ASUS SP97 User Manual

R

SP97/SP97-V

Pentium® Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

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Copyright © 1997 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

Product Name: ASUS SP97 / SP97-V
Manual Revision: 1.02
Release Date: July 1997

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION............................................................................ 7

How this Manual is Organized ........................................................ 7

Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7

II. FEATURES ..................................................................................... 8

Features of the ASUS SP97 Motherboard ....................................... 8

Introduction to ASUS SP97 Series of Motherboards ................. 9

The ASUS SP97 Motherboard ......................................................... 11

III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 12

ASUS SP97 Motherboard Layout.................................................... 12

Installation Steps.............................................................................. 14

1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 14

Jumper Settings .................................................................... 15

Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. 16

2. System Memory (SIMM)............................................................. 20

SIMM Installation ................................................................ 21

3. Central Processing Unit (CPU).................................................... 23

4. Expansion Cards .......................................................................... 24

Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................ 24

Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards................................... 24

Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards............................. 25

5. External Connectors..................................................................... 26

Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 35

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ....................................................................... 36

Support Software ............................................................................. 36

Flash Memory Writer Utility ........................................................... 36

Main Menu ........................................................................... 36

Advanced Feature Menu....................................................... 37

Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS.................. 38

6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. 39

Load Defaults ....................................................................... 40

Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 40

Details of Standard CMOS Setup:........................................ 41

BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 43

Details of BIOS Features Setup............................................ 43

Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 45

Details of Chipset Features Setup......................................... 45

Power Management Setup.......................................................... 48

Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 48

PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 50

Details of PNP and PCI Setup .............................................. 50

Load BIOS Defaults ................................................................... 52

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CONTENTS

Load Setup Defaults ................................................................... 52

Supervisor Password and User Password .................................. 53

IDE HDD Auto Detection .......................................................... 54

Save and Exit Setup ................................................................... 55

Exit Without Saving ................................................................... 55

V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE ................................................................ 56

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)............................................ 56

Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ............... 56

System Requirements ........................................................... 56

Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ........................ 57

Notes..................................................................................... 57

VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards ................................................................ 59

Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers .................................................... 59

ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 SCSI Cards ................................ 59

Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 ....................... 60

Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI-SC200 ............. 60

Terminator Requirements for SCSI Devices .............................. 60

Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860 .......................... 61

Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC200 .......................... 61

SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices ......................................... 62

SCSI ID Priority ......................................................................... 62

VII. ASUS I-A16C Audio Card ......................................................... 63

ASUS I-A16C Audio Features ................................................... 63

Unpacking and Handling Precautions ........................................ 63

Layout and Connectors .............................................................. 64

Connectors ............................................................................ 64

CD-Audio Connector Pin Definitions ........................................ 64

VIDEO SOFTWARE MANUAL (with onboard 5598 VGA only) .. 65

VIII. DOS UTILITY .......................................................................... 67

DOS Utility ...................................................................................... 67

1. SVGAUTL.EXE .................................................................... 67

IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS .............................................................. 74

Software Drivers .............................................................................. 74

1. Windows 3.1 .......................................................................... 75

2. Windows 95 ........................................................................... 81

5. Autodesk ADI 4.2 -Protected Mode ....................................... 86

6. OS/2 V2.1............................................................................... 92

7. OS/2 V3.0 (Warp) ................................................................. 93

8. Double Bytes OS/2 Warp ...................................................... 94

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa­tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer­ence by one or more of the following measures:

• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the

graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes
or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

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I. INTRODUCTION

How this Manual is Organized

I. Introduction Contents and checklist
II. Features Product information and specifications
III. Installation Instructions on setting up the motherboard
IV. BIOS Software Instructions on setting up the BIOS software
V. Support Software Information on the included support software
VI. ASUS SCSI Cards Installation of optional ASUS SCSI cards
VII.ASUS Audio Card Installation of an optional 16-bit audio card

Item Checklist

Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
contact your retailer.

þ ASUS SP97 or SP97-V (onboard VGA) motherboard

I. INTRODUCTION

(Sections/Checklist)

þ 2 serial port ribbon cables with mounting brackets
þ 1 parallel ribbon cable with mounting bracket
þ 1 IDE ribbon cable
þ 1 floppy disk ribbon cable
þ ASUS SP97 Support Drivers

• Flash Memory Writer utility to update the FLASH BIOS

• Desktop Management Interface (DMI) utility

• Readme files for descriptions and use of the files

• Technical Support Form

þ User’s Manual (Audio section included with ASUS I-A16C audio bundle)
¨ 1 video ribbon cable with mounting bracket for the 5598 onboard VGA
¨ USB, PS/2 mouse, and IR cable with mounting bracket set (optional)
¨ ASUS PCI-SC200 Fast-SCSI card (optional)
¨ ASUS I-A16C audio card, audio driver CD, and manual* (optional)

*Online help is provided with the Creative 16X audio drivers. A separate manual is
provided for the Creative 16C Series audio drivers.

ASUS SP97 / SP97-V User’s Manual 7

Features of the ASUS SP97 Motherboard

The ASUS SP97 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who
wants many features in a small package, namely:

• SiS Chipset: Features either SiS5582 or SiS5598 chipsets. The SiS5598 chipset

• V ersatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium

II. FEATURES

(ASUS SP97)

• Versatile Memory Support: Equipped with four SIMM sockets to support 4–

• Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk

II. FEATURES

has a built-in video controller and supports video shared memory from 1MB to
4MB.

®

75–233MHz (P55C-MMX™, P54C/
P54CS), IBM
(PR166 & faster), AMD-K5™ (PR75–PR133), AMD-K6™ (PR166 & faster).

64MB 72-pin Fast Page Mode (FPM) or Extended Data Out (EDO) memory
modules up to 256MB.

drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard disk drives,
expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.

®

/Cyrix® 6x86-PR166+ (Rev 2.7 or later), IBM®/Cyrix® 6x86MX

™

• Dual Power Supply: Includes both AT and ATX power connectors onboard to

support an AT or ATX power supply with soft-on/soft-off features.

• ISA and PCI Expansion Slots: Provides two 16-bit ISA slots, three 32-bit PCI

slots, and one PCI/ISA shared slot for either a PCI or ISA card.

• Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART-compatible serial ports and

one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.

• Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS, which

allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher
level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V)

• PCI Bus Master IDE Controller: Comes with an onboard Ultra DMA/33 Bus

Master IDE controller with two connectors. Supports four IDE devices more
than 8.4GB in two channels up to 33MB/sec IDE transfers and Enhanced IDE
devices. Also supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2.
Includes integrated keyboard controller . Supports two of either 5.25- (360KB or

1.2KB) or 3.5-inch disk drives (720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB). Supports Japa­nese “Floppy 3 mode” (3.5-inch disk drive: 1.2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk
drives (3.5-inch disk drive: 120 MB, 1.44MB, 720K). BIOS supports IDE CD­ROM or SCSI device bootup.

• Level 2 Cache: Comes with onboard 512K or 256KB Pipelined Burst SRAM.

• USB, IrDA, PS/2 Mouse Connector: Supports an optional cable and bracket

set to allow connection to an unused expansion slot on the system chassis. A
second IrDA connector is available for a standard infrared cable set.

• IrDA Connector: Supports an optional infrared module for wireless interface.

• Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through

onboard firmware.

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II. FEATURES

Introduction to ASUS SP97 Series of Motherboards

Performance

• Double the IDE Transfer Speed: ASUS SP97 series of motherboards with SiS

5582 or SiS 5598 (with VGA) improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master
UltraDMA/33 IDE, which can handle data transfers up to 33MB/s. This new
technology is compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE specifications so there is no
need to upgrade current hard disk drives or cables.

• Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-

ter busses to memory to CPU.

• ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple-

mented on all ASUS SiS 5582 or SiS 5598 (with VGA) series of motherboards.
ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS)
supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these
features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around-the-clock, yet satisfy
all the energy saving standards. To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI­supported OS, such as the successor to Windows 95, must be used.

• PC ’97 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS SP97 series of

motherboards meet PC ’97 compliancy. The new PC ’97 requirements for sys­tems and components are based on the following high-level goals: support for
Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and man­aging all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation proce­dures for both Windows 95 and Windows NT.

(SP97 Series)

II. FEATURES

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II. FEATURES

The ASUS SP97 Motherboard

3 PCI Slots
2 ISA Slots

1 ISA/PCI
Shared Slot

AT Power Conn.
ATX Power Conn.

Floppy Connector

IDE Connectors

4 SIMM Sockets

SiS5582 or
5598 (VGA)
Chipset

USB, PS/2 Mouse, Infrared

Super Multi I/O

Parallel

Serial

Keyboard

(ASUS SP97)

II. FEATURES

Programmable
Flash ROM

CPU ZIF
Socket 7

Switching Voltage Regulators

512KB/256KB Pipelined
Burst L2 Cache

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III. INSTALLATION

ASUS SP97 Motherboard Layout

Super

Multi-I/O

Key­board

ISA Slot 3

(Motherboard Layout)

III. INSTALLATION

Feature Connector

ISA Slot 2

ISA Slot 1

RTC Clear / Battery Test

PCI Slot 4

R

USB, PS/2
Mouse, IrDA

PCI Slot 3

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 1

Power Fan

Floppy Drives

Secondary IDE

Primary IDE

SiS 5582
Chipset
or
SiS 5598
Chipset

VGA Connector

VGA
Select 1

COM 1

Serial Ports

P8

AT Power Input

COM 2

Parallel Port

P9

ATX Power Input

SIMM Socket 1 (32-bit, 72-pin module)

SIMM Socket 2 (32-bit, 72-pin module)

SIMM Socket 3 (32-bit, 72-pin module)

SIMM Socket 4 (32-bit, 72-pin module)

VGA
Select

CPU Fan

CPU Voltage

VID2
VID1
VID0

Chassis Fan

Switching
Voltage
Regulators

CPU ZIF Socket 7

Freq. Ratio

BF0

BF1

BF2

512KB/256KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache

01

01

Row

Clock Freq.

FS3

23 23

Clock Freq

FS0
FS1
FS2

Flash BIOS

Panel Connectors

IDE LED

Infrared

BIOS Power

CR2032 3Volts
Lithium Cell

NOTE: Outlined components are available only on motherboards with onboard VGA.

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III. INSTALLATION

Jumpers

1) RTCLR p. 15 Real Time Clock RAM (Keep CMOS/Clear CMOS)

2) VID0, VID1, VID2 p. 16 CPU Voltage Output Selection

3) FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3 p. 16 CPU External Frequency (BUS) Selection

4) BF0, BF1, BF2 p. 16 CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio

5) VGA_ SEL/_SEL1 (optional) p. 18 Onboard VGA Setting

6) VGA_INT (optional) p. 18 Onboard VGA Interrupt Selection

Expansion Slots

1) System Memory p. 20 System Memory (SIMM)

2) SIMM1, SIMM2, SIMM3, SIMM4 p. 21 72-Pin SIMM Sockets

3) CPU p. 23 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket

4) PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4 p. 24 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots

5) SLOT1, SLOT2, SLOT3 p. 24 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots

Connectors

1) KBCON p. 26 Keyboard Connector (5-pin female)

2) FLOPPY p. 26 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-pin block)

3) PRINTER p. 27 Parallel Port Connector (26-pin block)

4) COM1, COM2 p. 27 Serial Port Connectors (10-pin blocks)

5) PWR_FAN, CPU_F AN, CHA_F AN p. 28 Power Supply, CPU & Chassis Fan Power Leads

6) PRIMARY IDE, SECONDAR Y IDE p. 28 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (40-pin blocks)

7) MSG.LED (PANEL) p. 29 Message LED Lead (2 pins)

8) SMI (PANEL) p. 29 SMI Suspend Switch Lead (2 pins)

9) PWR.SW (PANEL) p. 29 ATX Power Switch/Soft Power Switch Lead (2 pins)

10) RESET (PANEL) p. 29 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

11)

PWR.LED (PANEL)

12)

KEYLOCK (PANEL)

13) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 29 Speaker Output Connector (4 pins)

14) USB_IR_MOUSE p. 29 USB, Infrared, PS/2 Mouse Module Connector (18-pin block)

15) IR p. 30 Second IrDA-Compliant Infrared Connector (5-pin block)

16) POWER p. 30 AT Power Supply Connector (12-pin block)

17) ATXPWR p. 31 A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block)

p. 29 System Power LED Lead (3 pins)
p. 29 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins)

III. INSTALLATION

(Motherboard Layout)

18) IDELED p. 32 IDE Activity LED (2 pins)

19) VGACON (optional) p. 32 VGA Connector (16-pin block)

20) FEATURE p. 33 Video Feature Connector (28-pin block)

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III. INSTALLATION

III. INSTALLATION

Installation Steps

Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps:

1. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard

2. Install DRAM Modules

3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

4. Install Expansion Cards

5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply

6. Set Up the BIOS Software

1. Jumpers

Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect the
jumper pins on the motherboard. See layout of motherboard on page 12 for locations

(Jumpers)

of jumpers. The jumper settings will be described numerically, such as [----], [1-2],
[2-3] for no connection, connect pins 1 & 2, and connect pins 2 & 3, respectively.
Pin 1 is always on top
the keyboard connector away from you. A “1” is written beside pin 1 on jumpers
with three pins. The jumpers will also be shown graphically as to connect
pins 1 & 2 and to connect pins 2 & 3. Jumpers with two pins will be shown as

for Short (On) and for Open (Off). For manufacturing simplicity , the jump­ers may be sharing pins from other groups. Use the diagrams in this manual instead
of following the pin layout on the board. Settings with two jumper numbers require
that both jumpers be moved together. To connect the pins, simply place a plastic
jumper cap over the two pins as diagramed.

WARNING! Computer motherboards and components, such as sound cards, con-

tain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage
from static electricity , you must follow some precautions whenever you work on
your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do
not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a
metal object, such as the power supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads, or
circuitry.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with
the component whenever the components are separated from the system.

Pin 1

or on the left

Pin 1

when holding the motherboard with

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III. INSTALLATION

Jumper Settings

1. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR)

The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To clear the
RTC data: (1) Turn off your computer and unplug the AC power, (2) Move this
jumper to Clear CMOS, (3) Move the jumper back to Normal Set., (4) Turn on
your computer, (5) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to
re-enter user preferences.

