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1. bod ou j g a OO E ol Yo a ASUS AGP V264GT3 ASUS AGP V3000 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual Hl INSTALLATION 5 External Connectors WARNING Some pins are used for connectors or power sources These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard IMPORTANT Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin side of the connector The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and floppy drives IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46cm 18in with the second drive connector no more than 15cm 6in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female This connection 1s for a standard keyboard using an PS 2 plug mini DIN This connector will not allow standard AT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female 2 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Female The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If not de tected expansion cards can use IRQ12 See PS 2 Mouse Control in BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female C ASUS SP98AGP X User
2. erra 63 PS AICS E EE E E E E E E E 64 Software Driver Support ear anas naaa 64 Question and AnSWET sisecccssicnssisescvartasanssdsronecaedarnaandesoaescasaivesnces 64 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual FCC amp DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e 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 installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with 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 inter ference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment an
3. 3 Advanced Features This option displays the Advanced Features screen for clearing the PnP configura tion record and updating the motherboard BIOS Advanced Features Menu Arhanes ed estire IHTEL SSFORIAEI EDE Gisiisien MOLA EAN E r wa of ihe felliair oor PAF ERD Poramaier Blok Indate BIOS Tecbuding Bact Bleck and ERCI 1 Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block This option erases the Plug and Play PnP configuration record 2 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block the baseboard BIOS and the PnP extended sys tem configuration data ESCD parameter block from a new BIOS file Update RDIS Including Geant Black and FHI 4 HIEL eg mi FI Hevician BALE Fes nie File Hae far ALY ADD Be A l P Pers Le j Flashed Succecctul le ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 35 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Managing and Updating Your Motherboard s BIOS Upon First Use of the Computer System 1 Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing FORMAT A S from the DOS prompt without creating AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files 2 Copy PFLASH EXE to your new diskette 3 Run PFLASH EXE from your new diskette and select option 1 Save Current BIOS to File Enter the Current BIOS Revision for the file name Updating BIOS only when necessary IMPORTANT If unknown is displayed after Flash Type the memory chip is not programmable or is not supported with the
4. Halt On All Errors This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt Choose from All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette and All But Disk Key ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE BIOS Features Setup BIOS Features Setup consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance or let you set up some system features according to your preference Some entries are required by the motherboard s design to remain in their default settings HS Shadis IEE Shadow ahadak EF Shadan Shadan l Li du Pa A i x m Ho lS AL fa eet be ck Status tio k i natier Bate LI in ni al Ma oe Pum ctit m Contre Maki i ee A P RAEG Snoop PL Sah bs a Tt Delay 4 werd Hadi A section at the lower right of the screen displays the control keys you can use Take note of these keys and their respective uses If you need information on a particular entry highlight it and then press lt F1 gt A pop up help menu will appear to provide you with the information you need lt F5 gt loads the last set values lt F6 gt and lt F7 gt loads the BIOS default values and Setup default values respectively NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning Disabled This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications Any attempt to write to t
5. appears on the right for each menu item on the left side that has been auto detected by the system BIOS A heading User Modified will appear on the right for menu items that have been modified by the user ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 57 2 z 5 V SUPPORT SOFTWARE Save MIFD ASUSTE HHI Coeff iguration iliti 3i krech Edit BAI Sare ALFO Closed AIFI Load EIKS Defias its You can save the MIFD normally only saved to flash ROM to a file by entering the drive and path here If you want to cancel save you may press ESC and a message Bad File Name appears here to show it was not saved Load MIFD CEdit You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and file name here Load BIOS Defaults F f You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS 58 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual VI ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers Aside from the system BIOS the Flash memory chip on the motherboard also con tains the Symbios SCSI BIOS This Symbios SCSI BIOS works in conjunction with the optional ASUS PCI SC200 controller card to provide Fast SCSI 2 interface when using compatible SCSI devices or the ASUS PCI SC860 SCSI controller cards to provide Ultra Fast SCSI 2 interface when using Ultra Fast SCSI 2 de
6. IBM Cyrix 6x86MX 2 9V Dual 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 21 Intel P55C MMX 2 8V Dual 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 31 AMD 25micron K6 233 266 300 2 2V Dual 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 31 vios CA vo CEA vo CH Co ViD2 vC vo CHA viD1 C EA vo CHA vi B vioo BA vo B vivo CE 2 0 Volts 2 1 Volts 2 2 Volts UW UU i vio B vo B vo B IL a al Vide RE CEA vino EE On Ca V0 CEE vid CD v CEA vioo B vino B v CHA Voltage Regulator Output Selection 2 8 Volts 2 9 Volts 3 2 Volts vios B vo B vio B vioz B vo H vio B vid C HA vn BR vo B vio B voo C Bl vivo i 3 3 Volts 3 4 Volts 3 5 Volts E B E 18 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual Il INSTALLATION 2 System Memory DIMM Only Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs can be used with this motherboard Three sockets are available for 3 3Volt power level Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs SDRAMs 8 16 32 64 or 128MB or EDO DRAM 8 16 32 64 128 or 256MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 768MB One side with memory chips of the DIMM module takes up one Row on the motherboard If ECC sup ported DIMM is used you can enable the ECC function through BIOS setup CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Data Integrity Mode IMPORTANT You must first set the memory speed through the EDO FPM Con figuration under the BIOS
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8. To set the time highlight the Time field and then press either lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt or lt gt lt gt to set the current time Follow the hour minute and second format Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 If you do not want to modify the current time press lt Enter gt three times to go to Hard Disks NOTE You can bypass the date and time prompts by creating an AUTOEXEC BAT file For information on how to create this file refer to the MS DOS manual Hard Disk Drives This field records the specifications for all non SCSI hard disk drives installed in your system The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices Each chan nel can support up to two hard disks the first of which is the master and the second is the slave Specifications for SCSI hard disks need not to be entered here since they operate using device drivers and are not supported by any the BIOS If you install either the optional PCI SC200 or PCI SC860 SCSI controller card into the motherboard see section VI for instructions If you install other vendor s SCSI controller card refer to their respective documentations on how to install the required SCSI drivers For IDE hard disk drive setup you can e Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup e Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION i
9. s Manual 25 Connectors Il INSTALLATION 3 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin Female You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Parallel Printer Port 25 pin Female 4 Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors Two 9 pin Male The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices See Onboard Serial Port in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE Serial Ports 9 pin Male 5 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connect ing the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged H NOTE Orient the red stripe to Pin 1 fal lt A D a Ti Floppy Drive Connector Po 5 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Pin 1 26 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual ll INSTALLATION 6 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 Female with optional onboard audio Line Out can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak
10. Manual Revision 1 03 Release Date March 1998 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Marketing Address 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 Telephone 886 2 2894 3447 Fax 886 2 2894 3449 Email info asus com tw Technical Support Fax 886 2 2895 9254 BBS 886 2 2896 4667 Email tsd asus com tw WWW www asus com tw FTP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Address 6737 Mowry Ave Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email info usa asus com tw Technical Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 BBS 1 510 739 3774 Email tsd usa asus com tw WWW www asus com FIP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Address Harkort Str 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Telephone 49 2102 445011 Fax 49 2102 442066 Email info ger asus com tw Technical Support Hotline 49 2102 499712 BBS 49 2102 448690 Email tsd ger asus com tw WWW www asuscom de FTP ftp asuscom de pub ASUSCOM ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual CONTENTS KLINIRODUC NON aaa ea 7 How this Manual is Organized era 7 kenn Check ISE er e E E E E A 7 U FEATURE senor a EE E sacs 8 Features of the ASUS SP98AGP X Motherboard 8 ASUS Smart Series of Motherboards aaa 9 The ASUS SP98AGP X Motherboard aa 11 IAIN ALTON a E T E 1
11. it is necessary for these to be independent PIO and DMA timings can be independently set The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Power Management Setup This Power Management Setup option allows you to reduce power consumption This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity HOH FEL ESA BIOS Seo POWER MRMAGEREMT SETUP AURAD SOFTWARE IMC Pewee PRA l ser hel ir ee fan Honiloar om Bl DI FI D Lon i Rusp 5 p3 OFA chi r31 lan pered i S500 ideo OFF Hethod DPHS OFI LPU F Speed JAg RPE E lheraal wonitor AU lapera lire AH dil HE T apera lure ee TI Woltage Honitor HBS Vol Lage d 1 Fk 1 kan Was Ti 1 tol tane F holt E E ie 12 04 ri er Iin Control Ta a ru a if F I Lin roe Up nan hil tic Powar ii Tan TES TIF R ji TET Quii 2 talp H PIR a Old Values Shifter Li T ATIS DefFaul t5 Load Setup Defaults NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of Power Management Setup Power Management User Define This field acts as the master control for the power management modes User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Disable dis ables the power saving features Min Saving puts the system into power saving mode after 40 min of system inactivity
