Asus P2L97-DS 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 P2L97-DS Motherboard ..................................	8
Introduction to ASUS Smart Motherboards ..................................	9
The ASUS P2L97-DS Motherboard ............................................	11
III. INSTALLATION	12
Layout of the ASUS P2L97-DS Motherboard ..................................	12
Installation Steps ...............................................................................	14
1. Jumpers .........................................................................................	14
Jumper Settings .....................................................................	15
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................	19
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: ..............................	20
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................................	21
Pentium II Processor ..............................................................	21
Recommended Heatsinks ............................................................	25
AAVID Heatsink ...................................................................	25
Elan Vital Heatsink ................................................................	25
4. Expansion Cards ...........................................................................	26
Expansion Card Installation Procedure .................................	26
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ....................................	26
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ..............................	27
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor .........................................	27
Accelerated Graphics Port .....................................................	27
5. External Connectors .....................................................................	28
Power Connection Procedures ....................................................	37
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE	38
Main Menu ............................................................................	38
Support Software ..............................................................................	38
Flash Memory Writer Utility .......................................................	38
Advanced Features Menu ......................................................	39
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ...................	40
6. BIOS Setup ..................................................................................	41
Load Defaults ........................................................................	42
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................	42
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: .........................................	42
BIOS Features Setup ...................................................................	45
Details of BIOS Features Setup .............................................	45

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