P2B-VM

Pentium II/CeleronTM Motherboard

USERS MANUAL

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ASUS P2B-VM 1.04 E295 November 1998

ASUS P2B-VM 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 P2B-VM Motherboard. 8 Parts of the ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard.. 11 III. INSTALLATION... 12 ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard Layout... 12 Installation Steps... 14 1. Jumpers.... 14 2. System Memory (DIMM)... 17 DIMM Memory Installation.. 18 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU).. 19 Universal Retention Mechanism.. 19 Heatsinks... 19 Installing the Processor... 20 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors.. 23 4. Expansion Cards... 24 Expansion Card Installation Procedure.. 24 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards. 24 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards.. 25 5. External Connectors... 26 Power Connection Procedures... 35 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE... 36 Flash Memory Writer Utility.. 36 Main Menu.... 36 Managing and Updating Your Motherboards BIOS. 38 6. BIOS Setup.... 39 Load Defaults.. 40 Standard CMOS Setup... 40 Details of Standard CMOS Setup:... 40 BIOS Features Setup.. 43 Details of BIOS Features Setup.. 43 Chipset Features Setup... 46 Details of Chipset Features Setup.. 46 Power Management Setup... 49 Details of Power Management Setup. 49

DIMM Socket 2 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module)
DIMM Socket 3 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module)
III. INSTALLATION Motherboard Layout

Jumpers

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) INT_EN VGAEN CLRTC KB_WAK FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4 BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p. 14 VGA Interrupt Setting (Enable/Disable) p. 14 VGA Setting (Enable/Disable) p. 15 Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM p. 15 Keyboard Power (Wake) Up (Enable/Disable) p. 16 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection p. 16 CPU:BUS Frequency Multiple

Expansion Slots

1) 2) 3) 4) DIMM Sockets CPU Slot1 PCI Slot 1, 2, 3 ISA Slot 1 p. 17 p. 19 p. 25 p. 25 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support Pentium II/CeleronTM CPU Support 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slot

Connectors

1) MOUSE P. 26 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female) 2) KEYBOARD p. 26 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female) 3) PRINTER p. 27 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female) 4) COM1 p. 27 Serial Port COM1 Connector (9-pin male) 5) VGA p. 27 Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin female) 6) AUDIO (optional) p. 28 Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 female) (optional) 7) GAME (optional) p. 28 Joystick/Midi Connector (15-pin female) (optional) 8) USB p. 28 Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (Two 4-pin female) 9) PRIMARY/SECONDARY IDE p. 29 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pins) 10) FLOPPY p. 29 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pins) 11) IR p. 30 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (5 pins) 12) WOL_CON p. 30 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) 13) CHA_, CPU_, PWR_FAN p. 31 Chassis, CPU, Power Supply Fan Connectors (Three 3-pin) 14) ATXPWR p. 31 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) 15) SB-LINK p. 32 SBLink Connector (6-1 pins) 16) CD_IN, MODEM_IN p. 32 Stereo Audio In and Modem Audio (Two 4-pin) 17) MLED (PANEL) p. 33 System Message LED (2 pins) 18) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p. 33 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 19) SMI (PANEL) p. 33 SMI Switch Lead (2 pins) 20) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 33 Speaker Output Connector (4 pins) 21) PWR (PANEL) p. 33 ATX Power & Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 22) IDELED (PANEL) p. 33 IDE Activity LED (2 pins) p. 33 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) 23) PLED (PANEL) 24) RESET (PANEL) p. 33 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 25) COM2 p. 34 Serial Port COM2 Header (10-1 pins) 26) AMC p. 34 ATI Multimedia Channel (40-3 pins)
III. INSTALLATION Layout Contents

Installation Steps

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

SECC2/SEPP

Heatsink Clip Legs
WARNING! Make sure the heatsink is mounted tightly against the SECC, SECC2 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 SECC/SECC2/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.

Push lock inward

SECC Lock hole
CPU fan cable to fan connector
4. Secure the SECC/SECC2/SEPP Secure the SECC/SECC2/SEPP in place by pushing the SECC/SECC2/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.
Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors
The recommended heatsinks for the Slot 1 processors are those with three-pin fans, such as the ASUS Smart Fan, that can be connected to the motherboards CPU fan connector. These heatsinks, such as the Elan Vital Heatsink with Fan, dissipate heat more efficiently and with an optional hardware monitor, they can monitor the fans RPM and use the alert function with the Intel LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) and the ASUS PC Probe software. Elan Vital Heatsink with Fan To install, simply follow the procedures for Installing the Processor. The Elan Vital heatsink, however, comes with a lever to clamp the heatsink into the SEC cartridge. Mount the heatsink in the orientation as shown then flip the lever from Unlock to Lock. III. INSTALLATION CPU ASUS P2B-VM Users Manual 23

4. Expansion Cards

WARNING! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.
Expansion Card Installation Procedure
1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer systems cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use. Keep the bracket for possible future use. 3. Carefully align the cards connectors and press firmly. 4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer systems cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.

Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female)
Serial Port (9-pin Male) COM 1
5. Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin Female) This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device.
VGA Monitor (15-pin Female)
4. Serial Port COM1 Connector (9-pin Male) One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening. See Onboard Serial Port in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE for settings.
6. Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 Female) (with optional onboard audio) Line Out can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speakers. Line In allows tape players or other audio sources to be recorded by your computer or played through the Line Out. Mic allows microphones to be connected for inputing voice.
Line Out Line In Mic 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors
7. Joystick/Midi Connector (15-pin Female) (with optional onboard audio) You may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games. Connect Midi devices for playing or editing audio.
Joystick/Midi (15-pin Female)
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8. Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (Two 4-pin Female) Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2
9. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (Two 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM bootup (see HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First & Boot Sequence in the BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE) (Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged). TIP: You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector. You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through BIOS Features Setup.

Power Supply Fan

Rotation +12V GND

CPU Fan Power

Chassis Fan Power
P2B-VM 12-Volt Cooling Fan Power
14. ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block 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 making sure that the pins are aligned. 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.
+5.0 Volts +5.0 Volts -5.0 Volts Ground Ground Ground Power Supply On Ground -12.0Volts +3.3Volts
P2B-VM ATX Power Connector
+12.0Volts +5V Standby Power Good Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +3.3 Volts +3.3 Volts
15. SB-Link Connector (6-1 pin SBLINK) Using Intels PC-PCI and serialized IRQ protocols found in this motherboards AGPset, this connector allows Sound Blaster 16 compatibility to AWE64D (Digital) or other PCI audio cards, enabling users to play Real-mode DOS games and multimedia applications. SB-Link acts as a bridge between the motherboard and the PCI audio card by providing the DMA and IRQ signals present in the ISA bus but not available on the PCI bus.
PC/PCI Request Sideband Signal 1 DGND PC/PCI Grant Sideband Signal DGND

Serial IRQ 6

NOTE: Pin 3 is removed to ensure the correct orientation of the cable on it.
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P2B-VM SB-Link Connector

16. Stereo Audio In Connector (4-pin )/Voice Modem In Connector (4-pin) The CD_IN connector can be used to receive stereo audio input from an internal CD-ROM drive or other sound sources such as a TV tuner or MPEG card. The MODEM_IN connector allows mono input and output for a voice modem microphone and speaker interface.
Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel CD_IN

IV. BIOS Power Management 50
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. Power Up By Keyboard (Disabled) This allows the computer to be powered on by pressing any key on the keyboard. Set of Enabled to set this feature. WARNING: This setting must coincide with the keyboard power up jumper setting or else conflicts will occur. Wake On LAN (Enabled) 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.
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.
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 IRQ (Auto) / Slot 2/Audio IRQ (5) / Slot 3 IRQ (Auto) These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for Slot 1 IRQ and Slot 2 IRQ 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. The default setting for Slot 2/Audio IRQ is 5. 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.... 52 ASUS P2B-VM Users Manual

Load Setup Defaults

The Load Setup Defaults option allows you to load the default values to the system configuration fields. These default values are the optimized configuration settings for the system. To load these default values, highlight Load Setup Defaults on the main screen and then press <Enter>. The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to confirm. Press <N> and then <Enter> to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
IV. BIOS Load Defaults 54 ASUS P2B-VM Users Manual
Supervisor Password and User Password
These two options set the system passwords. Supervisor Password sets a password that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. By default, the system comes without any passwords. To specify a password, highlight the type you want and then press <Enter>. A password prompt appears on the screen. Taking note that the password is case sensitive, and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters long, type in your password and then press <Enter>. The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again. After setting a password, the screen automatically reverts to the main screen.
To implement password protection, specify in the Security Option field of the BIOS Features Setup screen when the system will prompt for the password. If you want to disable either password, press <Enter> instead of entering a new password when the Enter Password prompt appears. A message confirms the password has been disabled.
NOTE: If you forget the password, see CMOS RAM for procedures on clearing the CMOS.

