CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION

 

How this Manual is Organized ...........................................................

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Item Checklist .....................................................................................

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II. FEATURES

 

Features ...............................................................................................

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ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard .......................................

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III. INSTALLATION

 

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard Layout .........................

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Installation Steps ...............................................................................

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1. Jumpers .........................................................................................

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Jumper Settings .....................................................................

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2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................

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DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ..............................

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3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................................

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Pentium II Processor ..............................................................

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AAVID Heatsink ...................................................................

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Elan Vital Heatsink ................................................................

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4. Expansion Cards ...........................................................................

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Expansion Card Installation Procedure .................................

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Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ....................................

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Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ..............................

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ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor .........................................

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Accelerated Graphics Port .....................................................

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5. External Connectors .....................................................................

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Power Connection Procedures ....................................................

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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

 

Main Menu ............................................................................

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Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................

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Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ...................

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6. BIOS Setup ..................................................................................

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Load Defaults ........................................................................

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Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................

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Details of Standard CMOS Setup: .........................................

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BIOS Features Setup ...................................................................

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Details of BIOS Features Setup .............................................

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Chipset Features Setup ................................................................

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Details of Chipset Features Setup ..........................................

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Power Management Setup ...........................................................

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Details of Power Management Setup ....................................

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ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’s Manual