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 manufacturer's 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.
WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

I. INTRODUCTION

This manual is divided into the following sections: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Introduction Manual information and checklist Features Information and specifications concerning this product Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard and jumpers BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS software Software Setup Instructions on setting up the included support software Software Reference Reference material for the included support software Appendix Optional items and general reference I. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist 7

3 2:3 (Default) 1:1

3 AGP:CPU Ratio

P2B-F AGP Settings

WARNING! AGP bus frequencies above 66MHz exceed the specifications for the AGP interface and are not guaranteed to be stable.
III. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings
3. CPU Bus Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and 440BX AGPset. This allows the selection of the CPUs External frequency (or BUS Clock). The BUS Clock multiplied by the BUS Ratio equals the CPUs Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). 4. CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3) This option sets the frequency multiple between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the CPUs External frequency. These must be set in conjunction with the CPU Bus Frequency.
BF3 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF3 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF3 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF3 BF2 BF1 BF0 BF3 BF2 BF1 BF0

3 2.0x (2/1)

BF3 BF2 BF1 BF0

3 2.5x (5/2)

3 3.0x (3/1)

3 3.5x (7/2)

3 4.0x (4/1)

3 4.5x (9/2)

3 7.0x (7/1)

3 7.5x (15/2)

3 8.0x (8/1)
5.5x (11/2) 6.0x (6/1) 6.5x (13/2) CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple
FS3 FS2 FS1 FS0 FS3 FS2 FS1 FS0 FS3 FS2 FS1 FS0

FS3 FS2 FS1 FS0

5.0x (5/1)
III. H/W SETUP Jumpers 16

66.8MHz 33.4MHz

75.0MHz 37.5MHz

83.3MHz 41.65MHz

100.3MHz 33.43MHz

103MHz 34.33MHz

105MHz 35MHz

110MHz 36.67MHz

112MHz 37.33MHz

CPU PCI

P2B-F CPU Settings
Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of your processor as follows:
Intel CPU Model Pentium III Pentium III Pentium III/II Pentium II/Celeron Pentium II Celeron Celeron Celeron Pentium II/Celeron Pentium II/Celeron Pentium II/Celeron Pentium II Freq. 550MHz 500MHz 450MHz 400MHz 350MHz 466MHz 433MHz 366MHz 333MHz 300MHz 266MHz 233MHz Ratio 5.5x 5.0x 4.5x 4.0x 3.5x 7.0x 6.5x 5.5x 5.0x 4.5x 4.0x 3.5x BUS F. 100MHz 100MHz 100MHz 100MHz 100MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz (CPU BUS Freq.) FS3 FS2 FS1 FS0 [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] (Freq. Multiple) BF3 BF2 BF1 BF0 AGP [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3]
NOTE: Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in a slower speed. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID) is not needed for the Pentium III / II / Celeron processor because it sends VID signals directly to the onboard power controller. ASUS P2B-F Users Manual

To simplify this process, this motherboard complies with the Plug and Play (PNP) specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration whenever a PNP-compliant card is added to the system. For PNP cards, IRQs are assigned automatically from those available. If the system has both Legacy and PNP ISA cards installed, IRQs are assigned to PNP cards from those not used by Legacy cards. The PCI and PNP configuration of the BIOS setup utility can be used to indicate which IRQs are being used by Legacy cards. For older Legacy cards that do not work with the BIOS, you can contact your vendor for an ISA Configuration Utility. An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards after those used by Legacy and PNP ISA cards. In the PCI bus design, the BIOS automatically assigns an IRQ to PCI cards that require an IRQ. To install a PCI card, you need to set something called the INT (interrupt) assignment. Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INTA #, be sure that the jumpers on your PCI cards are set to INT A.
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 SETUP, 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 (AGP)
This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth, such as an ASUS 3D Hardware Accelerator.
P2B-F Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

Back View

P2B-F Infrared Module Connector

IRTX GND IRRX

+5V (NC)
For the infrared feature to be available, you must connect the optional Infrared (IrDA) module to the motherboard

Ground SMBDATA

SMBCLK

P2B-F SMBus Connector

12. SB-Link Connector (6-1 pin SBLINK) If you have a Sound Blaster compatible PCI audio card, you must link it to this connector. Otherwise, you will have compatibility issues under DOS environment.
PC/PCI Grant Sideband Signal PC/PCI Request Sideband Signal DGND Serial IRQ
NOTE: Pin 3 is removed to ensure correct orientation.

P2B-F SB-Link Connector

13. SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices. The SMBus or System Management Bus is a specific implementation of an I2C bus, which is a multi-master bus, that is, multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer.
14. ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin ATXPWR) This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly but gently making sure that the pins are aligned.
+5.0 Volts +5.0 Volts -5.0 Volts Ground Ground Ground Power Supply On Ground -12.0Volts +3.3Volts
P2B-F ATX Power Connector
15. Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion monitor/sensor or microswitch. The sensor is triggered when a high level signal is sent to the Chassis Signal lead, which occurs when a panel switch or light detector is triggered. This function requires the optional ASUS CIDB chassis sensor module to be installed (See APPENDIX). NOTE: When the chassis is opened, connect/short the Chassis Signal pin to the +5VSB pin. When the chassis is closed, connect/short the Chassis Signal pin to the Ground pin.