12. 13 IrDA Fast IR Compliant infrared module connector 5 pin IR This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infra red module This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that sup port this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared in Chipset Features Setup to select whether UART2 1s directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown on the Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions Front View i Back View For the infrared feature to be available you must connect an infrared IrDA Infrared Module Connector module optional to the motherboard 14 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pin block ATXPWR This connector connects to a ATX power supply The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that your ATX power supply can supply at least 10mAmp on the 5 volt standby lead SVSB You may experience difficulty in powering on your system if your power supply cannot support the load For Wake on LAN support your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mAmp boots AOO 12 0 Voltis a 5 0 Vol
13. 3 in this case to skip to the next drive press lt N gt If you accept the values the parameters will appear listed beside the drive letter on the screen The process then proceeds to the next drive letter Pressing lt N gt to skip rather than to accept a set of parameters causes the program to enter zeros after that drive letter Remember that if you are using another IDE controller that does not feature En hanced IDE support for four devices you can only install two IDE hard disk drives Your IDE controller must support the Enhanced IDE features to use Drive E and Drive F The onboard PCI IDE controller supports Enhanced IDE with two connec tors for connecting up to four IDE devices If you want to use another controller that supports four drives you must disable the onboard IDE controller in the Chipset Features Setup screen When auto detection is completed the program automatically enters all entries you accepted on the field for that drive in the Standard CMOS Setup screen Skipped entries are ignored and are not entered in the screen If you are auto detecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode three lines will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive Do not select Large or Normal The auto detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive Some IDE drives can use more than one set This is not a problem if the drive is new and empty ASUS SP98AG
14. B 2 0x B 2 5x C 2 0x D 2 0x E 4 5x E 4 0x E 3 5x E 3 0x E 2 5x BUS Freq 66MHz 60MHz 66MHz 60MHz 66MHz 60MHz 66MHz 60MHz 66MHz 60MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 83MHz 66MHz TSMHz 60MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz FS2 FS1 FSO ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual Freq Ratio BFO BF1 BF2 17 J uvpess Il INSTALLATION 5 Voltage Regulator Output Selection VIDO 1 2 3 These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU Pentium MMX P55C Intel Pentium P54C AMD K6 AMD K5 IBM Cyrix 6x86 MX IBM Cyrix 6x86 M1 150MHz 233MHz 75MHz 200MHz PR166 and faster PR75 PR133 PR166 and faster PR166 and faster WARNING Because CPU designs change rapidly the following chart is only intended as a simple quideline and 1s not intended to be true for your CPU Look for the CPU voltage included with your CPU and follow the Voltage setting diagramed below the chart Manufacturer CPU Type Single Plane Dual Plane VID3 VID2 VIDI VIDO Intel P54C P54CS 3 5V VRE 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 21 AMD K5 3 5V VRE 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 IBM Cyrix 6x86 3 5V VRE 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Intel P54C P54CS 3 4V STD 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 AMD K5 3 4V STD 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 AMD 35 micron K6 PR233 3 2V Dual 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 AMD 35 micron K6 166 200 29V Dual 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2
15. Setup esen 44 Power Management Setup reen nennen aaa aaaaan 47 Details of Power Management Setup ea 47 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual CONTENTS PNP A PCE Se D Me 49 Details of PNP and PCI Setup errr 49 Load BIOS Der I AA A 51 Load Scaip De a a A AA A 51 Supervisor Password and User Password aa a2 DE HDD Au Detec UoN pe ea 53 SVOR PISO eae e E EE A E E EA 54 FT VY COU AAA A 54 Ve SUPPORT SOFTWARE cescsceessnsecesssscvestsvessusnsensensebesccesecessessvseines 55 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD 3 10 a 55 Desktop Management Interface DMI aaa 56 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 56 System Regu Ret IS nn a teasers 56 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility D7 Wily AUS POL DC OL CITIS Seni a 59 Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers erra aden noone 59 ASUS PCI SC200 amp PCI SC860 SCSI Cards a 59 Setting Up the ASUS PCI SC200 amp PCI SC860 60 Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI SC200 60 Terminator Requirements for SCSI Devices ccceeeeeeeeeees 60 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI SC860 aossen 61 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI SC200 eee 61 SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices reen sasa 62 Py Aa 62 VIE ASUS DAN CB a E EEE 63 ASUS PCI L101 Fast Ethernet Card
16. The default 1s set to Disabled If you have the necessary support disks and USB devices set this function to Enabled to use the onboard USB connector USB IRQ Auto When USB devices are connected to the onboard USB connector the resource set tings or IRQs for these devices are by default automatically assigned by the BIOS You may manually select the settings 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 and 15 If you are not using any USB devices you may set this field to NA ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Load BIOS Defaults This Load BIOS Defaults option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM These default settings are non opti mal and disable all high performance features To load these default settings high light Load BIOS Defaults on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt The system displays a confirmation message on the screen Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to confirm Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to abort This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen Load Setup Defaults This Load Setup Defaults option allows you to load the default values to the sys tem configuration fields These default values are the optimized configuration set tings for the system To load these default values highlight Load Setup Defaults on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt The system displays a confirmation
17. cards The original ISA expansion card design now referred to as Legacy ISA cards requires that you configure the card s jumpers manually and then install it in any available slot on the ISA bus You may use Microsoft s Diagnostic MSD EXE utility included in the Windows directory to see a map of your used and free IRQs For Windows 95 users the Control Panel icon in My Computer contains a System icon which gives you a Device Manager tab Double clicking on a specific device gives you the Resources tab which shows the Interrupt number and address Make sure that no two devices use the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 23 5 24 II INSTALLATION To simplify this process this motherboard has complied with the Plug and Play PNP specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when ever a PNP compliant card is added to the system For PNP cards IRQs are as signed automatically from those available If the system has both Legacy and PNP ISA cards installed IRQs are assigned to PNP cards from those not used by Legacy cards The PCI and PNP configuration of the BIOS setup utility can be used to indicate which IRQs are being used by Legacy cards For older Legacy cards that does not work with the BIOS you can contact your vendor for an ISA Configuration
18. heading Details of PNP and PCI Setup PNP OS Installed No This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS Thus interrupts may be reassigned by the OS when Yes is selected When a non PnP OS is installed or to prevent reassign ing of interrupt settings select the default setting of No Slot 1 RIGHT IRQ to Slot 4 LEFT IRQ Auto These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot The default setting for each field is Auto which uses auto routing to determine IRQ use The other options are manual settings of NA 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 or 15 for each slot PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Clock The default setting of 32 PCI Clock enables maximum PCI performance ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 49 U A S fc a 5 5 5 Q 50 IV BIOS SOFTWARE IRQ xx Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card Two options are available No ICU and Yes The first option the default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or an ISA Configuration Utility ICU 1s being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an ICU you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes For example If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10 then set IRQ10 Use
19. on test Recheck your jumper set tings and connections or call your retailer for assistance Power Connections 7 During power on hold down Delete to enter BIOS setup Follow the instruc tions in the next section BIOS SOFTWARE Powering Off your computer You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching off the power switch For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system If you use Windows 95 click the Start button click Shut Down and then click Shut down the computer The system will give three quick beeps after about 30 seconds and then power off after Windows shuts down NOTE The message You can now safely turn off your computer will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 33 34 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Support Software FILELIST TXT View this file to see the files included in the support software PFLASH EXE This is the Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the mother board To determine the BIOS version check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left hand corner of your screen during bootup Larger num bers represent a newer BIOS file NOTE A binary BIOS file is no longer included with the support software Save the motherboard s BIOS file to a floppy disk as s
20. or D Terminator Requirements for SCSI Devices SCSI devices are connected together in a chain by cables Internal devices con nect to the ASUS PCI SC200 or ASUS PCI SC860 with a fifty pin flat ribbon cable External devices connect to the external port with a SCSI 2 cable If there are more than one internal or external devices additional devices are connected with cables to form a daisy chain Terminating the devices on the ends of the SCSI Bus chain is necessary for SCSI devices to work properly Termination of the devices between the ends must be Disabled ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual VI ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI SC860 Many SCSI devices including the ASUS PCI SC860 use a set of onboard active resistors to terminate the devices at the ends automatically Automatic termination requires that the SCSI devices be connected in a straight linear connection or chain Connect SCSI devices to one or two of the SCSI connectors in a linear chain for auto termination of the ASUS PCI SC860 to be effective Other formations will cause your SCSI devices to not mount properly You must use the end of the ribbon cable when using the internal connector s to keep a linear path Additional Note The Symbios Logic SCSI Configuration Utility is a powerful tool If while using it you somehow disable all your controllers or cannot enter the configuration utility pressing Ctrl A after mem
