Asus P5A User Manual

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

Asus P5A Specifications

General

Brand	Asus
Model	P5A
Category	Motherboard
Language	English