+5VSB Chassis Signal GND

P2B-F Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead
IMPORTANT: Make sure that your ATX power supply can supply at least 10mA on the 5-volt standby lead (5VSB). You may experience difficulty in powering on your system if your power supply cannot support the load. For Wake-OnLAN support, your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA +5VSB.
+12.0Volts +5V Standby Power Good Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +3.3 Volts +3.3 Volts

16. System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin KEYLOCK) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep or soft-off mode. 17. Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch to allow keyboard locking. NOTE: When the keyboard is locked, the mouse can still be used. 18. System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. 19. System Message LED Lead (2-pin LED) This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data received. This function requires an ACPI OS and driver support. 20. System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI) This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity will be instantly decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use. This 2-pin connector (see the preceding figure) connects to the case-mounted suspend switch. If you do not have a switch for the connector, you may use the Turbo Switch since it does not have a function. SMI is activated when it detects a short to open moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not cause any problems. This may require one or two pushes depending on the position of the switch. 21. ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch (2-pin PWRSW) The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead. Pushing the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF, depending on your BIOS or OS setting. Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off. The system power LED shows the status of the systems power. 22. Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the systems power supply.
Keyboard Lock Power LED Speaker Connector

PLED Keylock Ground

Message LED SMI Lead
+5 V MLED ExtSMI# Ground PWR_SW Ground

ATX Power Switch*

P2B-F System Panel Connections
* Requires an ATX power supply.

ResetCon Ground

Reset SW

+5V Ground Ground SPKR

Power Connection Procedures
1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system users manual. 4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. 5. You may then turn on your devices in the following order: a. Your monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the case. 6. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. For ATX power supplies, the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch between orange and green after the systems if it complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature. The system will then run power-on tests. While the tests are running, additional messages will appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. 7. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in the next section, BIOS SETUP. * Powering Off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching off the power switch. For ATX power supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you use Windows 95, click the Start button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message You can now safely turn off your computer will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. III. H/W SETUP Power Connections 33

IV. BIOS SETUP

Flash Memory Writer Utility
AFLASH.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 of your motherboard, 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. This file works only in DOS mode. NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the screen contents displayed on your system.
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IMPORTANT! If unknown is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI 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 save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to reinstall it. It is recommended that you save AFLASH.EXE and the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. To save your current BIOS, type [1] at the Main Menu and then press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>.
2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD
This option updates the boot block, the baseboard BIOS, and the ACPI extended system configuration data (ESCD) parameter block from a new BIOS file. See the next page for procedures on downloading an updated BIOS file. To update your current BIOS, type [2] at the Main Menu and then press <Enter>. The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears. Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX, and then press <Enter>. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update.
The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed.
Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.
IV. BIOS Flash Memory Writer
Managing and Updating Your Motherboards BIOS
Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Create a bootable system floppy disk by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS prompt without creating AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. 2. Copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk. 3. Run AFLASH.EXE from this new disk and select option 1. Save Current BIOS to File. See 1. Save Current BIOS To File on the previous page for more details and the rest of the steps. Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 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. Boot from the disk you created earlier. 3. At the A:\ prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>. 4. At the Main Menu, type 2 and then press <Enter>. See 2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD on the previous page for more details and the rest of the steps. 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.

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6. BIOS Setup

The motherboard supports a 5 Volt programmable Flash ROM chip, which 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 37

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 above screen displays the control keys for this screen. Take note of these keys and their respective uses. Another section just below the control keys section displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list.

Standard CMOS Setup

The Standard CMOS Setup option allows you to record some basic system hardware configuration and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option. However, if the configuration stored in the CMOS memory on the board gets lost or damaged, or if you change your system hardware configuration, you will need to respecify the configuration values. The configuration values usually get lost or corrupted when the power of the onboard CMOS battery weakens.

