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... 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 © 1998 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
Product Name: ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Manual Revision: 1.06 E265 Release Date: August 1998
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... Cards 24 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 24 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 24 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 25 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor 25 Accelerated Graphics Port 25 5. External Connectors 26 Power Connection Procedures 35
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Main Menu 36
Flash Memory Writer Utility 36 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS 38
6. BIOS Setup 39 Load...
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...Information 74 Using Wake On LAN 75 Glossary 76
VIII. ADAPTEC SCSI SELECT Configuring the SCSI Adapter 77 SCSI Disk Utilities 77
IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY Quick Start Instructions 79 Troubleshooting Tips 80 Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users 83 DOS Formatting Utilities 84 Low-level Formatter (scsifmt 84 Formatter and Partitioner (afdisk 85
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... IV. BIOS Software V. Support Software VI. DMI Utility VII. Network Interface VIII. Adaptec SCSI Select IX. Adaptec EZ-SCSI
Manual information and checklist Information and specifications Instructions on setting up the motherboard. Instructions on setting up the BIOS software ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD BIOS supported Desktop Management Interface Information on the built-in LAN controller...
P2B-LS User Manual - Page 24
... 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.
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... 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance.
7. During power-on, hold down to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in the next section, BIOS SOFTWARE.
* Powering Off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating...
P2B-LS User Manual - Page 37
... BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXXXX.AWD, 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 Flash Memory Writer
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... 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 service.
IV. BIOS Updating BIOS
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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
6. BIOS Setup
The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5-Volt and 12Volt. 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 ...
P2B-LS User Manual - Page 41
... second is the "slave".
Specifications for SCSI hard disks need not to be entered here since they operate using device drivers and are not supported bythe BIOS. If you install other SCSI controller cards, refer to their respective documentations on how to install the required SCSI drivers.
For IDE hard disk drive setup, you can: • Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup. • Use...
P2B-LS User Manual - Page 49
..., 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.
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P2B-LS User Manual - Page 59
...for updating your motherboard's BIOS.
\DMI: Installs the Desktop Management Interface utility for viewing or updating system information.
\LAN: Drivers are provided for installing network on various systems.
\PCCILLIN: Installs the "PC-cillin" virus protection software. View the online help if you have any questions.
V. SUPPORT S/W ASUS Smart Motherbaord
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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 internal/external frequencies, and memory...
P2B-LS User Manual - Page 63
... the common twisted-pair cabling with RJ45 connectors for both 10Mbps and 100Mbps connections. Extensive driver support for commonly-used network systems is also provided.
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 Rev. 2.1 • Consists of MAC & PHY (10...
P2B-LS User Manual - Page 65
... that loads a network driver. Or, with DOS 6.x or later press "F5" as DOS starts, to bypass the drivers.
2. Insert the ASUS Configuration and Drivers disk in a floppy drive, switch to that drive, and at the DOS prompt, type "SETUP".
3. If you have another network adapter in your computer, an adapter selection menu appears on the screen. Select the adapter you want by noting the Ethernet address...
P2B-LS User Manual - Page 66
.... Configuration is complete when Windows NT starts or the DOS prompt appears.
If your computer displays an error while booting, it may require additional steps to configure.
Install network drivers - Windows NT Version 4.0 only After starting Windows NT, you need to install the device drivers. Have the Windows NT CD-ROM disk available for this procedure.
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... bound. Check the Network Bindings dialog box in Windows NT.
• Check the Windows NT Event Viewer for error messages.
• If you are attaching to a NetWare network, check your frame type and verify that NetWare client software has been installed.
• Check with your LAN administrator - you may need to install supplemental networking software.
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... is complete when Windows 95 starts. If your computer displays an error while booting, it may require additional steps to configure.
Install Network Drivers from Diskette
Have your Windows 95 installation CD-ROM or disks available, as Windows 95 prompts for them when you install the new network interface or adapter.
1. After you have set up your motherboard for network use, start Windows 95. The...
P2B-LS User Manual - Page 82
... of two ways:
• Comment out the line that loads mscdex.exe in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. • Change the /L switch on the line that loads mscdex.exe in the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file so it assigns the CDROM drive the next highest logical drive letter after the hard disk drives.
IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Troubleshooting
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...drivers are software programs that enable your computer to communicate with SCSI devices such as hard disk drives, CDROM drives, and scanners. Each kind of device requires a different device driver. Adaptec EZSCSI includes several DOS/Windows3.1x device drivers that are copied to your hard disk during installation. Adaptec EZSCSI adds command lines to your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to load...