4 ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 7
How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
II. FEATURES .................................................................. 8
Features of the ASUS P/I-P55T2P4S Motherboard ......................... 8
Parts of the ASUS Motherboard ...................................................... 9
III. INSTALLATION ........................................................ 10
Map of the ASUS Motherboard ....................................................... 10
Installation Steps .............................................................................. 12
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 12
Jumper Settings .................................................................... 13
TAG SRAM Upgrade ................................................................. 13
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. 17
2. System Memory (DRAM & SRAM) .......................................... 18
DRAM Memory Installation Procedures: ............................ 19
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 21
4. Expansion Cards ......................................................................... 22
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ............................... 22
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ................................... 22
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ............................. 23
5. External Connectors .................................................................... 24
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 31
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ..................................................... 32
Support Software ............................................................................. 32
Flash Memory Writer Utility ........................................................... 32
Main Menu ........................................................................... 32
Advanced Features Menu ..................................................... 33
Updating your Motherboard's BIOS .......................................... 34
6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. 35
Load Defaults ....................................................................... 36
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 36
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........................................ 37
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 40
Details of BIOS Features Setup: ........................................... 40
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 43