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4 ASUS P5A-B User’s Manual

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 7

How this Manual is Organized ........................................................ 7

Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7

II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8

ASUS P5A-B Motherboard ............................................................. 8

Introduction to ASUS Smart Series of Motherboards .......... 9

Parts of the ASUS P5A-B Motherboard .......................................... 11

III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 12

ASUS P5A-B Motherboard Layout ................................................. 12

Installation Steps .............................................................................. 14

1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 14

Jumper Settings .................................................................... 15

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

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ....................................................................... 36

Support Software ............................................................................. 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

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