EPOX P2-133A Specifications

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Introduction P2-133APage 1-4“Pentium® II or Deschutes Processor/Slot 1 processor” or “Deschutes Processor”will apply to both the Pentium® II Processor

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Introduction P2-133APage 1-6P2-133A Form-FactorThe P2-133A is designed with ATX form factor - the latest industry standard ofchassis. The ATX form fa

IntroductionP2-133APage 1-7I/O Shield ConnectorThe P2-133A is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/Oshield (figure 3).Power-

Introduction P2-133APage 1-8Figure 5: System Block DiagramSystem Block DiagramPentium II or Deschutes ProcessorPCI Bridge and memory controller VT8

FeaturesP2-133APage 2-1Section 2FEATURESP2-133A Features:• P2-133A is based on the Pentium® II or Deschutes Processor operating at 233~ 333MHz (66MHz)

Features P2-133APage 2-2• P2-133A utilizes a Lithium battery which provides environmental protectionand longer battery life.• Supports the Universal S

InstallationP2-133APage 3-1Section 3INSTALLATION

Installation P2-133APage 3-2Figure 1P2-133A Detailed LayoutAGP SLOTPCI Slot #1PCI Slot #2ISA Slot #1ISA Slot #2BatteryATX Power InputWinbond83977I/Ose

InstallationP2-133APage 3-3Easy Installation ProcedureEasy Installation ProcedureThe following must be completed before powering on your new system:3-

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Installation P2-133APage 3-4Note: Based on the implementation of VIA Chipset Apollo Pro+, P2-133A is ableto provide two host bus frequencies -- either

InstallationP2-133APage 3-5Section 3-2System Memory ConfigurationMemory LayoutThe P2-133A supports (3) 168-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module). Th

Installation P2-133APage 3-6Table 1 *SDRAM only supports 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB DIMM modules.* EDO only supports Pentium® II Processor at 66MHz, not su

InstallationP2-133APage 3-7Figure 6DIMM Module clip before installationFigure 7DIMM Module clip after installationTo remove the DIMM module simply pre

Installation P2-133APage 3-8Section 3-3Installing a Pentium II or Deschutes ProcessorThe P2-133A uses the Single Edge Contact (SEC) slot for a Pentium

InstallationP2-133APage 3-9bottom make sure you press firmly on SEC cartridge to firmly secure into the Slot 1Socket.Now we need to secure the heatsin

Installation P2-133APage 3-10Section 3-4Device ConnectorsPlease install the motherboard into the chassis.Now that your motherboard is installed you ar

InstallationP2-133APage 3-11Power On/Off - This is connected to the power button on the case.Using the Soft-Off by Pwr-BTTN feature, you can choose ei

Installation P2-133APage 3-12Section 3-5External Modem Ring-in PowerON and Keyboard Power ONFunctions (KBPO)On the basis of bounded functions in I/O c

InstallationP2-133APage 3-13Notes:1.Intel ATX version 2.0 specification has recommended you use the power supplywith 0.72A(720mA) in 5.0VSB. With our

P2-133ATechnical Support ServicesIf you need additional information, help during installation or normal use of thisproduct, please contact your retail

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BIOSP2-133APage 4-1Section 4AWARD BIOS SETUPBIOS InstructionsAward’s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user to modifythe basic s

BIOS P2-133APage 4-2The menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need toreconfigure. The selection is made by moving the curso

BIOSP2-133APage 4-3NOTE: The “Halt On:” field is used to determine when to halt the systemby the BIOS if an error occurs.NOTE: Floppy 3 Mode support

BIOS P2-133APage 4-4Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up causing awarning message to appear when anything attempts to access the

BIOSP2-133APage 4-5Boot Sequence: This category determines which drive is searched first by the O/S(Operating System).The default is A,C,SCSI.The fol

BIOS P2-133APage 4-6hardware.Fast: The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method.Typematic Rate Setting: This determines the ke

BIOSP2-133APage 4-7uses the RAMDAC of the PCI card.Disabled: Disables the VGA card Palette Snoop function.OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: Some operati

BIOS P2-133APage 4-84-3 Chipset Features SetupChoose the “CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITYmenu to display following menu.Figure 4: C

BIOSP2-133APage 4-9Memory Hole at 15M-16M: You can reserve this memory area for the use ofISA adaptor ROMs.The default is Disabled.Enabled: This fie

P2-133AUser NoticeNo part of this product, including the product and software may be reproduced,transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system

