Asus Computer Hardware P2E VM User Manual

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P2L-VM/P2E-VM  
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Pentium II microATX Motherboard  
USER’S MANUAL  
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CONTENTS  
I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 7  
How this manual is organized.......................................................... 7  
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7  
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8  
ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard Features ............................ 8  
Parts of the ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard.................. 11  
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 12  
ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard Layout .............................. 12  
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 14  
Installation Steps .............................................................................. 14  
2. System Memory (DIMM) ........................................................... 17  
DIMM Memory Installation ................................................. 18  
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 19  
Pentium II Processor............................................................. 19  
AAVID Heatsink .................................................................. 23  
Elan Vital Heatsink ............................................................... 23  
4. Expansion 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  
5. External Connectors.................................................................... 26  
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 35  
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ........................................................................ 36  
Support Software ............................................................................. 36  
Flash Memory Writer Utility...................................................... 36  
Main Menu ........................................................................... 36  
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS.................. 38  
6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. 39  
Load Defaults ....................................................................... 40  
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 40  
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:........................................ 40  
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 43  
Details of BIOS Features Setup............................................ 43  
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 46  
Details of Chipset Features Setup......................................... 46  
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CONTENTS  
Power Management Setup.......................................................... 49  
Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 49  
PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 52  
Details of PNP and PCI Setup .............................................. 52  
Load BIOS Defaults ................................................................... 54  
Load Setup Defaults ................................................................... 54  
Supervisor Password and User Password .................................. 55  
IDE HDD Auto Detection .......................................................... 56  
Save & Exit Setup ...................................................................... 57  
Exit Without Saving ................................................................... 57  
V. Support CD ...................................................................................... 58  
Support CD Main Menu ............................................................. 58  
A. PC Probe Utility ............................................................................. 59  
B. Video Driver (Windows 95/98) ...................................................... 65  
Other Video Drivers....................................................................... 85  
C. Video Player ................................................................................... 99  
D. Audio Driver................................................................................... 103  
E. Audio Software ............................................................................... 105  
F. ASUS LAN Card (Optional) .......................................................... 115  
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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 undesired operation.  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B  
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to  
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa-  
tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if  
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause  
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that  
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause  
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by  
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-  
ence by one or more of the following measures:  
Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the  
receiver is connected.  
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the  
graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or  
modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for com-  
pliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.  
Canadian Department of Communications Statement  
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions  
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian  
Department of Communications.  
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ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’s Manual  
I. INTRODUCTION  
How this manual is organized  
This manual is divided into the following sections:  
I.  
Introduction:  
Manual information and checklist  
II. Features:  
III. Installation:  
IV. BIOS Software:  
Information and specifications concerning this product  
Instructions on setting up the motherboard  
Instructions on setting up the BIOS software  
Information on the included support software  
V.  
Support CD:  
Item Checklist  
Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing  
items, please contact your retailer.  
(1) ASUS Motherboard  
(1) Retention mechanism & heatsink support for CPU  
(2) Attach mount bridges  
(1) IDE ribbon cable for master and slave drives  
(1) Floppy ribbon cable for (1) 5.25inch floppy and (2) 3.5inch floppies  
(1) Bag of spare jumper caps  
(1) Support drivers and utilities  
(1) Motherboard User’s Manual  
COM2 bracket (optional)  
COM2 + TV-Out bracket (optional)  
ASUS DIMM memory module (optional)  
ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-on-LAN 10/100 Fast Ethernet Card (optional)  
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II. FEATURES  
ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard Features  
The ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding  
PC user who wants many features in a small package.  
ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Specifications:  
microATX: Features ASUS’ custom designed microATX form factor.  
Multi-Speed: Supports the Intel Pentium® II (233MHz–333MHz) and Celeron™  
(266MHz and faster) processors.  
Intel AGPset: Features Intel’s 440LX or 440EXAGPset with I/O subsystems.  
OnboardAGPVGA: FeaturesATI 3D Rage ProAGP 2X VGAchipset onboard  
with 8MB SDRAM memory.  
OnboardAudio (optional): Features surround sound audio onboard with digital  
audio SPDIF (Sony/Philips digital interface) input/output. 16-bit full-duplex Sound  
Blaster 16/PRO compatible with stereo voice up to 48KHz sampling. Features 3D  
positional audio supporting Microsoft Direct Sound 3D DirextX 5.0.  
Versatile Memory: Supports two DIMM sockets to support 8MB-128MB 168-  
pin 3.3Volt SDRAM/EDO memory modules up to 256MB.  
