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... 10 Layout of Power Management Setup 45 4 ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual System Memory (DIMM 16 DIMM Memory Installation Procedures 17 3. BIOS Setup 35 Load Defaults 36 Standard CMOS Setup 36 Details of Standard CMOS Setup 36 BIOS Features Setup 39 Details of BIOS Features Setup 39 Chipset Features Setup 42 Details of Chipset Features Setup 42 Power Management Setup 45 Details of the ASUS P2B98-XV Motherboard 10 Installation Steps 12 1. BIOS SOFTWARE 32 Flash Memory Writer Utility 32 Main Menu 32 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS 34 6. Expansion Cards...
... 10 Layout of Power Management Setup 45 4 ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual System Memory (DIMM 16 DIMM Memory Installation Procedures 17 3. BIOS Setup 35 Load Defaults 36 Standard CMOS Setup 36 Details of Standard CMOS Setup 36 BIOS Features Setup 39 Details of BIOS Features Setup 39 Chipset Features Setup 42 Details of Chipset Features Setup 42 Power Management Setup 45 Details of the ASUS P2B98-XV Motherboard 10 Installation Steps 12 1. BIOS SOFTWARE 32 Flash Memory Writer Utility 32 Main Menu 32 Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS 34 6. Expansion Cards...
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...& heatsink support for CPU (1) 9pin male serial external connector set (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 jumpers (1) Support drivers and utilities: (1) User's Manual ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-on setting up the BIOS software V. Features: Information and specifications concerning this Manual is Organized This manual is complete. I . INTRODUCTION How this product III. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist I. Installation: Instructions on -LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional) ASUS P2B98-XV...
...& heatsink support for CPU (1) 9pin male serial external connector set (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 jumpers (1) Support drivers and utilities: (1) User's Manual ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-on setting up the BIOS software V. Features: Information and specifications concerning this Manual is Organized This manual is complete. I . INTRODUCTION How this product III. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist I. Installation: Instructions on -LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional) ASUS P2B98-XV...
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... two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with sideband addressing and 8MB SDRAM graphics memory. • SB-Link™: Features Creative's SB-Link™, allowing SB16 compatibility, using Intel's PC-PCI technology, to AWE64D or compatible PCI audio cards. • PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Provides four 32-bit PCI and two 16-bit ISA slots . • Super Multi-I /O subsystems and front-side bus (FSB) platform, which allows hardware to CPU. 8 ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual
... two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with sideband addressing and 8MB SDRAM graphics memory. • SB-Link™: Features Creative's SB-Link™, allowing SB16 compatibility, using Intel's PC-PCI technology, to AWE64D or compatible PCI audio cards. • PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Provides four 32-bit PCI and two 16-bit ISA slots . • Super Multi-I /O subsystems and front-side bus (FSB) platform, which allows hardware to CPU. 8 ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual
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INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) CLRTC 2) INT 3) FS0, FS1, FS2 4) BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p. 13 Clear RealTime Clock (RTC) RAM (Short/Clear CMOS) p. 13 VGA Interrupt Setting p. 14 CPU Bus Frequency p. 14 CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) DIMM Sockets 2) SEC CPU Slot 3) ISA1, ISA2 4) PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4 p. 16 DIMM Memory Module Support p. 18 Single Edge Contact CPU Support p. 23 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots p. 23 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots Connectors 1) PS2KBMS p. 25 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female) 2) PS2KBMS p. 25 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female) 3) ...
INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) CLRTC 2) INT 3) FS0, FS1, FS2 4) BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p. 13 Clear RealTime Clock (RTC) RAM (Short/Clear CMOS) p. 13 VGA Interrupt Setting p. 14 CPU Bus Frequency p. 14 CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) DIMM Sockets 2) SEC CPU Slot 3) ISA1, ISA2 4) PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4 p. 16 DIMM Memory Module Support p. 18 Single Edge Contact CPU Support p. 23 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots p. 23 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots Connectors 1) PS2KBMS p. 25 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female) 2) PS2KBMS p. 25 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female) 3) ...