Battery Test Jumper (BAT_TEST)

You can test the battery’s current by removing this jumper and attaching a cur­rent meter to pins 1 & 2.

WARNING! Y ou must unplug the power cord to your power supply to ensure that

there is no power to your motherboard. The CMOS RAM containing BIOS setup
information may be cleared by this action. You must enter BIOS to “Load Setup
Defaults” and reenter any user information after removing and reapplying this jumper .

RTC RAM RTCLR

Normal Set. [1-2] (Default)
Clear CMOS [2-3] (momentarily)

RTCLR

R

Battery Test

Normal Setting (Default)

Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM

(Jumpers)

III. INSTALLATION

RTCLR

Clear CMOS

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III. INSTALLATION

Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification

The only Cyrix processor that is supported on this motherboard
is labeled Cyrix 6x86-P166+, which should be Revision 2.7 or
later . Look on the underside of the CPU for the serial number ,
which should read G8DC6620A or later.

2. CPU Voltage Output Selection (VID0, VID1, VID2)

These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU. The voltage regulators will auto­matically detect and switch between Single Power Plane & Dual Power Planes.

III. INSTALLATION

(Jumpers)

Pentium MMX (P55C)
(150MHz-233MHz)

Intel Pentium (P54C)
(75MHz-200MHz)

AMD-K6
(PR166 and faster)

AMD-K5
(PR75-PR133)

IBM/Cyrix 6x86(MX)
(PR166 and faster)

IBM/Cyrix 6x86(M1)
(PR166 and faster)

Manufacturer CPU Type Single Plane Dual Plane VID0 VID1 VID2

Intel/AMD/IBM/Cyrix P54C/CS/K5/6x86 3.5V(VRE) ---- [1-2] [1-2] [2-3]
AMD K6-PR166,200 ---- 2.9 Volts [1-2] [2-3] [2-3]
Intel/AMD P54C/CS/K5 3.4V(STD) ---- [2-3] [2-3] [2-3]
Intel/IBM/Cyrix P55C/6x86MX ---- 2.8 Volts [2-3] [2-3] [2-3]

AMD K6-PR233 ---- 3.2 Volts [2-3] [2-3] [1-2]

R

VID2
VID1
VID0

Dual Plane

Single Plane

CPU Vcore Voltage ID Selection

1 2 3

P55C/MX
(2.8Volts)

P54C/CS/K5
(3.4V) (STD)

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

K6-166/200
(2.9Volts)

K6-233
(3.2Volts)

P54C/CS/6x86
(3.5V) (VRE)

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III. INSTALLATION

3. CPU External Frequency (BUS) Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3)

These jumpers tell the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU. These allow
the selection of the CPU’s external frequency (or BUS Clock). The BUS Clock multi­plied by the BUS Ratio equals the CPU’ s internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed).
When BUS Frequency is set to 75MHz or more, the PCI Frequency Selector
(FS3) must be set to asynchronous PCI mode to maintain PCI signal stability.

4. CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (BF0, BF1, BF2)

These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the internal frequency of the CPU
and the external frequency (called the BUS Clock) within the CPU. These must be
set together with the jumpers for CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection.

BF1

BF2

BF0

BF1

BF2

BF0

BF1

BF2

R

Complete Names:

Intel Pentium P54C, P55C-MMX
AMD K5, K6
IBM/Cyrix 6x86(M1), 6x86MX(M2)

P54C/K5
P55C/K6/MX
IBM/Cyrix 6x86

FS3
1
2
3

1 2 3

FS0
FS1
FS2

Sync

BF0

1
2
3

1.5x(3/2)

3.5x(7/2)

3.0x(3/1)

2.0x(2/1)

2.0x(2/1)

2.0x(2/1)

2.5x(5/2)

2.5x(5/2)

1.0x(1/1)

CPU : BUS Frequency Ratio

FS3
1
2
3

50MHz

1 2 3

FS0
FS1
FS2

Sync ASync

60MHz

FS3
1
2
3

Sync

CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection

BF0

3.0x(3/1)

3.0x(3/1)

4.0x(4/1)

FS0
FS1
FS2

BF1

BF2

1 2 3

66MHz

BF1

BF0

----

4.0x(4/1)

----

FS3
1
2
3

BF2

FS0
FS1
FS2

BF1

BF0

----

4.5x(9/2)

----

1 2 3

75MHz

BF2

(Jumpers)

III. INSTALLATION

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III. INSTALLATION

(Jumpers)

III. INSTALLATION

Set the jumpers according to the internal speed of your processor as follows:

(BUS Freq.) (Freq. Ratio)

CPU Model Freq. Ratio BUS Freq. FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 BF0 BF1 BF2

Intel Pentium 233MHz 3.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]
Intel Pentium 200MHz 3.0x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2]
Intel Pentium 166MHz 2.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2]
Intel Pentium 150MHz 2.5x 60MHz [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2]
Intel Pentium 133MHz 2.0x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2]
Intel Pentium 120MHz 2.0x 60MHz [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2]
Intel Pentium 100MHz 1.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]
Intel Pentium 90MHz 1.5x 60MHz [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]
Intel Pentium 75MHz 1.5x 50MHz [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]

AMD-K6-PR233 233MHz 3.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]
AMD-K6-PR200 200MHz 3.0x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2]
AMD-K6-PR166 166MHz 2.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2]

AMD-K5-PR133 100MHz 1.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]
AMD-K5-PR120 90MHz 1.5x 60MHz [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]
AMD-K5-PR100 100MHz 1.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]
AMD-K5-PR90 90MHz 1.5x 60MHz [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]
AMD-K5-PR75 75MHz 1.5x 50MHz [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]

IBM/Cyrix 6x86MX-PR233 200MHz 3.0x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2]
IBM/Cyrix 6x86MX-PR200 166MHz 2.5x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2]

IBM/Cyrix 6x86MX-PR166 150MHz 2.5x 60MHz [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2]

IBM/Cyrix 6x86L-P200+ 150MHz 2.0x 75MHz [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2]

*IBM/Cyrix 6x86-PR166+ 133MHz 2.0x 66MHz [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2]

*NOTE: Only IBM or Cyrix Rev 2.7 or later is supported on this motherboard (see preceding page).

Bootup screen will show 6x86-P166+ with the Cyrix PR166+ installed on this motherboard.

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5. VGA Selection (VGA_SEL & VGA_SEL1) (with onboard VGA version only)

These jumpers allow you to turn the onboard VGA on or off. You need to disable
the onboard VGA to use your own add-on VGA expansion card.

VGA_SEL1

VGA_INT

R

Enable VGA

(Default)

VGA_SEL

VGA_SEL1

VGA_INT

Disable VGA

VGA_SEL

Onboard VGA

6. VGA Selection (VGA_INT) (with onboard VGA version only)

These jumpers allow you to set the VGA interrupt method. The default disables
the chipset’s internal interrupt routing. Some video capture cards may require
that the interrupt be assigned by the onboard chipset.

VGA_INT

VGA_SEL

VGA_SEL1

VGA_INT

R

Interrupt Disabled

(Default)

VGA_SEL

VGA_SEL1

Interrupt by Chipset

(Video Capture Cards)

(Jumpers)

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2. System Memory (SIMM)

This motherboard supports four 72-pin, 32-bit SIMMs (Single Inline Memory Mod­ules) of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 256MB. The
SIMMs can be either 60ns or 70ns Fast Page Mode (FPM) (Asymmetric or Sym­metric), or Extended Data Output (EDO) (BEDO & Parity are not supported). SIMMs
must be installed in pairs so that each Row (refer to motherboard layout 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.

IMPORTANT : Memory speed is set up through “Auto Configuration” in the BIOS
Chipset Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. If both 60ns and 70ns memory are used, set
“Auto Configuration” to 70ns. Do not use memory modules with more than 24 chips
per module. Modules with more than 24 chips exceed the design specifications of the
memory subsystem and will be unstable.

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(System Memory)

Memory Socket SIMM Memory Module Total Memory

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SIMM Sockets 1&2 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB x2
(Rows 0 & 1) 72-pin FPM or EDO SIMM

(DIMM Sockets must be empty)

SIMM Sockets 3&4 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB x2
(Rows 2 & 3) 72-pin FPM or EDO SIMM

(DIMM Sockets must be empty)
Total System Memory (Max 256MB) =

IMPORTANT: For the SiS 5598 chipset with VGA, SIMM Sockets 1&2 must be

filled before Sockets 3&4. Sockets 3&4 may be filled before 1&2 for other chipsets.

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SIMM Installation

1. The SIMM memory modules will fit in only one orientation as shown because
the plastic safety tab on one end of the SIMM sockets requires the notched end
of the SIMM memory modules.

1234

R

Notched End

72-Pin SIMM Sockets

2. Press the memory module firmly into place starting from a 45-degree angle,
making sure that all the contacts are aligned with the socket.

3. With your fingertips, rock the memory module into a vertical position so that it
clicks into place. The plastic guides should go through the two mounting holes
and the clips should snap.

Support Clip

Safety Tab (This Side Only)

To release the memory module, push both clips outward and rock the module
out of the clips

72 Pin DRAM in SIMM Socket

Mounting Hole

(System Memory)

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3. Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket 7 that is backward compatible with
ZIF Socket 5 processors. The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a
fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then install a fan
before you turn on your system.

T o install a processor , first turn off your system and remove its cover . Locate the ZIF
socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then
upward to a 90-degree right angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as
shown. Use the notched corner of the CPU with the white dot as your guide. The
white dot should point toward the end the of the lever. Notice that there is a blank
area where one hole is missing from that corner of the square array of pin holes and
a “1” printed on the motherboard next to that corner . Because the CPU has a corner
pin for three of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in only one orientation as
shown. The picture is for reference only; the CPU fan must cover the face of the
processor . W ith the added weight of the fan, no force is required to insert the proces­sor. Once the processor is completely inserted, hold down on the fan and close the
socket’s lever.

(CPU)

IMPORTANT: You must set jumpers for CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio and jumpers
for BUS Frequency Selection depending on the processor that you will install.

Notch

Blank

R

Lock

Lever

ZIF Socket 7 with Pentium Processor

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4. Expansion Cards

WARNING! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion

cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to
both your motherboard and expansion cards.

First read your expansion card documentation for hardware and software settings
that may be required to set up your specific card.

Expansion Card Installation Procedure

1. Read the documentation for your expansion card.

2. Set any necessary jumpers on your expansion card.

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3. Remove your computer system’s cover.

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4. Remove the bracket on the slot you intend to use. Keep the bracket for possible
future use.

5. Carefully align the card’s connectors and press firmly.

6. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed in step 4.

7. Replace the computer system’s cover.

8. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in PNP AND
PCI SETUP)

9. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.

Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards

Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate. Generally an IRQ must be
exclusively assigned to one use. In a standard design there are 16 IRQs available but
most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards.

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Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require to use IRQs. System IRQs are avail­able to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any remaining IRQs are
available to PCI cards. Currently , there are two types of ISA cards. The original ISA
expansion card design, now referred to as legacy ISA cards, requires that you con­figure the card’ s jumpers manually and then install it in any available slot on the ISA
bus. You may use Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD.EXE) utility located in the Win­dows directory to see a map of your used and free IRQs. If you use W indows 95, the
Resources tab under Device Manager displays the resource settings being used by
a particular device (to access, double-click the System icon under the Control Panel
program). Ensure that no two devices share the same IRQs or your computer will
experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time.

To simplify this process, the motherboard complies with the Plug and Play (PnP)
specification, which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when­ever a PnP-compliant card is added to the system. For PnP cards, IRQs are assigned
automatically from those available.

If the system has both legacy and PnP ISA cards installed, IRQs are
assigned to PnP cards from those not used by legacy cards. The PCI and PNP con­figuration section of the BIOS setup utility can be used to assign which IRQs are
being used by legacy cards. For older legacy cards that do not work with the BIOS,
you may contact your vendor for an ISA Configuration Utility.

An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards after those used
by legacy and PnP ISA cards. In the PCI bus design, the BIOS automatically assigns
an IRQ to a PCI slot that contains a card requiring an IRQ. Leave all PCI INT
assignments on “A.” PCI slot 1 automatically assigns an INT letter starting from A­B-C-D, PCI slot 2 assigns B-C-D-A, slot 3 assigns C-D-A-B, and slot 4 assigns D­A-B-C in these orders, therefore manual offsetting is not necessary.

Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards

Some ISA cards, both legacy and PnP, may also need to use a DMA (Direct Memory
Access) channel. DMA assignments for this motherboard are handled the same way
as the IRQ assignment process described earlier. You can select a DMA channel in
the PCI and PnP configuration section of the BIOS Setup utility.

(DMA Channels)

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IMPORTANT: To avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy
ISA cards (under PNP AND PCI SETUP of the BIOS SOFTWARE, choose Yes in
IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to
reserve).

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5. External Connectors

WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are

clearly separated from jumpers as shown in the motherboard layout (page 12).
Placing jumper caps over these pins will damage your motherboard.

IMPORTANT: Connect ribbon cables such that the red stripe is on the pin 1 side of
the connector. The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard. Pin
1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard and floppy disk drives. IDE ribbon
cable must be less than 18in. (46cm), with the second drive connector no more than
6in. (15cm) from the first connector .

1. Keyboard Connector (KBCON, 5-pin female)

This connector supports either a standard IBM-compatible, 101/102-key , or 104­key keyboard (Windows 95-compatible).

Onboard Keyboard Connector
(5-pin female)

R

This motherboard accepts
a 5-pin AT keyboard connector

Keyboard Connector

2. Floppy Disk Drive Connector (FLOPPY, 34-1 pin block )

This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable. After con­necting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the
floppy disk drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wr ong orien-

tation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).

Pin 1

R

Orient the red stripe on the
floppy ribbon cable to pin 1.

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

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3. Parallel Port Connector (PRINTER, 26-1 pin block)

This connector supports the included parallel port ribbon cable with mounting
bracket. Connect the ribbon cable to this connection and mount the bracket to
the case on an open slot. You can make available the parallel port and choose the
IRQ through the Onboard Parallel Port in Chipset Featur es of the BIOS SOFT ­W ARE. (Pin 26 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation

when using ribbon cables with pin 26 plugged).

