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2 Product Name:ASUS P2B-VM Manual Revision: 1.04 E295 Release Date: November ASUS P2B-VMUser’s Manual 3 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INCMarketing Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL ASUS COMPUTER GmbH5 Details of PNP and PCI SetupASUS Support CD Main Menu A. Video Driver B. Other Video Drivers C. ATI Player D. Audio Driver E. Audio Software 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 organizedIntroduction: Features: Installation: IV. BIOS Software: Support CD: Item Checklist 8 Features of the ASUS P2B-VMMotherboardSpecifications: Multi-Speed: Multi-Cache: PC100 Memory Support: Peripheral Wake Up: •PCI Audio (optional): Features optional ESS 32-bitPCI audio onboard SB-Link™: PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Super Multi-I/O: 9 Special Features:Enhanced ACPI: Anti-Boot (Anti-Boot Vi- rus BIOS) and file viruses through the bundled PC-cillin Symbios SCSI BIOS: Performance Features: Concurrent PCI: Double the IDE Transfer Speed: SDRAM 10 Intelligent Features:Auto Fan Off: even in sleep mode and system noise Dual Function Power Button: BIOS SOFTWARE Message LED (requires ACPI OS support): System Resources Alert: 11 Parts of the ASUS P2B-VMMotherboard12 ASUS P2B-VMMotherboard LayoutLayout Motherboard Intel 440BX AGPset (Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.) 13 JumpersExpansion Slots Connectors Layout Contents Jumpers 14 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.Unplug your computer when working on the inside 1.Jumpers 17 2.System Memory (DIMM)19 Universal Retention MechanismHeatsinks 20 Installing the Processor24 Expansion Card Installation ProcedureAssigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 25 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards26 5.External Connectors35 Power Connection Procedures1.After all connections are made, close the system case cover 2.Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ) 5.You may then turn on your devices in the following order: a.Your monitor b.External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) During Powering Off your computer: Start Shut Down Shut down the computer Power Connections 36 Main Menu38 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS39 6. BIOS Setup40 Standard 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 bootupAuto NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Drive A (None) Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled) Drive A Disabled Video (EGA/VGA) 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 BIOSBIOS CPU 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) Turbo Mode (Disabled) Leave on default setting for best performance Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled) HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First (IDE) IDE SCSI Boot Sequence (A,C) A, C C, A; A, CDROM, C CDROM, C, A D, A E, A F, A C only LS/ZIP, C LAN, A, C LAN, C, A 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 HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability (Disabled)PS/2 Mouse Function Control (Auto) OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M (Disabled) PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (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) Security Option (System) Supervisor Password User Password System Setup 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 Data Integrity Mode (Non-ECC) Onboard FDC Controller (Enabled) Chipset Features 48 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 51 PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled)AC PWR Loss Restart (Disabled) Disabled Power Up By Keyboard (Disabled) Wake On LAN (Enabled) Automatic Power Up (Disabled) 52 PNP and PCI SetupDetails of PNP and PCI Setup 53 DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU)ISA MEM Block BASE (No/ICU) SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS (Auto) Auto USB IRQ (Enabled) ONB VGA BIOS First (No) 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 Support CD Main MenuNOTE: The CD version and contents are constantly modified without notice LDCM Local Setup: Adobe Acrobat Reader: •BusMaster: (Windows 95 only) Installs the Intel BusMaster IDE drivers Install Video Driver and Utility: Install Audio Driver: •Install Audio Utilities: Installs AudioRack32 audio utility Install Software Wave Table: Patch for PIIX4 chipset: Install PCCillin: •Browse this CD: Allows you to see the contents of the ASUS support CD •Read Me:View additional notes with Notepad •LDCM Introduce (MPEG VCD): View a video on the LDCM features •Exit: Exit the selection menu Additonal CD Contents: DMI 59 A. Video DriverB. Other Video Drivers C. ATI Player D. Audio Driver Support CD 60 E. Audio SoftwareF. Software Wavetable G. DMI