ASUS P2Z-VM User Manual

R

P2Z-VM

Pentium® III / II / CeleronTM Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

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Product Name: ASUS P2Z-VM
Manual Revision: 1.02 E352
Release Date: March 1999

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CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 7

How this Manual is Organized ........................................................... 7

Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7

II. FEATURES ........................................................................................ 8

Features of the ASUS P2Z-VM Motherboard .................................... 8

The ASUS P2Z-VM Motherboard .............................................. 11

III. HARDWARE SETUP .................................................................... 12

Layout of the ASUS P2Z-VM Motherboard..................................... 12

Hardware Setup Steps ....................................................................... 14

1. Motherboard Settings.................................................................... 14

Jumpers ....................................................................................... 14

2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................. 19

DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: .............................. 20

3. Central Processing Unit (CPU).................................................... 21

Universal Retention Mechanism ........................................... 21

Heatsinks ............................................................................... 21

Installing the Processor ............................................................... 22

Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors .................... 24

4. Expansion Cards ........................................................................... 25

Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................. 25

Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards.................................... 25

Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards.............................. 26

Accelerated Graphics Port ..................................................... 26

5. External Connectors..................................................................... 27

Power Connection Procedures .......................................................... 37

IV. BIOS SETUP................................................................................... 38

Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 38

Main Menu .................................................................................. 38

Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS................... 40

6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................. 41

Load Defaults ........................................................................ 42

Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................ 42

Details of Standard CMOS Setup:......................................... 42

BIOS Features Setup ................................................................... 45

Details of BIOS Features Setup............................................. 45

Chipset Features Setup ................................................................ 48

Details of Chipset Features Setup.......................................... 48

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CONTENTS

Power Management Setup........................................................... 51

Details of Power Management Setup .................................... 51

PNP and PCI Setup ..................................................................... 54

Details of PNP and PCI Setup ............................................... 54

Load BIOS Defaults .................................................................... 56

Load Setup Defaults .................................................................... 56

Supervisor Password and User Password ................................... 57

IDE HDD Auto Detection ........................................................... 58

Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................... 60

Exit Without Saving .................................................................... 60

V. SOFTWARE SETUP ....................................................................... 63

Windows 98 First Time Installation.................................................. 63

P2Z-VM Support CD Autorun Screen.............................................. 64

Installing the Video Driver and Utility ............................................. 65

Installing Audio Utilites.................................................................... 69

Installing the Software Wavetable .................................................... 70

Installing PCCillin ............................................................................ 71

VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE.......................................................... 73

ATI Player ......................................................................................... 73

Task Control Panel ...................................................................... 73

Audio CD Player ......................................................................... 74

MPEG Player .............................................................................. 75

TV T uner ..................................................................................... 76

Teletext ........................................................................................ 76

Capture ........................................................................................ 77

AudioRack32 .................................................................................... 79

VII. APPENDIX.................................................................................... 87

The ASUS S370 CPU Card .............................................................. 87

ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................ 89

Glossary ............................................................................................ 91

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa­tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However , there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inter­ference by one or more of the following measures:

• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the

graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes
or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana­dian Department of Communications.

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I. INTRODUCTION

How this Manual is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

I. Introduction Manual information and checklist
II. Features Information and specifications concerning this product
III. Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard and jumpers
IV. BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS software
V. Software Setup Instructions on setting up the included support software
VI. Software Reference Reference material for the included support software
VII. Appendix Optional items and general reference

Item Checklist

Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing
items, please contact your retailer.

(1) ASUS Motherboard

Manual / Checklist

I. INTRODUCTION

(1) Universal Retention Mechanism for SECC/SECC2/SEPP
(1) Ribbon cable for master and slave IDE drives
(1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” and (2) 3.5” floppy disk drives
(1) COM2 connector with bracket
(1) Bag of spare jumper caps
(1) Support CD with drivers and utilities
(1) This Motherboard User’s Manual

ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional)
ASUS S370 CPU card (optional)

ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional)

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Features of the ASUS P2Z-VM Motherboard

The ASUS P2Z-VM is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants
advanced features processed by the fastest CPU.