Pin 1

R

Parallel Port Connector

Orient the red stripe on the cable to pin 1

For this connector to be available, you must connect
the included parallel (25-pin female) cable set to a
free expansion slot opening.

TIP: You may also remove the bracket
connectors and mount them directly to
the case to save expansion slot space.

4. Serial Port Connectors (COM1/COM2, two 10-1 pin blocks)

These connectors support the provided serial port ribbon cables with mounting
bracket. Connect the ribbon cables to these connectors and mount the bracket to
the case on an open slot. You can make available the parallel port and choose the
IRQ through the Onboard Serial Port in Chipset Featur es of the BIOS SOFT­WARE. (Pin 10 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation

when using ribbon cables with pin 10 plugged).

COM 1

Pin 1

COM 2

Pin 1

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R

For these connectors to be available, you must connect
the included serial cable set from COM1 (using the 9-pin
male) & COM2 (using the 25-pin male) to a free expansion
slot opening.

TIP: You may also remove the bracket connectors and
mount them directly to the case to save expansion slot.

Onboard Serial Port Connectors

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5. Power Supply , Chassis Fan Connectors (PWR_, CPU_, CHA_FAN, 3 pins)

This connector supports a 3-pin cooling fan of 500mAmp (6watts) or less with a
minimum of 3,500RPM. Depending on the fan manufacturer, the wiring and
plug may be different. The red wire should be Positive and the black wire should
be Ground.

W ARNING! Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the fans if these

pins are incorrectly used.

R

12Volt CPU Fan Power

DO NOT PLACE JUMPER CAPS OVER THESE PINS.

Power Supply, CPU Fan Power
Chassis Fan Power

+12 Volt

Ground

(NC)

6. Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (two 40-1 pin blocks)

These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After con­necting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to
your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must set the second drive to
Slave mode. Refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper set­tings. BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM bootup (see HDD Se-
quence SCSI/IDE First & Boot Sequence in the BIOS Features Setup of the
BIOS SOFTWARE) (Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong

orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged).

Pin 1

Orient the red stripe on the
IDE ribbon cable to pin 1

R

Secondary IDE Connector

Primary IDE Connector

IDE (Hard Disk Drive) Connectors

TIP: You can configure two hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable
on the primary IDE connector and another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE
connector . You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a
SCSI drive, and then select the boot disk through the BIOS Features Setup.

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7. Message LED Lead (MSG.LED, 2 pins)

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 messages waiting in the inbox. This function requires OS and driver support.

8. SMI Suspend Switch Lead (SMI, 2 pins)

This allows the user 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 connects to the case-mounted suspend switch. If the switch is not available,
you can use the turbo switch. SMI is activated when it detects a short to open mo­ment; leaving it shorted, therefore, will not cause any problems. This may require
one or two presses depending on the switch’s position. Wake-up can be controlled
through the BIOS but the keyboard will always wake-up (the SMI lead cannot
wake up) the system. If you want to use this connector, the “Suspend Mode” under

Power Management Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE must be set to Enable.

9. ATX Power Switch/Soft Power Switch Lead (PWR.SW, 2 pins)

The system power can be controlled by a momentary switch connected to this
lead. Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP.
Pressing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the
system off. The system power LED shows the status of the system’s power.

10. Reset Switch Lead (RESET, 2 pins)

This connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch to allow the restarting
of your computer without having to turn it off. This is a preferred method of
restarting to prolong the life of the system’s power supply.

11. System Power LED (PWR.LED, 3 pins)

This connector connects the system power LED, which lights when the system
is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode.

12. Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (KEYLOCK, 2 pins)

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted keyboard lock switch to al­low keyboard locking.

13. Speaker Connector (SPEAKER, 4 pins)

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker.

R

System Panel Connectors

Message
LED

SMI Lead
ATX Power

Switch*
Reset SW

* Required with an ATX power supply.

+5V
GND

GND

GND

GND

+5V
NC
GND
LOCK
GND

+5V
GND
GND
SPKR

Power LED &

Keyboard Lock

Speaker
Connector

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14. USB, Infrared, PS/2 Mouse Module Connector (USB_IR_MOUSE, 18-1 pin block)

If you want to use USB, PS/2 mouse, or infrared (IrDA) devices, you need to
purchase an 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 IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If not detected, expan­sion cards can use IRQ12. See PS/2 Mouse Control in BIOS Features Setup
and USB Function in PnP and PCI Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. See Sec-
ond IrDA... connector for details on the infrared connector.

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10

1

R

10: USB +5Volt
11: USB Port 1 ­12: USB Port 1 +
13: Ground
14: (no connection)
15: PS/2 Mouse Data
16: Ground
17: Reserved
18: Reserved

9

18

1: USB +5Volt
2: USB Port 0 ­3: USB Port 0 +
4: Ground
5: (no connection)
6: PS/2 Mouse Clock
7: Ground
8: Reserved
9: Reserved

USB, Infrared,
PS/2 Mouse
Bracket

Infrared

PS/2 Mouse

USB 0

USB 1

USB, Infrared, PS/2 Mouse Connector

(Actual Cable Length ≈ 7.6 cm / 3 in.)

15. Second IrDA-Compliant Infrared Connector (IR, 5-pin block)

This connector 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 Infra-
red in Chipset Features Setup to select whether UART2 is directed for use
with COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown below (Back View) and con­nect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin
definitions.

Front View

FIRRX

GND

R

+5V

IRRX
IRTX

For the infrared feature to be available,

Infrared Module Connector

you must connect an optional Infrared
module to the motherboard.

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IRTX
GND

Back View

+5V

(NC)

IRRX

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16. AT Power Supply Connector (POWER, 12-pin block)

This connector connects to a standard 5-volt power supply . To connect the leads
from the power supply, ensure first that the power supply is not plugged. Most
power supplies provide two plugs (P8 and P9), each containing six wires, two of
which are black. Orient the connectors so that the black wires are together.

ORG

RED

YLW

BLU

BLK

BLK

BLK

BLK

WHT

RED

RED

RED

-5V

+5V

Power Plugs from
Power Supply

P8

P9

R

AT Power Connector

PG

+5V

+12V

-12V

GND

Power Connector
on Motherboard

Using a slight angle, align the plastic guide pins on the lead to their receptacles
on the connector. Once aligned, press the lead onto the connector until the lead
locks into place.

17. ATX Power Supply Connector (ATXPWR, 20-pin block)

This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power
supply will only insert in one way because of the different hole sizes. Find the
proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that the ATX power supply can take at least 10mA
load on the 5-volt standby lead (5VSB). You may experience difficulty in pow­ering on your system if your power supply cannot support the load.

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R

ATX Power Connector

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5.0V —

5.0V —

— 5VSB

— 12.0V

5.0V —

— PW-OK

GND —

GND —

— 5.0V

— GND

GND —

— GND

PS-ON —

— 5.0V

12.0V —

GND —

— GND

— 3.3V

3.3V —

— 3.3V

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18. IDE Activity LED (IDELED, 2 pins)

This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s IDE activity LED. Read and
write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors
will cause the LED to light up.

TIP: If the case-mounted LED

R

IDE Activity LED Lead

19. VGA Connector (VGACON, 16 pins) (with onboard VGA version only)

This connector, available only on motherboards with the SiS5598 chipset, sup­ports the provided video or monitor cable with mounting bracket. Connect the
cable to this connector and mount the bracket to the case on a free expansion
slot. You can make available the monitor port by setting the VGA_SEL jumper
to Enable (see Jumpers for the VGA settings).

does not light, try reversing the
2-Pin plug.

IDE LED

+

R

VGA (Monitor) Connector

1

15

TIP: You may also remove the bracket

connectors and mount them directly to
the case to save expansion slot space.

Orient the red stripe on the

2

monitor cable with pin 1

16

Bracket to end approximately 6inch

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20. Video Feature Connector (26 pins) (with onboard VGA version only)

This connector is used for third-party video accessories such as video capture
cards or television tuners.

114

R

1326

Video Feature Connector

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Power Connection Procedures

1. After all jumpers and connections are made, close the system case cover.

2. Make sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ).

3. Connect the power supply cord into your computer’s power supply.

4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector.

5. You may then turn on your devices in the following order:
a. Your monitor
b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device in the chain)
c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to switch

on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the
front of the case.

6. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. For ATX power
supplies, the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed. The
monitor LED may light up after the system’s if it complies with “Green” stan­dards or if it has a power standby feature. The system will then run power-on
tests. While the tests are running, additional messages will appear on the screen.
If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the
power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Recheck your jumper set­tings and connections or call your retailer for assistance.

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7. During power-on, press <Delete> to enter the BIOS setup. Follow the instruc­tions on the next section, “BIOS SOFTWARE.”

* Powering Off Your Computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating

system before switching off the power switch. For ATX power supplies, you can
press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating sys­tem. For W indows 95 users, you can click Shut down the computer? from the
Start button and the system will give three quick beeps after about 30 seconds
and power off after Windows shuts down.

NOTE: The message, It’s now safe to turn off your computer, will not be
shown in Windows 95 when using shut down with ATX power supplies.

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Support Software

FILELIST.TXT – View this file to see the files included in the support software.
PFLASH.EXE – 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. To determine the BIOS version, check the last four numbers of the code
displayed on the upper left-hand corner of your screen during bootup. Larger num­bers represent a newer BIOS file.

NOTE: A binary BIOS file is no longer included with the support software. Save
the motherboard’ s BIOS file to a floppy disk as soon as your system is operational.
See “Flash Memory Writer Utility” in this section to “Save Current BIOS to File.”

Flash Memory Writer Utility

(Flash Memory Writer)

IV. BIOS

ASUSTek PNP BIOS

Copyright (C) 1995, ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.

Flash Type -- SST 29EE010

Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-xxxx

Choose one of the following:

1. Save Current BIOS To File

2. Update BIOS Main Block From File

3. Advanced Feature

Enter Choice: [1]

Press ESC To Exit

xxxx denotes the current BIOS version stored in the Flash EPROM

FLASH MEMORY WRITER V1.5

IMPORTANT: Flash Type may also be “INTEL 28F001BXT.” If “unknown” is
shown after “Flash type --,” then this ROM chip is not programmable or not sup­ported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory
Writer .

Main Menu

1. Save Current BIOS To File (Perform as soon as system is operational)
This option allows you to copy the contents of the Flash memory chip onto a disk.
This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to
reinstall it.

Create a system disk by typing FORMAT A:/S on the DOS prompt (do not
create “AUTOEXEC.BA T” and “CONFIG.SYS”), then save the PFLASH.EXE
file and the BIOS to the system disk.

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2. Update BIOS Main Block From File

This option updates the BIOS from a file on the disk. This can either be a new file or
a backup file created by the “Save Current BIOS to File” option. This will not up­date the Boot Block if the Boot Block is different. You will be prompted with the
following if advanced features if necessary.

Boot Block of New BIOS is different from old one !!!

Please Use 'Advanced Feature' to flash whole bios !!!

3. Advanced Feature

Selecting this option brings up the Advanced Feature screen for clearing the PnP
configuration record and updating the motherboard BIOS.

Advanced Feature Menu

Advanced Feature

Flash Type -- SST 29EE010

Current BIOS Revision: #401A0-xxxx

Choose one of the following:

1. Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block

2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD

Enter Choice: [2]

Press ESC To Return To Main Menu

xxxx denotes the current BIOS version stored in the Flash EPROM

1. Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block

This option erases the Plug-and-Play (PnP) configuration record.

2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD

This option updates the Boot Block, the motherboard BIOS and the PnP ESCD
Parameter Block from a new BIOS file.

IV. BIOS

(Flash Memory Writer)

NOTE: “Update BIOS Main Block from File” and “Update BIOS Including Boot
Block and ESCD” require that the system is running in real mode. This utility will not
operate if the system is under protected mode or virtual mode. You must boot from a
system floppy disk without the “AUTOEXEC.BAT” and “CONFIG.SYS” files.

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(Flash Memory Writer)

IV. BIOS

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS

Upon First Use of the Computer System

1. Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the
DOS prompt without creating “AUTOEXEC.BAT” and “CONFIG.SYS” files.

2. Copy PFLASH.EXE to your new diskette.

3. Run PFLASH.EXE from your new diskette and select option 1 “Save Current
BIOS to File.” Enter the “Current BIOS Revision:” for the file name.

Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary)
IMPORTANT: If “unknown” is displayed after Flash Type -- , the memory chip

is not programmable or is not supported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be
programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility.

1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) or a
BBS (Bulletin Board Service) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMATION on page
3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.

2. Turn off your computer..

3. Boot from the disk you created earlier.

4. At the “A:\” prompt, type PFLASH and then press <Enter>.

5. Enter 2 “Update BIOS Main Block From File” from the Main Menu or option 2
“Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD” from the Advanced Features
Menu if prompted by option 2 of the Main Menu.

6. The program displays a second screen prompting you for the name of the BIOS
file. Type in the complete file name and extension of the new BIOS, and then
press <Enter>. The utility then updates the BIOS file from disk.

WARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT

turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just
repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file
you saved to disk above. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to
successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot
up. If this happens, your system will need service.

7. After successfully updating the new BIOS file, exit the Flash Memory Writer
utility and then turn off your system.

8. Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Y ou must select
“Setup Default” to effect the new BIOS, after which you may set the other items
from the Main Menu.

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6. BIOS Setup

The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 volts and 12
volts. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are re­leased. Use the Flash Memory W riter utility to download the new BIOS file into the
ROM chip as described in detail in this section.

All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the sys­tem configuration and settings. If your motherboard came in a computer system, the
proper configuration entries may have already been made. If so, run the Setup util­ity, as described later, and take note of the configuration settings for future refer­ence, in particular, the hard disk specifications.

If you are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system or you receive a
Run Setup message, you will need to enter new setup information. This section
describes how to configure your system using this utility.

The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When you turn on the com­puter, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This ap­pears during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Press <Delete> to call up the Setup
utility. If you are a little bit late pressing <Delete>, POST will continue with its test
routines, thus preventing you from calling up Setup. If you still need to call Setup,
reset the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the Reset
button on the system case. You can also restart by turning the system off and then
back on again. Do this only, however, if the first two methods fail.