21. 0mAmp 5VSB before se lecting 5VSB Multi I O KBV SEL 5V 1 2 Default 5VSB 2 3 KBV_SEL KBV_SEL 1 1 2 2 E f 0 5V Default 5VSB la E Ia Yo Keyboard Voltage Selection 3 CPU External BUS Frequency Selection FS0 FS1 FS2 These jumpers tell the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU These allow the selection of the CPU s External frequency or BUS Clock The BUS Clock times the BUS Ratio equals the CPU s Internal frequency the advertised CPU speed 4 CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio BF0 BF1 BF2 These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequency called the BUS Clock within the CPU These must be set together with the CPU External BUS Frequency Selection jumpers L Be CH i Ci Ch fa 60MHz 66 8MHz 68 5MHz 75MHz 83 3MHz CPU External Clock BUS Frequency Selection rf O Or AN O N O 0 WL U LL LL On Oii CPU Types Match the Ratio column of CPU A gt 1 5x 3 2 2 0x 2 1 3 0x 3 1 2 5x 5 2 the table on the opposite pa
22. 2 ASUS SP98AGP X Motherboard Layout a 12 Metalo SCS essri anie E E E O ESE EET 14 E UTM E E E E AE E E A A A 14 Jamper o eN S eeen e A S E E A 15 2 System Memory DIMM j senam nn deesecere ues 19 DIMM Memory Installation Procedures 20 3 Central Processing Unit CPU icisccsgursevontennsapsetsnsaniemenaseaeenes 22 4 Expansion Cards nan nina aan ninani 23 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 23 Assigning IRQs for Expansion CardsS aaa 25 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 24 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor aaa 24 Accelerated Graphics POrt nee 24 Je FCS OMG a a A E EEEE 25 FPow r Connection Procedures aie ate es eaesvareacenadsvendenstecacereieaseenes 33 IV BIOS SOFTWARE ccessestietucanccusessssevenessneeasmestssdchsesontecvsseesietesinses 34 SUPPOR SOT AE E e esanepatoaaepase sees venavseenetesesunaeaasecnanenn 34 Flash Memory Writer Utility ee aaaaa 34 Man MODU a aa 34 Advanced Features Menu reen 35 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard s BIOS 36 0 BIOS SUD A A ei Eoad De Ws oen E E 38 SEC MOS e P a EE AEE E 38 Details of Standard CMOS Setup ecceecceeeeeeeeeeeees 38 BIO CABG Se CUI a E 41 Details of BIOS Features Setup reen 41 RAISE LC ACCC eP an ra 4d Details of Chipset Features
23. 7 The ASUS PCI SC200 and ASUS PCI SC860 cards have fixed SCSI IDs of 7 The SCSI ID serves two purposes It uniquely defines each SCSI device on the bus It determines which device controls the bus when two or more devices try to use it at the same time SCSI IDs on one channel do not interfere with the IDs on another channel This ap plies to two SCSI host adapters that implement different buses as well as dual channels on a single host adapter You can connect up to seven SCSI devices to the interface card You must set a SCSI ID number ID 0 to ID 6 for each device SCSI devices vary in how they set the ID number Some use jumpers others have some kind of selector switch Refer to the manual for any device you install for details on how to set its ID number SCSI ID Priority The ASUS PCI SC200 and ASUS PCI SC860 are 8bit single channel SCSI cards SCSI ID 7 has the highest priority and SCSI ID 0 has the lowest priority ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual Vil ASUS LAN Card ASUS PCI L101 Fast Ethernet Card CS oS eS eee z Fe eara do Sip ee aS E 49 ker mir ARMI Kan pa Da iy B d u a leo T EEEFUEEI P E i La 7 Ih pay or KERANA i eae el US LVS LG TF T a i 5 LAN Activity Output Signal Intel Chipset ASUS Wake on LAN Output Signal AF Motherboard type Other If you are using the ASUS PCI L101 on an ASUS motherboard leave the jumper on its defaut setting o
24. Blocks IDE LED Activity Light Chassis CPU Power Supply Fan Power Lead 3 pin Block Modem connector 4 pins Infrared Port Module Connector ATX Motherboard Power Connector 20 pin Block Wake on LAN 3 pins Stereo audio in connector 4 pin Block Stereo audio in connector 4 pin Block System Message LED 2 pins SMI Switch Lead 2 pins ATX Power amp Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins Reset Switch Lead 2 pins System Power LED Lead 3 pins Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pins Speaker Output Connector 4 pins 7 The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H 297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address otherwise conflicts will occur ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 13 14 II INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your computer you must complete the following steps Set Jumpers on the Motherboard Install System Memory Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Install Expansion Cards Connect Ribbon Cables Cabinet Wires and Power Supply Setup the BIOS Software SS a a 1 Jumpers Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect jumper pins JP on the motherboard See Motherboard Layout for locations of jumpers The jumper settings will be described numerically such as 1 2 2 3 for no connection connect pins 1 amp 2 and connect pins 2 amp 3 respectively Pin for our moth erboards 1s always on top Tel or on the left whe
25. Chars Sec 6 This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Op tions range from 6 to 30 characters per second Setup default setting is 6 other settings are 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Four delay rate options are available 250 500 750 and 1000 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 43 8 a gt BIOS Features IV BIOS SOFTWARE Chipset Features Setup This Chipset Features Setup option controls the configuration of the board s chipset Control keys for this screen are the same as in the BIOS Features Setup screen HH PIS TSS BIS organ E CHIPSET PEAT RES STL AURAD SOF THAR Ip DARAH Conf igural Lan Lt Hi na DRRR Rees F Precharge Tis F i rija TAF jii 5 Peecharge 1a I Fadth iHe adi a at ulse Hidth Hrite Peri fi KHa Hs arti in Li am erie 1j ut at Li oe Mi thes RHR 1 tpai l cle Br ci iait State ae a i eat i f I l ery ime gt GUGCLK LA Har ber PIO THA Hai Bact very lim E HELLE di Sa P IODA Hada ik a Hast PUOUFURH Hide lei i kier ture 5317P Le p Iji PULSE Hone Memory Hole At Addres Aran Hunua Depth L uit Ian I creel pli pelan abe ate talp Pil Pi TAL in FS ild Values phat ti i nad BIOS Default load Setup Defaults NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of
26. Chipset Features Setup EDO FPM Configuration 60ns DRAM The default setting of 60ns DRAM automatically sets the optimal timings for items 2 7 for 60ns DRAM modules If you are using 70ns DRAM modules change this item to 70ns DRAM See section III for DRAM installation information Disabled allows you to configure RAS Precharge Time RAS to CAS Delay CAS Precharge Time CAS Pulse Width Read and Write and Refresh RAS Assertion SDRAM Configuration 12ns SDRAM If you use ASUS SDRAM DIMM modules you can set this to Ons SDRAM for better performance otherwise leave on default or check with your vendor for DIMM specifications Linear Mode SRAM Support Disabled For a slightly better performance on IBM Cyrix CPUs this function can be Enabled to switch from Toggle mode SRAM to Linear mode SRAM support WARNING Intel CPUs currently only support the Toggle mode so leave this func tion Disabled when using Intel CPUs ROM Cycle Wait States 1 Wait Timing for 16 bit ISA cards Leave on default setting of 7 Wait 16 bit I O Recovery Time 5 BUSCLK Timing for 16 bit ISA cards Leave on default setting of 5 BUSCLK 8 bit I O Recovery Time 8 BUSCLK Timing for 8 bit ISA cards Leave on default setting of 8 BUSCLK ISA Bus Clock PCICLK 4 Timing for the ISA bus clock Leave on default setting of PCICLK 44 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Graphics Aperture Size 64MB Leave on default setting of 64MB Memory
27. Chipset Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE Install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Type 168 pin DIMM Memory Modules B Total Memory Socket 1 SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128MB x1 Rows 0 amp 1 EDO 8 16 32 64 128 256MB Socket 2 SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128MB x1 Rows 2 amp 3 EDO 8 16 32 64 128 256MB Total System Memory Max 768MB Socket 3 SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128MB xl Rows 4 amp 5 EDO 8 16 32 64 128 256MB WARNING Memory modules must have 18 chips or less Memory modules with more that 18 chips will cause unstable operation ASUS DIMM Module Examples da cant t a ma ECC EDO DIMM 9 chips General DIMM Notes not true for all memory modules Four possible memory chips are supported EDO or SDRAM with and without parity e SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO chips BIOS shows EDO or SDRAM memory on bootup screen 8 chip side modules do not support parity only 9 chip side modules support parity e Single sided modules are usually 16 or 64 MB double sided are usually 8 32 or 128MB ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual System Menory 19 2 Il INSTALLATION DIMM Memory Installation Procedures Insert the module s as shown Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks the module will only fit in the orientation as shown DRAM SIMM modules have the same pin contact on both sides SDRAM DIMM modules have d
28. EA C only LS ZIP C and A C The setup default setting is to check first the hard disk and then the floppy disk drive that is C A Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled When enabled the BIOS will seek drive A one time Floppy Disk Access Control R W This allows protection of files from the computer system to be copied to floppy disk drives by allowing the setting of Read Only to only allow reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes The setup default R W allows both reads and writes IDE HDD Block Mode Sectors HDD MAX This field enhances hard disk performance by making multi sector transfers instead of one sector per transfer Most IDE drives except older versions can utilize this feature Selections are HDD MAX Disabled 2 4 8 16 and 32 Security Option System This field determines when the system prompts for the password The default set ting is System where the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up The other option is Setup where the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up You can specify a password by using the Supervisor Password or User Password option from the main screen as explained later in this section PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse on bootup If detected IRQ12 will be used for the PS 2 mouse IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards if a PS 2 mouse is n
29. Lock fo e 5V fs end Speaker ND n Connector ATX Power Switch System Panel Connectors ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual Hl INSTALLATION Power Connection Procedures 1 After all jumpers and connections are made close the system case cover 2 Be sure that all switches are off in some systems marked with O 3 Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user s manual 4 Connect the power cord into a power outlet that 1s equipped with a surge protector 5 You may then turn on your devices in the following order a Your monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c Your system power For ATX power supplies you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the case 6 The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light For ATX power supplies the system LED will light when the ATX power switch 1s pressed The monitor LED may light up after the system s if it complies with green stan dards or if it has a power standby feature The system will then run power on tests While the tests are running additional messages will appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power
30. Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after 30 sec of system inactivity IMPORTANT Advanced Power Management APM must be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS Power Management For DOS you must add DEVICE C DOS POWER EXE in your CONFIG SYS For Windows 3 x and Windows 95 you must install with the APM feature enabled A Power icon will appear in the Control Panel Choose Advanced in the Power Management Field Video Off Option Susp Stby gt Off This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management The settings are Susp Stby gt Off default All Modes gt Off Always On and Suspend gt Off ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 47 48 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Video Off Method DPMS OFF This field defines the video off features These options are available DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby and DPMS Sus pend The DPMS Display Power Management System features allow the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen or monitors without power management or green features If set up in your system your screen saver will not display with Blank Screen selected V H SYNC Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning PM Timers This section controls the time out settings
31. NING Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1 Read your expansion card documentation on any hardware and software set tings that may be required to setup your specific card 2 Set any necessary jumpers on your expansion card Remove your computer system s cover Ae WwW Remove the bracket on the slot you intend to use Keep the bracket for possible future use Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed in step 4 Replace the computer system s cover Edit the BIOS settings if necessary such as IRQ xx Used By ISA Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP 9 Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card SS Expansion Cards Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate Generally an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use In an standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use by parts of the system which leaves 6 free for expansion cards Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may need to use IRQs System IRQs are avail able to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first and any remaining IRQs are then used by PCI cards Currently there are two types of ISA
32. NSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1 Real Time Clock RTC RAM RTCLR The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery To clear the RTC data 1 Turn off your computer and remove the AC power 2 Move this jumper to Clear CMOS 3 Move the jumper back to Normal 4 Turn on your computer 5 Hold down lt Delete gt during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re enter user preferences Battery Test Jumper RTCLR You can test the battery s current by removing this jumper and attaching a cur rent meter to pins 1 amp 2 WARNING You must unplug the power cord to your power supply to ensure that there is no power to your motherboard The CMOS RAM containing BIOS setup information may be cleared by this action You must enter BIOS to Load Setup Defaults and re enter any user information after removing and reapply ing this jumper RTC RAM RTCLR Normal 1 2 Default Clear CMOS 2 3 momentarily Jumpers 2 bod oo soo 5 si RTCLR RTCLR UL J g oF E Teia ED _ gt Normal Default Clear CMOS RTC_VDD Normal Clear CMOS BATTERY TEST ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 15 Hl INSTALLATION 2 Keyboard Power Selection KBV_SEL This jumper allows you to select the power current for your keyboard Make sure that your power supply can support at least 30
33. P X User s Manual 53 IV BIOS SOFTWARE IMPORTANT If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system incorrect parameters may be detected You will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted the disk will not be readable If the auto detected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your disk do not accept them Press lt N gt to reject the presented settings and enter the correct ones manually from the Standard CMOS Setup screen Save amp Exit Setup Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all modifications you specified during the current session To save the configuration changes highlight the Save amp Exit Setup option on the main screen type Y and then press lt Enter gt SIM CHUS SETIP SUPERVISOR PHSSHUHII g F HER f 1 Hre np TOS PBATURES SETU Ee PASSHORI HIPSET FPEHTUHRES SETUP GB HOU MUTU DETEL TIO WER MANAGEMENT SETU SWE 2 ERTT SETUP PHP HAD PEL SETUP SHY IHU 78 SAVE to CHISE aed FETI Vil 1 RTOS DEFAULT fl i a EW Se Te UEFI TS ij p Ti E E Tui r t It a E u T a u Sole S Cait aetup Lena Pt le Change Lolo if a 4 a Q rF Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current s
34. PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP or a BBS Bulletin Board Service see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details and save to the disk you created earlier Turn off your computer Boot from the disk you created earlier At the A prompt type PFLASH and then press lt Enter gt Enter 2 Update BIOS Main Block From File from the Main Menu or option 2 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD from the Advanced Features Menu if prompted by option 2 of the Main Menu 6 The program displays a second screen prompting you for the name of the BIOS file Type in the complete file name and extension of the new BIOS and then press lt Enter gt The utility then updates the BIOS file from disk ee WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file your system may not be able to boot up If this happens your system will need service 7 After successfully updating the new BIOS file exit the Flash Memory Writer utility and then turn off your system 8 Turn on your computer and press Delete to ent
35. Suggestions will give the user informa tion on managing their limited resources more efficiently CPU Slow Down If the CPU fan malfunctions the system will deactivate the CPU Clock line to decrease CPU utilization to the speed upon detection of sys tem overheat This will prevent CPU damage from system overheat The CPU utilization will restore normal operations when temperature falls below a safe level Auto Fan Off The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise and is a important feature to implement silent PC systems Remote Ring On requires ATX power supply This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through a modem With this benefit on hand any user can access vital information from their computer from anywhere in the world Message LED Chassis LEDs now act as information providers Through the way a particular LED illuminates the user can determine the stage the computer is in A simple glimpse provides useful information to the user ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual ll FEATURES The ASUS SP98AGP X Motherboard ATX Power 512KB 1024KB Pipelined CPU Thermal CPU ZIF Connector Burst L2 Cache Sensor Socket 7 T PS 2 Mouse P RE ei Donne A gt aoe T USB Port 1 B USB Port 2 T Parallel Conn B Serial Conn Optional T J oystick Midi _ B Out In Mic Optional Audio Chips
36. TIP SFEEVISUR FHSSHIIHII S005 FEATURES SETUP EEG PARASSHORD HIFI REATUHES SETUP GB HOU AUT DETELT UUM ES HAHACEHEHT SETI SVE 2 EXIT SETUP PHP HHU POL SEP Kl WITH SHY LHI WD TOS DEFAULTS Enter Pas eerd BM SEU TEFAUL TS Se lee l ten R ii F aaa amp Lait stup Lena Pt ire Lhange Lalai To implement password protection specify in the Security Option field of the BIOS Features Setup screen when the system will prompt for the password If you want to disable either password press lt Enter gt instead of entering a new password when the Enter Password prompt appears A message confirms the password has been disabled NOTE If you forget the password see CMOS RAM in section III for procedures on clearing the CMOS ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE IDE HDD Auto Detection This IDE HDD Auto Detection option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen aH PCISTSA BIOS SP98R Kh E E E Ly LAL SE IOF UILI HHPH a J Wht FISE LS HEAD FPEHLIHP LAWL SELT HIHN elect Primary Pos fae Motion H Skipl N OF TIOWS SI a A P SECT KOH a riJ y JAY U a il H H LOA i 4 i il H H MIAH ir installatioa Up to four IDE drives can be detected with parameters for each listed inside the box To accept the optimal entries press lt Y gt or else select from the numbers dis played under the OPTIONS field 2 1
37. Utility An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards after those used by Legacy and PNP ISA cards In the PCI bus design the BIOS automatically assigns an IRQ to a PCI slot that has a card in it that requires an IRQ To install a PCI card you need to set the INT interrupt assignment Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INTA set the jumpers on your PCI cards to INT A Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards Some ISA cards both legacy and PnP may also need to use a DMA Direct Memory Access channel DMA assignments for this motherboard are handled the same way as the IRQ assignment process described earlier You can select a DMA channel in the PCI and PnP configuration section of the BIOS Setup utility IMPORTANT To avoid conflicts reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy ISA cards under PNP AND PCI SETUP of the BIOS SOFTWARE choose Yes in JRO xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H 297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address or else conflicts will occur Accelerated Graphics Port This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port AGP slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with ultra high memory bandwidth such as the ASUS AGP V264GT3 and ASUS AGP V3000
38. atures and PC97 compliant for greater support ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual ll FEATURES ASUS Smart Series of Motherboards Performance SDRAM Optimized Performance ASUS Smart series of motherboards sup port the new generation memory Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM Double the IDE Transfer Speed ASUS Smart series of motherboards with SiS5591 chipset improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA 33 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33MB s This technology is also com patible with existing ATA 2 IDE specs so there is no need to upgrade current hard drives or cables Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to memory to CPU ACPI Ready ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is also implemented on all ASUS Smart series of motherboards ACPI provide more Energy Saving Features for the future operating systems OS supporting OS Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these features imple mented in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock everyday yet satisfy all the energy saving standards To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI an ACPI supported OS such as in the next release of Windows 95 must be used PC97 Compliant Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS Smart series of motherboards meet PC97 compliancy The new PC 97 requirements for sys tems and components are based on the following high level goals Support f
39. be controlled by settings in the BIOS but the keyboard will always allow wake up the SMI lead cannot wake up the system If you want to use this connector Suspend Switch in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE section should be on the default setting of Enable ATX Power Switch Soft Power Switch PWR 2 pins The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead Pushing the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP Push ing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off The system power LED shows the status of the system s power Reset Switch Lead RESET 2 pins This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the life of the system s power supply System Power LED KEYLOCK 3 pins This 3 pin connector connects the system power LED which lights when the system 1s powered on and blinks when it 1s in sleep mode Keyboard Lock Switch Lead KEYLOCK 2 pins This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted key switch to allow key board locking Speaker Connector SPEAKER 4 pins This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker il ic ano Message y System Pe AA SN Power LED ono Keyboard
