ASUS P3B-F User Manual

®

P3B-F

Pentium® III / II / Celeron

Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

TM

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Product Name: ASUS P3B-F
Manual Revision: 1.04 E467
Release Date: October 1999

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7

1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 7

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

2. FEATURES ......................................................................................... 8

2.1 The ASUS P3B-F Motherboard .................................................. 8

2.1.1 Specifications .................................................................. 8

2.1.2 Special Features............................................................. 10

2.1.3 Performance Features .................................................... 10

2.1.4 Intelligence .................................................................... 11

2.2 Motherboard Parts..................................................................... 12

3. HARDWARE SETUP ...................................................................... 14

3.1 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 14

3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15

3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 16

3.4 Motherboard Settings................................................................ 16

3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 21

3.5.1 General DIMM Notes .................................................... 21

3.5.2 DIMM Memory Installation .......................................... 22

3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 23

3.6.1 Universal Retention Mechanism ................................... 23

3.6.3 Installing the Processor.................................................. 24

3.6.2 Heatsinks ....................................................................... 24

3.6.4 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors ............ 27

3.6.5 Precautions .................................................................... 28

3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 29

3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ......................... 29

3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards............................ 29

3.7.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ................................. 31

3.7.3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards...................... 31

3.8 External Connectors.................................................................. 32

3.9 Power Connection Procedures .................................................. 41

4. BIOS SETUP.................................................................................... 42

4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS......................................... 42

4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System....................... 42

4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) ...... 43

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CONTENTS

4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 45

4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................. 46

4.2.2 Legend Bar .................................................................... 46

4.3 Main Menu................................................................................ 48

4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave .............................. 49

4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 54

4.4.1 Chip Configuration ........................................................ 58

4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration .............................................. 60

4.4.3 PCI Configuration ......................................................... 62

4.4.4 Shadow Configuration................................................... 65

4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 66

4.5.1 Power Up Control.......................................................... 68

4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 70

4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 71

4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 73

5. SOFTWARE SETUP....................................................................... 75

5.1 Operating Systems .................................................................... 75

5.2 P3B-F Support CD.................................................................... 75

5.3 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup ............................................. 77

5.4 Intel LDCM Client Setup.......................................................... 78

5.5 Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx .................................................. 80

5.6 Install ASUS Update Vx.xx ...................................................... 81

5.7 Install PC-Cillin 98 Vx.xx ........................................................ 82

5.8 Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader Vx.x ...................................... 83

5.9 Uninstalling Programs .............................................................. 84

6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ............................................................ 85

6.1 Intel LANDesk Client Manager................................................ 85

6.2 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 91

7. APPENDIX........................................................................................ 97

7.1 UltraDMA/66 PCI Card ............................................................ 97

7.2 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................. 109

7.3 ASUS S370 Series CPU Card................................................. 111

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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! Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly ap-

proved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance
and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Washing­ton DC: Office of the Federal Register , National Archives and Records Administra­tion, U.S. Government Printing Office.

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.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1. Introduction Manual information and checklist

2. Features Information and specifications concerning this product

3. Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard and jumpers

4. BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS software

5. Software Setup Instructions on setting up the included support software

6. Software Reference Reference material for the included support software

7. Appendix Optional items

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

Manual / Checklist

1. INTRODUCTION

(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 drives
(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 Series CPU cards (optional)

ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional)

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2.1 The ASUS P3B-F Motherboard

The ASUS P3B-F is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants ad­vanced features processed by the fastest CPU.

2.1.1 Specifications

• Multi-Speed: Supports Intel Pentium® III (450MHz and faster), Pentium® II

2. FEATURES

Specifications

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

• Multi-Cache: Supports processors with 512, 256, 128, or 0KB Pipelined Burst

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

2. FEATURES

(233MHz to 450MHz), and CeleronTM (266MHz and faster) processors.

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 1024MB. These
new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the critical enhanced 100MHz bus speed
requirement.

• JumperFree™ BIOS: Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre-

quency and Vcore voltages all through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is
enabled. Easy-to-use DIP switches intsead of jumpers are provided to manually
setup the processor.

• Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware provides Vcore and CPU/SDRAM frequency ad-

justments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot
selection. Power supply is autodetected to enable/disable suspend-to-RAM and
KB/PS/2 mouse power up, eliminating the need to make jumper adjustments.

• Multi-device W ake Up: Supports modem wake up, keyboard/PS/2 mouse wake

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

• PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easier way to examine and manage system

status information, such as CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan
status through the onboard hardware ASIC and the bundled LDCM from Intel or
PC Probe from ASUS.

• Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection: Programmable BIOS (flash

EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for W indows 98 compatibility , built-in firm­ware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually au­tomatic setup.

• AGP Slot: Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port card for high performance,

component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications us­ing a 1X or 2X mode bus.

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

cally transport commands and information between SMBus devices.

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2. FEATURES

• PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Provides options of five 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) with

two 16-bit ISA expansion slots, six PCI with one ISA, and six PCI with no ISA.
All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards.
(PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput.)

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

lel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UAR T2 can also be directed from COM2
to the Infrared Module for wireless connections.

• 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 T ape Backup, CD-ROM, CD-R/W , and LS-120 drives.

• Universal Retention Mechanism: Supports a Pentium

aged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC2/SECC) or a Celeron
sor packaged in a Single Edge Processor Package (SEPP).

• Wake-On-LAN Connector: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an op-
tional ASUS PCI-L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast
Ethernet Card) or a similar ethernet card.

®

III / II processor pack-

TM

proces-

Specifications

2. FEATURES

• Wake-On-Ring Connector: Supports Wake-On-Ring activity through a PCI
modem card which supports a WOR connector.

• IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for a wireless interface.

• Onboard LED: The onboard LED will light up when there is standby power to

the PCI bus. This acts as a reminder to the user to turn OFF the power before
plugging and unplugging devices so as not to damage the motherboard, periph­erals, and/or components.

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2. FEATURES

2.1.2 Special Features

• ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more

Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power
Management (OSPM) functionality . W ith these features implemented in the OS,
PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.
To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS such as Windows
98 must be used.

2. FEATURES

Specifications

• Suspend and Go: Suspend-to-RAM (STR) provides maximum power savings

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

• PC’99 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series

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

(average of 5 watts) as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStart
so that you do not fall asleep waiting for system bootup (Suspend-to-RAM re­quires OS support and does not support ISA cards; ISA cards may fail to work
coming out of STR mode).

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

motherboards meet PC’99 compliancy. The new PC’99 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 W indows95/98/NT. Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons make
identification easy as required by PC’99.

the onboard SYMBIOS firmware.

TM

2.1.3 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: ASUS smart series motherboards with Intel

chipsets improve IDE transfer rate using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which
can handle data transfers up to 33MB/s.

• 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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2. FEATURES

2.1.4 Intelligence

• Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep
mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is

an important feature in implementing silent PC systems.

• Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for less than 4 sec-
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 or OS setting (see
PWR Button < 4 Secs in 4.5 Power Menu). When the power button is pressed
for more than 4 seconds, the system enters the soft-off mode regardless of the
BIOS setting.

• Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system
damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM
and failure. All fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.

• PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Power Up: Keyboard/Mouse Power Up can be enabled
or disabled to allow the computer to be powered on by pressing the space bar on
the keyboard or moving the mouse.

Specifications

2. FEATURES

• Message LED (requires ACPI OS support): Turbo LEDs now act as informa-
tion providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can de­termine if there are messages waiting in the mailbox. A simple glimpse provides
useful information to the user.

• Remote Ring On (requires modem): This allows a computer to be turned on
remotely through an internal or external modem. With this benefit on-hand, users
can access vital information from 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 enor­mous 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.

• Temperature Monitoring and Alert: CPU temperature is monitored by the
ASUS ASIC through the CPU’s internal thermal diode (on Pentium III, Pentium
II (Deschutes), and PPGA370 Celeron in conjunction with the ASUS S370-D or
S370-L CPU card) to prevent system overheat and system damage.

• Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure
stable voltage to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are
more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper
system configuration and management.

• Chassis Intrusion Detection: Supports chassis-intrusion monitoring through
the ASUS ASIC. A chassis intrusion event is kept in memory on battery power
for more protection.