Specifications:

• Multi-Speed: Supports Intel Pentium

• Intel AGPset: Features Intel’s 440ZX AGPset with I/O subsystems and front-

II. FEATURES

Specifications

• Multi-Cache: Supports processors with either 512, 128, or 0KB Pipelined Burst

• PC100 Memory Support: Equipped with two DIMM sockets to support Intel

• AGP 3D VGA (optional): Features onboard ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X (8MB

II. FEATURES

®

III (450MHz and faster), Pentium® II

(233MHz to 450MHz), and Celeron

side bus (FSB) platform, which boosts the traditional 66MHz external bus speed
to 100MHz.

Level 2 cache.

PC100-compliant SDRAMs (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256MB) up to 512MB. These
new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the critical enhanced 100MHz bus speed
requirement.

SDRAM) or Rage IIC AGP (4MB SDRAM) for 3D hardware acceleration.

TM

(266MHz and faster) processors.

• Peripheral Wake Up: Supports modem wake up, keyboard wake up, and LAN

card wake up functions from sleep or soft-off mode.

• AGP Slot (optional): Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port card for high per -

formance, component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display appli­cations using a 1X or 2X mode bus. This slot is available as an option with Rage
IIC only.

• PCI Audio (optional): Features ESS Solo-1 32-bit PCI audio onboard.

• SB-Link™: Features Creative’s SB-Link™, allowing SB16 compatibility, us-

ing Intel’s PC-PCI DMA and serialized IRQ protocols, to AWE64D or compat­ible PCI audio cards.

• SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physi-

cally transport commands and information between SMBus devices.

• PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Provides three 32-bit PCI slots and one 16-bit

ISA slot.

• Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UAR T compatible serial ports and one par-

allel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from
COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections.

• Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE

controller 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,
and supports Enhanced IDE devices, such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM, and
LS-120 drives.

• Universal Retention Mechanism: Supports a Pentium

®

III / Pentium® II pro­cessor packaged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC2/SECC) or a
Celeron

TM

processor packaged in a Single Edge Processor Package (SEPP).

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II. FEATURES

• Wake-On-LAN: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an optional ASUS

PCI-L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see APPENDIX) or a similar ethernet
card.

• IrDA: Supports an optional infrared module (see APPENDIX) for a wireless

interface.

Special Features:

• Enhanced ACPI and Anti-Boot V irus BIOS: Features a programmable BIOS,

offering enhanced ACPI for W indows 98 compatibility, built-in firmware-based
virus protection through T rend ChipA way V irus codes, and autodetection of most
devices for virtually automatic setup.

• Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS, which

allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher
level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.)

• Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk

drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make the setup of hard disk
drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.

Specifications

II. FEATURES

• PC’98 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series of

motherboards meet PC’98 compliancy. The new PC’98 requirements for sys­tems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for
Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and man­aging all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation proce­dures for Windows 95/98/NT.

• Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through

onboard SYMBIOS firmware.

Performance Features:

• Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-

ter busses to the memory and processor.

• Double the IDE Transfer Speed: This motherboard with its chipset improves

IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can handle data
transfer up to 33MB/s. The best of all is that this new technology is compatible
with existing A TA-2 IDE specs so there is no need to upgrade current hard drives
or cables.

• SDRAM Optimized Performance: Supports the new generation memory - Syn-

chronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) which increases the data
transfer rate to 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant SDRAM.

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Intelligent Features:

• Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep

• Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for less than 4 sec-

II. FEATURES

Specifications

• Keyboard Power Up: Keyboard Power Up can be enabled or disabled to allow

• Message LED (requires ACPI OS support): Turbo LEDs now act as informa-

II. FEATURES

mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is
an important feature in implementing silent PC systems.

onds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two
states: sleep mode or soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting (see Power
Management Setup under BIOS SETUP). When the power button is pressed for
more than 4 seconds, the system enters the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS
setting.

the computer to be powered up using your keyboard.

tion providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can de­termine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful informa­tion to the user.

