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    R P2L97-S Pentium ® II Motherboard USER’S MANUAL[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User’ s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P2L97-S Manual Revision: 2.01 Release Date: April 1998 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 doc[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 112 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 BBS: +886-2-2896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW : www .asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.t[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User’ s Manual 4 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 7 How this Manual is Or ganized ........................................................... 7 Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7 II. FEA TURES 8 Features of the ASUS P2L97-S Motherboard ..................................... 8[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS VIII. ADAPTEC 7800 F AMIL Y MANAGER SET (84 pages) (Drivers for onboard Adaptec 7880 SCSI Chipset) Chipset Features Setup ................................................................ 44 Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................... 44 Power Management Setup ................[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S 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 u[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 7 How this Manual is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Intr oduction Manual information and checklist II. Featur es Information and specifications III. Installation Instructions on setting up the motherboard. IV . BIOS Softwar e Instructions on setting up the BIOS software V . DMI Utilit[...]

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    8 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual Features of the ASUS P2L97-S Motherboard The ASUS P2L97-S is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features processed by the fastest CPU. This motherboard: • V ersatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium ® II (233MHz–333MHz) processor . • Intel Chipset: Features Intel’ s 440LX AGPset wit[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 9 The ASUS P2L97-S Motherboard II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES (Motherboard Parts) USB Port 1 (T op) USB Port 2 (Bottom) COM 2 (Bottom) Programmable 2MB Flash ROM 3 PCI Slots Accelerated Graphics Port 1 ISA Slot 1 ISA/PCI Shared Slot PS/2 Mouse (T op) PS/2 K’board (Bottom) Parallel (T op) Serial (Bottom) 3 DIMM Sockets [...]

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    10 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Layout of the ASUS P2L97-S Motherboard PWR_F AN CPU_F AN LM78 R IrDA HDLED CHA_F AN USB PS/2 WOL_CON 1 35 34 68 SCSI BUS FREQ FS0 FS1 FS2 COM 2 COM 1 CLRTC FREQ RA TIO BF0 BF1 BF2 BF3 R_MB1 R_CPU Thermal Sensor PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 2MB Flash EEPROM (Programable BIOS) Hardw[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 11 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) SCSI p. 13 Onboard SCSI Setting 2) FS0, FS1, FS2 p. 14 CPU Bus Frequency 3) BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p. 14 CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple 4) CLR TC p . 15 Clear Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) System Memory p . 17 System Memory Support 2) DIMM Sockets p. 18 DIMM Memo[...]

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    12 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION Installation Steps Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers 2. Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet W ires, and Power Supply 6. Set[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) Jumper Settings 1. Onboard SCSI Setting (SCSI) This motherboard gives you the option of using the onboard Adaptec 7880 SCSI BIOS through either the PnP and PCI Setup of the BIOS SOFTW ARE or the use of jumper caps. Selection SCSI Enable [1-2] Disable [2-3] Enable SC[...]

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    14 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) III. INST ALLA TION CPU Bus Frequency 60MHz 66MHz 75MHz 83MHz CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple 4.5x(9/2) 4.0x(4/1) 3.5x(7/2) 2.0x(2/1) 5.0x(5/1) BF2 BF1 BF3 BF0 1 2 3 BF2 BF1 BF3 BF0 1 2 3 BF2 BF1 BF3 BF0 1 2 3 BF2 BF1 BF3 BF0 1 2 3 BF2 BF1 BF3 BF0 FS1 FS0 FS2 1 2 3 FS1 FS0 FS2 1 2 3 FS[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION (Jumpers) 4. Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM (CLR TC) The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery . T o clear the R TC data: (1) T urn off your computer and unplug its AC power , (2) Short the two solder points labeled CLR TC, (3) T urn on your computer , (4) Hold [...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 17 2. System Memory (DIMM) Only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM’ s) can be used with this motherboard. T wo sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM) or EDO DRAM of either 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 384MB. One side (with memory chips) of [...]

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    18 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual (System Memory) III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 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 contact on both sides. SDRAM D[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 19 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) The ASUS P2L97-S motherboard provides a Single Edge Contact (SEC) slot for a Pentium II processor packaged in an SEC cartridge. Pentium II Processor W ARNING! Be sure that sufficient air circulation is available across the processor ’ s passive heatsink. W ithout sufficient circul[...]