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2. FEATURES

2.2 Motherboard Parts

1 ATX Power Connector
2 Slot 1 CPU Socket
3 Intel 440BX AGPset
4 4 DIMM Sockets

2. FEATURES

Specifications

10 Onboard LED
11 Wake-On-Ring Connector
12 1 or 2 ISA Slots (on ISA model only)
13 Programmable Flash EEPROM
14 Wake-On-LAN Connector
15 Multi I/O Chip
16 5 or 6 PCI Slots
17 Accelerated Graphics Port
18 Serial Port Connector
19 Parallel Port Connector

5 IDE Connectors
6 ASUS ASIC with hardware monitor
7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
8 Function DIP Switches
9 Intel PIIX4E PCIset

20 Serial Port Connector
21 2 USB Connectors
22 T: PS/2 Mouse Connector

B: PS/2 Keyboard Connector

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2. FEATURES

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21
20

19

18

1

23 4 5

2. FEATURES

Motherboard Parts

17

16
15

14

13

12

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.1 Motherboard Layout

3. H/W SETUP

Board Layout

PS2

KBMS

USB

COM1

TOP:

Mouse

BOTTOM:

Keyboard

TOP:

USB 1

BOTTOM:

USB 2

Printer Port

COM2

ATXPWR

JTPWR

ATX Power Connector

Slot 1

PWR_FAN

CPU_FAN

Intel

440BX

AGPset

JP20
(VIO)

DIMM Socket 0 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module)

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

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

DIMM Socket 3 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module)

0 1 2 34

Row

5

6

7

SECONDARY IDE

PRIMARY IDE

Multi-I/O

Wake-On-LAN

Connector

(WOL_CON)

CR2032 3V
Lithium Cell

(CMOS Power)

CHASSIS

SMB

WOR

Flash EEPROM

(Programable BIOS)

Accelerated Graphics Port

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

PCI Slot 4

PCI Slot 5

ISA Slot 1

PCI Slot 6

ISA Slot 2

DIP

Switches

FLOPPY

Intel

PIIX4E

PCIset

CLRTC

JEN

DSW

ASUS

ASIC

with

Hardware

Monitor

CHA_FAN

IDELED

R

P3B-F

PANEL

IR

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

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.2 Layout Contents

Motherboard Settings

1) DSW-Switch 6 p. 17 AGP Bus Frequency Setting

2) DSW-Switches 7-10 p. 18 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection

3) DSW-Switches 1-4 p. 19 CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple

TM

4) JEN p. 20 JumperFree

5) JP20 p. 20 I/O Voltage Setting (3.50/3.65 Volt)

Expansion Slots/Sockets

1) System Memory p. 21 System Memory Support

2) DIMM0,1,2,3 p. 22 DIMM Memory Module Support

3) Slot 1 p. 23 CPU Support

4) SLOT1, SLOT2 p. 28 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots (optional)

5) PCI1,2,3,4,5,6 p. 28 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots (optional PCI6)

6) AGP p. 29 Accelerated Graphics Port

Mode Setting (Enable/Disable)

Connectors

1) PS2KBMS p. 30 PS/2 Mouse Port Connector (6 pin-female)

2) PS2KBMS p. 30 PS/2 Keyboard Port Connector (6-pin female)

3) PARALLEL p. 31 Parallel (Printer) Port Connector (25-pin female)

4) COM1, COM2 p. 31 Serial Port COM1 & COM2 (two 9-pin male)

5) FLOPPY p. 31 Floppy Drive Port Connector (34 pins)

6) USB p. 32 Universal Serial Bus Port Connectors 1 & 2 (T wo 4-pin female)

7) Primary/Secondary IDE p. 32 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1 pins)

8) IDELED p. 33 IDE Device Activity LED (2 pins)

9) CHA_, PWR_, CPU_F AN p. 33 Chassis, Power Supply , CPU Fan Power Connectors ( 3 pi n s)

10) IR p. 34 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (5 pins)

11) SMB p. 34 SMBus Connector (3 pins)

12) WOL_CON p. 35 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins)

13) WOR p. 35 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins)

14) CHASSIS p. 36 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead (3 pins)
PWR.LED (

15)

16)

KEYLOCK (

PANEL

PANEL)p. 36 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins)

)

p. 36 System Power LED Lead (3 pins)

3. H/W SETUP

Layout Contents

17) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 36 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins)

18) MSG.LED (PANEL) p. 36 System Message LED Lead (2 pins)

19) SMI (PANEL) p. 36 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pins)

20) PWR.SW (PANEL) p. 37 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins)

21) RESET (PANEL) p. 37 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

22) ATXPWR p. 38 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins)

23) JTPWR p. 38 Thermal Sensor Connector

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3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure

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

3.4 Motherboard Settings

This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard’s function settings

Motherboard Settings

3. H/W SETUP

through the use of switches and/or jumpers.

3. HARDWARE SETUP

WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate

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

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do
not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a
metal object, such as the power supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or
connectors, or other components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with
the component whenever the components are separated from the system.

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

Motherboard Feature Settings (DIP Switches–DSW)

The motherboard’s onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP switches. The
white block represents the switch’s position. The example below shows all the
switches in the OFF position.

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P3B-F

P3B-F DIP Switches

DSW

ON

OFF

1. Frequency Multiple

2. Frequency Multiple

3. Frequency Multiple

4. Frequency Multiple

5. (Reserved)

6. AGP Frequency Selection

7. Frequency Selection

8. Frequency Selection

9. Frequency Selection

10. Frequency Selection

ON

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1) AGP Bus Frequency Setting (DSW-Switch 6)

This option sets the frequency ratio between the AGP bus frequency and the
DRAM (CPU bus) frequency . The default sets the AGP bus frequency to be 2/3
of the DRAM frequency . When the CPU/DRAM frequency is set to 66MHz, set
this switch to [ON]. See the processor table on the next page.

Setting DSW-Switch 6

DRAM Freq. x 2/3 [OFF] (default)
DRAM Freq. x 1 [ON]

3. H/W SETUP

Motherboard Settings

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P3B-F

ON

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ON

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DRAM Freq. x2/3DRAM Freq. x1

P3B-F AGP Bus Frequency Setting

WARNING! AGP bus frequencies above 66MHz exceed the specifications for

the AGP interface and are not guaranteed to be stable.

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

2) CPU External Frequency Selection (DSW-Switches 7-10)

This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and
the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU’s External frequency (or BUS Clock).
The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU’s Internal fre-
quency (the advertised CPU speed).

NOTE: In JumperFree mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be set to OFF.

Motherboard Settings

3. H/W SETUP

P3B-F CPU External
Frequency Selection

R

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CPU/DRAM
PCI BUS

CPU/DRAM
PCI BUS

CPU/DRAM
PCI BUS

CPU/DRAM
PCI BUS

CPU/DRAM
PCI BUS

ON

12345678910

→

66.0MHz

→

33.4MHz

ON

12345678910

→

100.0MHz

→

33.4MHz

ON

12345678910

→

110.0MHz

→

36.7MHz

ON

12345678910

→

120.0MHz

→

40.0MHz

ON

12345678910

→

133.0MHz

→

33.3MHz

ON

ON

12345678910

75.0MHz

37.5MHz

ON

12345678910

103.0MHz

34.3MHz

ON

12345678910

112.0MHz

37.3MHz

ON

12345678910

124.0MHz

31.0MHz

ON

12345678910

133.0MHz

44.3MHz

ON

12345678910

83.0MHz

41.6MHz

ON

12345678910

105.0MHz

35.0MHz

ON

12345678910

115.0MHz

38.3MHz

ON

12345678910

124.0MHz

41.3MHz

ON

12345678910

140.0MHz

35.0MHz

12345678910

CPU/DRAM
PCI BUS

→

150.0MHz

→

37.5MHz

NOTE: 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 VID signals directly to the onboard power

controller.

WARNING! Frequencies above 100MHz exceed the specifications for the

onboard Intel Chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable.

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3) CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple (DSW-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.

NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be set to OFF.

ON

12345678910

ON

12345678910

ON

12345678910

ON

12345678910

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P3B-F

ON

12345678910

2.0x(2/1)

ON

12345678910

3.5x(7/2)

ON

12345678910

5.0x(5/1)

ON

12345678910

6.5x(13/2)

ON

Frequency Multiple

12345678910

8.0x(8/1)

Manual CPU Settings
NOTE: JumperFree mode must be disabled .