• Remote Ring On (requires external modem): This allows a computer to be

turned on remotely through an external modem. With this benefit on-hand, any
user can access vital information from their computer 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 before the system resources are used up to prevent possible
application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on managing
their limited resources more efficiently.

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II. FEATURES

The ASUS P2Z-VM Motherboard

2 DIMM
Sockets

T: PS/2 Mouse
B: PS/2 Keyboard

T: USB1
B:USB2

Serial COM1

ATX Power

Slot 1

Intel 440ZX

AGPset

ATI Multimedia Connector

4MB VGA Memory (Rage IIC)
8MB VGA Memory (Rage Pro)

T: Parallel
B:Serial/VGA

VGA Connector

T: Joystick/Midi
B: Out/In/Mic
(optional)

ESS Solo-1
3D PCI Audio
(optional)

AGP Port
(optional)

3 PCI Slots

Multi-I/O
& Keyboard
Controller

1 ISA Slot Programmable

Serial COM2

Header

SB-Link™
Connector

Intel PIIX4E

PCIset

Flash EEPROM

ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X

ATI 3D Rage IIC AGP

II. FEATURES

Motherboard Parts

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III. HARDWARE SETUP

Layout of the ASUS P2Z-VM Motherboard

T:

PS/2

USB

COM1

Mouse

B:

Keyboard

KB_WAK

T: USB 1
B: USB 2

ATXPWR

PWR_FAN

PS_FAN

CPU_FAN

BUS FREQ

FS0
FS1
FS2
FS3
FS4

CHA_FAN

AMC

Motherboard Layout

PARALLEL PORT

III. H/W SETUP

VGA

(optional)

GAME/AUDIO

Line

Out

In

Line

In

Mic

Keyboard

Controller

CD_IN

32-bit PCI

Chipset

Multi-I/O

&

Audio

COM2

MODEM_IN

Slot 1

Intel

440ZX

AGPset

Accelerated Graphics Port

SB-LINK

PCI Slot 1 (PCI1)

P2Z-VM

PCI Slot 2 (PCI2)

AUDIO_EN

PCI Slot 3 (PCI3)

ISA Slot 1 (ISA1)

8MB available on

Rage Pro only

SDRAM

SDRAM

VGAEN

2 MB

2 MB

CLRTC

2 MB

2 MB

DIMM Socket 2 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module)

DIMM Socket 1 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module)

ATI 3D Rage
Pro AGP 2X/

Row

01 23

IIC AGP

VGA Chipset

R

CR2032 3V

Lithium Cell

(CMOSPower)

Intel
PIIX4E
PCIset

FREQ MULT

WOL_CON

2Mbit Flash EEPROM

(Programable BIOS)

BF0
BF1
BF2
BF3

SDRAM

SDRAM

ASUS

ASIC

INT_EN

FLOPPY

SECONDARY IDE

IR

ATI Multimedia Connector

PRIMARY IDE

Panel Connectors

(Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.)

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III. HARDWARE SETUP

Jumpers

1) INT_EN p. 14 VGA Interrupt Setting (Enable/Disable)

2) VGAEN p. 15 VGA Setting (Enable/Disable)

3) KB_WAK p. 15 Keyboard Power (Wake) Up (Enable/Disable)

4) AUDIO_EN p. 16 Audio Setting (Enable/Disable)

5) FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4 p. 16 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection

6) BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p. 17 CPU:BUS Frequency Multiple

Expansion Slots

1) DIMM1, DIMM2 p. 19 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support

2) Slot1 p. 21 CPU Support

3) PCI1, PCI2, PCI3 p. 25 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots

4) ISA1 p. 25 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slot

Connectors

1) PS2KBMS P. 27 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female)

2) PS2KBMS p. 27 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female)

3) PRINTER p. 28 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female)

4) COM1 p. 28 Serial Port COM1 Connector (9-pin male)

5) VGA p. 28 Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin female)

6) GAME_AUDIO p. 29 Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” female) (optional)

