ECS P5SJ-A User Manual

P5SJ-A Mainboard
User ’s Manual
P5SJ-A Users Manual
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Federal Communications Commission StatementFederal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two
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• 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 the 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 the receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
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P5SJ-A User’s Manual
Table Of Contents – III
1: P5SJ-A Package & Product Information............. 1.1
About This Manual....................................................................... 1.1
Package Contents............................................................... 1.3
Mainboard Features ........................................................... 1.4
Component Information ..................................................... 1.6
Expansion Cards & Slots.............................................................. 1.6
Memory Sockets & Modules ....................................................... 1.7
CPU Socket & CPU ....................................................................... 1.7
Port & Controller Connections ..................................................... 1.7
2: Using Your Mainboard ....................................... 2.1
System Controls.................................................................. 2.1
Hardware Controls & Indicators ................................................. 2.1
CMOS Setup Utility Controls......................................................... 2.3
Hardware Features............................................................. 2.6
Onboard Ports.............................................................................. 2.6
Connectors ...................................................................................2.6
Optional Hardware...................................................................... 2.8
Firmware & Software.......................................................... 2.9
How To Use The CMOS Setup Utility............................................ 2.9
Clearing CMOS............................................................................. 2.9
Flashing The BIOS......................................................................... 2.11
Bus Master Drivers....................................................................... 2.11
Video Drivers ................................................................................2.11
Disabling Onboard Video Display Card...................................... 2.11
3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard .......................... 3.1
Installing Expansion Cards .................................................. 3.1
ISA Cards & Slots.......................................................................... 3.1
Configuring Expansion Card Resources In CMOS Setup............3.2
Adding System Memory ..................................................... 3.5
Memory Configurations............................................................... 3.6
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Installing A CPU Upgrade ................................................... 3.9
The Basic Procedure ....................................................................3.9
Configuring External Clock Speed & Factor ................................3.10
Configuring CPU Voltage............................................................. 3.10
CPU Jumper Tables & Illustrations .............................................. 3.12
Adding An IDE Peripheral.................................................... 3.16
IDE Transfer Modes ...................................................................... 3.16
Installing IDE Devices....................................................................3.18
Adjusting Display Memory.................................................. 3.19
4: P5SJ–A Reference Information.......................... 4.1
Using This Section............................................................... 4.1
Jumper Configuration Summary......................................... 4.3
Supported CPUs.................................................................. 4.10
Interpreting CPU Markings ..........................................................4.11
System Memory Specifications........................................... 4.13
Memory Configurations............................................................... 4.13
CMOS Setup Utility Summary ............................................. 4.14
Using the CMOS Setup Utility.......................................................4.14
Accessing The CMOS Setup Utility...............................................4.14
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................. 4.18
BIOS Features Setup..................................................................... 4.22
Chipset Features Setup................................................................ 4.27
Power Management Setup .........................................................4.29
PNP/PCI Configuration................................................................. 4.34
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1: Package & Product Information – 1.1
In This Section:
About This Manual Package Contents Component Information

1: P5SJ-A Package & Product Information

This manual contains all the information you’ll need to use the P5SJ-A mainboard. Please take a moment to familiarize your­self with the design and organization of the manual.

About This Manual

This manual is divided into four sections:
• Section 1: Package & Product Information
A brief overview of what comes in the mainboard package, its
basic features, layout and component information.
• Section 2: Using Your Mainboard
Information on mainboard features that you may make use of
in operating your computer.
• Section 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard
How to change or upgrade the mainboard configuration.
• Section 4: Reference Information
A summary of the mainboard’s settings and specifications.
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The manual uses some icons to call your attention to impor­tant information. The icons appear in the sidebar and represent the following:
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• A recommendation or good idea
• A warning or bad idea
• Danger warning
Online Manual Format
If the support disk for your mainboard is a CD-ROM disc, a copy of the printed manual may be stored on the disc in Adobe Acrobat format. If so, it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader version
3.0 or later to view it. Acrobat Reader for Microsoft Windows95 may also be supplied on the Support Disk. If not, you can obtain a free copy of the Reader software from the Abobe web site which is currently at www.adobe.com as well as other locations.
If you have the online manual, you may want to install Acro­bat Reader on your system hard disk. You can copy the manual over as well so that the manual is readily available without hav­ing to hunt up the Support Disk when you want to view it.
If you are unfamiliar with Acrobat Reader, please take a mo­ment to view the Reader Online Guide which is available under the Help menu when you run Reader.
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Package Contents

