mode This option sets the Error Check and Correction feature ECC SIMMs with Parity RAM to provides single error correction double error correction and detection of all errors confined to a single nibble for the DRAM data integrity The settings are Parity ECC The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Parity If you do not install SIMMs with Parity Check RAM then don t care or Parity Do not set it as ECC option if your SIMMs do not have parity check RAM as wrong setting may cause system unstable AT Bus Clock This option set the AT Bus Clock for system LO Default setting set as Auto e Cyrix Burst Mode This option enable the Cyrix CPU to take advantage of the Burst mode incorporated in the CPU to increase performance e Memory Hole This option allows the end user to specify the location of a memory hole for ISA card with firm ware ROM The settings are Disabled 512 640K 14 16 MB or 15 16M from 15MB to 16 MB The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings re Disabled Memory Specification Notice The problem with EDO RAM when looking in the fut
34. stem inactivity while in Standby state When this length of time expires the computer enters Suspend power state The settings are Disabled 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min 5 min 6 min 7 min 8 min 9 min 10 min 11 min 12 min 13 min 14 min or 15 min The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled e Power Button Function SMI switch This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Standby 3 5 PCI PnP Setup Choose the PCI PnP Setup icon from the AMIBIOS Setup screen to display the PCI and Plug and Play Setup options described below AMIBIOS SETUP PCI PLUG PLAY SETUP C 1996 American Megatrends Ine All Rights Reserved Available Options Plug and Play Aware 0 S No Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled Enabled Assign IRO To PCI VGA Cars No IRQ3 PCI PnP IRQ4 PCI PnP 35 Gipertcolor TX531 User s Manual IRQS PCI PnP IRO7 PCI PnP IRO9 PCI PnP IRQ10 PCI PnP TROLI PCI PnP IRQ12 PCI PnP IRO14 PCI PnP IRQ15 PCI PnP Reserved Memory Size Disabled Reserved Memory Address C8000 ESC Exit N Sel PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color OnChip USB Set this option to Enabled if any USB device is installed Default setting as Disabled e Plug and Play Aware O S Set this option to Yes if the operating system in this computer is aware of and follows the Plug and Play specification Currently only Windows 95 is PnP aware The settings are Yes or No The Optimal and Fail Safe default
35. timum performance settings for all devices and system features Fail Safe Defaults The Fail Safe default settings consist of the safest set of parameters Use them if the system is behaving erratically They should always work but do not provide optimal system performance characteristics ESpanttolor 40 LIMITED WARRANTY Congratulations on your purchase of an the Motherboard This product is engineered to give many years of trouble free performance This limited warranty is provided for your protection The warrants this product to be in good working order for a period of one year from date of purchase as a new product In the event of failure of any part s due to defects in material or workmanship occurring within that one year period DataExpert will at its option either repair or replace the defective product or part thereof at no charge for the parts or labor The limited warranty described above is in addition to whatever implied warranties may be granted to purchaser by law To the extent permitted by applicable law ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR USE ARE LIMITED TO THE PERIOD FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE FOR ONE YEAR Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitations may not apply to you The limited warranty is non transferable and does not apply if the product has been damaged by abuse misuse modification accident misappli
36. tings are Half Duplex or Full Duplex The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are N A e Receiver Polarity This option specifies the manner in which the infrared receive transmission signal is active The settings are Active High or Active Low The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are N A e Transmitter Polarity This option specifies the manner in which the infrared send transmission signal is active The settings are Active High or Active Low The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are N A e Onboard Parallel Port This option specifies the base I O port address of the parallel port on the motherboard The settings are Auto AMIBIOS automatically determines the correct base I O port address Disabled 378h 278h or 3BCh The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are 378H e Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Normal The settings are Normal Specify this option to use the standard 8 bit IBM PC AT un Centronics parallel port The The parallel port can be used with devices that port can be used with devices that Chapter 3 System BIOS Setting adhere to the Enhanced Parallel Port EPP specification EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bidirectional data transfer driven by the host device The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Extended Capabilities Port ECP specification
37. ure is that it hardly works with any bus speed higher than 66 MHz which is already reached As CPUs demand higher bus speeds and the Cyrix 6x86 already needing 75 MHz it is not recommended to use EDO Memory on the TX531 for system clock frequency of above 66 MHz or install SDRAM DIMMs memory which supports up to 83 3 MHz bandwidth depending on the type of the SDRAM DIMMs installed Current Intel and AMD CPUs 100 233 MHz require 66 MHz system clock ESpanttolor 32 Chapter 3 System BIOS Setting 3 4 Power Management Setup The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the Power Mgmt Setup icon from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved C 1996 American Available Options Disabled Green PC Monitor Power Stand By State Video Power Down Mode Disabled Hard Disk Power Down Mode Disabled Standby Time out Disabled Suspend Time Out Disabled Enabled 33 EspertColor TX531 User s Manual Monitor Parallel Port Yes Monitor Serial Port Yes Monitor Floppy Yes Monitor VGA No Monitor Pri HDD No Monitor Sec HDD No Power Button Function Green ESC Exit N Sel PgUp PgDn Modify F2 F3 Color e Power Management APM Set this option to Enabled to enable the Intel 430TX power management features and APM Advanced Power Management The settings are Enabled or Disabled The
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