R SP97/SP97-V Pentium Motherboard ® USER’S MANUAL
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CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 7 How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7 4 II. FEATURES ..................................................................................... Features of the ASUS SP97 Motherboard .......................................
CONTENTS Load Setup Defaults ................................................................... Supervisor Password and User Password .................................. IDE HDD Auto Detection .......................................................... Save and Exit Setup ................................................................... Exit Without Saving ................................................................... 52 53 54 55 55 V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE ...............................................
FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • • This device may not cause harmful interference, and 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.
I. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION (Sections/Checklist) How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. II. III. IV. V. VI.
II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS SP97 Motherboard II. FEATURES (ASUS SP97) The ASUS SP97 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a small package, namely: • SiS Chipset: Features either SiS5582 or SiS5598 chipsets. The SiS5598 chipset has a built-in video controller and supports video shared memory from 1MB to 4MB. • Versatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium® 75–233MHz (P55C-MMX™, P54C/ P54CS), IBM®/Cyrix® 6x86-PR166+ (Rev 2.
II. FEATURES Introduction to ASUS SP97 Series of Motherboards ASUS SP97 / SP97-V User’s Manual II. FEATURES (SP97 Series) Performance • Double the IDE Transfer Speed: ASUS SP97 series of motherboards with SiS 5582 or SiS 5598 (with VGA) improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE, which can handle data transfers up to 33MB/s. This new technology is compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE specifications so there is no need to upgrade current hard disk drives or cables.
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II. FEATURES The ASUS SP97 Motherboard Super Multi I/O Parallel Serial Keyboard II. FEATURES (ASUS SP97) USB, IR, PS/2 Mouse 3 PCI Slots 2 ISA Slots 1 ISA/PCI Shared Slot AT Power Conn. ATX Power Conn.
III. INSTALLATION ASUS SP97 Motherboard Layout Super Multi-I/O Keyboard Wake on LAN COM 1 VGA Connector Floppy Drives Secondary IDE PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 Primary IDE Parallel Port AT Power Input ATX Power Input SIMM Socket 4 (32-bit, 72-pin module) Switching Voltage Regulators BF2 BF1 BF0 Panel Connectors Freq. Ratio Chassis Fan CPU ZIF Socket 7 512KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache Flash BIOS CPU Voltage VID2 VID1 VID0 Row 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 3 Clock Freq.
III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) RTCLR FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3 BF0, BF1, BF2 VID0, VID1, VID2 VGA_ SEL/_SEL1 (optional) VGA_INT (optional) p. 15 Real Time Clock RAM (Keep CMOS/Clear CMOS) p. 16 CPU External Frequency (BUS) Selection p. 16 CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio p. 18 CPU Voltage Output Selection p. 19 Onboard VGA Setting p. 19 Onboard VGA Interrupt Selection Expansion Slots 1) 2) 3) 4) SIMM1, SIMM2, SIMM3, SIMM4 CPU PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4 SLOT1, SLOT2, SLOT3 p. 20 72-Pin SIMM Sockets p.
III. INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard Install DRAM Modules Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Install Expansion Cards Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply Set Up the BIOS Software 1. Jumpers III. INSTALLATION (Jumpers) Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect the jumper pins on the motherboard.
III. INSTALLATION 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 unplug the AC power, (2) Move this jumper to Clear CMOS, (3) Move the jumper back to Normal Set., (4) Turn on your computer, (5) Hold down during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences.
III. INSTALLATION 2. 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). 3.
III. INSTALLATION CPU Model Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Intel Pentium P54C Freq. 166MHz 150MHz 133MHz 120MHz 100MHz 90MHz 75MHz Ratio BUS Freq. A-2.5x 66MHz A-2.5x 60MHz A-2.0x 66MHz A-2.0x 60MHz A-1.5x 66MHz A-1.5x 60MHz A-1.5x 50MHz (BUS Freq.
III. INSTALLATION 4. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID0, 1, 2) These jumpers set the voltage supplied to the CPU. Pentium MMX (P55C) Intel Pentium (P54C) AMD-K6 (150MHz-233MHz) (75MHz-200MHz) (PR166 and faster) AMD-K5 (PR75-PR133) IBM/Cyrix 6x86(MX) IBM/Cyrix 6x86(M1) (PR166 and faster) (PR166 and faster) WARNING! Because CPU designs change rapidly, the table below is only intended as a simple guideline and thus may not be true for your CPU.
