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USER'S NOTICE
Product Name:
ASUS P2L97
Manual Revision:
2.05 E266
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC
Marketing
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ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. FEATURES
III. INSTALLATION
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:
Details of BIOS Features Setup
Details of Chipset Features Setup
Details of Power Management Setup
Details of PNP and PCI Setup
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 Motherboard
The ASUS P2L97 Motherboard
Layout of the ASUS P2L97 Motherboard
Jumpers
Expansion Slots/Sockets
Hardware Monitor
Connectors
Installation Steps
1. Jumpers
Jumper Settings
III.INSTALLATION
3.CPU Bus Frequency (FS0, FS1, FS2)
4.CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3)
Internal
External
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2.System Memory (DIMM)
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures:
3.Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Universal Retention Mechanism
Heatsinks
Installing the Processor
3.Insert the SECC/SECC2/SEPP
SECC with Pentium
II only:
4.Secure the SECC/SECC2/SEPP
ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions
Recommended Heatsinks for Pentium II Processors
4.Expansion Cards
Expansion Card Installation Procedure
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor
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)
(Connectors)
7.Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-1pinIDE)
8.IDE activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
9.Chassis , CPU , & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pinFANPWR)
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.Message LED Lead (MSG LED)
14.System Management Interrupt Lead (SMI)
15.ATX Power Switch / Soft Power Switch (PWR SW)
16.Reset Switch Lead (RESET)
17.System Power LED (PWR LED)
Power Connection Procedures
Flash Memory Writer Utility
Main Menu
2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD
When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update
Flashed Successfully will be
will be
displayed
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS
6. 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
Drive A / Drive B (None)
Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled)
Drive A, Drive B, Both, and Disabled
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)
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled)
Video ROM BIOS Shadow (Enabled)
C8000 - CBFFF Shadow to DC000 - DFFFF Shadow (Disabled)
Boot Up NumLock Status (On)
This field allows users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot
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 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
Enabled
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)
USB IRQ (Enabled)
VGA BIOS Sequence (PCI/AGP)
PCI/AGP
Load BIOS Defaults
Load Setup Defaults
Supervisor Password and User Password
IDE HDD Auto Detection
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving