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    ® P2-99 Pentium ® III / II / Celeron TM Motherboard USER’S MANUAL[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P2-99 Manual Revision: 1.13 E408 Release Date: June 1999 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except do[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support T el (English): +886-2-2894-3447 ext. 706 T el (Chinese): +886-2-2894-3447 ext. 1 1 1 Fax: +88[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 4 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 7 How this Manual is Or ganized ........................................................... 7 Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7 II. FEA TURES ...[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS Chipset Features Setup ................................................................ 48 Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................... 48 Power Management Setup ........................................................... 51 Details of Power Management Setup ...................[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 6 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 un[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 7 I. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist How this Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Introduction Manual information and checklist II. Featur es Information and specifications concerning this product III. Hardwar e Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard and j[...]

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    8 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual Features of the ASUS P2-99 Motherboard The ASUS P2-99 is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants ad- vanced features processed by the fastest CPU. Specifications: • Multi-Speed: Supports Intel Pentium ® III (450MHz and faster), Pentium ® II (23 3MHz to 450MH z), and Celeron TM (266MHz and faster) pro[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 9 Special Featur es: • Enhanced ACPI and Anti-Boot V irus BIOS: Features a programmable BIOS, of- fering enhanced ACPI for W indows 98 compatibility , built-in firm ware-based virus protection through T rend ChipA way V irus codes, and autodetection of most de- vices for virtually automatic setup. • Desktop Manageme[...]

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    10 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual II. FEA TURES Specifications II. FEA TURES Intelligent Features (only with optional hardwar e monitor): • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power of f automatically even in sleep mode . This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise , and is an important feature in implementing silent PC systems. ?[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 11 The ASUS P2-99 Motherboard II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts T: USB1 B: USB2 T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Ke yboard T: P arallel B:Ser ial Serial COM1 4 PCI Slots 3 ISA Slots Programmab le Flash EEPROM Intel PIIX4E PCIset Multi-I/O & K eyboard Controller 2 DIMM Slots Intel 440ZX AGPset IDE Connectors Slot 1 [...]

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    12 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual III. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout of the ASUS P2-99 Motherboard FLOPPY SECONDAR Y IDE PRIMAR Y IDE CR2032 3V Lithium Cell (CMOS P ower) CPU_F AN DIMM Socket 1 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module) DIMM Socket 2 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module) Accelerated Gr aphics P or t PCI Slot 4 ISA Slot 3 Intel PIIX4E PCIset Intel 440ZX AGPset 2Mb Fl[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 13 III. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 1) AGPFS p. 14 AGP Bus Frequency Setting 2) KBPWR p. 15 Keyboard Power Up Setting (Disable/Enable) 3) VIO p. 15 I/O V oltage Setting (Normal/T est) 4) VCORE p. 16 Core V oltage Setting (Normal/T est) 5) FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3 p. 16 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 6) [...]

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    14 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual III. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings III. H/W SETUP Hardware Setup Steps Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: 1. Check Motherboard Settings 2. Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel W ir es, and [...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 15 III. HARDW ARE SETUP III. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 2. Keyboard Power Up Setting (KBPWR) This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function. Set to Enable if you want to use your keyboard (by pressing <Spacebar>) to power up your computer . This feature requires an A TX power supply that c[...]

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    16 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual III. HARDW ARE SETUP Jumpers III. H/W SETUP 5. CPU Bus Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and 440ZX AGPset. This allows the selection of the CPU’ s External frequency (or BUS Clock ). The BUS Clock multiplied by the BUS Multiple equ[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 17 NOTES: Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in a slower speed. V oltage Regulator Output Selection (VID) is not required for Pentium III/II/ Celeron processors because they send VID signals directly to the onboard power regulator . Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of your processor as fo[...]

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    18 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 2. System Memory (DIMM) NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory . This motherboard uses o nly Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Memory (SDRAM) of either 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB, or 256MB .[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 19 III. H/W SETUP System Memory DIMM Memory Installation Procedures Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are dif ferent on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation as shown. DRAM SIMM modules have the same pin contacts on both sides. SDRAM DIMMs have different pin conta[...]

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    20 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual System Memory III. H/W SETUP III. HARDW ARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.)[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 21 III. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU III. H/W SETUP 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) NOTE: The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only . The ap- pearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be dif ferent from the following examples. Y our motherboard provides a Slot 1 connector for a Pentium ® III proces[...]

