I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... | 7 |
How this Manual is Organized ........................................................ | 7 |
Item Checklist .................................................................................. | 7 |
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... | 8 |
ASUS P5A Motherboard ................................................................. | 8 |
Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards .............. | 9 |
Parts of the ASUS P5A Motherboard .............................................. | 11 |
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... | 12 |
ASUS P5A Motherboard Layout ..................................................... | 12 |
Installation Steps .............................................................................. | 14 |
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ | 14 |
Jumper Settings .................................................................... | 14 |
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. | 18 |
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................ | 19 |
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ............................. | 20 |
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... | 21 |
4. Expansion Cards ......................................................................... | 23 |
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ............................... | 23 |
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ................................... | 23 |
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ............................. | 24 |
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ........................................ | 24 |
Accelerated Graphics Port .................................................... | 24 |
5. External Connectors .................................................................... | 25 |
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... | 35 |
Support Software ............................................................................. | 36 |
Flash Memory Writer Utility ...................................................... | 36 |
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ....................................................................... | 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 ............................................................... | 45 |
Details of Chipset Features Setup ......................................... | 46 |
Power Management Setup .......................................................... | 49 |
Details of Power Management Setup ................................... | 49 |
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