Asus P2B-D2 manual CONTENTS

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................	7
How this Manual is Organized ...........................................................	7
Item Checklist .....................................................................................	7
II. FEATURES .......................................................................................	8
Features ...............................................................................................	8
The ASUS P2B-D2 Motherboard .......................................................	9
III. INSTALLATION ...........................................................................	10
The ASUS P2B-D2 Motherboard Layout .........................................	10
Installation Steps ...............................................................................	12
1. Jumpers .........................................................................................	12
Jumper Settings .....................................................................	13
2. System Memory ...........................................................................	16
Main Memory (DIMM) ...............................................................	16
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures ...............................	17
i960 Memory (SIMM) .................................................................	18
SIMM Installation .................................................................	18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................................	19
Pentium II Processor ..............................................................	19
Recommended Heatsinks ............................................................	23
AAVID Heatsink ...................................................................	23
Elan Vital Heatsink ................................................................	23
4. Expansion Cards ...........................................................................	24
Expansion Card Installation Procedure .................................	24
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ....................................	24
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ..............................	25
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor .........................................	25
5. External Connectors .....................................................................	26
Power Connection Procedures ....................................................	37
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE .........................................................................	38
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................	38
Main Menu ............................................................................	38
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ...................	40
6. BIOS Setup ..................................................................................	41
Load Defaults ........................................................................	42
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................	42
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: .........................................	42
BIOS Features Setup ...................................................................	45
Details of BIOS Features Setup .............................................	45

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