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ASUS P3B-1394 User’s Manual

WARNING!

Frequencies above 100MHz exceed the specifications for the on-

board Intel Chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable.

3. HARDWARE SETUP

Motherboard Settings

3. H/W SETUP

2) CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple (DIP_SW Switches 1-4)

This option sets the frequency multiple between the Internal frequency of the
CPU and the CPU’s External frequency. These must be set in conjunction with the
CPU Bus Frequency.

P3B-1394

P3B-1394 CPU Core:External
Frequency Multiple

DIP_SW

4.5x(9/2)

2345

6789

4.0x(4/1)

2345

6789

3.5x(7/2)

2345

6789

3.0x(3/1)

2345

6789

5.0x(5/1)

2345

6789

5.5x(11/2)

2345

6789

6.0x(6/1)

2345

6789

6.5x(13/2)

2345

6789

7.0x(7/1)

2345

6789

Set the DIP switches by the Internal speed of your processor as follows:

(CPU Ext. Freq.)

(Freq. Multiple)

Intel CPU Model

Freq

Mult Ext Freq

Pentium III

600MHz

6.0x

100MHz

[OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

[ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF]

Pentium III

550MHz

5.5x

100MHz

[OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

[OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

Pentium III

500MHz

5.0x

100MHz

[OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

Pentium III/II

450MHz

4.5x

100MHz

[OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

[OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON]

Pentium II

400MHz

4.0x

100MHz

[OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

[ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON]

Pentium II

350MHz

3.5x

100MHz

[OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

[OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

Celeron

500MHz

7.5x

66MHz

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

[OFF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF]

Celeron

466MHz

7.0x

66MHz

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

[ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF]

Celeron

433MHz

6.5x

66MHz

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

[OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF]

Celeron

400MHz

6.0x

66MHz

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

[ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF]

Celeron

366MHz

5.5x

66MHz

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

[OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

Pentium II/Celeron

333MHz

5.0x

66MHz

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

Pentium II/Celeron

300MHz

4.5x

66MHz

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

[OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON]

Pentium II/Celeron

266MHz

4.0x

66MHz

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

[ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON]

Pentium II

233MHz

3.5x

66MHz

[ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

[OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

For updated processor settings, please visit ASUS’ web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION).

Summary of Contents for P3B-1394

Page 1: ... P3B 1394 IEEE 1394 Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...y or may not be registered trade marks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Intel LANDesk and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Celeron is a trademark of Intel Corporation Vortex and Wavetracing are trademarks of Aureal Semiconductor Incorporated IBM and OS 2 are reg...

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Page 4: ...ry DIMM 20 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes 20 3 5 2 DIMM Installation 21 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 22 3 6 1 Universal Retention Mechanism 22 3 6 2 Heatsinks 22 3 6 3 Installing the Processor 23 3 6 4 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors 25 3 6 5 Precautions 26 3 7 Expansion Cards 27 3 7 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 27 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 27 3 7 3 Assigning DMA...

Page 5: ...g Systems 63 5 2 Starting Windows For the First Time 63 5 3 P3B 1394 Support CD 64 5 4 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup 66 5 5 Intel LDCM Client Setup 67 5 6 Install 1394 Host Controller Driver 69 5 7 Install ASUS PC Probe Vx xx 70 5 8 Install ASUS Update Vx xx 71 5 9 Install PC Cillin 98 Vx xx 72 5 10 Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader Vx x 73 5 11 Uninstalling Programs 75 5 12 Ulead VideoStudio 3 0 SE D...

Page 6: ...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 inter ference 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 differ...

Page 7: ...Optional items and general reference 1 2 Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer 1 ASUS Motherboard 1 Universal Retention Mechanism for SECC2 SECC SEPP processors 1 Ribbon cable for master and slave IDE drives 1 Ribbon cable for 1 5 25 and 2 3 5 floppy disk drives 1 Bag of spare jumper caps 1 ASUS Support CD wi...