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... onboard button cell battery. P2B98-XV VGA Interrupt INT 1 2 3 Enabled INT 1 2 3 Disabled III. INSTALLATION 1. VGA Interrupt Selection (INT) These jumpers allow you to clear CMOS P2B98-XV Real Time Clock RAM (CLRTC) 2. INSTALLATION Jumpers ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 13 To clear the RTC data: (1) Turn off your computer and uplug its AC power, (2) Short the two solder points labeled CLRTC, (3) Turn on your computer, (4) Hold down during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. III. Clear Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (CLRTC) The CMOS RAM...
... onboard button cell battery. P2B98-XV VGA Interrupt INT 1 2 3 Enabled INT 1 2 3 Disabled III. INSTALLATION 1. VGA Interrupt Selection (INT) These jumpers allow you to clear CMOS P2B98-XV Real Time Clock RAM (CLRTC) 2. INSTALLATION Jumpers ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 13 To clear the RTC data: (1) Turn off your computer and uplug its AC power, (2) Short the two solder points labeled CLRTC, (3) Turn on your computer, (4) Hold down during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. III. Clear Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (CLRTC) The CMOS RAM...
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... (2-pin MLED) This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. INSTALLATION 14. Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted suspend switch. The system power LED shows the status of the system's power supply. SMI is activated when it detects a short to open moment and therefore leaving it is controlled by settings in order to this lead. Message LED SMI Speaker Ground ATX Power Switch Reset Switch IDE LED Power LED P2B98-XV System Panel Connections 30 ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual INSTALLATION Connectors...
... (2-pin MLED) This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. INSTALLATION 14. Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted suspend switch. The system power LED shows the status of the system's power supply. SMI is activated when it detects a short to open moment and therefore leaving it is controlled by settings in order to this lead. Message LED SMI Speaker Ground ATX Power Switch Reset Switch IDE LED Power LED P2B98-XV System Panel Connections 30 ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual INSTALLATION Connectors...
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... can be updated when BIOS upgrades are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system using this utility. If so, invoke the Setup utility, as described in detail in this program. Press to configure your system or you receive a Run Setup message, you from calling up the Setup utility. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to enter new setup information. BIOS BIOS Setup ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 35 Either of these memory chips can also restart by pressing the Reset button on...
... can be updated when BIOS upgrades are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system using this utility. If so, invoke the Setup utility, as described in detail in this program. Press to configure your system or you receive a Run Setup message, you from calling up the Setup utility. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to enter new setup information. BIOS BIOS Setup ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 35 Either of these memory chips can also restart by pressing the Reset button on...
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... press either / or / to select this screen. IV. If the motherboard is for loading optimized defaults for troubleshooting. BIOS SOFTWARE Load Defaults The "Load BIOS Defaults" option loads the minimum settings for regular use. Another section just below the control keys section displays information on the selected field, press . The configuration values usually get lost or damaged, or if you change your system hardware configuration, you will then appear to 2079) 36 ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual
... press either / or / to select this screen. IV. If the motherboard is for loading optimized defaults for troubleshooting. BIOS SOFTWARE Load Defaults The "Load BIOS Defaults" option loads the minimum settings for regular use. Another section just below the control keys section displays information on the selected field, press . The configuration values usually get lost or damaged, or if you change your system hardware configuration, you will then appear to 2079) 36 ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual
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.../2 mouse is 6; BIOS BIOS Features ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 41 Options range from ROM to Enabled otherwise leave this purpose. Setup default setting is detected or not. Four delay rate options are used for the Supervisor Password. PS/2 Mouse Function Control (Auto) The default of greater than the ROM. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for the password. Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled) When enabled, you start your system. Typematic...
.../2 mouse is 6; BIOS BIOS Features ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 41 Options range from ROM to Enabled otherwise leave this purpose. Setup default setting is detected or not. Four delay rate options are used for the Supervisor Password. PS/2 Mouse Function Control (Auto) The default of greater than the ROM. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for the password. Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled) When enabled, you start your system. Typematic...