The P5SJ–A mainboard package contains the following items, as noted in the Quick Installation Guide. We’ve listed them here again for your convenience. Please inspect the package contents and confirm that everything is there. If anything is missing or damaged, call your vendor for instructions before proceeding. The package includes:
• P5SJ–A Mainboard
• Cable Pack:
– 1 Floppy Controller Cable
– 1 IDE Controller Cable
– 1 VGA Port Bracket with attached cable (SIS 5598 model)
• Optional Hardware:
– External USB dual-port bracket
• Support CD:
– IDE Bus Master Drivers
– Display Drivers
The SIS VGA display comes with drivers for a wide range of Operating Systems. These are organized in individual folders. In each folder there is a “readme” file that explains how to install the driver. Please locate the folder for the driver you need and check this file.
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P5SJ–A Models
There are two P5SJ–A main­board models. One has an onboard video display fea­ture – SIS5598, the other – SIS5582– does not. If you have the model with the onboard display feature, it comes with an external VGA port bracket with an attached cable that connects to the mainboard. Other than this feature, the two models are the same.
You can tell which model you have by looking at the big green heat sink in the middle of the board. The SIS chip number is printed on it.
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Mainboard Features

This mainboard is a highly integrated Mini-ATX design that
incorporates many features on the board. The mainboard includes the following features:
• Socket 7 CPU socket supports Pentium and compatible CPUs up to 266MHz
• SIS5598 or 5582 (non-VGA) single chip solution
• Super I/O chip
• Integrated SIS VGA display (optional) – Uses system memory for display memory – Display drivers for multiple Operating Systems
• 256KB or optional 512KB Pipeline Burst SRAM Level 2 cache
• 4 SIMM memory module sockets: – SIMMs: 5V EDO or Fast Page DRAM – SIMMs in two banks SIM1/2, SIM3/4 – Supports up to 256MB
• Onboard Connectors – Primary & Secondary EIDE channels, Ultra DMA support – Floppy disk drive connector for two drives – Optional Infrared module connector
• External Ports – Two USB ports on optional port bracket – COM1 & COM2 serial ports, enhanced Parallel port – PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard connectors
• Expansion Card Slots – Four PCI 2.1–compliant PCI slots – Three 16-bit ISA slots
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P5SJ-A Mainboard Layout
ISA Slots 1 2 3
PCI Slots 4 3 2 1
IR Port
The model shown above
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USB Port
Case Features
VGA Port
Battery
COM2
SIMM4
SIMM2
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IDE 2 IDE 1
Printer
KB/Mouse
SIMM3 SIMM1
Socket 7
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CPU Socket 7
Floppy
Jumper & Connectors
The illustration above shows the connectors, sockets and ports on the mainboard. The VGA Port is a connector for the external VGA port bracket. The USB Port is a connector for the optional external dual USB port bracket. The IR Port is a connector for an optional IrDA–compatible infrared port module.
COM1
Power
Fan Power
Wake Up
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Component Information

This section is a brief description of the components on the
mainboard that you might need to know about if you want to upgrade or change your system configuration. If your mainboard is already installed in a system, it isn’t necessary for you to re­view this section.
This mainboard uses the Mini-A TX ‘form factor’, a design that
integrates many features onto the board including some number of external ports.

Expansion Cards & Slots

The mainboard has seven expansion slots for system expan-
sion or ‘add-on’ cards. Three of them are ISA slots, the other four are PCI slots. When you get an expansion card, it must use one of these to connect to the computer.
The ISA expansion slots are a legacy of the original IBM PC/
A T design. They are 16-bit slots that run at a moderate bus speed. There are many kinds of expansion cards that use this slot design to connect to the computer, some of the most common being sound and modem cards.
PCI slots are the current high-speed 32-bit standard for sys-
tem expansion cards. They operate at a faster speed and have a greater data throughput than ISA cards.
Expansion cards often make use of system resources, which
requires managing the system resource configuration. Most newer expansion cards support the ‘Plug and Play’ standard that allows an Operating System like Windows95 to automatically detect them and configure system resources as needed. Some older ISA designs may not support this standard and may therefore require manual configuration. You should consult the specifications or documentation for a card to determine if this is the case and what needs do be done to properly configure the card.
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Memory Sockets & Modules

