TI5TT

Pentium PCI ATX Motherboard

User’s Manual

Version 1.0B

 


Contents

  1. Processor and CPU Voltage
  2. L2 Cache Memory
  3. Main Memory
  4. BIOS
  5. I/O Port Address Map
  6. DMA Channels
  7. Interrupt Controllers
  8. Onboard PCI EIDE
  9. Onboard Multi-I/O

 

Hardware Setting

 

  1. SW2 (1-4): CPU Frequency
  2. J22: CMOS Discharge Select
  3. SW1(1-4): CPU Voltage Selector
  4. J20: ATX Power On Switch
  5. J21: External Battery Connector

 

I/O Ports Connector Setting and Pin Out 

  1. J1, J6: Serial Ports 21
  2. J2, J4: PS2 Mouse and Keyboard Connector
  3. J5: Parallel Port
  4. J9: ATX Power Supply Connector
  5. J11: CPU Fan Power Connector
  6. J12: Floppy Driver Connector
  7. J14, J13: IDE Connector
  8. J16: Front Bezel Connectors

Pin 1-4: Speaker

Pin 11-15: Power LED and Keylock

Pin 8 and 18: Turbo LED Connector

Pin 9 and 19: Reset Switch

Pin 10 and 20: Hard Disk Drive LED Connector

  1. J19: IrDA Connecto
  2. J7, J8: USB Connectors

 


 

Specifications

The TI5TT is a high-performance, Pentium-powered PCI motherboard with an ATX form factor. It is highly flexible in CPU frequency, L2 cache type and size, and main memory type and size. The ATX form factor of the TI5TT allows easy access to main memory sockets and expansion by using full length add-in cards. The board supports Modem ring-on function that allows powering on from remote via an external modem connected to COM1 or COM2.

The main features are listed as follows:

Main Processor

Intel Pentium/Pentium MMX* 90/100/120/133/150/166/200/233

Cyrix 6x86/6x86L P120+/P133+/P150+/P166+

AMD K5 PR100/PR133/PR166

AMD K6 PR2-166/PR2-200/PR2-233

*Pentium MMX = P55C

Processor Upgrade

Intel P6 based Over Drive

L2 Cache

Size: 256K or 512K

Type: Pipeline Burst Synchronous SRAM onboard

Main Memory

Up to 256MB of main memory

Memory Type

SIMMs: FPM (Fast Page Mode) or EDO (Extended Data Out)

SIMM Size: 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M

DIMMs: SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)

DIMM Size: 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M

Chipset

Intel 430TX PCIset with built-in PCI EIDE

Onboard I/O

WINBOND W83877 for two serial, one parallel, and one floppy drive interface, support IrDA device.

Onboard Bus Mastering EIDE

Two EIDE interfaces for up to four devices, support PIO Mode 3/4 or Ultra DMA/33 IDE Hard Disk and ATAPI CD-ROM.

Keyboard & Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse (using IRQ12)

BIOS

Licensed BIOS with additional features:

 

Temperature Monitoring & Alert

A heat sensor under the CPU monitors the CPU temperature to ensure the system is operating at a safe heat level to avoid any failure resulting from extremely high temperature.

Auto Fan Off

The system fan will power off automatically even in suspend mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise.

Remote Ring-On

This allows the PC to be turned on remotely through a modem via COM1 or COM2. This feature requires ATX power supply.

Windows 95 Shut-Down

This allows the PC to power off via Windows 95 operating system. This feature requires ATX power supply.

PC 97 Compliance

The BIOS and hardware levels of TI5TT meet PC 97 compliance. The new PC 97 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for both Windows 95 and Windows NT.

Expansion Slots

Four Master/Slave PCI slots and four ISA slots

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor


Hardware Description

This chapter briefly describes each of the major features of the TI5TT motherboard. The layout of the board is shown in Figure 1, which shows the locations of the key components. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:

 

  1. Processor and CPU Voltage

The TI5TT is designed to take a Pentium Processor with a bus speed of 60 and 66MHz. Since the internal clock of the CPU can be multiples of 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 and 3.5 of the bus clock, the CPU frequency can be 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, 166, 200 and 233MHz.

 

The onboard CPU voltage provides support for CPUs Vcore which require voltage other than 3.3V such as 2.8V, and/or power consumption higher than 10 watts. One example is a P6 based Over Drive.

 

 

3.2 L2 Cache Memory

The TI5TT supports P.B. (Pipelined Burst) Synchronous Cache. The P.B. Synchronous Cache boosts the system’s performance 10% higher than regular Asynchronous Cache.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3 Main Memory

The TI5TT provides two 64-bit memory banks, up to 256MB. Each bank consist of two SIMM sockets, SIMM1/SIMM2, and SIMM3/SIMM4. Both EDO and Page Mode DRAMs are supported. The size of the SIMMs can be 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, and 64MB.

 

Each 64-bit memory bank can also be populated by using DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module). The DIMM size can be 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, and 64MB. The DIMM types can be FPM, EDO or SDRAM (synchronous DRAM). SIMMs are not available in SDRAM.

 

The following should be noted when populating the SIMM sockets:

 

1. SIMM1/SIMM2, SIMM3/SIMM4, DIMM1 and DIMM2 bank can be populated first.

2. Each bank should consist of the same size SIMMs.

3. Each bank should consist of the same type SIMMs. For example, SIMM1 and SIMM2 are both be EDO or Page Mode.

 

(1) 168Pin DIMM (3V)

SDRAM or Fast Page Mode/EDO DRAM

Bank0

(DIMM1)

Bank1

(DIMM2)

Total Memory

8MB

-----

8MB

16MB

-----

16MB

32MB

-----

32MB

64MB

-----

64MB

8MB

8MB

16MB

16MB

8MB

24MB

32MB

8MB

40MB

64MB

8MB

72MB

16MB

16MB

32MB

32MB

16MB

48MB

64MB

16MB

80MB

32MB

32MB

64MB

64MB

32MB

96MB

64MB

64MB

128MB

 

 (1) 72Pin SIMM (5V)

Fast Page Mode/EDO DRAM

Bank0

(SIMM1, SIMM2)

Bank1

(SIMM3, SIMM4)

Total Memory

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8MB

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16MB

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32MB

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64MB

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16MB

8MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

4MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

24MB

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4MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

40MB

32MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

4MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

72MB

8MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

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32MB

16MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

8MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

48MB

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8MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

80MB

16MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

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64MB

32MBsymbol 180 \f "Symbol" \s 10´}2

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96MB

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128MB

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256MB

 

 Hardware Setting

 

The following section describes the necessary procedures and proper switch and jumper settings to configure the TI5TT motherboard.

 

4.1 SW2 (1-4): CPU Frequency 14

4.2 J22: CMOS Discharge Select 16

4.3 SW1 (1-4): CPU Voltage Selector 16

4.4 J20: ATX Power On Switch 18

4.5 J21: External Battery Connector 18

 

For the locations of the switches and jumpers, refer to Figure 2 on the following page.

 

Jumper Open

Jumper Closed

 

 

Switch 1 and switch 2 are set to OFF.

Switch 3 and switch 4 are set to ON.

 

4.1 SW2 (1-4): CPU Frequency Selector

 

For Intel Pentium CPU

SW2 (1-4)

Bus Clock

Mutiplier

CPU FREQ.

60MHz

1.5x

P54C-90

66MHz

1.5x

P54C-100

60MHz

2x

P54C-120

66MHz

2x

P54C-133

60MHz

2.5x

P54C-150

66MHz

2.5x

P54C/P55C-166

66MHz

3x

P54C/P55C-200

66MHz

3.5x

P55C-233

 

For AMD K5/K6 CPU

SW2 (1-4)

Bus Clock

Mutiplier

CPU FREQ.

