ECS P6FX1-A User Manual
P6FXI·A
(for
Award
BIOS)
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User's Manual
(for
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V1.1
August, 1996
This mainboard requires correct configuration information; otherwise, a malfunction may result.
Static electricity can cause serious damage
to
integrated circuit
mainboards. To avoid building up a static electric charging on your
body, be sure you discharge any static electricity by grounding
yourself before handling
the
motherboards. If motherboards are
handed from one person
to
another, they should touch hands first,
then pass
the
motherboards.
Information presented in this publication has been carefully checked for reliability;
however,
no
responsibility
is
assumed for inaccuracies. The information contained
in
this document
is
subject to change without notice.
Contact your dealer for warranty details .
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All
brands and product names used in this manual may be trademarks or
registered trademarks
of
their respective companies.
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Table
of
Contents
Introduction
Mainboard Description -----------------------------------------------------1-1
Features ----------------------------------------------------------------------
1-3
Memory Configurations
System
Memory
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2-2
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Cache
Memory
Subsystem
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2-3
Level
1 Cache ----------------------------------------------------------2
-3
Level
2 Cache ---------------------------------------------------------- 2
-3
Jumpers and Connectors
Setting the Jumpers ---------.:----------------------------------------------
3-1
Graphical Descriptions of Jumper Settings-----------------------------3-3
CPU
Type
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3-3
CPU
Voltage Selection ---------------------------------------------
3-4
Connectors ----------------------------------------------------------------
3-5
Board Layout ---------------------------------:------------------------------3 -7
Built-in BIOS Setup Program
SETUP
Program -------------------------------------------------------------
4-1
Standard
CMOS
Setup
-----------------------------------------------------4-3
BIOS
Features Setup--------------------------------------------------------4-4
Chipset Features Setup ---------------------------------------------------4-7
Power
Management Setup
___________________________________________
4-10
PNPIPCI
Configuration
Setup-------------~--------------------------
4-12
Load
BIOS
Defaults-----------------------------------------------------
4-13
Load
Setup Defaults ------------------------------------------------------
4-13
Integrated Peripherals -----------------------------------------------.----
4-14
Supervisor Password --------------------.,.---------------------------------
4-16
User
Password ----------,---------------------------------------------------
4-16
IDE
lID D
Auto
Detection --------.--------------------------------------.
4-16
Quitting
SETUP
-----------------------------------------------------------
4-18
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P6FXJ-A
1 Introduction
Mainboard Description
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Serial/Parallel
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® PCI IDE Connectors
® FDD Connector
® Power Supply Connectors
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P6FX1-A
P6FX1-A is a Pentium Pro mainboard based on the Intel 440FX Chipset ( 82441FX,
82442FX and 82371SB) and SMC I/O chip. There are four lSA Bus slots and four
PCl Bus slots on P6FX1-A.
It
also supports two banks (4 SIMMs) DRAM with
memory size up to 256MB.
lfyou
use with parity SIMM, you can enable BIOS ECC
fun::tion. There is only one bit error correction and up
to
double bit error detectation
in the system.
This is a high performance all-in-one mainboard which supports Intel Pentium-Pro
TM
CPU, EDO DRAM, PCl IDE interface ........ and so on.
1.
Processor:
Socket 8 supports Intel Pentium Pro
150116611801200
MHz
Upgrade to P6S and P6T CPU.
2.
Chipset:
Intel 440FX Pentium Pro chipset
SMC 37C669 (Super I/O Controller)
3.
System BIOS:
Award BIOS with full Green Function Pnp and DMI 2.
0.
4.
SIMM
System Memory Socket:
Support 8MB
to
256MB
5.
Expansion Slot:
4 lSA Bus Slots.
4 PCl Bus Slots.
6.
PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard Set:
Provides Connectors for
PS/2
Keyboards &
PS/2
Mouse.
7.
Serial 1 Parallel Port:
Provides two serial ports and one parallel port.
8.
PCI
IDE Connector:
2 Enhanced PCl IDE up to 4 IDE Device Connectors,
9. FDD Connector:
Provides an on-board FDD Connector which supports
360KB/720KBI1.2MB/1.44MB/2.88MB type drives.
10.
Power Supply Connectors:
Provides the connectors for standard PC power supply and ATX power supply.
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P6FX1-A
Features
o CPU:
• One Socket 8 supports Pentium Pro 150/1661180/200 MHz CPU
• Upgradable to P6S and P6T CPUs.
o BIOS:
• Award BIOS with Green Flash ROM, DMI and CDROM boot function.
• Comply with Intel and Windows 95 PnP.
- PNP specification Vl.Oa
-
PCl2.1
o
Memory:
• 4 pieces of72-pin SIMM sockets with memory size from 8MB
to
256MB.
• Support parity or error checking and correction. (ECC function for
reliability)
• Support EDO /Fast Page Mode
DRAM.
o Slots:
• 4 l6-bit lSA slots with 100% lSA compatible function.
• 4 32-bit PCl slots all support PCl master.
- PCl specification version 2.1.
- CPU to PCl memory write posting with 4 Word deep buffers.
- Convert Back-to-Back sequential CPU to PCl memory writes
to
PCl
Burst writes.
o
IDE:
• Build-in Intel 82371SB chip 32-bit PCl IDE interface with 2 IDE
channels.
- Support PIO and Bus master IDE
- Support up to PIO mode 4 timings
- Transfer 8x32 bit buffer for Bus master IDE PCI Burst
- Support Separate Master
1 Slave IDE mode.
- Plug and Play compatible.
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P6FXI-A
- Fully compatible with PCl local bus specification V2.1.
o FDD:
• Two floppy drives support
360Kl720Kl1.2MB/1.44MB/2.88MBand
3
mode floppy drives.
P6FXJ-A
2 Memory Configurations
This chapter contains the detailed memory configuration: System
Memory
and
o 1/0:
Cache
Memory.
• One
mutil~mode
parallel port with chip-protect circuitry supports
, standard, enhanced (EPP), high speed (ECP) mode.
• Two high speed 16C550 compatible buffer fast serial port.
o System and Power Management:
• Support Advanced Power Management (APM)
• Support Soft Power
Down
Function.
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SIMM Sockets on
P6FXI-A
motherboard.
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P6FXI-A
System Memory
Bank 0 Bank
1
P6FX1-A provides tremendous flexibility DRAM
configurations.
It
accepts a maximum 256 MB memory
size. The main memory
is
installed with SIMM (Single-In-
line-Memory Module).
There are two memory banks which support the
4Mj8M/16Mj32M/64M
type, single and/or double-density
modules. The DRAM type
of
SIMMO
/SIMM1
is
independent
of
SIMM2/SIMM3.
The type
of
S/MM a and S/MM1
must
be same
if
they exist
at
the same time.
The following table lists a number
of
possible DRAM combinations.
Continued:
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Table 2-1. System Memory Configurations
•.
means the memory size
is
not available for testing now.
We recommend not
to
mix the
EDO
and FPM
on
the system.
Cache Memory Subsystem
Level 1
Cache
P6FXI-A
16
KB
Levell
Cache that is built in Pentium Pro CPU includes Data Cache and
Code Cache.
• 1. Data Cache: supports 8KB Write-Through and Write-Back policy.
• 2. Code Cache: supports 8KB Write-Through policy.
Level 2
Cache
Level 2 Cache is included
in
Pentium Pro CPU. The Size
of
Level 2 Cache
is
256KB
or
512KB depending on CPU.
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