2.5x(5/2)

5.5x(11/2)

7.0x(7/1)

ON

12345678910

3.0x(3/1)

ON

12345678910

4.5x(9/2)4.0x(4/1)

ON

12345678910

6.0x(6/1)

ON

12345678910

7.5x(15/2)

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Motherboard Settings

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

(CPU BUS Freq.) (Freq. Multiple) (AGP)

Intel CPU Model

Pentium III 600MHz 6.0x 100MHz [OFF][OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF]
Pentium III 550MHz 5.5x 100MHz [OFF][OFF][OFF] [ON] [OFF][OFF][OFF] [ON] [OFF]
Pentium III 500MHz 5.0x 100MHz [OFF][OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF][OFF] [ON] [OFF]
Pentium III/II 450MHz 4.5x 100MHz [OFF][OFF][OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF]
Pentium II 400MHz 4.0x 100MHz [OFF][OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON][OFF][ON] [OFF]
Pentium II 350MHz 3.5x 100MHz [OFF][OFF][OFF] [ON] [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF]

Celeron 500MHz 7.5x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF][OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON]
Celeron 466MHz 7.0x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON][OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON]
Celeron 433MHz 6.5x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON][OFF] [ON]
Celeron 400MHz 6.0x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON]
Celeron 366MHz 5.5x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF][OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON]
Pentium II/Celeron 333MHz 5.0x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON][OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON]
Pentium II/Celeron 300MHz 4.5x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON]
Pentium II/Celeron 266MHz 4.0x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON]
Pentium II 233MHz 3.5x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON]

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

Freq. Mult. Bus F. 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 6

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4) JumperFreeTM Mode Setting (JEN)

This allows you to enable or disable JumperFree
allows processor settings to be made through BIOS setup.

NOTE: In JumperFree

TM

mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be set to OFF.

Setting JEN

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

JEN

TM

mode. JumperFreeTM mode

Motherboard Settings

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P3B-F Jumper Mode Setting

NOTE: In JumperFree mode, your system will start up at a bus speed of 66MHz
(2.0x frequency multiplier is used for processors with unlocked multiplier) and
automatically enter BIOS setup for you to select your processor internal speed
after you have changed/reinstalled the processor or after a system hangup due to

improper CPU settings (see 4.4 Advanced Menu).

5) I/O Voltage Setting (JP20)

This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset,
and AGP.

Setting JP20

3.50 Volt [1-2] (default)

3.65 Volt [2-3]

R

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123

Jumper JumperFree

123

JP20
(VIO)

123

R

P3B-F

P3B-F Input/Output Voltage Setting

3.50 Volt
(default)

123

3.65 Volt

WARNING! Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may result

in the shortening of your computer components’ life. Leave on default setting.

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3.5 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). One side (with memory chips) of the DIMM takes up one
row on the motherboard.

To utilize the chipset’s Error Checking and Correction (ECC) feature, you must use a
DIMM module with 9 chips per side (standard 8 chips/side + 1 ECC chip) and make
the proper settings through 4.4.1 Chip Configuration.

Memory speed setup is recommended through SDRAM Configuration in 4.4.1

Chip Configuration.

Install memory in any combination as follows:

DIMM Location 168-pin DIMM 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
Socket 3 (Rows 4&5) SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB x1
Socket 4 (Rows 6&7) SDRAM 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB x1

Total System Memory (Max 1024MB) =

NOTE: At the time this User’s Manual was written, 256MB DIMMs are only avail-

able as double-sided registered memory.

3.5.1 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. This 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 (Ex-

tended Data Output) chips.

• BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen.

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

128, 256MB.

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3.5.2 DIMM Memory Installation

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 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.

Lock

88 Pins

System Memory

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P3B-F 168-Pin DIMM Memory 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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60 Pins

20 Pins

DRAM Key Position

RFU

Buffered

Unbuffered

Voltage Key Position

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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3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

NOTE: The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only. The ap­pearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be different from the following
examples.

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

®

III processor pack-

®

II processor pack­aged in SECC2/SECC, 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 any ASUS motherboard with the Slot 1 connector (See 7.2 ASUS S370
Series CPU Cards for instructions on using this card).

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

Pentium III (in an SECC2) with heatsink and fan
NOTE: The SEPP fan (for Celeron processors) is
similar to SECC2 fan except that the clamping
design is different.

CPU

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3.6.1 Universal Retention Mechanism

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

Universal Retention Mechanism (URM)

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3.6.2 Heatsinks

The recommended heatsinks (see 3.6.4 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 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.

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 chassis fan, if necessary.

3.6.3 Installing the Processor

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CPU

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

Unlocked Folding
Support Arms

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

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2. Attach the Heatsink
NOTE: If provided, you should follow the heatsink attachment instructions

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

Using the SECC fan with the Pentium

®

II

Push the two lock arms one direction to clamp the heatsink onto the processor
and the other direction to release.

Lock Arm

®

Using the SECC2 fan with the Pentium

III

Lock Arm

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.

CPU

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Four Pins and metal clip

NOTE: The SEPP heatsink and fan (for Intel Celeron processors) is similar to
the SECC2 heatsink and fan except that the clamping design is different.

W ARNING! Make sure the heatsink is mounted tightly against the SECC2, SECC,

or SEPP; otherwise, the CPU will overheat. Inspect visually to make sure that
there is no gap between the processor die and the heatsink and that the heatsink
is parallel to the processor . You may install an auxiliary fan to provide adequate
circulation across the processor’s passive heatsink.

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3. Insert the SECC2/SECC/SEPP

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CPU

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 SECC2, SECC, 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 SECC2/SECC/SEPP

Secure 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.

SECC SECC2/SEPP

Lock hole

Lock hole

CPU fan cable to
fan connector

CPU fan
cable to fan
connector

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3.6.4 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 hard­ware 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 except that the clamping design is different.

CPU

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3.6.5 Precautions

Operating a processor at temperatures above its maximum specified operating tem­perature will shorten the processor lifetime and may cause unreliable operation. To
prevent system overheat and/or damage, it is important to have accurate tempera­ture readings of the processor core (the main source of power dissipation) for sys­tem thermal management. Included inside Pentium III, Pentium II (Deschutes), and
PPGA370 Celeron processors is a thermal sensor that is connected to the internal
thermal diode.

Unlike other motherboards, this motherboard 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 sen­sors 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:

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CPU

1. An Intel recommended fan heatsink is used.

2. Good quality thermal interface material is used.

3. The heatsink is correctly installed onto the processor with a strong retention clip.

4. There is no visible gap between the processor die and heatsink.

The thermal interface material
should be continuous with no
through-holes or debris.

Example of a correctly installed retention clip

Example of an incorrectly installed retention clip

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3.7 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.

3.7.1 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 4.4.3 PCI Configuration)

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

3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards

Some expansion cards need 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 additional IRQ will be used. If your moth­erboard also has MIDI enabled, another IRQ will be used, leaving 4 IRQs free.

IMPORTANT: If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support
“Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise
between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.

Interrupt Request Table

INT-A INT-B INT-C INT-D

PCI slot 1 shared -- -- -­PCI slot 2 -- shared -- -­PCI slot 3 -- -- shared -­PCI slot 4 -- -- -- shared
PCI slot 5 -- -- -- shared
PCI slot 6 -- -- shared -­AGP shared ---- -- -­USB -- -- -- shared

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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 (LPT1)
8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9* 4 ACPI Mode when used
10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

Expansion Cards

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11* 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12* 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 8 Numeric Data Processor
14* 9 Primary IDE Channel
15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel

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*These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require 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. To see a map of your used and free IRQs in Windows
98, the Control Panel icon in My Computer, contains a System icon, which gives
you a Device Manager tab. Double-clicking on a specific hardware device gives
you the Resources tab which shows the Interrupt number and address. Double-click
Computer to see all the interrupts and addresses for your system. Make sure that no
two devices use the same IRQ or your computer will experience problems when
those two devices are in use at the same time.

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To simplify this process, this motherboard complies 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 do 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 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 on your PCI cards are set to
INT A.

3.7.3 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.

IMPORTANT : To avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy
ISA cards (see PCI/PNP ISA IRQ/DMA Resource Exclusion in 4.4.3 PCI Con-
figuration. Choose Yes in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs
and DMAs you want to reserve).

3.7.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

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.