Page 8: ...s BIOS Features a programmable BIOS offering enhanced Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI support for Windows 98 com patibility built infirmware basedvirusprotectionthroughTrendChipAwayVirus codes and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup PC100 Memory Support Equipped with two DIMM sockets to support Intel PC100 compliant SDRAMs 8 16 32 64 128 or 256MB up to 512MB The...

Page 9: ...l port with EPP and ECP capabilities UltraDMA 33 Bus Master IDE Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE con troller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels Supports UltraDMA 33 PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 as well as Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup CD ROM CD R RW and LS 120 drives Universal Retention Mechanism Supports a Pentium III II process...

Page 10: ...rds and other devices virtually automatic PC 98 Compliant Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series motherboards meet PC 98 compliancy The new PC 98 requirements for sys tems and components are based on the following high level goals Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and man aging all system components and 32 bit device drivers and installati...

Page 11: ... this mother board to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem With this feature users can access their computers from anywhere in the world System Resources Alert Today s operating systems such as Windows 95 98 NT and OS 2 require much more memory and hard drive space to present enor mous user interfaces and run large applications The system resource monitor will warn the user ...

Page 12: ...12 ASUS P3B 1394 User s Manual 2 2 ASUS P3B 1394 Part Locations 2 FEATURES Specifications 2 FEA TURES 4 1 26 25 24 16 17 11 7 18 3 9 19 27 20 5 10 12 15 23 14 6 2 13 21 22 8 ...

Page 13: ... ASUS ASIC with hardware monitor 14 Accelerated Graphics Port 15 Wake On Ring Connector 16 Wake On LAN Connector 17 3 PCI Slots 18 Aureal 3D PCI Audio optional 19 AC 97 V2 1 Audio CODEC for audio model only 20 TI 1394 Physical Layer Chip 21 T Joystick MIDI Connector B Line Out Line In Microphone In Connectors for audio model only 22 IEEE 1394 Headers channels 2 3 23 IEEE 1394 Connector channel 1 2...

Page 14: ...R_FAN CPU_FAN PCI Slot 2 PCI2 PCI Slot 3 PCI3 DIMM Socket 1 64 72 bit 168 pin module DIMM Socket 2 64 72 bit 168 pin module Intel 440BX AGPset Row 3 2 1 0 PCI Slot 1 PCI1 SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE CD_IN MODEM FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONN AUX_CON PANEL COM1 PARALLEL PORT USB PS2 KBMS PRINTER GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In 1394_ CON Audio Chipset Audio Codec 1394 Physical Layer Chip 1394 Link Layer Ch...

Page 15: ...t Connectors Three 1 8 female optional 9 PRIMARY IDE p 32 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 1 pins SECONDARY IDE 10 FLOPPY p 32 Floppy Drive Port Connector 34 pins 11 CHA_ PWR_ CPU_FAN p 33 Chassis Power Supply CPU Fan Connectors 3 pins 12 WOL_CON p 34 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pins 13 WOR p 34 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pins 14 1394HEAD2 3 p 35 IEEE 1394 Headers Two 8 pin male optional 15 MODEM...

Page 16: ...16 ASUS P3B 1394 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP This page was intentionally left blank 3 H W SETUP ...

Page 17: ...ide 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...

Page 18: ...Hz 124 0MHz 41 3MHz 124 0MHz 31 0MHz 75 0MHz 37 5MHz 66 0MHz 33 4MHz CPU PCI 83 0MHz 41 6MHz 100 0MHz 33 4MHz CPU PCI CPU PCI ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4...

Page 19: ...eq Multiple Intel CPU Model Freq Mult Ext Freq 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 Pentium III 600MHz 6 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF Pentium III 550MHz 5 5x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF ON Pentium III 500MHz 5 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON Pentium III II 450MHz 4 5x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON Pentium II 400MHz 4 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF ON Pentium II 35...