66MHz

1.5x

K5-PR100 (100MHz)

66MHz

1.5x

K5-PR133 (133MHz)

66MHz

1.75x

K5-PR166 (116.7MHz) K6/PR2-166

66MHz

3x

K6/PR2-200

66MHz

3.5x

K6/PR2-233

 

 

 

For Cyrix 6x86 CPU

SW2 (1-4)

Bus Clock

Mutiplier

CPU FREQ.

60MHz

2x

P150+ (120MHz)

66MHz

2x

P166+ (133MHz)

 

4.2 J22: CMOS RAM Discharge

 

J22

Function

 

Clear CMOS Content

 

Normal Operation

 

To clear the RTC data: (1) Turn off your computer.

      1. Install the jumper.
      2. Turn on your computer.
      3. Hold down the <Delete> key during bootup to enter BIOS setup and key-in user preferences.
      4. Remove the jumper before exiting from the BIOS setup.

 

4.3 SW1 (1-4): CPU Voltage Selector

 

For Single Voltage CPU**: Intel P54C, Cyrix 6x86, AMD K5

SW1 (1-4)

Vio

Vcore

3.5V

3.5V

**Default

 

For Dual Voltage CPU: Intel P55C*, Cyrix 6x86L, AMD K6

SW1 (1-4)

Vio

Vcore

CPU

3.3V

3.5V

 

3.3V

3.2V

K6-233

3.3V

3.0V

 

3.3V

2.9V

 

K6-166

K6-200

3.3V

2.8V

 

P55C

6X86L

3.3V

2.7V

 

3.3V

2.6V

 

3.3V

2.5V

 

 

* P55C = Pentium MMX

 

 

4.4 J20: ATX Power ON Switch

This 2-pin connector is the "Power Supply On/Off Switch" on the motherboard When pressed, the switch will force the motherboard to power on. When pressed again, it will force the motherboard to power off.

 4.5 J21: External Battery Connector

This 4-pin connector allows the user to connect an external battery to maintain the information stored in the CMOS RAM in case the built-in battery malfunctions. The default is set to Internal Battery with a jumper connecting pin 1 and pin 2.

(1)

Internal Battery

External Battery

J21 Pin #

Signal Name

 5.1 J1, J6: Serial Ports

The onboard serial ports of the TI5TT are DB-9 connectors. J1 is COM 1 and J6 is COM2. The following table shows the pin outs of these connectors.

 5.2 J2, J4: PS2 Mouse and Keyboard Connector

  J2: PS2 Mouse Connector

  J4: PS2 Keyboard Connector

 5.3 J5: Parallel Port Connector

J5 is a DB-25 connector. The following table describes the pin outs of this connector.

 5.4 J9: ATX Power Supply Connector

J9 is a 20-pin ATX power supply connector. Refer to the following for the pin outs.

 5.5 J11: CPU Fan Power Connector

J11 is a 2-pin header for a CPU fan. The fan must be a 12V fan.

 5.6 J12: Floppy Drive Connector

J12 of the TI5TT is a 34-pin header and will support up to 2.88MB floppy drives.

 5.7 J14, J13: EIDE Connectors

J14 is the primary IDE connector and J13 is the secondary IDE connector.

J14: Primary IDE Connector

J13: Secondary IDE Connector

5.8 J16: Front Bezel Connectors

The front bezel of the case has a control panel which provides light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status. J16 is a 20-pin header that provides interfaces for the following functions.

Speaker: Pins 1 - 4

This connector provides an interface to a speaker for audio tone generation. An 8-ohm speaker is recommended.

Power LED and Keylock: Pins 11 - 15

The power LED indicates the status of main power switch. The keylock switch, when closed, will disable the keyboard function.

Turbo LED Connector: Pins 8 and 18

There is no turbo/deturbo function on the motherboard. The Turbo LED on the control panel will always be "on" when attached to this connector.

  Reset Switch: Pins 9 and 19

The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch Off and then On. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header.

Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 10 and 20

This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed.

5.9 J19: Infrared Connector

This connector is used for an IrDA connector and applies to a TI5TT that has a WINBOND W83877 super I/O device.

5.10 J7, J8: USB Connectors

J7 and J8 are optional USB connectors.