I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ | 7 |
How this Manual is Organized ........................................................ | 7 |
Item Checklist .................................................................................. | 7 |
II. FEATURES ..................................................................................... | 8 |
Features of the ASUS SP97 Motherboard ....................................... | 8 |
Introduction to ASUS SP97 Series of Motherboards ................. | 9 |
The ASUS SP97 Motherboard ......................................................... | 11 |
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... | 12 |
ASUS SP97 Motherboard Layout .................................................... | 12 |
Installation Steps .............................................................................. | 14 |
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ | 14 |
Jumper Settings .................................................................... | 15 |
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. | 16 |
2. System Memory (SIMM) ............................................................. | 20 |
SIMM Installation ................................................................ | 21 |
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... | 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 |
Support Software ............................................................................. | 36 |
Flash Memory Writer Utility ........................................................... | 36 |
Main Menu ........................................................................... | 36 |
Advanced Feature Menu ....................................................... | 37 |
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS .................. | 38 |
6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. | 39 |
Load Defaults ....................................................................... | 40 |
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... | 40 |
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........................................ | 41 |
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. | 43 |
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................ | 43 |
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... | 45 |
Details of Chipset Features Setup ......................................... | 45 |
Power Management Setup .......................................................... | 48 |
Details of Power Management Setup ................................... | 48 |
PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... | 50 |
Details of PNP and PCI Setup .............................................. | 50 |
Load BIOS Defaults ................................................................... | 52 |
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