Owner manual

4 ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................. 7
How this Manual is Organized ........................................................... 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
ASUS P5S-B Motherboard ................................................................. 8
Parts of the ASUS P5S-B Motherboard ............................................ 11
III. HARDWARE SETUP.................................................................... 12
ASUS P5S-B Motherboard Layout................................................... 12
Hardware Setup Steps ....................................................................... 15
1. Motherboard Settings.................................................................... 15
Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification .................................. 23
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................. 25
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ............................. 26
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 27
4. Expansion Cards .......................................................................... 29
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ............................... 29
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards................................... 29
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards............................. 30
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ........................................ 30
5. External Connectors..................................................................... 31
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 43
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 44
IV. BIOS SETUP ................................................................................... 44
Main Menu ................................................................................. 44
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS.................. 46
6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................. 47
Load Defaults ....................................................................... 48
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 48
Details of Standard CMOS Setup ......................................... 48
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 51
Details of BIOS Features Setup............................................ 51
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 54
Details of Chipset Features Setup......................................... 54
Power Management Setup.......................................................... 57
Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 57
PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 60
Details of PNP and PCI Setup .............................................. 60