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... THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Product Name: ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Manual Revision: 1.06 E265 Release Date: August 1998 2 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired...digit in the manual revision number. Copyright © 1998 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any means, except documentation kept by the digit before and after the...
... THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Product Name: ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Manual Revision: 1.06 E265 Release Date: August 1998 2 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired...digit in the manual revision number. Copyright © 1998 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any means, except documentation kept by the digit before and after the...
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... Management Setup 49 4 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual FEATURES Features 8 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard 9 III. Central Processing Unit (CPU 19 Pentium II Processor 19 AAVID Heatsink 23 Elan Vital Heatsink 23 4. BIOS SOFTWARE Main Menu 36 Flash Memory Writer Utility 36 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS 38 6. Jumpers 12 Jumper Settings 13 2. INSTALLATION ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard Layout...
... Management Setup 49 4 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual FEATURES Features 8 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard 9 III. Central Processing Unit (CPU 19 Pentium II Processor 19 AAVID Heatsink 23 Elan Vital Heatsink 23 4. BIOS SOFTWARE Main Menu 36 Flash Memory Writer Utility 36 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS 38 6. Jumpers 12 Jumper Settings 13 2. INSTALLATION ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard Layout...
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... Flash Memory Writer Utility AFLASH.EXE: This is recommended that updates the BIOS by the Flash Memory Writer utility. To determine the BIOS version of your screen during bootup. NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the screen ...last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of the original motherboard BIOS in DOS mode. IV. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXXXX-X and then press . 36 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual If "unknown" is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either...
... Flash Memory Writer Utility AFLASH.EXE: This is recommended that updates the BIOS by the Flash Memory Writer utility. To determine the BIOS version of your screen during bootup. NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the screen ...last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of the original motherboard BIOS in DOS mode. IV. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXXXX-X and then press . 36 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual If "unknown" is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either...
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... starts to start the update. BIOS Flash Memory Writer ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 37 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block, the baseboard BIOS, and the ACPI extended system configuration data (ESCD) parameter block from a new BIOS file. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to program the new BIOS information into the flash...
... starts to start the update. BIOS Flash Memory Writer ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 37 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block, the baseboard BIOS, and the ACPI extended system configuration data (ESCD) parameter block from a new BIOS file. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to program the new BIOS information into the flash...
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... for details) and save to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system will need service. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you created earlier. 2. Copy AFLASH.EXE to disk above. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or ...steps. Boot from booting up . At the Main Menu, type 2 and then press . Save Current BIOS to boot up . BIOS Updating BIOS 38 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual Save Current BIOS To File on the previous page for more details and the rest of the steps. IV. Run AFLASH...
... for details) and save to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system will need service. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you created earlier. 2. Copy AFLASH.EXE to disk above. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or ...steps. Boot from booting up . At the Main Menu, type 2 and then press . Save Current BIOS to boot up . BIOS Updating BIOS 38 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual Save Current BIOS To File on the previous page for more details and the rest of the steps. IV. Run AFLASH...
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...you are a little bit late pressing the mentioned key(s), POST will continue with the opportunity to enter new setup information. BIOS BIOS Setup ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 39 If your system using this section. This section describes how to call up Setup. Press to download the...as described in detail in this utility. If you are released. This appears during the Power-On Self Test (POST). BIOS SOFTWARE 6. You can be updated when BIOS upgrades are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system or you receive a Run Setup message, you invoke Setup, the CMOS...
...you are a little bit late pressing the mentioned key(s), POST will continue with the opportunity to enter new setup information. BIOS BIOS Setup ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 39 If your system using this section. This section describes how to call up Setup. Press to download the...as described in detail in this utility. If you are released. This appears during the Power-On Self Test (POST). BIOS SOFTWARE 6. You can be updated when BIOS upgrades are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system or you receive a Run Setup message, you invoke Setup, the CMOS...
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...performance by skipping retesting a second, third, and forth time. BIOS Update (Enabled) This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to check first the floppy disk and then the hard disk drive. The BIOS will seek drive A once. A complete test of the S.M.A.R.T. ...and 32. Floppy Disk Access Control (R/W) This allows protection of files from the default of IDE). Selections are A,C; HDD S.M.A.R.T. BIOS BIOS Features 44 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual Boot Sequence (A,C) This field determines where the system looks first for this field is done on both IDE ...
...performance by skipping retesting a second, third, and forth time. BIOS Update (Enabled) This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to check first the floppy disk and then the hard disk drive. The BIOS will seek drive A once. A complete test of the S.M.A.R.T. ...and 32. Floppy Disk Access Control (R/W) This allows protection of files from the default of IDE). Selections are A,C; HDD S.M.A.R.T. BIOS BIOS Features 44 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual Boot Sequence (A,C) This field determines where the system looks first for this field is done on both IDE ...
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...power saving options according to activate the video off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a brief period of inactivity. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 49 Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a period of system inactivity; Video Off Option (... will appear in the Power Management Field. For DOS environments, you need to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS Power Management. Details of Power Management Setup Power Management (User Define) This field acts as Max Saving...
...power saving options according to activate the video off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a brief period of inactivity. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 49 Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a period of system inactivity; Video Off Option (... will appear in the Power Management Field. For DOS environments, you need to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS Power Management. Details of Power Management Setup Power Management (User Define) This field acts as Max Saving...
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...Browse this CD: View the contents of this product. LDCM Introduction (\LDCMVCD): Shows a video (MPEG) on the ASUS Support CD. SUPPORT S/W ASUS Smart Motherbaord ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 59 Please view the user's manual in Adobe Acrobat PDF format located in the "ASUSLM" ...Me: View additional notes concerning this CD. V. Other CD Directories \AFLASH: Utility for updating your motherboard's BIOS. \DMI: Installs the Desktop Management Interface utility for installing network on the ASUS Support CD or see the PC Probe section in the "LDCM" directory on the network ...
...Browse this CD: View the contents of this product. LDCM Introduction (\LDCMVCD): Shows a video (MPEG) on the ASUS Support CD. SUPPORT S/W ASUS Smart Motherbaord ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 59 Please view the user's manual in Adobe Acrobat PDF format located in the "ASUSLM" ...Me: View additional notes concerning this CD. V. Other CD Directories \AFLASH: Utility for updating your motherboard's BIOS. \DMI: Installs the Desktop Management Interface utility for installing network on the ASUS Support CD or see the PC Probe section in the "LDCM" directory on the network ...
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... your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. 60 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual DMI Utility Using DMI Utility VI. DMI Utility 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 update the whole BIOS. This DMI Configuration Utility provides the same...
... your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. 60 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual DMI Utility Using DMI Utility VI. DMI Utility 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 update the whole BIOS. This DMI Configuration Utility provides the same...