Asus P2L97A CONTENTS, II. FEATURES, I. INTRODUCTION, III. INSTALLATION, IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION	7
How this Manual is Organized ...........................................................	7
Item Checklist .....................................................................................	7
II. FEATURES	8
Features of the ASUS P2L97A Motherboard .....................................	8
The ASUS P2L97A Motherboard .................................................	9
III. INSTALLATION	10
Layout of the ASUS P2L97A Motherboard ......................................	10
Installation Steps ...............................................................................	12
1. Jumpers .........................................................................................	12
Jumper Settings ...........................................................................	13
2. System Memory (DIMM) .............................................................	15
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ..............................	16
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................................	17
4. Expansion Cards ...........................................................................	21
Expansion Card Installation Procedure .................................	21
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ....................................	21
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ..............................	22
5. External Connectors ......................................................................	23
Power Connection Procedures ....................................................	29
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE	30
Support Software ..............................................................................	30
Flash Memory Writer Utility .......................................................	30
Advanced Features Menu ......................................................	31
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ...................	32
6. BIOS Setup ..................................................................................	33
Load Defaults ........................................................................	34
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................	34
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: .........................................	34

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