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... Creative Technology Ltd. • Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Product Name: ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Manual Revision: 1.02 Release Date: May 1998 2 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired,...not be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in the manual revision number. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE ...
... Creative Technology Ltd. • Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Product Name: ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Manual Revision: 1.02 Release Date: May 1998 2 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired,...not be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in the manual revision number. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE ...
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..., 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-N/P2E-N User's Manual 3 ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
..., 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-N/P2E-N User's Manual 3 ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
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External Connectors 24 Front Panel Descriptions 29 Power Connection Procedures 33 IV. INSTALLATION 12 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard Layout 12 Installation Steps 14 1. BIOS SOFTWARE 34 Support Software 34 Flash Memory Writer Utility 34 Main Menu ...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. 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...
External Connectors 24 Front Panel Descriptions 29 Power Connection Procedures 33 IV. INSTALLATION 12 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard Layout 12 Installation Steps 14 1. BIOS SOFTWARE 34 Support Software 34 Flash Memory Writer Utility 34 Main Menu ...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. 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...
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Video Driver (Windows 95 63 B. ASUS LAN Card (Optional 119 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 5 PC Probe Utility 57 B. Other Video Drivers 83 C. Audio Driver 103 E. Video Player 97 D. Support CD 56 Support CD Main Menu 56 A. 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. Audio Software 109 F.
Video Driver (Windows 95 63 B. ASUS LAN Card (Optional 119 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 5 PC Probe Utility 57 B. Other Video Drivers 83 C. Audio Driver 103 E. Video Player 97 D. Support CD 56 Support CD Main Menu 56 A. 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. Audio Software 109 F.
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... out in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by one or more of Communications. 6 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for help. These limits are designed to the...
... out in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by one or more of Communications. 6 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for help. These limits are designed to the...
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... 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 Support CD: Manual information and checklist Information and specifications concerning this manual is organized This manual is... complete. 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) ...
... 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 Support CD: Manual information and checklist Information and specifications concerning this manual is organized This manual is... complete. 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) ...
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... either 5.25-inch (360KB or 1.2MB) or 3.5-inch (720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB) disk drives. FEATURES Features II. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Specifications: • NLX: Features ASUS' custom designed NLX form factor. • Multi-Speed: Supports the Intel Pentium® II (233MHz-333MHz) and Celeron™ ...2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5-inch disk drive: 120 MB, 1.44MB, 720K). II. Supports two drives of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard The ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N motherboard is carefully designed for wireless interface. • Multi-Cache: Supports a Pentium® II processor with an onboard PCI...
... either 5.25-inch (360KB or 1.2MB) or 3.5-inch (720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB) disk drives. FEATURES Features II. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Specifications: • NLX: Features ASUS' custom designed NLX form factor. • Multi-Speed: Supports the Intel Pentium® II (233MHz-333MHz) and Celeron™ ...2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5-inch disk drive: 120 MB, 1.44MB, 720K). II. Supports two drives of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard The ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N motherboard is carefully designed for wireless interface. • Multi-Cache: Supports a Pentium® II processor with an onboard PCI...
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... ACPI-supported OS such as the successor of Windows 95 must be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all is also imple- ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 9 FEATURES Features II. With these features implemented in hardware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for... Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which increases the data transfer rate from PCI mas- The best of all the energy saving standards. FEATURES ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Special Features: • ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is that supports autodetection of hard disk drives, PS...
... ACPI-supported OS such as the successor of Windows 95 must be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all is also imple- ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 9 FEATURES Features II. With these features implemented in hardware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for... Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which increases the data transfer rate from PCI mas- The best of all the energy saving standards. FEATURES ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Special Features: • ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is that supports autodetection of hard disk drives, PS...
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FEATURES ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes. ... now act as Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to ensure proper system configuration and management. 10 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Each fan can be powered on by pressing the space bar on managing their computer from their limited resources more than 4 seconds...
FEATURES ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes. ... now act as Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to ensure proper system configuration and management. 10 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Each fan can be powered on by pressing the space bar on managing their computer from their limited resources more than 4 seconds...
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FEATURES Parts of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard T: Parallel Conn. FEATURES Motherboard Parts 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) ...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. TV Out S-Video TV Out RCA VGA COM 1 B: Serial Conn. COM 2 Conn.(optional) Conn.(optional)...
FEATURES Parts of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard T: Parallel Conn. FEATURES Motherboard Parts 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) ...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. TV Out S-Video TV Out RCA VGA COM 1 B: Serial Conn. COM 2 Conn.(optional) Conn.(optional)...
