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 the ASUS Motherboard ................................................. 2
Parts of the ASUS Motherboard................................................. 3
III. INSTALLATION ..........................................................................4
Map of the ASUS Motherboard .......................................................4
Jumpers .................................................................................5
Expansion Slots .................................................................... 5
Connectors ............................................................................ 5
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