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    22 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual III. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU III. H/W SETUP 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. The URM is now ready for the install[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 23 III. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU III. H/W SETUP 3 . Insert the SEC C/SECC2/SEPP SECC with Pentium ® II only: Push the SECC’ s two locks inward until you hear a click (the picture i n step 2 shows the locks in the outward position and inward in the picture below). W ith the heatsink facing the motherboard’ s chipset, pus[...]

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    24 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual III. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU III. H/W SETUP ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions (for motherboards with hardware monitor) ASUS provides two smart solutions to Slot 1 CPU thermal problems: the ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S-P2F AN and the ASUS P2T -Cable . ASUS S-P2F AN The optional ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S-P2F AN is a CPU fan for a Pen[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 25 III. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU III. H/W SETUP 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 ef ficiently and with[...]

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    26 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual III. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards III. H/W SETUP 4. Expansion Cards Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hard- ware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer system’ s cover and the bracket plate[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 27 III. HARDW ARE SETUP T o simplify this process, this motherboard has complied with the Plug and Play (PNP) specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration whenever a PNP-compliant card is added to the system. For PNP cards, IRQs are assigned automatically from those available. If the system [...]

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    28 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 5. External Connectors IMPOR T ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector . The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and floppy drives. IDE ribbon cable must be less than[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 29 III. HARDW ARE SETUP DMA Channels III. H/W SETUP Connectors III. H/W SETUP 3. Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through “Onboard Parallel Port” in Chipset Featur es Setup of BIOS SETUP . NOTE : Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. Paralle[...]

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    30 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual Connectors III. H/W SETUP III. HARDW ARE SETUP 6. Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connect- ing 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 [...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 31 III. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors III. H/W SETUP 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 con- nectors will cause the LED to light up. P2-99 IDE Activity LED TIP: If t[...]

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    32 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual III. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors III. H/W SETUP 10 . Chassis/CPU/Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_,CPU_,PWR_ 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. Dependin[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 33 1 1. W ake-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. IMPOR T ANT : This feature requires that the W ake-O n-L A N Pow er Up Control is set to Enabled (see Power Management Setup under BIO[...]

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    34 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual Connectors III. H/W SETUP III. HARDW ARE SETUP 13. SB-Link™ Connector (6-1 pin SBLINK) If you have a Sound Blaster compatible PCI audio card, you must link it to this connector . Otherwise, you will have compatibility issues under DOS environment. P2-99 SB-Link™ Connector P2-99 NOTE: Pin 3 is removed to ensure the[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 35 III. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors III. H/W SETUP 15. A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX 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 s[...]