Page 20: ...herboard operates at 100MHz most system will not even boot if non compliant modules are used because of the strict timing issues involved under this speed If your DIMMs are not PC100 compliant set the CPU bus frequency to 66MHz RAM to ensure system stability ASUS motherboards support SPD Serial Presence Detect DIMMs This is the memory of choice for best performance vs stability Two possible memory...

Page 21: ...mory Sockets 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins Lock 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 Voltage Key Position Unbuffered RFU Buffered Reserved 3 3V 5 0V The notches on the DIMM will shift between left center or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong ty...

Page 22: ...Heatsinks for Slot 1 Proces sors 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 processor s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working Without sufficient circulation the processor could overheat and damage both the pr...

Page 23: ...cked when shipped Using the SECC fan with the Pentium II Push the two lock arms in one direction to clamp the heatsink onto the processor and the other direction to release Using the SECC2 fan with the Pentium III Insert the four heatsink s pins through the holes of the SECC2 Place the metal clip on the ends of the pins and slide until it locks into place Unlocked Folding Support Arms Locked Foldi...

Page 24: ...e 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 se cured so that the lock shows through the retention mechanism s lock holes SECC2 SEPP Push lock inward SECC SECC SECC2 SEPP CPU fan cable to fan connector CPU fan cable to fan connector CPU fan cable to fan connector CPU f...

Page 25: ...ted to the motherboard s CPU fan connector These heatsinks dissipate heat more efficiently and with an optional hard ware monitor they can monitor the fan s RPM and use the alert function with the Intel LANDesk Client Manager LDCM or the ASUS PC Probe software SECC Heatsink Fan SECC2 Heatsink Fan NOTE The SEPP heatsink and fan for Intel Celeron processors is similar to the SECC2 heatsink and fan e...

Page 26: ...d was designed to acquire thermal data directly from the processor thermal diode Therefore the CPU temperature reported may be higher than those from motherboards that take readings from thermal sen sors external to the processor This is not a cause for alarm If however the BIOS and or your hardware monitoring program is reporting a CPU temperature above the threshold check the following 1 An Inte...

Page 27: ...ween the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable 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 ...

Page 28: ...or 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 as signs 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 o...

Page 29: ...Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions IDE ribbon cables must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin PS2KBMS The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If not de tected expansion cards can use IRQ12 See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 4 4 BIOS Feat...

Page 30: ...t Connector 25 pin PRINTER You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port in 4 5 Chipset Features Setup NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Parallel Printer Port 25 pin Female 5 Serial Port Connectors 9 pin COM1 The serial port can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices See Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4 5 Chipset Features Setup Se...

Page 31: ...ect game joysticks or game pades to this connector for playing games Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing audio Joystick Midi 15 pin Female 8 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 com puter or played through the Line Ou...

Page 32: ... pin 20 plugged TIP You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for 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 Boot Sequence in 4 4 BIOS Fea tures Setup P3B 1394 P3B 1394 IDE Connectors Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Co...

Page 33: ...king into consideration the polarity of the connector NOTE The Rotation signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal The Rotations per Minute RPM can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe Utility or Intel LDCM Utility see 6 Software Reference WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks Damage may occur to the...

Page 34: ...er supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power P3B 1394 P3B 1394 Wake On LAN Connector 5 VSB PME Ground WOL_CON 13 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin WOR This connector connects to an internal modem card with a Wake On Ring out put The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is re ceived through the internal modem card NOTE For external modems Wake On Ring is detected through the C...

Page 35: ...E 1394 Headers 1394HEAD3 1394HEAD2 Ground Ground TPA2 TPA2 TPB2 TPB2 Ground 12V Ground Ground TPA2 TPA2 TPB2 TPB2 Ground 12V 15 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin MODEM CD_IN AUX_CON VIDEO These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar co...

Page 36: ... 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 19 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker 20 ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWR T...

Page 37: ... of rebooting to prolong the life of the system s power supply 24 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 P3B 1394 ATX Power Connector 3 3 Volts 12 0 V...