IV. BIOS Passwords

IDE HDD Auto Detection
The IDE HDD Auto Detection option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the box. To accept the optimal entries, press <Y> or else select from the numbers displayed under the OPTIONS field (2, 1, 3 in this case); to skip to the next drive, press <N>. If you accept the values, the parameters will appear listed beside the drive letter on the screen. The process then proceeds to the next drive letter. Pressing <N> to skip rather than to accept a set of parameters causes the program to enter zeros after that drive letter. Remember that if you are using another IDE controller that does not feature Enhanced IDE support for four devices, you can only install two IDE hard disk drives. Your IDE controller must support the Enhanced IDE features in order to use Drive E and Drive F. The onboard PCI IDE controller supports Enhanced IDE, with two connectors for connecting up to four IDE devices. If you want to use another controller that supports four drives, you must disable the onboard IDE controller in the Chipset Features Setup screen. When auto-detection is completed, the program automatically enters all entries you accepted on the field for that drive in the Standard CMOS Setup screen. Skipped entries are ignored and are not entered in the screen. If you are auto-detecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode, three lines will appear in the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive. Do not select Large or Normal. The auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and empty.

Additonal CD Contents: DMI Configuration Utility in the DMI directory and Flash BIOS writer in the AFLASH directory.

V. Support CD

A. Video Driver... 61
First Time Installation... 61 Operating Systems... 61 Install Video Driver and Utility (Windows 95/98).. 62 Display Settings for Windows 95/98.. 63 Adjustment Menu.. 63 Panning Menu.... 63 Color.... 64 Settings... 64
B. Other Video Drivers... 65
Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0.. 65 Installing Video Drivers for Windows NT 4.0.. 65 Video Driver Installation for IBM OS/2.. 66 System Information (optional)... 68 Quick Setup (optional)... 68 VDIF Files (optional).. 69 Advanced Setup (optional)... 70 Diagnostics... 70 Troubleshooting... 71 System Lockup... 71 Troubleshooting... 71 Windows 95 enhanced display driver. 73 Windows 95 property page problems. 73 ATI Video Player Notes.. 73 Other Problems & Actions... 74

C. ATI Player... 75

V. Support CD Contents 59 ATI Player.... 75 Features... 75 Playing Audio CDs (Only in window 95).. 76 Playing Media Files... 77 Playing Interactive Discs (Video CD 2.0).. 77

D. Audio Driver... 79

First Time Installation... 79 For Windows 95... 79 For Windows 98... 79 First Time Installation... 80 For Windows NT 4.0.. 81

E. Audio Software.. 83

Audio Rack Installation... 83 Audio Rack Introduction... 83 The Command Center... 84 Introduction... 84 The Command Center Controls.. 84 The Command Center Display.. 84 The Miniature Mode... 85 Introduction... 85 The Miniature Mode Controls... 85 The Audio Mixer... 86 Introduction... 86 The Audio Mixer Controls... 86 The Digital Audio Player... 87 Introduction... 87 The Digital Audio Player Controls... 87 The Digital Audio Player Display.. 87 The MIDI Player... 88 Introduction... 88 The MIDI Player Controls... 88 The MIDI Player Display.. 88 The Compact Disk Player... 89 Introduction... 89 The Compact Disk Player Controls.. 89 The Audio Recorder... 90 Introduction... 90 The Audio Recorder Controls... 90 The Audio Recorder Display.. 90 Release Notes... 91 Disable Eject Button on the CD Player.. 91 Using AudioRack CD Player as Default CD Player. 91 Configuring Playback Mixer.. 91
V. Support CD Contents 60
F. Software Wavetable... 92
Install Software Wavetable (Windows 95/98).. 92

G. DMI Utility... 93

Desktop Management Interface (DMI).. 93 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility. 93 Starting the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility.. 93 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility.. 94

A. Video Driver

When you start Windows for the first time after the installation of your motherboard, Windows 95/98 will detect the onboard video chip (either ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X or ATI 3D Rage IIC AGP, depending on your motherboard) and may attempt to install a driver from its system registry. When prompted to restart, select No. Then follow the normal installation procedure later in this section. IMPORTANT: Selecting No for the initial restart prompt is a necessary step because Windows may load an older display driver that is incompatible with the onboard ATI 3D Rage chip. Always use the driver available on the ASUS Support CD or an applicable driver update from your ASUS vendor or from the ASUS web site. A. Video Driver First Time Installation 61

