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... are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number. Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number.
For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any of the means indicated on the following...
P2L-N User Manual - Page 9
... and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for both Windows 95 or its successor and Windows NT.
• Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through onboard firmware.
• Wake on LAN: Supports Wake on LAN activity through optional ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet card.
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... 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 PNP AND PCI SETUP) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate. Generally an IRQ must be...
P2L-N User Manual - Page 37
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
6. BIOS Setup
The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 Volt and 12 Volt. 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 ...
P2L-N User Manual - Page 47
... you to set power saving options according to your preference.
IMPORTANT: 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, in you CONFIG.SYS. For Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with...
P2L-N User Manual - Page 56
... Reader: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view the user's manuals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. BusMaster: Installs the Intel BusMaster IDE drivers for improved performance. Patch for PIIX4 chipset: Installs the necessary drivers for PCI card and PCI bridge for Windows 95/95a (OSR1) and 95b (OSR2) for ASUS motherboards. 95 Video Driver: Video driver and utilities installation...
P2L-N User Manual - Page 63
B. Video Driver Contents
B. Video Driver
B. Video Driver 65
First Time Installation 65 Install Windows 95 Display Driver 66 Install DirectX 67 Install Video Player 67 Display Settings for Windows 95 68 Video Driver Installation for Windows 3.x 69 Software MPEG & Video Player for Windows 3.x 71
ATI Desktop Control Panel 73 ATI Desktop Features 73 FlexDesk 74 FlexDesk+ Basic Settings 74...
P2L-N User Manual - Page 65
....0) or Windows NT 4.0, the operating system will detect that you have a new PCI Multimedia Device, then an Update Device Driver Wizard will appear.
Click the Next button.
B. Video Driver First Time Install
Click Other Locations button to direct the wizard to the audio driver files.
Click the Browse button to locate the "\DRIVERS\ATI435\WIN95" (or NT40) directory on the ASUS Support CD...
P2L-N User Manual - Page 67
... For Software MPEG support in Windows 95, you must first install "DirectVideo Upgrade" For Microsoft Windows, then install Video Player. DirectVideo is automatically installed along with "Install DirectX." Click Install Video Player to begin installation.
Use Express Setup and click Next to complete your installation.
Click Yes to restart your computer.
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P2L-N User Manual - Page 68
... to restore all settings to the default.
Settings: This allows you to adjust the Color palette, Font size, and Display area. Choose "Center dialog boxes" to keep messages visible, "Enable task bar icon" for easy access to the ATI configuration menus, and "Show settings icon on task bar" for quick resolution changes.
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P2L-N User Manual - Page 69
... - Restart Windows appears 8. Click Restart now to complete installation - ATI Desktop group and icon will
appear upon restart - Install Shell Message appears:
Now installation process will continue. If you want to install Video for Windows, please keep your ASUS driver CD in CD-ROM drive. 9. Click OK - Follow the instructions for Software MPEG & Video Player.
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... continue installation now? (Y/N)
Note: You must make sure that ASUS ATI VGA card has been plugged in your machine." - Press Y. 7. Install Shell Message appears:
Now installation process will continue. If you want to install Video for Windows, please keep your ASUS driver CD in CD-ROM drive.
8. Click OK - Follow the instructions for Software MPEG & Video Player.
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P2L-N User Manual - Page 71
..." under DOS to optimize your memory configuration.
6. Click Continue - ATI Setup: ATI VIDEO PLAYER appears with message 7. Click OK to start installation - Installation completed message appears. 8. Click OK to complete installation - Restart Windows? appears 9. Click Restart Windows button. 10. The Video Player icon will be added to the ATI Desktop menu.
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P2L-N User Manual - Page 85
... previous procedures, you may use the following steps:
1. Insert the ASUS installation CD (or double click on the CD drive in "My Computer" if CD already inserted)- ASUS Windows NT Install Shell appears.
2. Click Install Windows NT Display Driver - Display Properties and installation information appears.
3. Select the Settings tab and Continue from step 2 above.
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P2L-N User Manual - Page 93
... load ATI drivers after completing installation.
AutoCAD Driver Not Installing Properly If using a 386, ensure that AutoCAD has been configured for the appropriate ADI driver. The protected mode driver requires extended memory.
Error Codes and Messages Problems and solutions for some common errors found by the test program are provided for your reference as follows:
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P2L-N User Manual - Page 95
.... The previously installed player will work abnormally. You can reinstall ATI Video Player to recover it.
Why can I not use the TV output function in Windows 95? You need to make sure that your resolution is 800x600 or under and refresh rate equal to or less than 60Hz in NTSC and 50Hz in PAL.
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P2L-N User Manual - Page 96
... dialog box appears. 3. Click the Device Manager tab. Be sure that View devices by type is selected. 4. Double-click Display adapters. 5. You will find two (or more) conflicting adapters. 6. Disable all previous adapters by selecting them and clicking Remove. 7. Close Device Manager and restart Windows 95. 8. Your display driver should work correctly this time.
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P2L-N User Manual - Page 101
...The Compact Disk Player 115 Introduction 115 The Compact Disk Player Controls 115
The Audio Recorder 116 Introduction 116 The Audio Recorder Controls 116 The Audio Recorder Display 116
Release Notes 117 Disable Eject Button on the CD Player 117 Using AudioRack CD Player as Default CD Player 117 Configuring Playback Mixer 117
D. Audio Driver Contents
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P2L-N User Manual - Page 103
....0) or Windows NT 4.0, the operating system will detect that you have a new PCI Multimedia Device, then an Update Device Driver Wizard will appear.
Click Next.
D. Audio Driver First Installation
Click Other Locations to direct the wizard to the audio driver files.
Click Browse to locate the "\DRIVERS \M2REV1.00\WIN95" (or NT40) directory on the ASUS Support CD.
Click Ok and "ESS Device Manager...
P2L-N User Manual - Page 104
... will appear.
Click Next and the "Choose Procedure" screen will appear. See next page to complete your installation.
Upgrade or Uninstall Drivers
Select Upgrade drivers or Uninstall drivers if you want to upgrade or remove the current drivers. Follow the self-explanatory instructions to finish your driver upgrade/uninstallation.
D. Audio Driver Driver Setup
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