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C-P55T2D CPU Card
USER'S MANUAL
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USER'S NOTICE No part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any lan- guage in any form by any means without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (hereinafter referred to as ASUS) except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes. Specifications are subject to change without notice. ASUS provides this manual “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expre
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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Info: Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC Telephone: 886-2-894-3447 Fax: 886-2-894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support: Fax: 886-2-895-9254 BBS: 886-2-896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: http://www.asus.com.tw/ Gopher: gopher.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Info: Address: 721 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131, USA Telephone: 1-408-474-0567 Fax: 1-408-474-0568 Ema
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CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION........................................................1 How this manual is organized .......................................................... 1 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 1 II. FEATURES .................................................................2 Map of the CPU Card ................................................................. 2 Features of This CPU card ................................
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CONTENTS V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT ...................................31 Desktop Management Interface (DMI).......................................... 31 Introducing the DMI Configuration Utility ........................ 31 System Requirements .........................................................31 Using the DMI Configuration Utility .................................32 Notes: ..................................................................................32 ASUS C-P55T2D User's Manual V
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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 provid
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I. INTRODUCTION How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Introduction: Manual information and checklist II. Features: Information and specifications concerning this product III. Installation: Instructions on setting up the CPU card IV. BIOS Setup: BIOS software setup information V. DMI Utility: BIOS supported Desktop Management Interface Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact
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II. FEATURES (Features) II. FEATURES Features of This CPU card The C-P55T2D is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants great versatility in the assembly of a computer system. This CPU card: • PS/2 Connectors: PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard connectors on bracket. ® ™ • Versatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium 75-233MHz (P55C-MMX , P54C/ ® ® ® ® ™ P54CS), IBM /Cyrix 6x86-PR166+ (Rev 2.7 or later), IBM /Cyrix 6x86MX ™ ™ (PR166 & above), AMD-K5 (PR75-PR133), AMD-K6 (PR166-PR233).
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JP2 JP3 JP2 JP3 JP2 JP3 III. INSTALLATION Jumper Settings CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (JP15, 16) These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequency (called the BUS Clock) within the CPU. 2 1 3/2 2 5/2 3 JP15 JP16 1.5x(3/2) 2.0x(2/1) 2.5x(5/2) 3.0x(3/1) P54C/K5 Complete Names: 3.5X(7/2) 2.0x(2/1) 2.5x(5/2) 3.0x(3/1) P55C/K6/MX Intel Pentium P54C, P55C-MMX IBM/Cyrix 6X86 3.0x(3/1) 2.0x(2/1) 1.0x(1/1) 4.0x(4/1) AMD K5, K6 IBM/Cyrix 6X86, 6x86
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III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) III. INSTALLATION Single/Dual Power Plane CPU Voltage Regulator Selections (JP1, 20) The following jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU. Determine whether your CPU has a Single Power Plane or Dual Power Planes and then the volt- age that it uses. When a single power plane CPU is installed, the dual power plane selections will be automatically disabled. When a dual power plane CPU is installed, the single power plane selections will be automatically disabled
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III. INSTALLATION APIC Dual CPU Selection (JP14) This jumper turns on or off the multiprocessor operating system’s support for multi- processors regardless of the number of processors installed in the system. For single processor operating systems (e.g. DOS, OS/2 Warp, Win3.1x, Win95, Nextstep): You can use one (or two) processor(s) and this “APIC Dual CPU Selection” jumper has no function (you may leave on default setting). For multiprocessor operating systems (e.g. WinNT, Unixware, SCO Unix M
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III. INSTALLATION (Dual CPU Table) III. INSTALLATION Dual CPU Identification Table For 75-, 90, 100-, 120-, 133-, 150-, 166-, 200-MHz Pentium Processors Type Speed MHz S-Spec Voltage Type Speed MHz S-Spec Voltage (Core/BUS) (Core/BUS) 0/2 75/50 SX969 STD 0/2 100/66 SX962 VRE 0/2 75/50 SX998 STD 0/2 100/66 SY007 STD 5 5 0/2 75/50 SZ994 STD 0/2 100/66 SU110 STD 6 6 0/2 75/50 SU070 STD 0/2 100/66 SU099 STD 0/2 75/50 SX961 STD 5 0/2 75/50 SZ977 STD 0/2 120/60 SY033 STD 6 0/2 75/50 SY005 STD 0/2 120
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III. INSTALLATION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all jumpers and connections are made, close the system case cover. 2. Make sure that all switches are in the off position as marked by . 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case as instructed by your system user's manual. 4. Connect the power cord into an power outlet that is equipped by a surge protector. 5. You may then turn on your devices in the following order: a. Your monitor
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IV. BIOS (Flash Memory Writer) IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Flash Memory Writer Utility 1. Enable "Boot Block Programming" jumper as shown in section III. 2. Make sure the system is running in real mode. This utility will not operate if the system is under protected mode or virtual mode. This means that you cannot reprogram the motherboard BIOS under the Windows environment or with any memory management software, including HIMEM.SYS. The fol- lowing describes the easiest way run your system from real
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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 1. Save Current BIOS to File (Perform as soon as system is running) This option allows you to copy the contents of the Flash memory chip into a file in the \FLASH directory. This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to re-install it. In such cases where the data on the chip get lost or corrupted, you can reprogram the chip using this backup copy. 2. Update BIOS Main Block from File This option updates the BIOS from a file on the disk.
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IV. BIOS (Flash Memory Writer) IV. BIOS SOFTWARE To select an option, type its corresponding number in the provided space and then press the key. Follow these procedure to update the PnP motherboard BIOS. 1. Download the new BIOS by selecting the second command option from the Advanced Features screen. The program displays a second screen prompting you for the name of the BIOS file. Type in the complete name of the file, including the file name extension, and then press the
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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 6. BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 Volt and 12 Volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are re- leased. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail at the beginning of BIOS Software section IV. All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the sys- tem configuration and settings. If your motherboard came in a compute
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IV. BIOS (Standard CMOS) IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Load Defaults The “Load BIOS Defaults” option loads the minimized settings for troubleshoot- ing. “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 above 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
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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Details of Standard CMOS Setup: Date To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press the page up/page down or +/- keys to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values for month, day and year are: Month: 1 to 12 Day: 1 to 31 Year: up to 2099 Time To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and then press the page up/page down or +/- keys to set the current time. Follow the hour, minute and second format. Valid values for hour, minute
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IV. BIOS (Standard CMOS) IV. BIOS SOFTWARE For IDE hard disk drives, you can: • Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup (see below) • Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION in the main menu to automatically enter the drive specifications, or you can: • 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), SE
