Asus P2B-VM manual 4

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................	7
How this manual is organized .............................................................	7
Item Checklist .....................................................................................	7
II. FEATURES .......................................................................................	8
Features of the ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard ....................................	8
Parts of the ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard ..................................	11
III. INSTALLATION ...........................................................................	12
ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard Layout ..............................................	12
Installation Steps ...............................................................................	14
1. Jumpers .........................................................................................	14
2. System Memory (DIMM) .............................................................	17
DIMM Memory Installation ..................................................	18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................................	19
Universal Retention Mechanism ...........................................	19
Heatsinks ...............................................................................	19
Installing the Processor ...............................................................	20
Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors ....................	23
4. Expansion Cards ...........................................................................	24
Expansion Card Installation Procedure .................................	24
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ....................................	24
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ..............................	25
5. External Connectors .....................................................................	26
Power Connection Procedures ..........................................................	35
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE .........................................................................	36
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................	36
Main Menu ..................................................................................	36
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ...................	38
6. BIOS Setup ..................................................................................	39
Load Defaults ........................................................................	40
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................	40
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: .........................................	40
BIOS Features Setup ...................................................................	43
Details of BIOS Features Setup .............................................	43
Chipset Features Setup ................................................................	46
Details of Chipset Features Setup ..........................................	46
Power Management Setup ...........................................................	49
Details of Power Management Setup ....................................	49

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