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ASUS P2L-B User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 7
How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8
Features of the ASUS P2L-B Motherboard ..................................... 8
Introduction to ASUS Smart Series motherboards ............... 9
Parts of the ASUS P2L-B Motherboard ........................................... 11
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 12
ASUS P2L-B Motherboard Layout ................................................. 12
Installation Steps .............................................................................. 14
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 14
Jumper Settings .................................................................... 15
2. System Memory (DIMM) ........................................................... 17
DIMM Memory Installation ................................................. 18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 19
Pentium II Processor ............................................................. 19
AAVID Heatsink .................................................................. 23
Elan Vital Heatsink ............................................................... 23
4. Expansion Cards .......................................................................... 24
Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................ 24
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ................................... 24
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ............................. 25
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ........................................ 25
5. External Connectors .................................................................... 26
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 33
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ........................................................................ 34
Support Software ............................................................................. 34
Flash Memory Writer Utility ...................................................... 34
Main Menu ........................................................................... 34
Advanced Features Menu ..................................................... 35
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS .................. 36
6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. 37
Load Defaults ....................................................................... 38
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 38
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ........................................ 38
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 41
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................ 41
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 44
Details of Chipset Features Setup ......................................... 44