Page 38: ... serial cable from the bracket to the COM2 header and then mount the bracket to the chassis on a free expansion slot P3B 1394 P3B 1394 Serial COM2 Header COM2 1 10 DSA2 RTS2 DTA2 RXD2 DCD2 TXD2 RI2 12V 5V CTS2 26 Digital Audio Interface Header 3 pin SPDIFOUT This header is the digital link between the motherboard and your devices such as CD player sampler or DAT recorder It allows the digital tran...

Page 39: ...tor LED may light up after the system s if it complies with green stan dards 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 set tings and connections or...

Page 40: ...otup Larger num bers represent a newer BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the just created boot disk NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It will not work with DOS prompt in Windows and will not work with certain me...

Page 41: ...hen necessary 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP 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 The Update BIOS Includ ing Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your...

Page 42: ... programming is finished Flashed Successfully will be displayed 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue 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...

Page 43: ...ng 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 com puter the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This ap pears during the Power On Self Test POST Press F...

Page 44: ...able 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 Tosetthedate highlightthe Date fieldandthenpresseither PageUp PageDown or tosett...

Page 45: ...ction VI for instructions If you install other vendor s SCSI controller card 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...

Page 46: ...ossible with FDISK NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Drive A Drive B These fields record the types of floppy disk drives installed in your system The available options for drives A and B are 360KB 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in 2 88MB 3 5 in None To enter the configuration value for a particular drive highlight its corresponding field and ...

Page 47: ...thesis next to each function heading Details of BIOS Features Setup CPU Internal Core Speed This field displays the internal core speed of your CPU Boot Virus Detection Enabled This field allows you to set boot virus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector This new antivirus solution is unlike native BIOS tools which offer limited virus protection typically by write protecting the partition ta...

Page 48: ...f Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping memory retesting a second and third time Setup default setting for this field is Enabled A complete test of the system is done on each test HDD Sequence SCSI IDE First IDE When using both SCSI and IDE hard disk drives IDE is always the boot disk using drive letter C default setting of ID...

Page 49: ...e setup default setting of Disabled Video ROM BIOS Shadow Enabled This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM Relo cating to RAM enhances system performance as information access is faster than the ROM C8000 CBFFF to DC000 DFFFF Disabled These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them you will need to ...

Page 50: ...he User Password every time you start your system The other option is Setup where the system goes through its startup routine unless the Setup utility is called when the system prompts for the Supervisor Password PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse on bootup If detected IRQ12 will be used for the PS 2 mouse IRQ12 will be reserved for expans...

Page 51: ...y between SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available Leave on default setting SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 2T This controls the latency between SDRAM active command and the read write com mand Leave on default setting SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 2T This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to SDRAM Leave on default setting DRAM Idle Timer 8T This controls...

Page 52: ... g 8 chips they are considered 64 bits and the following will be displayed instead Data Integrity Mode Non ECC Non ECC has byte wise write capability but no provision for protecting data integrity in the DRAM array EC Only data errors are detected but not corrected ECC with hard ware scrubbing allows a detection of single bit and multiple bit errors and recovery of single bit errors See section II...

Page 53: ...eed 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 or 3 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...

Page 54: ...ing except that the system inactivity pe riod is longer Disable disables the power saving features User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference The configuration options are User Define Disable Min Saving and Max Saving IMPORTANT Advanced Power Management APM should be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by th...

Page 55: ...ed from the enabled IRQ channels HDD Power Down Disable Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity This time period is user configurable to 1 15 Min or Disable This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Suspend Mode Disable Sets the period of time after which the suspend mode activates 30 sec 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour and Disable NOT...

Page 56: ... 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 select ing 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 o...

Page 57: ...t how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot The default setting for each field is Auto which uses auto routing to determine IRQ use The other options are manual settings of NA 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 or 15 for each slot PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Clock The default setting of 32 PCI Clock enables maximum PCI performance for this motherboard IRQ xx Used By ISA These fields indicate whether or not the disp...

