Asus P/I-P55TVP4 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS P/I-P55TVP4 User's Manual
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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 1
How this manual is organized .......................................................... 1
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 1
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................2
Features of This Motherboard .......................................................... 2
Parts of the Motherboard ............................................................ 3
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 4
Map of the Motherboard .................................................................. 4
Installation Steps .............................................................................. 6
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................6
Jumper Settings .................................................................... 7
Cyrix CPU Identification (for compatible Cyrix CPU's) .....9
2. System Memory (DRAM/SDRAM & SRAM) ........................ 11
DRAM Memory Installation Procedures: .......................... 12
SDRAM Memory Installation Procedures: ........................ 13
Static RAM (SRAM) for Level 2 (External) Cache................. 14
Compatible Cache Modules for this Motherboard ............. 14
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 15
4. Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 16
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: .............................16
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards.................................16
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ........................... 17
5. External Connectors .................................................................. 19
Power Connection Procedures .................................................25
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ..................................................................... 26
Support Software ...........................................................................26
Flash Memory Writer Utility .........................................................26
Main Menu ......................................................................... 26
Advanced Features Menu ................................................... 27
Updating your Motherboard's BIOS ........................................ 28
6. BIOS Setup ............................................................................... 29
Load Defaults .....................................................................30
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................. 30
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ...................................... 31
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................ 34
Details of BIOS Features Setup.......................................... 34
Chipset Features Setup .............................................................37