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PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled) This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer (turns the ATX power supply on) when the modem receives a call while the computer is Soft Off. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running, thus connection cannot be made on the first try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on. AC PWR Loss Restart (Disabled) This allows you to set whether you want your system to boot up after the power has been interrupted. Disabled leaves your system off after reapplying power and Enabled boots up your system after reapplying power. Wake On LAN (Disabled) This allows you to remotely power up your system through your network by sending a wake-up frame or signal. With this feature, you can remotely upload/download data to/from systems during off-peak hours. Set to Enabled to set this feature. IMPORTANT: This feature requires the ASUS PCI-L101 LAN Card and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. Automatic Power Up (Disabled) This allows you to have an unattended or automatic power up of your system. You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Everyday, which will allow you to set the time or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date..... Fan Monitor (xxxxRPM) The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the Chassis Fan Speed, CPU Fan Speed, and the Power Supply Fan Speed in Rotations Per Minute (RPM). Set to Ignore if one of these are not used so that error messages will not be given..... Thermal Monitor (xxxC/xxxF) The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU and MB (motherboard) temperatures. Set to Ignore only if necessary..... Voltage Monitor (xx.xV) The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltages put out by the voltage regulators. Set to Ignore only if necessary. NOTE: If any of the monitored items are out of range, an error message will appear: Hardware Monitor found an error, enter POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP for details. You will then be prompted to Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP.
IV. BIOS Power Management

PNP and PCI Setup

The 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.

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>.

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>.

IV. BIOS Save & Exit

V. SOFTWARE SETUP
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.)

Support CD Main Menu

Motherboard Info Browse This CD Users Manual Technical Support Form Read Me Exit
Motherboard Info displays information on your motherboard, BIOS, and CPU. Browse This CD allows you to see the contents of the ASUS Support CD. Users Manual displays the motherboard users manual in pdf format. Technical Support Form opens up a blank Technical Support Request Form for you to fill and print out when you run into technical difficulties and need technical assistance. Read Me opens up a file containing additional notes.

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Installation Submenu
LDCM installs software to monitor the local system and/or PC systems on the network within the same bridge address. (NOTE: Will not run with ASUS PC Probe installed.) ASUS PC Probe installs a simple software to monitor your computers fan, temperature, and voltages. (NOTE: Will not run with LDCM installed.) ASUS LiveUpdate installs a program to help you update your BIOS or download a BIOS image file. Driver installs the necessary drivers for your onboard VGA and/or audio to work properly. (NOTE: This is not available if your motherboard does not have onboard VGA and audio.) Other allows you to install Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01 for viewing the LDCM manual and/or Trend PC Cillin, a virus protection software.

DOS Utility Submenu

ASUS DMI Configuration Utility gives information on using the DMI configuration utility. This utility is located in the DMI folder under the root directory of the support CD. Flash BIOS Utility DOS Version provides information on the Flash BIOS utility. This utility is located in the AFLASH folder under the root directory of the support CD.

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VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE

ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to monitor the computer systems vital components: fan rotations, voltages, and temperatures. VI. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 59

ASUS PC Probe

Starting ASUS PC Probe
When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to Show Monitor or Hide. You can select whether you want the splash screen to show the next time it opens.
Click ASUS PC Probe from the Start button to run the utility if you exit the utility or did not set it to Run when Windows Starts.
The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbars system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Left-clicking the icon will allow you to see your PC status.

Using the ASUS PC Probe

Fan Rotation Status
Analog view of PCs fan rotation Digital view of PCs fan rotation PCs Fan warning threshold adjustment
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PC Temperature Status

Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Analog view of PCs temperature Digital view of PCs temperature Digital view of PCs temperature warning threshold

PC Voltage Status

Upper warning threshold adjustment Analog view of PCs voltages Lower warning threshold adjustment Digital view of PCs voltages Digital view of PCs voltage warning thresholds

PC Status Summary

PCs Fan Rotations per minute
PCs Temperature C/F PCs Voltages

PC Probe System Info.

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CR2032 3V Lithium Cell
JP1: Enable/Disable the Photo Sensor
1 CON 0 (not sensitive) best range

Buzzer MS2 MS1

+5 volt standby from power supply

4 (sensitive) 5

CON: Sensitivity adjustment for the photo sensor, (0) is least sensitive and (5) is most sensitive

Normal

Clear: Stops the sounding alarm
MS2 MS1 MS1/MS2: Micro Switch from the chassis panel can be connected here to trigger the chassis intrusion alarm.
SW: Enable/Disable chassis intrusion function in the motherboard
ASUS CIDB Additional Considerations
1. All motherboards with CIDB: If there is no power to the motherboard (i.e. removing the power cord or turning the power supplys switch off) the alarm will not sound but the CIDB will still remember an intrusion event which BIOS and LDCM will detect on the next bootup. 2. Motherboard with chassis intrusion components: Photo sensor, switch, and memory will not operate with power removed. Power is required to send a signal to the motherboards intrusion memory and buzzer. When using the CIDB on these motherboards, all the CIDB functions will be disabled, the motherboards intrusion components must still be used. The CIDB can benefit these motherboards by providing a chassis switch which will operate even when the power is removed. Pins [2-3] of the SW jumper can be used for a momentary toggle switch and the CIDBs battery will be used to send an intrusion signal to the motherboards intrusion memory.

