
P5SD-B User’s Manual
2:
Using Your Mainboard – 2.12
Flashing The BIOS
This mainboard uses the Award BIOS. The BIOS is stored on
a programmable flash memory chip on the mainboard. Updates
to the BIOS can be installed by installing a new BIOS file on the
flash chip, which replaces the existing one. You do this using
software that comes on the Support Disk. There is an explana-
tion of how to install a BIOS update in a ‘readme’ text file in-
cluded with the program.
Bus Master Drivers
This mainboard comes with software drivers, for various Op-
erating Systems, that enable the PCI controller to operate in ‘Bus
Master’ mode. The drivers are on the Support Disk. The included
‘readme’ file has information on the drivers and installation in-
formation.
AGP Drivers
To use an AGP display card with this mainboard you need to
install some support software first. The necessary software is sup-
plied with the mainboard and is stored on the Support Disk.
To use an AGP display card with this mainboard you must
use either Windows 95 version OSR2.1 or Windows 98. If you
are running OSR2 you must upgrade to version 2.1 by installing
the upgrade available from Microsoft on their website. The re-
quired upgrade file is titled USBSUPP.EXE and also installs sup-
port for USB devices under Windows 95.
To check which version of OSR2 you are running, you must
check in the Windows registry and find the subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
The version number shown must be either 4.03.1212 or
4.03.1214. Anything earlier than version 1212 must be upgraded
using the USBSUPP.EXE upgrade. If you are unsure of how to
check in the registry, you can install the upgrade to ensure the
necessary files are installed.
In addition to the above, you must also have DirectX version
5.0 (build 122 or later) installed. Earlier versions of DirectX do
not support AGP.
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