Asus P2L97 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 Motherboard ........................................	8
The ASUS P2L97 Motherboard ....................................................	9
III. INSTALLATION	10
Layout of the ASUS P2L97 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
Pentium II Processor ..............................................................	19
AAVID Heatsink ...................................................................	23
Elan Vital Heatsink ................................................................	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
Support Software .........................................................................	34
Flash Memory Writer Utility .......................................................	34
Main Menu ............................................................................	35
Advanced Features Menu ......................................................	35
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ...................	36
6. BIOS Setup ..................................................................................	37
Load Defaults ........................................................................	38

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