Computer Hardware User Manual

6
Preface
Inside the Document
This document describes setup ATX586 Dual Pentium Main Board with
Intel 430TX PCI CHIPSET, resulting in Ultra IDE performance.
ATX586 is for ATX platform with dual processors design, including
Enhance I/O chip (SMC 669 compatible). There is an option that
installing “ 82093AA” supports two Intel Pentium (MMX) CPU, said
Dual Processors. Under single processor, the user installs Intel
Pentium 75-233Mhz, MMX, AMD K5/K6-PR 233, CYRIX CX6x86 200
+
.
Excepting above mentioned, ATX586 is designed with Auto
Switching between 3.3v and 2.8v CPU (when you use single CPU
only), front panel connector and Smart Jumper Setting for
different CPU.
The package for ATX586 including:
þ ATX586 mother board
þ Two IDE drive ribbon cable for 4 devices
þ One Floppy ribbon cable for 2 devices
þ One Ultra IDE device disk
þ This user’ s manual
Chapter 1 is about positions, jumpers and connectors for
ATX586. Due to the board supports full range of Pentium CPU MMX
75Mhz-233Mhz, AMD K5/K6-PR233, CYRIX 6x86 CX 200
+
.
Chapter 2 is for BIOS setup. If you want to use external I/O card,
you can disable the I/O function in BIOS and then install a card on slot.
You also modify the COM1 and COM2 as COM3 and COM4 in
BIOS. Finally, the BIOS is PnP function. It auto detects the PCI
IRQ, ISA IRQ and HDD mode. Chapter 3 is for IDE DRIVER
installation and how to upgrade BIOS.