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ASUS P3C-D User’s Manual

3. HARDWARE SETUP

20) SPEAKER (PANEL)

p.38 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins)

21) KEYLOCK (PANEL)

p.38 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins)

22) PLED (PANEL)

p.38 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins)

23) RESET (PANEL)

p.38 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

24) PWRSW (PANEL)

p.38 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins)

25) SMI (PANEL)

p.38 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins)

26) LED (PANEL)

p.38 System Message LED (2 pins)

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3. H/W SETUP

Summary of Contents for P3C-D

Page 1: ...R P3C D Dual Pentium III II Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ames appearing in this manual may 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 Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Crystal SoundFusion CrystalWave are trademarks of Cirrus Logic Inc Intel LANDesk and Pentium are registere...

Page 3: ...ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Marketing Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 BBS 1 510 739 3774 Email tsd asus com WWW www asus com FTP ftp asus com Pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Marketing Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Fax 49 2102 442066 Email sales as...

Page 4: ... Riser 25 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 29 3 6 1 Quick CPU Installation Procedure 29 3 6 2 Attaching the Heatsink 30 3 6 3 Installing the Universal Retention Mechanism 30 3 6 4 Installing the Processor 32 3 6 5 Removing the Processor 33 3 6 6 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors 33 3 6 7 Precautions 34 3 7 Expansion Cards 35 3 7 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 35 3 7 2 Assigning I...

Page 5: ...ation 81 5 2 P3C Series Motherboard Support CD 82 5 3 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup 84 5 4 Intel LDCM Client Setup 86 5 5 INF Update Utility for Intel 820 Chipset 88 5 6 Install Crystal SoundFusion Audio Driver VxD only with onboard audio option 89 5 7 Install Crystal SoundFusion Audio Driver WDM only with onboard audio option 90 5 8 Install CrystalWave Synthesizer only with onboard audio option ...

Page 6: ...determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence 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 t...

Page 7: ...ist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items contact your retailer 1 ASUS Motherboard 2 Universal Retention Mechanisms 1 ASUS C P2T PC133 Rev 1 04 or later 1 ASUS CTRIMM Continuity Terminator RIMM 1 ASUS C RIMM Continuity RIMM 1 Ribbon cable for master and slave UltraDMA 66 or UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 1 Ribbon cable for 1 5 25 and 2 3 5 floppy disk drives 1 Bag of...

Page 8: ... pro cessorperformanceandmultimedia and3Dfunctions especiallywherehighband width and low latency are required Third socket accepts Intel PC100 compliant SDRAMs 16 32 64 128 256 or 512MB up to 1GB by using an ASUS DR1 DIMM Riser available separately as an option AGP Pro Slot Supports the new Accelerated Graphics Port Pro card for high performance component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphica...

Page 9: ...ROM offering enhancedACPI forWindows 98 compatibility built in firm ware based virus protection and autodetection of most devices for virtually au tomatic setup Smart BIOS 4Mb firmware gives a new easy to use interface which provides more control and protection over the motherboard Provides CPU RDRAM fre quency adjustments boot block write protection and HD SCSI MO ZIP CD Floppy boot selection Har...

Page 10: ... RDRAM Optimized Performance This motherboard supports the new gen eration memory Rambus Dynamic RandomAccess Memory RDRAM While PC100 SDRAM modules operate at 100MHz with a peak bandwidth of 0 8GB s Rambus DRAMs can operate at up to 800MHz with a peak bandwidth of 1 6GB s ACPIReady ACPI AdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterface isalsoimple mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards ACPI provides m...

Page 11: ...rn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent pos sible application crashes Suggestions will give the user information on manag ing their limited resources more efficiently Dual Function Power Button Through BIOS the power button can be defined as the Stand by a k a Suspend or Sleep button or as the Soft Off see 25 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead in 3 8 External Connectors for more...

