Abit AX5 Manuel utilisateur

PartNo:MN-096-2C1-41 Rev:1.21

Foreword

ThankyouforpurchasingtheAB-PX5/AX5/TX5astheheartofyourcomputer’ssystem.

Wehopethisinstructionbookletwill enableyoutoinstall PX5/AX5/TX5inyoursystem

safelyandwithoutanyerrors.Althoughyoumaybefamiliarwithsomeoftheconceptswe

will explain,pleasereadoverthemagaintoavoidanyproblems.

1.ThemotherboardinmostPCsusemanyconnectingcablestoconnectperipheralsto

themainunit.Theimportantthingtorememberisthatthesecablesall havea

‘direction’.Laterinthechapter,wewill talkmoreaboutthedefinitionofconnecting

cablesandthemethodofinstallation.Pleasepayspecialattentiontoourprompts.

BecauseweareusingtheexclusiveABITSOFTMENUtechnologytomodifythe

motherboard,thejumperisnotrequiredanymore.Wealsousesimpleandeasyto

understandsoftwaredesigntocompletethistask.Becauseofthis,youcaninstall

themotherboarddirectlyintothesystem.However,westill suggestyoufirstcarry

outasimpletestbeforeyouinstall themotherboardinsidethecomputer.

2.Inthisbooklet,wewill writeoutinfull anynewtechnicalwordsweencounterfor

thefirsttimeandusetheircontractionsthereafter.

3.If,whenyouareinstallingtheCPUproblemsoccurandthereisnowaytosolve

them,wesuggestyoufirstcleartheCMOSinformation(refertoChapter2).Ifyou

still haveproblems,contactus.

4.Howtoperformasimplebasictest?It’ssimple.Place themotherboardonaflat

insulatedsurface (likethepackagingthemotherboardcamein).Plug theCPUinto

theZIFsocket(ifyouareinstallingafan,install itontop).Plug DRAMmodulein

andthenplug thekeyboardin.Plug intheelectricalcord(ensureelectricalsupplyis

turnedoff whendoingthis)andpayattentiontopolarity(refertoChapter2).Plug

inthedisplaycardandplug the15 PinD-Submonitorsignalconnectorintothe

displaycard.Makesuretheconnectionsarecorrectandsecureandthenturnonthe

powersource forthemonitorandthenthemainpowersupply.Ifapictureappears

onthemonitor,congratulations,thebasictesthasbeensuccessful.Finally,good

luckwiththecompleteinstallation.

Computers –ThingstoKnow!

CMOS(ComplementaryMetal-OxideSemiconductor)

Maybeyou’veheardofCMOSDATAquiteabitbuthaveneverseenit.Whatexactlyis

CMOS?Isitimportant?Well,ifitwasn’timportant,youwouldneverhadheardofit.

CMOSbasicallystoresorsavestheparametersyouassigntheBIOS(BasicInput

OutputSystem)withinmemory.ThismemoryorSRAMcanbebothreadfromand

writtentobutitneedsbatterypowertoavoidlosingthisinformationwhenthecomputer

isturnedoff.Whenthebatteriesgoflatoryouneedtoswapbatteries,youmaynot

remembertheparametersyouset.Toavoidthis,werecommendyourecordthese

parametersorstickthemtoyourharddriveforeasyreference.

PartNo:MN-096-2C1-41 Rev:1.21

TableofContents

Foreword

Chapter 1IntroductionofAX5/PX5/TX5Features

¬AX5............................................................................................1-2

lSpecifications.........................................................................1-2

lLayoutdiagram......................................................................1-4

-PX5.............................................................................................1-5

lSpecifications.........................................................................1-5

lLayoutdiagram......................................................................1-7

®TX5.............................................................................................1-8

lSpecifications.........................................................................1-8

lLayoutdiagram....................................................................1-11

¯Systemblockdiagram................................................................1-12

Chapter 2InstallingtheMainboard

¬InstallingtheMainboardtotheCasing.........................................2-3

-StandardExternalConnectors......................................................2-4

®JumpersandSwitches................................................................2-12

¯PresentationandInstallationoftheCPU....................................2-13

°InstallingSystemMemory

¡i

DRAMMemory

¡j

.........2-16

Chapter 3IntroductionofBIOS

¬CPUSetup ¡i CPUSOFTMENU™¡j .............................3-3

-StandardCMOSSetup Menu......................................................3-9

®BIOSFeaturesSetup Menu.......................................................3-11

