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...7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card 105 7.2 S370 Series CPU Cards 107 7.3 Network Controller 109 7.4 Glossary 115 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 5 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 85 6.1 ASUS PC Probe 85 6.2 AudioRack32 91 6.3 Display Settings for Novell 79 5.10 Windows NT Server or Workstation 80 5....65 5.1 Support CD Main Menu (Windows 98 65 5.3 LDCM Local Setup 68 5.4 LDCM Administrator Setup 70 5.5 ASUS PC Probe 71 5.6 ASUS LiveUpdate 72 5.6 Driver 73 5.7 Other 76 5.8 Uninstalling Programs 78 5.9 DOS and Windows 3.1 Setup for Windows 95/98 100 6.4 Desktop Management Interface (DMI 102 7. ...
...7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card 105 7.2 S370 Series CPU Cards 107 7.3 Network Controller 109 7.4 Glossary 115 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 5 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 85 6.1 ASUS PC Probe 85 6.2 AudioRack32 91 6.3 Display Settings for Novell 79 5.10 Windows NT Server or Workstation 80 5....65 5.1 Support CD Main Menu (Windows 98 65 5.3 LDCM Local Setup 68 5.4 LDCM Administrator Setup 70 5.5 ASUS PC Probe 71 5.6 ASUS LiveUpdate 72 5.6 Driver 73 5.7 Other 76 5.8 Uninstalling Programs 78 5.9 DOS and Windows 3.1 Setup for Windows 95/98 100 6.4 Desktop Management Interface (DMI 102 7. ...
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... along with certain memory drivers that may be programmed by uploading a new BIOS file to create a bootable system floppy disk. AFLASH.EXE is recommended that you reboot using a floppy. 3. It it recommended that updates the BIOS by the Flash Memory Writer utility. 42 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Your...
... along with certain memory drivers that may be programmed by uploading a new BIOS file to create a bootable system floppy disk. AFLASH.EXE is recommended that you reboot using a floppy. 3. It it recommended that updates the BIOS by the Flash Memory Writer utility. 42 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Your...
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... ASUS P2B-N User's Manual WARNING! If this might prevent your system from booting up . BIOS SETUP 6. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system will be able to boot up . When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to program the... new BIOS information into the flash ROM. This will be displayed. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to disk above. When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will minimize the chance of a failed updating. If you saved to continue. Just repeat the process, and if...
... ASUS P2B-N User's Manual WARNING! If this might prevent your system from booting up . BIOS SETUP 6. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system will be able to boot up . When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to program the... new BIOS information into the flash ROM. This will be displayed. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to disk above. When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will minimize the chance of a failed updating. If you saved to continue. Just repeat the process, and if...
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...and take note of the system stores the Setup utility. But do so only if the first two methods fail. BIOS BIOS Setup ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 45 Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to enter new setup information. The BIOS ROM of the configuration settings for ... the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on again. All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for future reference; You can be updated when BIOS upgrades are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system or you receive a Run Setup message, you...
...and take note of the system stores the Setup utility. But do so only if the first two methods fail. BIOS BIOS Setup ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 45 Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to enter new setup information. The BIOS ROM of the configuration settings for ... the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on again. All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for future reference; You can be updated when BIOS upgrades are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system or you receive a Run Setup message, you...
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...else select from the numbers displayed under the OPTIONS field (2, 1, 3 in order to the next drive, press . When auto-detection is new and empty. 62 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual If you accept the values, the parameters will appear in the Chipset Features Setup screen. Choose the line that supports the LBA mode... drive in the screen. BIOS SETUP 4.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection The "IDE HDD Auto Detection" option detects the parameters of parameters causes the program to accept a set . Remember that if you accepted on the screen. This is not a problem if the drive is completed, the...
...else select from the numbers displayed under the OPTIONS field (2, 1, 3 in order to the next drive, press . When auto-detection is new and empty. 62 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual If you accept the values, the parameters will appear in the Chipset Features Setup screen. Choose the line that supports the LBA mode... drive in the screen. BIOS SETUP 4.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection The "IDE HDD Auto Detection" option detects the parameters of parameters causes the program to accept a set . Remember that if you accepted on the screen. This is not a problem if the drive is completed, the...
