SP98AGP-X

Pentium ATX Motherboard

USERS MANUAL

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Product Name: ASUS SP98AGP-X Manual Revision: 1.03 Release Date: March 1998
ASUS SP98AGP-X Users Manual

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CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION... 7 How this Manual is Organized... 7 Item Checklist.... 7 II. FEATURES... 8 Features of the ASUS SP98AGP-X Motherboard.. 8 ASUS Smart Series of Motherboards.. 9 The ASUS SP98AGP-X Motherboard.. 11 III. INSTALLATION.. 12 ASUS SP98AGP-X Motherboard Layout.. 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).. 22 4. Expansion Cards... 23 Expansion Card Installation Procedure:.. 23 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards.. 23 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards.. 24 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor.. 24 Accelerated Graphics Port.. 24 5. External Connectors... 25 Power Connection Procedures.. 33 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE... 34 Support Software... 34 Flash Memory Writer Utility.. 34 Main Menu... 34 Advanced Features Menu... 35 Managing and Updating Your Motherboards BIOS. 36 6. BIOS Setup... 37 Load Defaults... 38 Standard CMOS Setup... 38 Details of Standard CMOS Setup:.. 38 BIOS Features Setup... 41 Details of BIOS Features Setup.. 41 Chipset Features Setup... 44 Details of Chipset Features Setup.. 44 Power Management Setup... 47 Details of Power Management Setup.. 47

PNP and PCI Setup... 49 Details of PNP and PCI Setup.. 49 Load BIOS Defaults... 51 Load Setup Defaults... 51 Supervisor Password and User Password.. 52 IDE HDD Auto Detection... 53 Save & Exit Setup... 54 Exit Without Saving... 54 V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE.. 55 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD 3.10.. 55 Desktop Management Interface (DMI).. 56 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility. 56 System Requirements.. 56 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility.. 57 VI. ASUS PCI SCSI Cards.. 59 Symbios SCSI BIOS and Drivers.. 59 ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860 SCSI Cards.. 59 Setting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860. 60 Setting the INT Assignment for the ASUS PCI-SC200. 60 Terminator Requirements for SCSI Devices.. 60 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860. 61 Terminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC200. 61 SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices.. 62 SCSI ID Priority... 62 VII. ASUS LAN Card... 63 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card.. 63 Features... 64 Software Driver Support... 64 Question and Answer... 64

FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturers instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

II. FEATURES ASUS SP98AGP-X 8
ASUS Smart Series of Motherboards
Performance SDRAM Optimized Performance ASUS Smart series of motherboards support the new generation memory, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM). Double the IDE Transfer Speed ASUS Smart series of motherboards with SiS5591 chipset improves IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle data transfer up to 33MB/s. This technology is also compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE specs so there is no need to upgrade current hard drives or cables. Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to memory to CPU. ACPI Ready ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also implemented on all ASUS Smart series of motherboards. ACPI provide more Energy Saving Features for the future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock everyday, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards. To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPIsupported OS such as in the next release of Windows 95 must be used. PC97 Compliant Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS Smart series of motherboards meet PC97 compliancy. The new PC 97 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for both Windows 95 (and its successors) and Windows NT. Intelligence: Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU and chassis fans are monitored for RPM and failure. The normal RPM range and alarm thresholds of these fans can be set through hardware monitoring software. Temperature Monitoring and Alert To prevent system overheat and system damage, there is a heat sensor under the CPU and on the motherboard itself to monitor CPU and system temperature to make sure the system is operating at a safe heat level to avoid any failures triggered by extremely high temperature.
II. FEATURES Smart Series
Voltage Monitoring and Alert System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. System Resources Alert Todays operating systems such as Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The system resource monitor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on managing their limited resources more efficiently. CPU Slow Down If the CPU fan malfunctions, the system will deactivate the CPU Clock line to decrease CPU utilization to the speed upon detection of system overheat. This will prevent CPU damage from system overheat. The CPU utilization will restore normal operations when temperature falls below a safe level. Auto Fan Off The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is a important feature to implement silent PC systems. Remote Ring On (requires ATX power supply) This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through a modem. With this benefit on-hand, any user can access vital information from their computer from anywhere in the world! Message LED Chassis LEDs now act as information providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can determine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful information to the user.

III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 14
WARNING! Computer motherboards, baseboards and components, such as SCSI cards, contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system.

