P5V30-B4 MAINBOARD User`s Manual
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1. 7 8 z E M 9 g mg m 8 3 3 elap 10 Pp p 8 pP PF FP FP Ead 5 5 S E 5 5 amp e Ei tco DURU ES ag Si Obl e EI 11 21 en i5 20 19 18 13 ud 14 mno oS ZS 15 1 4 UU e 3 E e E L B TE 1 Real Time Clock Battery 12 Floppy connector 2 Keyboard BIOS 13 Primary IDE connector 3 USB connector 14 Secondary IDE connector 4 PS 2 mouse connector 15 L2Pipeline burst cache 5 AT keyboard connector 16 Front Infrared IR connector 6 Back Infrared IR connector 17 CPU socket 7 COM2 connector 18 Clock Generator 8 COMI connector 19 ISA slots 9 Printer port connector 20 PCI slots 10 Power connector 21 Mainboard BIOS 11 DRAM SIMM sockets T ARUBA ania ed P5V30 B4 User s Manual BOARD LEVEL FEATURES 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 REAL TIME CLOCK Circuitry responsible for the system time and date KEYBOARD BIOS Firmware chip controlling keyboard operations USB CONNECTOR A connector for an optional USB Universal Serial Bus module is provided This connector permits the connection of two USB peripheral devices directly to the port without an external hub USB is a new technology supporting printers fax modems and other telephony devices PS 2 MOUSE CONNECTOR Connector for optional PS 2 mouse bracket connector If you are using a PS 2 mouse you must purchase this bracket to insert into your PC and connect to the PS 2 mouse pin header on the mai2. a Core 2 5V N A Setting the CPU Voltage Core 2 6 V N A Selection Jumper JP6 JP7 JP10 Locate Jumpers JP6 JP7 and JP10 on the mainboard Refer to the diagram Core 2 9V N A on page 10 Set these jumpers in accordance with the table below for COE SN NA your specific CPU type Core 3 1V N A Refer to the CPU documentation Core 3 2V N A naja ojojo Core 2 7V N A Core 2 8V N A CEDI c SD c 0 5 g n o o o np lo fo o na oo s a o o o a o a fa a o a o a o a o zg a g s g a fo g a g a g n a o o o fa o fa a fa o fa o fa o fa o P5V30 B4 User s Manual 9 INSTALLING THE CPU AND MEMORY EALDSGD EBeD O PeAB AID Cx x anasL LEEEEL N XuCCC S KkOX Installing the Memory DRAM SIMMS e The P5V30 B4 mainboard supports 72 pin SIMMS of two types e Fast Page Mode Asymmetric or Symmetric e EDO Extended Data Output e SIMM Sizes supported 4MB 8MB 16MB and 32MB e A total of 4 SIMMS can be installed for a maximum RAM capacity of 128MB With four 32MB SIMMS Installed e Minimum RAM capacity is 8MB With two 4MB SIMMS Installed e SIMMS speed requirements 70ns or 60ns 1 This mainboard contains 2 SIMM Banks Each bank consists of 2 SIMM Sockets Memory must be installed two SIMMS 1 Bank at a time The two SIMMS in a bank must be iden
3. 1 Select the appropriate password option Supervisor or User from the main menu and press ENTER Enter the current password and press Enter The screen does not display the characters entered Enter in the new password then the confirmation You cannot change the current password unless you know it Erasing a Password 1 If you know the current password but want to disable password checking follow the procedure for changing the password When Setup prompts for the new password simply press ENTER You will see a message indicating that the password is disabled 2 If you do not know the current password the CMOS must be cleared via the Clear CMOS Jumper JP3 See page 10 This will clear all user defined BIOS Setup options 34 P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters The Award BIOS includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk s parameters See also Standard CMOS Setup SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Select Save amp Exit Setup to save into the CMOS memory all modifications specified during the current session To save the configuration changes highlight this option in the main menu and press ENTER The system displays a confirmation message on the screen Press the Y key and then Enter Press the N key and then the Enter key to abort The Exit Without Saving option allows th
4. BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Main Menu MAIN MENU Pot Iq Status NvRAM Num Level Current Next Boot Found 1 SYM53C860 FCOO 9 On On Yes 2 SYM53C820 0 0 Off Off 3 SYM53C825 FDOO 9 On On Yes 4 SYM53C815 FEO0 10 On On No B Adapter Boot Order C Change Adapter Status D Display Mode Terse M Mono Color F1 Help Q Quit You can select an adapter only if the current status is On Changes are only possible with SCSI adapters that support NVRAM non volatile memory Check the NvRAM Found column to see if NVRAM is present on your adapter If you choose to alter any of these settings exit via the Quit option and the system will reboot Adapter Boot Order Allows you to set the order in which host adapters will boot when more than one Symbios host adapter is present in the system To change an adapter s boot order select it and press lt Enter gt You are then prompted to enter the new boot sequence number When the adapters are ordered properly press the lt Esc gt key to exit this menu r Boot Order Port Iq Status NvRAM Num Level Current Next Boot Found 1 SYM53C860 FCOO0 9 On On Yes 2 SYM53C820 0 0 Off Off 3 SYM53C825 FDOO 9 On On Yes 4 SYM53C815 FEO0 10 On On No Change Adapter Status Allows you to activate or deactivate a host adapter and all SCSI devices attached to it The change takes place after a reboot which is autom
5. Make sure these files are on the diskette or hard drive in the same directory Start the AWDFLASH Utility by changing to the directory where the two required files exist and typing AWDFLASH and pressing ENTER FLASH MEMORY WRITER v5 2C Copyright XC 1993 Award Software Inc For 18 85C471 1486SU2G DATE 04726794 Flash Type File Name to Progran ME Error Message The AWDFLASH Utility Screen appears You will be asked for the file name to program Type in the name of the new BIOS bin file and hit ENTER The program will then ask if you want to backup the old BIOS This is recommended in case there are any problems with the new bn file Enter the name of the new backup file such as backup bin and press ENTER At this time the system will prompt you for final confirmation before beginning programming The Utility can be aborted at this time by hitting n To begin programming hit y When the Flash programming starts a bar indicator will show the progress of the programming operation After successful completion hit the reset button or power off the computer P5V30 B4 User s Manual 41 DMI UTILITY This mainboard supports the Desktop Management Interface DMI which is a new method of providing enterprise management for personal computers The main component of DMI is the Management Information Format Database MIF which contains information about the computer system a
6. Reset switch lead Connects to the Reset Switch lead from the system s case The reset switch is used to cold boot the system without actually turning off the power reducing wear and tear on the power supply Pins 2 6 8 10 Keyboard lock switch lead Pins 2 amp 6 connect to the Power LED from the system s case Pins 8 amp 10 connect to the case mounted keylock switch Pins 14 amp 20 Speaker connector Connects to the Speaker lead from the system s case JP6 JP7 JP10 CPU Voltage Selection Jumper This jumper is explained in detail on page 9 JPX1 5 CPU Clock Selection This jumper set is explained in detail on page 9 JP8 CPU cooling fan connector Hook the CPU cooling fan power connector to this jumper observing the correct polarity Pin 2 corresponds to the RED power lead as shown 12V VEER GND NC JP12 IDE Activity LED Hook the IDE LED lead to this jumper with the RED lead corresponding to Pin 1 EEN 12 P5V30 B4 User s Manual CONNECTIONS Power Supply Cables The two cables from the standard 5 volt power supply connect to the power connector on the mainboard refer to page 5 You must align the connectors on the power cable at a slight angle to correctly fit them onto the mainboards power connector Then press down on the connectors to lock them in place The 2 connectors should be installed so that the BLACK wires meet in the middle of the connector Serial and Parallel Ports
7. The cables from the supplied serial port connector bracket hook to the COM1 and COM2 connectors on the mainboard Generally the upper serial port on the bracket would be configured as COMI and the lower port as COM2 Make sure to orient Pin 1 marked on the mainboard to the RED stripe on the ribbon cables The cable from the supplied parallel port connector bracket hooks to the parallel connector on the mainboard Make sure to orient Pin 1 marked on the mainboard to the RED stripe on the ribbon cable IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector The IrDA connector bracket hooks directly to this connector on the mainboard This connector provides support for the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module You must first configure through the BIOS setup where UART2 is directed COM2 or IrDA USB Connector P5V30 B4 User s Manual 13 CONNECTIONS This 8 pin connector permits connection of two USB peripheral devices directly to the system without an external hub 14 P5V30 B4 User s Manual CONNECTIONS Keyboard Connector This connection is for a standard IBM compatible keyboard May also be known as a 101 enhanced keyboard SE 1 KB Clock e 2 KB Data 14 3 none RR co as 2 5 5V DC PS 2 Mouse Connector If you are using a PS 2 mouse you must purchase the optional connector bracket This bracket mounts in one of the slots in the back of the case and features a circular external