Page 58: ...he 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 USB IRQ Enabled Enabled reserves an IRQ for the USB to work Disabled does not allow the USB to have an IRQ and therefore pr...

Page 59: ...creen Press Y and then Enter to con firm Press N and then Enter to abort This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen 4 9 Load Setup Defaults This Load Setup Defaults option allows you to load the default values to the sys tem configuration fields These default values are the optimized configuration set tings for the system To load these default values highlight Load S...

Page 60: ...g a password the screen automatically re verts 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 EnterPassword promptappears Amessageconfirmsthepasswordhasbeendisabled Forgot the password...

Page 61: ... 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 con troller that supports four drives you must disable the onboard IDE controller in the Chipset Features Setup screen W...

Page 62: ...our disk do not accept them Press N to reject the presented settings and enter the correct ones manually from the Standard CMOS Setup screen 4 12 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 4 13 Exit Wit...

Page 63: ...r the First Time Power ON your system and insert yourASUS support CD into your CD ROM drive When you start Windows for the first time after the installation of your mother board Windows will detect all plug and play devices You can either follow the Add New Hardware Wizard to install the device drivers or click Cancel and follow the instructions later in this section Install Audio Device Driver 1 ...

Page 64: ...CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice To begin using your support CD disc just insert it into your CD ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear If the menu does not appear double click or run E ASSETUP EXE assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive E 5 3 1 Installation Menu ...

Page 65: ...nstall PC Cillin 98Vx xx Installs the PC cillin virus protection software View the online help for more information InstallADOBEAcroBat ReaderVx x Installs theAdobeAcrobat Reader soft ware necessary to view user s manuals saved in PDF format Updated or other language versions of this motherboard s manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites Show Motherboard Information Allows you to ...

Page 66: ...rboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen NOTE Intel LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed To uninstall any program see 5 11 Uninstalling Programs 1 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here and then click Finish to restart 2 Click here ...

Page 67: ...th your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen NOTE Intel LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed To uninstall any program see 5 11 Uninstalling Programs 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 68: ...68 5 SOFTWARE SETUP ASUS P3B 1394 User s Manual 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 11 Click here and then click Finish to restart 7 Click here 9 Click here 8 Click here 10 Click here ...

Page 69: ...l 1394 Host Controller Driver 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 setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here only after you have read the license agreement 4 Click here ...

Page 70: ...ve or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen NOTE ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is in stalled To uninstall any program see 5 11 Uninstalling Programs 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here 7 Click here 8 Click Next and when the Setup Complete box appears click Finish ...

Page 71: ... Windows 98 5 8 Install ASUS Update Vx xx 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 setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here ...

Page 72: ... to bring up the setup screen 3 Click here only after you have read the License Agreement 8 Insertafloppydiskandthenclick here Once the Emergency Clean disk is created click OK 1 Click here 2 Click here 4 Setup will proceed with the installation if no vi ruses are found Click heretostartinstallation 5 Click here 6 7 Select the preferred features by clicking the appropriate buttons 9 Click here and...

Page 73: ... Vx x 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 setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 4 Click here 3 Click here only after you have read the License Agreement 5 Click here and then click Finish to restart ...

Page 74: ...ng Programs Add Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program 1 Double click here to open the Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box 2 Select the program to remove and click here 3 Click here ...

Page 75: ...nd card recommended 5 12 2 Ulead Contact Information North South America Ulead Systems Inc 970 West 190th Street Suite 520 Torrance CA 90502 USA Tech Support 1 310 523 9391 FAX 1 310 523 9399 http www ulead com e mail support ulead com Germany Ulead Support Center Am Strühtchen 8 D 56412 Großholbach Tel 49 2602 917 329 Fax 49 2602 917 327 e mail uleadger aol com Ulead Systems GmbH Wolfenbuetteler ...