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... video memory of the processor. EC-Only data errors are considered 64 bits and the following will be displayed instead: IV. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this on default setting. BIOS SOFTWARE Graphics Aperture Size (64MB) Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data. Video Memory Cache Mode (UC) USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is Disabled. PCI 2.1 Support (Enabled) This function allows you to connect...
... video memory of the processor. EC-Only data errors are considered 64 bits and the following will be displayed instead: IV. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this on default setting. BIOS SOFTWARE Graphics Aperture Size (64MB) Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data. Video Memory Cache Mode (UC) USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is Disabled. PCI 2.1 Support (Enabled) This function allows you to connect...
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... hours. BIOS Power Management ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 47 AC PWR Loss Restart (Disabled) This allows you want your system after the power has been interrupted. IMPORTANT: This feature requires the ASUS PCI-L101 LAN Card and an ATX power supply with at a certain time and day by sending a wake-up your system to set this feature, you to /from systems during off after reapplying power and Enabled boots up...
... hours. BIOS Power Management ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 47 AC PWR Loss Restart (Disabled) This allows you want your system after the power has been interrupted. IMPORTANT: This feature requires the ASUS PCI-L101 LAN Card and an ATX power supply with at a certain time and day by sending a wake-up your system to set this feature, you to /from systems during off after reapplying power and Enabled boots up...
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... install a legacy ISA card that the displayed IRQ is not used or an ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA card is installed or to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default setting of No. BIOS SOFTWARE PNP and PCI Setup The "PNP and PCI Setup" option configures the PCI bus slots. Slot 1/2/3/4 IRQ (Auto) These fields set how IRQ use . The other options are noted in parenthesis next to this motherboard. BIOS Plug & Play / PCI NOTE: SETUP Defaults...
... install a legacy ISA card that the displayed IRQ is not used or an ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA card is installed or to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default setting of No. BIOS SOFTWARE PNP and PCI Setup The "PNP and PCI Setup" option configures the PCI bus slots. Slot 1/2/3/4 IRQ (Auto) These fields set how IRQ use . The other options are noted in parenthesis next to this motherboard. BIOS Plug & Play / PCI NOTE: SETUP Defaults...
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... ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual Skipped entries are ignored and are using another controller that does not feature Enhanced IDE support for four devices, you accepted on the screen. This is not a problem if the drive is completed, the program automatically enters all entries you can use Drive E and Drive F. to skip to four IDE drives can only detect one set of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen. The onboard PCI IDE controller supports...
... ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual Skipped entries are ignored and are using another controller that does not feature Enhanced IDE support for four devices, you accepted on the screen. This is not a problem if the drive is completed, the program automatically enters all entries you can use Drive E and Drive F. to skip to four IDE drives can only detect one set of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen. The onboard PCI IDE controller supports...
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... Intel BusMaster IDE drivers for ASUS motherboards. NOTE: The support CD version and contents are constantly updated without notice. Read Me: View additional notes concerning this product. Patch for PIIX4 chipset: Installs the necessary drivers for PCI card and PCI bridge for Windows 95/95a (OSR1) and 95b (OSR2) for improved performance. V. Support CD Support CD Main Menu Insert your CD or double click on your onboard VGA to quickly...
... Intel BusMaster IDE drivers for ASUS motherboards. NOTE: The support CD version and contents are constantly updated without notice. Read Me: View additional notes concerning this product. Patch for PIIX4 chipset: Installs the necessary drivers for PCI card and PCI bridge for Windows 95/95a (OSR1) and 95b (OSR2) for improved performance. V. Support CD Support CD Main Menu Insert your CD or double click on your onboard VGA to quickly...
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... restart, make changes as necessary. The Install From Disk window appears. 5. ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 59 Video Driver Display Driver A. Click OK to restart your display driver and language, and then click OK. Select \win95 directory - Change your computer before the new settings will appear upon entering Windows 95: There is incorrect, or the current settings do not work with your display settings. The System Settings Change window appears: You must restart your monitor type if necessary.
... restart, make changes as necessary. The Install From Disk window appears. 5. ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 59 Video Driver Display Driver A. Click OK to restart your display driver and language, and then click OK. Select \win95 directory - Change your computer before the new settings will appear upon entering Windows 95: There is incorrect, or the current settings do not work with your display settings. The System Settings Change window appears: You must restart your monitor type if necessary.