There are four memory module sockets on the mainboard. They use 72-pin SIMM memory modules. The sockets are paired into two ‘banks.’ This means you must install two modules at a time. This mainboard has a very flexible memory design that al­lows the use of a variety of memory options up to a total of 256MB. There is more information about this in ‘Adding System Memory’ section of Section 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard.

CPU Socket & CPU

The Socket 7 CPU socket supports the full range of Pentium®­class CPUs including MMX Pentiums socket is easy . The lever at the side of the socket latches the CPU in place when it is down and releases it when raised.
If you want to install a CPU upgrade or are installing a CPU on the board for the first time, please refer to ‘Installing a CPU’ in Section 3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard.

Port & Controller Connections

This mainboard has two external Serial ports, one Parallel port and a PS/2-type keyboard and mouse port built onto the board. There are also several connectors built onto the board. There are connectors for four IDE devices in two ‘channels’ and for two floppy disk drives. There are also some connectors on the board for some system case features and a CPU cooling fan.
In addition, there is a connector for an optional external double USB (Universal Serial Bus) port bracket that is an option for this mainboard. If you have the version of this mainboard that has the onboard video display card, there is also a connector for an external VGA port bracket.
Details about these connectors are in Section 4: Reference In­formation.
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P5SJ-A User’s Manual
2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.1
In This Section:
System Controls Hardware Features Firmware & Software

2: Using Your Mainboard

This section covers the following topics:
• System Controls & Indicators
• Hardware Features
• Firmware & Software
They go over the system control features and status indicators that derive from the mainboard and explain the software that comes with or is built-into the mainboard

System Controls

There are two topics in this section, a explanation of the hard­ware controls and status indicators that connect from the main­board to your system case and some information about the parts of the CMOS Setup Utility that allow you customize some sys­tem features.

Hardware Controls & Indicators

There are some control features and status indicators that con­nect from the mainboard to your system case, which is some­times called the ‘Enclosure’ or ‘Chassis.’ These are:
Power Switch
Power Status Indicator
Suspend Switch
Suspend Status Indicator
Reset Switch
Hard Disk Drive Activity Indicator
Keyboard Lock
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All of these case features connect to the mainboard via con-
nector strip J7. Not all system cases have all of these features, so your system may not have all of them. The functions and op­tions for these are shown in the table on the next page.
Hardware Controls & Indicators Feature J7 Pins
Power Switch 19-20 Turns the system power on and of f. In some systems, push once for Suspend, push for >4 seconds for Off.
Power Status LED 1-3 When lighted indicates that system is turned on
Suspend Switch 4-5 Puts the system into Suspend state under Operating Systems that support this power management feature
Suspend LED 6-8 When lighted indicates that system is suspended
Reset Switch 9-10 Pressing the Reset switch restarts the system
HDD Activity 17-18 Flashes when hard disk drive is active
Keyboard Lock 11-12 Disables keyboard via a lock mounted on front panel of the case
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CMOS Setup Utility Controls

T wo sections of the CMOS Setup Utility allow you to config­ure how some of your system’s features work. These are:
BIOS Features Setup
Power Management Setup
The CMOS Setup Utility is a program that is permanently stored in the BIOS chip on the mainboard. The utility creates a system hardware configuration record that it stores in a small amount of battery-supported memory on the board. The BIOS uses this record to function as an interface between the system hardware and the operating system. Most of the settings in the CMOS Setup Utility are made automatically, so you won’t nor­mally need to use this program. You can, however, customize some of the operational features to suit how you prefer to use the program.
The screen illustrations on the next two pages show the Setup Default settings for these two sections of the utility.
The CMOS Setup Utility Summary in Section 4: Reference Information, lists the setting options for each section of the util­ity including the two noted above.
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CMOS Setup Utility –
BIOS Features Setup This section of the setup utility allows you to configure some system features including Vi­rus Warning, Boot Sequence and Security Option. Virus Warning – When enabled, monitors the primary hard disk boot sector and warns of any attempt to write to it.
Boot Sequence – Controls the order in which the system checks disk drives for a boot disk. Security Option – Sets the level of password protection for the system.
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CMOS Setup Utility –
Power Management Setup This section of the setup utility allows you to configure the power management features supported by the BIOS. These can also operate in tandem with Operating System power management features.
Y ou can use the Min Saving or Max Saving default modes or you can configure the power management features indi­vidually in the User Define mode.
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Hardware Features