7) GAME_AUDIO p. 29 Joystick/Midi Connector (15-pin female) (optional)

8) USB p. 29 Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (T wo 4-pin female)

9) PRIMARY/SECONDARY IDEp. 30 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pins)

10) FLOPPY p. 30 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pins)

11) IR p. 31 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (5 pins)

12) WOL_CON p. 31 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins)

13) CHA_, CPU_, PWR_FAN p. 32 Chassis, CPU, Power Supply Fan Connectors (Three 3-pin)

14) SB-LINK p. 32 SB-LinkTM Connector (6-1 pins)

15) CD_IN, MODEM_IN p. 33 Internal Audio Connectors (Two 4-pin)

16) COM2 p. 33 Serial Port COM2 Header (10-1 pins)

17) MLED (PANEL) p. 34 System Message LED (2 pins)

18)

KEYLOCK (

19) SMI (PANEL) p. 34 SMI Switch Lead (2 pins)

20) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 34 Speaker Output Connector (4 pins)

21) PWR (PANEL) p. 34 ATX Power & Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins)

22) IDELED (PANEL) p. 34 IDE Activity LED (2 pins)

23)

PLED (

24) RESET (PANEL) p. 34 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

25) AMC p. 35 ATI Multimedia Channel Connector (40-3 pins)

26) ATXPWR p. 35 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins)

PANEL

PANEL

)

)

p. 34 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins)

p. 34 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins)

III. H/W SETUP

Layout Contents

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Hardware Setup Steps

Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps:

1. Check Motherboard Settings

2. Install Memory Modules

3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

4. Install Expansion Cards

5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply

6. Setup the BIOS Software

1. Motherboard Settings

This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard’s function settings
through the use of switches and/or jumpers.

WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate

Motherboard Settings

III. H/W SETUP

Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electric­ity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.

III. HARDWARE SETUP

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.

Jumpers

1. VGA Interrupt Selection (INT_EN)

The INT_EN jumper allows you to set the VGA interrupt method. The default dis­ables the chipset’ s internal interrupt routing. Some TV-Tuner or MPEG cards may
require that the interrupt be assigned by the onboard chipset, in which case enable
INT_EN.

INT_EN

123

123

P2Z-VM

Disable

(Default)

R

Setting INT EN

Disable [1-2] (default)

Enable

Enable [2-3]

P2Z-VM VGA Interrupt Setting

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III. HARDWARE SETUP

2. VGA Setting (VGAEN)

The VGAEN jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA. Disable the
onboard VGA if you are using a VGA card on the expansion slot.

Setting VGAEN

Enable [1-2] (default)
Disable [2-3]

VGAEN

R

123

P2Z-VM

(Default)

P2Z-VM VGA Setting

3. Keyboard Power (Wake) Up (KB_WAK)

This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function. Set this
jumper to Enable if you wish to use your keyboard (by pressing any key or the
spacebar, depending on your motherboard) to power up your computer. This
feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the
+5VSB lead. The default is set to Disable because not all computers have the
appropriate ATX power supply. Your computer will not power ON if you set this
to Enable and do not have the appropriate ATX power supply. WARNING!
This jumper setting must coincide with the BIOS setting (see “Power Up By
Keyboard” in the Power Management Setup of BIOS SETUP) or else conflicts
will occur.

123

DisableEnable

III. H/W SETUP

Motherboard Settings

Setting KB WAK

Disable [1-2] (default)
Enable [2-3]

R

P2Z-VM

P2Z-VM Keyboard Power (Wake) Up

KB_WAK

123

Disable

(Default)

123

Enable

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III. HARDWARE SETUP

4. Audio Setting (AUDIO_EN)

The onboard 32-bit PCI audio may be enabled or disabled using this jumper.

AUDIO_EN

R

P2Z-VM

P2Z-VM Audio Setting

123

Enable

(Default)

123

Disable

Motherboard Settings

III. H/W SETUP

5. CPU Bus Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4)

This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM,
and AGPset. This allows the selection of the CPU’s External frequency (or BUS
Clock). The BUS Clock multiplied by the BUS Ratio equals the CPU’ s Internal
frequency (the advertised CPU speed).