III. INSTALLATION NOTE: Using your own VGA card on the PCI expansion slot The motherboard’s BIOS will autodetect whether another VGA card is installed on the PCI expansion slot and disable or enable the onboard VGA but most operating systems bypasses the BIOS and installs the onboard VGA through Plug and Play. The following VGA Selection jumpers are not required under standard configurations but if you experience any conflicts, please set the jumpers (5 & 6) accordingly. 5.
III. INSTALLATION 2. System Memory (SIMM) This motherboard supports four 72-pin, 32-bit SIMMs (Single Inline Memory Modules) of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 256MB. The SIMMs can be either 60ns or 70ns Fast Page Mode (FPM) (Asymmetric or Symmetric), or Extended Data Output (EDO) (BEDO & Parity are not supported). SIMMs must be installed in pairs so that each Row (refer to motherboard layout for Row locations) contains 64-bits of the same size and type of memory chips.
III. INSTALLATION SIMM Installation 1. The SIMM memory modules will fit in only one orientation as shown because the plastic safety tab on one end of the SIMM sockets requires the notched end of the SIMM memory modules. 1 2 3 4 III. INSTALLATION (System Memory) R Notched End 72-Pin SIMM Sockets 2. Press the memory module firmly into place starting from a 45-degree angle, making sure that all the contacts are aligned with the socket. 3.
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III. INSTALLATION 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket 7 that is backward 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 install a fan before you turn on your system. III. INSTALLATION (CPU) To install a processor, first turn off your system and remove its cover.
III. INSTALLATION 4. Expansion Cards WARNING! 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. First read your expansion card documentation for hardware and software settings that may be required to set up your specific card. Expansion Card Installation Procedure III. INSTALLATION (Expansion Cards) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Read the documentation for your expansion card.
III. INSTALLATION Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require to use IRQs. System IRQs are available to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any remaining IRQs are available to PCI cards. Currently, there are two types of ISA 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 Diagnostics (MSD.
III. INSTALLATION 5. External Connectors WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly separated from jumpers as shown in the motherboard layout (page 12). Placing jumper caps over these pins will damage your motherboard. IMPORTANT: Connect ribbon cables such that the red stripe is on the pin 1 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 and floppy disk drives.
III. INSTALLATION 3. Parallel Port Connector (PRINTER, 26-1 pin block) This connector supports the included parallel port ribbon cable with mounting bracket. Connect the ribbon cable to this connection and mount the bracket to the case on an open slot. You can make available the parallel port and choose the IRQ through the Onboard Parallel Port in Chipset Features of the BIOS SOFTWARE. (Pin 26 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 26 plugged).
III. INSTALLATION 5. Power Supply, Chassis Fan Connectors (PWR_, CPU_, CHA_FAN, 3 pins) This connector supports a 3-pin cooling fan of 500mAmp (6watts) or less with a minimum of 3,500RPM. Depending on the fan manufacturer, the wiring and plug may be different. The red wire should be Positive and the black wire should be Ground. WARNING! Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the fans if these pins are incorrectly used. DO NOT PLACE JUMPER CAPS OVER THESE PINS.
III. INSTALLATION III. INSTALLATION (Connectors) 7. 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 there is data transfer or messages waiting in the inbox. This function requires OS and driver support. 8.
III. INSTALLATION 14. USB, Infrared, PS/2 Mouse Module Connector (USB_IR_MOUSE, 18-1 pin block) If you want to use USB, PS/2 mouse, or infrared (IrDA) devices, you need to purchase an external connector set. The external connector set connects to the 18-pin block and mounts to an open slot on your computer’s chassis. The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If not detected, expansion cards can use IRQ12.
III. INSTALLATION 16. AT Power Supply Connector (POWER, 12-pin block) This connector connects to a standard 5-volt power supply. To connect the leads from the power supply, ensure first that the power supply is not plugged. Most power supplies provide two plugs (P8 and P9), each containing six wires, two of which are black. Orient the connectors so that the black wires are together.
III. INSTALLATION 18. IDE Activity LED (IDELED, 2 pins) 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. R TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-Pin plug. IDE LED + IDE Activity LED Lead III. INSTALLATION (Connectors) 19.
III. INSTALLATION 20. Video Feature Connector (26 pins) (with onboard VGA version only) This connector is used for third-party video accessories such as video capture cards or television tuners. 1 26 13 R 14 Video Feature Connector III. INSTALLATION (Connectors) 21. Wake on LAN Activity Connector (3-pin WAKE_LAN) The WAKE_LAN connector allows the system to power up when there is a wakeup package (signal) received from the network through the ASUS PCIL101 LAN card.
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III. INSTALLATION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all jumpers and connections are made, close the system case cover. 2. Make sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into your computer’s power supply. 4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is 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 in the chain) c.
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 motherboard. 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 numbers represent a newer BIOS file.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 2. Update BIOS Main Block From File This option updates the BIOS from a file on the disk. This can either be a new file or a backup file created by the “Save Current BIOS to File” option. This will not update the Boot Block if the Boot Block is different. You will be prompted with the following if advanced features if necessary. Boot Block of New BIOS is different from old one !!! Please Use 'Advanced Feature' to flash whole bios !!! 3.
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.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 6. BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 volts and 12 volts. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. 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 system configuration and settings.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Load Defaults Load BIOS Defaults loads the minimized settings for troubleshooting. Load Setup Defaults, on the other hand, is for loading optimized defaults for regular 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.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Details of Standard CMOS Setup: Date To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press either , , plus or minus signs (on the numeric keypad) to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values are Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2079). Time To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and then press either , , plus or minus signs (on the numeric keypad) to set the current time.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 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.
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. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of BIOS Features Setup IV.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Boot Sequence (C,A) This field determines where the system looks first for an operating system. Options are C,A; A,CDROM,C; CDROM,C,A; D,A; E,A; F,A; C only; LS/ZIP, C; and A,C. The default 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.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 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 (Chars/Sec) (6) This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second. Setup default setting is 6; other settings are 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE (Chipset Features) Linear Mode SRAM Support (Leave on default setting of 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 this function should be Disabled when using Intel CPUs. 16-bit ISA Wait State (Leave on default setting of 1 Wait) Timing for 16-bit ISA cards.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ASUS SP97 / SP97-V User’s Manual IV. BIOS (Chipset Features) IV. BIOS (Chipset Features) Onboard FDC Swap A: B: (No Swap) This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. Two options are available: No Swap and Swap AB. If you want to switch drive letter assignments through the onboard chipset, set this field to Swap AB.
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. IV. BIOS (Chipset Features) NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of Power Management Setup IV. BIOS (Power Management) Power Management (User Define) This field acts as the master control for the power management modes.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Video Off Method (DPMS OFF) This field defines the video off features. The following options are available: DPMS OFF, DPMS Reduce ON, Blank Screen, V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby, and DPMS Suspend. 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 (use this for monitors without power management or “green” features.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 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. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of PNP and PCI Setup IV. BIOS (PnP and PCI) PNP OS Installed (No) When Plug and Play operating systems (OS) are installed, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS when Yes is selected.
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) is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ.
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-optimal and disable all high performance features. To load these default settings, highlight “Load BIOS Defaults” on the main screen and then press . The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press and then to confirm. Press and then to abort.
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Supervisor Password and User Password IV. BIOS (Passwords) These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a password 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 . A password prompt appears on the screen.
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. IV. BIOS (Hard Disk Detect) Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the box. To accept the optimal entries, press , otherwise select from the numbers displayed under the OPTIONS field (2, 1, 3 in this case); to skip to the next drive, press .
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 drive was formatted, the drive will not be readable. If the autodetected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your drive, do not accept them.
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 Configuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to autodetect and record information pertinent to a computer’s system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.
V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Edit DMI (or delete) Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the ↑↓ (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 is the current cursor position and the blue text are available for editing.
V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE Save MIFD 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 You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and file name here. Load BIOS Defaults V. SOFTWARE (Using DMI Utility) You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data.
R SP97-V Pentium Motherboard ® VIDEO SOFTWARE USER’S MANUAL
CONTENTS VIDEO SOFTWARE USER’S MANUAL ...................................... 65 VIII. DOS UTILITY ....................................................................... 67 DOS Utility ................................................................................................ 67 1. SVGAUTL.EXE .................................................................................... 67 1.1 General Description ................................................................... 67 1.2 How to Use? .............