The ASUS S370 CPU Card

The optional ASUS S370 CPU card allows Slot 1 motherboards to accept socket 370 processors. The ASUS S370 CPU card gives Slot 1 motherboard owners an inexpensive way to upgrade their Pentium II computers using lower costing socket 370 processors. Since socket 370 processors are based on the Pentium II design, the only difference is the connector and the amount of internal cache within the processor. The following picture shows the ASUS S370 CPU card with a plastic retainer attached to the edge. The retainer is used to hold the ASUS S370 CPU card in place using the motherboards Slot 1 retention mechanism. ASUS S370 CPU Card Retainer
Slot 1 Compatible Connector

Using the ASUS S370

The general procedure for using the ASUS S370 CPU card: 1. Check the voltage setting for your socket 370 processor using the jumpers on the card if necessary. For current socket 370 processors, the default setting should be used. See the reverse side of the ASUS S370 CPU card or the next page for voltage settings. 2. Install the socket 370 processor. Installation of socket 370 processors is exactly like socket 7 processors. Lift the brown lever to 90 to install the processor and lower the brown lever to lock the processor. 3. Insert the ASUS S370 CPU card into Slot 1 on the motherboard. The two fins on the sides of the ASUS S370 CPU card must catch on the retention mechanism so that it locks in place. 4. Connect the socket 370 processors fan connector to the motherboard. 5. Make sure that no wires or objects come in contact with the fan.

VII. APPENDIX Glossary

UltraDMA/33 UltraDMA/33 is a new specification to improve IDE transfer rates. Unlike traditional PIO mode, which only uses the rising edge of IDE command signal to transfer data, the DMA/33 uses both rising edge and falling edge. Hence, the data transfer rate is double of the PIO mode 4 or DMA mode 2. (16.6MB/s x2 = 33MB/s). USB (Universal Serial Bus) A new 4-pin serial peripheral bus that allows plug and play computer peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem/ISDN to be automatically configured when they are attached physically without having to install drivers or reboot. With USB, the traditional complex cables from back panel of your PC can be eliminated.
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II. FEA TURES Specifications 10

The ASUS P2Z Motherboard

ATX Power Slot 1 Intel 440ZX AGPset 2 DIMM Slots Floppy IDE Connector Connectors
T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard

Serial COM1

T: Parallel B:Serial

Serial COM2

AGP Port Wake-On-LAN Connector 4 PCI Slots Multi-I/O & Keyboard Controller Programmable Flash EEPROM SB-Link Connector
Hardware Monitor (optional)

3 ISA Slots

Intel PIIX4E PCIset

Wake-On-Ring Connector

II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts

T: USB1 B: USB2

III. HARDWARE SETUP
Layout of the ASUS P2Z Motherboard
T: Mouse B: Keyboard PWR_FAN CPU_FAN
DIMM Socket 1 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module)
DIMM Socket 2 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module)

Parallel Port

ATX Power Connector

BUS FREQ

FS3 FS2 FS1 FS0

Slot 1

Intel 440ZX AGPset
(WOL) Wake-On-LAN Connector
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

Multi-I/O

PCI Slot 1
CR2032 3V Lithium Cell (CMOS Power)
2Mb Flash EEPROM (Programable BIOS)

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

CHASIS

SBLINK

BF3 BF2 BF1 BF0

PCI Slot 4 ISA Slot 1

Hardware Monitor

ISA Slot 2

ASUS ASIC

IR IDE LED

SMB Connector

ISA Slot 3

Panel Connectors

SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE

CHA_FAN

FLOPPY
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VIO VCORE

Motherboard Settings
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) AGPFS KBPWR VIO VCORE FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3 BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 System Memory DIMM1, DIMM2 Slot 1 SLOT1, SLOT2, SLOT3 PCI1,PCI2,PCI3,PCI4 AGP p. 14 AGP Bus Frequency Setting p. 15 Keyboard Power Up Setting (Disable/Enable) p. 15 I/O Voltage Setting (Normal/Test) p. 16 Core Voltage Setting (Normal/Test) p. 16 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection p. 17 CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple p. 18 System Memory Support p. 19 DIMM Memory Module Support p. 21 CPU Support p. 26 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots* p. 26 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots p. 27 Accelerated Graphics Port p. 25 Thermal Sensor Connectors

Expansion Slots/Sockets

1) JTPWR, JTCPU

Connectors

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23)
PS2KBMS p. 28 PS/2 Mouse Port Connector (6 pin-female) PS2KBMS p. 28 PS/2 Keyboard Port Connector (6-pin female) PARALLEL p. 29 Parallel (Printer) Port Connector (25-pin female) COM1, COM2 p. 29 Serial Port COM1 & COM2 (two 9-pin male) USB p. 29 Universal Serial Bus Port Connectors 1 & 2 (Two 4-pin female) Primary/Secondary IDE p. 30 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1 pins) FLOPPY p. 30 Floppy Drive Port Connector (34 pins) IDELED p. 31 IDE LED Activity Light (2 pins) WOR p. 31 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) CHA_, PWR_, CPU_FAN p. 32 Chassis, Power Supply, CPU Fan Power Lead (3 pins) WOL_CON p. 33 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) IR p. 33 Infrared Port Module Connector (5 pins) SBLINK p. 34 SB-Link Port Connector (6-1 pins) SMB CON. p. 34 SMBus Connector (3 pins) ATXPWR p. 35 ATX Motherboard Power Connector (20 pins) CHASIS p. 35 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead (3 pins) PWR.LED (PANEL) p. 36 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p. 36 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 36 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) MSG.LED (PANEL) p. 36 System Message LED Lead (2 pins) SMI (PANEL) p. 36 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) PWR.SW (PANEL) p. 36 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) RESET (PANEL) p. 36 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