P2Z-VM CPU External Clock
(Bus) Frequency Selection

P2Z-VM

123 123 123 123 123
FS0
FS1
FS2
FS3
FS4

CPU

66.8MHz

PCI

33.4MHz
123 123

FS0
FS1
FS2

FS3

R

FS4

105.0MHz

CPU

35.0MHz

PCI

123 123 123 123

FS0
FS1
FS2

FS3

FS4

124.0MHz

CPU

41.3MHz

PCI

75.0MHz

37.5MHz

110.0MHz

36.7MHz

124.0MHz

31.0MHz

83.0MHz

41.6MHz
123 123 123

112.0MHz

37.3MHz

133.0MHz

44.3MHz

100.3MHz

33.4MHz

115.0MHz

38.3MHz

133.0MHz

33.3MHz

103MHz

34.3MHz

120.0MHz

40.0MHz

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III. HARDWARE SETUP

6. CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple (BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3)

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.

123 123 123 123 123

BF0
BF1
BF2

R

P2Z-VM

P2Z-VM CPU Core : Bus
Frequency Multiple

BF3

123 123
BF0
BF1
BF2
BF3

5.0x(5/1)4.5x(9/2)

123 123 123

BF0
BF1
BF2
BF3

7.0x(7/1) 7.5x(15/2) 8.0x(8/1)

123 123 123

4.0x(4/1)2.0x(2/1) 2.5x(5/2) 3.0x(3/1) 3.5x(7/2)

6.5x(13/2)6.0x(6/1)5.5x(11/2)

WARNING! Frequencies above 1 00MHz exceed the specifications for the on-

board Intel Chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable.

Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of your processor as follows:

(CPU BUS Freq.) (Freq. Multiple)

Intel CPU Model Freq. Ratio BUS F. FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 FS4 BF0 BF1 BF2 BF3

Pentium III 500MHz 5.0x 100MHz [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3]
Pentium III/II 450MHz 4.5x 100MHz [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3]
Pentium II/Celeron 400MHz 4.0x 100MHz [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3]
Pentium II 350MHz 3.5x 100MHz [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3]

Celeron 466MHz 7.0x 66MHz [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2]
Pentium II/Celeron 433MHz 6.5x 66MHz [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2]
Celeron 400MHz 6.0x 66MHz [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2]
Pentium II/Celeron 366MHz 5.5x 66MHz [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3]
Pentium II/Celeron 333MHz 5.0x 66MHz [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3]
Pentium II/Celeron 300MHz 4.5x 66MHz [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3]
Pentium II/Celeron 266MHz 4.0x 66MHz [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [2-3]
Pentium II 233MHz 3.5x 66MHz [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [1-2] [1-2] [2-3] [2-3]

NOTES: Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in a slower

speed. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID) is not needed for the Pentium III/
II/Celeron processor because it sends a VID signal directly to the onboard power
controller.

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2. System Memory (DIMM)

NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory.
This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are

available for 3.3Volt (power level) unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac-
cess Memory (SDRAM) of either 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB, or 256MB.

The Intel 440ZX AGPset does not support ECC function. ECC memory modules
may be used but the ECC function will not be available.

Memory speed setup is recommended through SDRAM Configuration under “Chipset
Features Setup” in BIOS SETUP.

Install memory in any combination as follows:

DIMM Location 168-pin DIMM Size Total Memory

Socket 1 (Rows 0&1) SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB x1
Socket 2 (Rows 2&3) SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB x1

Total System Memory (Max 512MB) =

General DIMM Notes

• For the system CPU bus to operate at 100MHz, use only PC100-compliant
DIMMs. When this motherboard 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. The is the
memory of choice for best performance vs. stability.

• Two possible memory chips are supported: SDRAM with and without ECC.

• SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Ex­tended Data Output) chips.

• BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen.

• 8 chips/side modules do not support ECC, only 9 chips/side modules support ECC.

• Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128MB; double-sided come in 32, 64,
128, 256MB.

