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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)
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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)
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For Windows
First Time Installation
For Windows NT
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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