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    20 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (CPU) III. INST ALLA TION The ASUS P2L97-S As Shipped Four screws should be showing next to each corner of the SEC CPU Slot using two attach mount bridges from the underside of the motherboard. A bottom heatsink support base must be mounted over the two chipsets located to the side of the slot. [...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 21 III. INST ALLA TION (CPU) III. INST ALLA TION 2. Mount the Heats ink: Place the SEC cartridge face down on a flat surface and lay the heat sink flush on the back (metal side) of the SEC cartridge. Check the orien- tation of the heatsink against the pictures. The thicker fin must be orientated toward the bottom. The[...]

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    22 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (CPU) III. INST ALLA TION 4. Secur e the SEC Cartridge: Secure the SEC cartridge in place by pushing the SEC cartridge locks outward so that the lock shows through the retention mechanism’ s lock holes. 5. Secur e the Heatsink: Install the heatsink support base into the motherboard. This is no[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 23 III. INST ALLA TION The heatsinks shown in this manual are for reference purposes only . The recom- mended heatsinks for the Pentium II processor are those with three-pin fans that can be connected to the CPU fan connector on motherboard. These heatsinks have the added benefits of proper heat dissipation and with t[...]

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    24 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Expansion Cards) III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards First read your expansion card documentation for hardware and software settings that may be required to set up your specific card. Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card. 2. Set any necessar[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 25 III. INST ALLA TION T o simplify this process, this motherboard complies with the Plug and Play (PnP) specification, which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when- ever 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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    26 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 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 driv[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION 3. Parallel Printer Connector (25-pin Female) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through “Onboard Parallel Port” in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTW ARE. NOTE : Serial print- ers must be connected to the serial port. Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female) 4. Serial[...]

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    28 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 6. Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (T wo 4-pin Female) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 USB 1 7. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ri[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 29 III. INST ALLA TION 8. Hard Disk Activity LED (2-pin HDLED) This connector supplies power to the cabinet’ s hard disk or IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. P2L97-S Hard Disk Activity LED TIP: If the case-mounted[...]

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    30 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 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. Y ou must also configure the setting through “UAR T2 U[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION 12. W ake on LAN (3-pin WOL) (Reserved for future use) This connector connects to LAN cards with a W ake On LAN output. When the system is in soft-of f mode, LAN activity will power on the system. P2L97-S W ake on LAN Connector IMPORT ANT : Requires an A TX power[...]