40. ction of hard drives PS 2 mouse and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard drives expansion cards and other devices virtually automatic ISA amp PCI Expansion Slots Three 16 bit ISA and three 32 bit PCI slots Super Multi I O Two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one par allel port with EPP and ECP capabilities Desktop Management Interface DMI Supports DMI through BIOS which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility Requires DMI enabled components See section V PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels supports PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 and supports Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD ROM drives Supports two drives of either 5 25 inch 360KB or 1 2MB or 3 5 inch 720KB 1 44MB or 2 88MB disk drives Supports Japanese Floppy 3 mode 3 5 inch disk drive 1 2MB and LS 120 floppy disk drives 3 5 inch disk drive 120 MB 1 44MB 720K BIOS supports IDE CD ROM or SCSI device boot up Level 2 Cache 512KB 1MB option Pipelined Burst SRAM onboard Optional IrDA Module Supports optional IrDA receiver transmitter device Symbios SCSI BIOS Onboard firmware to support optional ASUS SCSI con troller cards Optional Integrated Audio Optional onboard audio with 3D sound Compliancy ACPI ready for advanced power management fe
41. d By ISA to Yes DMA x Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card Available options include No ICU and Yes The first option the default setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel and you are not using an ICU you must set the field for that channel to Yes ISA MEM Block BASE No ICU This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800H and DFFFH address range If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range select a base address from the six available options the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting the block size If you have more than one legacy ISA card in your system that requires to use this address range you can increase the block size to either 8K 16K 36K or 64K If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of No ICU SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto The default uses Auto settings for the onboard SCSI BIOS If you do not want to use the onboard SCSI BIOS choose Disabled USB Function Disabled The motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices but current operating systems do not
42. d receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana dian Department of Communications ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 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 HI Installation Instructions on setting up the motherboard IV BIOS Software Instructions on setting up the BIOS software V Support Software Information on the included support software VI ASUS SCSI Cards Installation of ASUS SCSI cards optional VII ASUS PCI L101 Installation of ASUS PCI L101 Fast Ethernet PCI Card Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items contact your retailer ASUS SP98AGP X mo
43. d then power on without having to reconfigure your hard disk type If you use older hard disks that do not support this feature then you must configure the hard disk in the standard method as described earlier by the User option NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned such as with FDISK and then formatted before data can be read from and write on Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active also possible with FDISK NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Drive A Drive B None These fields record the types of floppy disk drives installed in your system The available options for drives A and B are 360KB 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in 2 88MB 3 5 in None To enter the configuration value for a particular drive highlight its corresponding field and then select the drive type using the left or right arrow keys Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is the Japanese standard floppy drive The standard stores 1 2MB in a 3 5inch diskette This is normally disabled but you may choose from either Drive A Drive B Both and Disabled Video EGA VGA Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system The options are EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 and Mono for Hercules or MDA If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card choose EGA VGA
44. d wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consid eration the polarity of the this connector NOTE The Rotation signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks Damage may occur to the motherboard and or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used These are not jumpers do not place jumper caps over these pins Chassis Fan Power H hoda P LIOI Power Supply Fan C D a CPU Fan Power P GND Air Flow 12V Rotation lt 12V Connectors C ti C C i LN GND Rotation zi i io t 12Volt Cooling Fan Power 12V GND Orientate the fins so that airflow runs across motherboard s regulators Rotation 12 Modem Connector 4 pin MDM with optional onboard audio These connector connects to a compatible modem i J i 1 im cout 550 SLE BOO o D A gt oO a E m i Porere Onboard Modem Connector ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 29 Hl INSTALLATION
45. e OEE Fa he re r a ir B o ir ELTH ie ee Fit EERE tae a E Rely uri ea papaya I pRa oy PEF dead ole lela ele jaja ak CIT Pam e yt oS n fa jes T Fs Ae ET rar a TELEF R a _ Ee a EH P P Ta r 7 Fit a Ha ie ar F hiii ami pai rd A y A ee ee Lr F L TTT i k ASUS DA a Papa Sa a SS J z as 4 j Ey Fi Tr nE m ras iski i K Me rina a nET EER I 5 PCI SCE60 a 3 h Pi Dr 1 gl a Teach PCl Sczoo gt ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 59 o m m Q V 60 VI ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Setting Up the ASUS PCI SC200 amp PCI SC860 There are two jumper settings you may need to make on the ASUS PCI SC200 to set it up One setting assigns the PCI INT interrupt the other sets the card s termination The ASUS PCI SC860 has no jumper settings but you should read the Terminator Requirements Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI SC200 You must use PCI INT A setting in order to properly assign the ASUS PCI SC200 s interrupt On the ASUS PCI SC200 you assign the INT by setting jumper JP1 or JP2 The default setting for the card already is INT A so you do not need to change the setting to use the ASUS PCI SC200 with this motherboard JPJP JPJP JPJP JPJP E 12 12 1 2 T Di BY fo J 2 fo EE 2 fo a 3 PE fa aj 3 fo EES INT A Def INT B INT C INT D Interrupt Settings A B C
46. e and at a speed faster than the maximum data transfer rate ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode ECP DMA Select 3 This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in the Parallel Port Mode Select either DMA Channel 3 or Disabled UART2 Use Infrared Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature By default this field is set to Disabled which leaves the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port connector Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both You can select to enable the Primary IDE channel Secondary IDE channel Both or Disable both channels for systems with only SCSI drives IDE Ultra DMA Mode Auto This sets the IDE UltraDMA to be active when using UltraDMA capable IDE de vices The BIOS will automatically adjust or disable this setting for slower IDE devices so that Auto or high settings will not cause problems for older IDE devices Choose Disable if you do not want this feature for all devices IDE 0 Master Slave PIO DMA Mode IDE 1 Master Slave PIO DMA Mode Auto Each channel 0 and 1 has both a master and a slave making four IDE devices possible Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing 0 1 2 3 4
47. e to both the CPU and the moth erboard See CPU Cooling Fan Connector at the end of this section To install a CPU first turn off your system and remove its cover Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then upwards to a 90 degree right angle Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown Use the notched corner of the CPU as your guide The white dot should point towards the end the of the lever Notice that there 1s a blank area where one hole is missing from that corner of the square array of pin holes and a 1 printed on the motherboard next to that corner Because the CPU has a corner pin for three of the four corners the CPU will only fit in the one orientation as shown The picture is for reference only you should have a CPU fan that will cover the face of the CPU With the added weight of the CPU fan no force 1s required to insert the CPU Once completely inserted hold down on the fan and close the socket s lever IMPORTANT You must set jumpers for CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio and jump ers for BUS Frequency Selection depending on the CPU that you install JOSSSION d URESAS ZIF Socket 7 with Pentium MMX Processor _ 22 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual Il INSTALLATION 4 Expansion Cards WAR
48. er BIOS setup You must select Setup Default to effect the new BIOS after which you may set the other items from the Main Menu 36 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 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 in this section All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the sys tem configuration and settings If your motherboard came in a computer system the proper configuration entries may have already been made If so invoke the Setup utility as described later and take note of the configuration settings for future refer ence in particular the hard disk specifications If you are installing the motherboard reconfiguring your system or you receive a Run Setup message you will need to enter new setup information This section describes how to configure your system using this utility The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility When you turn on the com puter the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This ap pears during the Power On Self Test POST Press lt Delete gt to call up the Setup utility If you are a little bit late pressing the mentioned key s POST will continue with its test routines thus preventing y
49. ers Line In allows tape players or other audio sources to be recorded by your com puter or played through the Line Out Mic allows microphones to be connected for inputing voice Line Out Line In Mic 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors 7 Joystick Midi Connector 15 pin Female with optional onboard audio You may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games Connect Midi devices for playing or editing audio Joystick Midi 15 pin Female re lies Noo fY T fe fe Noo Y 8 Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 amp 2 Two 4 pin Female Sockets Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices Universal Serial Bus USB 2 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 27 Il INSTALLATION 9 Primary Secondary IDE connectors Two 40 1pin IDE These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk s If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD ROM bootup see HDD Sequence SCSI IDE First amp Boot Sequence in the BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with p
50. ession To exit without saving highlight the Exit Without Sav ing option on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt 54 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual V SUPPORT SOFTWARE ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD Inserting the support CD brings up a selection menu described as follows NOTE CD version and contents are constantly modified without notice Install ASUS PC Probe Installs the ASUS PC Probe utility to monitor fan temperature and voltage statuses in your computer Install AGP VxD Driver Installs the SiS 5591 AGP VxD driver e Install Sound Card amp Joystick Driver Installs the Crystal audio drivers Install IDE Driver Installs the SiS 5591 IDE driver Browse this CD Allows you to see the contents of the ASUS support CD Technical Support Form View the Technical Support Form with Notepad e Read Me View additional notes with Notepad e Exit Exit the selection menu ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 55 56 V SUPPORT SOFTWARE Desktop Management Interface DMI Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database MIFD DMI is able to auto detect and record information pertinent to a computer s system such as the CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size The onboard BIOS will detect as many system information a
51. et AGP Port 3 PCI Slots Programmable Flash ROM oe a ATT i ae LLLETTETITT EE TIRE CLL LEPC eri ati ETETT 3 ISA Slots rere j a a PFE 7 mull Gall q rh a we AF ppe Seer oe SiS 5591 Chipset ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 11 Il INSTALLATION ASUS SP98AGP X Motherboard Layout p Mouse Ban Keyboard Board Power pu PS 2 for ATX Power pu PWR_FAN m m m KBV_SEL m m m Top USB 1 BAROM US BUSFREQ W Parallel Port DIMM Socket 2 64 bit 168 pin module C J O O S CO oO Tr a s o m X O O U Multi I O Chip BIOS EEPROM a OQ qr fa aa D O pan A ISA Slot 1 ISA Slot 2 DIMM Socket 1 64 bit 168 pin module Audio l r Chipset i AGP Slot Ada LE SUS ab 2 E Q EER E a PCI Slot 1 gt Ql O LL PCI Slot 2 SiS 5595 Louro BUS Freq go BF2 m m m SRR popes Reli BFO m m mj 5 CPU ZIF Socket 7 CPU Thermal Sensor Hardware Monitor LM75 LU O LW D Q T S 0 O amp c N A 512KB 1024KB Onboard L2 Cache SiS 5591 Chipset Wake on LAN Chipset M78 with Hardware Monitor PCI Slot 3 RTCLR a CR2032 3 Volt Lithium Cell CHA_FAN Infrared Con IrDA IDE LED A Panel Connections aaa HARA BABA NOTE Outlined items thick dashes are optional and may not be present 12 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual Hl INSTALLATION umpe
52. f ASUS If you are using another brand of motherboard set the jumper to Other Connect the Wake on LAN WOL output signal to the motherboard s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth erboard Connect the LAN activity output signal LAN LED to the system cabinet s front panel LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 63 p o U E T U a 64 VII ASUS LAN Card Features Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller Fully integrated L OBASE T 100BASE TX Wake On LAN Remote Control Function Supported PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev 2 1 specifications Consists of MAC amp PHY 10 100Mbps interfaces Complies to IEEE 802 3 1OBASE T and IEEE 802 3u LOOBASE TX interfaces Fully supports IOBASE T amp 1OOBASE TX operations through a single RJ45 port Supports 32 bit Bus Master Technology PCI Rev 2 1 Enhancements on ACPI amp APM Adheres to PCI Bus Power Management Interface Rev 1 0 ACPI Rev 1 0 and Device Class Power Management Rev 1 0 IEEE 802 3u auto negotiation for 10Mbps 100Mbps Network Data Transfer Rates Provides LED indicators for monitoring network conditions Plug and Play Software Driver Support NetWare ODI Drivers Novell Netware 3 x 4 x DOS OS 2 Client NDIS 2 01 Drivers Microsoft LAN Manager Microsoft Windows 3 11 IBM LAN Server NDIS 3 0 Drivers Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Wind
53. for the Power Management scheme The system automatically wakes up from any power saving mode when there is sys tem activity such as when a key is pressed from the keyboard or when there is activity detected from the enabled IRQ channels HDD Power Down Disable This feature shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity This time period is user configurable to 7 15 Mins or Disable This fea ture does not affect SCSI hard disks Doze Mode Standby Mode Suspend Mode Disable These fields set the period of time after which each of these modes activate 30 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour and Disable Power Up Control This section determines the ways the system can be controlled when it is started or restarted when modem activity is detected or when power to the computer is inter rupted and reapplied The Soft Off mode refers to powering off the system through a momentary button switch ATX switch or through the software as opposed to disconnecting the AC power by way of a rocker switch or other means Ring Power Up Enable This field allows either settings of Enable default or Disable for powering up the computer turns the ATX power supply on when the modem begins receiving or transmitting data while the computer 1s off Automatic Power Up Disable This field allows you to have an unattended or automatic power up of your system You may configure your sys
54. ge CPU B gt 3 5x A 2 0x 2 1 3 0x G 1 2 5x 5 2 to these CPU types CPU C 4 3 0x 3 1 2 0x 2 1 1 0x 1 1 CPU D gt 3 0x 3 1 2 0x 2 1 2 0x 2 1 CPU E 3 5x 7 2 2 0x 2 1 3 0x 3 1 2 5x 5 2 CPU BUS Frequency Ratio 4 0x 4 1 4 5x 9 2 16 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual Hl INSTALLATION Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of the Intel AMD IBM or Cyrix CPU as follows CPU Model Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C AMD K5 PR13 AMD K5 PR120 AMD K5 PR100 AMD K5 PR90 Intel Pentium P55C Intel Pentium P55C Intel Pentium P55C IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR233 IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR233 IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR200 IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR200 IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR166 TBM Cyrix 6x86 PR 166 TBM Cyrix 6x86L PR166 AMD K6 PR300 AMD K6 PR266 AMD K6 PR233 AMD K6 PR200 AMD K6 PR166 NOTE The only IBM or Cyrix 6x86 L or M1 that is sup ported on this motherboard is Rev 2 7 or later Look on the underside of the CPU for the serial number The number should Freq 166MHz ISOMHz 133MHz 120MHz 100MHz 90MHz 100MHz 90MHz 100MHz 90MHz 233MHz 200MHz 166MHz 200MHz 166MHz 166MHz ISOMHz ISOMHz 133MHz 133MHz 300MHz 266MHz 233MHz 200MHz 166MHz read G8DC6620A or later Ratio BUS Freq A 2 5x A 2 5x A 2 0x A 2 0x A 1 5x A 1 5x A 1 5x A 1 5x A 1 5x A 1 5x B 3 5x B 3 0x B 2 5x B 3 0x B 2 0x B 2 5x
55. hem will cause the system to halt and display a warning message If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a bootable virus free floppy disk to reboot and investigate your system This setting is rec ommended because of conflicts with new operating systems or some programs Installa tion of these programs requires that you disable Virus Warning to prevent write errors CPU Internal Cache Enabled Choose Disable to turn off the CPU s built in level 1 cache External Cache Enabled Choose Disable to turn off the CPU s external level 2 cache Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and forth time Setup default setting for this field is Enabled A com plete test of the system is done on each test ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 41 lt B b j 42 IV BIOS SOFTWARE HDD Sequence SCSI IDE First IDE When using both SCSI and IDE hard disk drives IDE is always the boot disk using drive letter C default setting of IDE This new feature allows a SCSI hard disk drive to be the boot disk when set to SCSI This allows multiple operating systems to be used on both IDE and SCSI drives or the primary operating system to boot using a SCSI hard disk drive Boot Sequence C A This field determines where the system looks first for an operating system Options are C A A CDROM C CDROM CA DA EA
56. ifferent pin contact on each side and therefore have a higher pin density 168 Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM memory modules must be 3 3 Volt Un buffered Synchronous DRAM SDRAM or Extended Data Output EDO You can identify the type of DIMM module by the illustration below 168 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V II IL IL DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position O ff rT RFU L Unbuffered 5 0V Reserved Buffered 3 3V The notch on the DIMM module will shift between left center or nght to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type to be inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard You must ask your retailer for the specifications before purchasing Four clock signals are supported on this motherboard 20 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual ll INSTALLATION This page was intentionally left blank ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 21 Il INSTALLATION 3 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard provides a 321 pin ZIF Socket 7 that 1s backwards compatible with ZIF Socket 5 processors The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating If this is not the case then purchase a fan before you turn on your system Apply thermal jelly to the CPU top and then install the fan onto the CPU WARNING Without a fan circulating air on the CPU and heat sinks the CPU and or heat sinks can overheat and cause damag
57. in 20 plugged TIP You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through BIOS Features Setup H AHU N G __ bau g 7 NOTE Orient the red stripe to PIN 1 PIN 1 Secondary IDE Connector C 3 2 al PD Primary IDE Connector IDE Connectors 10 IDE activity LED 2 pin IDELED This connector supplies power to the cabinet s IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up TIP If the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug IDELED 28 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual Hl INSTALLATION 11 Chassis CPU amp Power Supply Fan Connectors 3 pin CHA_ CPU PWR FAN These connectors support cooling fans of 500mAMP 6 Watts or less Orien tate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The re
58. ion or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Intel LANDesk and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation IBM and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines e Symbios is a registered trademark of Symbios Logic Corporation Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation e Sound Blaster AWE32 and SB16 are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd e Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself Manual revi sions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number For previous or updated manuals BIOS drivers or product release information contact ASUS at http www asus com tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FUR NISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COM MITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUD ING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 1998 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Product Name ASUS SP98AGP X
59. lete ASUSTEE BHI Comfiguratigg Utility AEVI S March 1398 FD l HIFD load BIOS Defaelt T p r p well Bol Sa to Ini e Laa hi tiie k fom ba E Bold fa a hoe rr 7 m fe m A ni Ti BIOS Informatio LI g i Bebe Wemdor Moe fered pof ihare Inc BIS Wersion ASUS FZE LS ACPI BIGGS Revision 1861 Het BIGGS starting Address Seqeent EI Bulla Date BAZAR HI Characteriatices Press EMTEE for detail sia of BIDS AGH S256K Use the amp left right cursors to move the top menu items and the N up down cursor to move between the left hand menu items The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen Press enter at the menu item to enter the right hand screen for editing Edit component appears on top The reversed color field 1s the current cursor position and the blue text are available for editing The orange text shows auto detected information and are not available for editing The blue text Press ENTER for detail contains a second pop up menu is available use the plus minus keys to change the settings Enter to exit and save ESC to exit and not save If the user has made changes ESC will prompt you to answer Y or N Enter Y to go back to the left hand screen and save enter N to go back to left hand screen and not save If editing has not been made ESC will send you back to the left hand menu without any messages Notes A heading BIOS Auto Detect