When you run Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will ap­pear with the following options:

IV. BIOS

(BIOS Setup)

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Load Defaults

Load BIOS Defaults loads the minimized settings for troubleshooting. Load Setup
Defaults, on the other hand, is for loading optimized defaults for regular use. Choosing

defaults at this level will modify all applicable settings.
A section at the bottom of the preceding screen displays the control keys for this

screen. Take note of these keys and their respective uses. Another section just below
the control keys section displays information on the currently highlighted item in the
list.

Standard CMOS Setup

Standard CMOS Setup allows you to record some basic system hardware configu­ration and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already
installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore. How­ever, if the configuration stored in the CMOS memory on the board gets lost or
damaged, or if you change your system hardware configuration, you will need to
respecify the configuration values. The configuration values usually get lost or cor­rupted when the power of the onboard CMOS battery weakens.

(Standard CMOS)

IV. BIOS

User-configurable fields appear in a different color. If you need information on the
selected field, press <F1>. The help menu will then appear to provide you with the
information you need. The memory display at the lower right-hand side of the screen
is read-only and automatically adjusts accordingly.

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Details of Standard CMOS Setup:

Date

To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press either <Page Up>, <Page
Down>, plus or minus signs (on the numeric keypad) to set the current date. Follow
the month, day and year format. Valid values are Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31),

Year: (up to 2079).

Time

To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and then press either <Page Up>, <Page
Down>, plus or minus signs (on the numeric keypad) to set the current time. Follow
the hour, minute and second format. V alid values are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59),

Second: (00 to 59).
NOTE: You can bypass the date and time prompts by creating an AUT OEXEC.BA T

file. For information on how to create this file, please refer to the MS-DOS manual.

Hard Disk Drives

This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI hard disk drives installed in
your system. The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary chan­nels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices. Each channel
can support up to two hard disks; the first of which is the “master” and the second is
the “slave”.

Specifications for SCSI hard disks need not to be entered here because they operate
using device drivers and are not supported by any BIOS. If you install the optional
PCI-SC200 SCSI controller card into the motherboard (see section VI for instruc­tions). If you install other vendor’s SCSI controller card, refer to the documentation
that came with the card on how to install the required SCSI drivers.

For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can:

• Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup.

• Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION in the main menu to automatically
enter the drive specifications.

• Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the “User” option.

The entries for specifying the hard disk type include CYLS (number of cylinders),
HEAD (number of read/write heads), PRECOMP (write precompensation), LANDZ
(landing zone), SECTOR (number of sectors) and MODE. The SIZE field auto­matically adjusts according to the configuration you specify. The documentation
that came with your hard disk should provide you with the information regarding
the drive specifications.

IV. BIOS

(Standard CMOS)

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The MODE entry is for IDE hard disks only , and can be ignored for MFM and ESDI
drives. This entry provides three options: Normal, Lar ge, LBA, or Auto (see below).
Set MODE to the Normal for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB; set it to
LBA for drives over 528MB that support Logical Block Addressing (LBA) to allow
larger IDE hard disks; set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not support
LBA. Large type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncommon.
Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode.

Autodetection of Hard Disks on Bootup

For each field, Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master, and Secondary
Slave, you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields. This will enable auto
detection of your IDE disk drives during bootup. This will allow you to change your
hard disks (with the power off) and then power on without having to reconfigure
your hard disk type. If you use older hard disks that do not support this feature, then
you must configure the hard disk in the standard method as described earlier using
the “User” option.

NOTE: After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS, new
IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned (such as with FDISK) and then formatted
before data can be read from and write on. Primary IDE hard disk drives must have
its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK).

NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.

(Standard CMOS)

Drive A / Drive B (None)

IV. BIOS

These fields record the types of floppy disk drives installed in your system. The
available options for drives A and B are 360KB, 5.25 in.; 1.2MB, 5.25 in.; 720KB,

3.5 in.; 1.44MB, 3.5 in.; 2.88MB, 3.5 in.; None.

To enter the configuration value for a particular drive, highlight its corresponding
field and then select the drive type using the left or right arrow keys.

Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled)

This is the Japanese standard floppy drive. The standard stores 1.2MB in a 3.5-inch
disk drive. This is normally disabled but you may choose from either Drive A, Drive
B, Both, or Disabled.

Video (EGA/VGA)

Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system. The options
are EGA/VGA, CGA 40, CGA 80, and Mono (for Hercules or MDA). If you are using
a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose EGA/VGA.

Halt On (All Errors)

This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Choose from
either All Errors; No Err ors; All, But Keyboard; All, But Diskette; or All, But Disk/Key .

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BIOS Features Setup

BIOS Features Setup consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve
your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your
preference. Some entries are required by the motherboard’s design to remain in
their default settings.

NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.

Details of BIOS Features Setup

Virus Warning (Disabled)

This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental
modifications. Any attempt to write to them will cause the system to halt and display a
warning message. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or use a
bootable virus-free floppy disk to reboot and investigate your system. This setting is rec­ommended because of conflicts with new operating systems or some programs. Installa­tion of these programs requires that you disable V ir us Warning to prevent write errors.

CPU Internal Cache (Enabled)

Choose Disable to turn off the CPU’s built-in level 1 cache.

External Cache (Enabled)

Choose Disable to turn off the CPU’s external level 2 cache.

Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled)

This field speeds up the Power-On Self Test (POST) routine by skipping retesting a
second, third, and forth time. Setup default setting for this field is Enabled. A com­plete test of the system is done on each test.

IV. BIOS

(Standard CMOS)

HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First (IDE)

When using both SCSI and IDE hard disk drives, IDE is always the boot disk using
drive letter C (default setting of IDE). This new feature allows a SCSI hard disk
drive to be the boot disk when set to SCSI. This allows multiple operating systems to
be used on both IDE and SCSI drives or the primary operating system to boot using

a SCSI hard disk drive.

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Boot Sequence (C,A)

This field determines where the system looks first for an operating system. Options
are C,A; A,CDROM,C; CDROM,C,A; D,A; E,A; F,A; C only; LS/ZIP, C; and A,C.
The default is to check first the hard disk and then the floppy disk drive, that is, C, A.

Boot Up Floppy Seek (Disabled)

When enabled, the BIOS will seek drive A one time.

Floppy Disk Access Control (R/W)

This allows protection of files from the computer system to be copied to floppy disk
drives by allowing the setting of Read Only to only allow reads from the floppy disk
drive but not writes. The setup default R/W allows both reads and writes.

IDE HDD Block Mode Sectors (HDD MAX)

This field enhances hard disk performance by making multi-sector transfers instead
of one sector per transfer. Most IDE drives, except older versions, can utilize this
feature. Selections are HDD MAX, Disabled, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32.

Security Option (System)

This field determines when the system prompts for the password. The default set­ting is System, where the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot
up. The other option is Setup, where the system always boots up, and prompts for
the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up. You can specify a
password by using the Supervisor Password or User Passwor d option from the main
screen as explained later in this section.

PS/2 Mouse Function Control (Auto)

(BIOS Features)

IV. BIOS

The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS/2 Mouse on bootup. If detected,
IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 Mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards
if a PS/2 Mouse is not detected. Disabled will reserve IRQ12 for expansion cards
and therefore the PS/2 Mouse will not function.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled)

Some display cards that are nonstandard VGA such as graphics accelerators or MPEG
V ideo Cards may not show colors properly. The setting Enabled should correct this
problem. Otherwise leave this on the setup default setting of Disabled.

OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M (Disabled)

When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB,
you need to Enable this option otherwise leave this on the setup default of Disabled.

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Video ROM BIOS Shadow (Enabled)

This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocat­ing to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM.

C8000-CBFFF to DC000-DFFFF (Disabled)

These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you install other
expansion cards with ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the
ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory
available between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose.

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Boot Up NumLock Status (On)

This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot.

Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled)

When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed next. Setup default
setting is Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) (6)

This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Op­tions range from 6 to 30 characters per second. Setup default setting is 6; other
settings are 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec) (250)

This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. Four
delay rate options are available: 250, 500, 750, and 1000.

Chipset Features Setup

This “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset.
Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen.

NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.

IV. BIOS

(Chipset Features)

Details of Chipset Features Setup

Auto Configuration (60ns DRAM)

The default setting of 60ns DRAM sets the optimal timings for items 2 through 9 for
60ns DRAM modules. If you are using 70ns DRAM modules, you must change this
item to 70ns DRAM. See section III for DRAM installation information.

DRAM Leadoff Time (Leave on default setting of 5T)

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Linear Mode SRAM Support (Leave on default setting of Disabled)

For a slightly better performance on IBM/Cyrix CPUs, this function can be Enabled
to switch from Toggle mode SRAM to Linear mode SRAM support. WARNING:
Intel CPUs currently only support the Toggle mode so this function should be Dis-
abled when using Intel CPUs.

16-bit ISA Wait State (Leave on default setting of 1 Wait)

Timing for 16-bit ISA cards.

16-bit I/O Recovery Time (Leave on default setting of 5 BUSCLK)

Timing for 16-bit ISA cards.

8-bit I/O Recovery Time (Leave on default setting of 8 BUSCLK)

Timing for 8-bit ISA cards.

ISA Bus Clock (Leave on default setting of PCICLK/4)

Timing for the ISA bus clock.

Video BIOS Cacheable (Leave on default setting of Enabled)

(Chipset Features)

This allows the video BIOS to be cached to allow faster execution.

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

Memory Hole at Address (None)

This feature reserves memory address space, 15M-16M, 14M-16M, or 12M-16M, to
ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting. This, however, makes the
memory from the specified and up unavailable to the system because expansion
cards can only access memory up to 16MB.

Refresh Cycle Time (187.2 us)

(Chipset Features)

IV. BIOS

This function sets the DRAM refresh rate. A slow refresh cycle time increases the
bandwidth available for data transfers. NOTE: Some DRAMs are known to lose
data without frequent refreshing so the default is set at 187.2 us.

Delayed Transaction (Enabled)

The default setting of Enabled frees the PCI Bus during CPU accessing of 8-bit ISA
cards, which normally consume about 50–60 PCI clocks without PCI delayed trans­action. For PCI bus masters that cannot use the PCI Bus and some ISA cards that are
not PCI 2.1 compliant, set this to Disabled.

Onboard VGA Memory Size (1MB)

This function allows the user to allocate either 1MB, 2MB or 4MB memory for the
onboard video controler . Larger memory allows more colors and a higher resoultion
to be selected within each operating system.

Onboard VGA Memory Clock (Leave on default setting of Fast)

This function allows the selection of the video speed. Normal uses 50MHz, Fast
uses 60MHz, and Fastest uses 66MHz. If your monitor displays unrecognizable in­formation, you must decrease the speed to match your monitor’s frequency rate.

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Onboard FDC Controller (Enabled)

When enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the on­board floppy drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use
a different controller card, set this field to Disabled.

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Onboard FDC Swap A: B: (No Swap)

This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy
disk drives. T wo options are available: No Swap and Swap AB. If you want to switch
drive letter assignments through the onboard chipset, set this field to Swap AB.

Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4)

Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4 (default), 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Dis­abled for the onboard serial connector.

Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3)

Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3 (default), 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Dis­abled for the onboard serial connector.

Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7)

This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector . You can select either
3BCH/IRQ 7, 378H/IRQ 7 (default), 278H/IRQ 5, or Disabled. If you install an I/O card
with a parallel port, ensure that there is no conflict in the address assignments. The PC
can support up to three parallel ports as long as there are no conflicts for each port.

Parallel Port Mode (ECP+EPP)

This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The setting
Normal, allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; EPP allows bidi-
rectional parallel port operation at maximum speed; ECP allows the parallel port to
operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the maximum data transfer
rate; ECP+EPP (default) allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode.

IV. BIOS

ECP DMA Select (3)

This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP+EPP in the

Parallel Port Mode. Select either DMA Channel 1, 3 (default), or Disable.
UART2 Use Infrared (Disabled)

When enabled, this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second
serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your
system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector, it
will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. By default, this field is set to
Disabled, which leaves the second serial port UAR T to support the COM2 serial port
connector . See section III for the IrDA-compliant infrared module connector .

Onboard PCI IDE Enable (Both)

You can select to enable the Primary IDE channel, Secondary IDE channel, Both
(default), or Disable both channels (for systems with only SCSI drives).

IDE Ultra DMA Mode (Auto)

This sets the IDE UltraDMA to be active when using UltraDMA-capab;e IDE de­vices. TheBIOS will automatically adjust or disable this setting for slower IDE de­vices so that Auto or high settings will not cause problems for older IDE devices.
Choose Disable if you do not want this feature for all devices.

IDE 0 Master/Slave PIO/DMA Mode, IDE 1 Master/Slave PIO/DMA Mode (Auto)

Each channel (0 and 1) has both a master and a slave making four IDE devices possible.
Because each IDE device may have a different mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary
for these to be independent. PIO and DMA settings can be independently set. The de­fault setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance.

(Chipset Features)

IV. BIOS

(Chipset Features)

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Power Management Setup

This “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption.
This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period
of inactivity.

(Chipset Features)

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

IV. BIOS

NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.

Details of Power Management Setup

(Power Management)

IV. BIOS

Power Management (User Define)

This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. User Define
allows you to set power saving options according to your preference; Disable dis­ables the power saving features; Min Saving puts the system into power saving mode
after 40 min of system inactivity; Max Saving puts the system into power saving
mode after 30 sec of system inactivity.

IMPORTANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to
keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode acti­vated by the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to
add DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE in you CONFIG.SYS. For Windows 3.x
and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. A battery
and power cord icon labeled “Power” will appear in the “Contr ol Panel.” Choose
“Advanced” in the Power Management Field.

Video Off Option (Susp,Stby -> Off )

This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power
management. The settings are All Modes -> Off; Always On; Suspend -> Off; and
Susp,Stby -> Off .

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Video Off Method (DPMS OFF)

This field defines the video off features. The following options are available: DPMS
OFF, DPMS Reduce ON, Blank Screen, V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby, and
DPMS Suspend. The DPMS (Display Power Management System) features allow
the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. Blank
Screen only blanks the screen (use this for monitors without power management or

“green” features. If set up in your system, your screen saver will not display with
Blank Screen selected). V/H SYNC+Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical
and horizontal scanning.

