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... FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. USER'S NOTICE No part of this manual may or may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated ... trademarks of the manual revision number. Product Name: ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Manual Revision: 1.02 Release Date: May 1998 2 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 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...
... FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. USER'S NOTICE No part of this manual may or may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated ... trademarks of the manual revision number. Product Name: ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Manual Revision: 1.02 Release Date: May 1998 2 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 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...
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...3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 BBS: +886-2-2896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Ave, ...ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: info-ger@asus.com.tw Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P2L...
...3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 BBS: +886-2-2896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Ave, ...ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: info-ger@asus.com.tw Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P2L...
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...Unit (CPU 17 Pentium II Processor 17 AAVID Heatsink 21 Elan Vital Heatsink 21 4. FEATURES 8 Features of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard 8 Parts of Chipset Features Setup 44 4 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual System Memory (DIMM 15 DIMM Memory Installation 16 3. BIOS SOFTWARE 34 Support Software 34 ...of Standard CMOS Setup 38 BIOS Features Setup 41 Details of BIOS Features Setup 41 Chipset Features Setup 44 Details of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard 11 Riser Card Back 11 Riser Card Front 11 III. External Connectors 24 Front Panel Descriptions 29 Power Connection...
...Unit (CPU 17 Pentium II Processor 17 AAVID Heatsink 21 Elan Vital Heatsink 21 4. FEATURES 8 Features of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard 8 Parts of Chipset Features Setup 44 4 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual System Memory (DIMM 15 DIMM Memory Installation 16 3. BIOS SOFTWARE 34 Support Software 34 ...of Standard CMOS Setup 38 BIOS Features Setup 41 Details of BIOS Features Setup 41 Chipset Features Setup 44 Details of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard 11 Riser Card Back 11 Riser Card Front 11 III. External Connectors 24 Front Panel Descriptions 29 Power Connection...
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Support CD 56 Support CD Main Menu 56 A. Other Video Drivers 83 C. Audio Driver 103 E. Video Player 97 D. Video Driver (Windows 95 63 B. Audio Software 109 F. PC Probe Utility 57 B. ASUS LAN Card (Optional 119 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 5 CONTENTS Power Management Setup 47 Details of Power Management Setup 47 PNP and PCI Setup 50 Details of PNP and PCI Setup 50 Load BIOS Defaults 52 Load Setup Defaults 52 Supervisor Password and User Password 53 IDE HDD Auto Detection 54 Save & Exit Setup 55 Exit Without Saving 55 V.
Support CD 56 Support CD Main Menu 56 A. Other Video Drivers 83 C. Audio Driver 103 E. Video Player 97 D. Video Driver (Windows 95 63 B. Audio Software 109 F. PC Probe Utility 57 B. ASUS LAN Card (Optional 119 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 5 CONTENTS Power Management Setup 47 Details of Power Management Setup 47 PNP and PCI Setup 50 Details of PNP and PCI Setup 50 Load BIOS Defaults 52 Load Setup Defaults 52 Supervisor Password and User Password 53 IDE HDD Auto Detection 54 Save & Exit Setup 55 Exit Without Saving 55 V.
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... against harmful interference in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to Part 15 of Communications. 6 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with manufacturer's instructions, may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of the monitor...
... against harmful interference in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to Part 15 of Communications. 6 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with manufacturer's instructions, may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of the monitor...
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... this manual is organized This manual is complete. Introduction: II. BIOS Software: V. Features: III. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer. (1) ASUS motherboard (1) Retention mechanism & heatsink support (2) Attach mount bridges (preinstalled) (1) IDE ribbon cable for one hard disk drive (1) Floppy ribbon cable for one 3.5inch floppy disk... I . INTRODUCTION How this product Instructions on setting up the motherboard Instructions on setting up the BIOS software Information on -LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional) ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 7
... this manual is organized This manual is complete. Introduction: II. BIOS Software: V. Features: III. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer. (1) ASUS motherboard (1) Retention mechanism & heatsink support (2) Attach mount bridges (preinstalled) (1) IDE ribbon cable for one hard disk drive (1) Floppy ribbon cable for one 3.5inch floppy disk... I . INTRODUCTION How this product Instructions on setting up the motherboard Instructions on setting up the BIOS software Information on -LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional) ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 7
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... Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Specifications: • NLX: Features ASUS' custom designed NLX form factor. • Multi-Speed: Supports the Intel Pentium® II (233MHz-333MHz) and...Integrity: Error Checking and Correction (ECC) through the 440LX chipset and ECC supported DIMM. 8 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Supports two drives of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard The ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in two ...
... Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Specifications: • NLX: Features ASUS' custom designed NLX form factor. • Multi-Speed: Supports the Intel Pentium® II (233MHz-333MHz) and...Integrity: Error Checking and Correction (ECC) through the 440LX chipset and ECC supported DIMM. 8 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Supports two drives of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard The ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in two ...