The optional onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address otherwise conflicts will occur.
III. H/W SETUP Layout Contents

Hardware Setup Steps

Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. Check Motherboard Settings 2. Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software

1. Motherboard Settings

This section explains in detail how to change your motherboards function settings through the use of switches and/or jumpers. WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion 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.
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Jumpers

1. AGP Frequency Setting (AGPFS) This option sets the frequency ratio between the AGP bus frequency and the CPU bus frequency. The default sets the AGP bus frequency to be 2/3 of the CPU bus frequency.

3 (Default)

AGP Frequency = 2/3 CPU Bus or Host Frequency (2:3)
AGP Frequency = CPU Bus or Host Frequency (1:1)
P2Z AGP Frequency Setting
WARNING! AGP bus frequencies above 66MHz exceed the specifications for the AGP interface and are not guaranteed to be stable. ASUS P2Z Users Manual

88 Pins

20 Pins
P2Z 168-Pin DIMM Memory Sockets
The DIMMs must be 3.3Volt unbuffered SDRAMs. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below).
168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V)
DRAM Key Position Unbuffered RFU Buffered
Voltage Key Position 5.0V 3.3V Reserved
The notches on the DIMM will shift between left, center, or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard. You must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM.
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3. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
NOTE: The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only. The appearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be different from the following examples. Your motherboard provides a Slot 1 connector for a Pentium III processor packaged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC2), a Pentium II processor packaged in SECC/SECC2, or a Celeron processor packaged in a Single Edge Processor Package (SEPP). An ASUS S370 CPU card can allow Socket 370 processors to be used on any ASUS motherboard with the Slot 1 connector (See ASUS S370 CPU Card in APPENDIX for instructions on using this card).
Pentium II processor packaged in an SECC with heatsink and fan (top view)
Pentium III (in an SECC2) with heatsink and fan NOTE: The SEPP fan (for Celeron processors) is similar to SECC2 fan except that the clamping design is different.
Universal Retention Mechanism
Your motherboard comes preinstalled with a Universal Retention Mechanism (URM). The URM supports Pentium III / II and Celeron processors.

Heatsinks

Universal Retention Mechanism (URM)
The recommended heatsinks (see section on recommended heatsinks for Pentium III / II processors for more information) for the boxed Pentium III / II and Celeron processors are those with three-pin fans that can be connected to the fan connectors on the motherboard. WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processors heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. Without sufficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard. You may install an auxiliary chassis fan, if necessary.

III. H/W SETUP CPU

Installing the Processor
1. Unlock the URMs Folding Support Arms: The folding support arms of the URM are locked when shipped.
Locked Folding Support Arms
To unlock the support arms, simply flip them up to an upright position.
The URM is now ready for the installation of your processor. 2. Attach the Heatsink III. H/W SETUP CPU 22
Unlocked Folding Support Arms
NOTE: If provided, you should follow the heatsink attachment instructions that came with your heatsink or processor. The following steps are provided only as a general guide and may not reflect those for your heatsink. Using the SECC fan with the Pentium II Push the two lock arms one direction to clamp the heatsink onto the processor and the other direction to release.

Lock Arm Lock Arm

Using the SECC2 fan with the Pentium III Insert the four heatsinks pins through the holes of the SECC2. Place the metal clip on the ends of the pins and slide until it locks into place.

Four Pins and metal clip

NOTE: The SEPP heatsink and fan (for Intel Celeron processors) is similar to the SECC2 heatsink and fan except that the clamping design is different.
WARNING! Make sure the heatsink is mounted tightly against the SECC2, SECC, or SEPP; otherwise, the CPU will overheat. You may install an auxiliary fan to provide adequate circulation across the processors passive heatsink. 3. Insert the SECC2/SECC/SEPP SECC with Pentium II only: Push the SECCs two locks inward until you hear a click (the picture in step 2 shows the locks in the outward position and inward in the picture below). With the heatsink facing the motherboards chipset, push the SECC, SECC2, or SEPP gently but firmly into the Slot 1 connector until it is fully inserted.