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    32 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual (Connectors) III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 14. LED Lead (TB_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 transfer or waiting in the inbox. This function requires OS and driver support. 15. SMI Suspend[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 33 III. INST ALLA TION (Power Connections) III. INST ALLA TION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all jumpers and connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are of f (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of yo[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 34 IV . BIOS (Flash Memory W riter) IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Flash Memory W riter Utility This motherboard has an onboard SCSI BIOS and boot virus protection and therefore, re- quires a 2Mbit flash ROM. AFLASH.EXE: This is the Flash Memory W riter utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the 2Mbit prog[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 35 IV . BIOS (Flash Memory W riter) IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 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 fi[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 36 IV . BIOS (Updating BIOS) IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 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 without creating “AUT OEXEC.BA T” and “CONFIG.SYS” files. 2. Copy AFLASH.EXE to the just c[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 37 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 6. BIOS Setup IV . BIOS (BIOS Setup) The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5-V olt and 12- V olt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are re- leased. Use the Flash Memory W riter utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described [...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 38 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (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 s[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 39 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Standard CMOS) T ime 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 P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 40 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (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[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 41 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (BIOS Features) BIOS Features Setup This “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[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 42 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (BIOS Features) 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. CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check (Disabled) This function controls the ECC check[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 43 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (BIOS Features) Security Option (System) When you specify a Supervisor Passwor d and/or User Passwor d (explained later in this section), the Security Option field determines when the system prompts for the password. The default setting is System , where the system prompts for the User[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 44 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Chipset Features) Chipset Features Setup This “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as in the previous screen. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Det[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 45 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Chipset Features) V ideo 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. Y ou must leave this on the default setting of UC (un[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 46 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Onboard FDC Swap A & B (No Swap) This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. T wo options are available: No Swap and Swap AB . If you want to switch drive letter assignments through the onboard chipset, set this field to Swap AB . Onboar[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Power Management) Power Management Setup This “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each fu[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 48 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Power Management) V ideo Off Method (DPMS OFF) This field defines the video of f 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 B[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 49 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (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 com- puter is of f. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the co[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 50 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE (Plug & Play / PCI) IV . BIOS PNP and PCI Setup This “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. D[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 51 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (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 [...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 52 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE (Load Defaults) IV . BIOS Load BIOS Defaults This “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- l[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 53 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 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 com[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 54 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS (Hard Disk Detect) IDE HDD Auto Detection This “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.[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 55 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 d[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 56 V . DESKT OP MANAGEMENT Desktop Management Interface (DMI) V . DMI (DMI Introduction) 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-detec[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 57 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Edit DMI (or delete) Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the ↑↓ (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items. The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen. Press enter at the menu item to enter the righ[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 58 V . DESKT OP MANAGEMENT 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 disk file to memory by enterin[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 59 VI. SCSI SELECT (Configuring SCSI) VI. ADAPTEC SCSI SELECT Configuring the SCSI Adapter Access the SCSI BIOS by holding down both CTRL and A keys when you see the BIOS banner message listing the driver name and the attached devices. For ex- ample: Adaptec AIC-7880 Ultra/Wide W BIOS v1.24 (c) 1996 Adaptec, Inc. All [...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 61 VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY VII. EZ-SCSI UTILITY (Intro/Quick Start) W elcome to Adaptec EZSCSIVI. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY 4.00e Adaptec EZSCSI gives you what you need to use your SCSI devices most ef fectively with W indows ® 95 and W indowsNT™. Y ou can also use Adaptec EZSCSI on computers running DOS, W indo[...]

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    62 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual T roubleshooting T ips SCSI Device T roubleshooting Review this checklist if your newly-installed SCSI disk drives, CDROM drives, and other devices do not seem to work properly: • Be sure that termination is correctly set for all devices on the SCSI bus, as described in your host adapter documentation. • Be sur[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 63 VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY VII. EZ-SCSI UTILITY (T roubleshooting) If the name of your SCSI chipset does not appear , you may be able to find its miniport driver on the W indows95 CD-ROM. Follow these steps: 1 Place the W indows95 CD-ROM in your CDROM drive and run the Add New Hardware wizard. 2 Select No on the [...]

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    64 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY If I am running under W indows95, do I need lines for the Adaptec real mode ASPI drivers and mscdex in my config.sys and autoexec.bat files? Usually , you do not need to use these real mode ASPI drivers, because the new W indows miniport drivers support most SCSI host adapters and SCSI [...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 65 VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY VII. EZ-SCSI UTILITY (DOS/Win Info.) Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users The following information may be useful if you install Adaptec EZSCSI on a com- puter running DOS, W indows 3.1x, or W indows for W orkgroups3.1x. NOTE: The Windows95/W indowsNT T roubleshooting section on page [...]

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    66 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual DOS Formatting Utilities Adaptec EZSCSI includes several DOS-based formatting utilities: Low-level Formatter (scsifmt) Use the DOS-based scsifmt utility for low-level formatting of SCSI hard disk drives, removable media, Floptical ® drives, and magneto-optical drives. Y ou can also use it to scan a disk device for[...]

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    ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual 67 VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY VII. EZ-SCSI UTILITY (Partitioning) Formatter and Partitioner (afdisk) Use the DOS-based afdisk utility to partition and format SCSI hard disk drives, Floptical drives, and magneto-optical drives. Y ou can also use afdisk to remove DOS and non-DOS partitions from a disk drive and to for[...]

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    68 ASUS P2L97-S User ’ s Manual VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY 3. T o create a new partition on the disk device, press Ins. A screen similar to this appears: Select SCSI Device to Partition HA #0 - Target 0 HA #0 - Target 4 QUANTUM LP105S 910109405 IOMEGA BETA90 <Ins> Create, <Del> Delete, <F1> Help, <Esc> Exit Adaptec SCSI [...]