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... high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all ASUS smart series of motherboards. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Performance • Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from 264MB/s max using EDO...II. With these features implemented in hardware-based virus protection, and autodetection of motherboards meet PC '97 compliancy. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 9 FEATURES ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Special Features: • ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is compatible with Intel chipsets...
... high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all ASUS smart series of motherboards. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Performance • Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from 264MB/s max using EDO...II. With these features implemented in hardware-based virus protection, and autodetection of motherboards meet PC '97 compliancy. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 9 FEATURES ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Special Features: • ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is compatible with Intel chipsets...
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... to the user. • Remote Ring On (requires external modem): This allows a computer to ensure proper system configuration and management. 10 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual When the power button is pressed for more efficiently. • Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system... so monitoring is the Soft-Off mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is in sleep mode. FEATURES ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will warn the user before the system resources are more memory and hard...
... to the user. • Remote Ring On (requires external modem): This allows a computer to ensure proper system configuration and management. 10 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual When the power button is pressed for more efficiently. • Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system... so monitoring is the Soft-Off mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is in sleep mode. FEATURES ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will warn the user before the system resources are more memory and hard...
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... T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard Intel 440LX or 440EX AGPset Onboard ESS Audio 2 DIMM Sockets SEC CPU Socket (for Pentium II) Intel PIIX4 PCIset ASUS ASIC Keyboard BIOS, Multi-I/O Onboard VGA memory (SGRAM or SDRAM) ATI 3D Rage Chipset ImpacTV2 TV Out Programmable Flash ROM VGA Memory Upgrade Socket 2 PCI... Slots 1 ISA Slot NLX Slot Riser Card Back IrDA Port 2 USB Ports Riser Card Front Floppy Drive Connector Primary IDE Connector NLX Power Connector ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 11 II. COM 2 Conn.(optional) Conn.(optional) Connector Joystick/MIDI Connector II. FEATURES Parts of the...
... T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard Intel 440LX or 440EX AGPset Onboard ESS Audio 2 DIMM Sockets SEC CPU Socket (for Pentium II) Intel PIIX4 PCIset ASUS ASIC Keyboard BIOS, Multi-I/O Onboard VGA memory (SGRAM or SDRAM) ATI 3D Rage Chipset ImpacTV2 TV Out Programmable Flash ROM VGA Memory Upgrade Socket 2 PCI... Slots 1 ISA Slot NLX Slot Riser Card Back IrDA Port 2 USB Ports Riser Card Front Floppy Drive Connector Primary IDE Connector NLX Power Connector ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 11 II. COM 2 Conn.(optional) Conn.(optional) Connector Joystick/MIDI Connector II. FEATURES Parts of the...
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...(depending on model) ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X VGA Chipset Impac TV2 1 AMC CMOS Power CR2032 3 Volt Cell Keyboard BIOS, RTC, & Multi-I/O ASUS ASIC Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS) Hardware Monitor PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 ISA Slot 1 LAN LED Wake on LAN NLX Ext. Riser Slot MIC Con.... Infrared USB1&2 Riser Card Back Primary IDE NLX Power ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Riser Card Front Riser Slot Riser Slot Floppy Drive Conn. INSTALLATION ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard Layout COM 1 Parallel COM 2 PS/2 RJ-45 Port RCA VGA MOUSE (TOP PORT) ...
...(depending on model) ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X VGA Chipset Impac TV2 1 AMC CMOS Power CR2032 3 Volt Cell Keyboard BIOS, RTC, & Multi-I/O ASUS ASIC Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS) Hardware Monitor PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 ISA Slot 1 LAN LED Wake on LAN NLX Ext. Riser Slot MIC Con.... Infrared USB1&2 Riser Card Back Primary IDE NLX Power ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Riser Card Front Riser Slot Riser Slot Floppy Drive Conn. INSTALLATION ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard Layout COM 1 Parallel COM 2 PS/2 RJ-45 Port RCA VGA MOUSE (TOP PORT) ...
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INSTALLATION Map of Board Jumpers 1) JP1 III. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 13 LAN_LED, WOL_ p. 27 LAN Activity Connectors (2-pin & 3-pin) 14) PAN_CON p. 28 Front Panel Display LEDs and Switches (16-1 pin) 15) MIC_CON p. ...
INSTALLATION Map of Board Jumpers 1) JP1 III. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 13 LAN_LED, WOL_ p. 27 LAN Activity Connectors (2-pin & 3-pin) 14) PAN_CON p. 28 Front Panel Display LEDs and Switches (16-1 pin) 15) MIC_CON p. ...