DMA Channels

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P3B-F Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

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3.8 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 connectors will cause damage to your motherboard.

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

Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connec­tor on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side on
floppy disk drives. 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.

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Connectors

1) PS/2 Mouse Connector (Green 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 Function Control in

4.4 Advanced Menu.

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

2) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (Purple 6-pin PS2KBMS)
This connection is for a standard keyboard using an 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 (Burgundy 25-pin PARALLEL)
You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel
Port in 4.2.2 I/O Device Configuration. NOTE: Serial printers must be con-

nected to the serial port.

Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female)

4) Serial Port Connectors (Teal/Turquoise 9-pin COM1/COM2)

The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See
Onboard Serial Port in 4.2.2 I/O Device Configuration.

COM 1 COM 2

Serial Ports (9-pin Male)

5) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)

This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable. After con­necting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the
floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta-

tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).

NOTE: Orient the red stripe to Pin 1

Floppy Drive Connector

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Pin 1

Connectors
DMA Channels

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6) Universal Serial Bus Port Connectors 1 & 2 (Black two 4-pin USB)

Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.

USB 1

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2

7) Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors
(40-1pin PRIMARY IDE/SECONDARY IDE)

These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connect­ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard
disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave
mode by setting its jumper accordingly. Refer to the documentation of your hard
disk for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports specific device bootup (see Boot

Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu). (Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the
wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged).

TIP: You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters 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 4.6 Boot Menu.

NOTE: Orient the red stripe to PIN 1

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Secondary IDE Connector

P3B-F IDE Connectors

Primary IDE Connector

PIN 1

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8) IDE Device Activity LED (2-pin IDELED)

This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s IDE device activity LED. Read
and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE con­nectors will cause the LED to light up.

TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light,
try reversing the 2-pin plug.

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P3B-F IDE Activity LED

9) Chassis, Power Supply , CPU Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_,PWR_,CPU_F AN)

These connectors support cooling fans of 500mA (6W) or less. Orientate the
fans so that the heat sink fins allow 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 Rotations per Minute (RPM)
can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe Utility or Intel LDCM Utility (see 6.
Software Reference).

IDELED

Connectors

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WARNING! The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow

across the CPU and onboard heatsinks. Damage may occur to the motherboard
and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers,

do not place jumper caps over these pins.

Power Supply Fan

GND

+12V

Rotation

CPU Fan Power

GND

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+12V

Rotation

Chassis Fan Power

GND

+12V

Rotation

P3B-F 12Volt Cooling Fan Power

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10) IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR)

This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared
module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this
feature. You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared in

4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration to select whether UAR T2 is directed for use with
COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown on the Back View and connect a
ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions.

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Connectors

GND

(NC)

+5V

IRRX

IRTX

R

P3B-F

For the infrared feature to be available,
you must connect the optional Infrared
(IrDA) module to the motherboard.

Front View

Back View

IRTX
GND

IRRX

+5V
(NC)

P3B-F Infrared Module Connector

11) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB)

This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices. SMBus devices commu­nicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus de­vices. The SMBus or System Management Bus is a specific implementation of

2

an I

C bus, which is a multi-master bus, that is, multiple chips can be connected

to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer.

R

P3B-F

SMBCLK

1

SMB

Ground

SMBDATA

+5V

P3B-F SMBus Connector

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12) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON)

The WOL_CON connector powers up the system when a wake-up packet or
signal is received from the network through the ASUS PCI-L101 LAN card.

IMPORTANT: This feature requires that Wake-On-LAN is set to Enabled (see

4.5.1 Power Up Control) and that your system has an ATX power supply with at
least 720mA +5V standby power.

R

P3B-F

WOL_CON

+5VSB
Ground
PME

P3B-F Wake-On-LAN Connector

13) Wake-On-Ring Connector (2-pin WOR)

This connector connects to an internal modem card with a Wake-On-Ring out­put. The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is re­ceived through the internal modem card. NOTE: For external modems, Wake­On-Ring is detected through the COM port.

IMPORTANT: This feature requires that PWR Up On Modem Act is set to

Enabled (see 4.5.1 Power Up Control).

Connectors

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R

P3B-F

PIXRI#

P3B-F Wake-On-Ring Connector

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WOR

2

Ground

1

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14) Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion moni­tor/sensor or microswitch. The sensor is triggered when a high level signal is
sent to the Chassis Signal lead, which occurs when a panel switch or light detec­tor is triggered.

+5VSB

Chassis Signal

GND

R

P3B-F

CHASSIS

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Connectors

P3B-F Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead

15) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWR.LED)
This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED, which lights when
the system is powered on, blinks when it is in sleep mode, and turns off when it
is in soft-off mode.

16) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK)
This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch to allow keyboard
locking. NOTE: When the keyboard is locked, the mouse can still be used.

17) System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER)
This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker.

18) System Message LED Lead (2-pin MSG.LED)
This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. The
LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data re­ceived. This function requires an ACPI OS as well as application and driver
support.

19) System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI)
This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or “Green”
mode where system activity will be instantly decreased to save electricity and
expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use. This 2-pin
connector (see the preceding figure) connects to the case-mounted suspend switch.

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20) ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin PWR.SW)

The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead.
Pushing the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP or ON
and SOFT OFF, depending on your BIOS or OS setting. Pushing the switch
while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off. The
system power LED shows the status of the system’s power.

21) Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting
your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred
method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system’s power supply.

*

Requires an ATX power supply.

Ground

Speaker

Connector

Ground

Ground

+5V

SPKR

Keyboard Lock

Power LED

PLED

+5 V

Keylock

R

P3B-F

P3B-F System Panel Connections

Message LED

SMI Lead

+5 V

MLED

Ground

Ground

ExtSMI#

PWR_SW

ATX Power Switch*

Ground

ResetCon

Reset SW

Connectors

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22) 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.

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Connectors

+3.3 Volts

-12.0 Volts

Power Supply On

R

P3B-F

Ground

Ground
Ground
Ground

-5.0 Volts
+5.0 Volts
+5.0 Volts

ATXPWR

+3.3 Volts
+3.3 Volts
Ground
+5.0 Volts
Ground
+5.0 Volts
Ground
Power Good
+5V Standb
+12.0 Volts

P3B-F ATX Power Connector

IMPORTANT: Make sure that your ATX power supply can supply at least 10mA

on the 5-volt standby lead (5VSB). You may experience difficulty in powering
on your system if your power supply cannot support the load. For Wake-On­LAN, keyboard wake up, and suspend-to-RAM support, your ATX power sup­ply must supply at least 720mA +5VSB.

23) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector

If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor
cable to this connector.

Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector

JTPWR

R

P3B-F

P3B-F Thermal Sensor Connector

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3.9 Power Connection Procedures

1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover.

2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with

3. Connect the power supply cord to the power supply located on the back of
your system case according to your system user’s manual.

4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector.

5. You may then turn on your devices in the following order:
a. Your monitor

b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)
c. Your system power

For ATX power supplies, you need to switch ON the power supply if a
switch is provided as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of
the case.

6. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. For ATX
power supplies, the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is
pressed. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch between 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 test. Check your jumper settings and connec­tions again or call your retailer for assistance.

).

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Power Connections

7. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the in­structions in 4. BIOS SETUP.

* Powering Off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operat-

ing system before switching off the power switch. For ATX power supplies,
you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your oper­ating system. If you use Windows 95/98, click the Start button, click Shut
Down, and then click Shut down the computer?. The power supply should
turn off after Windows shuts down.

NOTE: The message “Y ou can now safely turn of f your computer” will not appear
when shutting down with ATX power supplies.

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4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS

4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System

It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS
along with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable
floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.EXE is a
Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new
BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. This file
works only in DOS mode. To determine the BIOS version of your mother­board, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left­hand corner of your screen during bootup. Larger numbers 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-

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Updating BIOS

3. Reboot your computer from the floppy disk. NOTE: BIOS setup must

4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH.

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 W indows and will not work with certain memory drivers that
may be loaded when you boot from your hard drive. It is recommended
that you reboot using a floppy.

specify “Floppy” as the first item in the boot sequence.

IMPORTANT! If “unknown” is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory

chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there­fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility.

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5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press
<Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears.

6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then
press <Enter>.

4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures (only when 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
Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears.