¯ChipsetFeaturesSetup Menu....................................................3-17

°PowerManagementSetup Menu...............................................3-19

±PCI&OnboardI/OSetup .........................................................3-23

²LoadBIOSDefaults..................................................................3-28

³LoadSetup Defaults..................................................................3-28

´PasswordSetting.......................................................................3-29

µIDEHDD AutoDetection.........................................................3-30

AppendixAQuickInstallation

AppendixBIntelPentiumCPUs

AppendixCAMD-K5CPUs

AppendixDCyrix/IBM6x86 CPUs

AppendixEGeneralDiscussionaboutHDD Installation

AppendixFTechnicalSupport

AppendixGFlashBIOSUserInstructions

AppendixHHowtoinstall UltraDMA/33 drive

AppendixIHowtoinstall thePCIbridgedriverfor430TXchipset

IntroductionofAX5/PX5/TX5Features1-1

Chapter1Introduction of

AX5/PX5/TX5Features

TheAX5/PX5/TX5havebeenespeciallydesignedforFileserver,

WorkstationandProfessionalusers.Itcansupportawiderangeof

processors,includingall IntelCPUs(P54C)andIntelCPUswithMMX(P55C),

aswell asall AMD-K5/K6andCyrix6x86/6x86L/6x86MXCPUs.Italsotakes

intoaccount,asmuchaspossible,all futureCPUs.

TheAX5/PX5/TX5usesSOFTMENU™technology,whichmeansthat

all theparameterscanbeconfiguredwithoutusingDIPswitchesorjumpers.

Theconfigurationisentirelyachievedthrougha“SoftSwitch”thatallowsthe

usertosetCPUspeedandoperatingvoltagewithease.

TheAX5/PX5/TX5usesIntel430TXserieschipsets,andhas512KLevel-

2PipelineBurstSRAMonboard.

168-pinDIMM (DualIn-LineMemoryModule)slotsand72-pinSIMM

(SingleIn-LineMemoryModule)slotsmeettherequirementsforall memory

configurationsrequiredbyhighlevelcomputing.The168-pinDIMM slots

supporttraditionalFastPageandEDO (ExtendedDataOut)DRAMasa

memorystandardfornextgeneration64-bitsystems.The168-pinDIMM slots

havebeenreservedtomeetrequirementsforbothpresentandfutureupgrades.

TheAX5/PX5/TX5alsoprovidestwoUniversalSerialBus(USB)ports

andmeetstheConcurrentPCI(PeripheralComponentInterconnect)Rev.2.1

standard.ItalsosupportsIDEinterface forFastHDD (Mode0~4)and

UltraDMA/33 (DirectMemoryAccess ),aswell asIDEBusMaster.

Thesefeaturesalsomeetpresentandfutureinterface standardsandneeds.

SystemBIOSfeaturesincludePlug-and-Play(PnP),Advanced

ConfigurationPowerInterface (ACPI),thenewestDesktopManagement

Interface (DMI),aswell asAX5/PX5/TX5’suniqueCPUoperatingfrequency

andvoltagesetup featureinordertomeetmoderncomputingdemands.

1-2Chapter1

AX5

nSpecifications

1.SupportATXpowersupply.

2.CPUfrequencyandvoltagesetup withCPU“SOFTMENU™”

lSetup ofthemainboard’sfrequencyandvoltagewithoutDIP

SwitchesorJumpers.

lModificationofCPUoperatingvoltageandfrequencybytheBIOS

Setup .

3.UsesZIFCPUSocket7foreasyCPUinstallation

lSupportswitchingpowerforCPUtogetmorestableenvironment

lSupportsIntelCPUs:

1)Pentium100MHzto200MHz

2)PentiumprocessorwithMMXTMtechnology166MHzto

233MHz

lSupportsAMDCPUs:

1)AMD-K5™PR100 ~PR166.

2)AMD-K6TM166MHz~233MHz.

lSupportsCyrix/IBMCPUs:

1)Cyrix6x86TMP120+~P200+.

2)Cyrix6x86LTMP150+~P200+.

3)Cyrix6x86MXTMPR150 ~PR233 .

4.Chipset

lIntel430TXchipset

lSupportsstandardversionPCI2.1

5.L2CacheMemory

l512Kofcachememory(PipelineBurstSRAM)

6.SystemDRAM

lFour72-pinSIMM sockets:supportFPandEDO DRAM

lThree 168-pinDIMM sockets:supportFP,EDO andSynchronous

DRAM(SDRAM)

lDIMM socketsusePCmodules(3.3VUnbufferedDRAM)

lUpto256MBmemoryconfigurationpossible

IntroductionofAX5/PX5/TX5Features1-3

7.SystemBIOS

lAWARDBIOS

lSupportsPlug-and-Play(PnP)

lSupportsAdvancedConfigurationPowerInterface (ACPI)

lSupportsDesktopManagementInterface (DMI)

8.MultiI/Ofeatures

TwoUniversalSerialBus(USB)ports

FourfastIDEchannels(PIOmode0~4,Ultra“DMA/33”andBus

Master)

lOnestandardEPP/ECPparallelportandtwo16550Aserialports

Twofloppydiskdriveconnectors(FDD)(360K,720K,1.2M,

1.44Mand2.88M)

SupportPS/2typemouse

9.Otherfeatures

StandardATXarchitecturedimensions

FourISAbusslotsandfourPCIbusslots

Supports3-MODEforaspecialJapanesefloppydiskdrive

Supportstwobootableharddisks--abletoruntwodifferent

operatingsystems

SupportsIDEinterface CD-ROMandLS-120 typefloppydiskdrive

(Bootonly)

Note:All brandnamesandtrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.

*Specificationsandinformationcontainedinthiscataloguearesubjecttochangewithout

notice.

1-4Chapter1

Layoutdiagram

Fig1-1Layoutdiagram

IntroductionofAX5/PX5/TX5Features1-5

PX5

nSpecifications

1.SupportsATpowersupply

2.CPUfrequencyandvoltagesetup withCPU“SOFTMENU™”

lSetup ofthemainboard’sfrequencyandvoltagewithoutDIP

SwitchesorJumpers.

lModificationofCPUoperatingvoltageandfrequencybytheBIOS

Setup.

3.UsesZIFCPUSocket7foreasyCPUinstallation

lSupportswitchingpowerforCPUtogetmorestableenvironment

lSupportsIntelCPUs:

1)Pentium100MHzto200MHz.

2 ) PentiumprocessorwithMMXTMtechnology166MHz

233MHz

lSupportsAMDCPUs:

1 ) AMD-K5™PR100 ~PR166.

2)AMD-K6TM166MHz~233MHz.

lSupportsCyrix/IBMCPUs:

1)Cyrix6x86TMP120+~P200+.

2)Cyrix6x86LTMP150+~P200+.

3)Cyrix6x86MXTMPR150 ~PR233 .

4.Chipset

lIntel430TXchipset

lSupportsstandardversionPCI2.1

5.L2CacheMemory

l512Kofcachememory(PipelineBurstSRAM)

6.SystemDRAM

lTwo72-pinSIMM sockets:supportFPandEDO DRAM

lTwo168-pinDIMM sockets:supportFP,EDO andSynchronous

DRAM(SDRAM)

lDIMM socketsusePCmodules(3.3VUnbufferedDRAM)

lUpto256MBmemoryconfigurationpossible

1-6Chapter1

7.SystemBIOS

lAWARDBIOS

lSupportsPlug-and-Play(PnP)

lSupportsAdvancedConfigurationPowerInterface (ACPI)

lSupportsDesktopManagementInterface (DMI)

8.MultiI/Ofeatures

TwoUniversalSerialBus(USB)ports

FourfastIDEchannels(PIOmode0~4,Ultra“DMA/33”andBus

Master)

lOnestandardEPP/ECPparallelportandtwo16550 serialports

Twofloppydiskdriveconnectors(FDD)(360K,720K,1.2M,

1.44Mand2.88M)

SupportPS/2typemouse

9.Otherfeatures

StandardATarchitecturedimensions

FourISAbusslotsandfourPCIbusslots

Supports3-MODEforaspecialJapanesefloppydiskdrive

Supportstwobootableharddisks--abletoruntwodifferent

operatingsystems

SupportsIDEinterface CD-ROMandLS-120 typefloppydiskdrive

(Bootonly)

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