8. provides the location within the DRAM where the read or write is to take place while the remaining three parts provide the actual data The lower the timing numbers the faster the system will address memory x333 timings is the default Write DRAM timings are 2 2 2 2 Write DRAM timings are 3 3 3 3 Write DRAM timings are 4 4 4 4 DRAM RASH Precharge Time DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its data Normally DRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a single request This option allows you to determine the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed If insufficient time is allowed refresh may be incomplete and data will be lost Options are 3 or 4 Clocks Default 3 CPU Clocks DRAM R W Leadoff Timing Sets the number of CPU clocks allowed before reads and writes to DRAM are performed 6 CPU Clocks is the default Fast RAS to CAS Delay The DRAM row miss leadoff timing is controlled by this option This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from Row Address Strobe RAS to Column Address Strobe CAS Options are 2 or 3 Clocks delay 3 CPU clocks is the default Fast MA to RAS Delay This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from MA low Memory Address ready to RAS activated Options are 1 or 2 Clocks delay 7 CPU clocks is the default Fast EDO Path Select When Enabled a fast pa
9. Shortly after the system is powered on provided a CPU and sufficient RAM are installed you will see the message Press DEL to enter SETUP e Press the DEL key to enter the Award BIOS Setup program MAIN MENU Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu ROM PCT ISA BIOS 2A59F008 CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Esc Quit T 15 c Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP This first menu is where the most basic hardware options are set Information regarding the system clock IDE hard disks and floppy drives is stored and configured in this section To enter the Standard CMOS Setup press the ENTER key with this menu highlighted Date mm dd yy Fri Apr 7 1996 Time hh mm ss 00 00 00 HARD DI
10. User option these types should only be used if the exact parameters for the hard drive are already entered as a specific type stored in the Setup Program Again this would only be needed to assure that the parameters the drive was formatted with and those it is using now are identical For new hard drives the Auto option is the preferred choice Mode One of Enhanced IDE s most important features is LBA Logical Block Addressing Mode This feature allows the use of larger hard drives by providing a way to bypass the cylinder limitations imposed by many Operating Systems LBA Mode is used to extend a hard drive s useable capacity by remapping the cylinders in a way that is acceptable to these operating systems For instance a hard drive with the parameters of 2100 Cylinders 16 Heads and 63 Sectors would be represented by LBA Mode as 525 Cylinders 64 Heads and 63 Sectors Notice that the Cylinders have been divided and the Heads have been multiplied by a factor of 4 On hard drives smaller in capacity than 528MB LBA support is not needed The option on these devices is ignored even if enabled For hard drives greater than 528MB LBA mode should be enabled The following rules apply e Operating Systems that do not use the FAT file system do not need LBA Mode and can use the Normal or Large Modes Examples would be Netware and Unix e When configuring a new hard drive greater than 528MB in capacity always make sure LBA mode is
11. be used for up to 2 additional ATAPI devices Normally it s recommended that you connect your first hard drive to the Primary port and the first CD ROM to the Secondary Make sure to align the RED stripe on the ribbon cable with Pin 1 on the mainboard IDE connector On most hard drives and CD ROMs the RED stripe should be oriented towards the power connector of the device M B LL DDOAhhLSEOD IEkKL1oO M LU P5V30 B4 User s Manual 15 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP About the BIOS The Mainboard BIOS Basic Input Output System acts as the bridge between your Hardware CPU Disk Drives Video etc and Operating System Software Windows 95 OS 2 and so on The BIOS Setup also called CMOS Setup is where many hardware configuration options are set and stored This configuration information will remain in the BIOS until it is changed or cleared via the Clear CMOS jumper see page 11 CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor refers to the chip in which the BIOS information is stored The P5V30 B4 mainboard features Award BIOS which provides an easy to use Setup program to aid in hardware configuration In this section we will look at the various menus and options contained in the Award BIOS Setup Program This mainboard also features a Flash BIOS A Flash BIOS can be upgraded via software thereby eliminating the need to actually replace the BIOS Chip on the main
12. connector for the PS 2 mouse plus a 6 pin ribbon cable that connects to the PS 2 mouse connector on the mainboard Floppy drives The on board floppy controller supports 2 floppy disk drives with the floppy ribbon cable provided Make sure the RED stripe on the ribbon cable is oriented towards Pin 1 Notice the twist between the sets of connectors on the floppy cable The floppy drive A position is at the END of the cable whereas floppy drive B is hooked to one of the connectors on the other side of the twist The cable provides both Edge and Pin connectors for both the A and B positions to match the connector on your floppy drives IDE Hard Drives and CD ROMs The on board Enhanced IDE controller can support up to 4 IDE hard drives or other ATAPI devices such as CD ROMs This controller as with all Enhanced IDE controllers consists of both Primary and Secondary ports Each port has an associated connector and cable which can support up to 2 ATAPI devices each All IDE devices have jumpers which allow the user to configure the device as either Master or Slave A Master device is one that is ALONE on the IDE cable whereas a Slave device is installed as a SECOND device on the same cable Keep in mind that the Master device will appear before the Slave device in the CMOS Setup as well as the Operating System software Refer to the device documentation for jumper settings The Secondary IDE port can
13. enabled P5V30 B4 User s Manual 19 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP e H you are using a hard drive that is over 528MB in capacity but was already formatted without using LBA mode LBA support will be ignored even if it is enabled This assures correct access to the drive s data e SCSI Hard Drives are NOT entered into the Mainboard BIOS Setup in any way The hard drive settings in the Standard CMOS Setup are only for drives connected to the IDE Controller So if only SCSI drives were installed all these settings would be set to Type None SCSI Devices are configured via the SCSI controller s BIOS Floppy Drives A and B Select the Type for the A and or B floppy drives Remember floppy drive A is the first drive hooked to the END of the floppy ribbon cable Floppy drive B is hooked up after the twist Available settings are listed below None No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 inch PC type standard drive 360 kilobyte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Enable this option ONLY for floppy drive s that support the Japanese standard 1 2MB on 3 5 Diskette Options Disabled Default Both Drive A B Video This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select their type in Setup EGA VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter Video Graphics Array For EGA VGA SEGA SVGA
14. on the mainboard P5V30 B4 User s Manual 33 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD AND USER PASSWORD SETTING Passwords can be set to provide protection for the BIOS configuration options or to restrict access to the computer itself When enabled User Password will require all users to enter a password in order to use the system and or enter the BIOS setup but can t change its contents A Supervisor Password is used to protect the stored CMOS options from being changed by unauthorized users Keep in mind that when set a password is required only when booting the system It will not provide protection to a system that is already booted The password check option is set in BIOS FEATURES SETUP by choosing either System the password prompt appears every time the system is powered on or Setup the password prompt appears only when the user enters the BIOS Setup The password is stored in CMOS RAM and can be cleared with the Clear CMOS Jumper To set a password 1 You must first set the Supervisor password by choosing Supervisor Password and pressing ENTER Setup prompts for a password 2 Enter a 1 8 character password using letters numbers or a combination of both The specific characters are not shown as you enter them Press ENTER 3 A confirmation box appears asking you to re enter the password Enter the password again Press ENTER Follow the same procedure to set the User Password Changing a Password
15. or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters Error Halt Determines whether or not the system will prompt you if an error is detected during POST detected stopped and you will be prompted But Keyboard other errors The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors stop for all other errors Memory This category is display only All memory detected by the POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS is shown as the following types 20 P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Base Memory is the amount of conventional memory installed in the system This value is typically 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard The Extended Memory is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map Other Memory refers to the memory located in the region between 640K and 1MB This region can be used for shadowing as well as expanded memory in DOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP This menu provides access to more advanced BIOS configuration settings that deal with overall performance of the system and peripheral setup This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation You have the opportunity to select the system s default speed boot up sequence keyboard operation shadowing and se
16. up to 200Mhz is just the beginning The P5V30 B4 is designed to provide greater overall system throughput by utilizing the latest in I O technology By incorporating such advanced features as Bus Mastering IDE and Universal Serial Bus USB onto the mainboard optimum system performance is assured and system design and implementation is simplified Fully Plug amp Play compatible via an Award BIOS the P5V30 B4 facilitates easy system configuration and peripheral setup With support for up to 128MB of System RAM EDO and Infrared the P5V30 B4 is the ideal foundation for high end computer systems Item Checklist Your mainboard package should include the items listed below Damaged or missing items should be reported to your vendor M The P5V30 B4 mainboard M This User s Manual Kl Mounting bracket with 1 COM2 M Diskette containing support software serial port ribbon cable attached for updating the FLASH BIOS and IDE drivers M Mounting bracket with 1 parallel amp 1 serial COMI port ribbon cables O Optional PS 2 connector bracket attached M Floppy disk drive ribbon cable M 1 IDE ribbon cable O Optional Infrared module O Optional USB module 4 P5V30 B4 User s Manual BOARD LEVEL FEATURES
17. your hard disk controller to use fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive HDD Enabled or Disabled Enabled is the default PIO Mode IDE Programmed I O Mode This setting relates to the speed at which the hard drive is able to transfer data up to 16 6MB second for Mode 4 drives Available settings are Auto O 1 2 3 or 4 As with the Type setting Auto is the preferred choice in that the supported PIO Mode is read directly from the hard drive Be sure not to enter in a PIO Mode Setting that is higher than what the drive actually supports This will 0 probably result in loss of data e The relation between the IDE PIO mode value and IDE cycle timing is shown in the following table 1 2 3 4 32 P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Onboard Primary PCI IDE Enables or Disables the primary controller Situations where this controller would be disabled are a You are not using any IDE Drives or b You are using an add on IDE controller in a PCI Slot Enabled Primary onboard HDD controller used Default Disabled Primary onboard HDD controller not used Onboard Secondary PCI IDE Enables or Disables the secondary controller Situations where this controller would be disabled are a You are not using any IDE Drives or b You are using IDE Drives ONLY on the primary controller or c You are using an add on IDE controller in a PCI Slot Enabled Secondary onboard HDD controller used Dis
18. A PnP IRQ 14 assigned Legacy ISA IRQ 15 assigned Legacy ISA DMA 0 assigned PCI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned PCI ISA PnP Quit T 4 gt amp Select Item DMA 3 assigned PCI ISA PnP Help PU PD 4 Modify DMA 5 assigned PCIASA PnP Old Values Shift F2 Color DMA 6 assigned PCI ISA PnP Load BIOS Defaults DMA 7 assigned PCI ISA PnP Load Setup Defaults Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices This capability is specifically designed for a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95 Choices are Auto default and Manual P5V30 B4 User s Manual 29 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Reset Configuration Data Reset Configuration Data When set to Enabled ESCD Extended System Configuration Data is cleared This setting will automatically be set back to Disabled when the system reboots Enabled and Disabled default IRQ3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 DMA0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to By default all resources are assigned to the PCI Bus except IRQs 3 and 4 If an ISA card requires a particular IRQ or DMA channel those resources should be set to Legacy ISA so that the PCI Bus will not try to use them Choices are Legacy ISA and PCI ISA PnP PCI IRQ Activated By This sets the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that an IRQ service is being requested by a device Under all circumstances you should retain the defaul
19. JBI eE OEDHC9AL LS VSPGML LLESOOQELL DL IOLDL XUELLILLLLLL IIDExP nui The DC 310U is an Ultra SCSI Host Adapter based on the Symbios Logic SYM53C860 Ultra SCSI Chip Designed to provide a low cost easy to implement SCSI solution this adapter utilizes the built in Symbios Logic SCSI BIOS on supported mainboards Fully Plug amp Play and PCI 2 1 compliant enhanced SCSI features include Disconnect Reconnect Scatter Gather and Tag Queuing to greatly improve overall system performance particularly under multitasking environments Jumper less hardware design Active SCSI Bus Termination and 32 bit PCI DMA Bus Mastering are a few more of the advanced features built in to the DC 310U providing the best performance and ease of use possible SPECIFICATIONS SCSI Performance SCSI Chip SCSI devices SCSI bus transfers Bus master data transfers Symbios SYM53C860 Max 7 Async 7MB sec amp Sync 20MB sec 132MB sec at 33MHz 80 byte DMA FIFO for 2 4 8 16 dwords burst across PCI bus PCI Integration s Full 32 bit PCI DMA bus master e Jumper less design e Active SCSI bus termination Reliability Mei Eu technology with Active negation of SCSI Data Parity Request and Acknowledge signals for improved fast SCSI transfer rates e Input signal filtering on SCSI receivers improves data integrity even in noisy cabling environments Drivers amp Utilities DOS Win3 1 Win95 NT 3 5 4 x Netware 3 x 4 x SCO 3 2v4 2 5 0 U
20. P5V30 B4 MAINBOARD User s Manual Manual Rev 2 1a Date 03 97 All other products names are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUGTIQN eee oe cue ec goce ete a crue e p rte e ete rece se op oce sess ekoesetett 4 Product Description n ERE 4 item Checklist osio toc ee eie ete eee ee ead 4 BOARD LEVEL FEATURES eeeeeeeeeeeeeee nennen nennen 5 INSTALLING THE CPU AND MEMORY eeeeee 8 Static PrECAULIONS neret her c int cr der er cr here rae ea 8 Installirig the CP R eta EUER ere 8 Connecting the CPU Cooling Fan 8 Setting the CPU Clock Selection Jumper 9 Setting the CPU Voltage Selection Jumper 9 Installing the Memory DRAM SIMMS ss sese eee 10 The Level 2 Cache SHAM eee 10 SETTING THE AUNREREE eege eege eege 11 CONNECTIONS EE 13 Power HEEN bleech k ssen eege ene dus 13 Senal and Parallel POrtS itii e tite ot e hte p ge ER 13 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector ssseesssseeeseeessererrrrssseseres 13 USB Connector zd ER t d RR 13 Keyboard Connecthor 14 PS 2 Mouse CONNE e eeneg 14 Floppy BIS 14 IDE Hard Drives and CD ROMS eene 14 2 P5V30 B4 User s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP esses esses 15 Aboutthe BIOS 2 etie qutt ti utt tuia 15 Using Setup eee cte ee t eee ct e eee ct e e eR Ev i 15 Getting Help E d Rn RR ROI REN REN IRA 15 A Fin
21. SH o S Zou a 8 5 ES n a CU H o eo ea ex oos acis acis sos e OE rs PM ies rg vlel ISS le eam mapana EL i9 IES 3 1 93 EX a E3 E33 Js Fees PX3 JPx4 JPx5 JPXG Short Clear CMOS Se o 8 S D m e m Volage JPG P Jg re STD 3 3V 1 2 al short N A S S 002 S VRE 3 52V 2 3 all short N A S o E 8 x25 S S o os Sa 8S Oo E Core 2 5V N A al open all open c cc c c Core 2 6V N A al open 1 2 S E Core2 7V N A al open DA S Core 2 8V N A al open 1 2 amp 3 4 Core 2 9V N A al open 5 8 E ae cig WA Bam DA RRE 4 OT Open y D m Gas JPG e o Core 3 2V N A all open all short pua D VRE Le gummi II ea 12 Cache L2 Cache 3 5 S E g E po E30 152 1357 TE Bee EE HUH HUH gd JP7 100 w TIET PI e P5V30 B4 User s Manual INSTALLING THE CPU AND MEMORY Static Precautions Static electricity can be a serious danger to the electronic components on this mainboard To avoid damage caused by electrostatic discharge observe the following precautions Y Y Installing the CPU Y Don t remove the mainboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it into a computer case Before you handle the mainboard in any way touch a grounded anti static surface such as an unpainted portion of the system chassis for a few seconds to discharge any built up static electricity Handle add in cards and modules by the edges or mounting b
22. SKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Primary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Secondary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Drive A 1 44M 3 5in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 15360K Other Memory 384K Ben oe Total Memo 16384K Video EGA VGA ESC Quit T 1 2 c Select Item PU PD Modify F1 Help Shift F2 Change Color Upon entering the Standard CMOS Setup screen you will see a screen like that below Again notice that the bottom of the screen provides information relating to the highlighted item as you move around the screen First let s set the system Date Use the arrow keys to move to and highlight the Date option Select the Month by using the PgDn and PgUp keys This is how most settings will be configured Then move to the day year and time via the arrow keys to finish setting the system date and time Keep in mind that the system time is set in 24 hour time With this method 1PM is represented as 13 00 2PM as 14 00 and so on with 00 00 corresponding to Midnight Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave These four options relate to the 4 IDE hard drives CD ROMs or other ATAPI devices that can be controlled via the on board IDE controller review IDE Hard Drives and CD ROMs on page 13 The Pri Master setting specifies the first device on the
23. T CACHE Supports Write Back Secondary Cache with 256KB Pipeline Burst SRAM FRONT INFRARED IR CONNECTOR See number 6 This connector is convenient for system cases that support a front IR connector CPU SOCKET ZIF Socket 7 for Pentium CPUs This mainboard supports CPU speeds of 75 200Mhz for Intel AMD and Cyrix P5V30 B4 User s Manual 18 19 20 21 BOARD LEVEL FEATURES Clock Generator Generates clock frequency for CPU ISA SLOTS 3 16 bit ISA slots PCI SLOTS 4 32 bit PCI slots are provided MAINBOARD BIOS Award BIOS supporting Plug and Play Symbios SCSI BIOS DMI Green PC specification on screen setup for Enhanced IDE and Multi I O The BIOS is FLASH Upgradeable via the AWDFLASH Utility See page 35 Comprehensive Mainboard View HDLED FAN 246 2468 USB Keyboard V 1e3 18 JX1 paiz mouse vas SIDA TSK L Keyboard BIOS e Sun Fer PS 2 Mouse ETH clo COM1 COM2 a E ayefeyefeyrafeya o 8 HSE D o 7j o bi 019 a v v gt i Y 2 og 3 18 E eg Em Printer w w w k w w m ml joo c c c c c e amp x 9 D NU e c e go 7 o o 7 Hd o o qe s CDS 2 E w N A w N e m EEEE kelano m EEEE emon N Z A
24. abled D Device Selection 8 15 F1 Help ESC Exitthis menu The above menu provides information about individual SCSI devices attached to the selected host adapter and the adapter itself To make changes to these settings select a device from this display and press Enter to bring up the individual Device Setup menu Device Setup Menu When you select a specific device from the Device Selection menu your computer displays the following Device Setup menu The settings in this menu effect individual SCSI devices attached to the selected host adapter Changes made from this menu do cause the system to reboot upon exit from the SCSI Configuration utility 1 SYM53C860 r Dev0 N A Setup R Sync Rate Mega Bytes sec 20 Mb sec W Width bits 8 D Disconnect T Read Write I O Timeout secs 10 S Scan for Device at Boot Time Yes L Scan for SCSI LUNs Yes Q Queue Tags Enabled F1 Help F2 Restore Default Setup ESC Exit this menu Sync Rate Mega Bytes sec Defines the maximum transfer rate the host adapter attempts to negotiate The host adapter and a SCSI device must agree to a rate they can both handle Width bits Sets the maximum data width the host adapter attempts to negotiate The host adapter and a SCSI device must agree to a width they can both handle Only host adapters that can do 16 bit data transfers have this optio
25. abled Secondary onboard HDD controller not used PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel Allows you designate an IDE controller board inserted into one of the PCI slots as your secondary IDE controller Disabled default USB Controller Enables or Disables the on board USB Universal Serial Bus controller Onboard FDC Controller Enables or Disables the on board Floppy Disk Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 With this option the on board Serial Port 1 can be Disabled or set to COM1 3F8 Default COM2 2F8 COM3 3E8 or COM4 2E8 Onboard Serial Port 2 With this option the on board Serial Port 2 can be Disabled or set to COM2 2F8 Default COM1 3F8 COM3 3E8 or COM4 2E8 Onboard Parallel Port With this option the on board Parallel Port can be Disabled or set to 378 IRQ7 Default 3BC IRQ7 or 278 IRQ5 Parallel Port Mode Sets the operating mode of the parallel port Options are Normal EPP Normal ECP and ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA Options are 1 and 3 This field is available only when one of the two following options in Parallel Port Mode is selected ECP or ECP EPP EPP Version Options are 1 7 default and 1 9 IEEE 1284 compliant InfraRed COM2 Selected By default this field is set to UART COM2 which directs the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port Choosing IrDA SIR or SHARP IR will activate the on board infrared feature and redirect the second serial port UART to support the infrared module connector
26. abling parity checking it is also necessary to disable disconnects for all devices as parity checking for the reselection phase is not disabled If a device does not generate parity and it disconnects the I O never completes because the reselection never completes Host SCSI ID It s not suggested to change your host adapter SCSI ID default 7 as this gives it the highest priority on the SCSI bus However if you have two adapters on the same SCSI bus you should give one of them a currently unassigned ID to avoid duplication of SCSI IDs Scan Order This option allows you to tell the host adapter BIOS and your device drivers to scan the SCSI bus from low to high o to max SCSI ID or from high to low max to 0 SCSI ID If you have more than one device on the SCSI bus changing the scan order changes the order in which drive letters are assigned by the system 38 P5V30 B4 User s Manual BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS e Device Selections views and changes settings for the devices attached to the selected adapter 1 SYM53C860 m Device Selection 0 7 Sync Data Disc Time Scan Scan Queue Rate Width Out Bus LUNS Tags 0 DevO N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 1 Devi N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 2 Dev2 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 3 Dev3 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 4 Dev4 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 5 Dev5 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 6 Dev6 N A 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes Enabled 7 SYM53C860 20 8 On 10 Yes Yes En
27. ain Menu and exit via the Quit option If you reboot the system without properly exiting the utility some changes may not take effect Device Drivers To function properly with different SCSI devices under different operating systems you ll need to install device drivers The device driver information should be available in your SCSI adapter s package 40 P5V30 B4 User s Manual FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY Updating the Award BIOS Code is made easy with the AWDFLASH Utility Since this mainboard features FLASH BIOS it is not necessary to change the actual BIOS chip in order to upgrade the System BIOS The user can simply re program the old BIOS using the AWDFLASH Utility as follows 1 First boot the system with DOS or to Safe Mode under Windows 95 If you are booting DOS from a hard drive or floppy disk press F5 when the message Starting MS DOS appears on the screen If you are booting Windows 95 press the F8 key and select the Safe mode command prompt option This will assure that the system is running in real mode with no device drivers loaded This is the only correct way to run the AWDFLASH Utility program There are 2 important files needed to re program the BIOS The first is AWDFLASH EXE which is the FLASH BIOS Programming Utility The second file needed is the updated BIN file which contains the actual BIOS code This file will have the extension bin such as P598GH BIN
28. al Note About Setup sss 15 MAN MEN tti ttt ita pasto geed 16 STANDARD CMOS SETUP recie re ania de 17 BIOS FEATURES SETUP int ttt tede ee Tgl Tnd 20 CHIPSET FEATURES GETUR seen 23 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP aaao iei erede e nadania ani aeaeaie aenal a s 26 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP essen 28 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS acca seid in reote OS 29 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS esee 29 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS dtt tti Hata a aeaa 30 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD AND USER PASSWORD SETTING 32 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION esses nnne 33 SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT GANIND 33 POL Device Listirig rir ote rer te e RH EP RR 33 BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS eeeeeeeeee 34 FLASH BIOS PROGRAMMING UTILITY 39 el ixykpa Pe 40 DC 310U PCI ULTRA SCSI ADAPTER eene 41 KM MAINBOARD DIAGRAMS Board Level Features A 5 Comprehensive Mainboard View 7 Jumper LOCAalIONS EEN 11 P5V30 B4 User s Manual 3 INTRODUCTION L Product Description The P5V30 B4 represents the highest level of technology available in PC Mainboards today Designed as a flexible high performance and cost effective solution for System Integrators and End Users alike the P5V30 B4 provides the power and expandability to meet the requirements of the most advanced operating systems and software applications Support for Intel Pentium processors at speeds of