Page 76: ...hey will optimize the way Ulead VideoStudio works with your system s hardware The unselected drivers are optional You can choose to install them at the same time or at a later date by using the Install Drivers option NOTE Read the license agreement carefully before continuing with the installa tion process When the installation is complete please take a moment to go on line and instantly register ...

Page 77: ...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 ...

Page 78: ... 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 to clipboard View Notification Log View Global Notification Log View Remote Access Log Tools Config...

Page 79: ...og 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 ...

Page 80: ... 7 To remove a computer from the list 1 In the Select Computer dialog box click the computer name you want to re move 2 Click the Remove Computer button on the toolbar or press Delete 3 At the prompt click the Yes button TIP Perform this task each time you remove a computer from the network since the name of that computer is not automatically removed from this list 6 1 8 To wake up a computer 1 In...

Page 81: ...work adapter to support this feature Some computers that support the Wake On LAN technology may have re mote wakeup disabled in the BIOS by default Before Client Manager can wake up a remote computer you will need to enable this option in the BIOS configuration of each remote computer 6 1 9 Displaying the Properties of a Client Computer You can display the properties of any discovered client compu...

Page 82: ... the process of booting without having received a wakeup instruction is listed as Unavailable not Wake Pending Normal The computer is operating within normal tolerances Warning A computer that has exceeded a warning tolerance level For example the PC Health indicator can be configured to display a warning icon if a hard disk is running low on space Critical A computer that has exceeded a critical ...

Page 83: ... speed and internal external frequencies through the DMI Explorer 6 2 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe WhenASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To by pass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box To open ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Pro grams and then ASUS Utility...

Page 84: ...Temperature Monitor Shows the PC s temperature Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC s fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC s voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 85: ...rrefreshtimesofthePC stem perature fan rotation and voltages History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC by date time and target history Hard Drives ShowstheusedandfreespaceofthePC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used Memory Shows the PC s memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 86: ... DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and in ternal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ...

Page 87: ...he PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys tem monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUSPCProbemonitorisdis played 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ...

Page 88: ...ASUS P3B 1394 User s Manual 88 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 S W REFERENCE This page was intentionally left blank ...

Page 89: ...cording CD quality audio tracks Just follow along the step by step path to video perfection Ulead VideoStudio is two programs in one Video Wizard and Ulead VideoStudio Both work together seamlessly and each is well suited to a particular task Both can be run by selecting the programs from the Windows Start menu Ulead VideoStudio also has a special Task Guide Help to lead you through each step and ...

Page 90: ...cular step Editing tools Use these buttons controls and text boxes to creatively produce your movie NOTE Once your video source is connected to your computer its output should immediately be visible in the Preview window If it is not please refer to your capture card s documentation to make sure it is correctly installed and that your camcorder is properly connected When you are ready to go enter ...

Page 91: ...step you are working on Timeline Storyboard Gives you an overview of your story at a glance Movie tracks Shows the four separate tracks of your movie Video Title Voice and Music Trim bar Use the two handles on either side of this tool to quickly edit your clips Step menu Click the name of a step to work on a specific aspect of your movie Like a professional production your movie is composed of a n...

Page 92: ...e easier or more fun 5 Title Type opening credits closing credits captions and titles over your video Any True Type font on your computer of any color style and size can be used Animated scrolling and fading titles are a click away 6 Voice Give your movie additional clarity by recording a voiceover narration 7 Music Set the mood and add ambiance by using background music from your favorite CDs 8 F...

Page 93: ...on its defaut setting of ASUS If you are using another brand of motherboard set the jumper to Other Connect the Wake on LAN WOL output signal to the motherboard s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth erboard Connect the LAN activity output signal LAN_LED to the system cabinet s front panel LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity 7 APPENDIX ASUS LAN Card ASUS P3...