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Infrared USB1&2 Riser Card Back Primary IDE NLX Power ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Riser Slot MIC Con. Panel Conn. INSTALLATION Motherboard Layout 12 CPU_FAN RT4 CPU Thermal Sensor Lead Row 0 1 2 3 Intel PIIX4 Chipset CDROM Connector ... Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS) Hardware Monitor PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 ISA Slot 1 LAN LED Wake on LAN NLX Ext. III. INSTALLATION ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard Layout COM 1 Parallel COM 2 PS/2 RJ-45 Port RCA VGA MOUSE (TOP PORT) KEYBOARD (BOTTOM) Jack Connector 1 Joystick/MIDI Intel 440LX or 440EX ...
Infrared USB1&2 Riser Card Back Primary IDE NLX Power ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Riser Slot MIC Con. Panel Conn. INSTALLATION Motherboard Layout 12 CPU_FAN RT4 CPU Thermal Sensor Lead Row 0 1 2 3 Intel PIIX4 Chipset CDROM Connector ... Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS) Hardware Monitor PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 ISA Slot 1 LAN LED Wake on LAN NLX Ext. III. INSTALLATION ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard Layout COM 1 Parallel COM 2 PS/2 RJ-45 Port RCA VGA MOUSE (TOP PORT) KEYBOARD (BOTTOM) Jack Connector 1 Joystick/MIDI Intel 440LX or 440EX ...
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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 13 INSTALLATION Map of Board Jumpers 1) JP1 III. III. LAN_LED, WOL_ p. 27 LAN Activity Connectors (2-pin & 3-pin) 14) PAN_CON p. 28 Front Panel ...
ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 13 INSTALLATION Map of Board Jumpers 1) JP1 III. III. LAN_LED, WOL_ p. 27 LAN Activity Connectors (2-pin & 3-pin) 14) PAN_CON p. 28 Front Panel ...
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... to a metal object, such as SCSI cards, contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. 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 System Memory Modules 3. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to prevent...
... to a metal object, such as SCSI cards, contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. 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 System Memory Modules 3. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to prevent...
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... 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. INSTALLATION System Memory Non-ECC SDRAM DIMM (8 chips) General DIMM Notes: (not true for 3.3Volt (power level) Unbuffered...with higher pin density than EDO chips. • BIOS shows EDO or SDRAM memory on the motherboard. One side (with this motherboard. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 15 WARNING: Memory modules must use a DIMM module with more that 18 chips exceeds specifications and may cause unstable ...
... 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. INSTALLATION System Memory Non-ECC SDRAM DIMM (8 chips) General DIMM Notes: (not true for 3.3Volt (power level) Unbuffered...with higher pin density than EDO chips. • BIOS shows EDO or SDRAM memory on the motherboard. One side (with this motherboard. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 15 WARNING: Memory modules must use a DIMM module with more that 18 chips exceeds specifications and may cause unstable ...
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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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... numbers next to see that you have the following 9 items. (NOTE: The pictures 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! You should check to them for your items may be slightly different.) Lock Holes (1) (2) Attach Mount Bridges...
... numbers next to see that you have the following 9 items. (NOTE: The pictures 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! You should check to them for your items may be slightly different.) Lock Holes (1) (2) Attach Mount Bridges...
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... (1 & 2) Installing the Pentium II Processor: 1. Be sure to fit into the SEC slot only one way. INSTALLATION CPU (3) Captive nut Lock holes Captive nut 18 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Then, screw the captive nuts in the mechanism with the small rib on the board. Doing so could damage your motherboard. III...
... (1 & 2) Installing the Pentium II Processor: 1. Be sure to fit into the SEC slot only one way. INSTALLATION CPU (3) Captive nut Lock holes Captive nut 18 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual Then, screw the captive nuts in the mechanism with the small rib on the board. Doing so could damage your motherboard. III...
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III. The top clamp is full inserted. (9) (8) Push lock inward (3) ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 19 WARNING! If the heatsink is firmly pressed against the SEC cartridge, the CPU will fit. Insert the SEC Cartridge: Push the ...
III. The top clamp is full inserted. (9) (8) Push lock inward (3) ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User's Manual 19 WARNING! If the heatsink is firmly pressed against the SEC cartridge, the CPU will fit. Insert the SEC Cartridge: Push the ...
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..., however, necessary if you can connect the thermal sensor wire to secure the heatsink (without fan). 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. Secure the Heatsink: Install the heatsink support base into...
..., however, necessary if you can connect the thermal sensor wire to secure the heatsink (without fan). 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. Secure the Heatsink: Install the heatsink support base into...