Jumper Settings

1. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR) The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To clear the RTC data: (1) Turn off your computer and remove the AC power , (2) Move this jumper to Clear CMOS, (3) Move the jumper back to Normal, (4) Turn on your computer, (5) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. Battery Test Jumper (RTCLR) You can test the batterys current by removing this jumper and attaching a current meter to pins 1&2. WARNING! You must unplug the power cord to your power supply to ensure that there is no power to your motherboard. The CMOS RAM containing BIOS setup information may be cleared by this action. You must enter BIOS to Load Setup Defaults and re-enter any user information after removing and reapplying this jumper. RTC RAM RTCLR Normal [1-2] (Default) Clear CMOS [2-3] (momentarily)

Normal (Default)

BATTERY TEST

Clear CMOS

RTC_VDD (Normal/Clear CMOS)
III. INSTALLATION Jumpers
2. Keyboard Power Selection (KBV_SEL) This jumper allows you to select the power current for your keyboard. Make sure that your power supply can support at least 300mAmp +5VSB before selecting +5VSB. Multi-I/O +5V +5VSB KBV_SEL [1-2] (Default) [2-3]

KBV_SEL 3 +5V (Default)

KBV_SEL 3 +5VSB
Keyboard Voltage Selection

90MHz 3

FS2 FS1 FS0 60MHz 66.8MHz 68.5MHz 75MHz 83.3MHz 100MHz
CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection

BF0 BF1 BF2 BF0 BF1 BF2

3 2.0x(2/1) 2.0x(2/1) 2.0x(2/1) 2.0x(2/1) 2.0x(2/1) 3 3.0x(3/1) 3.0x(3/1) ------3.0x(3/1) 3 2.5x(5/2) 2.5x(5/2) 1.0x(1/1) 2.0x(2/1) 2.5x(5/2) 3 ------------4.0x(4/1)

BF0 BF1 BF2

3 ------------4.5x(9/2)
Match the Ratio column of the table on the opposite page to these CPU types:
CPU Types CPU A 1.5x(3/2) CPU B 3.5x(7/2) CPU C 3.0x(3/1) CPU D 3.0x(3/1) CPU E 3.5x(7/2)
CPU : BUS Frequency Ratio
3. CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2) These jumpers tell the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU. These allow the selection of the CPUs External frequency (or BUS Clock). The BUS Clock times the BUS Ratio equals the CPUs Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). 4. CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (BF0, BF1, BF2) These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequency (called the BUS Clock) within the CPU. These must be set together with the CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection jumpers.

III. INSTALLATION Expansion Cards 24
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards
Some ISA cards, both legacy and PnP, may also need to use a DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel. DMA assignments for this motherboard are handled the same way as the IRQ assignment process described earlier. You can select a DMA channel in the PCI and PnP configuration section of the BIOS Setup utility. IMPORTANT: To avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy ISA cards (under PNP AND PCI SETUP of the BIOS SOFTWARE, choose Yes in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve).
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor
The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address or else conflicts will occur.
Accelerated Graphics Port
This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth, such as the ASUS AGP-V264GT3 and ASUS AGP-V3000.

ASUS AGP-V264GT3

ASUS AGP-V3000
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

5. External Connectors

WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector. The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and floppy drives. IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46cm(18in.), with the second drive connector no more than 15cm (6in.) from the first connector. 1. PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin Female) This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards.
PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)
2. PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin Female) The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If not detected, expansion cards can use IRQ12. See PS/2 Mouse Control in BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE.
PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)
III. INSTALLATION DMA Channels Connectors
3. Parallel Port Connector (25-pin Female) You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.
Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female)
4. Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors (Two 9-pin Male) The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See Onboard Serial Port in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE.

Support Software
FILELIST.TXT - View this file to see the files included in the support software. PFLASH.EXE - This is the Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the motherboard. To determine the BIOS version, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of your screen during bootup. Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. NOTE: A binary BIOS file is no longer included with the support software. Save the motherboards BIOS file to a floppy disk as soon as your system is operational. See Flash Memory Writer Utility in this section to Save Current BIOS to File.
Flash Memory Writer Utility
The flash memory writer utility must be run while the system is in real mode. In particular, the Update BIOS Main Block From File and Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD options require real mode. To run this utility, boot from a system floppy disk without the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
IV. BIOS Flash Memory Writer IMPORTANT: If unknown is displayed after Flash Type -- , the memory chip is not programmable or is not supported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility.

