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...purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO...the means indicated on the product itself. Manual updates are released for each product design represented by ASUS; ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING.... Copyright © 1999 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product Name: ASUS P5A Manual Revision: 1.07 E382 Release Date: May 1999...
...purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO...the means indicated on the product itself. Manual updates are released for each product design represented by ASUS; ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING.... Copyright © 1999 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product Name: ASUS P5A Manual Revision: 1.07 E382 Release Date: May 1999...
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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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...Features Setup 43 Chipset Features Setup 45 Details of Chipset Features Setup 46 Power Management Setup 49 Details of the ASUS P5A Motherboard 11 III. System Memory (DIMM 19 DIMM Memory Installation Procedures 20 3. INTRODUCTION 7 How this Manual is ... 14 Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification 18 2. Central Processing Unit (CPU 21 4. FEATURES 8 ASUS P5A Motherboard 8 Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards 9 Parts of Power Management Setup 49 4 ASUS P5A User's Manual External Connectors 25 Power Connection Procedures 35 Support Software 36 Flash Memory Writer ...
...Features Setup 43 Chipset Features Setup 45 Details of Chipset Features Setup 46 Power Management Setup 49 Details of the ASUS P5A Motherboard 11 III. System Memory (DIMM 19 DIMM Memory Installation Procedures 20 3. INTRODUCTION 7 How this Manual is ... 14 Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification 18 2. Central Processing Unit (CPU 21 4. FEATURES 8 ASUS P5A Motherboard 8 Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards 9 Parts of Power Management Setup 49 4 ASUS P5A User's Manual External Connectors 25 Power Connection Procedures 35 Support Software 36 Flash Memory Writer ...
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... Without Saving 57 V. 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. ASUS LAN Card 65 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card 65 Features 66 Software Driver Support 66 Question and Answer 66 APPENDIX 67 Glossary 67 ASUS P5A User's Manual 5 SUPPORT...
... Without Saving 57 V. 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. ASUS LAN Card 65 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card 65 Features 66 Software Driver Support 66 Question and Answer 66 APPENDIX 67 Glossary 67 ASUS P5A User's Manual 5 SUPPORT...
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... interference will not occur in a particular installation. WARNING! Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS P5A User's Manual This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by turning the equipment off and on a circuit different from digital apparatus set out in...
... interference will not occur in a particular installation. WARNING! Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS P5A User's Manual This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by turning the equipment off and on a circuit different from digital apparatus set out in...
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...drivers and utilities (1) User's Manual ASUS CIDB chassis sensor module (optional) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional) ASUS P5A User's Manual 7 ASUS L101 Card Installation of the ASUS LAN card (optional) APPENDIX Glossary ...of Terms Item Checklist Please check that your retailer. (1) ASUS Motherboard (1) IDE ribbon cable for master and slave drives (1) Ribbon ...
...drivers and utilities (1) User's Manual ASUS CIDB chassis sensor module (optional) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional) ASUS P5A User's Manual 7 ASUS L101 Card Installation of the ASUS LAN card (optional) APPENDIX Glossary ...of Terms Item Checklist Please check that your retailer. (1) ASUS Motherboard (1) IDE ribbon cable for master and slave drives (1) Ribbon ...
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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 User's Manual These new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the enhanced 95MHz/100MHz bus speed requirement. • AGP Slot: Supports AGP cards for virtually...the Infrared Module for a standard individual infrared cable set to mount the connectors to an unused expansion slot on the system chassis. II. FEATURES ASUS P5A 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 User's Manual These new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the enhanced 95MHz/100MHz bus speed requirement. • AGP Slot: Supports AGP cards for virtually...the Infrared Module for a standard individual infrared cable set to mount the connectors to an unused expansion slot on the system chassis. II. FEATURES ASUS P5A Motherboard • ALi AGPset: ALi® (Acer Laboratories Inc.) Aladdin V AGPset with support for a 100MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), ...
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... Chassis intrusion Detection: Supports chassis-intrusion monitoring through LDCM and the optional ASUS CIDB chassis sensor module. ASUS P5A User's Manual 9 Each fan can be set for RPM and failure. The best of the ASUS Smart Series motherboards meet PC'98 compliancy. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features... OS, PCs can handle data transfer up to 800MB/sec max using PC100-compliant SDRAM. • Double the IDE Transfer Speed: ASUS Smart Series motherboards with optional Hardware Monitor only) • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system damage,...
