Asus P2B CONTENTS, II. FEATURES, I. INTRODUCTION, III. INSTALLATION, IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION	7
How this Manual is Organized ...........................................................	7
Item Checklist .....................................................................................	7
II. FEATURES	8
Features of the ASUS P2B Motherboard ............................................	8
The ASUS P2B Motherboard ........................................................	9
III. INSTALLATION	10
Layout of the ASUS P2B Motherboard ............................................	10
Installation Steps ...............................................................................	12
1. Jumpers .........................................................................................	12
Jumper Settings ...........................................................................	13
2. System Memory (DIMM) .............................................................	17
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ..............................	18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................................	19
Universal Retention Mechanism ...........................................	19
Heatsinks ...............................................................................	19
Installing the Processor ...............................................................	20
ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions ............................................	22
Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors ....................	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 ..........................................................	33
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE	34
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................	34
Main Menu ..................................................................................	34
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ...................	36
6. BIOS Setup ..................................................................................	37
Load Defaults ........................................................................	38
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................	38
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: .........................................	38
BIOS Features Setup ...................................................................	41
Details of BIOS Features Setup .............................................	41

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