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    36 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual III. HARDW ARE SETUP 17. 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 and blinks when it is in sleep or soft-of f mode. 18. Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key swit[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 37 III. HARDW ARE SETUP Power Connections III. H/W SETUP 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 into the power supply located on the back of your system case accordi[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 38 IV . BIOS SETUP Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SETUP Flash Memory W riter Utility AFLASH.EXE: This is the Flash Memory W riter utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the motherboard. T o determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four number[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 39 IV . BIOS SETUP Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SETUP When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block, the baseboard BIOS, and the ACPI extended system con- figuration data (ESCD) parameter block from a new BIOS file. [...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 40 IV . BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS IV . BIOS SETUP Managing and Updating Y our Motherboard’s BIOS Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Create a bootable system floppy disk by typing [FORMA T A:/S] from the DOS prompt. 2. Copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk. 3. Run AFLASH.EXE from this new disk and select o[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 41 IV . BIOS SETUP 6. BIOS Setup IV . BIOS SETUP BIOS Setup The motherboard supports a 5V programmable Flash ROM chip. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory W riter utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as de- scribed in detail in this section.[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 42 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP Standard CMOS Load Defaults The “Load BIOS Defaults” option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting. “ Load Setup Defaults ”, on the other hand, is for loading optimized defaults for regular use. Choosing defaults at this level, will modify all applicable settings. A sec[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 43 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP Standard CMOS Ti m e T o set the time, highlight the “T ime” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current time. Follow the hour , minute and second format. V alid values for hour , minute and second are: (Hour: (00 to 23),[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 44 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP Standard CMOS Auto detection of hard disks on bootup For each field: Primary Master , Primary Slave, Secondary Master , and Secondary Slave, you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields. This will enable auto detection of your IDE hard disk during bootup. This will allow you to c[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 45 IV . BIOS SETUP IV. BIOS SETUP BIOS Features BIOS Features Setup The “BIOS Features Setup” option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features accord- ing to your preference. Some entries are required by the motherboard’ s design to r[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 46 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP BIOS Features Processor Serial Number (Enabled) The Processor Serial Number is a unique electronic number that is added to every Pentium III processor to help verify the identity of the user across the Internet. Set this field to Enabled when you need increased security for doing busin[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP BIOS Features PS/2 Mouse Function Contr ol (Auto) The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on bootup. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. Enabled will always reserve IRQ12, wh[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 48 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP Chipset Features Chipset Features Setup The “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of Chipset Features Setup SDRAM Configuration (By SPD) This sets th[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 49 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP Chipset Features 16-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) / 8-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) T iming for 16-bit and 8-bit ISA cards, respectively . Leave on default setting. Graphics Apertur e Size (64MB) Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. Leave on d[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 50 IV . BIOS SETUP Onboard Parallel Port (378H/IRQ7) This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector . Y ou can select either: 378H / IRQ 7, 278H / IRQ 5, Disabled. If you install an I/O card with a parallel port, ensure that there is no conflict in the address assignments. The PC can support up to th[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 51 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP Power Management Power Management Setup The “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each functio[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 52 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP Power Management V ideo Off Method (DPMS OFF) This field defines the video off features. The following options are available: DPMS OFF , DPMS Reduce ON , Blank Scr een , V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby , and DPMS Suspend . The DPMS (Display Power Management System) features allow the BIOS[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 53 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP Power Management PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled) This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer (turns the A TX power supply on) when the modem receives a call while the computer is Soft-off. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the com[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 54 IV . BIOS SETUP Plug & Play / PCI IV . BIOS SETUP PNP and PCI Setup The “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INT A#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Deta[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 55 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP Plug & Play / PCI 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. A vailable options include: No/ICU and Ye s . The first option, the default setting, indicates either that the dis[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 56 IV . BIOS SETUP Load Defaults IV . BIOS SETUP Load BIOS Defaults The “Load BIOS Defaults” option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-opti- mal and disable all high performance features. T o load these default settings, high- ligh[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 57 IV . BIOS SETUP Supervisor Password and User Password These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a pass- word that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “User Password” sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. By default, the system comes with[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 58 IV . BIOS SETUP IV . BIOS SETUP Hard Disk Detect IDE HDD Auto Detection The “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen. Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the box. T [...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 59 IMPOR T ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou 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 dif fer from the ones used when the disk[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 60 IV . BIOS SETUP Save & Exit Setup Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all modifications you specified during the current session. T o save the configuration changes, highlight the “Save & Exit Setup” option on the main screen, type “Y”, and then press <Enter>. Exit Without Saving Sel[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 61 R SUPPOR T CD[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 62 SOFTW ARE CONTENTS V . SOFTW ARE SETUP ................................................... 63 Installing ASUS PC Probe (optional) ............................................... 63 LDCM Local Setup (optional) .......................................................... 64 LDCM Administrator Setup (optional) ...........[...]

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    V . S/W SETUP Windows 98 V . SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 63 Installing ASUS PC Probe (optional) 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 Intel’ s LDCM utility is installed. T o uni[...]

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    64 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual V . SOFTW ARE SETUP V . S/W SETUP Windows 98 LDCM Local Setup (optional) 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: LDCM will not run if ASUS’ PC Probe utility is installed. T o uninstall PC Probe, [...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 65 V . SOFTW ARE SETUP V . S/W SETUP Windows 98 1 1. Click here and then click Finish to r estart. 10. Click here. 9. Click her e. 8. Click here. 7. Click here.[...]

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    66 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual V . SOFTW ARE SETUP V . S/W SETUP Windows 98 LDCM Administrator Setup (optional) 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: LDCM will not run if ASUS’ PC Probe utility is installed. T o uninstall PC[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 67 V . SOFTW ARE SETUP V . S/W SETUP Windows 98 Uninstalling Programs Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within W indows. Y ou may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. 1. Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. 3. Click her e. 2. Select th[...]

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    68 ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual V . SOFTW ARE SETUP V . S/W SETUP Windows 98 Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader (optional) 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. 3. Click here. 4. Click here. 1. Click her e. 5. Click her e. 2. Click here[...]