Utility 61 Operating SystemsWindows Video .A 62 Install Video Driver and Utility (Windows 95/98)To install the video driver and utility for Windows 95/98 My Computer Setup.exe Click Install Video Driver and Utility Click The ATI Installation dialog box will appear Click Easy Install to begin the Installation Wizard The ATI Setup screen will appear When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes 63 Adjustment MenuPanning Menu 64 ColorSettings 65 Installing Video Drivers for Windows NTDrivers Video Other .B OS/2 IBM 66 Video Driver Installation for IBM OS/2The ATI OS/2 video driver is to be used for the English version of OS/2 only To run the INSTALL program 1.Start OS/2 3.Double-clickthe OS/2 System folder 4.Double-clickthe Command Prompts folder 5.Double-clickthe OS/2 Full Screen object 6.Insert the ASUS Support CD 7.Type D: <Enter> (assuming D is your CD-ROMdriver) 8.Type CD ATI\UTILITY <Enter>. Type OS2INST <Enter 10.Press <Enter> to select the default destination directory When prompted, let the INSTALL program make changes to your Autoexec.bat file 12.Select QUICK SETUP 13.Select your monitor from the list. or If you do not see your monitor listed, see Custom Monitor Configuration 67 To copy the driver files1.Select Drivers Installation from the Main Menu 2.Select IBM OS/2 from the list of applications 3.Select Install for the correct version of OS/2 5.After the files have been copied, press any key 6.Press ESC to exit You are now ready to install the enhanced driver for OS/2 To install the driver for OS/2 1.In the OS/2 full-screencommand prompt, type DSPINSTL <Enter When the Display Driver Install panel appears, select Primary Display 3.Select the latest ATI driver version from the list, and click OK In the Monitor Configuration Selection Utility, select Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type 6.Click SET 7.Click INSTALL IBM OS/2 Information System 68 System Information (optional)Quick Setup (optional)Selecting Your Monitor Type: Factory Default/Apple.../IBM.../MIT.../NEC VESA-Std.../Generic.../ReadVDIF.../Custom Select Read VDIF VDIF Files Select Custom Custom Configuration Notes On Refresh Rates: 69 VDIF Files (optional)Procedure: 1.Start the INSTALL program 2.Select Quick Setup and press <Enter 3.Insert into a floppy drive the disk containing the VDIF file 4.Select READ VDIF... and press <Enter 3.Select Custom... and press <Enter 4.Pick a resolution, then a refresh rate. You will see a box outline TIP: 5.Adjust the size and position of the box outline. Press <Enter> to accept VDIF Files / .Adv Other .B 70 Advanced Setup (optional)Factory Defaults The device can be reset to factory defaults by pressing <Shift>+<F7 Saving Your Configuration Diagnostics•VGA Tests •Accelerator Tests 71 System LockupTroubleshooting72 Codes ErrorDesired resolution is disabled and displayed in gray Menu item is disabled and displayed in gray Adapter not detected Any FIFO test error Quick memory test error Detailed memory test error DAC LUT test failure ROM checksum error An error has been detected in the ROM Draw sequence failure 73 Windows 95 enhanced display driverWindows 95 property page problems ATI Video Player Notes 74 Other Problems & Actions 75 ATI PlayerATI Player and control panel (Win3.1x and Win95) The Task Control Panel Under win31 environment Under Win95 environment CDAudio– MPEG Playback Video In Capture Features 76 Playing Audio CDs (Only in window 95)77 Playing Media Files79 For Windows80 First Time Installation81 For Windows NT83 Audio Rack InstallationAudio Rack IntroductionThe AudioRack32 has six main parts: AudioRack32 •Digital Audio Player—playsand records files in the .WAV format •MIDI Player—enablesyou to play MIDI files •Compact Disk Player—enablesyou to play audio CDs on a CD-ROMdrive Audio Software 84 The Command Center ControlsThe Command Center Display 85 The Miniature Mode Controls86 The Audio Mixer Controls87 The Digital Audio Player ControlsThe Digital Audio Player Display 88 The MIDI Player ControlsThe MIDI Player Display 89 The Compact Disk Player Controls90 The Audio Recorder ControlsThe Audio Recorder Display 91 Disable Eject Button on the CD PlayerUsing AudioRack CD Player as Default CD Player Configuring Playback Mixer 92 Install Software Wavetable (Windows 95/98)Click Install Software Wave Table Select Install ESS Software Wavetable and click Next Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and then click Finish to restart your computer and complete setup 93 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration UtilityStarting the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 94 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration UtilityNotes 95 Save MIFDLoad MIFD Load BIOS Defaults Using DMI Utility G. DMI Utility
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