Main Menu

1. Save Current BIOS To File This option allows you to copy the contents of the flash memory onto a floppy disk. This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to reinstall it. Create a bootable DOS diskette without AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS and save both PFLASH.EXE and the BIOS file(s) to it. Note: BIOS FEATURES SETUP Boot Sequence needs to be set to A first in order to boot from your disk drive A.
3. Advanced Features This option displays the Advanced Features screen for clearing the PnP configuration record and updating the motherboard BIOS.

Advanced Features Menu

1. Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block This option erases the Plug-and-Play (PnP) configuration record. 2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block, the baseboard BIOS, and the PnP extended system configuration data- (ESCD) parameter block from a new BIOS file.
IV. BIOS Flash Memory Writer
Managing and Updating Your Motherboards BIOS
Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS prompt without creating AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. 2. Copy PFLASH.EXE to your new diskette. 3. Run PFLASH.EXE from your new diskette and select option 1 Save Current BIOS to File. Enter the Current BIOS Revision: for the file name. Updating BIOS (only when necessary) IMPORTANT: If unknown is displayed after Flash Type -- , the memory chip is not programmable or is not supported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) or a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier. 2. Turn off your computer. 3. Boot from the disk you created earlier. 4. At the A:\ prompt, type PFLASH and then press <Enter>. 5. Enter 2 Update BIOS Main Block From File from the Main Menu or option 2 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD from the Advanced Features Menu if prompted by option 2 of the Main Menu. 6. The program displays a second screen prompting you for the name of the BIOS file. Type in the complete file name and extension of the new BIOS, and then press <Enter>. The utility then updates the BIOS file from disk. WARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need service. 7. After successfully updating the new BIOS file, exit the Flash Memory Writer utility and then turn off your system. 8. Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. You must select Setup Default to effect the new BIOS, after which you may set the other items from the Main Menu.

IV. BIOS Flash Memory Writer 36

6. BIOS Setup

The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 Volt and 12 Volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail in this section. All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the system configuration and settings. If your motherboard came in a computer system, the proper configuration entries may have already been made. If so, invoke the Setup utility, as described later, and take note of the configuration settings for future reference; in particular, the hard disk specifications. If you are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system or you receive a Run Setup message, you will need to enter new setup information. This section describes how to configure your system using this utility. The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When you turn on the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This appears during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Press <Delete> to call up the Setup utility. If you are a little bit late pressing the mentioned key(s), POST will continue with its test routines, thus preventing you from calling up Setup. If you still need to call Setup, reset the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the Reset button on the system case. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options:

IV. BIOS BIOS Setup

Load Defaults
The Load BIOS Defaults option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting. Load Setup Defaults, on the other hand, is for loading optimized defaults for regular use. Choosing defaults at this level will modify all applicable settings. A section at the bottom of the preceding screen displays the control keys for this screen. Take note of these keys and their respective uses.

IV. BIOS BIOS Features 42
Video ROM BIOS Shadow (Enabled) This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM. C8000 - CBFFF Shadow to DC000 - DFFFF Shadow (Disabled) These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB and 1024KB by the amount used for this purpose.... Boot Up NumLock Status (On) This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled) When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed next. Setup default setting is Disabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) (6) This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second. Setup default setting is 6; other settings are 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30. Typematic Delay (Msec) (250) This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. Four delay rate options are available: 250, 500, 750, and 1000. IV. BIOS BIOS Features ASUS SP98AGP-X Users Manual 43

