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P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 2
... IDE Devices Faster Data Transfer Power Conservation Audio Features On-Board Video Display SCSI BIOS Firmware & The SC-200 Controller Card
Chapter 2: Upgrade Guide
Installing Expansion Cards Installation Procedure Assigning System IRQs for Expansion Cards
Upgrading System Memory Configuring System Memory Installing SIMMs
Updating the Flash BIOS
Chapter 3: Software Guide
Award BIOS Setup Standard...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 4
... introduces the mainboard's features and shows where things are on the board in case you want to install an upgrade.
Chapter 2 explains how to install upgrades.
Chapter 3 explains the Award BIOS Setup Utility, SCSI BIOS and the Flash Memory Writer BIOS update utility.
Chapter 4 lists settings and specifications and has instructions for adding cache memory and the optional SCSI interface card.
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 5
...8226; The P/I-P55SP3AV Mainboard Sr User's Manual • AV689 Audio/VGA port card (optional VGA-only card) • 1 IDE Device & 1 Floppy Disk Drive ribbon cable • External Parallel port with cable • External Serial port with cable • External Game port with cable • Support, Driver and bundled software • Optional External PS/2 mouse port with cable • Optional...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 6
...audio hardware. The PCI IDE driver disk has 'readme' files that explain how to install and use the drivers.
The software includes: Support: • PFlash Flash Memory Writer - updates the system BIOS with
a new BIOS file. • SIS 5513 PCI IDE Drivers for various operating systems (for on-
board PCI IDE). Video & Audio: • SIS Video Display Drivers & Utilities with printable User's
Manual...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 8
... and supports Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives. The controller supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 at a maximum transfer rate of 17MB/second and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 at maximum 17MB/second.
• Optional IrDA-compatible infrared port module and external PS/2 port/cable.
• On-board NCR SCSI BIOS firmware supports the optional PCI SC-200 SCSI controller card.
Static...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 14
...Windows 3.x or other users, will need to be aware of IRQ use in the system configuration.
An IRQ, or interrupt request, is the process whereby an input or output device tells the CPU... personal computer.
Some expansion cards require the use of an IRQ line, for example, network interface cards and sound cards. When you install a card that uses an IRQ, it probably will have a default IRQ setting that ...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 16
... you can set up in the BIOS Setup Utility, where the Power Management Setup section controls the board's power management scheme. The power management features include hard disk and video controls. For more information see the section on Power Management Setup in Chapter 3.
Audio Features
This mainboard includes full 16-bit sound card capabilities and comes with a suite of Windows audio utilities...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 17
... on the AV689 audio/display port card that comes with the mainboard. The port card plugs into the connector between ISA slots Slotl and Slot2. An optional VGA port-only card is also available.
SCSI BIOS Firmware & The Optional SC-200 Controller Card
This mainboard has on-board NCR SCSI firmware recorded in the BIOS flash ROM chip that supports the NCR 53C810 PCI Fast SCSI2 controller. There is an...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 18
.... It covers the most likely and technically accessible upgrades you might want to do, including adding expansion cards, increasing system memory and upgrading the BIOS.
Installing upgrades will either improve the performance of your computer, or add some additional capabilities to it. You can install upgrades yourself, or have your dealer or a qualified computer technician do it for you.
It is...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 19
... version of Windows, you will need to configure any new expansion cards yourself.
Installation Procedure
Expansion cards often require pre-installation configuration and sometimes post-installation software setup. Check your card documentation for instructions on this. Once you have configured an expansion card you want to install, the installation procedure is fairly simple. Your system manual...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 20
...card at a 90° angle to the mainboard. Insert the card into the slot by pressing it firmly downward. If there is a lot of resistance, make sure the slot connectors are lined up correctly. PCI cards require little pressure to insert. ISA cards... all devices, turn on the computer and check to see if the card is working properly, as well as do any software set up required. If running Windows 95,...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 22
... the PCI bus design, the BIOS automatically assigns an IRQ to a PCI slot that has a card installed which requires an IRQ. When installing a PCI card, you need to set something called the "INT" assignment. Since all the PCI slots on this mainboard use "INTA#", you only need to make sure that any PCI card you install is set to INT A.
AssigningDMA ChannelsForISA Cards
Some ISA cards, both...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 23
...P55SP3AV User's Manual
Upgrading System Memory
This section explains how to install system memory. There are instructions on how to configure and install memory and an explanation of the technical specifications required.
System DRAM is the main source of data for the CPU... you use, you can install between 2MB and512MB. The 32-bit modules used for this board come with memory chips on either one or...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 24
Upgrade Guide
Configuring System Memory
If you want to add system memory, you should use the configuration options and specifications shown in this section.
Memory Combinations
You can configure the system memory in a variety of ways, using .... EDO DRAM requires 60ns or faster for a 66MHz external clock setting. RAS access time [Trac]: 60ns - 70ns CAS access time [Tcac]: l0ns - 25ns Parity: Either parity...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 26
Upgrade Guide
Module Sockets & Orientation
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Cut-out 1 D0IEDRITT11111111 11111-111IT 11{111111 1111111111M11100000 SIMMs have a cut-out at one end that matches an extension on one of the vertical posts of each socket. SIMM# 4 3 2
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Put orientation cut-out at this end. Remember Modules must be installed in pairs, in sequence and...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 27
... JP24 to allow programming the Flash BIOS.
BIOS With Boot Block Update Procedure
JP24 short pins 2&3 Use FMW to update BIOS
JP24 short pins 1&2
1. Set JP24 to the Boot Block
Programmable setting.
2. Refer to Chapter 3 for instructions on using the Flash-Memory Writer Utility to install a new BIOS file in the flash chip.
3. When you have successfully installed the new BIOS, set JP24 back to the...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 28
Software Guide
This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS, the SCSI BIOS and drivers, and the system BIOS flash memory update utility.
AwardBIOS Setup
All computer mainboards of this type have a 'Setup' utility program stored in the BIOS ROM that is used to create a record of the system configuration and settings. If you received your mainboard installed as part of a system, the ...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 30
Software Guide
Standard CMOS Setup
"STANDARD CMOS SETUP" records some basic system hardware information and sets the system clock and error handling. If your mainboard is already installed in a working system you will not need to do this. If the configuration record which gets stored in the CMOS memory on the board is lost or corrupted, or if you change your system...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 31
... disks installed in your system, do not enter their specifications here. SCSI drives are not supported directly by the PC BIOS. If your mainboard has the SCSI controller card option, and you will use it, see the SCSI instructions that follow later in this section. If you have some other SCSI controller, follow the instructions that came with it on how to install any required SCSI drivers...
P/I-P55SP3AV User's manual - Page 56
Software Guide
NCR SCSI BIOS & Drivers
The NCR 53C810 SCSI BIOS is recorded on the same flash memory chip as the system BIOS. To use the on-board NCR SCSI BIOS, the optional SC-200 SCSI controller card must be installed in your system.
All SCSI devices you connect to your system require driver software. The NCR SCSI BIOS directly supports SCSI hard disks under DOS, Windows and OS/2. It also uses ...