VIII. DOS UTILITY DOS Utility 1. SVGAUTL.EXE 1.1 General Description SVGAUTL.EXE is one of the utilities of SiS 5597/5598. It supports three functions: (1) Video Mode Setting (2) Frame Rate Setting (3) Power Saving Setting VIII. DOS UTILITY (SVGAUTL.EXE) Since SiS 5597/5598 supports many enhanced Text Mode and Graphic Mode, you can use SVGAUTL.EXE to select the desired video mode. For 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024 resolutions, SiS 5597/5598 supports multiple frame rates.
VIII. DOS UTILITY 1.3 What the Parameters Stand for? The meaning of parameters used by SVGAUTL.EXE are explained below: Syntax: >SVGAUTL [/D:mode_no] [/F0:n0] [/F1:n1] [/F2:n2] [/F3:n3] [/PA:ta] [/PB:tb] where /D: Set the Video Mode to be mode_no which is a hex number. For example: Set 1024x768 256 color graphic mode. >SVGAUTL /D:38 /F0: For 640x480, set frame rate to be n0 Hz. Three availabe frame rates are 60, 72, and 75 Hz. VIII. DOS UTILITY (SVGAUTL.
VIII. DOS UTILITY A1. Video Modes A1.
VIII. DOS UTILITY MODE VIII. DOS UTILITY (Video Modes) 0 0* 0+ 1 1* 1+ 2 2* 2+ 3 3* 3+ 4 5 6 7* 7+ 0D 0E 0F 10 11 12 13 DISPLAY COLORS FRAME SIZE SHADES RATE. H-SYNC. VIDEO FREQ. 320x200 320x350 360x400 320x200 320x350 360x400 640x200 640x350 720x400 640x200 640x350 720x400 320x200 320x200 640x200 720x350 720x400 320x200 640x200 640x350 640x350 640x480 640x480 320x200 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.5 K 31.
VIII. DOS UTILITY MODE TYPE 22 23 24 25 26 29 2A 2D 2E 2F 30 37 38 39 3A 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C A/N A/N A/N APA A/N APA A/N APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA APA 4D DISPLAY COLORS ALPHA SIZE SHADES FORMAT BUFFER START BOX SIZE MAX.
VIII. DOS UTILITY MODE VIII. DOS UTILITY (Video Modes) 22 23 24 25 26 29 29* 29+ 29# 29## 2A 2D 2E 2E* 2E+ 2E++ 2F 30 30* 30+ 30# 30## 37i 37n 37n+ 37n# 37n## 38i 38n 38n+ 38n# 38n## 39i 39n 39n+ 3Ai 3An 3An+ 40 41 42 43 43* 43+ 43++ 44 44* 44+ 72 DISPLAY COLORS FRAME SIZE SHADES RATE. H-SYNC. VIDEO FREQ.
MODE 44++ 45 45* 45+ 45++ 46 46* 46+ 46# 46## 47 47* 47+ 47# 47## 48 48* 48+ 48# 48## 49i 49n 49n+ 49n# 49n## 4Ai 4An 4An+ 4An# 4An## 4Bi 4Bn 4Bn+ 4Bn# 4Bn## 4Ci 4Di DISPLAY COLORS FRAME SIZE SHADES RATE. H-SYNC. VIDEO FREQ.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS Software Drivers To make use of the advance features of SiS 5597/5598, extended graphic and text modes are supported by software application drivers developed by SiS. The following applications are currently supported: • • • • • • • 3D Studio Ver. 3.0 AutoCAD/386 Release 11, 12 Auto Shade/386 Ver. 2.0 MicroSoft Windows 3.1 MicroSoft Windows NT Ver. 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 MicroSoft Windows 95 OS/2 Presentation Manager 2.1 & 3.0 IX.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 1. Windows 3.1 1.0 Version Notes The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and maybe later release version but not guaranteed. 1.1 Driver Files IX. Software Drivers (Windows 3.1) 1. The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Windows 3.1 driver contains SETUP.EXE and other installation-related files.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 1.2 Installation IX. Software Drivers (Windows 3.1) 1.2.1 Unpack & Copy To unpack and copy drivers to where they should reside, please follow the following procedures: 1. Boot up Windows using standard VGA mode. 2. In Windows Program Manager Screen, choose “File” item. 3. In “File Item List”, choose “Run” item. 4. In “Run” Screen, select your driver source. e.g. D:\MM\WIN31\SETUP.EXE 5. Follows the directions appeared on the screen to complete the unpack & copy procedures. 6.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 1.2.3 Power Saving Setup in Windows 1. In “SiS VGA Configuration System” screen, choose “power saver” item to enter “Power Saver” screen. 2. In “Power Saver” Screen, choose which options you would like to use. 3. After completing the selections, choose “OK” to make all your selections effective. 4. After complete setup, the power_saver would take effect as you request when time up and you may continue your normal process. 1.2.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 1.3 Video Operations 1.3.1 DCI Function SiS 5597/5598 supports DCI driver for software MPEG playback and other media player programs which could take advantage of DCI. The SiS 5597/5598 DCI driver is automatically loaded during “Windows Driver Unpack & Copy” process. Therefore it should be transparent to the end-user and any media players could take advantage of it. 1.3.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS : Power On/Off : Open File & Type Control : Minimize This Application : Eject CD Title (Not implemented yet.) : Fast Backward : Fast Forward : Mark in : Mark out : Pause : Play : Stop : End : Begin IX. Software Drivers (Windows 3.1) MMPLAY.EXE Button Description : Volume increase (Not implemented yet.) : Volume decrease (Not implemented yet.