5. T ype the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXX-

XX.XXX, and then press <Enter>.
NOTE: To cancel this operation, press <Enter>.

Updating BIOS

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6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the up-

date.

7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash
ROM. The boot block will be updated automatically only when neces­sary. This will minimize the chance of a failed updating. When the pro­gramming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed.

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Updating BIOS

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 was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file,
your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will
need servicing.

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4.2 BIOS Setup Program

This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using
the provided utility as described in 4.1 Flash Memory Writer Utility.

The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system,
or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section describes how to configure your system
using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, at some time in the future
you may want to change the configuration of your computer. For example, you
may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power
management settings. It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using
the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and
record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM.

The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When 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> + <Delete>, or by press­ing the Reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the
system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail.

The Setup program has been designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is a
menu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menus
and make your selections among the predetermined choices.

To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key after
the computer has run through its POST.

NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following
BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not re­flect your BIOS screens exactly.

4. BIOS SETUP

Program Information

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4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration.
ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced

features.

POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management

features.

BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to lo-

cate and load the Operating System.

EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or specify how to exit the

Setup program.

To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard
until the desired item is highlighted.

4.2.2 Legend Bar

At the bottom of the Setup screen you will 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

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functions.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description

<F1> or <Alt + H> Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS

<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-

← or → (keypad arrow) Selects the menu item to the left or right
↑ or ↓ (keypad arrows) Moves the highlight up or down between fields

- (minus key) Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field
+ (plus key) or spacebar Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field
<Enter> Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field
<Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field
<End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field

Setup

menu

<F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults
<F10> Saves changes and exits Setup

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General Help

In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also pro­vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim­ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists
the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and functions.

Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program

See 4.7 Exit Menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the
setup program.

Scroll Bar

When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window, it indicates that there is
more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window. Use <PgUp> and
<PgDn> or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help docu­ment. Press <Home> to display the first page, press <End> to go to the last page.
To exit the help window, press <Enter> or <Esc>.

Sub-Menu

Note that a right pointer symbol (as shown in the left view)
appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that
a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu con­tains additional options for a field parameter . To call up a sub­menu, simply move the highlight to the field and press <En­ter>. The sub-menu will then immediately appear. Use the

legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within
a sub-menu just as you would within a menu. Use the <Esc> key to return to the
main menu.

Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their
corresponding functions. Practice navigating through the various menus and sub­menus. If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields, use the set
default hot key <F5>. While moving around through the Setup program, note that
explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each
menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field.

4. BIOS SETUP

Menu Introduction

NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for
that field.

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4.3 Main Menu

When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears:

System Time [XX:XX:XX]

Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time).
The format is hour, minute, second. Valid values for hour , minute and sec-

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Main Menu

ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). Use the
<Tab> or <Shift> + <Tab> keys to move between the hour, minute, and
second fields.

System Date [XX/XX/XXXX]

Sets your system to the date that you specify (usually the current date). The
format is month, day , year . Valid values for month, day , and year are Month:
(1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Y ear: (100 year range). Use the <T ab> 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 support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode
support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB)
on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A]
[Drive B] [Both]

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4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you
have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the
drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in­stalled hard disk. To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati­cally, select [Auto].

Type [Auto]

Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic
detection is successful, 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 before data can be read from and write on. Primary
IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible
with FDISK).

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Master/Slave Drives

Other options for the Type field are:

[None] - to disable IDE devices

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IMPORT ANT: If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system,

incorrect parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct parameters
manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk.

If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted, the
disk will not be readable. If the auto-detected parameters do not match the ones that
should be used for your disk, you should enter the correct ones manually by setting
[User Type HDD].

[User Type HDD]

Master/Slave Drives

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Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for your drive.
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 Logical Block Addressing is
enabled, 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders,
heads, or sectors. Note that Logical Block Access may decrease the access speed
of the hard disk. However, LBA Mode is necessary for drives with greater than
504MB in storage capacity. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal]
[Match Partition Table] [Manual]

Cylinders

This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to your drive documentation
to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to
this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation

Method field must be set to [Manual].

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Head

This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documenta­tion to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to
this field, the Type field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method
field must be set to [Manual].

Sector

This field configures the number of sectors per track. Refer to your drive docu­mentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make
changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the Trans-

lation Method field must be set to [Manual].
CHS Capacity

This field shows the drive’s maximum CHS capacity calculated automatically by
the BIOS from the drive information you entered.

Maximum LBA Capacity

This field shows the drive’s maximum LBA capacity calculated automatically by
the BIOS from the drive information you entered.

Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum]

This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number
supported by the drive. This 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 Sectors] [16 Sectors] [32 Sectors] [Maximum]

SMART Monitoring [Disabled]

This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analy­sis and Reporting T echnology) system which utilizes internal hard disk drive moni­toring technology . This feature is normally disabled because system resources used
in this feature may decrease system performance. Configuration options: [Dis­abled] [Enabled]

PIO Mode [4]

This option lets you set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for the IDE de­vice. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. Configura­tion options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Master/Slave Drives

ULTRA DMA Mode [Disabled]

Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for com­patible IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability. NOTE:
To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD].
Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled]

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Other options for “Type:” are:
[CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives
[LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives
[ZIP-100] - for ZIP-100 compatible disk drives
[MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives
[Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here

After using the legend keys to make your selections on this sub-menu, press
the <Esc> key to exit back to the Main menu. When the Main menu ap­pears, you will notice that the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk
drive that you just configured.

Language [English]

This allows selection of the BIOS’ displayed language. Configuration options:
[English]

Supervisor Password [Disabled], User Password [Disabled]

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Main Menu

This field allows you to set the password. To set the password, highlight the appro­priate field and press <Enter>.

T ype in a password and press <Enter>. You can type up to eight alphanumeric char­acters. Symbols and other keys are ignored. T o confirm the password, type the pass­word again and press the <Enter>. The password is now set to [Enabled]. This pass­word allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus.

To clear the password, highlight this field and press <Enter>. The same dialog box
as above will appear. Press <Enter> and the password will be set to [Disabled].

A Note about Passwords

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu. The
passwords control access to the BIOS and certain Security menu options during
system startup. The passwords are not case sensitive. In other words, it makes no
difference whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a Supervisor
password and a User password. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup
program functions. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering
the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all Security menu options.

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Forgot the password?

If you forgot the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS
Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password
information is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To erase the
R TC RAM: (1) Unplug your computer , (2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn
ON your computer, (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS
setup to re-enter user preferences.

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/Keyboard]

Installed Memory [XXX MB]

This field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the
system during bootup. You do not need to make changes to this field. This
is a display only field.

Main Menu

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4.4 Advanced Menu

CPU Speed [Manual]

When the motherboard is set to JumperFree mode (see 3.4 Motherboard
Settings), this field allows you to select the internal speed of your CPU.

Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the subsequent four fields.
Configuration options: [Manual] [266MHz] [300MHz] [333MHz] [366MHz]

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Advanced Menu

[400MHz] [433MHz] [466MHz]

CPU Core:Bus Freq. Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual])

This field sets the frequency multiple between 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 Bus/PCI Freq. (MHz) (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual])

This feature tells the clock generator what frequencies to send to the local
bus and PCI devices onboard. The bus frequency (external frequency) mul­tiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU’s internal frequency (the CPU
speed).

CPU Vcore

This field displays the core voltage supplied to the CPU. If you want to
set it manually, always refer to the CPU documentation for the reason­able voltage range.

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CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]

These fields allow you to choose from the default of [Enabled] or choose
[Disabled] to turn on or off the CPU’s Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disabled]

This function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache. Con­figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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. Configu­ration 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 detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved
for expansion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. [Enabled] will
always reserve IRQ12, whether on startup a PS/2 mouse is detected or not.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto]

USB Legacy Support [Auto]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled]

When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than
64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled]; otherwise, leave this on
[Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Notes for JumperFree Mode

CPU Upgrade/Reinstallation

To ensure that your system can enter BIOS setup after the processor has
been changed or reinstalled, your system will start up running at the slowest
bus speed (66MHz). It will then automatically take you to the Advanced
menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU speeds.

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Advanced Menu

For processors with locked frequency multiplier

For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier

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System Hangup

If your system crashes or hangs due to improper CPU settings, power OFF
your system and restart. The system will start up in safe mode running at the
slowest bus speed (66MHz) and enter BIOS setup.

