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
Universal Retention Mechanism ...........................................	19
Heatsinks ...............................................................................	19
Installing the Processor ...............................................................	20
ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions ............................................	22
Recommended Heatsinks for Pentium II 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
Main Menu ............................................................................	34
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE	34
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................	34
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ...................	36
6. BIOS Setup ..................................................................................	37
Load Defaults ........................................................................	38

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