... Chassis intrusion Detection: Supports chassis-intrusion monitoring through LDCM and the optional ASUS CIDB chassis sensor module. ASUS P5A User's Manual 9 Each fan can be set for RPM and failure. The best of the ASUS Smart Series motherboards meet PC'98 compliancy. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features... OS, PCs can handle data transfer up to 800MB/sec max using PC100-compliant SDRAM. • Double the IDE Transfer Speed: ASUS Smart Series motherboards with optional Hardware Monitor only) • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system damage,...
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... possible application crashes. With this benefit on remotely through a modem. Pushing the power button for more memory and hard drive space to the user. 10 ASUS P5A User's Manual The system resource monitor will power off automatically even in . A simple glimpse provides useful information to present enormous user interfaces and run large...
... possible application crashes. With this benefit on remotely through a modem. Pushing the power button for more memory and hard drive space to the user. 10 ASUS P5A User's Manual The system resource monitor will power off automatically even in . A simple glimpse provides useful information to present enormous user interfaces and run large...
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II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS P5A Motherboard PS/2 Mouse (top) and Keyboard USB Port ATX Power CPU ZIF ALi Aladdin V Socket 7 AGPset 3 DIMM Sockets Serial and Parallel Connectors 512KB/1MB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache Game/MIDI Port (optional) Accelerated Graphics Port ESS Audio (optional) 5 PCI Slots Health Monitoring Chip (optional) 2 ISA Slots ASUS P5A User's Manual 11 FEA TURES Motherboard Parts II.
II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS P5A Motherboard PS/2 Mouse (top) and Keyboard USB Port ATX Power CPU ZIF ALi Aladdin V Socket 7 AGPset 3 DIMM Sockets Serial and Parallel Connectors 512KB/1MB Pipelined Burst L2 Cache Game/MIDI Port (optional) Accelerated Graphics Port ESS Audio (optional) 5 PCI Slots Health Monitoring Chip (optional) 2 ISA Slots ASUS P5A User's Manual 11 FEA TURES Motherboard Parts II.
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... Primary IDE FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 BUS Frequency CHA_FAN CR2032 3 Volt Lithium Cell ALi M1543C Chipset (IDE Controller) CLRTC IR + IDELED Panel Connections 12 ASUS P5A User's Manual INSTALLATION ASUS P5A Motherboard Layout PS2 Top: Mouse Bottom: Keyboard KBMS KBPWR Board Power Input for ATX Power Supply USB Top: USB 1 Bottom: USB 2 PWR_FAN CPU...
... Primary IDE FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 BUS Frequency CHA_FAN CR2032 3 Volt Lithium Cell ALi M1543C Chipset (IDE Controller) CLRTC IR + IDELED Panel Connections 12 ASUS P5A User's Manual INSTALLATION ASUS P5A Motherboard Layout PS2 Top: Mouse Bottom: Keyboard KBMS KBPWR Board Power Input for ATX Power Supply USB Top: USB 1 Bottom: USB 2 PWR_FAN CPU...
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INST ALLATION Contents III. ASUS P5A User's Manual 13 INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) CLRTC p. 14 Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM 2) KBPWR p. 15 Keyboard Power Up 3) VIO1 p. 15 +3V Voltage Selection 4) SGNT,SREQ,SOLOID p. ...
INST ALLATION Contents III. ASUS P5A User's Manual 13 INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) CLRTC p. 14 Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM 2) KBPWR p. 15 Keyboard Power Up 3) VIO1 p. 15 +3V Voltage Selection 4) SGNT,SREQ,SOLOID p. ...
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...III. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. To protect them against damage from the system. Unplug your computer. 1. INST ALLATION Jumpers P5A Clear RTC RAM CLRTC Short solder points to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Install System Memory Modules 3. ... battery. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (CLRTC) The CMOS RAM is powered by the edges and try not to Clear CMOS 14 ASUS P5A User's Manual Jumpers WARNING! III. INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using a small metalic object, (3) Turn on the Motherboard 2. Connect Ribbon Cables...
...III. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. To protect them against damage from the system. Unplug your computer. 1. INST ALLATION Jumpers P5A Clear RTC RAM CLRTC Short solder points to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Install System Memory Modules 3. ... battery. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (CLRTC) The CMOS RAM is powered by the edges and try not to Clear CMOS 14 ASUS P5A User's Manual Jumpers WARNING! III. INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using a small metalic object, (3) Turn on the Motherboard 2. Connect Ribbon Cables...
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... if you do not have the appropriate ATX power supply. P5A Voltage Input/Output Selection 123 VIO1 3.5Volts (DEFAULT) 123 3.6Volts 4. SOLOID SREQ SGNT SOLOID SREQ SGNT P5A Audio Setting 1 2 3 Enabled (DEFAULT) 1 2 3 Disabled ASUS P5A User's Manual 15 Set to power up function. Using a...to select the voltage supplied to disable or enable the keyboard power up your computer. 1 1 2 2 3 3 Disable Enable (DEFAULT) P5A Keyboard Power Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that can use your computer components' life. III. Your computer will not function if...