For processors with locked frequency multiplier

For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier

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Chip Configuration

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4.4.1 Chip Configuration

SDRAM Configuration [By SPD]

This sets the optimal timings for items 2–4, depending on the memory mod­ules that you are using. Default setting is [By SPD], which configures items
2–4 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The
EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about

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the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and mod­ule banks. Configuration options: [User Define] [7ns (143MHz)] [8ns
(125MHz)] [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 make changes to this
field, the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define].

SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay

This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the
read/write command. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the SDRAM
Configuration field must be set to [User Define].

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the
SDRAM. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configura-
tion field must be set to [User Define].

DRAM Idle Timer [10T]

This controls the amount of time in HCLKs that the DRAM controller waits
to close a DRAM page after the CPU becomes idle. Leave on default set­ting. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configuration
field must be set to [User Define]. Configuration options: [0T] [2T] [4T]

[8T] [10T] [12T] [16T] [32T] [Infinite]

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SDRAM MA Wait State [Normal]

This controls the leadoff clocks for CPU read cycles. Leave on default set­ting. Configuration options: [Fast] [Normal] [Slow]

Snoop Ahead [Enabled]

[Enabled] allows PCI streaming. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Host Bus Fast Data Ready [Disabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

16-bit I/O Recovery Time [1 BUSCLK]

Configuration options: [4 BUSCLK] [1 BUSCLK] [2 BUSCLK] [3 BUSCLK]

8-bit I/O Recovery Time [1 BUSCLK]

Configuration options: [8 BUSCLK] [1 BUSCLK] [2 BUSCLK] [3 BUSCLK]
[4 BUSCLK] [5 BUSCLK] [6 BUSCLK] [7 BUSCLK]

Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]

This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic
data. Configuration options: [4MB] [8MB] [16MB] [32MB] [64MB]
[128MB] [256MB]

Video Memory Cache Mode [UC]

USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technol­ogy for the video memory of the processor. It can greatly improve the dis­play speed by caching the display data. You must set this to UC (uncacheable)
if your display card cannot support this feature; otherwise your system may
not boot. Configuration options: [UC] [USWC]

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]

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]

Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both]

You can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel,
both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Sec­ondary] [Disabled]

Data Integrity Mode [Non-ECC]

[Non-ECC] has byte-wise write capability but no provision for protecting
data integrity in the DRAM array. When [EC-Only] is selected, data errors
are detected but not corrected. [ECC] with hardware scrubbing allows the
detection of single-bit and multiple-bit errors and recovery of single-bit er­rors. This field is available only if your DIMMs have ECC. Configuration
options: [Non-ECC] [EC-Only] [ECC]

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4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration

Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap]

This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of
your floppy disk drives. Configuration options: [No Swap] [Swap AB]

Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W]

When set to [Read Only], this field protects files from being copied to floppy

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disks by allowing reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes. The setup
default [R/W] allows both reads and writes. Configuration options: [R/W]
[Read Only]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3]

These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connec­tors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Con­figuration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/
IRQ10] [Disabled]

UART2 Use Infrared [Disabled]

When enabled, this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the
second serial UAR T 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 Connector in 3.8 Exter-

nal Connectors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7]

This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. If you
disable this feature, Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configu­rations will not be available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/
IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5]

Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP]

This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Nor­mal] allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] al­lows bidirectional parallel port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port
to operate 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 above. Configuration options: [1] [3]
[Disabled]

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4.4.3 PCI Configuration

Slot 1 IRQ, Slot 2 IRQ, Slot 3/6 IRQ, Slot 4/5 IRQ [Auto]

These fields set 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. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12]
[14] [15]

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

Some nonstandard VGA cards, such as graphics accelerators or MPEG V ideo
Cards, may not show colors properly . The setting [Enabled] should correct
this problem. Otherwise, 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 onboard
Symbios SCSI BIOS will be disabled.

[Disabled] will disable the motherboard’s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the
BIOS on an external Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI
card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Con­figuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

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USB IRQ [Enabled]

[Enabled] reserves an IRQ# for the USB to work. [Disabled] does not allow
the USB to have an IRQ# and therefore prevents the USB from functioning.
If you are not using any USB devices, you may set this feature to [Disabled]
to save an extra IRQ# for expansion cards. Configuration options: [Dis­abled] [Enabled]

VGA BIOS Sequence [PCI/AGP]

If your computer has both PCI and AGP 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]

PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion

IRQ XX Used By ISA [No/ICU]

These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is
being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default value indicates
either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility
(ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ. If you
install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an
ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to [Yes]. For example: If you
install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA
to [Yes]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes]

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PCI/PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion

DMA x Used By ISA [No/ICU]

These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each
field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default setting indi­cates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being
used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel. If you install a legacy

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ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you are not using an
ICU, you must set the field for that channel to [Yes]. Configuration options:
[No/ICU] [Yes]

PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion

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ISA MEM Block BASE [No/ICU]

This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA
card that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address
range. If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its
address range, select a base address from the six available options; the ISA
MEM Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting the block size. If you
have more than one legacy ISA card in your system that requires the use of
this address range, you can increase the block size to 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]. Configuration options: [No/ICU]
[C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00]

4.4.4 Shadow Configuration

Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled]

This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to
RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information
access is faster 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 available between 640K and 1024K by the amount
used for this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.5 Power Menu

The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the
video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity.

Power Management [User Define]

This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If
this menu item is set to [Disabled], power management features will not function

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Power Menu

regardless of other field settings on this menu. The [User Define] option allows you
to make your own selections in the Power menu. When set to [Max Saving], system
power will be conserved to its greatest amount. The Suspend Mode field will then
be set to predefined value that ensures maximum power savings.

This field acts as the master control for the power 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 Define] [Disabled] [Min Saving] [Max Saving]

IMPORT ANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep

the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by
the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add the
statement, DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, to your CONFIG.SYS file. For
Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM
feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery
and power cord icon labeled “Power Management” will appear in the “Control
Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Properties dialog box.

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Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ]

This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor
power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off]

Video Off Method [DPMS OFF]

This field defines the video off features. The DPMS (Display Power Man­agement System) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card
if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen.
(Use this for monitors without power management or “green” features. Your
screen saver will not display with [Blank Screen] selected). [V/H
SYNC+Blank] blanks the screen and turns of f vertical and horizontal scan­ning. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS
Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON]

HDD Power Down [Disabled]

When enabled, this shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system
after a period of inactivity 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-to-RAM Capability [Disabled]

Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is an updated energy-saving feature and requires
the system be set up to support ACPI. In Suspend-to-RAM state, all de­vices on the computer are turned off, except for the system RAM. Thus,
the PC consumes less than 5 Watts of power. [Auto] allows the BIOS to
detect if your power supply can supply at least 720mA on the +5VSB lead
to support the STR function. If the power supply meets the requirement,
the STR function will be enabled; if not, this function will be disabled. If
your expansion cards do not support the STR function, you must leave this
field on the default setting of [Disabled]. NOTE: This field is only effective
for DOS, W indows 95, and Windows NT 4.0 environments. Configuration
options: [Auto] [Disabled]

Suspend Mode [Disabled]

Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode. NOTE:
This field is only effective for DOS, Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0
environments. Configuration options: [Disabled] [30 Sec] [1 Min] [2 Min]
[4 Min] [8 Min] [20 Min] [40 Min]

PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft off]

When set to [Soft off], the ATX switch can be used as a normal system
power-off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. [Suspend] allows
the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will
place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX
switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. NOTE: This
field is only effective in APM OS system. Configuration options: [Soft off]
[Suspend]

Power Menu

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4.5.1 Power Up Control

AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled]

This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the
power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system off and [En­abled] reboots your system if it was active before power loss. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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PWR Up On Modem Act [Disabled]

This allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for powering up the
computer when the modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft-off
mode. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the com­puter and applications are fully running, thus connection cannot be made on
the first try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the
computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system
to power on. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Wake On LAN [Disabled]

Wake-On-LAN allows your computer to be booted from another computer
via a network by sending a wake-up frame or signal. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]

IMPORTANT : This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake-On-

LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

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PWR Up On PS2 KB/Mouse [Disabled]

Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard (by press­ing the spacebar) or PS2 mouse (by clicking on the left button) 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 [Disabled] because
not all computers have the appropriate ATX 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 time of the day by selecting [Every­day] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date]

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4.5.2 Hardware Monitor

MB Temperature, CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and
CPU temperatures (for supported processors only). Set to [Ignore] only if
necessary.