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IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 2. Windows 95 2.0 Version Note The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and maybe later release version but not guaranteed. 2.1 Driver Files 1. The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Windows 95 drivers files are: SETUP.EXE SIS597.DRV SIS597.INF SISMINI.VXD Other Files 2. All the 16-color, 256-color, 32K/64K-color, and 16M-color drivers are available. 2.2 Installation ASUS SP97-V User’s Manual IX. Software Drivers (Windows 95) 1. Boot up Windows 95. 2.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 2.3 Using “Display Modes” 1. Go to “Display Properties” Screen and you will find that “Display Modes” item had been added. 2. First select “Display Modes” item and you may select desired resolution by changing “Desktop area” pointer, desired color by changing “Color palette” value, desired font size by changing “Font size”, and desired refresh rate by changing “Refresh rate”. 3. After completing selection, select “OK” or “Apply” to complete the whole installation. 4.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 2.4 Utilities 2.4.1 Installation 1. From “Start Menu”, select “Run” item. 2. In “Run” Screen, select your source execution file. e.g. D:\MM\WIN95\SETUP.EXE 3. In “SiS Multimedia Setup Ver x.xx”, select “OK”. 4. A “SiS Multimedia Vx.xx” program group would be created and shown on screen, select “Restart Now”. 5. In the “SiS Multimedia Vx.xx” program group, there are three icons: (1) SiS Multimedia Package: To create a small “SiS Multimedia” icon on the corner of the screen.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 3. Windows NT 3.5 & 3.51 3.0 Version Note The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and maybe later release version but not guaranteed. 3.1 Driver Files (1) The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Windows NT 3.5 & 3.51 drivers are: SISTAG SISV.SYS SISV256.DLL SISV.DLL OEMSETUP.INF (2) All the 16-color, 256-color, 32K/64K-color, and 16M-color drivers are available. IX. Software Drivers (Windows NT) 3.2 Installation 1. Select Control Panel from Main group. 2.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 4. Windows NT 4.0 4.0 Version Note The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and maybe later release version but not guaranteed. 4.1 Driver Files (1) The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Windows NT 4.0 drivers are: SISV.SYS SISV256.DLL SISV.DLL SISV5597.INF (2) All the 16-color, 256-color, 32K/64K-color, and 16M-color drivers are available. IX. Software Drivers (Windows NT) 4.2 Installation 1. Click “Start” menu and select Control Panel from Settings group. 2.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 5. Autodesk ADI 4.2 -Protected Mode 5.0 General Description IX. Software Drivers (Autodesk ADI 4.2) 5.0.1 Driver Files 1. The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 ADI driver contains the following file: RCPSIS.EXP SiS ADI Driver (for all resolutions & colors) Note: This version of ADI driver does not support 16-color operation. 2. This driver fits for a series of Autodesk Inc. products including: (1) AutoCAD/386 R11 (2) AutoCAD/386 R12 (3) AutoShade/386 V2.0 (4) 3D Studio V3.0 3.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 5.1 AutoCAD R11 Setup IX. Software Drivers (AutoCAD R1.1) 1. The following procedures assume that (1) You have complete “unpack & copy” procedure. (2) Your ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42. 2. Add the following setting to your own batch file for AutoCAD R11 (say ACADR11.BAT) or to your “AUTOEXEC.BAT” file: SET DSPADI=\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP 3. Delete the configure file ACAD.CFG resides in \ACAD directory. 4. Type ACADR11 to configure your AutoCAD R11 system. 5.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 5.2 AutoCAD R1.2 Setup IX. Software Drivers (AutoCAD R1.2) 1. The following procedures assume that (1) You have complete “unpack & copy” procedure. (2) Your SiS ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42. (3) Your AutoCAD R12 program is located in C:\ACADR12. (4) Your AutoCAD R12 default drivers are located in C:\ACADR12\DRV. (5) Your AutoCAD R12 configure file ACAD.CFG is located in C:\ACADR12. 