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Asus P/I-XP55TVP4 User Manual

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ASUS P/I-XP55TVP4 User's Manual

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CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1

How this manual is organized .......................................................... 1

Item Checklist .................................................................................. 1

II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 2

Features of the ASUS Motherboard ................................................. 2

Parts of the ASUS Motherboard ................................................. 3

III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 4

Map of the ASUS Motherboard ....................................................... 4

Installation Steps .............................................................................. 6

1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 6

Jumper Settings .................................................................... 7
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification ................................ 11

2. System Memory (DRAM & SRAM) ........................................ 12

DRAM Memory Installation Procedures: .......................... 13
Static RAM (SRAM) for Level 2 (External) Cache ........... 14
Compatible Cache Modules for this Motherboard ............. 14

3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 15

4. Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 16

Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ............................. 16
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ................................. 16
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ........................... 17

5. External Connectors .................................................................. 19

Power Connection Procedures ................................................. 25

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ..................................................................... 26

Support Software ........................................................................... 26

Flash Memory Writer Utility ......................................................... 26

Main Menu ......................................................................... 26
Advanced Features Menu ................................................... 27

Updating your Motherboard's BIOS ........................................ 28

6. BIOS Setup ............................................................................... 29

Load Defaults ..................................................................... 30

Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................. 30

Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ...................................... 31

BIOS Features Setup ................................................................ 34

Details of BIOS Features Setup .......................................... 34

Chipset Features Setup ............................................................. 37

Details of Chipset Features Setup ....................................... 37