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USER’S NOTICE
Copyright © 1997 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved
Product Name:
ASUS P2L97A
Manual Revision:
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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. FEATURES
III. INSTALLATION
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
V. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT
VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards
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 P2L97A Motherboard
The ASUS P2L97A Motherboard
Layout of the ASUS P2L97A Motherboard
Jumpers
Expansion Slots/Sockets
Connectors
Board Layout
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
2.System Memory (DIMM)
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures:
3.Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The Motherboard As Shipped
The ASUS P2L97A is shipped with the attach mount bridges already installed
Installing the Pentium II Processor
WARNING
Mount the Heatsink:
Insert the SEC Cartridge:
Secure the SEC Cartridge:
4.Expansion Cards
Expansion Card Installation Procedure
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards
5.External Connectors
3.Parallel Printer Connector (25-pinFemale)
NOTE
4.Serial Port COM1 Connectors (One 9-pinMale)
7.Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pinFLOPPY)
8.CPU Fan Power Lead (3-pinFAN1)
9.Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pinIDE)
10.IDE activity LED (2-pinIDELED)
11.Wake on LAN Connector (3-pinWOL_CON)
12.IrDA-CompliantInfrared Module Connector (5-pinIR)
13.ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinATXPWR)
14.Message LED Lead (MSG 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 (PWR LED)
Power Connection Procedures
Support Software
Flash Memory Writer Utility
Main Menu
Advanced Features Menu
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 theAuto 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
BIOS Update (Enabled)
CPU Fast String (Enabled)
Leave on default setting of Enabled for best performance
Deturbo Mode (Disabled)
Setup
PS/2 Mouse Function Control (Auto)
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled)
OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M (Disabled)
MPS 1.4 Support (Disabled)
Chipset Features Setup
Details of Chipset Features Setup
Video Memory Cache Mode (UC)
PCI 2.1 Support (Enabled)
Memory Hole At 15M–16M(Disabled)
DRAM are xx bits wide
Data Integrity Mode (Non-ECC)
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)
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)
SYMBIOS SCSI 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
Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers
Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200& PCI-SC860
Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI-SC200
Terminator Requirements for SCSI Devices
Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860
Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC200
SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices
SCSI ID Priority