29. atic upon exit from the utility when this option is changed Display Mode Determines how much information about your host adapters and SCSI devices is displayed on your computer monitor during boot e verbose for more complete information e terse for a faster boot Mono Color Allows you to choose between a black and white or color display for the SCSI Configuration utility Help Brings up a help screen with information about the Main menu P5V30 B4 User s Manual 37 BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Quit Lets you out of the SCSI Configuration utility Adapter Utilities Menu When you select a host adapter from the main menu the following screen is displayed 1 SYM53C860 Utilities A Adapter Setup D Device Selections F1 Helps ESC Exit this menu e Adapter Setup views and changes the selected adapter settings 1 SYM53C860 r Adapter Setup S SCAM Support On PE Parity acie oinin Enabled Host Adapter ID 7 O Scan Order Low to High 0 Max F1 Help F2 Restore Default Setup ESC Exit this menu SCAM Support SCAM SCSI Configured AutoMatically is the SCSI Plug and Play protocol supported by this Symbios BIOS version 4 X Parity The Symbios host adapters always generate parity but some SCSI devices do not So you are offered the option of disabling parity checking Note When dis
30. board Procedures for updating the BIOS follow this section The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Intel Cyrix AMD processors in a standard IBM AT compatible input output system Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press Enter to select use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries press F1 for help and press lt Esc gt to quit Getting Help Pressing F1 will display a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc A Final Note About Setup Not all systems have the same Setup While the basic look and function of the Setup program remains the same for all systems individual motherboard and chipset combinations require custom configurations For example you may find that your Setup main menu has a different number of entries from the main menu displayed in this manual These are simply features not supported or not user configurable on your system The final appearance of the Setup program also depends on the Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM who built your system If your OEM has decided that certain items should only be available to their technicians those items may very well be removed from the Setup program 16 P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP e
31. curity Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled External Cache Enabled CCO000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled Hard Disk Boot From Pri IDE D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled Boot Sequence CA D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Floppy Disk Access Control R W Boot Up NumLock Status On Boot Up System Speed High Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec We Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option System Quit T 1 gt c Select PCI VGA Palett Snoop Disabled Help PU PD Mod Assign PCI IRQ For VGA Disabled Old Values Shift F2 Color OS 2 Onboard Memory 64MB Non OS2 Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Virus Warning When enabled the BIOS will warn the user when any program attempts to write to or format the boot sector If an attempt is made the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will appear WARNING T You can accept or abort this operation ee Type Y to accept write or N to abort write Note This feature is designed to guard Award Software Inc against viruses that modify the boot sector on hard disks However many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table as well as partition and format programs will also
32. d the Jumper Int Ratio Ext JPX1 6 Block labeled JPX1 6 on the mainboard O O S S O O i O O S O S O Refer to the diagram on page 7 Set E i O 0 O S S O the jumper according to the table at O S S 0 S 0 right for the CPU frequency you are O S 0 S S O using S S S O S O For Cyrix P200 CPU note the type S 5s 979970 of the clock generator used Refer to IS a Ol Board Level Features item 18 on page 5 EM for location Set the jumper according Cvrix 6x86 CPU to the table at right y Product Ratio Ext JPX1 6 The Internal Core frequency cor P1204 100Mhz 2 0x 50MHz O S S S O O responds to the number marked on the P133 HOMhz 2 0x 55MHz O S O O S O CPU The External Frequency when PI509D0Mmz 2 0x 60MHz 0 S S 0 S O multiplied with the Ratio gives the P16 133M z 2 0x 66MHz 0 S 0 S S OI CPU s internal frequency This jumper P3091xMtz 2 0x 75MHz O S 5 0 S S automatically sets the ISA Clock PAOD IMIZ 720x lt 3MHz 0 S O O S S T For IC Works 48C60 t For PhaseLink PLL52C59 f you are uncertain about the speed or voltage requirements of your particular CPU you should obtain Technical Documentation from the Intel P54C AMD KS Cyrix 6x86 manufacturer Such information is STD 3 3V 1 2 SREB N A available via the Intel Cyrix and VRE 3 5V 2 3 BEER N A AMD WWW sites Intel P55C amp Cyrix 6x86L dual suppl
33. e user to exit the BIOS Setup without updating any changes made during the current session PCI Device Listing This list of installed PCI devices appears after the System Configuration screen PCI device listing Bus No Device No Func No VenderID Device ID Device Class IRQ 0 7 1 8086 7010 IDE Controller 14 15 0 2 8086 8829 Serial bus controller 11 0 0 1013 7333 Display controller NA Bus No Encoded value indicating 1 of 256 possible buses in a system Device No Encoded value indicating 1 of 32 possible devices on a given bus Func No Encoded value indicating 1 of 8 possible functions on a multifunction device Vender ID Identifies the manufacturer of the device Valid vendor identifiers are allocated by the PCI SIG Special Interest Group to ensure uniqueness Device ID Identifies the particular device This identifier is allocated by the vendor Device Class Specifies one of the following device classes Mass storage controller Network controller Display controller Multimedia device Bridge device Simple communication controller Base system peripherals Input device Docking station Processor and Serial bus controller The PCI device listing is useful for troubleshooting purposes More detailed information for each field may be obtained through the PCI specification documentation P5V30 B4 User s Manual 35 BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS To provide easy to use and cost effective support for adapters using or compatible w
34. em PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP The PCI Personal Component Interconnect Bus was developed by Intel and other industry leader partners primarily to address two important issues faced by PC hardware designers today a How to allow peripheral devices to take the fullest advantage of the power of Pentium and Pentium Pro chip technology and b Provide a simpler installation process for peripheral devices such as Network cards EIDE or SCSI controllers PCI accomplishes these goals with its 32 bit Data path Local Bus design and support for Plug amp Play Unlike older expansion bus architectures PCI provides peripherals with a direct connection to the CPU and memory The PCI bus runs at 33Mhz and has a maximum transfer capability of 132MBps With Plug amp Play the system BIOS automatically determines hardware resources for new peripherals simplifying installation of multiple interface cards This Setup Menu provides configuration options for the PCI Bus and its assigned resources Resources Controlled by Manual PCI IRQ Activated By Level Reset Configuration Data Disabled PCIIDE IRQ Map To PCI AUTO Primary IDE INT A IRQ 3 assigned Legacy ISA Secondary IDE INT B IRQ 4 assigned Legacy ISA On Board SCSI BIOS Auto TRQ 5 assigned PCI ISA PnP PCI Latency Timer 80 PCI Clocks IRQ 7 assigned PCI ISA PnP IRQ 9 assigned PCI ISA PnP IRQ 10 assigned PCI ISA PnP IRQ 11 assigned PCI ISA PnP IRQ 12 assigned PCI IS
35. instance if your boot sequence was set to C A and for some reason you wanted to boot to your Floppy A Drive it would not be possible since the BIOS would always boot from the C drive first In this case this setting would need to be changed to A C so that the system would first check the floppy drive for a bootable disk This would slow bootup speed however since the floppy would be checked on every boot System will first search hard disk drive then floppy disk drive for boot sector System will first search for boot sector on floppy disk then hard disk CDROM C A System will first search the CDROM drive then hard disk drive and then floppy disk drive for boot sector C CDROM A System will first search for boot sector on hard disk drive then CDROM drive and then floppy disk drive Swap Floppy Drive The hardware connections determine which floppy is configured as drive A and drive B Swapping the floppy drives can be useful if your system has two floppy drives and you want the ability to boot from both For example Since a PC cannot boot from the B Floppy you would need to Swap floppy drives A and B in order to set the second floppy drive to drive A thereby making it bootable Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks It will display a warning if the floppy is Low Density 40 Trks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to deter
