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...information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL... express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR..., AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. All Rights Reserved. USER'S NOTICE No part of this...the product is defaced or missing. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ...INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAc BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES...
...information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL... express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR..., AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. All Rights Reserved. USER'S NOTICE No part of this...the product is defaced or missing. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ...INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAc BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES...
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... +886-2-2894-3447 ext. 111 Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw Newsgroup: news2.asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, ...ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: [email protected] Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: [email protected] WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P5A...
... +886-2-2894-3447 ext. 111 Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw Newsgroup: news2.asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, ...ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: [email protected] Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: [email protected] WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P5A...
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... Setup 49 Details of Power Management Setup 49 PNP and PCI Setup 52 Details of the ASUS P5A-B Motherboard 11 III. External Connectors 25 Power Connection Procedures 35 IV. CONTENTS I. INSTALLATION 12 ASUS P5A-B Motherboard Layout 12 Installation Steps 14 1. Jumpers 14 Jumper Settings 15 Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification... 3. BIOS SOFTWARE 36 Flash Memory Writer Utility 36 Main Menu 36 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS 38 6. FEATURES 8 ASUS P5A-B Motherboard 8 Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards 9 Parts of PNP and PCI Setup 52...
... Setup 49 Details of Power Management Setup 49 PNP and PCI Setup 52 Details of the ASUS P5A-B Motherboard 11 III. External Connectors 25 Power Connection Procedures 35 IV. CONTENTS I. INSTALLATION 12 ASUS P5A-B Motherboard Layout 12 Installation Steps 14 1. Jumpers 14 Jumper Settings 15 Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification... 3. BIOS SOFTWARE 36 Flash Memory Writer Utility 36 Main Menu 36 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS 38 6. FEATURES 8 ASUS P5A-B Motherboard 8 Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards 9 Parts of PNP and PCI Setup 52...
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... Card 65 Features 66 Software Driver Support 66 Question and Answer 66 APPENDIX 67 Glossary 67 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 5 ASUS CIDB 63 The ASUS CIDB Chassis Sensor 63 Using the ASUS CIDB 63 Setting up the ASUS CIDB 64 ASUS CIDB Additional Considerations 64 VII. CONTENTS Load BIOS Defaults 54 Load Setup Defaults 54 Supervisor Password...
... Card 65 Features 66 Software Driver Support 66 Question and Answer 66 APPENDIX 67 Glossary 67 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 5 ASUS CIDB 63 The ASUS CIDB Chassis Sensor 63 Using the ASUS CIDB 63 Setting up the ASUS CIDB 64 ASUS CIDB Additional Considerations 64 VII. CONTENTS Load BIOS Defaults 54 Load Setup Defaults 54 Supervisor Password...
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... must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause harmful interference to radio communications. WARNING! These limits are designed to Part 15 of Communications. 6 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual Changes or modifications to an outlet on , the user is no guarantee that to which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not...
... must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause harmful interference to radio communications. WARNING! These limits are designed to Part 15 of Communications. 6 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual Changes or modifications to an outlet on , the user is no guarantee that to which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not...
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...Bracket (only available with ISA audio option) ASUS CIDB chassis sensor module (optional) PS/2 Mouse, Infrared, USB1, and USB2 external connector module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional) ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 7 INTRODUCTION Sections/Checklist ...I . Features Information and specifications concerning this Manual is complete. ASUS CIDB Installation of the ASUS CIDB Chassis Sensor (optional) VII...
...Bracket (only available with ISA audio option) ASUS CIDB chassis sensor module (optional) PS/2 Mouse, Infrared, USB1, and USB2 external connector module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional) ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 7 INTRODUCTION Sections/Checklist ...I . Features Information and specifications concerning this Manual is complete. ASUS CIDB Installation of the ASUS CIDB Chassis Sensor (optional) VII...
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.... (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V) • USB, PS/2 Mouse, IrDA Connector: Supports an optional cable and bracket set . 8 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual These new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the 95MHz/100MHz bus speed requirement. • AGP Slot: Supports AGP cards for virtually automatic ... IDE CD-ROM or SCSI device boot-up to monitor your system's vital components/activities, such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives. FEATURES ASUS P5A-B Motherboard • ALi AGPset: ALi® (Acer Laboratories Inc.) Aladdin V AGPset with support for a 100MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), ...
.... (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V) • USB, PS/2 Mouse, IrDA Connector: Supports an optional cable and bracket set . 8 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual These new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the 95MHz/100MHz bus speed requirement. • AGP Slot: Supports AGP cards for virtually automatic ... IDE CD-ROM or SCSI device boot-up to monitor your system's vital components/activities, such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives. FEATURES ASUS P5A-B Motherboard • ALi AGPset: ALi® (Acer Laboratories Inc.) Aladdin V AGPset with support for a 100MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), ...
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... Play compatibility and power management for Windows 95/Windows 98 and Windows NT. ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 9 FEATURES Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards Performance • SDRAM Optimized Performance: ASUS Smart Series motherboards support the new generation memory-Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM...)-which increases the data transfer rate to 800MB/sec max using PC100-compliant SDRAM. • Double the IDE Transfer Speed: ASUS Smart Series motherboards with ALi's Aladdin V chipset improves IDE transfer rate using UltraDMA/33 Bus Master IDE, which can be used...