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DIMM Memory Installation Procedures:

Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either
side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation as shown. DRAM
SIMM modules have the same pin contacts on both sides. SDRAM DIMMs have
different pin contacts on each side and therefore have a higher pin density.

88 Pins

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P2Z-VM 168-Pin DIMM Sockets

The DIMMs must be 3.3Volt unbuffered SDRAMs. To determine the DIMM type,
check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below).

168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V)

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DRAM Key Position

60 Pins

20 Pins

Lock

Voltage Key Position

RFU

Buffered

Unbuffered

5.0V

Reserved

3.3V

The notches on the DIMM will shift between left, center, or right to identify the type
and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on the
motherboard. You must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing.
This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM.

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3. Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Your motherboard provides a Slot 1 connector for a Pentium
aged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC2), a Pentium

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III processor pack-

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II processor pack­aged in (SECC/SECC2), or a Celeron™ processor packaged in a Single Edge Pro­cessor Package (SEPP). An ASUS S370 CPU card can allow Socket 370 processors
to be used on the Slot 1 connector (See ASUS S370 CPU Card in APPENDIX for
instructions on using this card).

Pentium II processor packaged in an SECC with heatsink and
fan (top view)

Pentium III / II processor packaged in an SECC2 or Celeron™
processor packaged in an SEPP with heatsink and fan (top view)

Universal Retention Mechanism

Y our motherboard comes preinstalled with a Universal Retention Mechanism (URM).
The URM supports Pentium III / II and Celeron processors.

CPU

Universal Retention Mechanism (URM)

Heatsinks

The recommended heatsinks (see section on recommended heatsinks for Pentium
III / II processors for more information) for the boxed Pentium III / II and Celeron
processors are those with three-pin fans that can be connected to the fan connectors
on the motherboard.

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WARNING! Be sure that there is suf ficient air circulation across the processor’s

heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. W ithout sufficient
circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the
motherboard. You may install an auxiliary fan, if necessary.

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Installing the Processor

1. Unlock the URM’s Folding Support Arms:

The folding support arms of the URM are
locked when shipped.

T o unlock the support arms, simply flip them
up to an upright position.

Locked Folding
Support Arms

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The URM is now ready for the installation
of your processor.

Unlocked Folding
Support Arms

2. Attach the Heatsink
NOTE: Follow carefully the heatsink attachment instructions included with your

heatsink or processor. The following steps are provided only as a general guide
and may not reflect those for your heatsink.

®

SECC with Pentium

Place the SECC face down on a flat surface
and lay the heat sink flush on the back (metal

II

Push each end of the clamps until they lock

Lock Lock

side) of the SECC. Check the orientation of
the heatsink against the illustration below.
The thicker fin must be orientated toward the
bottom. The top clamp is wider than the bottom clamp so only this orientation
will fit. With a screw driver, push the clamps one at a time into the SECC. Be
sure that the heatsink is firmly pressed against the SECC.

®

SECC2 with Pentium

III / II and SEPP with Celeron™

Insert the heatsink clip through the holes at
the SECC2/SEPP’ s back, making sure that the
bottom of the clip plate sits against the
processors’s back. Remove the tab from the
thermal grease, which is located on the bot-

SECC2/SEPP Heatsink Clip Legs

tom of the heatsink) and place the heatsink over the processor. A slight rocking
motion may be necessary to place the heatsink on the SECC2/SEPP, with one
pair of the heatsink clip legs going first through the corresponding heatsink holes,
and then the other pair . (NOTE: The heatsink and SECC2/SEPP holes are slightly
offset to ensure good locking grip between the two.)

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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 processor’s passive heatsink.

3. Insert the SECC/SECC2/SEPP
SECC with Pentium

®

II only: Push the SECC’s 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 motherboard’s chipset, push the SECC, SECC2, or
SEPP gently but firmly into the Slot 1 connector until it is fully inserted.

SECC

Push lock inward

CPU fan cable to
fan connector

SECC2/SEPP

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.