Ultra DMA/33 BM IDE/Floppy: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE  
controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels,  
supports Ultra DMA/33, PIO Modes 0 to 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Modes 0 to  
2, and supports Enhanced IDE devices, such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives.  
Supports two drives of either 5.25-inch (360KB or 1.2MB) or 3.5-inch (720KB,  
1.44MB, or 2.88MB) disk drives. Supports Japanese “Floppy 3 mode” (3.5-inch  
disk drive: 1.2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5-inch disk drive: 120 MB,  
1.44MB, 720K). BIOS also supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI device boot-up.  
Multi-Cache: Supports a Pentium® II processor with either 512KB, 128KB, or  
0KB Pipelined Burst Level 2 cache in the Single Edge Contact (SEC) cartridge.  
Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and  
one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed  
from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections.  
AMC: Supports anATI-compatible TV tuner card on the ATI Multimedia Connector  
TV-Out: Supports viewing on a standard television with the optional onboard  
ImpacTV2 and an optional TV-Out bracket with SVHS and RCA connectors.  
IrDA: Supports an optional IrDA-compliant module for wireless interface.  
The P2L-VM Motherboard adds:  
Versatile Memory: Supports three DIMM sockets to support 8MB-128MB  
168-pin 3.3Volt SDRAM/EDO memory modules up to 384MB.  
Data Integrity: Features Error Checking and Correction (ECC) through the  
440LX chipset and ECC supported DIMM.  
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II. FEATURES  
ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Special Features:  
ACPI Ready: Features ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)  
which is also implemented on all ASUS “smart” series motherboards. ACPI  
provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) sup-  
porting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these fea-  
tures implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all  
the energy saving standards. To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-  
supported OS such as Windows 98 must be used.  
Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS which  
allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol, creating a higher  
level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.)  
Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk  
drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make the setup of hard disk  
drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.  
Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus BIOS: Features a programmable BIOS  
(Flash EEPROM), offering enhancedACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-  
in hardware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtu-  
ally automatic setup.  
PC ’98 Compliant: Meets PC ’98 compliancy in both the BIOS and hardware  
levels of ASUS smart series motherboards. The new PC ’98 requirements for  
systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support  
for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and  
managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation pro-  
cedures 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.  
ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Performance  
Concurrent PCI: Supports concurrent PCI, allowing multiple PCI transfers  
from PCI master buses to memory to CPU.  
Double the IDE Transfer Speed: Supports Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE,  
which can improve data transfers up to 33MB/s. The best of all is that this new  
technology is compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE specs so there is no need to  
upgrade current hard drives or cables.  
SDRAM Optimized Performance: Supports the new generation memory, Syn-  
chronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which increases the  
data transfer rate from 264MB/s max (using EDO memory) to 528MB/s max  
(using SDRAM).  
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II. FEATURES  
ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Intelligence  
Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep  
mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and  
is an important feature to implement silent PC systems.  
Boot Virus Protection: Anti-boot virus protection programmed into the BIOS.  
Dual Function Power Button: The system can be in one of two states, one is  
the sleep mode and the other is the Soft-Off mode. Pushing the power button for  
less than 4 seconds places the system into Sleep mode. When the power button  
is pressed for more than 4 seconds, it enters the Soft-Off mode.  
Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system  
damage, the CPU fan and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure.  
Each fan can be set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.  
Keyboard Power Up: Keyboard Power Up can be enabled or disabled to allow  
the computer to be powered on by pressing the space bar on the keyboard.  
Message LED (requires ACPI OS support): Chassis LEDs now act as infor-  
mation providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can  
determine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful infor-  
mation to the user.  
Remote Ring On (requires external modem): This allows a computer to be  
turned on remotely through an external modem. With this benefit on-hand, any  
user can access vital information from their computer from anywhere in the world!  
System ResourcesAlert: Today’s operating systems such as Windows 95, Win-  
dows NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present  
enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The system resource moni-  
tor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent pos-  
sible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on manag-  
ing their limited resources more efficiently.  
Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system  
damage, there are heat sensors to monitor the CPU (the Pentium II processor  
requires a special heatsink with a thermal sensor) and system temperatures to  
warn of damaging temperatures.  
Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure  
stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are  
more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper  
system configuration and management.  
Power Supply Fan Control: Supports power supply fan monitoring, fan shut-  
down, and fan speed control when using ATX 2.01 compatible power supply.  
S.MA.R.T.: Supports S.M.A.R.T. IDE devices for increased hardware monitor-  
ing capabilities.  
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