Asus P5-99VM - Manual (Page 4)

4 ASUS P5-99VM User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 7
How this Manual is Organized ........................................................ 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8
ASUS P5-99VM Motherboard ........................................................ 8
Parts of the ASUS P5-99VM Motherboard ..................................... 11
III. HARDWARE SETUP ................................................................... 12
ASUS P5-99VM Motherboard Layout ............................................ 12
Hardware Setup Steps ...................................................................... 14
1. Motherboard Settings ................................................................... 14
Jumpers ...................................................................................... 14
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. 18
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................ 20
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ............................. 21
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 22
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
5. External Connectors .................................................................... 25
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 35
IV. BIOS SETUP .................................................................................. 36
Flash Memory Writer Utility ........................................................... 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 ............................................................... 46
Details of Chipset Features Setup ......................................... 46
Power Management Setup .......................................................... 49
Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 49
PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 52
Details of PNP and PCI Setup .............................................. 52