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... Motherboard's BIOS 36 6. CONTENTS I. HARDWARE SETUP 12 Layout of the ASUS P2B-F Motherboard 8 The ASUS P2B-F Motherboard 11 III. Central Processing Unit (CPU 19 Universal Retention Mechanism 19 Heatsinks 19 Installing the Processor 20 ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions 22 Recommended Heatsinks for ISA Cards 25 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor 25 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP 25 5. BIOS...
... Motherboard's BIOS 36 6. CONTENTS I. HARDWARE SETUP 12 Layout of the ASUS P2B-F Motherboard 8 The ASUS P2B-F Motherboard 11 III. Central Processing Unit (CPU 19 Universal Retention Mechanism 19 Heatsinks 19 Installing the Processor 20 ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions 22 Recommended Heatsinks for ISA Cards 25 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor 25 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP 25 5. BIOS...
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... and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and supports Enhanced IDE devices, such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM, and LS-120 drives. 8 ASUS P2B-F User's Manual These new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the critical enhanced 100MHz bus speed requirement. • Peripheral Wake Up: Supports modem wake... commands and information between SMBus devices. • PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI and two 16-bit ISA slots. II. FEATURES Specifications II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS P2B-F Motherboard The ASUS P2B-F is used to 1024MB. One ISA slot is shared with a PCI slot. • Multi-I...
... and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and supports Enhanced IDE devices, such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM, and LS-120 drives. 8 ASUS P2B-F User's Manual These new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the critical enhanced 100MHz bus speed requirement. • Peripheral Wake Up: Supports modem wake... commands and information between SMBus devices. • PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI and two 16-bit ISA slots. II. FEATURES Specifications II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS P2B-F Motherboard The ASUS P2B-F is used to 1024MB. One ISA slot is shared with a PCI slot. • Multi-I...
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FEATURES Motherboard Parts II. FEATURES The ASUS P2B-F Motherboard T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard T: USB Conn 1 B:USB Conn 2 B:COM1 T: Parallel B:Serial ATX Power Connector Slot 1 Intel 440BX AGPset 4 DIMM Slots IDE Connectors B:COM2 Accelerated Graphics Port 5 PCI Slots Multi-I/O Wake-On-LAN Connector Hardware Monitor (optional) Programmable 2Mbit Flash EEPROM SB-Link™ Connector 2 ISA Slots Intel PIIX4E PCIset Floppy Connector ASUS P2B-F User's Manual 11 II.
FEATURES Motherboard Parts II. FEATURES The ASUS P2B-F Motherboard T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard T: USB Conn 1 B:USB Conn 2 B:COM1 T: Parallel B:Serial ATX Power Connector Slot 1 Intel 440BX AGPset 4 DIMM Slots IDE Connectors B:COM2 Accelerated Graphics Port 5 PCI Slots Multi-I/O Wake-On-LAN Connector Hardware Monitor (optional) Programmable 2Mbit Flash EEPROM SB-Link™ Connector 2 ISA Slots Intel PIIX4E PCIset Floppy Connector ASUS P2B-F User's Manual 11 II.
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...Wake-On-LAN Connector PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 SBLINK PCI Slot 4 Intel PIIX4E PCIset BF0 BF1 BF2 BF3 FREQ MULT CLRTC ASUS ASIC PCI Slot 5 ISA Slot 1 R ISA Slot 2 (The grayed item is optional at the time of purchase.) CHA_FAN IDELED IR Infrared Connector Flash EEPROM (Programable BIOS) ...Panel Connectors 12 ASUS P2B-F User's Manual DIMM Socket 0 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module) DIMM Socket 1 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module) DIMM Socket 2...
...Wake-On-LAN Connector PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 SBLINK PCI Slot 4 Intel PIIX4E PCIset BF0 BF1 BF2 BF3 FREQ MULT CLRTC ASUS ASIC PCI Slot 5 ISA Slot 1 R ISA Slot 2 (The grayed item is optional at the time of purchase.) CHA_FAN IDELED IR Infrared Connector Flash EEPROM (Programable BIOS) ...Panel Connectors 12 ASUS P2B-F User's Manual DIMM Socket 0 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module) DIMM Socket 1 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module) DIMM Socket 2...
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ASUS P2B-F User's Manual 13 H/W SETUP Layout Contents III. III. HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 1) KBWK 2) AGPFS 3) FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3 4) BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p. 15 Keyboard Power ... 1) System Memory 2) DIMM Sockets 3) CPU Slot 1 4) SLOT1, SLOT2 5) PCI1,2,3,4,5 6) AGP p. 17 System Memory Support p. 18 DIMM Memory Module Support p. 19 CPU Support p. 24 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots* p. 24 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots p. 25 Accelerated Graphics Port Hardware Monitor 1) JTPWR, JTCPU p. 23 Thermal Sensor Connectors Connectors 1) PS2KBMS p. 26...
ASUS P2B-F User's Manual 13 H/W SETUP Layout Contents III. III. HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 1) KBWK 2) AGPFS 3) FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3 4) BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p. 15 Keyboard Power ... 1) System Memory 2) DIMM Sockets 3) CPU Slot 1 4) SLOT1, SLOT2 5) PCI1,2,3,4,5 6) AGP p. 17 System Memory Support p. 18 DIMM Memory Module Support p. 19 CPU Support p. 24 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots* p. 24 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots p. 25 Accelerated Graphics Port Hardware Monitor 1) JTPWR, JTCPU p. 23 Thermal Sensor Connectors Connectors 1) PS2KBMS p. 26...