First Time Installation

Operating Systems
You should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware in order to ensure full compliancy. For Windows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later. For Windows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later.
Install Video Driver and Utility (Windows 95/98)
Install Video Driver and Utility installs the video driver necessary for your card to have higher performance, resolutions, and special features. You can also install the ATI Playera software multimedia player which provides full-screen MPEG video playback with excellent color quality, plus a host of advanced multimedia features. A. Video Driver Windows 95/98 62
To install the video driver and utility for Windows 95/98 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM drive. Click Install Video Driver and Utility. The ATI Installation dialog box will appear. Click Easy Install to begin the Installation Wizard.
The ATI Setup screen will appear. Click Next to proceed with the installation and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
To change resolution, color, and other display properties, either right-click the Windows 95/98 desktop and then choose Properties, double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel, or right-click the ATI icon in the system tray. A. Video Driver Display Settings 63
Display Settings for Windows 95/98

Adjustment Menu

You can adjust the screen output on the monitor from the Adjustment menu. Use the Position and Size arrows to center your screen and make it as large as possible.

Panning Menu

This allows you to assign hotkeys in the Value box for moving your screen up, down, left, right, in, or out in any application. Click Defaults to fill in the Value box with default values.
This allows you to adjust the Gamma level for your monitor and color levels for Red, Green, and Blue. You can save your settings by clicking Save As and typing in a file name. This allows you to recall previously saved settings. Click Defaults to restore all settings to their defaults. A. Video Driver Display Settings 64

Settings

This allows you to adjust the Color palette, Font size, and Display area. Choose Center dialog boxes to keep messages visible, Enable task bar icon for easy access to the ATI configuration menus, and Show settings icon on task bar for quick resolution changes.

B. Other Video Drivers Diagnostics
Memory aperture test failure or Diagnostics program locks or Reboots during aperture test If you receive an error message indicating that the memory aperture location is conflicting with your system memory, restart the INSTALL program as follows: INSTALL APMAP <Enter>. Now when you enable Memory Aperture, you must select a location above but not overlapping System Memory (S), BIOS (B) or Reserved (R) locations. Not applicable for ISA cards. Desired resolution is disabled and displayed in gray A mode displayed in gray means that the BIOS is told this mode is not available, based on the device configuration. Reinstall using custom monitor selection. Menu item is disabled and displayed in gray The test program has determined that the mode or test is not available under the current configuration. Aperture tests are not available if the aperture is disabled, and CRT mode and pixel depth are determined by current installation, DAC type, memory size, and memory type. Adapter not detected This message should only occur when a mach64 ASIC is not detected. If this message occurs and a mach64 board is present, it may indicate an I/O conflict, conflicts between the Extended Memory Manager (EMM) and the video ROM. Try removing all other boards from the system and booting from a plain DOS disk. Try excluding the video BIOS address (C0000-C7FFF) from the memory manager. Refer to the documentation furnished with the memory manager software for information. Any FIFO test error The effects of a bad command FIFO should be visible. (e.g., the screen does not come up, or it displays garbage.) Quick memory test error Run Detailed RAM Test to confirm the error and identify the address of the error. Detailed memory test error. Run Detailed RAM Test several times to confirm the error and take notes of any messages and error codes. DAC LUT test failure. An error has occurred while testing the DAC LookUp Table. The problem should be visible on the top color bar of any 8bpp mode. ROM checksum error. An error has been detected in the ROM. Draw sequence failure. An error has occurred in the draw engine. If the error is intermittent, it might indicate a marginal RAM failure. The effects of this failure may not be immediately apparent. B. Other Video Drivers Error Codes 72
Windows 95 enhanced display driver
The Windows 95 enhanced display driver is capable of using monitor timing data contained within Windows 95. This data is selected by configuring a monitor type at Windows 95 installation time or through the Settings page of the display properties sheet. The Windows 95 enhanced display driver may incorrectly interpret Windows 95 monitor timing data for some older monitors which require interlaced modes. This may cause some options to be disabled. A solution to this problem is to select one of the (Standard monitor types) available through the Settings page of the display properties sheet. If you change the selected monitor type through the Settings page of the Display Properties sheet the new timing data may not take effect until after restarting Windows 95. A solution to this problem is to always restart Windows 95 after changing the monitor type. In Windows 95, display drivers can be installed using the Add New Hardware wizard. This is not recommended because when the Windows 95 enhanced display driver is installed using the Add New Hardware wizard, the Settings page does not get installed into the Display Adapter Property sheet.