36. isk drive and the video will be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Wake Up Events in Doze amp Standby When set to ON any activity on the specified IRQ will cause the system to wake up from Doze or Standby mode The OFF setting disables wake up for the specified IRQ Power Down amp Resume Events Power Down and Resume events are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as On even when the system is in a power down mode When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service As above the choices are On and Off Off is the default When set On activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it 28 P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP You can set IRQ3 15 individually Activity detected from any enabled IRQ channel will wake up the syst
37. ith the Symbios Logic 53C8XX SCSI chips this mainboard features built in Symbios SCSI BIOS In most cases you should not need to change the default configuration of your host adapter You may decide to alter these default values if there is a conflict between device settings or if you need to optimize system performance A message appears on your computer monitor for about 5 seconds during boot that looks like this Press Crtl C to start Configuration Utility The Symbios SCSI Configuration Utility This menu driven utility allows you to view and change the default configuration settings for host adapters using Symbios 53C8XX chips Note Pressing Ctrl A after memory count during re boot allows you to recover the default settings and reconfigure The following tables lists the configuration settings you can change e Global Affects both adapter and all SCSI devices e Device Affects only the individual SCSI devices Global Default Settings Device Default Settings SCAM Support On Synchronous Transfer Rate MB sec Enabled Data Width I8 7 Disconnect Scan Order Low to High 0 Max Read Write I O Timeout 10 secs Scan for Devices at Boot Yes Time Scan for SCSI LUNs Queue Tags Enabled If you decide to press Ctrl C during boot the following message appears Please wait invoking Configuration Utility After a brief pause your computer will display the Main Menu of the utility 36 P5V30 B4 User s Manual
38. ium o o o DT mmm JX1 PS 2 Mouse on IRQI2 JX1 Enables or Disables the on board PS 2 mouse lead connector When pins 2 3 are closed the port becomes active and IRQ12 is used by the PS 2 mouse To disable the PS 2 mouse port short pins 1 2 JP5 Clear CMOS RAM When closed the CMOS information is reset to default All user entered information is cleared To clear the CMOS first turn the computer off then connect a jumper cap over the two pins for a moment Remove the jumper and power the system on GM O 0 91i P5V30 B4 User s Manual 11 SETTING THE JUMPERS S DOoA AeS O CK O LA xi LICCFCkE KeK amp kO UU amp LIOEILU IDZCOOGLuG LIAIiAOO JP11 System Functions Jumper Block Pins 3 amp 5 Turbo LED switch The Turbo function is not supported by this mainboard Therefore the Turbo LED will always remain lit as long as the system power is on Pins 7 amp 9 SMI suspend switch lead If your system s case has a suspend switch hook the lead from the switch to pins 7 amp 9 of JP11 A suspend switch is used to save electricity by putting the system into a suspend mode when the computer is not being used This switch could also be used by the Turbo switch on the front of the system since this mainboard does not support that function For this switch to be functional it must first be enabled in the Power Management Setup in the BIOS Setup utility Pins 17 amp 19
39. mine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Floppy Disk Access Control When R W the floppy disk can be read and written The other option is Read Only 22 P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Boot Up NumLock Status When On the NumLock key will be automatically enabled when the system boots Boot Up System Speed Sets the system speed to High or Low Generally low speed would only be used for troubleshooting purposes Typematic Rate Setting Determines if the Enabled typematic rate is to be used When disabled DERE UT continually holding down a key on your keyboard will g generate only one instance In other words the BIOS will only report that the key is down When the typematic rate is enabled the BIOS will report as before but it will then wait a moment and if the key is still down it will begin to report that the key has been depressed repeatedly This feature is used to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the B 6 characters per second typematic rate is enabled this selection allows 8 characters per second you to select the rate at which the keys are 10 characters per second accelerated See the table t
40. n enabled Disconnect SCSI devices have the ability to disconnect from the bus during an I O transfer This option tells the host adapter whether or not to allow a device to disconnect P5V30 B4 User s Manual 39 BUILT IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Some devices run faster with disconnects enabled mostly newer devices while some run faster with disconnects disabled mostly older devices Read Write I O Timeout secs This option sets the time the host adapter waits for a read write verify or seek command to complete before trying the I O transfer again Since this provides a safeguard allowing the system to recover if an I O operation fails it is recommended that you always set the time out to a value greater than zero no time out Scan for Device at Boot Time When there is a device you do not wish to make available to the system set this option to No for that device Also on a bus with only a few devices attached you can speed up boot time by changing this setting to No for unused SCSI IDs Scan for SCSI LUNs You can set this option to No if you have problems with a device that responds to all LUNs whether they are occupied or not Queue Tags If your device driver can issue queue tags this option allows you to enable or disable the issuing of queue tags during I O requests Since some changes only take effect after your system reboots it is important that you quit this Configuration utility properly You should return to the M
41. nboard AT KEYBOARD CONNECTOR Supports IBM compatible AT style keyboards BACK INFRARED IR CONNECTOR UART can also be used for the optional Infrared Module enabling wireless communication capability A supplied bracket with a single customized cable connects directly to the back infrared pin header on the mainboard For computer cases that support a front IR device see number 16 COM2 CONNECTOR High speed UART compatible serial port COM2 can be directed to the Infrared Module for wireless connection capability COMI CONNECTOR High speed UART compatible serial port PRINTER PORT CONNECTOR EPP and ECP compatible parallel port POWER CONNECTOR 12 Pin Power Connector DRAM SIMM SOCKETS 4 72 pin SIMM sockets are provided to support a maximum RAM memory capacity of 128 MB SIMM types of either Fast Page Mode FPM or Extended Data Output EDO are supported and automatically detected by the BIOS FLOPPY CONNECTOR Built in floppy controller supports 2 5 25 or 3 5 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy drives PRIMARY IDE CONNECTOR Connector for first IDE channel The on board PCI Bus Mastering IDE controller features support for DMA Mode 2 and PIO Modes 3 and 4 for faster data transfer rates 2 Connectors are provided for support of up to 4 IDE devices on two channels Other ATAPI and Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Drives and CD ROMs are also supported SECONDARY IDE CONNECTOR Connector for second IDE channel L2 PIPELINE BURS
42. nd its components such as BIOS version vendor CPU speed type memory size type L1 L2 cache port connectors IDE floppy 2S 1P USB keyboard mouse slots etc Using DMI remote PC management software is able to obtain various information about the system including hardware profiles capabilities operational status installation dates and other information about the system and its components This DMI utility DMICFG EXE allows you to add additional information such as serial numbers vendor information and enclosure chassis configurations into the MIF Edit DMI Add DMI Load DMI FILE Save DMI FILE BIOS l System Display Component Ec Base Board Type BIOS Information Enclosure Chassis Handle 0000 Processor Vendor Name Award Software International Inc Memory Controller BIOS Version 4 51 PG Memory module BIOS starting Address Segment E000 Memory module BIOS Build Date 10 07 96 Memory module BIOS Characteristics Press ENTER for detail Memory module Size of BIOS ROM 0128K Cache Cache Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector Port Connector System slots v Move cursor Enter Accept DEL Delete ESC Abort amp Exit Note The DMI utility must be run in real mode without the EMM386 memory manager loaded 42 P5V30 B4 User s Manual DC 310U PCI ULTRA SCSI ADAPTER D LLLA E EL GO amp 3UdU