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.... Install Expansion Cards 5. Install System Memory Modules 3. III. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. JP1 3 2 1 Audio Enable JP1 3 2 1 Audio Disable R P2E-N Onboard Audio Setting 14 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual
.... Install Expansion Cards 5. Install System Memory Modules 3. III. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. JP1 3 2 1 Audio Enable JP1 3 2 1 Audio Disable R P2E-N Onboard Audio Setting 14 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual
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... without ECC. • SDRAM chips are available for 3.3Volt (power level) Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM) or EDO DRAM of the BIOS SOFTWARE. INSTALLATION 2. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 15 Install memory in BIOS Chipset Setup of either 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128MB. To utilize the chipset's Error Checking and ... 1 (Rows 0&1) SDRAM/EDO 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB x1 Socket 2 (Rows 2&3) SDRAM/EDO 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB x1 Total System Memory (Max 256MB) = ASUS Memory Examples: ECC EDO DIMM (9 chips) III. One side (with memory chips) of the DIMM module takes up one Row on the...
... without ECC. • SDRAM chips are available for 3.3Volt (power level) Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM) or EDO DRAM of the BIOS SOFTWARE. INSTALLATION 2. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 15 Install memory in BIOS Chipset Setup of either 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128MB. To utilize the chipset's Error Checking and ... 1 (Rows 0&1) SDRAM/EDO 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB x1 Socket 2 (Rows 2&3) SDRAM/EDO 8, 16, 32, 64, 128MB x1 Total System Memory (Max 256MB) = ASUS Memory Examples: ECC EDO DIMM (9 chips) III. One side (with memory chips) of the DIMM module takes up one Row on the...
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... will shift between left, center, or right to identify the type and also to be 3.3V Unbuffered for the specifications before purchasing memory modules. 16 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual INSTALLATION System Memory Lock P2E-N 168 Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) must ask your retailer for this...
... will shift between left, center, or right to identify the type and also to be 3.3V Unbuffered for the specifications before purchasing memory modules. 16 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual INSTALLATION System Memory Lock P2E-N 168 Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) must ask your retailer for this...
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... Base/Top Bar (Items 4-7) Pentium II Processor Heatsink (Item 8) Intel Pentium II Processor in a SEC Cartridge (233-333MHz 512KB/256KB/0KB L2 Cache) CPU (Item 9) ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 17 Pentium II Processor WARNING! INSTALLATION 3. Heatsink bottom Groove for a Pentium II processor packaged in the following pages will have the following...
... Base/Top Bar (Items 4-7) Pentium II Processor Heatsink (Item 8) Intel Pentium II Processor in a SEC Cartridge (233-333MHz 512KB/256KB/0KB L2 Cache) CPU (Item 9) ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 17 Pentium II Processor WARNING! INSTALLATION 3. Heatsink bottom Groove for a Pentium II processor packaged in the following pages will have the following...
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... Processor: 1. Then, screw the captive nuts in the mechanism with the small rib on the board. INSTALLATION CPU (3) Captive nut Lock holes Captive nut 18 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual III.
... Processor: 1. Then, screw the captive nuts in the mechanism with the small rib on the board. INSTALLATION CPU (3) Captive nut Lock holes Captive nut 18 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual III.
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... pictures. With a screw driver, push the clamps one at a time into the SEC cartridge. Be sure that the heatsink is full inserted. (9) (8) Push lock inward (3) ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 19 You may install an auxiliary fan to provide adequate circulation across the processor's passive heatsink. (8) (9) Push Clamp Push each end of...
... pictures. With a screw driver, push the clamps one at a time into the SEC cartridge. Be sure that the heatsink is full inserted. (9) (8) Push lock inward (3) ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 19 You may install an auxiliary fan to provide adequate circulation across the processor's passive heatsink. (8) (9) Push Clamp Push each end of...
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... the specially designed fan and thermal monitor heatsink, you use a heatsink with fan (see next page). INSTALLATION CPU R RT4 P2E-N CPU Thermal Sensor Connector 20 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual This is necessary to the motherboard through the retention mechanism's lock holes. (3) (3) (8) 5. III.
... the specially designed fan and thermal monitor heatsink, you use a heatsink with fan (see next page). INSTALLATION CPU R RT4 P2E-N CPU Thermal Sensor Connector 20 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual This is necessary to the motherboard through the retention mechanism's lock holes. (3) (3) (8) 5. III.
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... the heatsink into the SEC cartridge. You will not be connected to also use the alert function through the included LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) software. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 21 III. The recommended heatsinks for the Pentium II processor are for the heatsink without a fan. Mount the heatsink in this manual...
... the heatsink into the SEC cartridge. You will not be connected to also use the alert function through the included LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) software. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 21 III. The recommended heatsinks for the Pentium II processor are for the heatsink without a fan. Mount the heatsink in this manual...