2. Copy the following driver file to C:\ACADR12\DRV: RCPSIS.EXP.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 5.3 AutoShade R2.0 Setup IX. Software Drivers (AutoCAD R2.0) 1. The following procedures assume that (1) You have complete “unpack & copy” procedure. (2) Your ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42. 2. Add the following settings to your batch file for AutoShade R2.0 (say SHADE2.BAT) or to your “AUTOEXEC.BAT” file. (a) For display driver setting, SET DSPADI=\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP. (b) For rendering driver setting, SET RDPADI=\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP. 3. Delete the configure file SHADE.CFG. 4.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 5.4 3D Studio Version 3.0 Setup IX. Software Drivers (3D Studio) 1. The following procedures assume that (1) You have complete “unpack & copy” procedure. (2) Your ADI 4.2 drivers are located in C:\ADI42. 2. Create your own 3D Studio V3.0 batch file (say 3DS3.BAT) and add the following settings to it, or add the following settings to your “AUTOEXEC.BAT” file. (1) SET RCPADI=C:\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP (2) SET RDPADI=C:\ADI42\RCPSIS.EXP 3.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS IX. Software Drivers (3D Studio) 9. After exit configure, 3DS will boot automatically using the environment you just select. 10. If your previous configuration is OK, 3DS will ask you to make detail configuration for SiS 5597/5598 drivers. If this didn’t happen, please check your previous procedures or contact the technical support people. 11. In the detail configuration for SiS 5597/5598 drivers, just follow the instructions appear on the screen and make your own choice.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 6. OS/2 V2.1 6.0 Driver Notes 1. The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and maybe later release version but not guaranteed. 6.1 Driver Files 1. The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 2.1 driver contains the following files: SISINST.CMD SiS driver install program SVGA.EXE SiS PMI Generator S768256.DL@ SiS IBMDEV32.DLL Display Driver OTHERS other files required during installation 6.2 Installation Before install SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 drivers, make sure: IX.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 7. OS/2 V3.0 (Warp) 7.0 Driver & OS/2 Version Notes 1. The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and maybe later release version but not guaranteed. 2. All the OS/2 Warp Versions up to SiS 5597/5598 driver Rev. 1.03 would be installed as described in this section except for Double Bytes OS/2 Warp (i.e. Chinese, Japanese, Korea, etc.). 3. For Double Bytes OS/2 Warp installation, please refer to “Sec. 8 Double Bytes OS/2 Warp”. 7.1 Driver Files IX.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 8. Double Bytes OS/2 Warp 8.0 Driver & OS/2 Version Notes 1. The following description apply to “SiS 5597/5598 Driver Release V1.03” and maybe later release version but not guaranteed. 2. The following description apply to “Double Bytes OS/2 Warp” only. (i.e. Chinese, Japanese, Korea, etc.) 8.1 Driver Files The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Double Byte OS/2 3.0 driver contains the following files: SETUP.CMD SiS driver install program SVGA.EXE SiS PMI Generator S768256.DL@ SiS IBMDEV32.
IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS 8.2 Installation For Double Byte OS/2 Warp limitation, the installation process is a two phase installation and can’t complete the whole installation in one-time-process. 1st phase: copy files, modify “config.sys”, create “SiS Install” icon then shutdown and re-boot OS/2. 2nd phase: double clicks “SiS Install” icon to complete the installation Before install SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 drivers, make sure: 1. Install your OS/2 system using “VGA display” option (i.e. standard VGA). 2.
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