Chipset Features Setup

This Chipset Features Setup option controls the configuration of the boards chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as in the BIOS Features Setup screen.
NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.
Details of Chipset Features Setup
EDO/FPM Configuration (60ns DRAM) The default setting of 60ns DRAM automatically sets the optimal timings for items 27 for 60ns DRAM modules. If you are using 70ns DRAM modules, change this item to 70ns DRAM. See section III for DRAM installation information. Disabled allows you to configure RAS Precharge Time, RAS to CAS Delay, CAS Precharge Time, CAS Pulse Width (Read and Write), and Refresh RAS Assertion. SDRAM Configuration (12ns SDRAM) If you use ASUS SDRAM DIMM modules, you can set this to 10ns SDRAM for better performance, otherwise leave on default or check with your vendor for DIMM specifications. Linear Mode SRAM Support (Disabled) For a slightly better performance on IBM/Cyrix CPUs, this function can be Enabled to switch from Toggle mode SRAM to Linear mode SRAM support. WARNING: Intel CPUs currently only support the Toggle mode so leave this function Disabled when using Intel CPUs. ROM Cycle Wait States (1 Wait) Timing for 16-bit ISA cards. Leave on default setting of 1 Wait. 16-bit I/O Recovery Time (5 BUSCLK) Timing for 16-bit ISA cards. Leave on default setting of 5 BUSCLK. 8-bit I/O Recovery Time (8 BUSCLK) Timing for 8-bit ISA cards. Leave on default setting of 8 BUSCLK. ISA Bus Clock (PCICLK/4) Timing for the ISA bus clock. Leave on default setting of PCICLK/4. 44 ASUS SP98AGP-X Users Manual

Thermal Monitor (xxxC/xxxF) The onboard hardware monitor can detect the CPU and MB (motherboard) temperatures. These values refresh upon key entries. Set to Ignore only if necessary. Voltage Monitor (xx.xV) The onboard hardware monitor can detect the voltages put out by the voltage regulators. These values refresh upon key entries. Set to Ignore only if necessary. NOTE: If any of the monitored items are out of range, you will get an error message. Follow the onscreen instructions to troubleshoot.

PNP and PCI Setup

This PNP and PCI Setup option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.
Details of PNP and PCI Setup
PNP OS Installed (No) This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. Thus interrupts may be reassigned by the OS when Yes is selected. When a non-PnP OS is installed or to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default setting of No. Slot 1 (RIGHT) IRQ to Slot 4 (LEFT) IRQ (Auto) These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is Auto, which uses auto-routing to determine IRQ use. The other options are manual settings of NA, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 15 for each slot. PCI Latency Timer (32 PCI Clock) The default setting of 32 PCI Clock enables maximum PCI performance.

IV. BIOS PnP / PCI

IRQ xx Used By ISA (No/ICU) These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. Two options are available: No/ICU and Yes. The first option, the default value, indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or an ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to Yes.... DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU) These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. Available options include: No/ICU and Yes. The first option, the default setting, indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that channel to Yes. ISA MEM Block BASE (No/ICU) This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800H and DFFFH address range. If you have such a card, and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range, select a base address from the six available options; the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting the block size. If you have more than one legacy ISA card in your system that requires to use this address range, you can increase the block size to either 8K, 16K, 36K, or 64K. If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task, leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of No/ICU. SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS (Auto) The default uses Auto settings for the onboard SCSI BIOS. If you do not want to use the onboard SCSI BIOS, choose Disabled. USB Function (Disabled) The motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices but current operating systems do not. The default is set to Disabled. If you have the necessary support disks and USB devices, set this function to Enabled to use the onboard USB connector. USB IRQ (Auto) When USB devices are connected to the onboard USB connector, the resource settings or IRQs for these devices are, by default, automatically assigned by the BIOS. You may manually select the settings: 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. If you are not using any USB devices, you may set this field to NA.

Save & Exit Setup

Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all modifications you specified during the current session. To save the configuration changes, highlight the Save & Exit Setup option on the main screen, type Y, and then press <Enter>.

IV. BIOS Save & Edit

Exit Without Saving
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the Exit Without Saving option on the main screen and then press <Enter>.

V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE

ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD
Inserting the support CD brings up a selection menu described as follows: (NOTE: CD version and contents are constantly modified without notice.) Install ASUS PC Probe: Installs the ASUS PC Probe utility to monitor fan, temperature, and voltage statuses in your computer. Install AGP VxD Driver: Installs the SiS 5591 AGP VxD driver. Install Sound Card & Joystick Driver: Installs the Crystal audio drivers. Install IDE Driver: Installs the SiS 5591 IDE driver. Browse this CD: Allows you to see the contents of the ASUS support CD. Technical Support Form: View the Technical Support Form with Notepad. Read Me: View additional notes with Notepad. Exit: Exit the selection menu. IV. BIOS Load Setup Defaults 55 V. SOFTWARE Support CD ASUS SP98AGP-X Users Manual
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Configuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computers system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size. The onboard BIOS will detect as many system information as possible and store those collected information in a 4KB block in the motherboards Flash EPROM and allow the DMI to retrieve data from this database. Unlike other BIOS software, the BIOS on this motherboard uses the same technology implemented for Plug and Play to allow dynamic real-time updating of DMI information versus creating a new BIOS image file and requiring the user to update the whole BIOS. This DMI Configuration Utility also allows the system integrator or end user to add additional information into the MIFD such as serial numbers, housing configurations, and vendor information. Those information not detected by the motherboard BIOS and has to be manually entered through the DMI Configuration Utility and updated into the MIFD. This DMI Configuration Utility provides the same reliability as PnP updating and will prevent the refreshing failures associated with updating the entire BIOS.