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PM Timers

This section controls the time-out settings. The fields included in this section are
HDD Power Down, which places the hard disk into its lowest power consumption
mode, and the Doze, Standby and Suspend system inactivation modes. The system
automatically “wakes up” from any power saving mode when there is system activ­ity, such as when a key is pressed from the keyboard, or when there is activity
detected from the enabled IRQ channels.

HDD Power Down (Disable)

This shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity,
configurable to 1-15 Mins or Disable. This feature does not affect SCSI hard disks.

Doze Mode, Standby Mode, Suspend Mode (Disable)

These fields set the period of time after which each of these modes activate: 30 Sec,
1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 8 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour, and Disable.

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Power Up Control

This section determines the ways the system can be controlled when modem activ­ity is detected, or when power to the computer is interrupted and reapplied.

Ring Power Up Act (Disable)

Allows either settings of Enable or Disable (default) for powering up the computer
(turns the ATX power supply on) when the modem begins receiving or transmitting
data while the computer is off.

Automatic Power Up (Disable)

Allows you to have an unattended or automatic power up of your system. The default
does not allow automatic power up. You may, however, configure your system to
power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Everyday, which will allow you to
set the time or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date.

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IV. BIOS

(Power Management)

IRQ3 (device)-IRQ15 (device)

You can individually Enable or Disable each IRQ to include in the sleep function.
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) is usually set to Disable so that any software alarm clock or
event calendar can wake up the system.

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PNP and PCI Setup

This “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on
the system use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.

NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.

Details of PNP and PCI Setup

PNP OS Installed (No)

(PnP and PCI)

IV. BIOS

When Plug and Play operating systems (OS) are installed, interrupts may be reas­signed by the OS when Yes is selected. When a non-Plug and Play OS is installed or
to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select No.

Slot 1/2/3/4 IRQ (Auto)

The first four fields on the screen set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot.
Slot 1 (Right) is nearest the memory sockets. The default setting for each field is
Auto, which uses autorouting to determine IRQ use. The other options are the manual
settings of NA, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, or 15 for each slot.

PCI Latency Timer (32 PCI Clock)

The default setting of 32 PCI Clock enables maximum PCI performance for this
motherboard.

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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

IRQ xx Used By ISA (No/ICU)

These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used
by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. Two options are available: No/ICU and Yes. The
first option, the default value, indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or
an ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA card is
using that IRQ. If you install a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card that requires a unique
IRQ, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes. For
example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used
By ISA to Yes.

......................................................................................................................................

DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU)

These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is
being used by a legacy ISA card. Available options include: No/ICU and Yes. The
first option, the default setting, indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is
not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel. If
you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you are not
using an ICU, you must set the field for that channel to Yes.

ISA MEM Block BASE (No/ICU)

This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that
uses any memory segment within the C800, CC00, D000, D400, D800, and DC00
address range. If you have such a card, and you are not using an ICU to specify its
address range, select a base address from the six available options; the ISA MEM
Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting the block size. If you have more than
one legacy ISA card in your system that requires to use this address range, you can
increase the block size to either 8K, 16K, 32K, or 64K. If you are using an ICU to
accomplish this task, leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of No/ICU.

SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS (Auto)

The default uses Auto settings for the onboard SCSI BIOS. If you do not want to use
the onboard SCSI BIOS, choose Disabled.

USB Function (Disabled)

The motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices but current operating
systems do not. The default is set to Disabled. If you have the necessary support disks
and USB devices, set this function to Enabled to use the onboard USB connector.

USB IRQ (Auto)

When USB devices are connected to the onboard USB connector, the resource set­tings or IRQs for these devices are, by default, automatically assigned by the BIOS.
You may manually select the settings: 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. If you are not
using any USB devices, you may set this field to N/A.

(Power Management)

IV. BIOS

(PnP and PCI)

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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

Load BIOS Defaults

This “Load BIOS Defaults” option allows you to load the troubleshooting default
values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-opti­mal and disable all high performance features. To load these default settings, high­light “Load BIOS Defaults” on the main screen and then press <Enter>. The system
displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to con­firm. Press <N> and then <Enter> to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on
the Standard CMOS Setup screen.

Load Setup Defaults

This “Load Setup Defaults” option allows you to load the default values to the sys­tem configuration fields. These default values are the optimized configuration set­tings for the system. To load these default values, highlight “Load Setup Defaults”
on the main screen and then press <Enter>. The system displays a confirmation
message on the screen. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to confirm. Press <N> and
then<Enter> to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS
Setup screen.

(Load Defaults)

IV. BIOS

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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

Supervisor Password and User Password

These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a pass­word that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “User Password”
sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. By default, the system
comes without any passwords. To specify a password, highlight the type you want
and then press <Enter>. A password prompt appears on the screen. Taking note that
the password is case sensitive, and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters long, type
in your password and then press <Enter>. The system confirms your password by
asking you to type it again. After setting a password, the screen automatically re­verts to the main screen.

T o implement the password protection, specify in the “Security Option” field of the
BIOS Features Setup screen when the system will prompt for the password. If you
want to disable either password, press <Enter> instead of entering a new password
when the “Enter Password” prompt appears. A message confirms the password has
been disabled.

NOTE: If you forget the password, see CMOS RAM in section III for procedures
on clearing the CMOS.

IV. BIOS

(Passwords)

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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

IDE HDD Auto Detection

This “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk
drive, and automatically enters them into the “Standard CMOS Setup” screen.

Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the
box. To accept the optimal entries, press <Y>, otherwise select from the numbers
displayed under the OPTIONS field (2, 1, 3 in this case); to skip to the next drive,
press <N>. If you accept the values, the parameters will appear listed beside the

(Hard Disk Detect)

IV. BIOS

drive letter on the screen. The process then proceeds to the next drive letter . Pressing
<N> to skip rather than to accept a set of parameters causes the program to enter
zeros after that drive letter.

If you are using another IDE controller that does not feature Enhanced IDE support
for four devices, you can only install two IDE hard disk drives. Your IDE controller
must support the Enhanced IDE features to use Drive E and Drive F. The onboard
PCI IDE controller supports Enhanced IDE, with two connectors for connecting up
to four IDE devices. If you want to use another controller that supports four drives,
you must disable the onboard IDE controller in the Chipset Features Setup screen.

When autodetection is completed, the program automatically enters all entries you
accepted on the field for that drive in the “Standard CMOS Setup” screen. Skipped
entries are ignored and are not entered in the screen.

If you are autodetecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode, three lines will
appear in the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive. Do not
select Large or Normal.

The autodetection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE
hard disk. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the
drive is new and there is nothing on it.

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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

IMPORTANT: If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system,
incorrect parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct parameters
manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk.

If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the drive was formatted, the
drive will not be readable. If the autodetected parameters do not match the ones that
should be used for your drive, do not accept them. Press <N> to reject the presented
settings and enter the correct ones manually from the “Standard CMOS Setup” screen.

Save and Exit Setup

Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all modifications you specify
during the current session. To save the configuration changes, highlight “Save &
Exit Setup” on the main screen, type “Y”, and then press <Enter>.

Exit Without Saving

Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify
during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight “Exit Without Saving”
on the main screen, type “Y”, and then press <Enter>.

IV. BIOS

(Load Setup Defaults)

IV. BIOS

(Save & Exit)

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V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility

This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con­figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD).
DMI is able to autodetect and record information pertinent to a computer’s system
such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory
size. The onboard BIOS will detect as many system information as possible and
store those collected information in a 4KB block in the motherboard’ s Flash EPROM
and allow the DMI to retrieve data from this database. Unlike other BIOS software,
the BIOS on this motherboard uses the same technology implemented for Plug and
Play to allow dynamic real-time updating of DMI information versus creating a new
BIOS image file and requiring the user to update the whole BIOS. This DMI Con­figuration Utility also allows the system integrator or end user to add additional
information into the MIFD such as serial numbers, housing configurations, and ven­dor information. Those information not detected by the motherboard BIOS and has
to be manually entered through the DMI Configuration Utility and updated into the
MIFD. This DMI Configuration Utility provides the same reliability as PnP updat­ing and will prevent the refreshing failures associated with updating the entire BIOS.

System Requirements

The DMI Configuration Utility (DMICFG.EXE) must be used in real mode in order
for the program to run, the base memory must be at least 180K. Memory managers
like HIMEM.SYS (required by windows) must not be installed. You can boot up
from a system diskette without AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, “REM”
HIMEM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS, or press <F5> during bootup to bypass your

(DMI Introduction)

V. SOFTWARE

AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.

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V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE

Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility

Edit DMI (or delete)

Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the ↑↓ (up-down)
cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom of the screen will
show the available keys for each screen. Press enter at the menu item to enter the
right hand screen for editing. “Edit component” appears on top. The reversed color
field is the current cursor position and the blue text are available for editing. The
orange text shows autodetected information and are not available for editing. The
blue text “Press [ENTER] for detail” contains a second pop-up menu is available,
use the + - (plus-minus) keys to change the settings. Enter to exit and save, ESC to
exit and not save.

If the user has made changes, ESC will prompt you to answer Y or N. Enter Y to go
back to the left-hand screen and save, enter N to go back to left-hand screen and not
save. If editing has not been made, ESC will send you back to the left hand menu
without any messages.

Notes

A heading, *** BIOS Auto Detect ***, appears on the right for each menu item
on the left side that has been auto detected by the system BIOS.

V. SOFTWARE

(Using DMI Utility)

A heading,
been modified by the user.

*** User Modified ***, will appear on the right for menu items that has

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V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE

Save MIFD

Y ou can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering the
drive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may press ESC and a message
“Bad File Name” appears here to show it was not saved.

Load MIFD

You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and file name
here.

Load BIOS Defaults

(Using DMI Utility)

V. SOFTWARE

You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified
and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved
back into the Flash BIOS.

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VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards

Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers

NOTE: The ASUS PCI-SC860 is not supported on the SP97 at this time.

Aside from the system BIOS, the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also con­tains the Symbios SCSI BIOS. This Symbios SCSI BIOS works in conjunction with
the optional ASUS PCI-SC200 controller card to provide Fast SCSI-2 interface when
using compatible SCSI devices or the ASUS PCI-SC860 SCSI controller cards to
provide Ultra-Fast SCSI-2 interface when using Ultra-Fast SCSI-2 devices.

All SCSI devices you install on your system require driver software to function.
The Symbios SCSI BIOS directly supports SCSI hard disks under the DOS, Win­dows and OS/2 environments. It also uses device drivers from the DOS floppy disk
included in the ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 controller card packages
to support hard disks and other SCSI devices working under DOS, Microsoft Win­dows, Microsoft W indows NT, Novell NetWare and IBM OS/2. These drivers pro­vide higher performance than the direct BIOS support. To use these drivers, you
must install them into your system and add them to your system configuration files.
Driver support for SCSI devices used with SCO UNIX is also provided. These
drivers are included in the second SCO UNIX floppy disk. Windows 95 support is
also available using the device drivers included within the Windows software. The
ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 are Plug and Play adapters that are auto
detected by BIOS and current operating systems that support Plug and Play features.

(SCSI BIOS)

VI. ASUS SCSI Cards

For information about these drivers and their usage, please view the Readme files
included in the driver packages.

ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 SCSI Cards

The ASUS PCI-SC200 or the ASUS PCI-SC860 may be bundled with your mother ­board or purchased separately . Both cards provide the option of connecting internal
or external SCSI devices for a total of 7 devices on each SCSI card.

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VI. ASUS SCSI Cards

Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860

VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards

(Setup)

There are two jumper settings you may need to make on the ASUS PCI-SC200 to set
it up. One setting assigns the PCI INT interrupt, the other sets the card’ s termination.
The ASUS PCI-SC860 has no jumper settings but you should read the “Terminator
Requirements.”

Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI-SC200

You must use PCI INT A setting in order to properly assign the ASUS PCI-SC200's
interrupt. On the ASUS PCI-SC200, you assign the INT by setting jumper JP1 or
JP2. The default setting for the card already is INT A, so you do not need to change
the setting to use the ASUS PCI-SC200 with this motherboard.

JP 1JP

2

INT A (Def)

JP 1JP

2
1
2
3

INT B

JP 1JP

2
1
2
3

INT C

JP 1JP

1
2
3

2

1
2
3

INT D

Interrupt Settings (A, B, C, or D)

Terminator Requirements for SCSI Devices

SCSI devices are connected together in a “chain” by cables. Internal devices con­nect to the ASUS PCI-SC200 or ASUS PCI-SC860 with a fifty-pin flat ribbon cable.
External devices connect to the external port with a SCSI-2 cable. If there are more
than one internal or external devices, additional devices are connected with cables
to form a “daisy chain.” T erminating the devices on the ends of the SCSI Bus “chain”
is necessary for SCSI devices to work properly . Termination of the devices between
the ends must be Disabled.

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VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards

Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860

Many SCSI devices including the ASUS PCI-SC860 use a set of onboard active
resistors to terminate the devices at the ends automatically. Automatic termination
requires that the SCSI devices be connected in a straight linear connection or “chain.”
Connect SCSI devices to one or two of the SCSI connectors in a linear “chain” for
auto termination of the ASUS PCI-SC860 to be effective. Other formations will
cause your SCSI devices to not mount properly . You must use the end of the ribbon
cable when using the internal connector(s) to keep a linear path.

Additional Note: The Symbios Logic SCSI Configuration Utility is a powerful
tool. If, while using it, you somehow disable all your controllers or cannot enter
the configuration utility, pressing “Ctrl-A” after memory count during reboot
allows you to recover and reconfigure.

Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC200

(Jumpers)

VI. ASUS SCSI Cards

The ASUS PCI-SC200, on the other hand, has “active” termination that you must
set using jumper JP5. There are two settings, "terminated" and "not terminated," as
shown below.

JP
5

Terminated (Default) Not Terminated

Terminator Setting (Terminated / Not Terminated)

JP
5

Decide whether or not you need to terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200 based on its
position in the SCSI chain. Only the devices at each end of the chain need to be
terminated. If you have only internal or only external devices connected to the
ASUS PCI-SC200, then you must terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200. If you have
both internal and external devices connected, you must not terminate the card. See
the following examples which illustrate this concept.

