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USER'S NOTICE
Product Name:
ASUS P2B-F
Manual Revision:
1.03 E369
Marketing
Technical Support
CONTENTS
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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE
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
How this Manual is Organized
Item Checklist
Features of the ASUS P2B-FMotherboard
II.FEATURES
Wake-On-LAN
Connector:
•IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for a wireless interface
Special Features:
Intelligent Features:
Auto Fan Off:
even in sleep mode
and
system noise
The ASUS P2B-FMotherboard
Motherboard Parts
II. FEATURES
Layout of the ASUS P2B-FMotherboard
Motherboard Settings
Expansion Slots/Sockets
Hardware Monitor
Connectors
Layout Contents
Hardware Setup Steps
1. Motherboard Settings
Jumpers
1.Keyboard Power Up (KBWK)
2.AGP Frequency Selection (AGPFS)
WARNING
Motherboard Settings
III.HARDWARE SETUP
3.CPU Bus Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3)
4.CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3)
Internal
External
2.System Memory (DIMM)
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures:
3.Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Universal Retention Mechanism
Heatsinks
Installing the Processor
1. Unlock the URM’s Folding Support Arms:
The folding support arms of the URM are
locked when shipped
To unlock the support arms, simply flip them up to an upright position
3.Insert the SECC/SECC2/SEPP
SECC with Pentium
II only:
4.Secure the SECC/SECC2/SEPP
ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions
Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors
4.Expansion Cards
Expansion Card Installation Procedure
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
5.External Connectors
3.Parallel Port Connector (25-pinfemale)
Chipset Features Setup
NOTE
4.Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors (Two 9-pinmale)
5.Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pinFLOPPY)
7.Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pinIDE)
8.IDE Device Activity LED (2-pinIDELED)
9.Chassis / CPU / Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pinFAN)
NOTES:
These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins
10.Wake-On-LANConnector (3-pinWOL_CON)
11.IrDA-CompliantInfrared Module Connector (5-pinIR)
12.SB-Link™Connector (6-1pin SBLINK)
13.SMBus Connector (5-1pin SMB)
14. ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinATXPWR)
15.Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead (4-1pin CHASSIS)
16.System Power LED Lead (3-1pin KEYLOCK)
17.Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK)
19.System Message LED Lead (2-pinLED)
20.System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI)
21.ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch (2-pinPWRSW)
Power Connection Procedures
Flash Memory Writer Utility
2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD
Flash Memory Writer
IV. BIOS
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS
Upon 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
6. BIOS Setup
Load Defaults
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:
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
Auto detection of hard disks on bootup
Auto
NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading
Drive A / Drive B
Floppy 3 Mode Support
Details of BIOS Features Setup
BIOS
BIOS
Processor Serial Number (Enabled)
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
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)
Details of Chipset Features Setup
Graphics Aperture Size (64MB)
Video Memory Cache Mode (UC)
USWC
PCI 2.1 Support (Enabled)
Memory Hole At 15M–16M(Disabled)
Onboard FDC Swap A & B (No Swap)
Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4)
Settings are
and
for the onboard serial connector
Details of Power Management Setup
Video Off Method (DPMS OFF)
DPMS OFF
DPMS Reduce ON
Blank Screen
V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby
PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled)
AC PWR Loss Restart (Disabled)
Disabled
Wake On LAN (Disabled)
IMPORTANT:
Details of PNP and PCI Setup
DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU)
ISA MEM Block BASE (No/ICU)
SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS (Auto)
Auto
USB IRQ (Enabled)
Load BIOS Defaults
Load Setup Defaults
Load
Supervisor Password and User Password
Forgot the password
Passwords
IDE HDD Auto Detection
Save & Exit Setup
Save & Exit
Exit Without Saving
ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD
Installation Submenu
DOS Utility Submenu
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ASUS PC Probe
Fan Rotation Status
PC Temperature Status
PC Voltage Status
PC Status Summary
PC Probe System Info
PC Probe Settings
PC Probe Task Bar Icon
Intel LANDesk Client Manager
Toolbar Descriptions
Using the Select Computer Dialog Box
To select a computer
1.From the main Client Manager window, click File | Select Computer
2.In the Select Computer dialog box, click the computer you want to view
3.Click the Select button
To discover new computers
Displaying the Properties of a Client Computer
Understanding the Computer Status Icons
Unavailable
Wakeable
Wake Pending
Normal
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
System Requirements
Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
Notes
Utility DMI Using
Save MIFD
Load MIFD
Load BIOS Defaults
VII. APPENDIX
The ASUS CIDB Chassis Intrusion Sensor Module
VII. APPENDIX
Using the ASUS CIDB
1.You must have an ASUS motherboard with a chassis connector
ASUS CIDB Additional Considerations
The ASUS S370 CPU Card
Setting up the ASUS S370
370Socket
ASUS S370 Jumper Settings
not
ASUS PCI-L101Fast Ethernet Card
Features
•Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX)
•Wake-On-LANRemote Control Function Supported
•PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev. 2.1 specifications
•Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces
Glossary
Byte (Binary Term)
COM Port
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Device Driver
DOS (Disk Operating System)
MMX
(Klamath) CPU as well as other
PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus)
Peripherals
POST (Power On Self Test)
UltraDMA/33
USB (Universal Serial Bus)