The ASUS PCI-SC200, on the other hand, has active termination that you must set using jumper JP5. There are two settings, terminated and not terminated, as shown below.

Terminated (Default)

Not Terminated
Terminator Setting (Terminated / Not Terminated)
Decide whether or not you need to terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200 based on its position in the SCSI chain. Only the devices at each end of the chain need to be terminated. If you have only internal or only external devices connected to the ASUS PCI-SC200, then you must terminate the ASUS PCI-SC200. If you have both internal and external devices connected, you must not terminate the card. See the following example which illustrates this concept.
VI. ASUS SCSI Cards SCSI ID Numbers 62
SCSI Device 1 Termination Required (JP5 Open) SCSI Device 2 Termination Required (End Device)
SCSI Device 3 No Termination Required (JP5 Short)
SCSI Device 4 Termination Required (End Device)
Termination Required (End Device) SCSI Device 2 SCSI Device 1
SCSI ID Numbers for SCSI Devices
All SCSI devices, including the ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 interface card must have a SCSI identification number that is not in use by any other SCSI device. There are eight possible ID numbers, 0 through 7. The ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 cards have fixed SCSI IDs of 7. The SCSI ID serves two purposes: It uniquely defines each SCSI device on the bus. It determines which device controls the bus when two or more devices try to use it at the same time.
SCSI IDs on one channel do not interfere with the IDs on another channel. This applies to two SCSI host adapters that implement different buses as well as dual channels on a single host adapter. You can connect up to seven SCSI devices to the interface card. You must set a SCSI ID number (ID 0 to ID 6) for each device. SCSI devices vary in how they set the ID number. Some use jumpers, others have some kind of selector switch. Refer to the manual for any device you install for details on how to set its ID number.

SCSI ID Priority

The ASUS PCI-SC200 and ASUS PCI-SC860 are 8bit single-channel SCSI cards. SCSI ID 7 has the highest priority, and SCSI ID 0 has the lowest priority.

VII. ASUS LAN Card

ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card
LAN Activity Output Signal

Intel Chipset

Wake on LAN Output Signal

Motherboard type

If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of ASUS. If you are using another brand of motherboard, set the jumper to Other. Connect the Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboards WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the motherboard. Connect the LAN activity output signal (LAN_LED) to the system cabinets front panel LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity.
VII. ASUS LAN Card PCI-L101 LAN Card

Features

Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) Wake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev. 2.1 specifications Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces Complies to IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX interfaces Fully supports 10BASE-T & 100BASE-TX operations through a single RJ45 port Supports 32-bit Bus Master Technology / PCI Rev. 2.1 Enhancements on ACPI & APM Adheres to PCI Bus Power Management Interface Rev. 1.0, ACPI Rev. 1.0, and Device Class Power Management Rev. 1.0 IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation for 10Mbps/100Mbps Network Data Transfer Rates. Provides LED indicators for monitoring network conditions Plug and Play
VII. ASUS LAN Card Features 64

Software Driver Support

NetWare ODI Drivers - Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x, DOS, OS/2 Client NDIS 2.01 Drivers - Microsoft LAN Manager, Microsoft Windows 3.11, IBM LAN Server NDIS 3.0 Drivers - Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 3.11

Question and Answer

Q: What is Wake-On-LAN ? A: The Wake-On-LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on systems supporting Wake-On-LAN by simply sending a wake-up frame. With this feature, remotely uploading/downloading data to/from systems during off-peak hours will be feasible. Q: What can Wake-On-LAN do for you ? A: Wake-On-LAN is a remote management tool with advantages that can reduce system management workload, provide flexibility to the system administrators job, and then of course save you time-consuming efforts and costs. Q: What components does Wake-On-LAN require to be enable? A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake-On-LAN function, a client with Wake-On-LAN capability, and software such as LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame.