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VI. ASUS SCSI Cards

(SCSI ID Numbers)

VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards

SCSI Device 1

SCSI Device 2

Termination Required
(JP5 Open)

No Termination Required
(JP5 Short)

SCSI Device 3

SCSI Device 2

Termination Required
(End Device)

SCSI Device 4

Termination Required
(End Device)

Termination Required
(End Device)

SCSI Device 1

SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices

All SCSI devices, including the ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 interface
card must have a SCSI identification number that is not in use by any other SCSI
device. There are eight possible ID numbers, 0 through 7. The ASUS PCI-SC200 and
ASUS PCI-SC860 cards have fixed SCSI IDs of 7. The SCSI ID serves two purposes:

• It uniquely defines each SCSI device on the bus.

• It determines which device controls the bus when two or more devices try to use
it at the same time.

SCSI IDs on one channel do not interfere with the IDs on another channel. This ap­plies to two SCSI host adapters that implement different buses as well as dual channels
on a single host adapter. You can connect up to seven SCSI devices to the interface
card. You must set a SCSI ID number (ID 0 to ID 6) for each device. SCSI devices
vary in how they set the ID number. Some use jumpers, others have some kind of
selector switch. Refer to the manual for any device you install for details on how to set
its ID number.

SCSI ID Priority

The ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 are 8bit single-channel SCSI cards.
SCSI ID 7 has the highest priority, and SCSI ID 0 has the lowest priority.

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VII. ASUS I-A16C Audio Card

NOTE: The ASUS I-A16C 16-bit ISA audio card comes with certain mother­board bundles only and is not for sale separately.

ASUS I-A16C Audio Features

• Creative Labs ViBRA 16C PnP Audio Chip

• Full Duplex Supports

• 16/8-bit PCM 5KHz to 44.1KHz

• W ave Table Upgradeable

• Software Includes:
DOS and Window 3.1 Drivers
Windows 95 Driver
Wave Editor
Wave OLE
Quick CD
Mixer Control
Quick Player

VII. ASUS I-A16C

(Features / Precautions)

Unpacking and Handling Precautions

WARNING! Keep the ASUS I-A16C stored in its anti-static bag until you are

ready to install it in your system. The ASUS I-A16C is easily damaged by static
electricity .

Observe the following precautions while unpacking and handling the board:

• Before handling the board, discharge static electricity from your body by touch-

ing an unpainted area of the system's metal chassis. While installing the board,
ground yourself frequently to discharge any static electricity that may accu­mulate in your body.

• After removing the board form the anti-static bag, place it on a grounded sur-

face with the components facing up.

• Check the board for damage. If any socketed component appears loose, press

firmly but carefully to seat the chip in its socket. Otherwise, avoid touching
the components on the board. Always handle the board by the edges.

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VII. ASUS I-A16C Audio Card

Layout and Connectors

Mitsumi Audio In

Sony Audio In

(Layout / Connectors)

VII. ASUS I-A16C

Connectors

The audio input connectors are used when you wish to control software mixer set­tings (e.g., bass, treble, volume) for CDs that are played with your CD-ROM drive.
If the “Audio Out” from the CD-ROM drive is not connected to the “Audio In” on
the card, you can only use the direct output located in the front panel of the CD­ROM drive and adjust volume level by the knob.

Panasonic Audio In
PC Speaker In

Volume Control

Wave Table Upgrade

PC Speaker Out

Speaker Out

Line Out

Line In

Microphone

MIDI/Game

CD-Audio Connector Pin Definitions

Sony Audio In Mitsumi Audio In Panasonic Audio In

Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition

l Right Signal 1 Ground 1 Left Signal
2 Ground 2 Left Signal 2 Ground
3 Ground 3 Ground 3 Right Signal
4 Left Signal 4 Right Signal -- ----

PC Speaker In PC Speaker Out Volume Control

Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition

1 Mono Signal 1 Right Signal 1 Ground
2 Ground 2 Ground 2 Volume Up

-- ---- 3 Left Signal 3 Ground

-- ---- 4 Ground 4 Volume Down

-- ---- -- ---- 5 Ground

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R

SP97-V

Pentium® Motherboard

VIDEO SOFTWARE

USER’S MANUAL

CONTENTS

VIDEO SOFTWARE USER’S MANUAL ...................................... 65

VIII. DOS UTILITY....................................................................... 67

DOS Utility................................................................................................ 67

1. SVGAUTL.EXE .................................................................................... 67

1.1 General Description ................................................................... 67

1.2 How to Use?............................................................................... 67

1.3 What the Parameters Stand for?................................................ 68

A1. Video Modes............................................................................... 69

IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS ......................................................... 74

Software Drivers....................................................................................... 74

1. Windows 3.1 ....................................................................................... 75

1.0 Version Notes............................................................................. 75

1.1 Driver Files ................................................................................. 75

1.2 Installation .................................................................................. 76

1.3 Video Operations ....................................................................... 78

MMPLAY.EXE Button Description ..................................................... 79

2. Windows 95 ........................................................................................ 81

2.0 Version Note............................................................................... 81

2.1 Driver Files ................................................................................. 81

2.2 Installation .................................................................................. 81

2.3 Using “Display Modes” ............................................................... 82

2.4 Utilities 83

3. Windows NT 3.5 & 3.51 ................................................................ 84

4. Windows NT 4.0............................................................................ 85

5. Autodesk ADI 4.2 -Protected Mode...................................................... 86

5.0 General Description .................................................................... 86

5.1 AutoCAD R11 Setup................................................................... 87

5.2 AutoCAD R1.2 Setup ................................................................. 88

5.3 AutoShade R2.0 Setup............................................................... 89

5.4 3D Studio Version 3.0 Setup ...................................................... 90

6. OS/2 V2.1 ............................................................................................ 92

6.0 Driver Notes ............................................................................... 92

6.1 Driver Files ................................................................................. 92

6.2 Installation .................................................................................. 92

7. OS/2 V3.0 (Warp)................................................................................ 93

7.0 Driver & OS/2 Version Notes...................................................... 93

7.1 Driver Files ................................................................................. 93

7.2 Installation .................................................................................. 93

8. Double Bytes OS/2 Warp .................................................................... 94

8.0 Driver & OS/2 Version Notes...................................................... 94

8.1 Driver Files ................................................................................. 94

8.2 Installation .................................................................................. 95

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VIII. DOS UTILITY

DOS Utility

1. SVGAUTL.EXE

1.1 General Description

SVGAUTL.EXE is one of the utilities of SiS 5597/5598. It supports three functions:

(1) Video Mode Setting
(2) Frame Rate Setting
(3) Power Saving Setting

Since SiS 5597/5598 supports many enhanced Text Mode and Graphic Mode, you
can use SVGAUTL.EXE to select the desired video mode.

For 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024 resolutions, SiS 5597/5598 sup­ports multiple frame rates.

If your monitor could synchronize with these frame rates, you can use
SVGAUTL.EXE to get advantage.

SiS 5597/5598 also supports VESA DPMS Power Saving Modes.
SVGAUTL.EXE can help you to set the capability.

1.2 How to Use?

To use SVGAUTL.EXE:

1. Type SVGAUTL in the directory where it resides.

For example, C:\> SVGAUTL <Enter> (assuming SVGAUTL.EXE is in C:\)

2. The Main Menu would appear and direct you to configure SiS 5597/5598.

3. When you complete configuration, you may save your preferences to
“AUTOEXEC.BAT file and use it as your power-on (or hardware reset)
default environment.

(SVGAUTL.EXE)

VIII. DOS UTILITY

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1.3 What the Parameters Stand for?

The meaning of parameters used by SVGAUTL.EXE are explained below:
Syntax:
>SVGAUTL [/D:mode_no] [/F0:n0] [/F1:n1] [/F2:n2] [/F3:n3] [/PA:ta] [/PB:tb]
where

/D: Set the Video Mode to be mode_no which is a hex number.

/F0: For 640x480, set frame rate to be n0 Hz.

VIII. DOS UTILITY

(SVGAUTL.EXE)

VIII. DOS UTILITY

For example: Set 1024x768 256 color graphic mode.
>SVGAUTL /D:38 <Enter>

Three availabe frame rates are 60, 72, and 75 Hz.
For example : Set 640x480 graphic mode with 60Hz frame rate
>SVGAUTL /F0:60 <Enter>

/F1: For 800x600, set frame rate to be n1 Hz.

Four availabe frame rates are 56, 60, 72, and 75 Hz.
For example : Set 800x600 graphic mode with 72Hz frame rate.
>SVGAUTL /F1:72 <Enter>

/F2: For 1024x768, set frame rate to be n2 Hz.

Four availabe frame rates are 87 (Interlace), 60, 70, and 75 Hz.
For example : Set 1024x768 graphic mode with 60Hz frame rate.
>SVGAUTL /F2:60 <Enter>

/F3: For 1280x1024, set frame rate to be n3 Hz.

Two availabe frame rates are 87 (Interlace) and 60 Hz.
For example : Set 1280x1024 graphic mode with 60Hz frame rate.
>SVGAUTL /F3:60 <Enter>

/PA: Set Standby Timer to be ta minutes. (0 < ta < 15 min.)

For example : Set Standby Timer be 5 minutes.
>SVGAUTL /PA:5 <Enter>

/PB: Set Suspend Timer to be tb minutes. (0 < tb < 15 min.)

For example : Set Suspend Timer be 5 minutes.
>SVGAUTL /PB:5 <Enter>

Note: 1. Suspend Time would be “ta + tb”. (i.e. standby time + suspend time)

2. The timers will not be very accurate and would just be around the time.

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VIII. DOS UTILITY

A1. Video Modes

A1.1 Standard VGA Modes

MODE TYPE DISPLAY COLORS ALPHA BUFFER BOX MAX

SIZE SHADES FORMAT START SIZE PAGES

0 A/N 320x200 16 40x25 B800 8x8 8
0* A/N 320x350 16 40x25 B800 8x14 8
0+ A/N 360x400 16 40x25 B800 9x16 8
1 A/N 320x200 16 40x25 B800 8x8 8
1* A/N 320x350 16 40x25 B800 8x14 8
1+ A/N 360x400 16 40x25 B800 9x16 8
2 A/N 640x200 16 80x25 B800 8x8 8
2* A/N 640x350 16 80x25 B800 8x14 8
2+ A/N 720x400 16 80x25 B800 9x16 8
3 A/N 640x200 16 80x25 B800 8x8 8
3* A/N 640x350 16 80x25 B800 8x14 8
3+ A/N 720x400 16 80x25 B800 9x16 8
4 APA 320x200 4 40x25 B800 8x8 1
5 APA 320x200 4 40x25 B800 8x8 1
6 APA 640x200 2 80x25 B800 8x8 1
7 A/N 720x350 4 80x25 B000 9x14 8
7+ A/N 720x400 4 80x25 B000 9x16 8
0D APA 320x200 16 40x25 A000 8x8 8
0E APA 640x200 16 80x25 A000 8x8 4
0F APA 640x350 2 80x25 B000 8x14 2
10 APA 640x350 16 80x25 A000 8x14 2
11 APA 640x480 2 80x30 A000 8x16 1
12 APA 640x480 16 80x30 A000 8x16 1
13 APA 320x200 256 40x25 A000 8x8 1

(Video Modes)

VIII. DOS UTILITY

NOTE: 1. A/N: Alpha/Numeric

2. APA: All Point Addressable (Graphics)

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SIZE SHADES RATE. FREQ.

0 320x200 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
0* 320x350 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
0+ 360x400 16 70 31.5 K 28.3 M
1 320x200 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
1* 320x350 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
1+ 360x400 16 70 31.5 K 28.3 M
2 640x200 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
2* 640x350 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
2+ 720x400 16 70 31.5 K 28.3 M
3 640x200 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
3* 640x350 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
3+ 720x400 16 70 31.5 K 28.3 M
4 320x200 4 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
5 320x200 4 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
6 640x200 2 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
7* 720x350 4 70 31.5 K 28.3 M
7+ 720x400 4 70 31.5 K 28.3 M
0D 320x200 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
0E 640x200 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
0F 640x350 2 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
10 640x350 16 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
11 640x480 2 60 31.5 K 25.1 M
12 640x480 16 60 31.5 K 25.1 M
13 320x200 256 70 31.5 K 25.1 M

NOTE: i - interlaced mode

n - noninterlaced mode

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A1.2 Enhanced Video Modes

MODE TYPE DISPLAY COLORS ALPHA BUFFER BOX MAX.

SIZE SHADES FORMAT START SIZE PAGES

22 A/N 1056x352 16 132x44 B800 8x8 2
23 A/N 1056x350 16 132x25 B800 8x14 4
24 A/N 1056x364 16 132x28 B800 8x13 4
25 APA 640x480 16 80x60 A000 8x8 1
26 A/N 720x480 16 80x60 B800 9x8 3
29 APA 800x600 16 100x37 A000 8x16 1
2A A/N 800x600 16 100x40 B800 8x15 4
2D APA 640x350 256 80x25 A000 8x14 1
2E APA 640x480 256 80x30 A000 8x16 1
2F APA 640x400 256 80x25 A000 8x16 1
30 APA 800x600 256 100x37 A000 8x16 1
37 APA 1024x768 16 128x48 A000 8x16 1
38 APA 1024x768 256 128x48 A000 8x16 1
39 APA 1280x1024 16 160x64 A000 8x16 1
3A APA 1280x1024 256 160x64 A000 8x16 1
40 APA 320x200 32K 40x25 A000 8x8 1
41 APA 320x200 64K 40x25 A000 8x8 1
42 APA 320x200 16.8M 40x25 A000 8x8 1
43 APA 640x480 32K 80x30 A000 8x16 1
44 APA 640x480 64K 80x30 A000 8x16 1
45 APA 640x480 16.8M 80x30 A000 8x16 1
46 APA 800x600 32K 100x37 A000 8x16 1
47 APA 800x600 64K 100x37 A000 8x16 1
48 APA 800x600 16.8M 100x37 A000 8x16 1
49 APA 1024x768 32K 128x48 A000 8x16 1
4A APA 1024x768 64K 128x48 A000 8x16 1
4B APA 1024x768 16.8M 128x48 A000 8x16 1
4C APA 1280x1024 32K 160x64 A000 8x16 1

4D APA 1280x1024 64K 160x64 A000 8x16 1

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NOTE: 1. A/N: Alpha/Numeric

2. APA: All Point Addressable (Graphics)

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SIZE SHADES RATE. FREQ.