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Video Driver DirectX Installing DirectX Microsoft DirectX allows Direct3D support in My Computer to begin installation. A. ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 61 Warning: Your computer will automatically restart without warning. Click the Settings tab and continue from step 2 of the CD. 2. Click Install DirectX5 to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the preceding procedure. Video Driver 5. Reinsert your CD or double-click on your CD drive icon in Windows. 1. A.
Video Driver DirectX Installing DirectX Microsoft DirectX allows Direct3D support in My Computer to begin installation. A. ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 61 Warning: Your computer will automatically restart without warning. Click the Settings tab and continue from step 2 of the CD. 2. Click Install DirectX5 to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the preceding procedure. Video Driver 5. Reinsert your CD or double-click on your CD drive icon in Windows. 1. A.
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... Files (*.AVI) Extensions For Software MPEG support in My Computer to complete the installation. 4. Video Driver Installing Video Player Video Player allows the viewing of the CD. 2. Video Driver Video Player A. When finished, click Yes to restart your CD drive icon in Windows 95, you must first install "DirectVideo Upgrade" For Microsoft Windows, then install Video Player. Reinsert your CD or double-click on your computer. 62 ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual Click Install Video Player...
... Files (*.AVI) Extensions For Software MPEG support in My Computer to complete the installation. 4. Video Driver Installing Video Player Video Player allows the viewing of the CD. 2. Video Driver Video Player A. When finished, click Yes to restart your CD drive icon in Windows 95, you must first install "DirectVideo Upgrade" For Microsoft Windows, then install Video Player. Reinsert your CD or double-click on your computer. 62 ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual Click Install Video Player...
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... Apply when finished - The adapter type is a problem with your CD-ROM drive in Windows NT 4.0 (Prompted by Windows NT) If an ASUS Graphics device (or compatible) was installed at one time a "Display" message will appear upon entering Windows NT 4.0 : There is incorrect, or the current settings do not work with your display settings. Select the Settings tab and continue from Disk window appears - ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 67 The Settings tab of your computer before...
... Apply when finished - The adapter type is a problem with your CD-ROM drive in Windows NT 4.0 (Prompted by Windows NT) If an ASUS Graphics device (or compatible) was installed at one time a "Display" message will appear upon entering Windows NT 4.0 : There is incorrect, or the current settings do not work with your display settings. Select the Settings tab and continue from Disk window appears - ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 67 The Settings tab of your computer before...
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... installed using the proper utilities. • Try the device in a different system and reset to factory defaults using a memory manager such as follows: ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 75 Troubleshooting Because a typical computer system consists of many different parts, difficulties may prevent Windows from software or hardware installation, to incorrect configuration. Applications Do Not Sync The wrong monitor type has been selected. Windows Driver Not Installing Properly Windows must be running in enhanced mode. The protected mode driver...
... installed using the proper utilities. • Try the device in a different system and reset to factory defaults using a memory manager such as follows: ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 75 Troubleshooting Because a typical computer system consists of many different parts, difficulties may prevent Windows from software or hardware installation, to incorrect configuration. Applications Do Not Sync The wrong monitor type has been selected. Windows Driver Not Installing Properly Windows must be running in enhanced mode. The protected mode driver...
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... some older monitors which require interlaced modes. Xing MPEG Player and ATI Video Player can not be disabled. The previously installed player will work abnormally. ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 77 A solution to this problem is installed via the "Settings" page of the display properties sheet. They confilct with each other. Why can try to close some options to make sure that your memory configuration. Other Video Drivers Driver / Player B. This...
... some older monitors which require interlaced modes. Xing MPEG Player and ATI Video Player can not be disabled. The previously installed player will work abnormally. ASUS P2B98-XV User's Manual 77 A solution to this problem is installed via the "Settings" page of the display properties sheet. They confilct with each other. Why can try to close some options to make sure that your memory configuration. Other Video Drivers Driver / Player B. This...