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... drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product Name: ASUS P5A ...Manual Revision: 1.07 E382 Release Date: May 1999 2 ASUS P5A User's Manual The product name and revision number are represented by the third digit in ...
... drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product Name: ASUS P5A ...Manual Revision: 1.07 E382 Release Date: May 1999 2 ASUS P5A User's Manual The product name and revision number are represented by the third digit in ...
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...65 Features 66 Software Driver Support 66 Question and Answer 66 APPENDIX 67 Glossary 67 ASUS P5A User's Manual 5 SUPPORT SOFTWARE 59 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD 59 Desktop Management Interface (DMI 60 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 60 System Requirements 60 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 61 ... Password and User Password 55 IDE HDD Auto Detection 56 Save & Exit Setup 57 Exit 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.
...65 Features 66 Software Driver Support 66 Question and Answer 66 APPENDIX 67 Glossary 67 ASUS P5A User's Manual 5 SUPPORT SOFTWARE 59 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD 59 Desktop Management Interface (DMI 60 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 60 System Requirements 60 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 61 ... Password and User Password 55 IDE HDD Auto Detection 56 Save & Exit Setup 57 Exit 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.
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I . Introduction Manual information and checklist II. ASUS CIDB Installation of spare jumpers (1) Support CD with 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 If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your package is...
I . Introduction Manual information and checklist II. ASUS CIDB Installation of spare jumpers (1) Support CD with 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 If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your package is...
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...thresholds. • Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system damage, there is operating at a safe heat level to 33MB/sec. ASUS P5A User's Manual 9 Intelligence (with existing ATA-2 IDE specifications so there is no need to upgrade current hard drives or cables. • Concurrent PCI... to make sure the system is a heat sensor under the CPU and on all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for the future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. FEA TURES Smart Series II. II....
...thresholds. • Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system damage, there is operating at a safe heat level to 33MB/sec. ASUS P5A User's Manual 9 Intelligence (with existing ATA-2 IDE specifications so there is no need to upgrade current hard drives or cables. • Concurrent PCI... to make sure the system is a heat sensor under the CPU and on all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for the future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. FEA TURES Smart Series II. II....
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Expansion Cards WARNING! Secure the card on the slot you removed in step 4. 7. Install the necessary software drivers for possible future use the same IRQs or your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Both ISA and PCI ... align the card's connectors and press firmly. 6. In a standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are two types of ISA cards. ASUS P5A User's Manual 23 Keep the bracket for your specific card. 2. Generally an IRQ must be required to use by PCI cards. Currently, there are already...
Expansion Cards WARNING! Secure the card on the slot you removed in step 4. 7. Install the necessary software drivers for possible future use the same IRQs or your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Both ISA and PCI ... align the card's connectors and press firmly. 6. In a standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are two types of ISA cards. ASUS P5A User's Manual 23 Keep the bracket for your specific card. 2. Generally an IRQ must be required to use by PCI cards. Currently, there are already...
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...-V3000 series of graphics cards with the BIOS, you can be used by Legacy and PNP ISA cards. NOTE: The AGP Mini Port Driver (see support CD) must not use a DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel. If the system has both legacy and PnP, may also need to set to ... IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for an ISA Configuration Utility. An IRQ number is added to INT A. P5A Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 24 ASUS P5A User's Manual For PNP cards, IRQs are being used to indicate which was developed to allow automatic system configuration whenever a PNP-compliant card...
...-V3000 series of graphics cards with the BIOS, you can be used by Legacy and PNP ISA cards. NOTE: The AGP Mini Port Driver (see support CD) must not use a DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel. If the system has both legacy and PnP, may also need to set to ... IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for an ISA Configuration Utility. An IRQ number is added to INT A. P5A Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 24 ASUS P5A User's Manual For PNP cards, IRQs are being used to indicate which was developed to allow automatic system configuration whenever a PNP-compliant card...
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...; Use the Auto setting for SCSI hard disks need not to automatically enter the drive specifications. • Enter the specifications yourself manually by using device drivers and are : (Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to HARD DISKS. This entry provides three options: Normal, Large,... for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB; Set MODE to the configuration you with MS-DOS and is very uncommon. BIOS Standard CMOS ASUS P5A User's Manual 41 NOTE: You can only be used with the information regarding the drive specifications. the first of sectors) and MODE. The...
...; Use the Auto setting for SCSI hard disks need not to automatically enter the drive specifications. • Enter the specifications yourself manually by using device drivers and are : (Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to HARD DISKS. This entry provides three options: Normal, Large,... for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB; Set MODE to the configuration you with MS-DOS and is very uncommon. BIOS Standard CMOS ASUS P5A User's Manual 41 NOTE: You can only be used with the information regarding the drive specifications. the first of sectors) and MODE. The...