Hardware Monitor

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Chassis Fan, CPU Fan, Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed, power
supply fan speed, and the chassis 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, an error message will
appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for
details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter
SETUP”.

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4.6 Boot Menu

Boot Sequence

The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot
devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or
<Space> key, you can promote devices and by using the <-> key, you can
demote devices. Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which
the system uses to search for a boot device on system power up. Configura­tion options: [Removable Devices] [IDE Hard Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM]
[Other Boot Device]

Removable Device [Legacy Floppy]

Configuration options: [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.

ATAPI CD-ROM

This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD-ROM drive to use in the
boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con­nected ATAPI CD-ROM drives.

Boot Menu

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Other Boot Device Select [Network]

Configuration options: [Network] [SCSI Boot Device]

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Plug & Play O/S [No]

This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con­figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Yes] is selected,
interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or
you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default set­ting of [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

Reset Configuration Data [No]

Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

Boot Virus Detection [Enabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Boot Up NumLock Status [On]

Configuration options: [Off] [On]

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.7 Exit Menu

Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the
Setup program, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit
from the menu bar to display the following menu:

NOTE: Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the
options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit this menu.

Exit Saving Changes

Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the
Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM.
The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on
even when the PC is turned off. Once this option is selected, a confirmation
is asked. Select [Yes] to save changes and exit.

NOTE: If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your
changes, the program will prompt you with 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 con­firmation before exiting.

Exit Menu

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Load Setup Defaults

This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters
on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a
confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to load default values. You can now
select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the 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 [Y es] 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 make changes. After selecting this op­tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to
save any changes to the non-volatile RAM.

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Exit Menu

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5.1 Operating Systems

You should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new
hardware to ensure full compliancy. For Windows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or
later. For Windows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later.

5.2 P3B-F Support CD

NOTE: The support 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
D:\SETUP.EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive D:).

5.2.1 Installation Menu

• Intel LDCM Administrator Setup: Installs software to monitor PC systems on the net-

work within the same bridge address with the Client software installed. The administrator
should install both Client and Administrator Software.

• Intel LDCM Client Setup: Installs software to monitor PC systems on the local system.

The LANDesk Client Manager must be installed in order to use the hardware manager
features.

• Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs a simple utility to monitor your computer’s fan,

temperature, and voltages.

• Install ASUS Update Vx.xx: Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or down-

load a BIOS image file.

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• Install PCCillin 98 Vx.xx: Installs the PC-cillin virus protection software. View the

online help for more information.

• Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader Vx.x: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software

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 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: Displays the filelist for the included support software.

• Exit: Exits the CD installation menu. (Click RIGHT ARROW on the lower-right corner of

the main menu.

Additonal CD Contents: DMI Configuration Utility in the DMI folder, Flash BIOS writer in
the AFLASH folder, IDE Bus Master driver for improved performance under W indows NT in
the BUSMASTR folder, USB patch to fix problems when using the USB driver under Win­dows 95 OSR 2.1 in the USBPATCH folder.

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NOTE: The screen displays in this and the following section may not reflect exactly

the screen contents displayed on your screen.

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5.3 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup

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.

NOTE: Intel LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed.
To uninstall any program, see 5.9 Uninstalling Programs.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(3) Click here.

(5) Click here.

(4) Click here.

(6) Click here and then

click Finish to restart.

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5.4 Intel LDCM Client Setup

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.

NOTE: Intel LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed.
To uninstall any program, see 5.9 Uninstalling Programs.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

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Windows 98

(3) Click here.

(5) Click here. (6) Click here.

(4) Click here.

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(7) Click here.

(9) Click here.

(8) Click here.

(10) Click here.

(11) Click here and then

click Finish to restart.

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5.5 Install ASUS PC Probe 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.

NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is in­stalled. To uninstall any program, see 5.9 Uninstalling Programs.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

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(3) Click here.

(5) Click here.

(7) Click here.

(4) Click here.

(6) Click here.

(8) Click Next and when

the Setup Complete box
appears, click Finish.

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5.6 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.

(5) Click here.

(4) Click here.

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5.7 Install PC-Cillin 98 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.

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(1) Click here.

(3) Click here only after you have

read the License Agreement.

(5) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(4) Setup will proceed with

the installation if no vi­ruses are found. Click
here to start installation.

(6) & (7) Select the preferred features by

clicking the appropriate buttons.

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(8) Insert a floppy disk and then click

here. Once the Emergency Clean
disk is created, click OK.

(9) Click here and then

click Finish to restart.

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5.8 Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader 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.

(3) Click here only after you have

read the License Agreement.

(2) Click here.

(4) Click here.

(5) Click here and then

click Finish to restart.

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5.9 Uninstalling 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.

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Windows 98

(1) Double-click here to open

the Add/Remove Programs
Properties dialog box.

(2) Select the program to

remove and click here.

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6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE

6.1 Intel LANDesk Client Manager

With the growth of the computer industry, computer systems have become more
complex and difficult to manage. Intel LANDesk Client Manager is a computer
management application that simplifies many aspects of managing a computer and
assists in troubleshooting common computer problems.

Intel LDCM

Use Client Manager to:

• Review system inventory

• View DMI-compliant component information

• Backup and restore system files

• Troubleshoot

• Monitor your computer’s health

• Receive notifications for system events

Client Manager 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
saves the list to the Windows registry. From this point on, when you run Client
Manager or open the Select Computer dialog box, Client Manager checks to see if
these computers (listed in the registry) are available and healthy.

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6.1.1 Main Client Manager Window

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6.1.2 Using the Taskbar icons

Intel LDCM

Toolbar Descriptions

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Opens the Select Computer dialog box

Opens the Export dialog box to export the
inventory to a file

Exports the inventory to the clipboard

Opens the notification log

Opens the global notification log

Opens the remote access log

Opens the Configure Notifications dialog
box

Opens the Configure Global Notifications
dialog box

File | Select Computer

File | Export

File | Export to clipboard

View | Notification Log

V iew | Global Notification Log

View | Remote Access Log
T ools | Configure Notifications

Tools | Configure Global

Opens the File Transfer dialog box

Reboots the computer
Opens the DMI Explorer

Opens the Set Access Rights dialog box

Tools | Transfer Files
Tools | Reboot

Tools | DMI Explorer

Tools | Set Access Rights

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6.1.3 Using the Select Computer Dialog Box

Discovers new computers on the network

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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

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6.1.4 To select a computer

Intel LDCM

1. From the main Client Manager window, click File | Select Computer.

2. In the Select Computer dialog box, click the computer you want to view.

3. Click the Select button.

6.1.5 To discover new computers

• In the Select Computer dialog box, click the Discover button on the toolbar or

press <Shift>+<F5>.
TIP: Use the Discover button each time you add a computer to the network,

change a computer’s network adapter , or upgrade a computer to a newer version
Client Manager.

6.1.6 To refresh PC health

• In the Select Computer dialog box, click the Refresh Known Computers but-

ton on the toolbar or press <F5>.

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TIP: PC health does not automatically update as changes occur . For example, if
a computer’s health changes while you are displaying the Select Computer dia­log box, you need to refresh the list in order to view the correct PC health.

6.1.7 To remove a computer from the list

1. In the Select Computer dialog box, click the computer name you want to re­move.

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 the Select Computer dialog box, click the computer name you want to wake
up. You can also <Shift>+click to select a continuous group of computers or
<Ctrl>+click to select individual computers in the list.

TIP: You can only attempt to wake up computers that have a status of Unavail­able or Wakeable. If the Select Computer dialog box does not display any com­puters with a status of Unavailable or Wakeable and you suspect it should, the
list view may be filtered to display only unhealthy or available computers. You
may need to change your list view to display all computers.

2. Click the Wake Up Computer button on the toolbar to wake up the selected
computer(s) or press <Alt>+<W>.

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After you attempt to wake up a computer , the status of that computer changes in the
list view to a Wake Pending status. If the attempt to wake up a computer is success­ful, the Wake Pending status changes to a status reflecting the computer ’s health
(such as Normal, Warning, or Critical). If the computer does not wake up after five
minutes, a message box appears stating possible reasons why the computer did not
respond. (For example, the computer may be disabled or may not support Wake-On­LAN.) After clicking OK, the Wake Pending status reverts to its original status of
Unavailable or Wakeable.