... Play compatibility and power management for Windows 95/Windows 98 and Windows NT. ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 9 FEATURES Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards Performance • SDRAM Optimized Performance: ASUS Smart Series motherboards support the new generation memory-Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM...)-which increases the data transfer rate to 800MB/sec max using PC100-compliant SDRAM. • Double the IDE Transfer Speed: ASUS Smart Series motherboards with ALi's Aladdin V chipset improves IDE transfer rate using UltraDMA/33 Bus Master IDE, which can be used...
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...is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. • System Resources Alert: Today's operating systems, such as information providers. FEA TURES P5A-B Series II. When the power button is an important feature in implementing silent PC systems. • Dual Function Power Button (requires ATX power... the stage the computer is Soft-Off mode. Pushing the power button for more memory and hard drive space to the user. 10 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is pressed for less than 4 seconds, it enters the ...
...is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. • System Resources Alert: Today's operating systems, such as information providers. FEA TURES P5A-B Series II. When the power button is an important feature in implementing silent PC systems. • Dual Function Power Button (requires ATX power... the stage the computer is Soft-Off mode. Pushing the power button for more memory and hard drive space to the user. 10 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is pressed for less than 4 seconds, it enters the ...
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FEATURES Parts of the ASUS P5A-B Motherboard Serial Parallel 3 DIMM ALi Aladdin V Ports Port Sockets AGPset ATX Power AT Connector CPU ZIF Socket 7 Keyboard USB/MIR Floppy/IDE Connectors 512KB/1024KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache Accelerated Graphics Port 3 PCI Slots 2 ISA Slots Programmable Flash ROM IrDA C-Media 3D Positional Sound Chip (optional) ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 11 II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts II.
FEATURES Parts of the ASUS P5A-B Motherboard Serial Parallel 3 DIMM ALi Aladdin V Ports Port Sockets AGPset ATX Power AT Connector CPU ZIF Socket 7 Keyboard USB/MIR Floppy/IDE Connectors 512KB/1024KB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache Accelerated Graphics Port 3 PCI Slots 2 ISA Slots Programmable Flash ROM IrDA C-Media 3D Positional Sound Chip (optional) ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 11 II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts II.
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INSTALLATION ASUS P5A-B Motherboard Layout AT Keyboard Connector KB USB, PS/2 Mouse, IrDA COM 1 COM 2 Parallel Port Row 5 4 3 2 1 0 VIO1 AT Power Connector VIO0 FS3 FS2 PWR_FAN FS1 FS0 ... Positional Sound Chip (optional) VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 CHA_FAN SPDI SPDO TTL ISA Slot 2 IDELED IR + Panel Connectors III. III. INST ALLATION Motherboard Layout 12 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual
INSTALLATION ASUS P5A-B Motherboard Layout AT Keyboard Connector KB USB, PS/2 Mouse, IrDA COM 1 COM 2 Parallel Port Row 5 4 3 2 1 0 VIO1 AT Power Connector VIO0 FS3 FS2 PWR_FAN FS1 FS0 ... Positional Sound Chip (optional) VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 CHA_FAN SPDI SPDO TTL ISA Slot 2 IDELED IR + Panel Connectors III. III. INST ALLATION Motherboard Layout 12 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual
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III. ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 13 INST ALLATION Map of Board III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) CLRTC p. 15 Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM 2) VIO p. 15 Voltage Input/Output Selection 4) FS0, ...
III. ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 13 INST ALLATION Map of Board III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) CLRTC p. 15 Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM 2) VIO p. 15 Voltage Input/Output Selection 4) FS0, ...
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... supply case. 3. Unplug your hands to a safely grounded object or to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. INST ALLATION Jumpers 14 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual Setup the BIOS Software 1. III. If you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers on the inside. 2. INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your...
... supply case. 3. Unplug your hands to a safely grounded object or to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. INST ALLATION Jumpers 14 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual Setup the BIOS Software 1. III. If you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers on the inside. 2. INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your...
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...off your computer, (2) Short solder points using a small metalic object, (3) Turn on your computer components' life. Use default setting. ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 15 INST ALLATION Jumpers III. INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. Voltage Input/Output Selection (VIO) This jumper allows you to select ... voltage supplied to Clear CMOS 2. R 1 2 3 3.5Volts 3.6Volts 3.8Volts (DEFAULT) 4.0Volts P5A-B Voltage Input/Output Selection WARNING! VIO0 VIO1 VIO0 VIO1 VIO0 VIO1 VIO0 VIO1 III. R P5A-B Clear RTC RAM CLRTC Short solder points to the DRAM, chipset, and AGP. Using a higher...