43. ng is not enabled this will be preset to No Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H YNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and P5V30 B4 User s Manual 27 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP Po horizontal synchronization ports writing blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initial display power management signaling Video Off Option This is to determine when to activate the video off function Options are Susp Stby Off default All Modes gt Off and Always On Suspend Switch Enables or Disables the SMI connector on the mainboard See page 12 When Enabled a switch on the computer case can be used to trigger power saving functions MODEM Use IRQ This setting tells the BIOS which IRQ the modem is using so that any activity on that interrupt can bring the system out of power saving mode Options are NA 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 PM Timers The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions which are only user configurable when User Defined Power Management has been selected See above for available selections Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Standby Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the fixed d
44. nixWare 2 x OS 2 Warp s BIOS amp Flush utility Installation Low Level Format P5V30 B4 User s Manual 43 DC 310U PCI ULTRA SCSI ADAPTER Mainboard BIOS Support Adapter Setup 1 SYM53C860 r Adapter Setup S SCAM Support On P Parity Enabled Host Adapter ID a i O Sean Order Low to High 0 Max F1 Help F2 Restore Default Setup ESC Exit this menu Device Setup r 1 SYM53C860 m Devo N A Setup R Sync Rate Mega Bytes sec 20 Mb sec W Width bits eee 8 D Disconnect sse eee eee On T Read Write I O Timeout secs 10 S Scan for Device at Boot Time Yes L Scan for SCSI LUNs Yes Q Queue Tags F1 Help F2 Restore Default Setup ESC Exit this menu 44 P5V30 B4 User s Manual
45. o the right 12 characters per second Typematic Delay Msec When the typematic rate is enabled this selection allows you to select the delay in msec between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins 24 characters per second 6 s 8 s s s s 20 characters per second Security Option This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered on or every time BIOS Setup is executed If System is chosen a user password prompt appears every time the computer is turned on If Setup is chosen the password prompt appears only when the BIOS Setup program is executed Refer to the section Supervisor Password for more information PCI VGA Palette Snoop This option must be set to Enabled if any ISA MPEG card installed requires VGA palette snooping The settings are Disabled or Enabled Assign PCI IRQ For VGA The Enabled option allows you to auto route an IRQ for use by a PCI VGA card OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 64MB This should be set to OS2 if you are running IBM OS 2 with more than 64MB of RAM in the system Otherwise the setting should be Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow This option controls the location of the contents of the 32KB of Video ROM beginning at the CO000h memory location The settings are RAM for faster execution read from or written to cache memory P5V30 B4 User s Manual 23 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP C8000 DFFFF Shadow These options control the location of
46. ode Disabled IRQIO Reserved Suspend Mode Disabled IRQI1 Reserved HDD Power Down Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor Wake Up Events In Doze amp Standby IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ3 Wake Up Event OFF IRQ15 Reserved IRQ4 Wake Up Event ON Quit T 1 gt c Select Item IRQ8 Wake Up Event OFF Help PU PD Modify IRQI2 Wake Up Event ON Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults oooooooooooo ZZZZZZZiZzzzz Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down There are four selections for Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Disabled default No power management Disables all four modes Min Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr and HDD Power Down 15 min Maximum power management ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPUs Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode l min and HDD Power Down min User Defined Set each mode individually When Enabled each range is from 1 min OHNE to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min PM Control by APM When Enabled an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock If the Max Power Savi
47. ons are designed to slow the system down for troubleshooting purposes To load the default values highlight this option and press ENTER Enter Y in the confirmation screen and press ENTER again User defined options in the Standard CMOS Setup are not affected LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Loads the default values for best system performance into the BIOS Setup program To load the default values highlight this option and press ENTER Enter Y in the confirmation 30 P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP screen and press ENTER again User defined options in the Standard CMOS Setup are not affected P5V30 B4 User s Manual 31 MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP This menu is used to configure the integrated IDE subsystem and other peripherals IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard Primary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto Onboard Secondary PCI IDE Enabled IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto PCI Slot IDE 2nd Channel Disabled USB Controller Disabled On board FDC Controller Enabled On board Serial Port 1 COMI 3F8 On board Serial Port 2 COM2 2F8 On board Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode Normal ESC Quit 115 e Select Fl Help PU PD 4 Modify InfraRed COM2 Selected UART COM2 F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults IDE HDD Block Mode This allows
48. primary IDE channel Pri Slave the second Sec Master and Sec Slave specify the devices on the secondary channel The first option available is the most important Type This is where you will specify the type of device and how it is represented in the BIOS Setup If the device is a hard disk or 18 P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP CD ROM generally the Auto option is the best choice for fast and easy setup of the hard disk parameters Let s take a look at the difference between the Auto User and Types 1 45 options e Auto This option instructs the BIOS to automatically configure the hard disk by reading the parameters cylinders sectors etc directly from the hard disk s firmware Use this option if you are configuring a new hard drive or one that has already been formatted using the Auto option Keep in mind that a hard drive is configured using a certain set of parameters those same parameters must be used for the life of the drive unless the drive is re FDISKed using a different parameter set This procedure deletes the old partition s on the drive and creates a new one using the new parameters e User This option allows you to manually enter in the parameters of the hard drive Generally this option would be used only if the hard drive has already been formatted with a certain set of parameters and assured consistency between the old and new parameters is desired e Types 1 45 Similar to the
49. racket 1 19009 WARNING Use of a CPU Cooling Fan to prevent CPU overheating is highly recommended The Fan should be 3 installed first before inserting the CPU into its socket S Se Locate the ZIF Zero Insertion Force Socket 7 This 2 zZ S ch socket supports Pentium P5 CPUs 75 200Mhz Q ER Q Lever First open the socket by pulling the lever sideways then upwards Notice how the lever locks in place when pressed all the way down White Dot The CPU must be inserted with the correct orientation One corner of the CPU has a notch and looks different that the other three This corner is also missing a pin unlike the other three and is marked with a white dot on top of the CPU Align this corner towards the end of the lever as shown in the figure below Insert the CPU hold it down and close the lever until it locks into place Connecting the CPU Cooling Fan JP8 JP8 is a small 3 pin Header Connector that provides 12 Volt power for CPU Cooling Fans This is useful if your Fan provides this type of Aer connector instead of the normal Molex Type Power Supply connector Pin 2 corresponds to the RED power lead as shown GND NG 12V P5V30 B4 User s Manual INSTALLING THE CPU AND MEMORY DES Setting the CPU Clock Selection Jumper JPX1 6 After installing the CPU you must set the clock selection jumper to match the Intel amp AMD CPU frequency of the CPU Fin