SECC SECC2/SEPP

CPU fan cable to fan connector
4. Secure the SECC2/SECC/SEPP Secure the SECC2/SECC/SEPP in place by pushing the SECC2/SECC/SEPP until it is firmly seated on the Slot 1 connector. SECC with Pentium II only: The SECC locks should be outward when secured so that the lock shows through the retention mechanisms lock holes.
Lock hole Lock hole CPU fan cable to fan connector CPU fan cable to fan connector

Push lock inward

ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions
(only with optional hardware monitor) ASUS provides two smart solutions to Slot 1 CPU thermal problems: the ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S-P2FAN and the ASUS P2T-Cable. ASUS S-P2FAN The optional ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S-P2FAN is a CPU fan for a Pentium II processor packaged in an SECC. Unlike other CPU thermal solutions, the ASUS S-P2FAN has an integrated thermal sensor located near the center of the CPU heat source. The sensor is optimized by ASUS to give the most accurate reading of the CPU temperature, thus provides the best protection to your computer system. III. H/W SETUP CPU 24 To Use the ASUS S-P2FAN See 2. Attach the Heatsink on the preceding page for the relevant procedures. Note that the S-P2FAN comes with a rock arm design for easy FAN/CPU installation.

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Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards. If your motherboard has PCI audio onboard, an extra IRQ will be used, leaving 5 IRQs free. If your motherboard has ISA audio onboard, an extra 3 IRQs will be used, leaving 3 IRQs free. Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require the use IRQs. System IRQs are available to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any remaining IRQs are available to PCI cards. Currently, there are two types of ISA cards. The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to as legacy ISA cards, requires that you configure the cards jumpers manually and then install it in any available slot on the ISA bus. You may use the Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD.EXE) utility located in the Windows directory to see a map of your used and free IRQs. If you use Windows 95, the Resources tab under Device Manager displays the resource settings being used by a particular device (to gain access, double-click the System icon under the Control Panel program). Ensure that no two devices share the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time.
To simplify this process, this motherboard has complied with the Plug and Play (PNP) specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration whenever a PNP-compliant card is added to the system. For PNP cards, IRQs are assigned automatically from those available. If the system has both Legacy and PNP ISA cards installed, IRQs are assigned to PNP cards from those not used by Legacy cards. The PCI and PNP configuration of the BIOS setup utility can be used to indicate which IRQs are being used by Legacy cards. For older Legacy cards that do not work with the BIOS, you can contact your vendor for an ISA Configuration Utility. An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards after those used by Legacy and PNP ISA cards. In the PCI bus design, the BIOS automatically assigns an IRQ to PCI cards that require an IRQ. To install a PCI card, you need to set something called the INT (interrupt) assignment. Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INTA #, be sure that the jumpers on your PCI cards are set to INT A.

Standard CMOS Setup

The Standard CMOS Setup option allows you to record some basic system hardware configuration and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore. However, if the configuration stored in the CMOS memory on the board gets lost or damaged, or if you change your system hardware configuration, you will need to respecify the configuration values. The configuration values usually get lost or corrupted when the power of the onboard CMOS battery weakens.
IV. BIOS SETUP Standard CMOS The preceding screen provides you with a list of options. At the bottom of this screen are the control keys for this screen. Take note of these keys and their respective uses. User-configurable fields appear in a different color. If you need information on the selected field, press <F1>. The help menu will then appear to provide you with the information you need. The memory display at the lower right-hand side of the screen is read-only and automatically adjusts accordingly.
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:
Date To set the date, highlight the Date field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<> to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values for month, day and year are: Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2079).
Time To set the time, highlight the Time field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<> to set the current time. Follow the hour, minute and second format. Valid values for hour, minute and second are: (Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). NOTE: You can bypass the date and time prompts by creating an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For information on how to create this file, please refer to the MS-DOS manual.
Hard Disks This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI hard disk drives installed in your system. The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices. Each channel can support up to two hard disks; the first of which is the master and the second is the slave. Specifications for SCSI hard disks need not to be entered here since they operate using device drivers and are not supported by the BIOS. If you install other SCSI controller cards, refer to their respective documentations on how to install the required SCSI drivers. For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can: Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup. Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION in the main menu to automatically enter the drive specifications. Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the User option. The entries for specifying the hard disk type include CYLS (number of cylinders), HEAD (number of read/write heads), PRECOMP (write precompensation), LANDZ (landing zone), SECTOR (number of sectors) and MODE. The SIZE field automatically adjusts according to the configuration you specify. The documentation that comes with your hard disk should provide you with the information regarding the drive specifications. The MODE entry is for IDE hard disks only, and can be ignored for MFM and ESDI drives. This entry provides three options: Normal, Large, LBA, or Auto (see below). Set MODE to the Normal for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB; set it to LBA for drives over 528MB that support Logical Block Addressing (LBA) to allow larger IDE hard disks; set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not support LBA. Large type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncommon. Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode.

