User ManualTable of ContentsI. INTRODUCTION7How this Manual is Organized7Item Checklist7II. FEATURES8ASUS P5A-VM Motherboard8Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards9Parts of the ASUS P5A-VM Motherboard11III. INSTALLATION12ASUS P5A-VM Motherboard Layout12Installation Steps141. Jumpers14Jumper Settings14Compatible Cyrix CPU Identification182. System Memory (DIMM)20DIMM Memory Installation Procedures:213. Central Processing Unit (CPU)224. Expansion Cards23Expansion Card Installation Procedure:23Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards23Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards24ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor245. External Connectors25Power Connection Procedures35Support Software36Flash Memory Writer Utility36IV. BIOS SOFTWARE36Main Menu36Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS386. BIOS Setup39Load Defaults40Standard CMOS Setup40Details of Standard CMOS Setup40BIOS Features Setup43Details of BIOS Features Setup43Chipset Features Setup45Details of Chipset Features Setup46Power Management Setup49Details of Power Management Setup49PNP and PCI Setup52Details of PNP and PCI Setup52Load BIOS Defaults54Load Setup Defaults54Supervisor Password and User Password55IDE HDD Auto Detection56Save & Exit Setup57Exit Without Saving57V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE58ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD58A. Video Driver61B. Other Video Drivers65C. ATI Player75D. Audio Driver79E. Audio Software83F. Software Wavetable92G. DMI Utility93A. Video Driver61First Time Installation61Operating Systems61Install Video Driver and Utility (Windows 95/98)62Display Settings for Windows 95/9863Adjustment Menu63Panning Menu63Color64Settings64B. Other Video Drivers65Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.065Installing Video Drivers for Windows NT 4.065Video Driver Installation for IBM OS/266Select System Information (optional)68Quick Setup (optional)68VDIF Files (optional)69Advanced Setup (optional)70Diagnostics70Troubleshooting71System Lockup71Troubleshooting71Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver73Windows 95 property page problems73ATI Video Player Notes73Other Problems & Actions74C. ATI Player75ATI Player75Features75Playing Audio CDs (Only in window 95)76Playing Media Files77Playing Interactive Discs (Video CD 2.0)77D. Audio Driver79First Time Installation79For Windows 9579For Windows 9879First Time Installation80For Windows NT 4.081E. Audio Software83Audio Rack Installation83Audio Rack Introduction83The Command Center84Introduction84The Command Center Controls84The Command Center Display84The Miniature Mode85Introduction85The Miniature Mode Controls85The Audio Mixer86Introduction86The Audio Mixer Controls86The Digital Audio Player87Introduction87The Digital Audio Player Controls87The Digital Audio Player Display87The MIDI Player88Introduction88The MIDI Player Controls88The MIDI Player Display88The Compact Disk Player89Introduction89The Compact Disk Player Controls89The Audio Recorder90Introduction90The Audio Recorder Controls90The Audio Recorder Display90Release Notes91Disable Eject Button on the CD Player91Using AudioRack CD Player as Default CD Player91Configuring Playback Mixer91F. Software Wavetable92Install Software Wavetable (Windows 95/98)92G. DMI Utility93Desktop Management Interface (DMI)93Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility93System Requirements93Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility94Size: 1.58 MBPages: 96Language: EnglishOpen manual