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1 Special Features2 Product Name:ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DS Manual Revision: 1.03 E253 Release Date: August ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DSUser’s Manual 3 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INCMarketing Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL ASUS COMPUTER GmbH4 I. INTRODUCTIONII. FEATURES III. INSTALLATION IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 5 V. SUPPORT SOFTWAREVI. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT VII. ASUS LAN Card VIII. ADAPTEC SCSI SELECT IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI 6 Federal Communications Commission Statement•This device may not cause harmful interference, and •Re-orientor relocate the receiving antenna •Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver •Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help Canadian Department of Communications Statement 7 How this Manual is OrganizedThis manual is divided into the following sections: Introduction Features Information and specifications Installation Setting up the motherboard BIOS Software Setting up the BIOS software V.Support Software ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD BIOS supported Desktop Management Interface Adaptec SCSI Select utility (optional) Adaptec EZ-SCSI Adaptec EZ-SCSIutility (optional) Item Checklist(1) ASUS Motherboard (1) Dual Processor Retention Mechanism and heatsink for 440BX AGPset (4) Attach mount screws (1) IDE ribbon cable for master and slave drives (1) Floppy ribbon cable for (1) 5.25inch floppy and (2) 3.5inch floppies (1) Bag of spare jumpers (1) Support drivers and utilities: (1) User’s Manual (1) ASUS -P2TPC100 Rev. 1.02 or later (1) Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set User’s Manual (optional) 68-pinUltra2 SCSI cable with terminator (optional) 68-pinFast & Wide SCSI cable (optional) 50-pinFast SCSI cable (optional) Manual / Checklist 8 FEATURESSpecifications D/P2B 9 The ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DSMotherboardMotherboard Parts II. FEATURES 10 ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DSMotherboard LayoutLayout 11 JumpersExpansion Slots/Sockets Hardware Monitor Connectors INSTALLATION Board Layout Jumpers 12 Installation StepsBefore using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1.Set Jumpers on the Motherboard 2.Install System 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. Jumpers 17 2.System Memory (DIMM)3.3Volt SDRAM Configuration IMPORTANT (see General DIMM Notes below) (see below) Install memory in any combination as follows: ASUS Memory Example: General DIMM Notes System Memory 18 DIMM Memory Installation Procedures19 Pentium II Processor20 Installing the Pentium II ProcessorInsert the Attach Mount Screws: 21 Mount the Heatsink:22 Secure the SEC Cartridge:23 Recommended HeatsinksAAVID Heatsink Elan Vital Heatsink 24 Expansion Card Installation ProcedureAssigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 25 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA CardsISA Cards and Hardware Monitor Accelerated Graphics Port Connectors 26 5.External Connectors35 Power Connection Procedures36 Main Menu38 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOSUpon First Use of the Computer System 2.Copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk Run AFLASH.EXE from this new disk and select option 1. Save Current BIOS to File Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 2.Boot from the disk you created earlier 3.At the “A:\” prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter At the Main Menu 2. Update BIOS In- cluding Boot Block and ESCD 39 6. BIOS Setup40 Load DefaultsStandard CMOS SetupDetails of Standard CMOS Setup 41 Time(Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) Hard Disks For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can: •Use theAuto setting for detection during bootup •Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the “User” option Standard CMOS 42 Auto detection of hard disks on bootupDrive A / Drive B (None) Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled) Drive A, Drive B, Both, and Disabled Video (EGA/VGA) EGA/VGA CGA Mono If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose EGA/VGA Halt On (All Errors) 43 BIOS Features SetupDetails of BIOS Features Setup 44 BIOSCPU Level 1 Cache / CPU Level 2 Cache (Enabled) CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check (Disabled) This function controls the ECC check capability in the CPU level 2 cache BIOS Update (Enabled) Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled) HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First (IDE) IDE SCSI Boot Sequence (A,C) Boot Up Floppy Seek (Disabled) When enabled, the BIOS will seek drive A once Floppy Disk Access Control (R/W) IDE HDD Block Mode Sectors (HDD MAX) 45 Security Option (System)Supervisor Password User Password System Setup PS/2 Mouse Function Control (Auto) PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled) OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M (Disabled) Video ROM BIOS Shadow (Enabled) C8000-CBFFFto DC000-DFFFF(Disabled) Boot Up NumLock Status (On) This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled) Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) (6) Typematic Delay (Msec) (250) 46 Chipset Features SetupDetails of Chipset Features Setup 47 Graphics Aperture Size (64MB)Video Memory Cache Mode (UC) USWC PCI 2.1 Support (Enabled) Memory Hole At 15M–16M(Disabled) DRAM are xx bits wide 64 bits and the following will be displayed instead: Data Integrity Mode (Non-ECC) Non-ECC EC-Only ECC 2. System Memory Onboard FDC Controller (Enabled) Chipset Features 48 Onboard FDC Swap A & B (No Swap)Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4) Settings are and for the onboard serial connector Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3) Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7) Parallel Port Mode (ECP+EPP) ECP DMA Select (3) ECP ECP+EPP Parallel Port Mode UART2 Use Infrared (Disabled) Onboard PCI IDE Enable (Both) primary secondary both disable IDE Ultra DMA Mode (Auto) 0, 1, 2, 3 ), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting of will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance 49 Power Management SetupDetails of Power Management Setup 50 Video Off Method (DPMS OFF)DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON Blank Screen V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend V/H SYNC+Blank PM Timers HDD Power Down (Disable) 1–15 Min Suspend Mode (Disable) 30 sec 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour Disable Power Up Control PWR Button < 4 Secs (Soft Off) Soft Off Suspend No Function 51 PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled)AC PWR Loss Restart (Disabled) Disabled Wake On LAN (Enabled) Automatic Power Up (Disabled) Fan Monitor (xxxxRPM) Thermal Monitor (xxxC/xxxF) Voltage Monitor (xx.xV) 52 PNP and PCI SetupDetails of PNP and PCI Setup 53 DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU)ISA MEM Block BASE (No/ICU) Onboard AHA BIOS (Auto) ONB AHA BIOS First (No) ONB SCSI SE Term. (Enabled) ONB SCSI LVD Term. (Enabled) USB IRQ (Enabled) Play / PCI 54 Load BIOS DefaultsLoad Setup Defaults 55 Supervisor Password and User Password56 IDE HDD Auto Detection57 Save & Exit SetupExit Without Saving 58 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CDASUS PC Probe Utility: NOTE: This utility will not run with LDCM installed LDCM Local Setup: •PC-cillinLite:Installs PC-cillinLite, a virus scanning software package Adobe Acrobat Reader: •BusMaster: Installs the Intel BusMaster IDE drivers •Browse this CD: Allows you to see the contents of the ASUS support CD Technical Support Form: •LDCM Introduction (MPEG):Shows a video on the LDCM features Read Me: •Exit: Exits the selection menu Additonal CD Contents: DMI 59 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration UtilitySystem Requirements 60 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration UtilityNotes 61 Save MIFDLoad MIFD Load BIOS Defaults 63 ASUS PCI-L101Fast Ethernet Card64 Software Driver SupportQuestion and Answer 65 SCSI Disk Utilities67 Windows95 or WindowsNTWindows/Windows for Workgroups DOS 68 SCSI Device TroubleshootingWindows95/WindowsNT Troubleshooting69 Place the Windows953Click on the Have Disk button, then click the Browse button What do I need to do if I want to use another host adapter Open the Control Panel Double-click 70 If I am running under Windows95, do I need lines for the Adaptec real modeCONFIG.SYS AUTOEXEC.BAT •You are running in MSDOS mode You are using a scanner or another SCSI device with CONFIG.SYS- or •You have an older model SCSI-1CDROM drive that Windows95 does not support You are using a Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode My CDROM drive doesn’t work properly under Windows95 1Click the Start button and select Restart the computer in MS-DOSmode 2When the DOS prompt appears, follow the Quick Start instructions for DOS My CDROM drive shows up as more than one icon under My Computer •Comment out the line that loads mscdex.exe in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file 71 DOS and Windows3.1x Device DriversDOS and Windows3.1x ASPI Managers 72 DOS Formatting Utilities
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