22 1056x352 16 70 30.5 K 40.0 M
23 1056x350 16 70 30.5 K 40.0 M
24 1056x364 16 70 30.5 K 40.0 M
25 640x480 16 60 31.5 K 25.1 M
26 720x480 16 60 31.5 K 25.1 M
29 800x600 16 56 35.1 K 30.0 M
29* 800x600 16 60 37.9 K 40.0 M
29+ 800x600 16 72 48.0 K 50.0 M
29# 800x600 16 75 46.8 K 50.0 M
29## 800x600 16 85 53.7 K 56.3 M
2A 800x600 16 56 35.1 K 36.0 M
2D 640x350 256 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
2E 640x480 256 60 31.5 K 25.1 M
2E* 640x480 256 72 37.9 K 31.5 M
2E+ 640x480 256 75 37.5 K 31.5 M
2E++ 640x480 256 85 43.4 K 36.0 M
2F 640x400 256 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
30 800x600 256 56 35.1 K 36.0 M
30* 800x600 256 60 37.9 K 40.0 M
30+ 800x600 256 72 48.0 K 50.0 M
30# 800x600 256 75 46.8 K 50.0 M
30## 800x600 256 85 53.7 K 56.3 M
37i 1024x768 16 87 35.5 K 44.9 M
37n 1024x768 16 60 48.4 K 65.0 M
37n+ 1024x768 16 70 56.5 K 75.0 M
37n# 1024x768 16 75 60.2 K 80.0 M
37n## 1024x768 16 85 68.7 K 94.5 M
38i 1024x768 256 87 35.5 K 44.9 M
38n 1024x768 256 60 48.4 K 65.0 M
38n+ 1024x768 256 70 56.5 K 75.0 M
38n# 1024x768 256 75 60.2 K 80.0 M
38n## 1024x768 256 85 68.7 K 94.5 M
39i 1280x1024 16 87 48.8 K 80.0 M
39n 1280x1024 16 60 65.0 K 110.0 M
39n+ 1280x1024 16 75 80.0 K 135.0 M
3Ai 1280x1024 256 87 48.8 K 80.0 M
3An 1280x1024 256 60 65.0 K 110.0 M
3An+ 1280x1024 256 75 80.0 K 135.0 M
40 320x200 32K 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
41 320x200 64K 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
42 320x200 16.8M 70 31.5 K 25.1 M
43 640x480 32K 60 31.5 K 25.1 M
43* 640x480 32K 72 37.9 K 31.5 M
43+ 640x480 32K 75 37.5 K 31.5 M
43++ 640x480 32K 85 43.4 K 36.0 M
44 640x480 64K 60 31.5 K 25.1 M
44* 640x480 64K 72 37.9 K 31.5 M
44+ 640x480 64K 75 37.5 K 31.5 M

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MODE DISPLAY COLORS FRAME H-SYNC. VIDEO

SIZE SHADES RATE. FREQ.

44++ 640x480 64K 85 43.4 K 36.0 M
45 640x480 16.8M 60 31.5 K 25.1 M
45* 640x480 16.8M 72 37.9 K 31.5 M
45+ 640x480 16.8M 75 37.5 K 31.5 M
45++ 640x480 16.8M 85 43.4 K 36.0 M
46 800x600 32K 56 35.1 K 36.0 M
46* 800x600 32K 60 37.9 K 40.0 M
46+ 800x600 32K 72 48.0 K 50.0 M
46# 800x600 32K 75 46.8 K 50.0 M
46## 800x600 32K 85 53.7 K 56.3 M
47 800x600 64K 56 35.1 K 36.0 M
47* 800x600 64K 60 37.9 K 40.0 M
47+ 800x600 64K 72 48.0 K 50.0 M
47# 800x600 64K 75 46.8 K 50.0 M
47## 800x600 64K 85 53.7 K 56.3 M
48 800x600 16.8M 56 35.1 K 36.0 M
48* 800x600 16.8M 60 37.9 K 40.0 M
48+ 800x600 16.8M 72 48.0 K 50.0 M
48# 800x600 16.8M 75 46.8 K 50.0 M
48## 800x600 16.8M 85 53.7 K 56.3 M
49i 1024x768 32K 87 35.5 K 44.9 M
49n 1024x768 32K 60 48.4 K 65.0 M
49n+ 1024x768 32K 70 56.5 K 75.0 M
49n# 1024x768 32K 75 60.2 K 80.0 M
49n## 1024x768 32K 85 68.7 K 94.5 M
4Ai 1024x768 64K 87 35.5 K 44.9 M
4An 1024x768 64K 60 48.4 K 65.0 M
4An+ 1024x768 64K 70 56.5 K 75.0 M
4An# 1024x768 64K 75 60.2 K 80.0 M
4An## 1024x768 64K 85 68.7 K 94.5 M
4Bi 1024x768 16.8M 87 35.5 K 44.9 M
4Bn 1024x768 16.8M 60 48.4 K 65.0 M
4Bn+ 1024x768 16.8M 70 56.5 K 75.0 M
4Bn# 1024x768 16.8M 75 60.2 K 80.0 M
4Bn## 1024x768 16.8M 85 68.7 K 94.5 M
4Ci 1280x1024 32K 89 48.8 K 80.0 M
4Di 1280x1024 64K 89 48.8 K 80.0 M

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NOTE: i - interlaced mode

n - noninterlaced mode

* For the limitation of memory bandwidth in 1MB DRAM configuration, the

following video modes is not supported in 1MB configuration: modes 45*,
45+, 46+, 46#, 47+, and 47#.

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Software Drivers

To make use of the advance features of SiS 5597/5598, extended graphic and text
modes are supported by software application drivers developed by SiS. The follow­ing applications are currently supported:

• 3D Studio Ver. 3.0

• AutoCAD/386 Release 11, 12

• Auto Shade/386 Ver. 2.0

• MicroSoft Windows 3.1

• MicroSoft Windows NT Ver. 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0

• MicroSoft Windows 95

• OS/2 Presentation Manager 2.1 & 3.0

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1. Windows 3.1

1.0 Version Notes

The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and maybe
later release version but not guaranteed.

1.1 Driver Files

1. The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Windows 3.1 driver contains SETUP.EXE and other
installation-related files.

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1.2 Installation

1.2.1 Unpack & Copy

T o unpack and copy drivers to where they should reside, please follow the following
procedures:

1. Boot up Windows using standard VGA mode.

2. In Windows Program Manager Screen, choose “File” item.

3. In “File Item List”, choose “Run” item.

4. In “Run” Screen, select your driver source. e.g. D:\MM\WIN31\SETUP.EXE

5. Follows the directions appeared on the screen to complete the unpack & copy
procedures.

6. After unpack & copy complete, a SiS Multimedia Vx.xx” program group would
be created and shown on screen.

7. In the “SiS Multimedia Vx.xx” program group, there would be five icons:
(1) SiS Multimedia Manager: To create a small “SiS Multimedia” icon on the

(2) SVGA Setup: SiS VGA graphics configuration system

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(3) SiS MMPlayer: To create a SiS MMPlayer” VCP-like icon on the screen.
(4) Center Screen:An utility to adjust the position of display on the screen.
(5) Uninstall utility.

1.2.2 Graphics Setup

1. In “SiS Multimedia Vx.xx” program group, choose “SVGA Setup” icon to
enter “SiS VGA Configuration System” screen.

2. In “SiS VGA Configuration System” Screen, choose which options you would
like to use.

3. After completing your selections, choose “OK” to make all your selections
effective.

corner of the screen.

4. Choose “Restart Winodws” to re-boot Windows using new settings. Or , choose
“Continue” to continue your current Windows processes. (But when you
re-boot Windows, the new settings would take effect.)

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1.2.3 Power Saving Setup in Windows

1. In “SiS VGA Configuration System” screen, choose “power saver” item to enter
“Power Saver” screen.

2. In “Power Saver” Screen, choose which options you would like to use.

3. After completing the selections, choose “OK” to make all your selections
effective.

4. After complete setup, the power_saver would take effect as you request when
time up and you may continue your normal process.

1.2.4 Zoom_Key Setup

In “SiS VGA Configuration System” screen, choose “zooming” item to define “hot
keys” for zoom-in or zoom-out screen without entering setup program.

The operation principles of zoom-in and zoom-out are as follow:

(1) The resolution change sequence for zoom-in is

1024x768 ===> 800x600 ===> 640x480 .

(2) The resolution change sequence for zoom-out is

640x480 ===> 800x600 ===> 1024x768 .

(3) But you must first be able to zoom-in before you may zoom-out, that means

you can not get a resolution larger than that you setup.

To use this feature, please follow the following procedures.

1. In “SiS VGA Configuration System” screen, choose “zooming” item to enter
“Zooming Hotkey” screen.

2. In “Zooming Hotkey” Screen, choose which “hot key” you would like to use
and enable it.

3. After completing the selections, choose “OK” to make all your selections
effective.

4. After complete setup, you may use your own defined hot key to zoom-in or
zoom-out screen.

(Windows 3.1)

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1.2.5 Notes

1. The power saver’ s timer settings would be ef fective even exit W indows back to
DOS.

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1.3 Video Operations

1.3.1 DCI Function

SiS 5597/5598 supports DCI driver for software MPEG playback and other media
player programs which could take advantage of DCI.

The SiS 5597/5598 DCI driver is automatically loaded during “Windows Driver
Unpack & Copy” process. Therefore it should be transparent to the end-user and
any media players could take advantage of it.

1.3.2 SiS MMPlay (SW MPEG)

To make SW MPEG playback more friendly than original SW MPEG player
supplier provided, SiS provide an MMPlayer application program to provide an
VCP-like (Video Cassette Player) interface.

T o take advantage of the SiS MMPlayer , you must first install “SW MPEG Player”.
All the SiS provided is just an interface but not a SW MPEG Player at present. If the
SW MPEG Player does not exist, the SiS MMPlayer will not work. (Xing or
Mediamatics SW MPEG Player supported)

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To use the SiS MMPlayer, you just follow the procedures below:

1. In “SiS Multimedia Vx.xx” program group, choose “SiS MMPlayer” icon and
SiS MMPlayer VCP-like icon would appear.

2. Enjoy the SW MPEG playback as you like.

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MMPLAY.EXE Button Description

: Power On/Off

: Open File & Type Control

: Minimize This Application

: Eject CD Title (Not implemented yet.)

: Fast Backward

: Fast Forward

: Mark in

: Mark out

: Pause

: Play

: Stop

: End

: Begin

: Volume increase (Not implemented yet.)

(Windows 3.1)

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: Volume decrease (Not implemented yet.)

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2. Windows 95

2.0 Version Note

The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and maybe
later release version but not guaranteed.

2.1 Driver Files

1. The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Windows 95 drivers files are:

SETUP.EXE SIS597.DRV SIS597.INF
SISMINI.VXD Other Files

2. All the 16-color, 256-color, 32K/64K-color, and 16M-color drivers are
available.

2.2 Installation

1. Boot up Windows 95.

2. In Windows 95 “Booted” Screen, select “My Computer” icon.

3. In “My computer” Screen, select “Control Panel” icon.

4. In “Control Panel” Screen, select “Display” icon.

5. In “Display Properties” Screen, select “Settings” item.

6. In refreshed “Display Properties” Screen, select “Change Display_Type” item.

7. In “Change Display Type” Screen, select “Adapter Type ==> Change” item.

8. In “Select Device” Screen, select “Have Disk...” item.

9. In “Install From Disk” Screen, select your driver source.e.g. A:\WIN95

10. In new “Select Device” Screen, “SiS 5597/5598” would appear and select “OK”.
Then Windows 95 would perform driver installation.

11. After completing installation, Windows 95 would go back to “Change
Display Type” Screen, select “Close” item.

12. Windows 95 would go back to “Display Properties” Screen, select “Close” or
“Apply” item.

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13. In “System Settings Change” Screen, select “Yes” item to restart your
computer.

14. After restarting, Windows 95 will run on 640x480x256 color, 60NI.

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2.3 Using “Display Modes”

1. Go to “Display Properties” Screen and you will find that “Display Modes” item
had been added.

2. First select “Display Modes” item and you may select desired resolution by
changing “Desktop area” pointer , desired color by changing “Color palette” value,
desired font size by changing “Font size”, and desired refresh rate by
changing “Refresh rate”.

3. After completing selection, select “OK” or “Apply” to complete the whole in­stallation.

4. In “SiS 5597/5598 Settings” Screen, select “OK”.

5. Two cases happen :
a). You did not change “color” and/or “font size”.

1. “SiS 5597/5598 Settings” Screen appears again,

b). You changed “color” and/or “font size”.

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2. Select “Yes” and you may work on your selected mode now.

1. System will reboot.

2. You may work on your selected mode now.

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2.4 Utilities

2.4.1 Installation

1. From “Start Menu”, select “Run” item.

2. In “Run” Screen, select your source execution file.
e.g. D:\MM\WIN95\SETUP.EXE

3. In “SiS Multimedia Setup Ver x.xx”, select “OK”.

4. A “SiS Multimedia Vx.xx” program group would be created and shown on screen,
select “Restart Now”.

5. In the “SiS Multimedia Vx.xx” program group, there are three icons:
(1) SiS Multimedia Package: To create a small “SiS Multimedia” icon on the

corner of the screen.
(2) SiS MMPlayer: To create a “SiS MMPlayer” VCP-like icon on the screen.
(3) Center Screen: An utility to adjust the position of display on the screen.

6. “SiS Multimedia V x.xx” program group has been created, select “Restart Now”.

2.4.2 Operation

1. For Video Operations (“SiS MMPlayer”), please refer to section 1.3.

(Windows 95)

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3. Windows NT 3.5 & 3.51

3.0 Version Note

The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and maybe
later release version but not guaranteed.

3.1 Driver Files

(1) The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Windows NT 3.5 & 3.51 drivers are:

(2) All the 16-color, 256-color, 32K/64K-color, and 16M-color drivers are available.

3.2 Installation

1. Select Control Panel from Main group.

2. Select Display icon.

3. Select Change Display Type from Display Settings.

4. Select Change from Display Type.

5. Select Other from Select Device.

6. Place the SiS 5597/5598 CD-title Disk into CD-ROM Drive.

7. When the “Install from Disk” dialog box appears, type the directory storing the

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drivers and click “OK”.
The directory in CD-Title is at “D:\MM\WINNT\WINNT35”.

8. Select Install and click “Yes” when the “Installing Driver” dialog box appears.

9. Select New when the “Windows NT Setup” dialog box appears.

10. Click “Continue” - A message will appear stating that the drivers were success­fully installed. Click “OK”. You must now restart Windows NT 3.51.

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SISTAG SISV.SYS SISV256.DLL
SISV.DLL OEMSETUP.INF

3.3 Selecting resolution and color depth

1. Select Control Panel from Main group.

2. Select Display icon.

3. Select Color Palette to change between 16 colors, 256 colors, 32768 colors,
65536 colors, and 16777216 colors.

4. T o select desktop resolution size, go to the Desktop area and use the slide bar to
change resolution from 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024.

5. Select Test to test the resolution.
If the display test screen was good then select “Yes” when the “Testing Mode”
dialog box appears. If the display test screen was bad then select “No”. Win­dows NT will give you an error message.

6. If the display test screen was good and you select “Yes”, Windows
NT 3.51 will prompt you to restart Windows NT 3.51.

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4. Windows NT 4.0

4.0 V ersion Note

The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and
maybe later release version but not guaranteed.

4.1 Driver Files

(1) The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Windows NT 4.0 drivers are:

SISV.SYS SISV256.DLL
SISV.DLL SISV5597.INF

(2) All the 16-color, 256-color, 32K/64K-color , and 16M-color drivers are available.

4.2 Installation

1. Click “Start” menu and select Control Panel from Settings group.

2. Select Display icon.

3. Select Settings of Display Properties.

4. Select Display Type.

5. Select Change from the Adapter Type area.

6. Select Have Disk of Change Display.

7. Place the SiS 5597/5598 CD-Title Disk into CD-ROM Drive.

8. When the “Install from Disk” dialog box appears, type the directory
storing the drivers and click “OK”.
The directory in CD-Title is at “D:\MM\WINNT\WINNT40”.

9. When the “Change Display” dialog box appears, click “OK”.

10. When the “Third-party Drivers” dialog box appears, click “Yes” - A message
will appear stating that the drivers were successfully installed.

11. Click “OK”. You must now restart Windows NT 4.0.

(Windows NT)

4.3 Selecting resolution and color depth

1. Click “Start” menu and select Control Panel from Settings group.

2. Select Display icon.

3. Select Settings.

4. Select Color Palette to change between 16 colors, 256 colors, 32768 colors,
65536 colors, and 16,777,216 colors.

5. T o select desktop resolution size, go to the Desktop area and use the slide bar to
change resolution from 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024.

6. Select Test to test the resolution. If the display test screen was good then select
“Yes” when the “Testing Mode” dialog box appears. If the display test screen
was bad then select “No”. Windows NT 4.0 will give you an error message.

7. Click “OK”. If the display test screen was good and you select “Yes”,
Windows NT 4.0 will change the mode without restarting Windows NT 4.0.

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5. Autodesk ADI 4.2 -Protected Mode

5.0 General Description

5.0.1 Driver Files

1. The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 ADI driver contains the following file:

RCPSIS.EXP SiS ADI Driver (for all resolutions & colors)
Note: This version of ADI driver does not support 16-color operation.

2. This driver fits for a series of Autodesk Inc. products including:
(1) AutoCAD/386 R11
(2) AutoCAD/386 R12
(3) AutoShade/386 V2.0
(4) 3D Studio V3.0

3. Their installation procedures are different from one program to the others. But
the first step of installation is the same for all these programs, that is “To
unpack and copy drivers to where you would like them to reside.” Therefore,
we will state this step below.

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4. As to the real installation procedures for each program, we will give a detail
description in Sec. 5.1 to Sec. 5.4.

5.0.2 Unpack & Copy

T o unpack and copy drivers to where they should reside, please follow the following
procedures:

1. Run “INSTDRV.EXE” where it resides.

2. In “SiS Super VGA Drivers Installation” menu, select “A. ADI 4.2” to unpack
and copy drivers. (To select, type “A”)

3. In “Unpack & Copy ADI 4.2 Drivers” screen, keyin the “drive:\directory”
where these drivers would reside (default C:\ADI42). Program would
unpack & copy all related driver files to where you assign.

4. After “unpack and copy” completed, exit the INSTDRV.EXE program.

5. Refer to Sec. 5.1 to Sec. 5.4 for the real installation procedures for each
program.

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5.1 AutoCAD R11 Setup

1. The following procedures assume that
(1) You have complete “unpack & copy” procedure.
(2) Your ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42.

2. Add the following setting to your own batch file for AutoCAD R11 (say
ACADR11.BAT) or to your “AUTOEXEC.BAT” file:

SET DSPADI=\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP <Enter>

3. Delete the configure file ACAD.CFG resides in \ACAD directory.

4. Type ACADR11 <Enter> to configure your AutoCAD R11 system.

5. In “Select Display Device:” item, choose “ADI P386 V4.0/4.1 display”

6. In “Select Display Resolution” screen, choose which display driver you want to
use.

7. Go through the whole instrutions, and the system would start with the desired
display setting.

(AutoCAD R1.1)

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5.2 AutoCAD R1.2 Setup

1. The following procedures assume that
(1) You have complete “unpack & copy” procedure.
(2) Your SiS ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42.
(3) Your AutoCAD R12 program is located in C:\ACADR12.
(4) Your AutoCAD R12 default drivers are located in C:\ACADR12\DRV.
(5) Your AutoCAD R12 configure file ACAD.CFG is located in C:\ACADR12.

2. Copy the following driver file to C:\ACADR12\DRV: RCPSIS.EXP.
You may complete this step by COPY C:\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP

C:\ACADR12\DRV.

3. Delete your original ACAD.CFG file. You may complete this step by DEL
C:\ACADR12\ACAD.CFG.

4. Restart your AutoCAD R12 program as usual.

5. AutoCAD R12 will ask you to complete the configuration procedures since it
can’t find the configure file ACAD.CFG.

6. Follow the instructions of AutoCAD R12 to proceed configuration.

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7. In “Available Video Displays:” item, choose the “SiS Super VGA ADI v4.2
Display and Rendering driver” item.

8. In “Select Display Resolution” screen, choose which display driver you want to
use.

9. Go through the whole instructions, and the system would start with the
selected display setting.

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5.3 AutoShade R2.0 Setup

1. The following procedures assume that
(1) You have complete “unpack & copy” procedure.
(2) Your ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42.

2. Add the following settings to your batch file for AutoShade R2.0 (say
SHADE2.BAT) or to your “AUTOEXEC.BAT” file.

(a) For display driver setting, SET DSPADI=\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP.
(b) For rendering driver setting, SET RDPADI=\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP.

3. Delete the configure file SHADE.CFG.

4. Type SHADE2 <Enter> to re-configure the AutoShade.

5. While prompting “Select display device:”, choose “P386 AutoDesk Device In­terface display driver.”

6. While prompting “Select rendering display driver:”, choose “P386 AutoDesk
Device Interface rendering driver.”

7. Go through all the instructions, the system would start with the desired display
setting.

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5.4 3D Studio Version 3.0 Setup

1. The following procedures assume that
(1) You have complete “unpack & copy” procedure.
(2) Your ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42.

2. Create your own 3D Studio V3.0 batch file (say 3DS3.BAT) and add the fol-
lowing settings to it, or add the following settings to your “AUTOEXEC.BA T”
file.

(1) SET RCPADI=C:\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP
(2) SET RDPADI=C:\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP

3. Execute the new 3DS batch file or reboot the computer using the new
“AUTOEXEC.BAT” as to make the new settings effective.

4. Change your current working directory to \3DS3 (where your 3D Studio V3.0
usually resides).

5. Delete original configuration file “3DADI.CFG”.

6. Type 3DS VIBCGF <Enter> to configure your display environment.

7. After the “Company Register Screen” appears, press <Enter> to continue.

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8. The “Video Environment Configuration Screen” will appear.
Please follow the following procedures to configure your video display

environment.
(1) In Main-Display” item,

(2) In “Material-Display” item,

(3) In “Render-Display” item,

(a) Press <Enter> The selection menu will appear.
(b) In selection menu, move cursor to “RCPADI”. Press <Enter> to

select.

(a) Press <Enter> The selection menu will appear.
(b) In selection menu, move cursor to “RCPADI”. Press <Enter> to

select.

(a) Press <Enter> The selection menu will appear.
(b) In selection menu, move cursor to “RCPADI” or “RDPADI”. Press

<Enter> to select.

(4) Complete the other selections and exit configuration.

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9. After exit configure, 3DS will boot automatically using the environment you
just select.

10. If your previous configuration is OK, 3DS will ask you to make detail configu­ration for SiS 5597/5598 drivers. If this didn’t happen, please check your previ­ous procedures or contact the technical support people.

11. In the detail configuration for SiS 5597/5598 drivers, just follow the instruc­tions appear on the screen and make your own choice. If you are confused in
anything, contact the technical support people for solution.

12. After detail configuration, you will enter the 3DS main display screen and
you may begin your 3D Studio work in the environment you make before.

13. Once completing the detail configuration, you may enter 3D Studio in the
same configuration simply by type \3DS3\3DS <Enter> next time.

14. If you want to change your video configuration, just follow the procedures men­tioned before to re-configure.

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6. OS/2 V2.1

6.0 Driver Notes

1. The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and
maybe later release version but not guaranteed.

6.1 Driver Files

1. The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 2.1 driver contains the following files:

SISINST.CMD SiS driver install program
SVGA.EXE SiS PMI Generator
S768256.DL@ SiS IBMDEV32.DLL Display Driver
OTHERS other files required during installation

6.2 Installation

Before install SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 drivers, make sure:

1. Install your OS/2 system using “VGA display” option (i.e. standard VGA).

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2. Start your OS/2 system.

Install SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 2.1 drivers as following procedures:

1. Enter “OS/2 window” or “OS/2 full screen”.

2. Change directory to which holds the SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 2.1 display drivers
and type SISINST <Enter>.

For example, A:\OS2\SBCS.21>SISINST

3. All the Driver Files will be copied to a subdirectory C:\SISDRV and the
“Select Screen parameters for SiS SVGA” menu appears and all the resolution
(and color) and frame rate supported would be shown on the screen.

4. Choose which one you would like to use and click “OK”.

5. Then installation program would complete all installation process and
create a “SiS Setup” for future change mode usage.

6. Shutdown and re-boot OS/2 to make your selection effectively.

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7. OS/2 V3.0 (Warp)

7.0 Driver & OS/2 Version Notes

1. The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and
maybe later release version but not guaranteed.

2. All the OS/2 Warp Versions up to SiS 5597/5598 driver Rev. 1.03 would be
installed as described in this section except for Double Bytes OS/2 Warp (i.e.
Chinese, Japanese, Korea, etc.).

3. For Double Bytes OS/2 Warp installation, please refer to “Sec. 8 Double Bytes
OS/2 Warp”.

7.1 Driver Files

The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 3.0 driver contains the following files:

SISINST.CMD SiS driver install program
SVGA.EXE SiS PMI Generator
S768256.DL@ SiS IBMDEV32.DLL Display Driver
OTHERS other files required during installation

7.2 Installation

Before install SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 drivers, make sure:

1. Install your OS/2 system using “VGA display” option (i.e. standard VGA).

2. Start your OS/2 system.

Install SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 Warp drivers as following procedures:

1. Enter “OS/2 window” or “OS/2 full screen”.

2. Change directory to which holds the SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 3.0 display drivers
and type SISINST <Enter>. For example, A:\OS2\SBCS.30>SISINST

3. All the Driver Files will be copied to a subdirectory C:\SISDRV and the
“Select Screen parameters for SiS SVGA” menu appears and all the resolution
(and color) and frame rate supported would be shown on the screen.

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4. Choose which one you would like to use and click “OK”.

5. Then installation program would complete all installation process and
create a “SiS Setup” for future change mode usage.

6. Shutdown and re-boot OS/2 to make your selection effectively.

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8. Double Bytes OS/2 Warp

8.0 Driver & OS/2 Version Notes

1. The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03”
and maybe later release version but not guaranteed.

2. The following description apply to “Double Bytes OS/2 Warp” only. (i.e.
Chinese, Japanese, Korea, etc.)

8.1 Driver Files

The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Double Byte OS/2 3.0 driver contains the following
files:

SETUP.CMD SiS driver install program
SVGA.EXE SiS PMI Generator
S768256.DL@ SiS IBMDEV32.DLL Display Driver
OTHERS other files required during installation

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8.2 Installation

For Double Byte OS/2 Warp limitation, the installation process is a two phase
installation and can’t complete the whole installation in one-time-process.

1st phase: copy files, modify “config.sys”, create “SiS Install” icon then

shutdown and re-boot OS/2.

2nd phase: double clicks “SiS Install” icon to complete the installation

Before install SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 drivers, make sure:

1. Install your OS/2 system using “VGA display” option (i.e. standard VGA).

2. Start your OS/2 system.

Install SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 Warp drivers as following procedures:
1st phase:

1. Enter “OS/2 window” or “OS/2 full screen”.

2. Change directory to which holds the SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 3.0 display drivers
and type SETUP <Enter>, For example, A:\OS2\DBCS.30>SETUP

3. All the Driver Files will be copied to a subdirectory C:\SISDRV and “SiS
Install” icon would be created.

4. After completing “setup” program, shutdown and re-boot OS/2.

2nd phase:

5. After re-booting OS/2, double clicks “SiS Install” icon. Then the “SiS Install”
icon would be executed automatically and “Select Screen parameters for SiS
SVGA” screen would appeared on the screen.

6. Select the desired resolution (and color) and frame rate on this screen, then
click “OK” to complete installation and “SiS Setup” icon would be created for
future change modes and frame rate usage.

7. After completing installation, shutdown and re-boot OS/2 to make your
selection effectively.

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