This section is a brief overview of information about the
mainboard’s hardware features that connect to external devices.

Onboard Ports

There are five external ports on the mainboard. These are ports
standard to most personal computers:
• COM1 Serial Port A high-speed serial port which can also be configured as the
COM3 port in the CMOS Setup Utility.
• COM2 Serial Port A high-speed serial port which can also be configured as the
COM4 port in the CMOS Setup Utility.
• Parallel Port The parallel port can be configured as a Standard, ECP or EPP
parallel port in the CMOS Setup Utility.
• PS/2 Keyboard Port
• PS/2 Mouse Port

Connectors

There are several connectors on the mainboard for connecting
additional ports and internal peripheral devices
• IDE 1 – Primary IDE Channel Connector for the Primary Master and Slave IDE devices.
• IDE 2 – Secondary IDE Channel Connector for the Secondary Master and Slave IDE devices.
• Floppy Connector Connector for two floppy disk drives.
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CMOS Setup Utility –
Integrated Peripherals This section of the setup utility configures the IDE and Floppy controllers and the settings for the external ports This section enables and con­figures the optional USB and Infrared features.
The screen illustration shows the settings when the Opti­mum Settings are loaded.
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Optional Hardware

There two feature connectors on the mainboard for optional
ports. These require optional external port hardware.
USB Ports
The USB1 connector on the mainboard supports two Univer-
sal Serial Bus ports. An optional external port bracket attaches to the onboard connector via an attached cable.
With the optional port bracket installed you can attach USB
devices to the external ports. If the USB ports are installed, the USB Controller line in the Integrated Peripherals section of the CMOS Setup utility must be set to ‘Enabled’. USB ports may also require Operating System support for USB devices.
IR Port
The onboard IR connector supports an Infra-Red port module
that enables wireless communication between the computer and other computers and devices with infrared capability.
The port module is an optional component. If it is installed,
you must set the UART 2 line in the Integrated Peripherals sec­tion of the CMOS Setup utility to the appropriate IR mode used by the module.
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Firmware & Software

The mainboard hardware is supported by both firmware and software components. Firmware is software that is stored on a chip on the board rather than on disk media.
The firmware component you interface with on this main­board is the CMOS Setup Utility. This utility establishes various settings used by the BIOS, the basic software that is an interface between the system hardware and software.
The software component is comprised of software drivers that support the PCI IDE controller and the 5598 model onboard VGA video display card.

How To Use The CMOS Setup Utility

The CMOS Setup Utility options are listed in detail in Section 4: Reference Information. This section is just a brief explanation of how to run the program to adjust settings as noted in this and the next section.
To run the CMOS Setup Utility, press the Del or Delete key while the computer is starting up, before the operating starts to load. The utility’s main screen will appear as shown on the next page. To navigate the program, use the controls shown on the screen. The utility has several sections. Many of the features con­figured by the utility are set to operate automatically when the ‘Setup Defaults’, the recommended mode, are used. With Setup Defaults loaded you can still customize various settings.

Clearing CMOS

Under some unusual circumstances the configuration record created by the CMOS Setup utility and stored on the mainboard can become corrupted and unusable, possibly leading to the board being unable to operate properly. If this happens, the CMOS record can be cleared by setting jumper JP16 to the clear setting for a moment and then setting it back to the Normal setting. Re­fer to Section 4 for more information.
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CMOS Setup Utility –
This is the main screen for the setup utility from which you access its various sections. The function and use of each section is covered in Section 4: Reference Information.
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Flashing The BIOS

This mainboard uses the Award BIOS. The BIOS is stored on a programmable flash memory chip on the mainboard. Updates to the BIOS can be installed by installing a new BIOS file on the flash chip, which replaces the existing one. You do this using software that comes on the Support Disk. There is an explana­tion of how to install a BIOS update in a ‘readme’ text file in­cluded with the program.
To install a BIOS update, you must set the JP20 ‘Flash Boot Block’ jumper to ‘Enabled’ while installing the BIOS and then set it back to the ‘Disable’ setting for normal operation.

Bus Master Drivers

This mainboard comes with software drivers, for various Op­erating Systems, that enable the PCI controller to operate in ‘Bus Master’ mode. The drivers are on the Support Disk. The included ‘readme’ file has information on the drivers and installation in­formation.

Video Drivers

The 5598 model of this mainboard has an onboard SIS VGA video display card. A wide variety of display drivers are provided with the board to support various Operating Systems. When you run the installation program you can view information about the drivers and make selections on which to install.
A text file is included that describes the drivers provided.

Disabling Onboard Video Display Card

If you have the 5598 model of this mainboard and want to use a different video display card you can disable the onboard SIS VGA video display . T o do this you must set jumpers JP23, 24 and 25 to their ‘Disable’ settings. See Section 4 : Reference Informa­tion for more information.
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Jumper Settings Mentioned In This Chapter Function Jumper Settings
Clear CMOS JP16 Normal 1-2 (D)
Clear 2-3
Flash Boot JP20 Disable 2-3 Block Enable 1-2 (D)
Onboard JP23,24,25 Enable JP23:1-2, JP24:2-3, JP25:1-2 (D) VGA DisableJP23:2-3, JP24:1-2, JP25:2-3
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In This Section:
Installing Expansion Cards Adding System Memory Installing A CPU Upgrade Adding An IDE Peripheral
Adjusting Display Memory

3: Reconfiguring Your Mainboard

This section explains how to install new hardware on your mainboard. It covers installing expansion cards, adding system memory , changing the CPU and installing additional IDE periph­eral devices such as a hard disk or a CD-ROM drive.

Installing Expansion Cards

There are seven expansion card slots on the mainboard, three ISA slots and four PCI slots. When you get an expansion card, it will come with instructions on how to install it, so this section covers relevant information from the mainboard side only.

ISA Cards & Slots

ISA expansion cards often use system resources in the form of IRQs and DMA channels. Newer cards that comply with the Plug and Play (PnP) standard are designed to allow the Operating Sys­tem to automatically configure system resources. Cards that do not support PnP may require manual configuration of both the card hardware and settings in the CMOS Setup Utility.
If you have a PnP-compliant card to install there should be little to do other than follow the installation instructions. If, how­ever, you have a non-PnP car d and it requires configuring system resources, you may need to review the third part of this section, Configuring Expansion Card Resources In CMOS Setup.
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PCI Cards & Slots
With very few exceptions, any PCI expansion card you are
likely to get will be Plug an Play compliant. If you are using an Operating System that supports PnP, such as Windows 95, you should be able to follow the installation instructions that come with the card and have the Operating System automatically rec­ognize and configure the card.
The four PCI slots on the mainboard all have ‘Bus Master’
capability. For installed PCI cards to use this feature an Operat­ing System-specific Bus Master software driver that comes with this mainboard must be installed under your Operating System. These drivers are located on the Support Disk. There is more information about them later in this section.

Configuring Expansion Card Resources In CMOS Setup

The CMOS Setup Utility , which is covered in detail in Section
4: Reference Information, has a section called PNP/PCI Configu­ration. The default settings in this section allow the Operating System to automatically configure IRQ resources for PnP com­pliant ISA and PCI Cards.
If you need to install a non-PnP card, you will need to config-
ure any IRQ and DMA settings manually, both on the card and in the CMOS Setup Utility . The following three pages show how to do this.
Running CMOS Setup
To run the CMOS Setup utility, press the Delete or the Del key while your computer is first starting up. Select the ‘PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION’ item on the main screen and press the Enter key to open it.
When you are finished, press the Esc key once to return to the main screen and then select ‘SAVE & EXIT SETUP’ and press the Enter key to save the new configuration. For more information on this see Sec­tion 4: Reference Information.
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