Table Of Contents - Asus P2B-VM User Manual

I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7
How this manual is organized ............................................................. 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
Features of the ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard .................................... 8
Parts of the ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard .................................. 11
III. INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 12
ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard Layout .............................................. 12
Installation Steps ............................................................................... 14
1. Jumpers ......................................................................................... 14
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................. 17
DIMM Memory Installation .................................................. 18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 19
Universal Retention Mechanism ........................................... 19
Heatsinks ............................................................................... 19
Installing the Processor ............................................................... 20
Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors .................... 23
4. Expansion Cards ........................................................................... 24
Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................. 24
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .................................... 24
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards .............................. 25
5. External Connectors ..................................................................... 26
Power Connection Procedures .......................................................... 35
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ......................................................................... 36
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 36
Main Menu .................................................................................. 36
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS ................... 38
6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................. 39
Load Defaults ........................................................................ 40
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................ 40
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ......................................... 40
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................... 43
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................. 43
Chipset Features Setup ................................................................ 46
Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................... 46
Power Management Setup ........................................................... 49
Details of Power Management Setup .................................... 49
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