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    ASUS PC Probe (optional) ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to monitor the computer system’ s vital components: fan rotations, voltages, and temperatures. Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to “Show Monitor” or “Hide”. Y ou can select whether you want the splash screen to show the nex[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 70 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE VI. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe Using the ASUS PC Probe Analog view of PC’ s fan rotation Digital view of PC’ s fan rotation PC’ s Fan warning threshold adjustment Fan Rotation Status PC T emperature Status Analog view of PC’ s temperature Digital view of PC’ s temperature Digital vie[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 71 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE VI. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe Right clicking the P C Probe icon will bring up a menu to turn on, of f, or exit ASUS PC Probe. The icon appears dimmed when off or un- available. When there is a problem, the icon’ s head mirror flashes red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 72 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Intel LANDesk Client Manager (optional) W ith 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 troubleshoo[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 73 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Using the T askbar icons T oolbar Descriptions File | Export 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 [...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 74 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Using the Select Computer Dialog Box VI. S/W REFERENCE Intel LDCM Discovers new computers on the network Refreshes the health of known computers Removes a computer from the list of discovered computers W akes up a sleeping computer Shows all discovered computers Shows only available computers S[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 75 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE T o select a computer 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. T o discover new computers • In the Select Computer dialog box, click the Discover button on t[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 76 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE After you attempt to wake up a computer , the status of that computer changes in the list view to a W ake Pending status. If the attempt to wake up a computer is success- ful, the W ake Pending status changes to a status reflecting the computer ’ s health (such as Normal, W arning, or Critica[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 77 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Understanding the Computer Status Icons 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. VI. S/W REFERENCE Intel LDCM Unavailable The comput[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 78 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con- figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information perti[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 79 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE VI. S/W REFERENCE DMI Utility Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the screen contents on your system. Edit DMI (or delete) Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the ↑↓ (u[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 80 VI. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE VI. S/W REFERENCE DMI Utility Save MIFD Y ou can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering the drive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may press ESC and a message “Bad File Name” appears here to show it was not saved. Load MIFD Y ou can load the dis[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 81 VII. APPENDIX ASUS CIDB Chassis Intrusion Sensor Module The optional ASUS CIDB is a module for providing audio alarm and logging when there is an intrusion into the chassis of a computer system. The module detects a chas- sis intrusion by either light striking its photo sensor or by contact when its switch connectors[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 82 VII. APPENDIX Normal Clear Clear: Stops the sounding alarm CLR CLR Enable Disable JP1: Enable/Disable the Photo Sensor JP1 JP1 1 1 MS1 MS2 MS1/MS2: Micro Switch from the chassis panel can be connected here to trigger the chassis intrusion alarm. Enable Disable SW: Enable/Disable chassis intrusion function in the mothe[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 83 VII. APPENDIX The ASUS S370 CPU Card The optional ASUS S370 CPU card allows Slot 1 motherboards to accept socket 370 processors. The ASUS S370 CPU card gives Slot 1 motherboard owners an inexpen- sive way to upgrade their Pentium II computers using lower costing socket 370 pro- cessors. Since socket 370 processors ar[...]

  • Page 84

    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 84 VII. APPENDIX Setting up the ASUS S370 Socket 370 JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 CPU V oltage Screw Hole Screw Hole Brown Lever Socket 370 CPU V oltage 1.80V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 1.85V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 1.90V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 1.95V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 2.05V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 2.0[...]

  • Page 85

    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 85 VII. APPENDIX ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card LAN Activity Output Signal RJ45 LEDs Motherboard type Wake on LAN Output Signal ASUS Other Intel Chipset If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ASUS.” If you are using another brand of motherboard, set th[...]

  • Page 86

    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 86 VII. APPENDIX Features • Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • W ake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported • PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev . 2.1 specifications • Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces • Complies to IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and IE[...]

  • Page 87

    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 87 VII. APPENDIX VII. APPENDIX Glossary Glossary AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) An interface specification that enables high-performance 3D graphics on mainstream PCs. AGP of fers a higher throughput than PCI by providing the graphics controller with direct access to system memory . Bus Bus Fr equency Bus Speed PCI 33M[...]

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    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 88 VII. APPENDIX VII. APPENDIX Glossary Byte (Binary T erm) One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits. A byte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character , punctuation mark, or other symbol. COM Port COM is a logical device name used by to designate the computer serial ports. Point- ing devices, modems, and i[...]

  • Page 89

    ASUS P2-99 User ’ s Manual 89 VII. APPENDIX VII. APPENDIX Glossary PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Inter connect Local Bus) PCI bus is a specification that defines a 32-bit data bus interface. PCI is a standard widely used by expansion card manufacturers. Peripherals Peripherals are devices attached to the computer via I/O ports. Peripheral devices[...]

  • Page 90

    ASUS P2-99 User’ s Manual 90 VII. APPENDIX VII. APPENDIX Glossary USB (Universal Serial Bus) A new 4-pin serial peripheral bus that allows plug and play computer peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner , printer and modem/ISDN to be auto- matically configured when they are attached physically without having to install drivers or re[...]

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