Click Other Locations to direct the wizard to the audio driver files.
Click Browse to locate the \audio\Win95 folder for Windows 95/98 or the \audio\Nt40 folder for Windows NT on the ASUS Support CD. D. Audio Driver First Installation 80 Click OK to select the folder. Click OK and your device and driver location will be shown. Click Finish.
You will be prompted to insert the ASUS Support CD. Click OK.
Click Browse and locate the \audio\Win95 (or \audio\Nt40) folder on the ASUS Support CD again. Follow the self-explanatory instructions to finish your driver installation.

For Windows NT 4.0

1. Run the Windows NT Multimedia program located in Control Panel. (Start->Settings->Control Panels->Multimedia) 2. Click the Devices tab. 3. Select Audio Devices under Multimedia Devices. 4. Click Add. 5. Select Unlisted or Updated Driver under List of Drivers. 6. Click OK. 7. When Windows prompts you for the driver location, click Browse. 8. Locate the D:\audio\Nt40 folder (where D is your CD-ROM Drive). A list of audio drivers will be displayed. 9. Select the driver for your audio chipset and click OK. Windows will prompt you to restart. 10. Click OK to restart the computer.
D. Audio Driver Windows NT 4.0

E. Audio Software

Audio Rack Installation
Reinsert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD. Click Install Audio Utilities from the main menu.

Audio Rack Introduction

The AudioRack32 enables you to take advantage of your computers audio capabilities with all of the controls conveniently in one compact space. You can play audio CDs, wave files (in.WAV and.AUD formats), and MIDI files (in.MID and.RMI formats). With the multisource Audio Mixer, you can blend these sources with linein and microphone sources any way you choose. You can then record your creations as wave files and edit them with the Audio Recorder. The AudioRack32 has six main parts: Command Centercustomizes the appearance of the AudioRack32. Audio Mixercontrols the volume and balance of the AudioRack32 devices. Digital Audio Playerplays and records files in the.WAV format. MIDI Playerenables you to play MIDI files. Compact Disk Playerenables you to play audio CDs on a CD-ROM drive. In addition, the AudioRack32 has a miniature mode enabling you to control the AudioRack32 while using minimal screen space. The Audio Recorder is a separate application from the AudioRack32. It can be used to add effects and edit files recorded with the Digital Audio Player or by the Audio Recorder itself. The Audio Recorder can be launched from the AudioRack32s Digital Audio Player or on its own.

E. Audio Software Introduction

The Command Center

Counters Component Icons (DAT, MIDI, CD)
Transport State Indicators

Track or File Names

Time Indexes

Introduction

The Command Center controls which parts of the AudioRack32 are displayed. You can display or hide any part of the AudioRack32 you choose, customizing its appearance to suit your needs or desires. It also displays information on the status of the different audio components.
The Command Center Controls
closes the AudioRack32 window. enables the Miniature mode, minimizing the AudioRack32 display. displays or hides the Digital Audio Player. accesses On-line Help. displays or hides the Compact Disk Player. displays or hides the Audio Mixer. displays or hides the MIDI Player.
The Command Center Display
E. Audio Software Command Center 84 Counter: shows you which track or file in the playlist the component is playing. Component Icon: is displayed when the associated component is shown and is not displayed when the component is hidden. Transport State Indicator: shows the state of a component. It indicates when the component is playing, paused, has the Auto Repeat enabled, or in the case of the Digital Audio Player, is recording. Track or File Name: shows the name of the current track or file in the playlist. Time Index: displays the amount of time elapsed for the track or file in hours, minutes, seconds, and tenths of a second.

The Miniature Mode

The Miniature mode is designed to give you full control of the AudioRack32 while using a minimum of space. You are able to effectively use the AudioRack32 and still have enough room on your desktop to run other applications. In the Miniature mode, you can play, pause, stop, and control the master volume of the AudioRack32.
The Miniature Mode Controls
stops currently playing tracks or files of active components. plays currently loaded tracks or files of active components. pauses currently playing tracks or files of active components. calls a popup menu where you can restore the AudioRack32, invoke the Always on Top command, select active components (DAT, MIDI, or CD), or exit the AudioRack32. The Stop, Pause, and Play buttons affect components that are currently active.
controls the master volume.
E. Audio Software Miniature Mode

The Audio Mixer

Save MIFD

You can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering the drive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may press ESC and a message Bad File Name appears here to show it was not saved. Load MIFD
You can load the disk file to memory by entering a drive and path and file name here. Load BIOS Defaults
You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS.
G. DMI Utility Using DMI Utility