Hardware Setup Steps; Motherboard Settings; Jumpers - Asus P5S-VM User Manual

III. HARDWARE SETUP

Hardware Setup Steps

1. Check Motherboard Settings
2. Install Memory Modules
3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
4. Install Expansion Cards
5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply
6. Setup the BIOS Software

1. Motherboard Settings

This section explains how to change your motherboard's function settings through
the use of switches and/or jumpers.
WARNING! Computer motherboards, baseboards and components, such as SCSI
cards, contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against
damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you
work on your computer.
1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do
not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a
metal object, such as the power supply case.
3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or
connectors, or other components.
4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with
the component whenever the components are separated from the system.

Jumpers

1. VGA Interrupt Selection (VIRQ) / 2. VGA Setting (VEN_DIS)
VIRQ allows you to set the VGA interrupt method. The default enables the
chipset's internal interrupt routing. VEN_DIS allows you to enable or disable
the onboard VGA. Disable the onboard VGA if you are using a VGA card on the
expansion slot.
P5S-VM VGA Settings
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VIRQ
1 2 3 1 2 3
Disable
Enable
(Default)
VEN_DIS
1 2 3 1 2 3
Enable Disable
(Default)