Page 12: ...ry IDE Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector Feature Setting DIP Switches Wake On Ring Connector ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor Four Mbit Firmware Hub Programmable BIOS Wake On LAN Connector Low Pin Count LPC Multi I O Chipset Intel I O Controller Hub ICH PCI Slots Crystal Audio Chipset optional Audio CODEC optional Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro Joystick Midi Connector T optional Line Out Li...

Page 13: ...ASUS P3C D User s Manual 13 2 FEATURES 2 FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2 2 Motherboard Parts continued 4 2 23 21 19 18 16 20 24 11 10 13 14 15 7 1 17 8 5 6 3 22 9 12 ...

Page 14: ... PCI5 LPC Super I O P3C D 4Mbit Firmware Hub ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor CPU1 Slot 1 CPU2 Slot 1 RIMM0 16 18 bit 184 pin module RIMM1 16 18 bit 184 pin module RIMM2 16 18 bit 184 pin module Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro 32 bit PCI Audio Chipset Audio Codec CPU_FAN2 PWR_FAN IR INTER_SPEAKER CHA_FAN SCSI MODEM CHASSIS AUXPWR PARALLEL PORT COM2 USB T USB1 B USB2 T Mouse B Keyboard COM1 PS2KBM...

Page 15: ...1 COM2 p 37 SerialPortCOM1 COM2Connectosr Two9 pinmale 6 GAME_AUDIO p 38 Joystick MIDI Connector 15 pin female optional 7 GAME_AUDIO p 38 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 female optional 8 PRIMARY SECONDARYIDE p 39 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 1pins 9 FLOPPY p 39 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1pins 10 IR p 40 Infrared Module Connector 5 pins 11 SMB p 40 SMBus Connector 5 1 pins 12 WOL_C...

Page 16: ... 38 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pins 22 PLED PANEL p 38 System Power LED Lead 3 1 pins 23 RESET PANEL p 38 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins 24 PWRSW PANEL p 38 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins 25 SMI PANEL p 38 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead 2 pins 26 LED PANEL p 38 System Message LED 2 pins Layout Contents 3 H W SETUP ...

Page 17: ...u 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 con nectors 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 5 Ensure that the ATX power...

Page 18: ...e The JumperFree mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup see 4 4 Advanced Menu NOTE In JumperFree mode all dip switches DSW must be set to OFF Setting JEN Disable Jumper 1 2 Enable JumperFree 2 3 default P3C D JumperFree Mode Setting P3C D Jumper JumperFree 1 2 3 1 2 3 JEN Motherboard Settings 3 H W SETUP ...

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Page 20: ...ly selected switches are illustrated For a complete frequency listing see next page DSW SW2 CPU PCI 105MHz 35MHz 112MHz 37MHz 100MHz 33MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 CPU PCI 133MHz 33MHz 142MHz 35MHz 125MHz 42MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 CPU PCI 150MHz 37MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 P3C D CPU External Clock BUS Frequency Selection P3C D 180MHz 45MHz JumperFree Mode ON 1 2 3 4 5 NOTE ...

Page 21: ...OFF 116 1 38 70 ON OFF ON ON ON 118 0 39 33 ON OFF ON ON OFF 120 0 40 00 ON OFF ON OFF OFF 122 0 40 67 ON OFF OFF ON ON 125 1 41 70 ON OFF OFF ON OFF 128 2 42 73 ON OFF OFF OFF ON 130 0 43 33 ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 133 9 33 48 OFF ON ON ON OFF 138 34 5 OFF ON ON OFF ON 142 35 5 OFF ON ON OFF OFF 146 36 5 OFF ON OFF ON ON 150 37 5 OFF ON OFF ON OFF 153 38 25 OFF ON OFF OFF ON 156 39 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF ...

Page 22: ...n RIMM1 The bundled ASUS CTRIMM must be used in RIMM2 If only one socket will be populated RIMM0 must be populated with RDRAM RIMM1 with the CTRIMM and RIMM2 with the C RIMM See table for an overview SDRAM 1 To use SDRAM with this motherboard an ASUS DR1 DIMM Riser must be installedasaninterface see3 5 2InstallingMemoryUsingtheASUSDR1DIMM Riser The riser must and can only be inserted into RIMM2 wi...

Page 23: ... CTRIMM SDRAM s C RIMM C RIMM DIMM Riser SDRAM with an ASUS DR1 DIMM Riser see Important SDRAM notes in opposite page Current J1M1 J1M2 Notes on Memory Rows 0 1 Rows 2 3 memory size 1 SDRAM SDRAM empty 2 SDRAMs SDRAM SDRAM J1M2J1M1 SDRAM Configurations Technology Configuration No of Row No of Col No of Bank Page Address Bits Address Bits Address Bits Size 64Mbit 8Mx8 12 9 2 4KB 64Mbit 4Mx16 12 8 2...

Page 24: ...ANT Make sure that you observe the memory combinations in the pre vious page when installing RDRAMs 2 With the ejectors in the open position as shown push down gently but firmly on the memory module until it snaps into place The guides on the socket s ejectors should go through the two mounting notches on the module and the ejectors should close If necessary push the ejectors inward to secure the ...

Page 25: ...touching the connector or any deli cate components on the riser 4 Align the notch keys in the riser with the small ribs inside the RIMM sockets see opposite page for locations of parts 5 WiththeRIMMsocket sejectorsintheopenposition asshown pushdowngently but firmly on the riser until it snaps into place The guides on the socket s ejectors should go through the two mounting notches on the riser and...

Page 26: ...e open position and while holding the riser along its edges push down gently but firmly on one side of the memory module until it snaps into place and then do the same on the other side The guides on the socket s ejectors should go through the two mounting notches on the module and the ejectors should close If necessary push the ejec tors inward to secure the module in place IMPORTANT Whenpopulati...

Page 27: ...ecause of the strict timing issues involved under this speed The DIMMs must be 3 3V Unbuffered for this motherboard 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 module will shift between left center or right to identify the ...

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Page 29: ... is similar to the SECC2 fan except that the clamping design is different 3 6 1 Quick CPU Installation Procedure 1 Attach the heatsink to the processor with thermal grease and retention clip The recommended heatsinks see section on recommended heatsinks for Pen tium III II processors for more information for the boxed Pentium III II and Celeron processors are those with three pin fans that can be ...

Page 30: ...he two lock arms one direction to clamp the heatsink onto the processor and the other direction to release Using SECC2 fan with 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 NOTE The SEPP heatsink and fan for Intel Celeron processors is similar to the SECC2 heatsink and fan except that the...

Page 31: ...own on the retention brackets until the black fastener sleeves fit snugly against the board 5 Push the four retainer pins completely down into the black fastener sleeves until the head of each pin is securely seated Separate Retainer Pins WARNING Installing the URM while the retainer pins are pushed in will not only cause the URM to be installed improperly but will also damage the URM Integrated R...

Page 32: ...ept parallel to the connector or else misalignment will occur SECC for Pentium II only Secure the SECC in place by pushing the two SECC locksoutwardsothatthelocksshowthroughtheretentionmechanism slockholes SECC2 SEPP When engaged the T bars lock into the slots at the two ends of the SECC2 SEPP heatsink SECC SECC2 SEPP CPU fan cable to fan connector CPU fan cable to fan connector Lock hole Lock hol...

Page 33: ...r out of the slot 1 connector with the other 3 6 6 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 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...

Page 34: ...therboard 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...

Page 35: ...ke any necessary hard ware or software settings for your expansion card such as jumpers 2 Remove your computer system s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Keep the bracket for possible future use 3 Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly 4 Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above 5 Replace the computer system s cover 6 Set up the BIOS if ne...

Page 36: ...ree The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port...

Page 37: ...Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable 3 7 3 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port AGP pro slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra high memory bandwidth P3C D P3C D Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro Rib inside slot Rib 20 pin bay 28 pin bay AGP Card without R...

Page 38: ...oppy disk drives Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the sec ond drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Green 6 pin PS2KBMS The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If one is not detected expansion cards can use IRQ12 See PS 2 Mouse Func...