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SECC with Pentium

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II only: The SECC locks should be outward when se-

cured so that the lock shows through the retention mechanism’s lock holes.

SECC SECC2/SEPP

Lock hole

CPU fan
CPU fan cable to
fan connector

cable to fan

connector

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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, such as the Elan Vital Heatsink with Fan, dissipate heat
more efficiently and with an optional hardware monitor, they can monitor the fan’s
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 V i­tal 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.”

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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 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 necessary
(such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP)

7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.

Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards

Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must be
exclusively assigned to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available
but most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards. If your
motherboard has PCI audio onboard, an extra IRQ will be used, leaving 5 IRQs
free. If your motherboard has ISA audio onboard, an extra 3 IRQs will be used,
leaving 3 IRQs free.

Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require the use IRQs. System IRQs are
available to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any remaining IRQs
are available to PCI cards. Currently, there are two types of ISA cards. The original
ISA expansion card design, now referred to as legacy ISA cards, requires that you
configure the card’ s jumpers manually and then install it in any available slot on the
ISA bus. You may use the Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD.EXE) utility located in the
Windows directory to see a map of your used and free IRQs. If you use Windows 95,
the Resources tab under Device Manager displays the resource settings being used
by a particular device (to gain access, double-click the System icon under the Con-
trol Panel program). Ensure that no two devices share the same IRQs or your com­puter will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time.

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T o simplify this process this motherboard has complied with the Plug and Play (PNP)
specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when­ever a PNP-compliant card is added to the system. For PNP cards, IRQs are as­signed automatically from those available.

If the system has both Legacy and PNP ISA cards installed, IRQs are
assigned to PNP cards from those not used by Legacy cards. The PCI and PNP
configuration of the BIOS setup utility can be used to indicate which IRQs are being
used by Legacy cards. For older Legacy cards that does not work with the BIOS,
you can contact your vendor for an ISA Configuration Utility.

An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards after those used
by Legacy and PNP ISA cards. In the PCI bus design, the BIOS automatically
assigns an IRQ to a PCI slot that has a card in it that requires an IRQ. To install a
PCI card, you need to set something called the INT (interrupt) assignment. Since all
the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INTA #, be sure that the jumpers on your
PCI cards are set to INT A.

Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards

Some ISA cards, both legacy and PnP, may also need to use a DMA (Direct Memory
Access) channel. DMA assignments for this motherboard are handled the same way
as the IRQ assignment process described earlier. You can select a DMA channel in
the PCI and PnP configuration section of the BIOS Setup utility.

NOTE: The onboard audio by default uses DMA1.

IMPORTANT: To avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy

ISA cards (under PNP AND PCI SETUP of BIOS SETUP, choose Yes in IRQ xx Used
By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve).

Accelerated Graphics Port

(available at the time of purchase as an option with Rage IIC only)

This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new
generation of graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth, such as an ASUS
3D hardware accelerator . NOTE: You must set the VGAEN jumper to Disable when
using an external AGP card in order to disable the onboard AGP chipset.

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5. External Connectors

WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are

clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper
caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard.

IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the

Pin 1 side of the connector. The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the
motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and floppy
drives. IDE ribbon cable 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 de­tected, expansion cards can use IRQ12. See “PS/2 Mouse Control” in BIOS
Features Setup of BIOS SETUP.

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

2. PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin PS2KBMS)
This connection is for a standard keyboard using a PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This
connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You
may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards.

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

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3. Parallel Port Connector (25-pin PRINTER)

You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through “Onboard Parallel
Port” in Chipset Features Setup of BIOS SETUP.
NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.

Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female)

4. Serial Port COM1 Connector (9-pin COM1)

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
BIOS SETUP for settings.

Serial Port (9-pin Male) COM 1

5. Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin VGA)

This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device.

VGA Monitor (15-pin Female)

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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 com-

puter or played through the Line Out. Mic allows microphones to be connected
for inputing voice.

MicLine InLine Out

1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors

7. Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (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)

8. Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (Two 4-pin USB)

Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.

USB 1

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2

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