Asus P5A-VM manual

R P5A-VM

Super7 microATX Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

Contents

Page Product Name: ASUS P5A-VM Manual Revision: 1.03 E383 Release Date: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Page E. Audio Software G. DMI Utility Federal Communications Commission Statement •This device may not cause harmful interference, and •Re-orientor relocate the receiving antenna •Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver •Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help How this Manual is Organized Introduction Features Installation BIOS Software ASUS P5A-VMMotherboard ALi AGPset: 90–233MHz (P55C-MMX,P54C/P54CS) AGP 3D VGA: •PCI Audio: Features optional ESS 32-bitPCI audio onboard Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards Smart FEA Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System Resources Alert: CPU Slow Down: Parts of the ASUS P5A-VMMotherboard II. FEA TURES ALLATION INST ASUS P5A-VMMotherboard Layout Dimmed components are optional Jumpers Expansion Slots Connectors INST ALLATION Contents Jumper Settings 3.Keyboard Power (Wake) Up (KBPWR) 4.Voltage Input/Output Selection (VIO0, VIO1) 5.Overclock Frequency Setting (OVER_FQ) 6CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3) External BUS Clock Internal 7.CPU to BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2) Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of your CPU as follows: Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification 9.Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCCLR) Memory System 2.System Memory (DIMM) 3.3Volt SDRAM Configuration IMPORTANT (see General DIMM Notes below) (see DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: 3.Central Processing Unit (CPU) CAUTION P5A-VMZIF Socket Expansion Card Installation Procedure: Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor 5.External Connectors 1.PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pinFemale) 2.PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pinFemale) Connectors 3.Parallel Port Connector (25-pinFemale) NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port 6.Floppy drive connector (FLOPPY, 34-1pin block ) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” Female) (with optional onboard audio) can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speakers allows microphones to be connected for inputing voice Joystick/Midi Connector 10.Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-1pin block) 11.Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead (4-1pin CHASIS) 12.ATX Power Supply Connector (ATX, 20-pinblock) IrDA/Fast IR-Compliant Infrared Mdule Connector (IR 5-pin 14ATX Power Switch/Soft Power Switch Lead (PWR, 2 pins) 15.IDE Activity LED Lead (IDELED, 2 pins) 16.System Power LED Lead (PLED, 2 pins) 17.Reset Switch Lead (RESET, 2 pins) 18.Message LED Lead (MLED, 2 pins) 21.Wake-on-LANActivity Connector (3-pinWOLCON) VI. ASUS LAN CARD 22.Stereo Audio In Connector (4-pinCD_IN)x 23.MODEM Card Voice In Connector (4-pinMODEM) 24SMBus Connector (5-1pin SMB) 25.Power Supply Temperature External Connector (2 pin PWR_TMP) 26.CPU Cooling Fan Connectors (FAN, 3 pins) These are not jumpers, thus, do not place jumper caps over these pins Power Connection Procedures Flash Memory Writer Utility Main Menu 2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD Flash Memory Writer IV. BIOS Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS 6. BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Load Defaults Standard CMOS Setup Details of Standard CMOS Setup Time Hard Disk Drives For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can: •Use theAuto setting for detection during bootup •Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the “User” option Auto detection of hard disks on bootup Drive A / Drive B (None) Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled) Drive A Drive B BIOS Features Setup Details of BIOS Features Setup BIOS Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled) Enabled HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First (IDE) IDE Chipset Features Setup Details of Chipset Features Setup Memory Hole At 15M-16M(Disabled) Data Integrity Mode (Disabled) KBD Clock Source Speed (8MHz) Onboard FDC Controller (Enabled) Onboard FDC Swap A & B (No Swap) Parallel Port Mode (ECP+EPP) ECP DMA Select (3) ECP ECP+EPP Parallel Port Mode Power Management Setup Details of Power Management Setup Video Off Method (DPMS OFF) PM Timers HDD Power Down Doze Standby Wake On LAN (Enabled) Automatic Power Up (Disabled) Fan Monitor (xxxxRPM) Thermal Monitor (xxxC/xxxF) Voltage Monitor (xx.xV) PNP and PCI Setup Details of PNP and PCI Setup DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU) ISA MEM Block BASE (No/ICU) SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS (Auto) USB Function (Disabled) Enabled Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Supervisor Password and User Password IDE HDD Auto Detection Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving CD Support ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD (Included only with motherboards with onboard hardware monitoring) A. Video Driver B. Other Video Drivers C. ATI Player D. Audio Driver Support CD E. Audio Software F. Software Wavetable G. DMI Utility Operating Systems Install Video Driver and Utility (Windows 95/98) To install the video driver and utility for Windows 95/98 My Computer Setup.exe Click Install Video Driver and Utility Adjustment Menu Panning Menu Color Settings Installing Video Drivers for Windows NT Driversideo VOther.B OS/2 IBM Video Driver Installation for IBM OS/2 The ATI OS/2 video driver is to be used for the English version of OS/2 only To run the INSTALL program 1.Start OS/2 3.Double-clickthe OS/2 System folder To copy the driver files 1.Select Drivers Installation from the Main Menu 2.Select IBM OS/2 from the list of applications 3.Select Install for the correct version of OS/2 5.After the files have been copied, press any key Select System Information (optional) System Information Quick Setup (optional) Selecting Your Monitor Type: Factory Default/Apple.../IBM.../MIT.../NEC VESA-Std.../Generic.../ReadVDIF.../Custom VDIF Files (optional) Procedure: 1.Start the INSTALL program 2.Select Quick Setup and press <Enter 3.Insert into a floppy drive the disk containing the VDIF file Advanced Setup (optional) Factory Defaults The device can be reset to factory defaults by pressing <Shift>+<F7 Saving Your Configuration Diagnostics System Lockup Troubleshooting Error Desired resolution is disabled and displayed in gray Menu item is disabled and displayed in gray Adapter not detected Any FIFO test error Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver Windows 95 property page problems ATI Video Player Notes Other Problems & Actions ATI Player ATI Player and control panel (Win3.1x and Win95) The Task Control Panel Under win31 environment Under Win95 environment Playing Audio CDs (Only in window 95) Playing Media Files Playing Interactive Discs (Video CD 2.0) (This page was intentionally left blank) For Windows First Time Installation For Windows NT Page Audio Rack Installation Install Audio Utilities Audio Rack Introduction The AudioRack32 has six main parts: AudioRack32 The Command Center Controls The Command Center Display The Miniature Mode Controls The Audio Mixer Controls The Digital Audio Player Controls The Digital Audio Player Display The MIDI Player Controls The MIDI Player Display The Compact Disk Player Controls The Audio Recorder Controls The Audio Recorder Display Disable Eject Button on the CD Player Using AudioRack CD Player as Default CD Player Configuring Playback Mixer Installation Wavetable .F Install Software Wavetable (Windows 95/98) Click Install Software Wave Table Select Install ESS Software Wavetable and click Next Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and then click Finish to restart your computer and complete setup Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Starting the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Notes Save MIFD Load MIFD Load BIOS Defaults Using DMI Utility