Page 39: ... and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Parallel Port 25 pin Female 5 Serial Port Connectors Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 COM2 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 slo...

Page 40: ...ing or editing professional audio Joystick Midi 15 pin Female 7 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 GAME_AUDIO optional Line Out lime can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak ers Line In light blue allows tape players or other audio sources to be re corded by your computer or played through the Line Out lime Mic pink allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice Mic Line In ...

Page 41: ... two UltraDMA 66 devices you will need to purchase another UltraDMA 66 cable NOTE The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA 66 cable is intentional 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 sel...

Page 42: ...on the Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions P3C D P3C D Infrared Module Connector Front View Back View 5V IRTX IRRX NC GND 5VSB IRRX IRTX NC GND IR 1 11 SMBus Connector 5 1 pin SMB This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices SMBus devices commu nicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and or other SMBus de vices The ...

Page 43: ...power P3C D P3C D Wake On LAN Connector IMPORTANT Requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power 5 Volt Standby 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 mod...

Page 44: ...airflow to go across the onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking 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...

Page 45: ...5 0 Volts 5 0 Volts 5 0 Volts Power Good 12 0 Volts 3 3 Volts 3 3 Volts Ground 5 0 Volts Ground 5 0 Volts Ground 5V Standby P3C D IMPORTANT Make sure that yourATX power supply can supply at least 1Aon the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB You may experience difficulty in powering on your system if your power supply cannot provide enough current 17 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin MODEM CD_IN AUX These conne...

Page 46: ...or Secondary IDE con nectors will cause the LED to light up P3C D P3C D IDE Activity LED TIP If the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug IDELED 19 SCSI Device Activity LED 4 pin SCSI This connector supplies power to the cabinet s SCSI device activity LED Read and write activity by SCSI devices connected to an optional SCSI adapter card will cause the LED to light up P3C D S...

Page 47: ...nector 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 there fore leaving it shorted will not cause any problems This may require one or two pushes depending on the position of the switch 25 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWR The...

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Page 49: ...d The LED on the monitor may light up or switch be tween orange and green after the system s 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 t...

Page 50: ...ers 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 COPYD AFLASH AFLASH EXEA 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 memory drivers that m...

Page 51: ... solve your problems Care less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems 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 ...

Page 52: ...rom booting up When the 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 Flas...

Page 53: ...en you start up 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 in pressing the mentioned key POST will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from calling up Setup If you still need to call Setup restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt D...

Page 54: ...notice a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and functions Navigation Key s Function Description F1 or Alt H Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu or k...

Page 55: ...enu Note that a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that a sub menu can be launched fromthisfield Asub menucontainsadditionaloptionsforafield parameter To call up a sub menu simply move the selection to the field and press Enter The sub menu will then immedi ately appear Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu...

Page 56: ...id values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 100 year range Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B None Sets the type of floppy drives installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to supp...

Page 57: ...ful the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails your hard disk drive may be too old or too new You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned such as with FDISK and then formatted ...

Page 58: ...e Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Translation Method LBA Select the hard disk drive type in this field When LBA Logical Block Address ing is enabled 28 bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cyl inders heads or sectors Note that Logical Block Acc...

Page 59: ... field can also be configured manually Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive Refer to the documentation that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manually NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD Configuration options Dis abled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 S...

Page 60: ... any of the passwords select the appropriate field and press Enter Type in a password and press Enter You can type up to eight alphanumeric char acters Symbols and other keys are ignored To confirm the password type the pass word again and press Enter The password is now set to Enabled When En abled a Supervisor password is required to access the BIOS setup utility and all security menu options wh...

Page 61: ...mputer 4 Hold down Delete during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re enter user preferences C191A Short solder points to Clear CMOS P3C D Clear RTC RAM P3C D CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power Halt On All Errors This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt Configuration options All Errors No Error All but Keyboard All but Disk All but Disk Key board Installed Memory XXX M...

Page 62: ...the CPU s internal frequency and external frequency This must be set in conjunction with CPU Bus Fre quency to match the speed of your CPU Configuration options 2 0x 2 5x 3 0x 7 0x 7 5x 8 0x CPU PCI Freq Ratio when CPU Speed is set to Manual This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the CPU Bus Frequency Each of the tw...

Page 63: ...lled in your system BIOS Update Enabled This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data In the default position of Enabled the BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup Configu ration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse on startup If d...

Page 64: ...s byte wise write capability but no provision for protecting data integrity in the DRAM array ECC with hardware scrubbing allows the detection of single bit and multiple bit errors and recovery of single bit errors When EC Only is selected data errors are detected but not cor rected This field is available only if your memory modules have ECC Con figuration options Non ECC ECC EC Only ...

Page 65: ...IOS set the SDRAM s param eters To avoid data integrity issues such as data loss and or data corrup tion set to its default setting of By SPD Configuration options User Define By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available NOTE To display and access this field the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to User ...

Page 66: ...tion options UC USWC Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that require it Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI 2 1 Support Enabled This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2 1 features including passive release and delayed transaction Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Priority PCI Mode Enabled This field ...

Page 67: ...H IRQ10 Disabled UART2 Use Standard Infrared Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard standard 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 See IrDA Compliant Infrared Module C...

Page 68: ...ws bidirectional parallel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to oper ate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode...

Page 69: ...se leave this on the default setting of Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave on default setting for best performance vs stability SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the motherboard s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card If the Symbios SCSI card is detected the motherboard s Symbios BIOS will be enabled if no Symbios SCSI card is detected the onb...

Page 70: ... want to use USB devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled VGA BIOS Sequence PCI AGP If your computer has both PCI andAGP VGA cards this field allows you to select which of the cards will act as your primary card The default PCI AGP allows your PCI card to take precedent when detected AGP PCI uses the AGP card as your primary card Configuration options PCI AGP AGP PCI ...

Page 71: ...aster than the ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled C8000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory avail able between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose Configuration...

Page 72: ...ower management modes Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inactivity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving features User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User De fine Disabled Min Saving Max Saving I...

Page 73: ...Configuration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inac tivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the s...

Page 74: ...r cannot receive or transmit data until the com puter 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 sys tem to power ON Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake On LAN Disabled Wake On LAN allows your computer to be booted from an...

Page 75: ...00mA on the 5VSB lead The default is set to Disabled because not all computers have the appropriateATX power supply Your computer will not power ON if you set this to Enabled and do not have the appropriate ATX power supply Configuration options Disabled Enabled Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may configure your system to power up at a certain...

Page 76: ... and the I O card fan speed in rotations per minute RPM The presence of the fans is automatically detected Set to Ignore only if necessary VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage xx xV The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators Set to Ignore only if necessary NOTE If any of the monitored items is out of range...

Page 77: ...TAPI CD ROM Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS120 ZIP 100 ATAPI MO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives or allow you to disable this field ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI...

Page 78: ...s and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system Con figuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and fourth time Configuration opti...

Page 79: ... a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Enter will then save changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program If you have made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the system will ask for con firmation before exiting 4 7 Exit Menu On...

Page 80: ... val ues to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values you previously saved After selecting this option a confirmation is requested Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and ma...

Page 81: ...later 5 1 1 Windows 98 First Time Installation When you startWindows for the first time after the installation of your motherboard Windows 98 will detect the onboard audio and video chips and may attempt to in stall a driver from its system registry When prompted to restart select No and then follow the normal setup procedures later in this section 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 NOTE The screen displays i...

Page 82: ...lient Manager must be installed to use the hardware manager fea tures INFUpdate Utility for Intel 820 Chipset Installs INF files in Windows for the following items System and Graphics LPC Interface SM Bus PCI Bridge Bus Master IDE USB Host and Controllers Install Crystal SoundFusionAudio Driver VxD Optional Installs the vir tual device driver VxD needed to run the optional onboard audio Use for Wi...