VGA CARDS

Configuration : BIOS CPU Memory Hard Disk CD-ROM FDD Mouse PSU W6153MS10viaB5 Intel Celeron 333 MHz SDRAM 64MB (PQI Hitachi HM5264805TTB60) Fujitsu MPC3043AT (4.3GB Ultra DMA 33) IDE Hard Disk Lite-on LTN-30 30X IDE CD-ROM Teac FD-235HF 1.44MB FDD x 1 Logitech Mouse (PS/2) Enhance ATX-725B Power Supply
The following VGA cards were tested under Windows 98, WinBench 99 DirectDraw, GDI/User Inspection, Business Graphics and Hi-End Graphics WinMarks, with their respective VGA drivers installed (1024 x 768 x 256 colors, 70 Hz, small fonts).
MODEL NO. ATI All-in-Wonder Data Expert D.Stealth 3D 3000 D. Viper V330 Leadtek Winfast S600DX Leadtek Winfast 3D S800 LEMEL Lung Hwa Matrox (4MB WRAM) Matrox (4MB WRAM) Matrox (4MB SGRAM) Matrox (4MB SGRAM) MICRO-STAR MS-4411 Miro Crystal VR 4000 STB Velocity 3D STB Lightspeed 128 STB Velocity 128 STB Nitro 3D PALIT Daytona 64T 3D
CHIPSET 3D RAGE PRO S3 Virge/DX Ver1.4 S3 Virge/VX RIVA 128 S3 Virge/DX Mpact2 Tseng ET6000-B2 Cirrus CL-GD5446BV MGA-MIL/2+ Ver B MGA-MIL2P/4+ MGA-MY220P/4+ MGA-MY220P/4+ + MGA-MYST/RRST 3D Labs Permedia/Glint Delta S3 Virge/VX S3 Virge/VX Tseng ET6000-B2 RIVA 128 S3 Virge/GX Trident 3Dimage 9750
WIN98 OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
WINBENCH99 OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
QUALITY OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK

3D ACCELERATOR ADAPTER :

The following 3D accelerator adapter were tested under Windows 98,3D WinBench 99, 3D WinMark with their respective 3D accelerator adapter driver installed (1024 x 768 x 16bits, 85 Hz, small fonts) and their quality description.
MODEL NO. Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo II Diamond Monster 3D II ORCHID Righteous 3D Matrox III (4MB SDRAM)
CHIPSET 3DFX VOODOO II 3DFX VOODOO II 3DFX VOODOO MAT-M3D/C

WIN98 OK OK OK OK

3D WINBENCH OK OK OK OK

QUALITY OK OK OK OK

*NOET Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo II & ORCHID Righteous 3D supports only for PCI VGA Card. Matrox III supports only for Matrox PCI VGA Card.

MPEG :

The following MPEG cards were tested under Windows 98,play DVD and VCD with their MPEG drivers installed and their quality description.
MODEL NO. Cinemaster Creative UPMOST

CHIPSET

WIN98 OK

DVD & VCD OK OK OK

QUALITY OK OK OK

Dxr2 ODEUM ODM8211P

The following VGA cards were tested under Windows 98, WinBench 99 DirectDraw, GDI/User Inspection, Business Graphics and Hi-End Graphics WinMarks, 3D WinBench 99, 3D WinMark with their respective VGA drivers installed (1024 x 768 x 16 bits, 85 Hz, small fonts).
MODEL NO. ATI All-in-Wonder PRO ATI 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2X ATI Xpert98 ATI 3DChar ASUS AGP-V264GT3 ASUS AGP-V2740 ASUS AGP-V3000 ASUS AGP-V385GX2 ASUS V3400TNT CardexPert 740 CardexPert 128ZX Data Expert DRG5R2C Diamond SpeedStar A50
CHIPSET 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2X 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2X (EDO Type) 3D RAGE PRO TURBO 3D RAGE II C ATI 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2x Intel I740 ST RIVA 128 3D S3 Virge/GX2 RIVA 128TNT Intel I740 RIVA 128ZX ATI 3D RAGE II C SiS 6326
WIN98 OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
WINBENCH99 3D WINBENCH OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
QUALITY OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK