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P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 2
... it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
The Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system's ROM (Read Only Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel Pentium ® 4 processor input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.
Adding...
P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 4
... Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu.
WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS installed on board, for update information.
Figure 1. Main Menu
Standard CMOS Features...
P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 6
P4TCA Pro BIOS Setup
will be displayed before proceeding. Exit Without Saving
Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.
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P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 8
P4TCA Pro BIOS Setup
Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.
Item
Options
Description
Date
mm : dd : yy
Set the system date. Note that the 'Day' automatically changes when you set the date.
Time
hh : mm : ss
Set the system internal clock.
IDE Primary Master
Options are in its...
P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 14
P4TCA Pro BIOS Setup
4 Advanced Chipset Features
This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus. The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you...
P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 15
... BIOS, resulting a better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The Choices: Disabled, Enabled(default).
Video RAM Cacheable This option allows you to enable or disable VGA RAM cache capability. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled
Memory Hole At 15M-16M You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM...
P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 18
P4TCA Pro BIOS Setup
Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The...
P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 19
...Pro BIOS Setup
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
Realtek Wirless LAN(optional) This item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard Realtek Wirless Controller. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
Wirless Function(optional) This item allows you to switch the Wireless Function from Wireless Audio and Wireless Lan. The Choices: Wireless Audio(default)., Wirless LAN
CSA Gigabit Ethernet...
P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 21
P4TCA Pro BIOS Setup
6 Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power Management Setup
ACPI Function
This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
ACPI Suspend Type
The item allows you to...
P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 25
P4TCA Pro BIOS Setup
7 PnP/PCI Configurations
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users ...
P4TCA Pro BIOS setup guide - Page 27
P4TCA Pro BIOS Setup
8 PC Health Status
Figure 8. PC Health Status
Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The Choices: 60°C/140°C, 65°C/149°F, Disabled (default).
CPU FAN Control by The Choice "smart" can make your CPU FAN to reduce noice. The...
P4TCA Pro user's manual - Page 1
...digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.... This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions...content of this user's manual is subject to be changed without notice and we ...
P4TCA Pro user's manual - Page 2
...ENGLISH 1
P4TCA Pro Features 1 Package contents ...3 Layout of P4TCA Pro 4 Component Index ...5 How to set up Jumper 6 CPU Installation ...6 DDR DIMM Modules: DDRA1-2, DDRB1-2 7 Installing DDR Module 8 Serial Raid ...8 Installing Wireless LAN Card 9 Jumpers, Headers, Connectors & Slots 10
WARPSPEEDER 16
Introduction...16 System Requirement 16 Installation...17 Usage...18
TROUBLE SHOOTING...
P4TCA Pro user's manual - Page 5
...Software
BIOS Award legal Bios. Supports APM1.2. Supports ACPI. Supports USB Function.
Software Supports Warpspeeder™, 9th Touch™, FLASHER™,Watchdog™, WinFlasher™, StudioFun!™. Offers the highest performance for Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc.
Package contents
HDD Round Cable X 2 FDD Round Cable X 1 User's Manual X1 Fully Setup...
P4TCA Pro user's manual - Page 8
... edge should point wards the lever pivot. The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation.
Step3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete the installation.
Step4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU fan power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.
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P4TCA Pro user's manual - Page 10
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4. At the beginning of Windows XP Setup, press F6 to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. When prompted, insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the Intel® 82801ER SATA RAID Controller' will be presented - select this driver to install.
5. Finish the Windows XP installation and install all necessary drivers.
6. Install the Intel Application...
P4TCA Pro user's manual - Page 11
Installing Wireless LAN Card
1. Align the wireless LAN on the slot such that wireless LAN card matches in the slot. Be sure to face the wireless LAN card with its components towards the inner part of the motherboard.
2. Insert the wireless LAN card vertically and firmly into the slot so the wireless card is properly seated.
3. Screw the brackets. 4. Insert the wireless LAN antenna by turning it ...
P4TCA Pro user's manual - Page 18
.... Also, in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU, memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel. Moreover, to protect users' computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or...
P4TCA Pro user's manual - Page 19
... file, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click "Next" button and follow the default procedure to install.
2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the "Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility" checkbox is checked, the Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will...
P4TCA Pro user's manual - Page 20
Usage
The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand. [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels: 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar.
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