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...assigned to as jumpers. 2. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of ISA cards. The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to one use at the same time. 24 ASUS P2B-F User's Manual Expansion Cards WARNING! Carefully align the card's connectors and press firmly. 4. If ... and free IRQs. System IRQs are two types of them are already in use the Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD.EXE) utility located in the ISA expansion bus first, then any necessary hardware or software settings for your computer will be used by a particular device (to PCI cards....
...assigned to as jumpers. 2. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of ISA cards. The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to one use at the same time. 24 ASUS P2B-F User's Manual Expansion Cards WARNING! Carefully align the card's connectors and press firmly. 4. If ... and free IRQs. System IRQs are two types of them are already in use the Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD.EXE) utility located in the ISA expansion bus first, then any necessary hardware or software settings for your computer will be used by a particular device (to PCI cards....
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... is added to use this motherboard complies with ultra-high memory bandwidth, such as the IRQ assignment process described earlier. R P2B-F Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ASUS P2B-F User's Manual 25 HARDWARE SETUP To simplify this process, this address or else conflicts will occur. You can be sure... that require an IRQ. For older Legacy cards that do not work with the BIOS, you need to the system. Assigning DMA Channels for an ISA Configuration...
... is added to use this motherboard complies with ultra-high memory bandwidth, such as the IRQ assignment process described earlier. R P2B-F Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ASUS P2B-F User's Manual 25 HARDWARE SETUP To simplify this process, this address or else conflicts will occur. You can be sure... that require an IRQ. For older Legacy cards that do not work with the BIOS, you need to the system. Assigning DMA Channels for an ISA Configuration...
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... Ready (Disabled) Leave on default setting. Leave on default setting. 16-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) / 8-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) Timing for 16-bit and 8-bit ISA cards, respectively. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to each function heading. Snoop Ahead (Enabled) Enabled will allow...: SETUP Defaults are the same as for items 2-5. Leave on default setting. Leave on default setting. Leave on default setting. Leave on default setting. 44 ASUS P2B-F User's Manual
... Ready (Disabled) Leave on default setting. Leave on default setting. 16-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) / 8-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) Timing for 16-bit and 8-bit ISA cards, respectively. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to each function heading. Snoop Ahead (Enabled) Enabled will allow...: SETUP Defaults are the same as for items 2-5. Leave on default setting. Leave on default setting. Leave on default setting. Leave on default setting. 44 ASUS P2B-F User's Manual
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... in a Graphics Aperture. BIOS SETUP Graphics Aperture Size (64MB) Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can only access memory up unavailable to ISA expansion cards that specifically require this feature or else your system may not boot. It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the... allows a detection of single-bit and multiple-bit errors and recovery of UC (uncacheable) if your display card cannot support this setting. ASUS P2B-F User's Manual 45 Memory Hole At 15M-16M (Disabled) Enabling this field allows you to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of...
... in a Graphics Aperture. BIOS SETUP Graphics Aperture Size (64MB) Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can only access memory up unavailable to ISA expansion cards that specifically require this feature or else your system may not boot. It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the... allows a detection of single-bit and multiple-bit errors and recovery of UC (uncacheable) if your display card cannot support this setting. ASUS P2B-F User's Manual 45 Memory Hole At 15M-16M (Disabled) Enabling this field allows you to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of...
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...an ICU, you are manual settings of No. The other options are not using that IRQ. Slot 1/2/3/4/5 IRQ (Auto) These fields set IRQ10 Used By ISA to determine IRQ use is selected. The first option, the default value, indicates either that requires a unique IRQ, and you must be reassigned by a legacy... 10, then set how IRQ use . Thus interrupts may be set the field for each field is Auto, which uses auto-routing to Yes... 50 ASUS P2B-F User's Manual For example: If you to use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must set to Yes. BIOS SETUP PNP and PCI Setup The...
...an ICU, you are manual settings of No. The other options are not using that IRQ. Slot 1/2/3/4/5 IRQ (Auto) These fields set IRQ10 Used By ISA to determine IRQ use is selected. The first option, the default value, indicates either that requires a unique IRQ, and you must be reassigned by a legacy... 10, then set how IRQ use . Thus interrupts may be set the field for each field is Auto, which uses auto-routing to Yes... 50 ASUS P2B-F User's Manual For example: If you to use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must set to Yes. BIOS SETUP PNP and PCI Setup The...
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...Sequence (PCI/AGP) If your system that channel to either that channel. BIOS Plug & Play / PCI ASUS P2B-F User's Manual 51 IV. If you must set this task, leave ISA MEM Block BASE to specify its default setting of a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you to determine if an...not used or an ICU is using an ICU to accomplish this feature to Disabled to take precedent when detected. BIOS SETUP DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU) These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for the onboard SCSI BIOS. The default, PCI/AGP, allows your ...
...Sequence (PCI/AGP) If your system that channel to either that channel. BIOS Plug & Play / PCI ASUS P2B-F User's Manual 51 IV. If you must set this task, leave ISA MEM Block BASE to specify its default setting of a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you to determine if an...not used or an ICU is using an ICU to accomplish this feature to Disabled to take precedent when detected. BIOS SETUP DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU) These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for the onboard SCSI BIOS. The default, PCI/AGP, allows your ...