User Guide

4 ASUS P5S-VM User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 7
How this Manual is Organized ........................................................ 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8
ASUS P5S-VM Motherboard .......................................................... 8
Parts of the ASUS P5S-VM Motherboard ....................................... 11
III. HARDWARE SETUP................................................................... 12
ASUS P5S-VM Motherboard Layout .............................................. 12
Hardware Setup Steps ...................................................................... 14
1. Motherboard Settings................................................................... 14
Jumpers ...................................................................................... 14
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. 18
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................ 20
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ............................. 21
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 22
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
5. External Connectors.................................................................... 25
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 35
Flash Memory Writer Utility ........................................................... 36
IV. BIOS SETUP.................................................................................. 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
PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 52
Details of PNP and PCI Setup .............................................. 52