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Product Name:
ASUS P2B-VM
Manual Revision:
1.04 E295
Release Date:
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC
Marketing
Technical Support
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH
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Details of PNP and PCI Setup
ASUS Support CD Main Menu
A. Video Driver
B. Other Video Drivers
C. ATI Player
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
How this manual is organized
Introduction:
Features:
Installation:
IV. BIOS Software:
Features of the ASUS P2B-VMMotherboard
Specifications:
Multi-Speed:
Multi-Cache:
PC100 Memory Support:
Special Features:
Enhanced ACPI:
Anti-Boot
(Anti-Boot
Vi- rus BIOS) and file viruses through the bundled
Intelligent Features:
Auto Fan Off:
even in sleep mode
and
system noise
Parts of the ASUS P2B-VMMotherboard
ASUS P2B-VMMotherboard Layout
Layout Motherboard
Intel
440BX
AGPset
Jumpers
Expansion Slots
Connectors
Layout Contents
Jumpers
Installation Steps
Before 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)
3.Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (CLRTC)
RTC RAM
CLRTC
Clear CMOS
4.Keyboard Power (Wake) Up (KB_WAK)
5.CPU Bus Frequency Selector (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4)
6.CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3)
Internal
External
CPU Bus Frequency
2.System Memory (DIMM)
3.3Volt
SDRAM Configuration
Install memory in any combination as follows:
General DIMM Notes
DIMM Memory Installation
Universal Retention Mechanism
Heatsinks
Installing the Processor
2.Attach the Heatsink
SECC with Pentium®
SECC2 with Pentium® II/SEPPwith Celeron™
3.Insert the SECC/SECC2/SEPP
SECC with Pentium
II only:
4.Secure the SECC/SECC2/SEPP
Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors
Expansion Card Installation Procedure
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards
5.External Connectors
1.PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pinFemale)
2.PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pinFemale)
3.Parallel Port Connector (25-pinFemale)
NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port
4.Serial Port COM1 Connector (9-pinMale)
Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” Female)
Line Out
Line In
Mic
Joystick/Midi Connector
9.Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-1pinIDE)
10.Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pinFLOPPY)
11.IrDA-Compliantinfrared module connector (5-pinIR)
12.Wake-On-LANConnector (3-pinWOL_CON)
WAKE On LAN
Power Up Con- trol
BIOS SOFT- WARE
do not place jumper caps over these pins
14.ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinblock ATXPWR)
15.SB-Link™Connector (6-1pin SBLINK)
Stereo Audio In Connector
The CD_IN connector can be used to receive stereo audio input from an internal
CD-ROM
17.Message LED Lead (2-pinMLED)
18.Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK)
19.System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI)
20.Speaker Connector (4-pinSPEAKER)
This 4-pinconnector connects to the case-mountedspeaker
25.Serial Port COM 2 (10-1pin COM2)
26.ATI Multimedia Channel AMC (40-3pin AMC)
Power Connection Procedures
1.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
Main Menu
2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD
Flash Memory Writer
IV. BIOS
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS
6. BIOS Setup
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
Auto
NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading
Drive A (None)
Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled)
BIOS Features Setup
Details of BIOS Features Setup
BIOS
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)
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)
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 Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4)
Settings are
and
for the onboard serial connector
Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3)
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
Power Up By Keyboard (Disabled)
Wake On LAN (Enabled)
PNP and PCI Setup
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
Supervisor Password and User Password
IDE HDD Auto Detection
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
CD Support
Contents
ASUS Support CD Main Menu
NOTE: 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
A. Video Driver
B. Other Video Drivers
C. ATI Player
D. Audio Driver
Support CD
E. Audio Software
F. Software Wavetable
G. DMI Utility
Operating Systems
Windows
Video .A
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
Adjustment Menu
Panning Menu
Color
Settings
Installing Video Drivers for Windows NT
Drivers Video Other .B
OS/2 IBM
Video Driver Installation for IBM OS/2
The 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
To copy the driver files
1.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
System Information (optional)
System Information
Quick Setup (optional)
Selecting Your Monitor Type: Factory Default/Apple.../IBM.../MIT.../NEC
VESA-Std.../Generic.../ReadVDIF.../Custom
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
Advanced Setup (optional)
Factory Defaults
The device can be reset to factory defaults by pressing <Shift>+<F7
Saving Your Configuration
Diagnostics
System Lockup
Troubleshooting
Codes Error
Desired resolution is disabled and displayed in gray
Menu item is disabled and displayed in gray
Adapter not detected
Any FIFO test error
Windows 95 enhanced display driver
Windows 95 property page problems
ATI Video Player Notes
Other Problems & Actions
ATI Player
ATI Player and control panel (Win3.1x and Win95)
The Task Control Panel
Under win31 environment
Under Win95 environment
Playing Audio CDs (Only in window 95)
Playing Media Files
Playing Interactive Discs (Video CD 2.0)
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For Windows
First Time Installation
For Windows NT
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Audio Rack Installation
Install Audio Utilities
Audio Rack Introduction
The AudioRack32 has six main parts:
AudioRack32
The Command Center Controls
The Command Center Display
The Miniature Mode Controls
The Audio Mixer Controls
The Digital Audio Player Controls
The Digital Audio Player Display
The MIDI Player Controls
The MIDI Player Display
The Compact Disk Player Controls
The Audio Recorder Controls
The Audio Recorder Display
Disable Eject Button on the CD Player
Using AudioRack CD Player as Default CD Player
Configuring Playback Mixer
Installation
Wavetable .F
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
Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
Starting the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
Notes
Save MIFD
Load MIFD
Load BIOS Defaults
Using DMI Utility
G. DMI Utility