Page 94: ...OS OS 2 Client NDIS 2 01 Drivers Microsoft LAN Manager Microsoft Windows 3 11 IBM LAN Server NDIS 3 0 Drivers Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 3 11 7 1 3 Question and Answer Q What is Wake On LAN A The Wake On LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on sys tems supporting Wake On LAN by simply sending a wake up frame With this feature remotely uploading dow...

Page 95: ...r The following are pictures of the ASUS S370 Series CPU Cards with black plastic retainers attached to the edge The retainer fins are used to hold the ASUS S370 Series CPU Cards in place using the motherboard s Slot 1 retention mechanisms ASUS S370 CPU Card standard model Better Support with Full Retainer Low Cost Slot 1 Compatible Connector Socket 370 CPU Voltage Jumpers Retainer Fin Retainer 7 ...

Page 96: ...ust catch on the retention mechanism so that it locks in place 4 Connect the socket 370 processor s fan connector to the motherboard 5 Make sure that no wires or objects come in contact with the fan 7 2 2 S370 Series CPU Card Jumper Settings The only set of jumpers on the ASUS S370 Series CPU Card is used for setting the voltage sent to the CPU Setting the CPU voltage is not necessary for current ...

Page 97: ...mputer transfers data between com puter components such as memory disks and the display adapter The BIOS in structions are built into the computer s read only memory BIOS parameters can be configured by the user through the BIOS Setup program The BIOS can be updated using the provided utility to copy a new BIOS file into the EEPROM Bit Binary Digit Represents the smallest unit of data used by the ...

Page 98: ...g System DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications oper ate including Windows DOS is responsible for allocating system resources such as memory CPU time disk space and access to peripheral devices For this reason DOS constitutes the basic interface between you and your computer Endian Endian is a byte order system used in data transfers In big endian architectures...

Page 99: ...ircuitry 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 guard ing...

Page 100: ...ng 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 auto matically configured when they are attached physically without having to install drivers or reboot With U...

Page 101: ...sional Notebook PC 14 1 TFT Color Display 300 333 366 400 MHz Built in DVD MPEG2 Decoder L7300 7200 Series All in One Compact Notebook PC 13 3 or 12 1 TFT Color Display 300 333 366 400 MHz M8300 8200 Series Thin Light Convertible Notebook PC 13 3 or 12 1 TFT Color Display 233 266 300 333 366 400 MHz ...

Page 102: ... Karaoke CD CD Extra I Trax CD R CD RW Disk Size 8 cm and 12 cm OS Compatibility DOS6 xx Windows3 x 95 98 OS 2Warp Netware SCO UNIX Cache Buffer Size 128KB Data Transfer Rate CD S500 7500 KBps maximum CD S450 6750 KBps maximum CD S400 6000 KBps maximum Access Time 75ms Supports high speed CD Audio playback Supports high speed digital audio extraction Supports UltraDMA 33 transfer mode Compatible w...

Page 103: ...100 1 1 1 3 0 AP200 2 1 1 3 0 AP2000 2 1 1 4 3 or 5 AP2500 2 1 1 4 3 or 5 AP3000 2 Xeon 2 2 4 3 or 5 AP6000 2 1 1 4 8 AP7500 2 1 1 4 8 AP8000 2 Xeon 2 2 4 8 Mid Range Servers AP6000 AP7500 AP8000 Rack Mountable Value Servers AP2000 AP2500 AP3000 Group Servers AP100 AP200 Three 1 6 inch or five 1 inch SCA 2 SCSI hard drives Eight 1 6 inch or 1 inch SCSI hard drives ...

Page 104: ... bays 19 rack mountable height 5U LED for hard disk power and working status Two 8cm system fans and four 6cm drive fans Aluminum disk arrays for easy heat dissipation 350W redundant power supply ASUS PCI DA2100 2200 Series SCSI RAID Card PCI DA2100 series support 4x86 DX4 100 processor PCI DA2200 series support 5x86 133 processor One 72 pin SIMM socket supports up to 128MB cache memory RAID level...

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