Asus P/I-XP6NP5 CONTENTS, II. FEATURES, I. INTRODUCTION, III. INSTALLATION, IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................	1
How this manual is organized ..........................................................	1
Item Checklist ..................................................................................	1
II. FEATURES .................................................................	2
Features of the ASUS Motherboard .................................................	2
Parts of the ASUS Motherboard ......................................................	3
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................	4
Map of the ASUS Motherboard .......................................................	4
Installation Steps ..............................................................................	6
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................	6
2. System Memory (DRAM & SRAM) ........................................	12
DRAM Memory Installation Procedures: ..........................	13
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................	15
4. Expansion Cards .......................................................................	16
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: .............................	16
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .................................	16
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ...........................	17
5. External Connectors ..................................................................	19
Power Connection Procedures .................................................	25
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ..................................................	26
Support Software ...........................................................................	26
Flash Memory Writer Utility .........................................................	26
Main Menu .........................................................................	26
Advanced Features Menu ...................................................	27
Updating your Motherboard's BIOS ........................................	28
6. BIOS Setup ...............................................................................	29
Load Defaults .....................................................................	30
Standard CMOS Setup .............................................................	30
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ......................................	31
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................	34
Details of BIOS Features Setup ..........................................	34
Chipset Features Setup .............................................................	37
Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................	37
Power Management Setup ........................................................	40

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