Page 83: ...ns of this motherboard s manual is available in PDF for mat at any of our web sites TO SEE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS CLICK RIGHTARROW ON THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE MAIN MENU Show Motherboard Information Allows you to view information about your motherboard such as product name BIOS version and CPU Browse Support CD Allows you to view the contents of the CD ReadMe Allows you to view the support CD fil...

Page 84: ...pending on cluster size Hardware system DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality Protocols IP Winsock enabled communication protocol loaded on the client An IP stack is required on the client regardless of whether the client accesses the network Monitor resolution of 600x800 256 colors or greater Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double cl...

Page 85: ...e 7 Click here 10 Click here 8 Enter username and password and other options and then click here 6 Click here 5 Click here NOTE This warning appears only if you don t have theAcrobat Reader installed See 5 12 In stall ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4 0 on how to install the Acrobar Reader ...

Page 86: ...hard disk space to run depending on cluster size Hardware system DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality Protocols IP Winsock enabled communication protocol loaded on the client An IP stack is required on the client regardless of whether the client accesses the network Monitor resolution of 600x800 256 colors or greater Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your ...

Page 87: ...indows 98 5 Click here 6 Click here 7 Click here 8 Click here 9 Click here 10 Click here 11 Click here NOTE This warning appears only if you don t have theAcrobat Reader installed See 5 12 In stall ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4 0 on how to install the Acrobar Reader ...

Page 88: ...98 5 5 INF Update Utility for Intel 820 Chipset 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 89: ...n in My Computer to bring up the setup screen NOTE You may choose to restart your computer later when this option is of fered especially if you still want to install other drivers and or software You may not however be able to use immediately the devices associated with the drivers or software because these drivers need to be enabled These drivers are enabled when Windows starts restarts 1 Click h...

Page 90: ...n in My Computer to bring up the setup screen NOTE You may choose to restart your computer later when this option is of fered especially if you still want to install other drivers and or software You may not however be able to use immediately the devices associated with the drivers or software because these drivers need to be enabled These drivers are enabled when Windows starts restarts 1 Click h...

Page 91: ...r be able to use immediately the devices associated with the drivers or software because these drivers need to be enabled These drivers are enabled when Windows starts restarts 5 8 Install CrystalWave Synthesizer only with onboard audio option 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...

Page 92: ...le 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 13 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 to complete setup ...

Page 93: ...indows 98 5 10 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 94: ...ring up the setup screen 3 Click here only after you have read the License Agreement 8 Insert a floppy disk and then click here Once the Emergency Clean disk is created click OK 2 Click here 4 Setup will proceed with the installation if no viruses are found Click here to start installation 5 Click here 6 7 Select the preferred features by clicking the appropriate buttons 9 Click here and then clic...

Page 95: ...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 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 1 Click here ...

Page 96: ...g 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 97: ...nager in Adobe Acrobat s PDF format Refer to these PDF files for more information on LDCM and how to use it These files enulLDCMa PDF for theAdministrator s Guide and enulLDCMc PDF for the Client Manager are found in the LDCM6 0 folder of your Support CD To open double click a file Make sure that you have already installed Adobe s Acrobat Reader before attempting to open any PDF file See 5 12 Inst...

Page 98: ...ed 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 or not to show the screen the next time you open PC Probe To bypass 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 a...

Page 99: ...perature 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 100: ...ets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Hard Drives ShowstheusedandfreespaceofthePC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Over heated is selected the CPU cooling sys tem is enabled whenever the CPU tem perature reach...

Page 101: ...ices in your PC 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 Memory Shows the PC s memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 102: ...k Bar Icon When theASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exitASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring ...

Page 103: ... the Internet through an Internet Service Provider ISP 1 Start ASUS Update V2 00 Launch the utility from Start Programs ASUS Utility ASUS Update V2 00 2 Select an update method 3 If you selected updating downloading from the Internet you will need to select an Internet site Choose the site that is closest to you or click Auto Select Follow onscreen instructions to complete ASUS Update If you selec...

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