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S/W SETUP Windows 98 66 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual Driver Brings up a menu to install the necessary drivers for your ...system and/or PC systems on the network within the same bridge address. (NOTE: Will not run with ASUS PC Probe installed.) ASUS PC Probe Installs a simple software to monitor your computer's fan, temperature, and voltages. (NOTE: Will... BIOS image file. 5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.2.1 Installation Submenu Available only with LDCM installed.) ASUS LiveUpdate Installs a program to install software for viewing the LDCM manual and/or Trend PC Cillin, a virus protection software. 5.
S/W SETUP Windows 98 66 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual Driver Brings up a menu to install the necessary drivers for your ...system and/or PC systems on the network within the same bridge address. (NOTE: Will not run with ASUS PC Probe installed.) ASUS PC Probe Installs a simple software to monitor your computer's fan, temperature, and voltages. (NOTE: Will... BIOS image file. 5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.2.1 Installation Submenu Available only with LDCM installed.) ASUS LiveUpdate Installs a program to install software for viewing the LDCM manual and/or Trend PC Cillin, a virus protection software. 5.
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SOFTWARE SETUP 5.3 LDCM Local Setup 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. S/W SETUP WCinodnotewnsts98 68 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 5. To uninstall any program, see 5.8 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. 5V.. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed.
SOFTWARE SETUP 5.3 LDCM Local Setup 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. S/W SETUP WCinodnotewnsts98 68 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 5. To uninstall any program, see 5.8 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. 5V.. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed.
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SOFTWARE SETUP 5.4 LDCM Administrator Setup 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 restart. 70 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (7) Click here. (8) Click here and then click Finish to bring up the setup screen. To uninstall any program, see 5.8 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here. (4) Click here. (6) Click here. 5.
SOFTWARE SETUP 5.4 LDCM Administrator Setup 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 restart. 70 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (7) Click here. (8) Click here and then click Finish to bring up the setup screen. To uninstall any program, see 5.8 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here. (4) Click here. (6) Click here. 5.
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5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed. ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 71 SOFTWARE SETUP 5.5 ASUS PC Probe 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. To uninstall any program, see 5.8 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. 5.
5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed. ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 71 SOFTWARE SETUP 5.5 ASUS PC Probe 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. To uninstall any program, see 5.8 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. 5.
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5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program you wish to remove and click here. (3) Click here. 78 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. 5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.8 Uninstalling Programs Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows.
5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program you wish to remove and click here. (3) Click here. 78 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. 5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.8 Uninstalling Programs Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows.
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... appropriate configuration program for this procedure. 5. Return to automatically configure the network interface. Start your LOAD and BIND statements. • Test the interface by the BIOS each time you can test the interface more thoroughly if you 're using a responder. • Check the README files. S/W SETUP Other OSes 80 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual...
... appropriate configuration program for this procedure. 5. Return to automatically configure the network interface. Start your LOAD and BIND statements. • Test the interface by the BIOS each time you can test the interface more thoroughly if you 're using a responder. • Check the README files. S/W SETUP Other OSes 80 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual...
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... Probe is running. The PC Probe icon will allow you open ASUS PC Probe, click the Windows Start button, point to Programs, and then ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx. ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 85 S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6. To open PC Probe or not. Clicking the icon will ...such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer. 6.1.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you to continuously monitor your computer...
... Probe is running. The PC Probe icon will allow you open ASUS PC Probe, click the Windows Start button, point to Programs, and then ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx. ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 85 S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6. To open PC Probe or not. Clicking the icon will ...such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer. 6.1.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you to continuously monitor your computer...
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Utility Lets you run a program, click Execute Program. NOTE: This feature is currently unavailable. 88 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual To run programs outside of devices in your PC. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of the ASUS Probe modules. 6. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.
Utility Lets you run a program, click Execute Program. NOTE: This feature is currently unavailable. 88 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual To run programs outside of devices in your PC. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of the ASUS Probe modules. 6. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.
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...on the image of the playlist button is lit, the MIDI Player is using the MIDI Player. 6. Or you can be produced by sequencer programs and then played back using ESFM synthesis. activates/deactivates Pause goes forward one second in the playlist. The MIDI Player has an indicator to show... the display to return to play them back in the MIDI file. S/W REFERENCE AudioRack 6. The MIDI Player Display By clicking on this card. 96 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual goes back one file in the playlist. opens the Set Playlist dialog box. When the ESFM light to the left of the floppy...
