Asus P2-99 driver and firmware
Related Asus P2-99 Manual Pages
Download the free PDF manual for Asus P2-99 and other Asus manuals at ManualOwl.com
P2-99 User Manual - Page 2
... WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT.
Copyright ©1999 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
Product Name: ASUS P2-99 Manual Revision: 1.13 E408 Release Date: June 1999
2
ASUS P2-99 User's Manual
P2-99 User Manual - Page 4
... 27 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP 27
5. External Connectors 28
Power Connection Procedures 37
IV. BIOS SETUP 38
Flash Memory Writer Utility 38 Main Menu 38 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS 40
6. BIOS Setup 41 Load Defaults 42
Standard CMOS Setup 42 Details of Standard CMOS Setup 42
BIOS Features Setup 45 Details of BIOS Features Setup 45
4
ASUS P2-99 User's Manual
P2-99 User Manual - Page 5
... Setup (optional 66 Uninstalling Programs 66 Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader (optional 68 VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 69 ASUS PC Probe (optional 69 Intel LANDesk Client Manager (optional 72 Desktop Management Interface (DMI 78 VII. APPENDIX 81 ASUS CIDB Chassis Intrusion Sensor Module 81 The ASUS S370 CPU Card 83 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card 85 Glossary 87
ASUS P2-99 User's Manual...
P2-99 User Manual - Page 7
... cable for master and slave IDE drives (1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25" and (2) 3.5" floppy disk 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 CIDB chassis sensor module (optional) ASUS S370 CPU card (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional)
ASUS P2-99...
P2-99 User Manual - Page 9
... 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/98/NT.
• Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through onboard SYMBIOS firmware.
Performance Features: • Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-
ter busses to the memory and processor.
• Double the IDE Transfer Speed: ASUS smart series motherboards with...
P2-99 User Manual - Page 14
III. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings
III. HARDWARE 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 Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software
1. Motherboard Settings
This section ...
P2-99 User Manual - Page 26
... use Windows 95, the Resources tab under Device Manager displays the resource settings being used by a particular device (to gain access, double-click the System icon under the Control Panel program). Ensure that no two devices share the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time.
26
ASUS P2-99 User's Manual
P2-99 User Manual - Page 39
... new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX, and then press .
When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update.
The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed.
Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.
IV. BIOS SETUP Flash Memory Writer
ASUS P2-99 User's Manual
39
P2-99 User Manual - Page 41
IV. BIOS SETUP
6. 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 Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail in this section.
All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the system configuration and settings....
P2-99 User Manual - Page 51
... Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. A battery and power cord icon labeled "Power" will appear in the "Control Panel." Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Field.
Video Off Option (Suspend -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are Always On and Suspend -> Off.
ASUS P2-99 User's Manual...
P2-99 User Manual - Page 62
... Window 72 Using the Taskbar icons 73 Using the Select Computer Dialog Box 74 To select a computer 75 To discover new computers 75 To refresh PC health 75 To remove a computer from the list 75 To wake up a computer 75 Displaying the Properties of a Client Computer 76 Understanding the Computer Status Icons 77
Desktop Management Interface (DMI 78
62
ASUS P2-99 User's Manual
P2-99 User Manual - Page 63
... 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. To uninstall Intel's LDCM utility, see section on Uninstalling Programs.
1. Click here.
2. Click here.
V. S/W SETUP Windows 98
3. Click here.
4. Make any desired setting changes and then click here.
5. Click here.
ASUS P2-99 User's Manual
63
P2-99 User Manual - Page 64
V. SOFTWARE SETUP
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. To uninstall PC Probe, see section on Uninstalling Programs.
1. Click here.
2. Click here.
V. S/W SETUP Windows 98
3. Click...
P2-99 User Manual - Page 66
V. SOFTWARE SETUP
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. To uninstall PC Probe, see section on Uninstalling Programs.
1. Click here.
2. Click here.
V. S/W SETUP Windows 98
3. ...
P2-99 User Manual - Page 68
V. SOFTWARE SETUP
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.
1. Click here.
2. Click here.
3. Click here.
4. Click here.
5. Click here.
V. S/W SETUP Windows 98
68
ASUS P2-99 User's Manual
P2-99 User Manual - Page 75
... to the network, change a computer's network adapter, or upgrade a computer to a newer version Client Manager.
To refresh PC health
• In the Select Computer dialog box, click the Refresh Known Computers button on the toolbar or press .
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...
P2-99 User Manual - Page 78
... DMI Utility
VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Configuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computer's system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and...
P2-99 User Manual - Page 86
VII. APPENDIX ASUS LAN Card
VII. APPENDIX
Features
• Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • Wake-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 IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX interfaces •...
P2-99 User Manual - Page 87
...Restart" from "Start | Shut Down..." will reboot your computer.
Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events. Bus master IDE transfers data to/from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode.
ASUS P2-99 User's Manual
87
P2-99 User Manual - Page 88
...) processors.
Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computer's operating system to communicate with devices such as VGA, audio, ethernet, printer, or modem.
DOS (Disk Operating System) DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications operate, including Windows. DOS is responsible for allocating system resources such as memory, CPU...