Chipset Features Setup

The Chipset Features Setup option controls the configuration of the boards chipset.
NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.
Details of Chipset Features Setup
SDRAM Configuration (By SPD) This sets the optimal timings of settings for items 25, depending on the memory modules that you are using. Default setting is By SPD, which configures items 25 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. This 8-pin serial EEPROM device stores critical parameter information about the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and module banks. SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available. Leave on default setting. SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between SDRAM active command and the read/write command. Leave on default setting. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to SDRAM. Leave on default setting. DRAM Idle Timer This controls the idle clocks before closing an opened SDRAM page. Leave on default setting. SDRAM MA Wait State (Normal) This controls the leadoff clocks for CPU read cycles. Leave on default setting. Snoop Ahead (Enabled) Enabled will allow PCI streaming. Leave on default setting. Host Bus Fast Data Ready (Disabled) Leave on default setting. 48 ASUS P2Z Users Manual
IV. BIOS SETUP Chipset Features
16-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) / 8-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) Timing for 16-bit and 8-bit ISA cards, respectively. Leave on default setting. Graphics Aperture Size (64MB) Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. Leave on default setting. Video Memory Cache Mode (UC) USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor. It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data. You must leave this on the default setting of UC (uncacheable) if your display card cannot support this feature, otherwise your system may not boot. PCI 2.1 Support (Enabled) This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2.1 features including passive release and delayed transaction. Leave Enabled (default setting) for PCI 2.1 compliancy. Memory Hole At 15M16M (Disabled) Enabling this feature reserves 15MB to 16MB memory address space to ISA expansion cards that specifically require this setting. This makes the memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. The default is Disabled.... Onboard FDC Controller (Enabled) When Enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled. Onboard FDC Swap A & B (No Swap) This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. Two options are available: No Swap and Swap AB. If you want to switch drive letter assignments through the onboard chipset, set this field to Swap AB. Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4) Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Disabled for the onboard serial connector. Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3) Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Disabled for the onboard serial connector.

Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7) This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. You can select either: 378H / IRQ 7, 278H / IRQ 5, Disabled. If you install an I/O card with a parallel port, ensure that there is no conflict in the address assignments. The PC can support up to three parallel ports as long as there are no conflicts for each port. Parallel Port Mode (ECP+EPP) This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The setting Normal, allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; EPP allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed; ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the maximum unidirectional data transfer rate; ECP+EPP allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. ECP DMA Select (3) This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP+EPP in the Parallel Port Mode. Select either DMA Channel 1, 3, or Disable. UART2 Use Infrared (Disabled) When enabled, this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. By default, this field is set to Disabled, which leaves the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port connector. See IrDA-compliant infrared module connector under in HARDWARE SETUP. Onboard PCI IDE Enable (Both) You can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel, both, or disable both channels (for systems with only SCSI drives). IDE Ultra DMA Mode (Auto) This field autodetects Ultra DMA capability (for improved transfer speeds and data integrity) for compatible IDE devices. Set to Disable to suppress Ultra DMA capability. IDE 0 Master/Slave PIO/DMA Mode, IDE 1 Master/Slave PIO/DMA Mode (Auto) Each channel (0 and 1) has both a master and a slave making four IDE devices possible. Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance.

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. IV. BIOS SETUP Plug & Play / PCI 54 Slot 1 / Slot 2 / Slot 3 / Slot 4 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, 3, 4, 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 for this motherboard. 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, 32K, 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) Auto allows the BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card, if detected the onboard Symbios BIOS will be enabled, if not then it will be disabled. Disabled prevents the onboard Symbios BIOS to be enabled so that the external Symbios SCSI cards own BIOS can be used instead. Note: If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. IV. BIOS SETUP Plug & Play / PCI 55 USB IRQ (Enabled) Enabled reserves an IRQ# for the USB to work, Disabled does not allow the USB to have an IRQ# and therefore prevents the USB from functioning. If you are not using any USB devices, you may set this feature to Disabled to save an extra IRQ# for expansion cards. VGA BIOS Sequence (PCI/AGP) You can select the search order for your VGA card(s). PCI/AGP will detect PCI VGA cards before AGP, and AGP/PCI will detect AGP cards before PCI VGA.

Intel LANDesk Client Manager
Client Manager has been implemented in two different ways: The client version enables you to view information and manage alerts for a local computer. This version does not permit you to select remote computers, transfer files, or reboot other computers. The first time you run Client Manager, it searches your network for other computers running Client Manager. Client Manager creates a list of the computers it finds and saves the list to the Windows registry. From this point on, when you run Client Manager or open the Select Computer dialog box, Client Manager checks to see if these computers (listed in the registry) are available and healthy.
Main Client Manager Window

