Special Features
USER'S NOTICE
Product Name:
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS
Manual Revision:
1.06 E265
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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. FEATURES
III. INSTALLATION
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
V. Support CD
VI. DMI Utility
VII. NETWORK INTERFACE
VIII. ADAPTEC SCSI SELECT
IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSIUTILITY
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
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LSMotherboard
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LSMotherboard Layout
Jumpers
Expansion Slots/Sockets
Hardware Monitor
Connectors
Board Layout
Installation Steps
1. Jumpers
Jumper Settings
III.INSTALLATION
3.Onboard LAN Setting (LAN_EN)
4.Onboard SCSI Setting (SCSI_EN)
5.IDE/SCSI Device Activity LED Selection (COMBINE)
6.CPU Bus Frequency (FS0, FS1, FS2)
External
BUS Clock
Internal
7.CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3)
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2.System Memory (DIMM)
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures:
3.Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Pentium II Processor
Attach Mount Bridges
Installing the Pentium II Processor
Mount the Pentium II Retention Mechanism:
TIP:
WARNING
Insert the SEC Cartridge:
Secure the SEC Cartridge:
AAVID Heatsink
Elan Vital Heatsink
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
5.External Connectors
3.Parallel Printer Connector (25-pinFemale)
NOTE
4.Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors (Two 9-pinMale)
5.RJ-45Connector (8-pinFemale)
7.LAN Condition Connector (6-pinA) (optional/reserved)
8.Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pinFLOPPY)
9.Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-1pinIDE)
10.IDE/SCSI Device Activity LED (two 2-pins)
11.Fast (50-pin)/Wide (68-pin)/Ultra2 (68-pin)SCSI Connectors
IMPORTANT:
12.IrDA-Compliantinfrared module connector (5-pinIR)
13.SB-LINK™Connector (6-1pin SBLINK)
14.Message LED Lead (TB LED)
15.SMI Suspend Switch Lead (SMI)
16.ATX Power Switch / Soft Power Switch (PWR)
17.Reset Switch Lead (RESET)
18.System Power LED (KEYLOCK)
21.Chassis Open Alarm Lead (4-1pin CHASSIS)
22.Chassis/CPU/Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pinFAN)
do not place jumper caps over these pins
23.ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinATXPWR)
chipset, your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA to the +5Volt
standby power
Power Connection Procedures
Flash Memory Writer Utility
Main Menu
2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD
When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update
Flashed Successfully will be
will be
displayed
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS
6. BIOS Setup
Load Defaults
Standard CMOS Setup
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
Drive A / Drive B (None)
Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled)
Drive A, Drive B, Both, and Disabled
Video (EGA/VGA)
BIOS Features Setup
Details of BIOS Features Setup
BIOS
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)
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)
Chipset Features Setup
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
Power Management Setup
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 (Enabled)
Automatic Power Up (Disabled)
PNP and PCI Setup
Details of PNP and PCI Setup
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)
Load BIOS Defaults
Load Setup Defaults
Supervisor Password and User Password
IDE HDD Auto Detection
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Support CD Main Menu
Main Menu Selections
Other CD Directories
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
System Requirements
Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
Notes
Save MIFD
Load MIFD
Load BIOS Defaults
Features
Software Driver Support
LED Connectors
Network Cable Connection
Twisted-PairCable
RJ45 Connector
DOS and Windows 3.1 Setup for Novell
Windows NT Server or Workstation
1.Double-clickthe Network icon in the Control Panel
2.Click the Adapters tab in the window that appears
3.Click Add. A list of network interface or adapter appears
4.Select “Intel EtherExpress PRO Adapter” and click OK
Install network drivers - Windows NT Version 3.5x only
Windows
Select Duplex Mode (optional)
Mode Duplex
NetWare server
FORCEDUPLEX=2
SPEED=100 (or 10 if 10BASE-T)
For more information, see the README file for NetWare servers
Troubleshooting
If the interface can’t connect to the network
Testing the network interface or adapter
Common problems and solutions
•Make sure your PCI BIOS is current
The interface stopped working without apparent cause
•Try reconnecting the cable to the RJ45 port first
•Try another motherboard of the same model
•Run the diagnostics
Technical Information
Fast Ethernet Wiring
Fast Ethernet Hubs and Switches
Shared hubs
Switching hubs
Using Wake On LAN
Question and Answer
Glossary
Configuring the SCSI Adapter
SCSI Disk Utilities
Page
Quick Start Instructions
Windows95 or WindowsNT
Windows/Windows for Workgroups
DOS
Troubleshooting Tips
SCSI Device Troubleshooting
Windows95/WindowsNT Troubleshooting
Place the Windows95
3Click 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
If I am running under Windows95, do I need lines for the Adaptec real mode
CONFIG.SYS
AUTOEXEC.BAT
•You are running in MSDOS mode
You are using a scanner or another SCSI device with CONFIG.SYS- or
Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users
DOS and Windows3.1x Device Drivers
DOS and Windows3.1x ASPI Managers
DOS Formatting Utilities
Low-levelFormatter (scsifmt)
Formatter and Partitioner (afdisk)
7.To quit afdisk, press Esc and select Yes to confirm that you want to quit
