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USER'S NOTICE
Product Name:
ASUS P2L97-DS
Manual Revision:
1.04. E237
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC
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ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL
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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. FEATURES
III. INSTALLATION
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT
VI. ADAPTEC SCSI SELECT (OPTIONAL)
VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSIUTILITY (OPTIONAL)
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 P2L97-DSMotherboard
Introduction to ASUS Smart Motherboards
II.FEATURES
Auto Fan Off:
even in sleep mode
and
system noise
The ASUS P2L97-DSMotherboard
Layout of the ASUS P2L97-DSMotherboard
Jumpers
Expansion Slots/Sockets
Connectors
Board Layout
Installation Steps
1. Jumpers
Jumper Settings
III.INSTALLATION
5.Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (CLRTC)
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2.System Memory (DIMM)
DIMM Memory Installation
3.Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Pentium II Processor
The ASUS P2L97-DSAs Shipped
The ASUS P2L97-DSis shipped with the attach mount bridges already installed
Installing the Pentium II Processor
Mount the Pentium II Retention Mechanism:
TIP:
Mount the Heatsink:
IMPORTANT: The heatsinks must not be more than 2.8 cm (1.1 inch) thick
IMPORTANT:
Insert the SEC Cartridge:
Secure the SEC Cartridge:
Recommended Heatsinks
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.Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pinFLOPPY)
7.Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-1pinIDE)
8.Hard Disk Activity LED (2-pinIDELED)
9.Chassis, CPU, & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pinFAN)
do not place jumper caps over these pins
10.IrDA-Compliantinfrared module connector (5-pinIR)
11.ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinATXPWR)
12.Wake on LAN (3-pinWOL)
13.Ultra-FastSCSI & Ultra-WideSCSI Connectors (optional)
14.LED Lead (TB_LED)
15.SMI Suspend Switch Lead (SMI)
16.ATX Power Switch / Soft Power Switch (PWR_SW)
17.Reset Switch Lead (RESET)
18.System Power LED (KEYLOCK)
21.Chassis Open Alarm Lead (CHASSIS)
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Power Connection Procedures
Flash Memory Writer Utility
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
Load Defaults
Standard CMOS Setup
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:
Time
Hard Disks
For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can:
•Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup
•Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the “User” option
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)
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled)
OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M (Disabled)
MPS 1.4 Support (Disabled)
Video ROM BIOS Shadow (Enabled)
Chipset Features Setup
Details of Chipset Features Setup
Video Memory Cache Mode (UC)
PCI 2.1 Support (Enabled)
Enabled setting for PCI 2.1 compliancy
Memory Hole At 15M–16M(Disabled)
DRAM are xx bits wide
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)
Auto
Disabled
Load BIOS Defaults
Load Setup Defaults
Supervisor Password and User Password
IDE HDD Auto Detection
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
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
Configuring the SCSI Adapter
SCSI Disk Utilities
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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
Double-click
•You are running in MSDOS mode
•You have an older model SCSI-1CDROM drive that Windows95 does not support
You are using a
Restart the computer in
MS-DOS
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