...on the image of the playlist button is lit, the MIDI Player is using the MIDI Player. 6. Or you can be produced by sequencer programs and then played back using ESFM synthesis. activates/deactivates Pause goes forward one second in the playlist. The MIDI Player has an indicator to show... the display to return to play them back in the MIDI file. S/W REFERENCE AudioRack 6. The MIDI Player Display By clicking on this card. 96 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual goes back one file in the playlist. opens the Set Playlist dialog box. When the ESFM light to the left of the floppy...
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...switch back to Windows 95 CD player by resetting this key value. Under the section [MixerRak], you answer "Yes", the installation program will automatically run when an audio CD is inserted into the CD-ROM. Information here is a string "DisableEjectButton=0" under the ... the installation CD for the playback mixer, including "Line", "Wave", "CD", "Synth", "Aux A", "Aux B", "Mic", and "Mono In". ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 99 6. S/W REFERENCE AudioRack 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.9 Release Notes This information is the default and will overwrite the value of the key [...
...switch back to Windows 95 CD player by resetting this key value. Under the section [MixerRak], you answer "Yes", the installation program will automatically run when an audio CD is inserted into the CD-ROM. Information here is a string "DisableEjectButton=0" under the ... the installation CD for the playback mixer, including "Line", "Wave", "CD", "Synth", "Aux A", "Aux B", "Mic", and "Mono In". ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 99 6. S/W REFERENCE AudioRack 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.9 Release Notes This information is the default and will overwrite the value of the key [...
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... by windows) must be installed. 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.4 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 6.4.1 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Configuration Utility to .... 1. You can boot up from this motherboard uses the same technology implemented for the program to update the whole BIOS. Memory managers like HIMEM.SYS (required by the motherboard BIOS...the user to run . 102 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual Go to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). S/W REFERENCE DMI Utility 6.
... by windows) must be installed. 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.4 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 6.4.1 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Configuration Utility to .... 1. You can boot up from this motherboard uses the same technology implemented for the program to update the whole BIOS. Memory managers like HIMEM.SYS (required by the motherboard BIOS...the user to run . 102 ASUS P2B-N User's Manual Go to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). S/W REFERENCE DMI Utility 6.
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...-300MB/s 528MB/s 1 GB/s AUTOEXEC.BAT AUTOEXEC.BAT is a special-purpose file that is automatically executed by the user through the BIOS Setup program. Boot Boot means to system memory. ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 115 AGP offers a higher throughput than PCI by providing the graphics controller with direct access to start the computer operating...
...-300MB/s 528MB/s 1 GB/s AUTOEXEC.BAT AUTOEXEC.BAT is a special-purpose file that is automatically executed by the user through the BIOS Setup program. Boot Boot means to system memory. ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 115 AGP offers a higher throughput than PCI by providing the graphics controller with direct access to start the computer operating...
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...program commands and processes data stored in data transfers. Endian Endian is a general term referring to 33MB/Sec transfer. Hardware Hardware is a byte order system used in memory. LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by IBM, use a different IRQ and address assignment. 116 ASUS P2B..., such as memory, CPU time, disk space, and access to represent a single alphanumeric character, punctuation mark, or other programs and software applications operate, including Windows. UltraDMA/ 33 IDE devices can be connected to use a big-endian architecture. COM Port...
...program commands and processes data stored in data transfers. Endian Endian is a general term referring to 33MB/Sec transfer. Hardware Hardware is a byte order system used in memory. LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by IBM, use a different IRQ and address assignment. 116 ASUS P2B..., such as memory, CPU time, disk space, and access to represent a single alphanumeric character, punctuation mark, or other programs and software applications operate, including Windows. UltraDMA/ 33 IDE devices can be connected to use a big-endian architecture. COM Port...
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...POST, a series of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for increased performance). Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be reprogrammed with new programs (or BIOS). System Disk A system disk contains the core file of specialized tasks. APPENDIX MMX A set up the operating system. Peripherals...POST (Power On Self Test) When you turn on ATX motherboards. ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is required to setup a RAID system. ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 117 The POST checks system memory, the motherboard circuitry, the display, the keyboard, the diskette drive, and other x86-compatible ...
...POST, a series of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for increased performance). Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be reprogrammed with new programs (or BIOS). System Disk A system disk contains the core file of specialized tasks. APPENDIX MMX A set up the operating system. Peripherals...POST (Power On Self Test) When you turn on ATX motherboards. ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is required to setup a RAID system. ASUS P2B-N User's Manual 117 The POST checks system memory, the motherboard circuitry, the display, the keyboard, the diskette drive, and other x86-compatible ...