50. s deal with CPU access to dynamic random access memory DRAM The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data is being lost Such a scenario might occur if your system had mixed speed DRAM chips installed Here greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data held in the slower memory chips DRAM Timing DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM timing registers The timings programmed into this register are dependent on the system design 60ns is the fastest rate The 70ns timing is slower and may be required in certain system designs to support loose layouts or slower memory 24 P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP DRAM Read Burst EDO FPM Sets the burst mode read timing for two different DRAM types EDO FPM Burst read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts The first part provides the location within the DRAM where the read or write is to take place while the remaining three parts provide the actual data The lower the timing numbers the faster the system will address memory x222 x333 timings is the default x222 x333 Read DRAM EDO FPM timings are 2 2 2 3 3 3 x333 x444 Read DRAM EDO FPM timings are 3 3 3 4 4 4 x444 x444 Read DRAM EDO FPM timings are 4 4 4 4 4 4 DRAM Write Burst Timing Sets the timing for burst mode writes from DRAM Burst read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts The first part
51. s memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB Disabled is the default Peer Concurrency Peer concurrency means that more than one PCI device can be active at a time Enabled is the default Passive Release The PIIX3 PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator provides a programmable Passive Release mechanism to meet the required master latencies When enabled default ISA masters may see long delays in access to any PCI memory including the main DRAM array Delayed Transaction It is used by targets that cannot complete the initial data phase within the requirements of the PCI 2 1 specification Disabled is the default 26 P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP u M M QI Du POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP This menu contains configuration options that reduce power consumption when the system is not in use Other Green PC compliant peripherals are also supported Power Management allows you to configure you system to use energy most efficiently and yet still in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use Power Management User Defined Power Down amp Resume Events PM Control by APM Yes IRQ3 COM 2 OFF Video Off Method VH SYNC Blank IRQ4 COM 1 Video Off Option Susp Stby gt Off IRQ5 LPT 2 Suspend Switch Enabled IRQ6 Floppy Disk MODEM Use IRQ 3 IRQ7 LPT 1 IRQ8 RTC Alarm Doze Mode Disabled IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Standby M
52. t configuration unless advised otherwise by your system s manufacturer Choices are Level default and Edge PCI IDE IRQ Map To Configures what type of IDE disk controller is in use By default Setup assumes that you are using the on board PCI IDE Controller and this option is set to PCI AUTO If you have equipped your system with an add on PCI controller changing this setting allows you to specify which slot has the controller and which PCI interrupt A B C or D is associated with the Primary and or Secondary port Most add on IDE controllers are configured to use INT A for the primary and INT B for the secondary On Board SCSI BIOS When set to Auto Default the system will automatically sense the presence of any SCSI adapter that uses a Symbios SYM53C8XX SCSI chip If the SCSI adapter installed has its own The on board SCSI BIOS will not be loaded BIOS on board The adapter s own SCSI BIOS will be used If the SCSI adapter installed doesn t have The on board SCSI BIOS will load and its own BIOS and the card uses or is control the SCSI adapter compatible with the SYM53C8XX chip Disabling the onboard SCSI BIOS prevents it from being active in any way PCI Latency Timer This option sets latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus The settings are in units equal to PCI clocks Available settings are 0 248 The default is 80 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS Loads Fail Safe settings into the BIOS Setup program These opti
53. th is selected for CPU to DRAM read cycles for the leadoff This results in a 1 HCLK pull in for all read leadoff latencies for P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP EDO DRAMS This option should be set to Disabled if the EDO Read Burst timing is set to either x333 or x444 Disabled is the default Refresh RAS Assertion This option controls the number of clocks RAS is asserted for refresh cycles 5 CPU Clocks is the default ISA Bus Clock This item allows you to select the PCI clock type PCI CLK 3 or PCI CLK 4 Video BIOS Cacheable When Enabled the Video BIOS cacheable will cause access to the video BIOS addressed at CO000H to C7FFFH to be cached Enabled is the default 8 Bit I O Recovery Time The recovery time is the length of time measured in ISA BUS clocks that the system will delay after the completion of an input output request This delay takes place because the CPU is operating faster than the input output bus Therefore the CPU must be delayed to allow for the completion of I O transfers This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 8 bit I O Choices are from NA 1 to 8 ISA BUS clocks NA is the default 16 Bit I O Recovery Time This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for 16 bit I O Choices are from NA 1 to 4 ISA BUS clocks NA is the default Memory Hole At 15M 16M In order to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards Thi
54. the contents of the 16KB expansion card ROMs beginning at the specified memory location If no adapter ROM is using the named ROM area this area is made available to the local bus Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose The settings are Enabled or Disabled CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP This setup menu contains advanced configuration options relating to the mainboard chipset These options are rarely changed by the user Auto Configuration Enabled DRAM Timing 60ns DRAM Read Burst EDO FPM x222 x333 DRAM Write Burst Timing x333 DRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 HCLKs DRAM R W Leadoff Timing 6 HCLKs Fast RAS To CAS Delay 3 HCLKs Fast MA to RAS Delay 1 HCLKs Fast EDO Path Select Disabled Refresh RAS Assertion 5 HCLKs ISA Bus Clock PCI CLK 4 Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled 8 Bit I O Recovery Time NA 16Bit UO Recovery Time NA ESC Quit T 4 gt Select Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Fl Help PU PD Mod Peer Concurrency Enabled F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color Passive Release Enabled F6 Load BIOS Defaults Delayed Transaction Disabled F7 Load Setup Defaults Auto Configuration When Enabled pre defined values for DRAM Cache Timings etc are set according to the CPU type amp system clock Enabled is the recommended setting These settings are only editable when Auto Configuration is Disabled Note The first chipset setting
55. tical 1 Install SIMMS 1 and 2 first The SIMMS must be oriented in the correct way There is a notch in one end of the SIMM Align this notch as shown in the Diagram below Retainers on either side of the SIMM will hold it in place mounting mounting hole cO O hole Ip TOOT T Mainboard notched end SIMM 4 Bank 1 SIMM 3 1 E SIMM 2 1 Bank 0 Ze SIMM 1 1 The Level 2 Cache SRAM Your mainboard features 256K of Pipeline Burst Static RAM Cache Memory Locate the L2 Cache on the Diagram on page 7 10 P5V30 B4 User s Manual SETTING THE JUMPERS Jumpers are used on this mainboard to 3 pin Jumper 2 pin Jumper select various settings and features A 2 pin Pin 1 2 Open jumper has two settings Open and Short or Closed The jumper is closed by placing the 5 Jumper Cap across the two pins thereby Pin 2 3 Short connecting them 3 pin jumpers can be set to pins 1 2 or 2 3 connected Pin 1 is labeled on the circuit board for jumpers as shown 1 JX1 2 JPS 3 JPX1 5 E g S 3 8 2 8 zn 4 JP6 g E S 5 5 S 6 Bi G3 r K A e N E ET 5 JP11 EX CH H EH 6 JP13 Ej 21 Ea 7 JP12 E 8 JPS H 9 JP10 H 10 JP7 2 intde pent
56. trigger this warning If you will be running such a program you can disable Virus Protection first or choose Y to accept the boot sector modification when this message shows up P5V30 B4 User s Manual MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP CPU Internal Cache Enables or Disables the Level 1 Internal Cache memory Generally this would only be Disabled for troubleshooting purposes External Cache Enables or Disables the Level 2 External Cache memory Generally this would only be Disabled for troubleshooting purposes Quick Power on Self Test Speeds up Power On Self Test POST after the computer is powered on When set to Enable the BIOS will shorten or skip some checks during POST Hard Disk Boot From This option lets you choose to boot from Primary IDE Pri IDE Secondary IDE Sec IDE or SCSI hard disk Same as IDE options the Boot Sequence in the next field is set to C A when the SCSI is chosen Boot Sequence When your system is powered on the BIOS performs a variety of operations then attempts to boot an Operating System from either a hard drive floppy drive or CD ROM This setting determines the sequence that the BIOS will follow when searching devices for a bootable disk Most users find the C A setting to be most beneficial since it takes the least amount of time to boot the system If however you want the ability to boot from a Floppy or CD ROM drive you would need to choose either the A C or CDROM C A setting For
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