Using the Taskbar icons

Toolbar Descriptions
Opens the Select Computer dialog box Opens the Export dialog box to export the inventory to a file Exports the inventory to the clipboard Opens the notification log Opens the global notification log Opens the remote access log Opens the Configure Notifications dialog box Opens the Configure Global Notifications dialog box Opens the File Transfer dialog box Reboots the computer Opens the DMI Explorer Opens the Set Access Rights dialog box File | Select Computer File | Export File | Export to clipboard View | Notification Log View | Global Notification Log View | Remote Access Log Tools | Configure Notifications Tools | Configure Global Tools | Transfer Files Tools | Reboot Tools | DMI Explorer Tools | Set Access Rights VI. S/W REFERENCE Intel LDCM 68
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Using the Select Computer Dialog Box
Discovers new computers on the network Refreshes the health of known computers Removes a computer from the list of discovered computers Wakes up a sleeping computer Shows all discovered computers Shows only available computers Shows only unhealthy computers Shows a simple list view Shows a detailed list view
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To select a computer

1. From the main Client Manager window, click File | Select Computer. 2. In the Select Computer dialog box, click the computer you want to view. 3. Click the Select button.
To discover new computers
In the Select Computer dialog box, click the Discover button on the toolbar or press <Shift>+<F5>. TIP: Use the Discover button each time you add a computer to the network, change a computers network adapter, or upgrade a computer to a newer version Client Manager.

To refresh PC health

In the Select Computer dialog box, click the Refresh Known Computers button on the toolbar or press <F5>. TIP: PC health does not automatically update as changes occur. For example, if a computers health changes while you are displaying the Select Computer dialog box, you need to refresh the list in order to view the correct PC health.

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

System Requirements

The DMI Configuration Utility (DMICFG2.EXE) must be used in real mode in order for the program to run, the base memory must be at least 180K. Memory managers like HIMEM.SYS (required by windows) must not be installed. You can boot up from a system diskette without AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, REM HIMEM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS, or press <Shift>+<F5> during bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. 1. In Windows, copy DMICFG2.EXE to your hard disk drive. 2. Restart your computer and press <Shift>+<F5> during bootup to enter safe mode command prompt. 3. Go to the directory containing DMICFG2.EXE. 4. Type DMICFG2 and press <Enter> to run.
Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the screen contents on your system. Edit DMI (or delete) V. S/W REFERENCE DMI Utility 74
Use the (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen. Press enter at the menu item to enter the right hand screen for editing. Edit component appears on top. The reversed color field is the current cursor position and the blue text are available for editing. The orange text shows auto-detected information and are not available for editing. The blue text Press [ENTER] for detail contains a second pop-up menu is available, use the + - (plus-minus) keys to change the settings. Enter to exit and save, ESC to exit and not save. If the user has made changes, ESC will prompt you to answer Y or N. Enter Y to go back to the left-hand screen and save, enter N to go back to left-hand screen and not save. If editing has not been made, ESC will send you back to the left hand menu without any messages.
A heading, *** BIOS Auto Detect ***, appears on the right for each menu item on the left side that has been auto detected by the system BIOS. A heading, *** User Modified ***, will appear on the right for menu items that have been modified by the user.

MMX A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which is built into the new Intel Pentium PP/MT (P55C) and Pentium II (Klamath) CPU as well as other x86-compatible microprocessors. The MMX instructions are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications, such as 3D video, 3D sound, video conference. PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus) PCI bus is a specification that defines a 32-bit data bus interface. PCI is a standard widely used by expansion card manufacturers. Peripherals Peripherals are devices attached to the computer via I/O ports. Peripheral devices allow your computer to perform an almost limitless variety of specialized tasks. POST (Power On Self Test) When you turn on the computer, it will first run through the POST, a series of software-controlled diagnostic tests. The POST checks system memory, the motherboard circuitry, the display, the keyboard, the diskette drive, and other I/O devices. PS/2 Port PS/2 ports are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture. This type of architecture transfers data through a 16-bit or 32-bit bus. A PS/2 mouse and/or keyboard may be used on ATX motherboards. RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) RAID can be set up to provide mirroring (for fault tolerance), parity (for data guarding), or striping (for data distribution over several drives for increased performance). A RAID card is required to setup a RAID system. RAM (Random Access Memory) There are several different types of RAM such as DRAM (Dynamic RAM), EDO DRAM (Extended Data Output DRAM), SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM). ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs (called firmware) used in certain computer components. Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be reprogrammed with new programs (or BIOS). SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) High speed parallel interface defined by the X3T9.2 committee of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for connecting many peripheral devices. System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system and is used to boot up the operating system.

VII. APPENDIX Glossary

UltraDMA/33 UltraDMA/33 is a new specification to improve IDE transfer rates. Unlike traditional PIO mode, which only uses the rising edge of IDE command signal to transfer data, the DMA/33 uses both rising edge and falling edge. Hence, the data transfer rate is double of the PIO mode 4 or DMA mode 2. (16.6MB/s x2 = 33MB/s). USB (Universal Serial Bus) A new 4-pin serial peripheral bus that allows plug and play computer peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner, printer and modem/ISDN to be automatically configured when they are attached physically without having to install drivers or reboot. With USB, the traditional complex cables from back panel of your PC can be eliminated.

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