60. mapped graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture Memory Hole at Address None This features reserves either 2MB I16MB 14MB 16MB or 15MB I6MB memory address space to ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting Memory from either 12MB and up 14MB and up or 15MB and up will be unavailable to the system because expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB Refresh Queue Depth 12 This function sets the DRAM refresh rate A slow refresh cycle time increases the bandwidth available for data transfers NOTE Some DRAMs are known to lose data without frequent refreshing so the default 1s set at 0 Delayed Transaction Enabled The default setting of Enabled frees the PCI Bus during CPU accessing of 8 bit ISA cards which normally consume about 50 60 PCI clocks without PCI delayed trans action For PCI bus masters that cannot use the PCI Bus and some ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant set this to Disabled DRAM are 64 Not 72 bits wide This motherboard does not have parity support thus DRAM modules are always 64 bits wide Data Integrity Mode None The setting None has byte wise write capability but no provision for protecting data integrity in the DRAM array You can enable the ECC function 1f ECC supported DIMM 1s used See section III for more information on memory modules Onboard FDC Controller Enabled When enabled this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the
61. message on the screen Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to confirm Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to abort This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen HOH FEL ISA BIOS Leese Al CHS SETLP UTILITY HHL SU PHA IHL STAR CHIUS SETIP SPE EV TSH FHSSHUHII aS FEATURES SETUP EEE PASSHORD HIPS EH TIWHES SETUP E HU AUT WETEG TIO WES MANAGEMENT SETUP SHWE 2 ERIT SETUP i HH Load SETUP Defalis P F elfen rere SHINE WwW TOS DEFAULT EW SEVP WERFWULIS z khjt oe ee te hil SH i 1 P 1 4 Fi Sauna CH ya tup Lenore Lhange Lolo ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 51 8 ia gt Load Defaults 52 IV BIOS SOFTWARE supervisor Password and User Password These two options set the system passwords Supervisor Password sets a pass word that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system By default the system comes without any passwords To specify a password highlight the type you want and then press lt Enter gt A password prompt appears on the screen Taking note that the password is case sensitive and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters long type in your password and then press lt Enter gt The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again After setting a password the screen automatically re verts to the main screen SIM CHIUS SE
62. n anymore How ever if the configuration stored in the CMOS memory on the board gets lost or damaged or if you change your system hardware configuration you will need to respecify the configuration values The configuration values usually get lost or corrupted when the power of the onboard CMOS battery weakens iS ok ir j i Date mm dd vy Tue ise ae l cl HEN UISES YP Le CAS HEAD PREAMP OHHO SEL TI KAN fl D UHER H i H i WORE fl it l jiii Hine naga Hiini au J Hode Support Mah a Rbended Hesory Other Hesoru LEH You Hill beres lotal Haar a S tt Tira PPI LELTE JF Lhar Loo The preceding screen provides you with a list of options At the bottom of this screen are the control keys Take note of these keys and their respective uses User configurable fields appear in a different color If you need information on the selected field press lt F1 gt The help menu will then appear to provide you with the information you need The memory display at the lower right of the screen is read only and automatically adjusts accordingly Details of Standard CMOS Setup Date To set the date highlight the Date field and then press either lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt or lt gt lt gt 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 2079 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Time
63. n holding the motherboard with the keyboard connector away from yourself A 1 1s written besides pin 1 on jumpers with three pins The jumpers will also be shown graphically such as EE to connect pins 1 amp 2 and GEM to connect pins 2 amp 3 Jumpers with two pins will be shown as EE for Short On and _ for Open Off For manufacturing simplicity the jump ers may be sharing pins from other groups Use the diagrams in this manual instead of following the pin layout on the board Settings with two jumper numbers require that both jumpers be moved together To connect the pins simply place a plastic jumper cap over the two pins as diagramed WARNING Computer motherboards baseboards and components such as SCSI cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer Unplug your computer when working on the inside Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual ll I
64. n the main menu to automatically enter the drive specifications e 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 SECTOR number of sectors and MODE The SIZE field auto matically adjusts according to the configuration you specify The documentation that comes with your hard disk should provide you with the information regarding the drive specifications The MODE entry is for IDE hard disks only and can be ignored for MFM and ESDI drives This entry provides three options Normal Large LBA or Auto see below Set MODE to the Normal for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB set it to LBA for drives over 528MB that support Logical Block Addressing LBA to allow larger IDE hard disks set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not support LBA Large type of drive can only be used with MS DOS and is very uncommon Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 39 40 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Auto detection of hard disks on bootup For each field Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master and Secondary Slave you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields This will enable auto detection of your IDE hard disk during bootup This will allow you to change your hard disks with the power off an
65. nector 17 Stereo audio in connector 4 pin CD2 with optional onboard audio This connector allows you attach the audio cable from your CD ROM drive for stereo audio input i Ground Left Audio Channel Ground Right Audio Channel a 4 CD In Connector ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 31 2 32 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Il INSTALLATION Message LED Lead MSG LED 2 pins This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax modem The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when data are being transfer or messages are waiting in the inbox This function requires ACPI OS support SMI Suspend Switch Lead SMI 2 pins This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity will be instantly decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use This 2 pin connector see the figure below connects to the case mounted suspend switch If you do not have a switch for the connector you may use the Turbo Switch since it does not have a function SMI is activated when it detects a short to open moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not cause any problems May require one or two pushes depending on the position of the switch Wake up can
66. on board floppy drive connector instead of a separate controller card If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy drives set this field to Disabled Onboard FDC Swap A amp B No Swap This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives through the onboard chipset If you want to switch drive letter assign ments set this field to Swap AB Default setting is No Swap Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 and Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 Settings are JFSH IRO4 2FSH IRO3 3ESH IRQ4 2ESH IRO 10 and Disabled for the onboard serial connectors Default setting for Serial Port 1 is 3FSH IRQ4 while for Serial Port 2 is 2FSH IROS ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 45 46 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector You can select either 3BCH IRQ 7 37S8H IRQ 7 27SH IRQ 5 or Disabled If you install an I O card with a parallel port ensure that there 1s no conflict in the address assignments The PC can support up to three parallel ports as long as there are no conflicts for each port Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port The setting Normal allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP allows bidi rectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional mod
67. oon as your system is operational See Flash Memory Writer Utility in this section to Save Current BIOS to File Flash Memory Writer Utility The flash memory writer utility must be run while the system is in real mode In particular the Update BIOS Main Block From File and Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD options require real mode To run this utility boot from a system floppy disk without the AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files aL Ab e IMPORTANT If unknown is displayed after Flash Type the memory chip is not programmable or is not supported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility Main Menu 1 Save Current BIOS To File This option allows you to copy the contents of the flash memory onto a floppy disk This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to reinstall it Create a bootable DOS diskette without AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS and save both PFLASH EXE and the BIOS file s to it Note BIOS FEATURES SETUP Boot Sequence needs to be set to A first in order to boot from your disk drive A ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Dotete ULE Hsin Bleck Frios Fide Flash Twa INTEL 2aFORIEI Currie EDS Failai AI AA Places Ender File Aime Per HEY BIDS A gea ira ysu hre LH F F Eosi Black of Mew AOS ix different from old one If Fleece les Aduvenced Feature jo Flach abols bios 71
68. or Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and man aging all system components and 32 bit device drivers and installation proce dures for both Windows 95 and its successors and Windows NT Intelligence Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm To prevent system overheat and system damage the CPU and chassis fans are monitored for RPM and failure The nor mal RPM range and alarm thresholds of these fans can be set through hardware monitoring software Temperature Monitoring and Alert To prevent system overheat and sys tem damage there 1s a heat sensor under the CPU and on the motherboard itself to monitor CPU and system temperature to make sure the system is operating at a safe heat level to avoid any failures triggered by extremely high temperature ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 10 Il FEATURES Voltage Monitoring and Alert System voltage levels are monitored to en sure stable current to critical motherboard components Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors so monitoring 1s necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management System Resources Alert Today s operating systems such as Windows 95 Windows NT and OS 2 require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications The system re source monitor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes
69. ory count during reboot allows you to recover and reconfigure Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI SC200 The ASUS PCI SC200 on the other hand has active termination that you must set using jumper JP5 There are two settings terminated and not terminated as shown below JP JP 5 5 Terminated Default Not Terminated Terminator Setting Terminated Not Terminated Decide whether or not you need to terminate the ASUS PCI SC200 based on its position in the SCSI chain Only the devices at each end of the chain need to be terminated If you have only internal or only external devices connected to the ASUS PCI SC200 then you must terminate the ASUS PCI SC200 If you have both internal and external devices connected you must not terminate the card See the following example which illustrates this concept ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 61 ty A UV J 62 VI ASUS PCI SCSI Cards Termination Required End Device SCSI Device 1 Termination Required JP5 Open SCSI Device 3 SCSI Device 4 Termination Required No Termination Required End Device JP5 Short Termination Required End Device SCSI Device 2 SCSI Device 1 SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices All SCSI devices including the ASUS PCI SC200 and ASUS PCI SC860 interface card must have a SCSI identification number that is not in use by any other SCSI device There are eight possible ID numbers 0 through
70. ot detected Enabled will reserve IRQ12 for the PS 2 mouse and thus other devices will not be able to use IRQ12 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Some display cards that are nonstandard VGA such as graphics accelerators or MPEG Video Cards may not show colors properly The setting Enabled should correct this problem Otherwise leave this on the setup default setting of Disabled OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 64M Disabled When using OS 2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB you need to Enable this option otherwise leave this on the setup default of Disabled ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Video ROM BIOS Shadow Enabled This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM Relocat ing to RAM enhances system performance as information access is faster than the ROM C8000 CBFFF Shadow to DC000 DF FFF Shadow Disabled These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Typematic Rate Setting Disabled When enabled you can set the two typematic controls listed next Setup default setting is Disabled Typematic Rate
71. ou from calling up Setup If you still need to call Setup reset the system by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the Reset button on the system case You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again But do so only if the first two methods fail When you invoke Setup the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options AWARD SOFTWARE TMC STH CHIUS SETUP SUPE EVTSH FPHSSHUHII ICs FEATURES SETUP EE PASSHORD HPS EH TIHES SEIP E HUD AU WETEETIUOA WES MANAGEMENT SETI SWE 2 ERIT SETUP PHF HHI PEI SETUP Bll MUHD SHY IHE mo BIOS DEFAULTS BR SEP HEFHUL TK I 13 a a Se lee l ten Fad a E Ia M T T 7 Fo San Cait sotup Lenore Lhange Lolo ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual 37 38 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Load Defaults The Load BIOS Defaults option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting Load Setup Defaults on the other hand is for loading optimized defaults for regu lar use Choosing defaults at this level will modify all applicable settings A section at the bottom of the preceding screen displays the control keys for this screen Take note of these keys and their respective uses Standard CMOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup allows you to record some basic system hardware configu ration and set the system clock and error handling If the motherboard is already installed in a working system you will not need to select this optio
72. ows 3 11 Question and Answer Q A What is Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on sys tems supporting Wake On LAN by simply sending a wake up frame With this feature remotely uploading downloading data to from systems during off peak hours will be feasible What can Wake On LAN do for you Wake On LAN is a remote management tool with advantages that can reduce system management workload provide flexibility to the system admuinistrator s job and then of course save you time consuming efforts and costs What components does Wake On LAN require to be enable To enable Wake On LAN function your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake On LAN function a client with Wake On LAN capa bility and software such as LDCM Rev 3 10 or up that can trigger wake up frame ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual
73. rs 1 RTCLR p 15 2 KBV_SEL p 18 3 FSO FS1 FS2 p 16 4 BFO BF1 BF2 p 16 5 VIDO 1 2 3 p 18 Expansion Slots 1 System Memory p 19 2 CPU ZIFSocket7 p 22 3 SLOT 1 2 3 p 23 4 PCI1 2 3 p 23 Connectors 1 PS2KEYBOARD p 25 2 PS2MOUSE p 25 3 PRINT p 26 4 COMI COM2 p 26 5 FLOPPY p 26 6 AUDIO optional p 27 7 GAME optional p 21 8 USB p2 9 Primary Second IDE p 28 10 IDELED p 28 11 CHA CPU PWR FAN p 29 12 MDM optional p 29 13 IR p 30 14 ATXPWR p 30 15 WOL p 31 16 CD1 optional p 31 17 CD2 optional p 31 18 MSG LED PANEL p 32 19 SMI PANEL p 32 20 PWR PANEL p 32 21 RESET PANEL p 32 22 KEYLOCK PANEL p 32 23 KEYLOCK PANEL p 32 24 SPEAKER PANEL p 32 Real Time Clock RAM Operation Clear Data Keyboard Voltage Selection CPU External Clock BUS Frequency Selection CPU BUS Frequency Ratio CPU Voltage Regulator Output Selection System Memory Upgrade Central Processing Unit CPU Socket 16 bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots 32 bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Female Parallel Printer Port Connector 25 pin Female Serial Port COM amp COM2 Two 9 pin Male Floppy Drive Connector 34 pin Block Audio Port Line Out Line In Mic Three 1 8 Female Joystick Midi Connector 15 pin Female Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 amp 2 Two 4 pin Female Primary Secondary IDE Connector 40 pin
74. s possible and store those collected information in a 4KB block in the motherboard s Flash EPROM and allow the DMI to retrieve data from this database Unlike other BIOS software the BIOS on this motherboard uses the same technology implemented for Plug and Play to allow dynamic real time updating of DMI information versus creating a new BIOS image file and requiring the user to update the whole BIOS This DMI Con figuration Utility also allows the system integrator or end user to add additional information into the MIFD such as serial numbers housing configurations and ven dor information Those information not detected by the motherboard BIOS and has to be manually entered through the DMI Configuration Utility and updated into the MIFD This DMI Configuration Utility provides the same reliability as PnP updat ing and will prevent the refreshing failures associated with updating the entire BIOS System Requirements The DMI Configuration Utility DMICFG EXE must be used in real mode in order for the program to run the base memory must be at least 180K Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by windows must not be installed You can boot up from a system diskette without AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files REM HIMEM SYS in the CONFIG SYS or press lt F5 gt during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual V SUPPORT SOFTWARE Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Edit DMI or de
75. tem to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Enable which will allow you to set the days SUN SAT and time hh mm ss when you want this function to activate Fan Monitor xxxxRPM The onboard hardware monitor can detect the Chassis Fan Speed and CPU Fan Speed These values refresh upon any key entries in the BIOS setup screen Set to Ignore if one of these are not used so that error messages will not be given ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Thermal Monitor xxxC xxxF The onboard hardware monitor can detect the CPU and MB motherboard tempera tures These values refresh upon key entries Set to Ignore only if necessary Voltage Monitor xx xV The onboard hardware monitor can detect the voltages put out by the voltage regu lators These values refresh upon key entries Set to gnore only if necessary NOTE If any of the monitored items are out of range you will get an error mes sage Follow the onscreen instructions to troubleshoot PNP and PCI Setup This PNP and PCI Setup option configures the PCI bus slots All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value HH FCI ISA BIOS So PAP AAD PCT SET Hara SF DPH a e tre hal ded J pled if IE HT IRO i a Li cloi 2 I a i a talp api s la Values 185hift AF2 DA l ETIS DeFaul f Lond Setup letaults NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function
76. therboard 1 IDE ribbon cable 1 floppy ribbon cable S S NN g Support Drivers amp Utilities e Crystal Audio Driver e SiS 5591 AGP VxD and IDE driver ASUS PC Probe Hardware Monitor Desktop Management Interface DMI utility e Flash Memory Writer utility to update the FLASH BIOS e Readme files for descriptions and use of the files e Technical Support Form This user s manual Onboard audio chipset and audio driver optional Infrared module optional ASUS PCI SC200 Fast SCSI or PCI SC860 Ultra Fast SCSI card optional ASUS PCI L101 10 100 Fast Ethernet PCI Card optional U d d u K ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual y k 3 7 f x Il FEATURES Features of the ASUS SP98AGP X Motherboard The ASUS SP98AGP X is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a small package This motherboard AGP Chipset SiS5591 chipset with built in AGP support for high performance component level interconnection targeted at 3D graphical display applications Versatile Processor Support Intel Pentium 75 233MHz P55C MMX P54C P54CS IBM Cyrix 6x86 PR166 Rev 2 7 or later IBM Cyrix 6x86MX PR166 amp faster AMD K5 PR75 PR133 AMD K6 PR166 amp faster Versatile Memory Support Three DIMM sockets to support 8 16 32 64 128 or 256MB 168 pin SDRAM Extended Data Out EDO memory modules up to 768MB Easy Installation BIOS supports autodete
77. ts e T i 5 0 Volts Standby i 5 0 Volts g LI Power Good 5 0 Volts Ground 5 0 Volts Ground A Ground D 5 0 Volts Power Supply E a fo Ground i Ground ete A m 3 3 Volts g 12 0 Volts n E 3 3 Volts E E 3 3 Volts Ground Ground ATX Power Connector 30 ASUS SP98AGP X User s Manual Hl INSTALLATION 15 Wake on LAN 3 pin WOL The WAKE LAN connector allows the system to power up when there is a wakeup package signal received from the network through the ASUS PCI L101 LAN card Requires the ASUS PCI L101 and an ATX power supply with at least 720mAmp 5VSB PME Ground 5 Volt ga Wake On LAN Connector 16 Stereo audio in connector 4 pin CD1 with optional onboard audio This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from a such sound sources as TV tuner or MPEG card Pod YO Left Audio Channel Ground 5 C Bo M Ground I Right Audio Channel 3 Fo lE mor a Connectors Analog Audio Line Out Con
78. vices All SCSI devices you install on your system require driver software to function The Symbios SCSI BIOS directly supports SCSI hard disks under the DOS Win dows and OS 2 environments It also uses device drivers from the DOS floppy disk included in the ASUS PCI SC200 and ASUS PCI SC860 controller card packages to support hard disks and other SCSI devices working under DOS Microsoft Win dows Microsoft Windows NT Novell NetWare and IBM OS 2 These drivers pro vide higher performance than the direct BIOS support To use these drivers you must install them into your system and add them to your system configuration files Driver support for SCSI devices used with SCO UNIX is also provided These drivers are included in the second SCO UNIX floppy disk Windows 95 support is also available using the device drivers included within the Windows software The ASUS PCI SC200 and ASUS PCI SC860 are Plug and Play adapters that are auto detected by BIOS and current operating systems that support Plug and Play features For information about these drivers and their usage view the Readme files included in the driver packages ASUS PCI SC200 amp PCI SC860 SCSI Cards The ASUS PCI SC200 or the ASUS PCI SC860 may be bundled with your mother board or purchased separately Both cards provide the option of connecting internal or external SCSI devices for a total of 7 devices on each SCSI card bt f MENARI f ma Pi z a Pr 7 at TT PF a Para ea ro

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