...off your computer, (2) Short solder points using a small metalic object, (3) Turn on your computer components' life. Use default setting. ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 15 INST ALLATION Jumpers III. INSTALLATION Jumper Settings 1. Voltage Input/Output Selection (VIO) This jumper allows you to select ... voltage supplied to Clear CMOS 2. R 1 2 3 3.5Volts 3.6Volts 3.8Volts (DEFAULT) 4.0Volts P5A-B Voltage Input/Output Selection WARNING! VIO0 VIO1 VIO0 VIO1 VIO0 VIO1 VIO0 VIO1 III. R P5A-B Clear RTC RAM CLRTC Short solder points to the DRAM, chipset, and AGP. Using a higher...
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...6MHz 38.3MHz 120MHz 80MHz 40MHz CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 P5A-B Match the Mult. (Multiple) column of the CPU's External frequency (or BUS Clock). INSTALLATION 3. CPU D → - The table... the clock generator what frequency to send to BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2) These jumpers set in conjunction with your CPU when possible. 16 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual These must be stable. INST ALLATION Jumpers III. CPU F → 4.0x(4/1) 4.5x(9/2) 4.5x(9/2) - - - 4.5x(9/2) 5.0x(5/1) 5.0x(5/1) - - - 2....
...6MHz 38.3MHz 120MHz 80MHz 40MHz CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 P5A-B Match the Mult. (Multiple) column of the CPU's External frequency (or BUS Clock). INSTALLATION 3. CPU D → - The table... the clock generator what frequency to send to BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2) These jumpers set in conjunction with your CPU when possible. 16 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual These must be stable. INST ALLATION Jumpers III. CPU F → 4.0x(4/1) 4.5x(9/2) 4.5x(9/2) - - - 4.5x(9/2) 5.0x(5/1) 5.0x(5/1) - - - 2....
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INSTALLATION Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of your CPU as follows: CPU Model Freq. ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 17 A-4.5x 100MHz A-4.0x 100MHz A-5.0x 95MHz A-4.5x 100MHz A-4.0x 100MHz B-4.0x 95MHz B-5.5x 66MHz B-3.5x 100MHz B-3.5x 95MHz B-3.0x 100MHz B-4.0x 66MHz B-4....
INSTALLATION Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of your CPU as follows: CPU Model Freq. ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 17 A-4.5x 100MHz A-4.0x 100MHz A-5.0x 95MHz A-4.5x 100MHz A-4.0x 100MHz B-4.0x 95MHz B-5.5x 66MHz B-3.5x 100MHz B-3.5x 95MHz B-3.0x 100MHz B-4.0x 66MHz B-4....
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... VID1 VID2 VID3 VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 1 2 3 2.0Volts 2.1Volts 1 2 3 2.5Volts 2.6Volts 1 2 3 3.0Volts 3.1Volts P5A-B CPU Vcore Voltage Selection 1 2 3 3.5Volts 2.2Volts 2.7Volts 3.2Volts 2.3Volts 2.8Volts 3.3Volts 2.4Volts 2.9Volts 3.4Volts 18 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual IBM/Cyrix 6x86MX ---- The number should read G8DC6620A or later. 5. Look on this motherboard must be...
... VID1 VID2 VID3 VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 VID0 VID1 VID2 VID3 1 2 3 2.0Volts 2.1Volts 1 2 3 2.5Volts 2.6Volts 1 2 3 3.0Volts 3.1Volts P5A-B CPU Vcore Voltage Selection 1 2 3 3.5Volts 2.2Volts 2.7Volts 3.2Volts 2.3Volts 2.8Volts 3.3Volts 2.4Volts 2.9Volts 3.4Volts 18 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual IBM/Cyrix 6x86MX ---- The number should read G8DC6620A or later. 5. Look on this motherboard must be...
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... do not support ECC, only 9 chips/side modules support ECC. • Single-sided DIMMs are not supported on the motherboard. Install memory in BIOS setup. ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 19 System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). ECC is recommended through "Chipset Features Setup" in BIOS setup...
... do not support ECC, only 9 chips/side modules support ECC. • Single-sided DIMMs are not supported on the motherboard. Install memory in BIOS setup. ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 19 System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). ECC is recommended through "Chipset Features Setup" in BIOS setup...
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... on the DIMM will only fit in the orientation as shown. III. SDRAM DIMMs have a higher pin density. 88 Pins 60 Pins 20 Pins Lock P5A-B 168-Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. Because the number of pins are different on... also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on both sides. This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM. 20 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual INSTALLATION DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: Insert the module(s) as shown.
... on the DIMM will only fit in the orientation as shown. III. SDRAM DIMMs have a higher pin density. 88 Pins 60 Pins 20 Pins Lock P5A-B 168-Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. Because the number of pins are different on... also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on both sides. This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM. 20 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual INSTALLATION DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: Insert the module(s) as shown.
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... motherboard. III. Notice that corner. With the added weight of the CPU. Because the CPU has a corner pin for reference only; Blank Lever Lock R P5A-B ZIF Socket 7 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 21 INST ALLATION CPU III. WARNING! you install. The white dot should have a fan attached to insert the CPU. Use the notched...
... motherboard. III. Notice that corner. With the added weight of the CPU. Because the CPU has a corner pin for reference only; Blank Lever Lock R P5A-B ZIF Socket 7 ASUS P5A-B User's Manual 21 INST ALLATION CPU III. WARNING! you install. The white dot should have a fan attached to insert the CPU. Use the notched...