... if you do not have the appropriate ATX power supply. P5A Voltage Input/Output Selection 123 VIO1 3.5Volts (DEFAULT) 123 3.6Volts 4. SOLOID SREQ SGNT SOLOID SREQ SGNT P5A Audio Setting 1 2 3 Enabled (DEFAULT) 1 2 3 Disabled ASUS P5A User's Manual 15 Set to power up function. Using a...to select the voltage supplied to disable or enable the keyboard power up your computer. 1 1 2 2 3 3 Disable Enable (DEFAULT) P5A Keyboard Power Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that can use your computer components' life. III. Your computer will not function if...
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... the onboard chipset and are not guaranteed to BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2) These jumpers set in conjunction with your CPU when possible. 16 ASUS P5A User's Manual CPU to be set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequency (called the BUS Clock) within... 77.6MHz 38.3MHz 120MHz 80MHz 40MHz CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 P5A Match the Mult. (Multiple) column of the CPU's External frequency (or BUS Clock). These must be stable.
... the onboard chipset and are not guaranteed to BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2) These jumpers set in conjunction with your CPU when possible. 16 ASUS P5A User's Manual CPU to be set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequency (called the BUS Clock) within... 77.6MHz 38.3MHz 120MHz 80MHz 40MHz CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF2 BF1 BF0 P5A Match the Mult. (Multiple) column of the CPU's External frequency (or BUS Clock). These must be stable.
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... Cyrix 6x86(L) (or M I) that is supported on this motherboard is revision 2.7 or later (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION for URLs). NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see next page). Mult.) Mult. INST ALLATION Jumpers III. ASUS P5A User's Manual 17 INSTALLATION Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of your CPU...
... Cyrix 6x86(L) (or M I) that is supported on this motherboard is revision 2.7 or later (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION for URLs). NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see next page). Mult.) Mult. INST ALLATION Jumpers III. ASUS P5A User's Manual 17 INSTALLATION Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of your CPU...
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... VID2 VID1 VID0 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 P5A CPU Core Voltage Selection 1 2 3 2.0Volts 2.1Volts 1 2 3 2.5Volts 2.6Volts 1 2 3 3.0Volts 3.1Volts 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 User's Manual Always refer to the CPU. Dual Plane VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 2.4V...
... VID2 VID1 VID0 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 P5A CPU Core Voltage Selection 1 2 3 2.0Volts 2.1Volts 1 2 3 2.5Volts 2.6Volts 1 2 3 3.0Volts 3.1Volts 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 User's Manual Always refer to the CPU. Dual Plane VID3 VID2 VID1 VID0 2.4V...
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... on this User's Manual was written, 256MB DIMMs are not PC100-compliant, set the CPU bus frequency to form a memory size between 8MB and 768MB. ASUS P5A User's Manual 19 III. One side (with higher pin density than 18 chips are generally thinner with memory chips) of choice for system stability. •...
... on this User's Manual was written, 256MB DIMMs are not PC100-compliant, set the CPU bus frequency to form a memory size between 8MB and 768MB. ASUS P5A User's Manual 19 III. One side (with higher pin density than 18 chips are generally thinner with memory chips) of choice for system stability. •...
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...Buffered Voltage Key Position 5.0V Reserved 3.3V The notches on the motherboard. INST ALLATION System Memory 88 Pins 60 Pins 20 Pins Lock P5A 168 Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. DRAM SIMM modules have a higher pin ...density. This motherboard supports four clock signals. 20 ASUS P5A User's Manual Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the module will shift between left, center, or ...
...Buffered Voltage Key Position 5.0V Reserved 3.3V The notches on the motherboard. INST ALLATION System Memory 88 Pins 60 Pins 20 Pins Lock P5A 168 Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. DRAM SIMM modules have a higher pin ...density. This motherboard supports four clock signals. 20 ASUS P5A User's Manual Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the module will shift between left, center, or ...
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... a fan circulating air on the fan and close the socket's lever. Because the CPU has a corner pin for three of the lever. Blank 1 Lever Lock R P5A ZIF Socket 7 ASUS P5A User's Manual 21 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket 7 that corner.
... a fan circulating air on the fan and close the socket's lever. Because the CPU has a corner pin for three of the lever. Blank 1 Lever Lock R P5A ZIF Socket 7 ASUS P5A User's Manual 21 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket 7 that corner.