NOTE: You computer must have a Wake-On-LAN network adapter to support this
feature. Some computers that support the Wake-On-LAN technology may have re­mote 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 computer even if you cannot
otherwise access the computer because of access limitations or Unavailable status.
If you display the properties of an unavailable computer, the properties are read
from a database in the Windows registry on your computer. Since the Operating
System information is not stored in this same database, that information is not avail­able for a computer with a status of Unavailable. Remember that some items may
not be current if the properties have changed while the computer was off the net­work.

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6.1.10 Understanding the Computer Status Icons

Intel LDCM

When you open the Select Computer dialog box, each computer in the list displays
an icon indicating the current status of that computer . The table below describes the
seven states a computer may be in.

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Unavailable The computer is currently in a powered-down state.
Wakeable The computer is currently in a powered-down state but

supports Remote Wakeup technology.

Wake Pending A temporary status (not to exceed five minutes) while

Client Manager attempts to wake up a computer . (A com­puter that is in 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 tolerance level.

For example, if the hard disk is running critically low
on available space, the PC Health indicator displays a
critical icon.

Unknown A computer that is powered on, but the health status (Nor-

mal, Warning, or Critical) is not known.

Normal (Mobile) A computer that includes support for mobile PC fea-

tures, such as mobile battery . Mobile computers display
the same array of health icons (above) used for non­mobile computers.

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6.2 ASUS PC Probe

ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com­puter system’s vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and tem-
peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about
your computer, such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU
speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer.

6.2.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe

When ASUS 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 by­pass this startup screen, clear the Show up in next execution check box.

ASUS PC Probe

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To open ASUS PC Probe, click the Windows Start button, point to Pro­grams, and then ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx.

The PC Probe icon
that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the
status of your PC.

will appear on the taskbar’s system tray indicating

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6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe

Monitoring

Monitor Summary

Shows a summary of the items being
monitored.

Temperature Monitor

Shows the PC’s temperature (for
supported processors only).

(Move the slider up to increase the
threshold level or down to decrease

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Temperature Warning

threshold adjustment

the threshold level)

Fan Monitor

Shows the PC’s fan rotation.

Fan Warning

threshold adjustment

(Move the slider up to increase the
threshold level or down to decrease

the threshold level)

Voltage Monitor

Shows the PC’s voltages.

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Settings

Lets you set threshold levels and polling
intervals or refresh times of the PC’s tem-
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.

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Information

Hard Drives

Shows the used and free space of the PC’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.

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ASUS PC Probe

Device Summary

Shows a summary of devices in your PC.

DMI Explorer

Shows information pertinent to the PC,
such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in­ternal/external frequencies, and memory
size.

Utility

Lets you run programs outside of the
ASUS Probe modules. T o run a program,
click Execute Program. NOTE: This
feature is currently unavailable.

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6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon

Right clicking the PC Probe
icon will bring up a menu to
open or exit ASUS PC Probe
and pause or resume all sys­tem 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
ASUS PC Probe monitor is dis­played.

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7. APPENDIX

7.1 UltraDMA/66 PCI Card

The UltraDMA/66 controller card provides two IDE hard drive connectors that sup­port Ultra ATA/66 protocols, perfect for such demanding applications as real-time
video, multimedia, and high-performance operating systems. The UltraDMA/66 card
installs easily into any available 32-bit PCI slot on your system’s motherboard.

The UltraDMA/66 card’ s two IDE connectors each support a master/slave combina­tion of any IDE devices, including IDE, EIDE, Fast-AT A, and Ultra-ATA standards.
Devices of different standards can be connected to The UltraDMA/66 card without
performance degradation, due to the independent programmable timing registers in
the controller’s design.

7.1.1 Software Installation

This section details the UltraDMA/66 card driver installation procedure when
used with various operating systems.

DOS

For first-time installation, follow the standard procedure of installing DOS
onto your hard disk (partition all hard drives with FDISK and format before
performing the following procedure):

1. Insert “Disk 1” of your DOS installation diskettes into drive A:.

2. Type “A:SETUP” at the “A:\” prompt.

3. Continue with normal DOS installation procedure, and refer to your
DOS manual for additional details.

NOTE: The UltraDMA/66 card's BIOS supports both DOS and W indows 3.1x
without software drivers.

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Windows 95/98

The following three sections detail the installation of the UltraDMA/66 card's
drivers while installing W indows 95/98 (with the UltraDMA/66 controller card
already in place). If you’re installing the UltraDMA/66 card drivers on a sys­tem with W indows 95/98 already installed, see “Installing Drivers with Exist­ing Windows 95/98”.

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Windows 95 4.00.950/4.00.950A

1. After installing the UltraDMA/66 controller card and configuring the
hard drives, partition and format your hard drive(s), if necessary.

2. Install Windows 95 normally.

3. After installation, go to the “Start” menu and choose “Settings.”

4. From the “Settings” menu, choose “Control Panel.”

5. In the “Control Panel” window, double-click on the “System” icon.

6. In the “System” window, choose the “Device Manager” tab.

7. In the hierarchical display under “Other Devices” is a listing for “PCI
Mass Storage Controller.” Choose it and then press the “Properties”
button.

8. Choose the “Driver” tab in the “Properties” window, and then press
the “Change Driver” button.

9. Insert the “UltraDMA/66 Driver” diskette into drive A:.

10.In the “Select Hardware Type” dialog box, highlight “SCSI control­lers,” and then press “OK.”

11.In the “Select Device” dialog box, choose “Have Disk.”

12. Type “A:\” in the text box and then press “OK.” A message informing you
that W indows has found the “UltraDMA/66 IDE Controller” will appear.

13.Press “OK,” and then in the next window, press “OK” again.

14.If Windows asks you whether or not you want to test if the device can
be removed safely, press “Cancel.”

15.Press “Yes” when asked if you want to restart your computer. Be sure
to eject the diskette from drive A:.

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Windows 95 4.00.950B (OSR2)

1. After installing the UltraDMA/66 controller card and configuring the
hard drives, partition and format your hard drive(s), if necessary.

2. Install Windows 95 normally.

3. After installation, go to the “Start” menu and choose “Settings.”

4. From the “Settings” menu, choose “Control Panel.”

5. In the “Control Panel” window, double-click on the “System” icon.

6. In the “System” window, choose the “Device Manager” tab.

7. In the hierarchical display under “Other Devices” is a listing for “PCI
Mass Storage Controller.” Choose it and then press the “Properties”
button.

8. Choose the “Driver” tab in the “Properties” window, and then press
the “Update Driver” button.

9. When asked if you want W indows to search for the driver, choose “Yes
(recommended).”

10.Insert the “UltraDMA/66 Driver” diskette into the A: drive, then press
“Next.”

11.When Windows informs you that it was unable to find the drivers,
press “Other Locations…”

12.In the “Select Other Location” dialog box, type “A:\”.

13.Press “OK.” Windows should inform you that it has found “UltraDMA/
66 IDE Controller.”

14.Press “Finish.” (If Windows can’t find the “Ultr66.MPD” file, type
“A:\” in the “Copy files from:” text box).

15.Choose “Yes” when asked if you wish to restart the system, and re­move the diskette.

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Windows 98

1. After installing the UltraDMA/66 controller card and configuring the
hard drive(s), partition and format your hard drive(s), if necessary.

2. Install Windows 98 normally.

3. After installation, click the “Start” menu and choose “Settings.”

4. From the “Settings” menu, choose “Control Panel.”

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5. In the “Control Panel” window, double-click on the “System” icon.

6. In the “System” window, choose the “Device Manager” tab.

7. In the hierarchical display under “Other Devices” is a listing for “PCI
Mass Storage Controller.” Choose it and then press the “Properties”
button.

8. Choose the “Driver” tab in the “Properties” window, choose “Update
Driver,” and then press “Next.”

9. Choose “Search for a better driver than the one your device is Using
now (recommended),” then press “Next.”

10.Choose “Specify Location,” and then type “A:\” in the text box.

11.Insert the “UltraDMA/66 Driver” diskette into the A: drive.

12.Press the “Next” button. A message informing you that Windows has
found “UltraDMA/66 IDE Controller” will appear.

13.Press “Next,” then “Finish,” then “Yes” when asked if you want to
restart your computer. Be sure to remove the diskette from drive A:.

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