Asus P5A - Manual (Page 4)

4 ASUS P5A User’s Manual
CONTENTS
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