Owner's manual

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Feature Guide............................................1-1
Main Features.........................................................................................1-2
Software..................................................................................................1-4
The P/I-P55SP4 Package ....................................................................... 1-4
Static Electricity Precautions................................................................1-5
Mainboard Layout.................................................................................1-6
Using Your Mainboard.........................................................................1-8
Hardware Settings .......................................................................... 1-8
The System Configuration Record..............................................1-10
System IRQs...................................................................................1-11
BIOS-Supported Erthanced IDE Features ................................. 1-12
Large IDE Hard Disks............................................................1-13
Other IDE Devices ................................................................ 1-13
Dual IDE Channel Support ................................................... 1-13
Faster Data Trcinsfer .............................................................. 1-14
Power Conservation ..................................................................... 1-14
SCSI BIOS Firmware & The SC-200 Controller Card................1-14
Chapter 2: Upgrade Guide..........................................2-1
Installing Expansion Cards..................................................................2-2
Installation Procedure .................................................................... 2-2
Assigning System IRQs for Expansion Cards ............................. 2-4
Upgrading System Memory ................................................................ 2-6
Configuring System Memory ........................................................ 2-7
Installing SIMMs ............................................................................. 2-8
Updating the Flash BIOS....................................................................2-10
Chapter 3: Software Guide ......................................... 3-1
Award BIOS Setup................................................................................3-1
Standard CMOS Setup....................................................................3-3
BIOS Features Setup ....................................................................... 3-8
Chipset Features Setup ................................................ , ................ 3-12
Power Management Setup...........................................................3-14
PCI/PNP & Onboard I/O Setup...................................................3-18
Load BIOS Defaults.......................................................................3-22
Load Setup Defaults ..................................................................... 3-23
Setting Supervisor & User Passwords ....................................... 3-24