BIOS P2-133APage 4-10CPU(V): The voltage level of the CPU.+1.5V: The voltage level of the CPU’s GTL+ Bus.+3.3V, +5V, +12V: The voltage level of the

BIOSP2-133APage 4-11mode.Min. saving: Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in eachmode.User define: Allows user to define PM Timers pa

BIOS P2-133APage 4-12The P2-133A supports HDD Power Down, Doze and Standby power saving func-tions when using the Intel Pentium II Processor.The defau

BIOSP2-133APage 4-13Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm: This sets the time that you need the system to turn on.The deault is 08:00:00.4-5 PNP/PCI ConfigurationThe

BIOS P2-133APage 4-14Cards.Auto: If your ISA card and PCI card are all PNP cards, BIOS will assignthe interrupt resource automatically.Reset Configur

BIOSP2-133APage 4-154-7 Integrated PeripheralsFigure 8: Integrated PeripheralsNote: If you do not use the Onboard IDE connector, then you will need

BIOS P2-133APage 4-16Onchip IDE Second Channel:The default is Enabled.Enabled: Enables Onboard IDE secondary port.Disabled: Disables Onboard IDE secon

BIOSP2-133APage 4-17Auto: The computer will select the optimal setting.Disabled: The hard drive will run in normal mode.Secondary Master UDMA: This a

BIOS P2-133APage 4-18Disabled: Disable Onboard SMC CHIP’s Serial port 1.Onboard Serial Port 2: This field allows the user to configure the 2nd serial

BIOSP2-133APage 4-19Power On Method: There are “Button Only”, “Hot Key” and “Any key” can bechosen by this field that allows users to select one of th

P2-133ATable of ContentsSection 1 IntroductionComponents Checklist ... 1-1OverviewPentium II or Deschutes Processor..

BIOS P2-133APage 4-203. After pressing the [Enter] key (ROM password if the option was not used)or current password (user-defined password), the user

BIOSP2-133APage 4-211024, 16 & 63no. Cylinder (1024)x no. Head ( 16)x no. Sector ( 63)x no. per sector ( 512)528 MegabytesIf user set his HDD to N

BIOS P2-133APage 4-22INT 12h in order to access the right HDD address!Maximum HDD size:no. Cylinder (1024)x no. Head ( 32)x no. Sector ( 63)x bytes pe

AppendixP2-133AA-1Appendix A:A-1 MEMORY MAPAddress Range Size Description[00000-7FFFF] 512K Conventional memory[80000-9FBFF] 127K Extended Conventiona

Appendix P2-133AA-2[3D0-3DF] CGA adapter.[3F0-3F7] FLOPPY DISK controller.[3F8-3FF] SERIAL port 1.A-3 TIMER & DMA CHANNELS MAPTIMER MAP:TIMER Chan

AppendixP2-133AA-314 Onboard HARD DISK (IDE1) channel.15 Onboard HARD DISK (IDE1) channel.A-5 RTC & CMOS RAM MAPRTC & CMOS:00 Seconds.01 Secon

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AppendixP2-133AA-5Appendix B:B-1 POST CODESISA POST codes are typically output to I/O port address 80h.POST (hex) DESCRIPTION01-02 Reserved.C0 Turn of

Appendix P2-133AA-60C Initialization of the BIOS Data Area. (40:ON - 40:FF)0D 1. Program some of the Chipset's value according to Setup.(Early S

AppendixP2-133AA-73E Try to turn on Level 2 cache.Note: Some chipset may need to turn on the L2 cache in this stage.But usually, the cache is turn on

P2-133APower Management Setup ... 4-10PNP/PCI Configuration ... 4-13Load Setup Defaults ...

Appendix P2-133AA-861 1. Try to turn on Level 2 cache.Note: If L2 cache is already turned on in POST 3D, this part will beskipped.2. Set the boot u

AppendixP2-133AA-9Appendix CNOTE:The "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" function loads the system default data directly from ROM andinitializes the assoc

Appendix P2-133AA-10Appendix DCPU Clock Frequency Selection In BIOS Setting.There is a special function for CPU over-clocking requirement which can be

IntroductionP2-133APage 1-1Section 1INTRODUCTIONComponents Checklistüüüüü A. (1) P2-133A mainboardüüüüü B. (1) P2-133A user’s manualüüüüü C. (1) Flopp

Introduction P2-133APage 1-2OverviewPentium II or Deschutes ProcessorThe Pentium® II or Deschutes Processor (The Deschutes Processor as 300/100MHz, 35

IntroductionP2-133APage 1-3packaging technology and each of the physical elements of the product are referredto using accurate technical descriptions.