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...Driver for Windows 95/Windows 98 under the Probe folder created on the ASUS PC Probe of the CD. • Readme: Displays the filelist for the included support software. • Exit: Exit the selection menu. SOFTW ARE Support CD ASUS P5A User's Manual 59 SUPPORT SOFTWARE ASUS...simple utility to view the user's manuals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. • BusMaster: Installs the ALi BusMaster IDE driver for improved performance. • Install Audio Driver: Displays instructions on the LDCM features. • Browse this motherboard manual. • Adobe Acrobat Reader: Installs the Adobe...
...Driver for Windows 95/Windows 98 under the Probe folder created on the ASUS PC Probe of the CD. • Readme: Displays the filelist for the included support software. • Exit: Exit the selection menu. SOFTW ARE Support CD ASUS P5A User's Manual 59 SUPPORT SOFTWARE ASUS...simple utility to view the user's manuals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. • BusMaster: Installs the ALi BusMaster IDE driver for improved performance. • Install Audio Driver: Displays instructions on the LDCM features. • Browse this motherboard manual. • Adobe Acrobat Reader: Installs the Adobe...
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... can trigger wake-up frame. Q: What can Wake-On-LAN do for monitoring network conditions • Plug and Play Software Driver Support • NetWare ODI Drivers - ASUS LAN Card Features • Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • Wake-On-LAN Remote Control...port • Supports 32-bit Bus Master Technology / PCI Rev. 2.1 • Enhancements on sys- ASUS LAN Card Information VII. tems supporting Wake-On-LAN by simply sending a wake-up frame. 66 ASUS P5A User's Manual A: Wake-On-LAN is Wake-On-LAN ? A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function,...
... can trigger wake-up frame. Q: What can Wake-On-LAN do for monitoring network conditions • Plug and Play Software Driver Support • NetWare ODI Drivers - ASUS LAN Card Features • Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • Wake-On-LAN Remote Control...port • Supports 32-bit Bus Master Technology / PCI Rev. 2.1 • Enhancements on sys- ASUS LAN Card Information VII. tems supporting Wake-On-LAN by simply sending a wake-up frame. 66 ASUS P5A User's Manual A: Wake-On-LAN is Wake-On-LAN ? A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function,...
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...means to copy a new BIOS file into the EEPROM. will reboot your system (or computer), it into the computer's read-only memory. ASUS P5A User's Manual 67 This file contains important commands that enables high-performance 3D graphics on mainstream PCs. The BIOS instructions are required to restart... your computer. "Reboot" means to support bus master IDE mode. Bus master IDE transfers data to system memory. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are built into system memory. A bit can be configured by providing the graphics controller with certain...
...means to copy a new BIOS file into the EEPROM. will reboot your system (or computer), it into the computer's read-only memory. ASUS P5A User's Manual 67 This file contains important commands that enables high-performance 3D graphics on mainstream PCs. The BIOS instructions are required to restart... your computer. "Reboot" means to support bus master IDE mode. Bus master IDE transfers data to system memory. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are built into system memory. A bit can be configured by providing the graphics controller with certain...
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... applications operate, including Windows. Each COM port is responsible for allocating system resources such as 3D video, 3D sound, video conference. 68 ASUS P5A User's Manual Currently, there are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications, such as memory, CPU time, disk space, and access to...and infrared modules can achieve up to COM ports. Each LPT port is used by DOS for Xeon) processors. Device Driver A device driver is a special set of 57 new instructions based on which all other x86-compatible microprocessors. MMX A set of the computer.
... applications operate, including Windows. Each COM port is responsible for allocating system resources such as 3D video, 3D sound, video conference. 68 ASUS P5A User's Manual Currently, there are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications, such as memory, CPU time, disk space, and access to...and infrared modules can achieve up to COM ports. Each LPT port is used by DOS for Xeon) processors. Device Driver A device driver is a special set of 57 new instructions based on which all other x86-compatible microprocessors. MMX A set of the computer.
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APPENDIX USB (Universal Serial Bus) A new 4-pin serial peripheral bus that allows plug and play computer peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem/ISDN to install drivers or reboot. APPENDIX Glossary 70 ASUS P5A User's Manual With USB, the traditional complex cables from back panel of your PC can be automatically configured when they are attached physically without having to be eliminated.
APPENDIX USB (Universal Serial Bus) A new 4-pin serial peripheral bus that allows plug and play computer peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem/ISDN to install drivers or reboot. APPENDIX Glossary 70 ASUS P5A User's Manual With USB, the traditional complex cables from back panel of your PC can be automatically configured when they are attached physically without having to be eliminated.